Summer solstice tumblin’

With extra Canada for some reason!

I’m making music for the girls and the gays, and that’s it. — CMAT, in an interview with NME.

On a brown wooden wall, “QUEER ❤ IS SOMETHING 2 CHERISH” is written in lavendar ink. — The Fountainhead, Vancouver, September 2022

Trans Woman Forced To Compete Against Men Swims Topless In Protest , by Kayley Cassidy.

The healthcare system for trans people in Ireland is fundamentally broken. […] I no longer have faith in this country’s ability to care for its trans citizens—not because of isolated mistakes, but because of a system that consistently fails us.

— Paige Behan, as quoted in Trans woman responds to Dublin hospital’s apology over denial of treatment, by Beatrice Fanucci.

Trump Promises Harsher ICE Crackdowns, Blaming “Transgender For Everybody”, by Erin Reed. The thing is, I earnestly believe in both Open Boarders (sic) and Transgender for Everybody, although to be honest I’m not entirely sure what that second one is, exactly. Sounds metal AF. Count me in.

Also by Erin: After Getting The Ruling It Wanted, New York Times Publishes 6 Anti-Trans Articles.

Simply put, the New York Times failed at protecting the vulnerable, instead choosing to be partners in stoking a moral panic.

— Chris Geidner, in Where is the outrage over Skrmetti?

Trans Care Clinics, Complying in Advance, Leave Patients Unsure of What’s Next, by s. baum.

The Army Was the Only Life She Knew. Trump’s Trans Ban Cast Her Out., by Greg Jaffe.

To The People I Know Who Voted for Him, by John Pavlovitz, via Kottke.

What If We Just Say No, by Stef Rubino.

The camera looks up toward the sky from the base of a large, concrete tower. There’s a circular structure at the top of the tower, in the center of the frame. There’s a partly cloudy sky beyond the tower. — CN Tower, Toronto, July 2016

The Hamburger-Menu Icon Today: Is it Recognizable?, by Kate Kaplan.

When will ad tech measurement not be a mess of fraud?, by Aram.

À chaque fois que je vois un fil chouette, je me dis toujours… Mais pourquoi ce n'est pas un billet de blog. — Karl

The Cloffice, by Mat.

Artifacting: How the JPEG file—and the lossy compression it allowed and encouraged—became the dominant way we shared digital photos on the internet, by Ernie Smith.

Homomorphically Encrypting CRDTs, by Jake Lazaroff.

New Release: This Is The First-Ever Mechanical Casio, The Edifice EFK-100 In Forged Carbon, by David Bredan. Powered by a Seiko NH35.

Introducing The 38 mm Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, by Rich Fordon. Ugh, these are nice. Fortunately they’re way, way, way above my budget. Unfortunately, I’ll be in Geneva on Tuesday and could try one on. Not that I’m going to get one, but I’m torn between the black dial on sailcloth, on FKM rubber, or the pink dial on a NATO strap.

A photograph of the interior of a large, ornate Catholic church. Stained glass in the ceiling helps to light the room. The elaborate altar backdrop has many statues and a number of blue elements which draw the eye. — Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, July 2008

ESPN: Red Sox trade All-Star slugger Rafael Devers to Giants. What‽ Why‽‽ Noooo!!!

Inside the ‘absolute shit show’ that led to the Boston Red Sox’s trade of Rafael Devers, by Joon Lee.

Also by Joon: How the N.B.A. and M.L.B. Shattered America’s Sports Culture.