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Arey you smarter than a 5th grader? Join BBF for trivia night on November 20th at Dreamers and Make-Believers! RSVP required as space is limited: forms.gle/jbb6ZaUzSxke...

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Copied this idea from someone on threads - please consider turning your little free library into a food pantry! Flyer printable (both Baltimore specific and generic) below

idk who needs to hear this but if trans people existing tears apart the foundation of your entire enterprise your foundation is weak and you should find another raison d'être

I made some pretty graphics go look at them: www.epi.org/publication/...

Yes arrived today! I ordered through Red Emma's on Bookshop!

Max is holding Dave Kamper's book "Who's Got the Power?" in front of their cat Bentley, a white cat with tabby spots and green eyes.

Bento and I are excited to dig into this book by @dskamper.bsky.social ✨

Also Maryland colors, or just an eastern coral snake?

Finished knitting my first ever beanie this week and donated it to the Baltimore Baby Fund raffle where it found its new home with Emily! If you are a Baltimore City voter, sign the petition to get the charter amendment added to the ballot next fall so we can fight child poverty 💛

Illustration of a community with the phrase "Solidarity Forever" in the sky

Our workplace rights weren’t given to us.

This May Day, working people are saying “enough.” We’ll fight to protect all workers from Trump's illegal attacks on our jobs, our unions, our contracts, and our freedoms. www.mobilize.us/aflcio/?q=Ma...

Which one 💀

Who will I see at the Baltimore Baby Bonus kickoff event tonight at Checkerspot? I'll be donating a handmade item to the raffle ✨

AI is bad for the environment and uses way too much water to justify Blue Water Baltimore using it to hop on a trend. There are better ways to thank your staff! Embarrassing.

Not y'all using AI for this 🤦

A photo of protestors in front of the Department of Labor, with a sign that says “he doesn’t even go here!”

A photo of protestors in front of the Department of Labor, holding signs that says “AFGE” and “Hands of worker data.”

A photo of protestors in front of the Department of Labor, with an AFGE union sign.

A photo of a protestor in front of the Department of Labor, holding a sign that says “workers over billionaires.”

Elon and his DOGE buddies ran scared yesterday. We’re not going to let any billionaire CEO take over the Department of Labor to hurt working families. Not on our watch.

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) shuts down USAID and State Dept. seeks to absorb parts of the agency and eliminate the rest The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk and a team of his followers, entered the offices of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), shuttering much ...

Really fun and normal stuff happening over here

Check out our new 📊 State of Working America Data Library! 📊 It provides easily accessible, up-to-date, and comprehensive historical data on the US economy 🧵

All the data, none of the confusion💡

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Don’t make me tap the sign. Strikes are supposed to be disruptive

If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:

I don't know if this is an original or if he got it from somewhere else but my brother used to sing "Good King Wences lost his head on the feast of Stephen, baked it in banana bread, deep and crisp and even...."

Additionally - my mom had five kids, homeschooled most of us, then taught for a while. Once my youngest sibling was out of the house Mom got her masters and is now a licensed therapist. She was in her 50s. Again, it's never too late! Not everything has to happen in your 20s!

Also - he has a computer science, statistics, and IT background. So it's not like his whole career has led to this!

If you ever feel like it's "too late" to start over, pursue a different career, or do that thing you've always wanted to do, think about my dad: He finished law school, passed the bar, and was just sworn in to the MD Court. In the same year he turned 60. It's never too late to try something new!

What a lady

I love being a union steward!

2024 #Art Wrapped

🎨 Had my first solo art show
🎤 Gave my first art talk
🐱 Had work in my third group show
🖌️ Sold seven originals
🦋 Landed three commissions
✂️ Started a crafting group at work
🧶 Crocheted three blankets
🧑‍🏫 Completed my third semester teaching web design
✨ Felt super creative!

#Writers and #artists of Bluesky: I'm interested in taking some workshops/courses in the new year. Any recs welcome! ( #Baltimore if in person, virtual otherwise)

Interested in these topics:
- Oil Painting
- Comic book illustration/plotting
- Creative writing

Open to others if it's a good fit!

Donate to Help Noor Fayez and her family living in Gaza, organized by Maria Dønheim Hi, my name is Maria. I live in Norway and have met Noor from Gaza. I am a… Maria Dønheim needs your support for Help Noor Fayez and her family living in Gaza

As my heat clicks on and I cozy up with my tea to start my work day, I think of my friend Noor and her family who don't have any coats or blankets or warm food to eat. I know rent is due but if you have any excess please consider donating to help Noor feed her family this winter. gofund.me/17166569

Still a few spots left for the Workshops4Gaza event tomorrow with Orisanmi Burton, on the work of the late Palestinian political prisoner Walid Daqqa and connections to prisoners' struggle in the US. https://www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/from-gaza-to-attica