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Joan C (she/her)

@strickmaedel.bsky.social

#feminist #progressive #runner #knitter

132 Followers  |  95 Following  |  140 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.5386

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These eyebrows are aspirational for trendy young women. For several hundred dollars, you can get tattoos so yours look like this.

07.01.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œ. . . with no OTHER possible escape.”

19.06.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your followers would appreciate alt text. Thank you.

05.06.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And *we’re* the ones who can’t read facial expressions? πŸ€”

09.05.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s coming from China,* but they’re pretending it’s not, because they figure (or know) you won’t react well. When the shipment of goods arrives from China, they pop it in the local delivery, and then you can track it.

*Or other non-domestic location

30.04.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why not Kamala Harris? Because only men are allowed to be president?

30.04.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nancy French sounds like she might be a psychopathic narcissist. Why would anyone want to force a stranger to engage in conversation?

27.04.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s have more babiesβ€”β€œand then let them die from starvation, preventable accidents, environmental poisoning, and vaccine-preventable diseases”

24.04.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They need to decide how they feel about infant and child mortality, because it sure looks like they’re all in favor of it

22.04.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t use straws 😝 and I’m all for getting rid of plastic. I don’t have sensory issues with the non-plastic cutlery.

22.04.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me either

21.04.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ruthless? No thank you. I’m too overwhelmed by the ruthlessness of the administration and half the population. How about a delightfully cooperative word game instead?

12.04.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Done! Looking forward to it!

08.04.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It looks like a normal subway map, now!

05.04.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of them are, and they’re working on more. The usual announcement as the train pulls into the station ends with β€œThis is an accessible station. The elevator is located at the [front/center/rear] of the platform.”

05.04.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those same people were protesting Jim Crow, the Vietnam war, and misogyny before your parents were born.

31.03.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But . . .
Hilary’s emails!

25.03.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Put your empty nips in the barrel!

21.03.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lay = pLAce
Lie = recLIne

Please lay the books on the table.
The books are lying on the table.

21.03.2025 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

John Fetterman: A little less horrible than Amos Oz

14.03.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A blackberry pie with crust vents cut as the Greek letter pi. The rim of the pie plate is decorated with digits of the number pi.

A blackberry pie with crust vents cut as the Greek letter pi. The rim of the pie plate is decorated with digits of the number pi.

Happy Pi(e) Day! We’re celebrating with blackberry

14.03.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

James Harrison National Airport (DCA)

04.03.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I stand with Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

❀️ if you do, too.

28.02.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 13338    πŸ” 2602    πŸ’¬ 489    πŸ“Œ 99

β€œAs a responsible person”?!?!?!

26.02.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think we’ve come up with the name…

12.02.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 23819    πŸ” 3980    πŸ’¬ 823    πŸ“Œ 256

Women have always known that men and conservatives are determined to deny us our rights

08.02.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’d get into good trouble

08.02.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody should cancel their contracts with Boeing.

04.02.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Black History Month!

(It’s still on, whether the fascists approve or not)

01.02.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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