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@stricken.bsky.social

knitter, spinner, library manager, German speaker, Spanish learner, cat dad, out of practice musician, and very queer

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A red, Norwegian-style hand knitted hat with the letters FCK "written" in seed stitch.

A red, Norwegian-style hand knitted hat with the letters FCK "written" in seed stitch.

The other side of the same  red, Norwegian-style hand knitted hat with the letters ICE "written" in seed stitch.

The other side of the same red, Norwegian-style hand knitted hat with the letters ICE "written" in seed stitch.

Same hat, this time including an orange tabby cat loafing next to it

Same hat, this time including an orange tabby cat loafing next to it

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
My hat says FCK ICE.
What about you?

14.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.

There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.

13.02.2026 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9974    πŸ” 3990    πŸ’¬ 788    πŸ“Œ 332

TIL that I share a birthday with Elmo.

I also learned that Elmo's "favorite food is wasabi; that's why he normally has no eyelids." [https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Elmo]

03.02.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from β€” not toward β€” a federal officer when he opened fire.

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

08.01.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s cause that sentence uses every letter of the alphabet!

05.01.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My great aunt (who is 93) has been long term pranking my brother and sister-in-law. A friend of hers got her a big box of gnomes at a garage sale for $5. Every time my brother’s family goes on a trip a new gnome mysteriously shows up somewhere on their property.

24.12.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Museum of Failure

TIL that there is a Museum of Failure and it kind of warms my heart. We know we learn from our failures, but they're not usually something we put on display for others to see. museumoffailure.com

04.12.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?

That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.

03.12.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10747    πŸ” 3663    πŸ’¬ 627    πŸ“Œ 422
An old white stacked washer/dryer unit is now able to escape the closet that was built around it ca. 2007

An old white stacked washer/dryer unit is now able to escape the closet that was built around it ca. 2007

Vielen Dank fΓΌr Ihre Dienste und auf Wiedersehen.

28.11.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At this LGBTQ+ haven in Germany, you can adopt a 'gay sheep.' Seriously. All proceeds support Germany’s largest queer rights organization.

This farmer rescues 'gay sheep' and sells their wool to support LGBTQ+ charities

www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/gay...

18.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazing video from Chicago today.

No Kings

18.10.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8021    πŸ” 1829    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 61
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#NationalLibraryWeek
#LiteracyMatters

09.04.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 26792    πŸ” 5060    πŸ’¬ 265    πŸ“Œ 186

I really hate this season of the White POTUS.

09.04.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1636    πŸ” 365    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 53
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

09.04.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 91115    πŸ” 28419    πŸ’¬ 885    πŸ“Œ 1329
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Queer culture is having a leather daddy offer you a pink cat t-shirt in Duolingo

09.04.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The voice of logic! (I was mostly being silly after seeing a big cursive β€œW” last night) :)

12.03.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Low key not sure if you’re wearing a Walgreens or a Wisconsin hat

12.03.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION:

My reporter Brett Murphy obtained a remarkable directive to folks at USAID: Empty the safes with the classified and personnel records and then,

"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break."

11.03.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 14064    πŸ” 6646    πŸ’¬ 675    πŸ“Œ 733

This would be a *good fucking start* for what the Democrats could actually do.

04.03.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or β€œcontroversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

30.01.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 126877    πŸ” 24578    πŸ’¬ 2227    πŸ“Œ 784
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Oh my Lord. Wait til you hear this. #BishopBudde is more of a hero than I ever knew. It is because of her than Matthew Shepard finally has a peaceful resting place, free from vandalism … his grave is in the National Cathedral! She did this in *2018* πŸ™πŸ» My love.
www.matthewshepard.org/matthew-shep...

24.01.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s 7Β° F outside with a windchill of -13Β° and somebody is outside making noise with their chainsaw… I’m not sure why, but this is really annoying to me!

22.01.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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22.01.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 52010    πŸ” 28701    πŸ’¬ 936    πŸ“Œ 942
An orange cat crouches next to three pieces of knitting: a large tube that will become the torso, and two cuffs and what will become sleeves

An orange cat crouches next to three pieces of knitting: a large tube that will become the torso, and two cuffs and what will become sleeves

As my piano teacher used to say, β€œthis should keep [me] out of trouble for awhile!”

And it might: I can choose between dpns and circs and more circs

#knitsky #knitting #cat #einband #eps #pullover #Dieter

20.01.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An in-progress gray sweater with some orange stripes now and then alongside a project bag it lives in when not being worked on

An in-progress gray sweater with some orange stripes now and then alongside a project bag it lives in when not being worked on

A little latest knit project update for you…
This is going to be an EPS Raglan(ish). It’s made from Icelandic einband and I’m using a size 6 needle. I hope it’s nice and lightweight, but still warm β˜ΊοΈπŸ§ΆπŸ‘
#knitting #knitsky #stricken

14.01.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

30 Rock πŸ˜‚

14.01.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ohai bsky.social world

24.06.2023 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, I was just there last week and there were still honesty boxes!

24.06.2023 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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