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Maddie @chequers.dev · 29/12/2025

Street vendors sell mangos with Tajin in the summer at my university, I remember in undergrad I know this thread was a while ago, but thanks for sharing about something you enjoy

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 29/12/2025

So... I've passively looked for Tajin for 7 months and it's simply not in any stores near me lol But a friend's Costco has it, and they gave me a jar to take home. I learned some of its history and figured out a recipe that works for me and the ingredients I have on hand ❤️

Small bowl on the left, and a jar on the right, of light brown chili lime seasoning. The jar is the one with authentic Tajin. There's a half teaspoon measuring spoon in the background, as well as some spice bottles & caps.

Recipe:
* 1 part fine salt
* 1 part citric acid
* 2 parts gochugaru
* 1 part cayenne pepper

Sumac or dehydrated lime zest would probably work if you don't have citric acid. And any kind of chili powder will probably work fine if you don't have gochugaru.

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 06/10/2025

Sometimes it feels like there's negativity in all directions Fortunately the world is complex, full of people of all kinds, I just have to search different places to meet cool folks

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My Skeets Are Made of Lawry's, Rice & Gravy & You Can't Have Any @youraibabydaddy.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Yep, Black people. Today, take it easy and enjoy your life. Spend time with your friends and family and seek joy in our community. Juneteenth is coming too! And I know as a Black woman Clinician, that we as a community will be okay. I ♥️ my people & rest today.

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 11/06/2025

exactly, *this* is how "herd immunity" is supposed to work

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 11/06/2025

They did this with the George Floyd protests, and they do this with every protest. It's their playbook - splitting us up, spotlighting chaos. And fortunately, people are noticing and standing up.

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 11/06/2025

"it's so confusing and dangerous" That's the narrative they're pushing, so we have to remind people, as we go about our days, we're protesting peacefully for everyone's due process, for transparency, and the ridiculous escalation is part of that narrative

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 10/06/2025

idk who u are or what the ick is but you can't erase me nor the taste of my neurons

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 08/06/2025

archived: archive.ph/Lldzh

archive.ph

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 02/06/2025

People tend to envision burly trans women when it comes to the sports talking point. Remember they're trying to ban young kids who transition early, across all sports including chess or darts, and use the bills as a stepping stone for further erasure.

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 28/05/2025

Blessed Always good to remind them that constituents are real and not numbers to be cut from a spreadsheet

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 28/05/2025

Thanks for sharing about this. White people often don't even know about multiracial identity, let alone the difference between race & ethnicity. This erasure also impacts academia (data/social sciences), I'll pass this info along.

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 26/05/2025

I've been doing my best to talk with everyone I encounter about all of it. Inviting friends to protests, sharing awareness. Sometimes it's frustrating & isolating trying to get people on the same page. It's so negative, but it's so important.

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 10/05/2025

Gonna pick this up next time I see it

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 24/04/2025

"A living system — a real country — is complicated. It's a system, where people do things you'll never understand for perfectly good reasons (and vice versa). To accommodate all that complexity, we need complex systems, [...] complex systems are *resilient*." pluralistic.net/2025/04/24/h...

pluralistic.net

Pluralistic: Every complex ecosystem has parasites (24 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 21/04/2025

This felt like April Fools day, but it's Easter Monday 😕 NYT is a poor example, when claiming this system will be based on trust and isn't top-down This is a caste system that came out of left field, whereas domain verification already communicates verification in a way unique from other platforms

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 03/04/2025

And people of color, students of color, etc. keeps a lowercase C and isn't a synonym for Black people

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Be Not Afraid™ @benotafraid.labeledrude.online · 01/02/2025

all my life I've been told Democrats are owed my support electorally bc Democrats passed civil rights; i wouldn't be able to vote if it wasn't for Democrats, so it's a moral imperative on my part to vote for them bc GOP is worse 🫠 fuck electoralism

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Maddie @chequers.dev · 24/01/2025

I'll be around for sure, I've got so much to live for, thanks to those who make life worthwhile

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