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Here's a guided tour of the inaugural Irish Collection: The Book of Kells.

Take my hand 🖐🏾 First up is this gorgeous variegated blend that flows from a muted turquoise, to soft persimmon, a sage/lichen blend & dusty mauve. There's a grey glaze to tone it down & give an antiquated look like the ms. 🧶

Welcome back to your Book of Kells yarn collection tour. I am your guide. Next up is ✨ Mossy Marginalia is inspired by a fantastical creature from the margins. It's a hybrid! This colorway draws on the deep foresty greens w/ blue undertones & a muted gold. 🧶
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What Are My Rights During an ICE Raid? Immigration law can be tricky, but here's what you should know.

Dealing with law enforcement can be stressful, so it’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law, here’s what they can and can’t legally do to you and what you can legally demand. ⬇️

We spent about 800 years trying to recover from this all because some idiot emperors tried to turn a mutually-beneficial trade network into a zero-sum game for nothing more than bragging rights.

"Progressive Turnout Project" and "Stop Republicans," pummeled me with unsolicited texts, and it seems my instinct "this is a scam" was right on the money.

All of these orgs and the people associated with them need to be run out of the party on a rail.

I wrote another thing for @religiondispatches.org about Chris Smalls.

Demand justice. Share his name. Expose this assault. And hold accountable every coward & collaborator who chooses comfort in the empire over solidarity with the oppressed.

Chris Smalls is not alone. He deserves to be seen. ✊🏾

2 skeins of yarn on a rainbow kuffiyeh. There is a creamy white skein and a red, green, and black variegated skein.

A speckled red, green, and black skein.

✨CRAFTIVISM ALERT✨

I have 2 new colorways to support families & projects in Palestine. The first "Vive la Palestine" is a red, black, & green colorway paired w/ a creamy base so you can create projects w/ color pops or use it for CC work! "Falasteen" is a speckled one which will work up fab! 🧶

✨️THE BOOK OF KELLS 🧶 COLLECTION IS HERE✨️🌀

Sacred beasts, divine hues, wild warriors & more! All hand-dyed & inspired by the c.800 medieval ms. Each skein tells a story rooted in Irish art. Have fun with these! 🫶🏾

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The Soft Power of Queen Charlotte ~ A guest post by Sam Mee The Freelance History Writer is pleased to welcome Sam Mee with a guest post “The power behind the throne”. Althouth this conjures images of Cardinal Richelieu or puppet masters, there …

"In later life, she was physically frail and emotionally exhausted but visited the King each day, even though he no longer recognised her, was blind due to cataracts and was often delusional. She maintained the fiction of companionship even though their life together had effectively ended."

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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

A promotional image for the “Irish Collection” from Republic of Yarnia. The background features pale Celtic knotwork with a soft blue overlay. In the center, bold red text reads: "IRISH COLLECTION – COMING SOON." Surrounding the text are nine square images bordered in red, showcasing illuminated manuscript art from the medieval Book of Kells. The images include stylized figures, angels, animals, and decorative initials in rich tones of teal, burgundy, gold, and brown. In the bottom right corner, small text reads: "Republic of Yarnia."

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The Irish Collection drops August 1st!
To launch we're starting w/ the medieval Book of Kells!

Expect rich, evocative colorways drawn from the manuscript’s ancient beauty: deep teals, mossy greens, vibrant turquoises, intense burgundy & earthy browns, crisp persimmon & flowing gradient blends.🧶

the Civix Comix logo, with a cute little civet peering over the conjoined X

Right, we're live! Come learn about TARIFFS!

Based on SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK and Chick Tracks, this comic is designed to be simple and cover basic topical information. Accessibility and readability are the primary goals.

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#tariff #tariffs #comic #comics #civics #policy

A side-by-side collage. On the left is a close-up of hand-dyed yarn in swirling shades of deep opal, bright turquoise, electric blue, hot pink, chartreuse, and gold—mimicking the look of nebula clouds. On the right is NASA's Hubble image of the Bubble Nebula, featuring a glowing sphere of blue and violet gases with hints of golden-orange, set against the dark expanse of space dotted with stars. The colors and textures of the yarn closely resemble the cosmic hues of the nebula.

Hubble Bubble Trouble is here! A limited-edition yarn inspired by NASA's Bubble Nebula, where deep space meets deep stash. A bamboo/merino blend = airy + soft, perfect for summer. Fingering/sock weight, 400m/100g.
Make good trouble w/ it!

Pre-orders open now & will be shipped July 25! 🌌🧶
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So let's be clear, the Epstein story has legs and we need to exploit its potential aggressively, AND.

We all need to make sure we know the dogwhistles so we can make sure not to amplify or accidentally sound them.

DO YOU HEAR ME DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMMS STAFFERS

I have such a fascination with the aesthetic evolution of Kristi Noem.

The Barbification is a telling freak show for sure, but I also have so many questions about the "before" photos.

Like, is she actually a Midwest Mom gone Mar-a-Lago, or was the "before" bad hair and denim jackets cosplay, too?

Teapot featuring Pluto surrounded by stars over a landscape.

Teapot featuring Messier 78

Angled cup featuring a weathered spacecraft design and an astronaut looking out a small round window.

Yarn bowl featuring exoplanets over a barren landscape with an astronaut chasing a tether that leads to the yarn feed.

Heya! I'm Amy and I work with glaze to hand-paint space pottery.

Sign up for my mailing list if you'd like to be notified about restocks and commissions!

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#PortfolioDay

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!

The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le... Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth

I spent months on this investigation and gathered docs from the UK courts, Land Registry and a French local authority, to show that Raynor and Moth Winn's story is not as they claim. @tortoisemedia.bsky.social @observeruk.bsky.social
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Variegated plum and bronze miniskeins, lined up in a circle around a photo of a manuscript depicting a Black nobleman, and adorned with purple and white flowers.

Variegated plum and bronze miniskeins, lined up along gold cloth and adorned with purple and white roses.

Variegated plum and bronze miniskeins, laid around a photo of a manuscript depicting a Black nobleman, and adorned with purple and white flowers.

Variegated plum and bronze miniskeins, lined up in bunches and adorned with pink, purple, and white roses.

Yarn escape for your TLs, frens. Introducing July's #yarnclub colorway "Sunglow Plum" based on a noble Black figure from the 1550s. Learn more abt him, get 5 mini skeins, & you also get a handy gauge ruler this month. Take back some time, learn some Black history & be creative!

A graphic thanking customers for helping Republic of Yarnia donate to the Trevor Project. The background shows pastel-colored yarn skeins. In the center is a white polaroid-style frame containing mini skeins of yarn arranged in a rainbow circle around a black center. Above the image is the website “www.RepublicOfYarnia.com.” A note from the Trevor Project, held by two gold pins, is partially visible at the top left. Large green text reads “Thank You” with smaller script text below: “for helping Republic of Yarnia donate to the Trevor Project.”

Alt text: A close-up photo of colorful mini skeins of yarn arranged in a rainbow heart on top of black yarn. The skeins include shades of yellow, orange, red, pink, green, turquoise, blue, purple, lavender, sage, and a speckled pastel skein with pink, yellow, and blue. The black yarn in the center creates a striking contrast against the vivid colors.

Screenshot of a transaction summary screen confirming a donation. The text reads: “Transaction summary. We’ve sent a confirmation receipt to your email. You can make changes to your recurring donation or payment information below or from your email confirmation.” Below, it shows “Confirmation Number 144551443.”

Just wanted to thank all of you for helping Republic of Yarnia give to the @trevorproject.bsky.social this year. All orders for special rainbow yarn & Pride Packages made a difference to the LGBTQ+ community while adding beauty to our world. Boosting also helped, so thank you! 🧶

#yarnsky #indieyarn

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

The ebook edition is currently $5.99 on iBooks and Kindle 📚💐

The Secret Origins of the Tea Party How Big Oil and Big Tobacco partnered with the Koch brothers to take over the GOP

I think people really forget that the Tea Party started as an astroturf campaign

This is super-important, so have a little alt text:

YouTube video by Apple TV Murderbot — The PresAux Team Interrogates SecUnit | Scene | Apple TV+

It's Murderbot Day for all who celebrate:

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Ceding ground to fascists is historically not how you beat fascism.

It's how you get it.

Minnesota noice

Blue, orange, indigo, soft yellow skeins with faint green in a row. There are orange and yellow dried flowers scattered

Blue, orange, indigo, soft yellow skeins with faint green in a row. There are orabe and yellow dried flowers scattered. The skeins surround an image of Apollo dressed in indigo and blue with an ember face

Blue, orange, indigo, soft yellow skeins with faint green in a row. There are orange and yellow dried flowers scattered

Blue, orange, indigo, soft yellow skeins with faint green in a row.

✨️LIMITED EDITION✨️
Let's celebrate summer w/ a limited run yarn based on a cool 15thc image of Apollo, the Sun God.

80% Corriedale/20% Gotland for those who love a more rugged yarn. Deep indigo, sky blues, ember orange & light yellow, a rich colorway as a nod to gorgeous summer nights. 🧶

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Collective griping about bad generic versions of drugs in the other thread made me realize it's been a while since the PSA: if your pharmacy switches which manufacturer they use to supply a generic drug, and the drug works differently or doesn't work, file an adverse effects report with the FDA.