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Work in progress with only the outline done, hand embroidered hoop art of Winnie the Pooh sitting down to eat with β€˜eat the rich’ written on it

Work in progress with only the outline done, hand embroidered hoop art of Winnie the Pooh sitting down to eat with β€˜eat the rich’ written on it

you guys look at what I’m stitching 🍴🍯

09.02.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 20351    πŸ” 2058    πŸ’¬ 326    πŸ“Œ 79
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Good Morning

Scotland stay true to yourself

Be the pain in the backside

09.02.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6302    πŸ” 850    πŸ’¬ 140    πŸ“Œ 45
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'They attack disabled, migrants, travellers, homeless - next they attack you"
Spotted in Liverpool, UK

06.02.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 23507    πŸ” 4495    πŸ’¬ 224    πŸ“Œ 102

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

31.01.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 146222    πŸ” 24229    πŸ’¬ 4174    πŸ“Œ 1469
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You know the weather in Scotland is bad when they tell you not to go outdoors, not even with your big coat on.

24.01.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 501    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 0

The most punk thing you can be nowadays is an optimist

22.01.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5398    πŸ” 892    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 36

"I must not fear, fear is the mind-killer" is a very useful mantra to mentally loop especially if you set it to a techno beat

22.01.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7669    πŸ” 717    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 38

DEI is a GOOD thing - diversity, equity and inclusion are what we should all be working toward .

22.01.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11147    πŸ” 1383    πŸ’¬ 407    πŸ“Œ 76
Sun shining through a stained glass window next to a door

Sun shining through a stained glass window next to a door

Sunbeam 🌞

23.01.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 19818    πŸ” 659    πŸ’¬ 216    πŸ“Œ 28
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πŸ’ž

22.01.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 553    πŸ” 237    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.

β€œWhen a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”

AOC πŸ”₯🎯

22.01.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 93363    πŸ” 30383    πŸ’¬ 2436    πŸ“Œ 1768
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Courage begets courage.

22.01.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 31070    πŸ” 3676    πŸ’¬ 398    πŸ“Œ 134
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This is how you do it...

22.01.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 60437    πŸ” 13971    πŸ’¬ 997    πŸ“Œ 671
Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

22.01.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 80588    πŸ” 12567    πŸ’¬ 1349    πŸ“Œ 615

The goal is to overwhelm us so we give up. Don't do that!

22.01.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 45963    πŸ” 8805    πŸ’¬ 1340    πŸ“Œ 473
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Opinion | Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire. Nothing threatens authoritarianism like a free, quiet place to absorb a full range of information.

We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn

20.01.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 24288    πŸ” 4271    πŸ’¬ 479    πŸ“Œ 157

Take back your attention.

21.01.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23387    πŸ” 2187    πŸ’¬ 409    πŸ“Œ 103
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i published my first ever blog post!!
talking about new year’s resolutions, roast potatoes, and jam.
link in bio love u!!!

19.01.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Accidentally fed that dawg in me some chocolate

22.11.2024 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2061    πŸ” 241    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 6

[To the tune of 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' by The Beach Boys]

🎡Wouldn't it be nice
🎡To eat a Minion
🎡Holding up a towel to hide from god
🎡And wouldn't it be nice
🎡Though quite forbidden
🎡Savouring the yellow flesh of Bob

22.11.2024 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4001    πŸ” 595    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 45

hiiii!! ur profiles so cute i love it!!!

22.11.2024 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

wait omg there are so many people here now hi besties!!

21.11.2024 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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you left your typewriter in my apartment, straight from the tortured poets department

20.11.2024 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 537    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

"does bluesky have drafts" no but we have kindness. we have friendship. we know love. we know how to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower. we know how to hold infinity in the palm of my hand, and eternity in an hour.

19.11.2024 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 21270    πŸ” 2624    πŸ’¬ 432    πŸ“Œ 322

Forgetting your headphones at home is the modern equivalent of leaving your sword behind in medieval times.

18.11.2024 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 15729    πŸ” 1789    πŸ’¬ 251    πŸ“Œ 114