Melissa T

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Close up of the back end of a line-drawing alpaca on embroidery cotton. Neat multicoloured vertical lines and stars in different stitches fill the grey, unembroidered outline. A wonky line of deep pink-purple French knots, in different sized and not perfectly placed, is in roughly the centre.

I DID FRENCH KNOTS

Not very good ones. Not very consistently sized ones. But considering how long this embroidery has been in the naughty corner for containing French knots I'm very pleased with myself.

Incel culture is all "Women only go for alpha males who have This Look" while Brown Sweatshirt Kid is about to attain his high school's MVP.

A crochet shawl started in a variegated yarn of purples, teals, and blues.

I love these colors. I'm starting a new shawl from my mom's sock yarn scraps. I love how lightweight it's turning out, and this pattern is so easy to work up.
I do like when the #crochet comes back around in my silly adhd brain. 🧶
(Current yarn is from #SimplySockYarn - Alpacapeds brand - deep sea)

A pair of Mute swans displaying to each other, forming a heart shape with their necks.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Portrait. Given that it's Valentine's Day, can I stretch it to this one? A pair of Mute swans displaying to each other.

#birds #photography

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#Art

"Everything is run like a reality TV show."

Is a perfect summation of this current era in America.

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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.

Swalwell: ICE agents shot Alex Pretti and Renee Good. And the only person in the world who has been held accountable by DHS is the pilot who somehow forgot to move Kristi Noem’s blankie.

*sigh*

A beagle mis lying underneath a hooded scarf I was knitting at the time. Only his head is visible.

I got some help while knitting.
#dogsky #dogsofbluesky

Last night I learned that there IS something worse than stepping in cat vomit in your bare feet: stepping in cat poop, stumbling in surprise, and peeing your pants while tracking poop across your bathroom.

ASK ME HOW I KNOW.

damn it all to helllllllll

Color inspiration! 🧶💙

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I mean.

Happy, happy birthday!! You are gorgeous at any age! I hope your 50s are so much fun and filled with all the good things you love the most!

I am CACKLING over this!!

I can imagine my cat’s reaction if I did this!😂

I love to see a cat enjoying the sunshine!

Let's do it and see.
Bring it on.
The biggest threat we've ever faced is squatting and shitting in the White House NOW.

The cruelty is the point.

Hey there Pam Bondi if you have nothing to hide why were you tracking what congressmen were searching on the Epstein files?

Why uh…. Why…. Why so nervous?

Signal boosting! 📚💙

Split-image historical photograph honoring Mary Sherman Morgan (1921–2004), the pioneering American rocket fuel scientist and America's first female rocket scientist, who invented the high-energy liquid propellant Hydyne in 1957 at Rocketdyne (North American Aviation). Hydyne (a blend of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine and diethylenetriamine) provided the critical extra thrust needed for the Jupiter-C (later renamed Juno I) rocket to successfully launch Explorer 1, the United States' first satellite, into orbit on January 31, 1958—helping the U.S. catch up in the early Space Race. On the left: A black-and-white portrait of a young Mary Sherman Morgan in the 1950s, seated at a desk in an office or lab setting. She wears cat-eye glasses, a light-colored blouse, a necklace, and a ring, smiling warmly and looking just right of the camera. She sits in front of an open book and is holding a pencil, with office equipment in the background. On the right: A dramatic color night-launch photograph of the Jupiter-C rocket (with "UE" markings visible on the body) blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 1958. The rocket stands tall against a dark sky, illuminated by intense flames and bright exhaust plumes at liftoff, with billowing orange-white fire and smoke at the base as it ascends, symbolizing the successful orbital insertion powered by Morgan's innovative Hydyne fuel. This pairing highlights her behind-the-scenes contributions to one of the defining moments in space history (often overlooked). #MaryShermanMorgan #Hydyne #Explorer1 #WomenInSTEM #SpaceRace #NASA #WomenInScienceDay #IDWGS

Celebrating Mary Sherman Morgan--America's first female rocket scientist--on #NationalInventorsDay!

She invented the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957. Its most famous use came on 31 Jan 1958, when a Juno I rocket powered by Hydyne launched Explorer 1, America’s first successful satellite.

#WomenInSTEM

On my flight today, a chatty lady said, “I can’t go to New York with all that’s going on over there.” And I said, “What? Free child care?” And she stopped talking to me.

Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law The attorney general testifies before the House Judiciary Committee

Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

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