Jen

Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

Colorful scrappy handknit socks

Colorful scrappy handknit socks

Colorful scrappy handknit socks

Done!

I sold a video game (maybe Star Wars: Rebel Assault?) to Karl Malone.

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

HAPPENING NOW: members of Congress led by @maxwellfrost.bsky.social are attempting to enter the Treasury Building to demand answers re: Musk’s unconstitutional money grab

A knitting project: scrappy socks in several colors.

I agree!

"What are you going to do to help restore the democracy that is burning to the ground?" is a better response, maybe? Because if they just shrug and say it's out of their hands... No.

Working to verify claims that Mt. Sinai has joined NYU Langone in canceling appointments for gender-affirming care for patients under 19 in preemptive compliance with an Executive Order prohibiting said care.

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It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office.

Here’s a recap of what’s happening:

I think there's another layer. They held their noses and voted for Biden because he's a white male. How was 2024 different? 🤔

X is Republican state media. Get off of X.

Additional scripts for cis het white men who want to be better allies:

“What a weird thing to say”

“Do you hear yourself right now?”

“You shouldn’t say shit like that to people”

“I won’t let you talk to them that way”

“That’s a disgusting opinion to have”

“Shut the fuck up, dude”

— cracks knuckles —

Happy Black History Month, motherfuckers.

Homepage of data.gov with data sets

Disappearing kid meme with peace sign

Archivists are working to identify and save thousands of datasets disappearing from Data.gov

🔗 www.404media.co/archivists-w...

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 “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

I know a bunch of you have Substacks and while I support you with all my heart, we've known for a while that these guys are right wing dipshits.

If you're looking for a non-fash alternative, Ghost is a non-profit and even has a cool horror sounding name! And its not run by right wing dipshits!

The Tuskegee Airmen

Look, if I take an action with the intention to support some people and those people tell me they experience my actions as harmful, I need to change my actions. Not tell them why their experience is incorrect.

The Walmart Effect New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.

If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

You want to be more involved in community care? Wear a mask. You want to be an ally for the most vulnerable like disabled people and people of color? Wear a mask. You talk about revolution but it means nothing if you’re not masking. By masking, you’re preventing death and disability.

Me this whole week

You should have a website I know. You already have a social media account. But you should also have a personal website. Here's why. You control your website When you post on social media, you are subject to the whims of whoever runs it. If you get banned, no one knows how to find you. If the website gets sold to someone who sucks, you cannot transfer your identity somewhere else. If the main algorithm that people use to find your posts starts suppressing your posts, you have no backup plan. Social media leaves you bouncing from one enshittified, corporate-owned app to another. Your website is your fallback plan When your favorite social media website gets bought by some asshole with more money than sense, you are going to be left holding the bag. If you have a website, you can link your social media profiles on the website, and build up a reputation as having that website so people know where to find you if your current social media implodes. You will feel better if you have control over your technology I'm a glass artist. I use a kiln about 3-5 times a week for my work. A few months ago, my thermocouple broke. I don't have a place in town that will repair kilns, and anyway, it's too heavy to move around. Luckily, kilns are meant to be user-serviced. The thermocouple popped out, I ordered a new one, and I did a little work with a screwdriver to get the new one in place. And you know what? It felt great. Because it gave me a sense of agency

You should have a website (by @nora.zone)

nora.zone/manifesto.html

Your semiregular, exhausted reminder that, while Autistic people are as capable as anyone else of being assholes and predators, the relevant characteristics in that context are the assholery and predation.

social cues are hard to process =/= flagrant disregard for boundaries.

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

Scrappy socks progress on my flight to Oregon! I'm using leftovers from my Box of Light from @stringtheoryyarnco.bsky.social 🧶 #knitinpublic

A hand-knit shawl displayed on a mannequin. The shawl features a textured pattern in soft pastel shades of pink, yellow, cream, and speckles of other colors, creating a cozy and elegant look. The material appears lightweight and drapes naturally around the shoulders.

We’re so excited to share an incredible design by Patrick Donohue of @textillianstudios.bsky.social: the Don’t Ewe Want Me shawl! This stunning piece, inspired by a few 80's pop hits we all know and love, uses LolaBean Yarn Co yarn to bring the nostalgia to life. 🧶

And they have said this is their plan all along, just under their breath.

The GOP is literally telling you that their main policy goal is to ethnically cleanse the country.

You need 3 daily wins 🏆

-a physical win
exercise, eating healthy, skincare, rest, taking care of your body

-a mental win
reading, writing, creating, learning, engaging

-a spiritual win
reflection, mindfulness, meditation, gratitude

This motherfucker here.