#no more banana republic

[godisarepublican]

[busterballsblog]

[godisarepublican]

True American Heroes!

UNITING THE DEMS AND THE REPS IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR AMERICA

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[barisistill]

rafael barba does not own expensive suits, he’s a civil servant !!!! he buys them off the rack and has them tailored. smh

[mattzerella-sticks]

Thinking about the current X-Men serieses, and how they have framed Rogue and Cyclops as the new Xavier and Magneto. And I have to laugh at the beautiful storytelling set-up of -

Xavier's first student, his most loyal soldier, who Xavier most likely considers as a son (more than his own tbh) and who he had hoped would follow in his footsteps, becoming the successor to the role Xavier's best friend took on during one of their many 'splits' as he rails against the system.

The daughter of Magneto's most trusted General, who was a member of the Brotherhood of 'Evil' Mutants, whose power is 'stealing' others' abilities and life force dedicating herself to protecting the world and guiding its people to a future of harmony and understanding while playing within the system.

The narrative symbolism is just 😘

[nando161mando]

Just make chatGPT CEO of Open AI. It shares a lot of qualities with your average CEO:

- Steals other people's ideas

- Valued by the market at much more than it's worth

- Doesn't remember things it previously said

- Says patently absurd things with absolute confidence

- Doesn't know what it's doing

- Doesn't really believe in facts so much as what it feels is probably right

[godisarepublican]

O'BumHole got away with it

[bereft-of-frogs]

so the 'Qimir/the Stranger is actually [ insert high republic character here ]' theories have started to escalate, Imri was one thing, today I saw someone suggest the Stranger is Cohmac and I laughed out loud.

But also sure. The Stranger is Cohmac. XD Why tf not. Except for all the, you know, 'humans don't live that long' and 'their descriptions and official character art do not match Manny Jacinto at all' 'it doesn't actually make sense' but people keep countering that with 'energy transfer' so I guess Qimir really could be anybody.

Wouldn't it be fucking hilarious if it was Azlin Rell. Fucking Azlin. That would be SO funny if he energy-transferred himself into Qimir to live another hundred extra years, to continue being the worst. It would be so funny. Absolutely no one else would find it funny but I would personally find it absolutely hilarious if 'scenic route guy' is Qimir

[locustonabench]

twitter is at it again

[club-penguin]

if i dont get this job I'll kill myself nail that to the wall

[darthlenaplant]

So much for the US "bringing freedom and democracy" anywhere btw. Like. About every single fucking time it was THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

What does the "banana republic is a fucked up name for a store" post you reblogged mean? I'm afraid of looking dumb.

The term "banana republic" was originally coined to describe countries in Central and South America (mainly Honduras and Guatemala) whose economies were rendered dependent on the production and export of bananas (among other agricultural goods, but mainly bananas) by American fruit corporations leveraging the power of the U.S. government, the U.S. military and the CIA.

Throughout most of the of the 20th century, American corporations such as United Fruit, Cuyamel, and the Standard Fruit Company owned large portions of these countries' lands, to the point that in some cases they controlled their railway, road, and port infrastructure, and they engaged in a variety of imperialist actions to lower production costs, such as violence against labor activists and anti wage reform lobbying.

The pinnacle of this phenomenon was the 1954 Guatemalan coup, when United Fruit convinced the goverment of US president Dwight D. Eisenhower that the elected president of Guatemala, Jacobo Árbenz (who had expropriated some of the company's unused land and given it to Guatemalan peasants) was secretly working with the Soviet Union, resulting in a CIA coup which deposed the Árbenz government and replaced it with a thirty-year right-wing military dictatorship which effectively acted as a puppet government to protect the interests of United Fruit and the U.S. government.

Nowadays the term has broadened to refer to any small, economically unstable country with an economy which has been rendered dependent on the export of a particular natural resource due to economic exploitation by a more powerful country.

[belgaerthethinker]

Random teenager working the grocery store check out ringing up my food: "it's weird how bananas are always so cheap compared to all our other produce!"

Me, trying as hard as I can to not drop a ten minute rant about the CIA and Guatemala on some poor kid trying to make his way through the day: "haha yeah it's wild"

[busterballsblog]

[so-i-did-this-thing]

The wardrobe source post

Have had several Asks about where I get my clothes, so here we go.

My general style:

My build: I am 5'10", around 155-160lbs. I am a trans man, so that means some fit challenges. 36R tops, 32x32 bottoms, 8ish shoe.

My preferences: I adore 1930s/40s outdoor "country gentleman" and work wear -- I am building a wardrobe here. I love texture and mixing patterns. I try to stick to natural fibers. I am spending more money on pieces that last longer and shrinking my closet to a modern capsule and a vintage capsule. (Though I will sometimes mix eras.) Brown is my favorite color.

Online thrifting:

Unclaimed baggage. Really great for giving higher end brands a shot at huge discounts.

Gem App. Fantastic for searching multiple sites like ebay, poshmark, etc.

Modern clothing:

Taylor Stitch. Standouts are sweaters and wool trousers. Sizing runs trim - I size up to a 38 here instead of my usual 36. This means it's a great source for smaller trans mascs.

Yiume. Shirts a bit thin, but fun prints and frequent sales.

Imperfects. Small range, but fun, higher waisted fishtail trousers.

Taft Boots. Comfy right out of the box. Great at making small feet look elegant. Men's sizes start at a 6.

Schott. Fantastic pea coats. Recommended by Derek Menswear.

Vermont Flannel. Super thick plaid, flannel shirts. Very warm.

Sterkowski hats. Range includes flat caps and captains/fisherman.

Spier & MacKay. Great winter coats, run a bit trim. Their trousers look hideous and despite a bit of a vintage look, everything else in the catalog is too low waisted and skinny.

LLBean. Great for sweaters. I love my grey commando style one.

Banana Republic. I like a lot of their older stuff, so a brand to watch on Poshmark.

New Vintage:

Cathcart London. Sweaters and jeans are great. Hit or miss fit on the rest. Frequent sales, small runs.

Darcy Clothing. Great all across the board. They are a film supplier, so restocks are regular. Their suspenders are hard to find, fyi, so search under "braces".

Revival Vintage. Dipping into poly blends, but a great selection of fairisle sweater vests.

JoBear boots. Great prices and styles, requires breaking in.

Focusers. Vintage glasses. They will replace lenses. Love the Peabody gold wire frames.

Old Glasses Shop. Frames you won't find at Focusers. You can try on frames before committing to an Rx, but have to pay for the return. Love their round tortoise shells.

[bibleofficial]

i caved and ordered the 2 belts i’ve been eyeing from the florence leather school yesterday, & damn they got those shipped FAST - literally ALREADY in transit 😭😭

[xtrablak674]

Morning Photoshoot #sortof

I was just feeling cute having put on a pair of my Banana Republic Outlet skinny jeans, and one of my camouflage print decorated tees that I probably bought at the now defunct Pieces Boutique right here in the Republic of Brooklyn. I was listening to a podcast talking about this new drug that helps with weight-loss and the doctor being interviewed that most people who loose weight gain it back after a year, which said to me that I need to maintain my weight past 2024 to really maintain my current size. She said something about how the body wants to snap back to the previous weight. I was just like, okay its on!

Having thrown on these jeans and the tee to greet the delivery driver from Gorillas, who I noted was a young woman probably of Middle Eastern descent or Latina, I made a silent prayer that she would last longer than the other young women and queer folks that I had seen working for the convenience app. The app is more of convenience to me its my go-to for grocery delivery since I no longer leave my apartment. But I realized that I think the recidivism is high for these positions, there is only one driver I still recognize from when I started using the services after Fridge No More went out of business, and I think I can intuit correctly that for whatever the length of employment for the male drivers the time for women and queers is significantly shorter.

There was Miss Fancy Nails, a clearly trans driver who had these nearly two inch long nails, I always try to encourage the queer and women drivers as much as I can in our very short interactions. I want them to know that I see them, and that this is temporary that great things await them. I am not sure if this message is ever received but I try my best to acknowledge their humanity, apologizing in poor weather and making sure I tip more if I have more items than usual.

For someone who didn't really want to be a parent, I feel very responsible about all young people, its why its hard for me not to be in contact with all of my nieces, niblings and nephews, I think I have had enough time on this plane to offer insight to them that their parents can't especially to to those that are neuroatypical or queer. I am the outsider family member who over-stands what it is like to be the fundamentally different one. Until then I offer what ever encouragement I can to these young strangers, hoping it makes their young lives a bit better if not their day a bit brighter.

[Photo by Brown Estate]