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Middle School Science ๐Ÿฅผ| Fiber Arts ๐Ÿงถ | Queer ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ | Filthy Leftist ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ–ค they/them

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NYT: One estimate finds that DOGEโ€™s โ€œfirings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workersโ€ will actually COST taxpayers โ€œupward of $135 billion this fiscal year.โ€

@nytimes.com ๐Ÿคก
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

25.04.2025 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6514    ๐Ÿ” 2683    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 296    ๐Ÿ“Œ 485

Have just passed a semi truck with a sign on the back encouraging me to save a life by donating blood (and not a Red Cross truck). Ominous in a way I cannot define.

24.04.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunset and sunrise at the beach for Easter.

20.04.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1. Stop assuming people announce all their activism on social media.

2. Stop demanding people announce all their activism on social media.

3. Stop deriding people for not announcing all their activism on social media.

4. Dunking on people on social media isn't activism and isn't praxis.

05.04.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11886    ๐Ÿ” 3243    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 83    ๐Ÿ“Œ 123

Post your daylist!!

10.03.2025 10:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Celebrate International Women's Day by interrupting men with your unsolicited opinions and taking credit for their work. If they get upset about it, be sure to tell them that they sound hysterical and should smile more.

08.03.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16082    ๐Ÿ” 4032    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 358    ๐Ÿ“Œ 230
The yoke of a sweater sits on top of a grey blanket. The sweater is mostly a light green, with a darker green pine tree pattern in a circle around the neck. At the edge, a light grey color is just starting to be added between the trees. Yarn in all three colors is coming out the bottom of the project.

The yoke of a sweater sits on top of a grey blanket. The sweater is mostly a light green, with a darker green pine tree pattern in a circle around the neck. At the edge, a light grey color is just starting to be added between the trees. Yarn in all three colors is coming out the bottom of the project.

๐Ÿงถ The Spite Sweater is coming along! The pine trees more or less look like pine trees, and Iโ€™ve finally gotten to the third color! I think my goal is to have it wearable by St Patrickโ€™s Day.

01.03.2025 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, those are gorgeous colors!

28.02.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For sure! Every option has its pros and cons, and every crafter gets to decide what those are & weigh them for themselves. So gross when people decide that their own set is right for everyone.

28.02.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, hundred percent agree! Iโ€™ll probably redo this pattern some day in a nice woolโ€ฆbut itโ€™ll cost me 3-5 times as much, minimum, and also I think that none of these people had touched an acrylic since the 80โ€™s. Theyโ€™re so much nicer to work with than they used to be!

28.02.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a tote bag sitting on a rug. The yoke of a sweater, with yarn coming out of the outside edge, is sitting on top of the bag. It has a ribbed neck and the beginning of a pattern worked in light and dark green yarn. The balls of yarn are partially visible under the sweater.

A photo of a tote bag sitting on a rug. The yoke of a sweater, with yarn coming out of the outside edge, is sitting on top of the bag. It has a ribbed neck and the beginning of a pattern worked in light and dark green yarn. The balls of yarn are partially visible under the sweater.

๐Ÿงถ started a sweater yesterday mostly out of spite against the knitting group I hung out with Wed. who spent the whole time complaining about how they NEVER buy acrylic yarn & how much it sucks like dang, sorry youโ€™re all rich old ladies but those of us on teacher salaries buy what we can afford!

28.02.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Getting there. ๐Ÿชก
#crossstitch

27.02.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19048    ๐Ÿ” 2017    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 233    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72

disturbing uptick in "we post tweets and talk about them." servile behavior tbh. bluesky is not the Greek chorus for the main character action of twitter, that's loser thinking, have some pride. twitter is dead. post bangers. thank you

25.02.2025 02:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10528    ๐Ÿ” 1458    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70

Iโ€™m a firm believer in second chances, but Iโ€™m also a firm believer that anyone who is planning to spend thousands of dollars on Fyre Two is an idiot.

24.02.2025 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was just thinking that today was probably going to be a day for donuts.

And then I got sucked into imagining if A Day For Donuts was George RR Martin's next book โš”๏ธ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿฒ

24.02.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 275    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
A crochet lobster with button eyes, made from thick red yarn. The lobster is laying across a personโ€™s lap, showing that it is approximately the size of their legs.

A crochet lobster with button eyes, made from thick red yarn. The lobster is laying across a personโ€™s lap, showing that it is approximately the size of their legs.

๐Ÿงถ Designer: *names a pattern โ€œtiny blue lobsterโ€*

Me: Okay but have you consideredโ€ฆlargeโ€ฆ..

24.02.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A picture of the bonus section of a test, which directs students to design a Science-Mobile that is mobile, equipped to do a variety of science, and that looks cool. A student has drawn a van labeled Science Mobile, then written โ€œIm not a very good darwer but I tried my bestโ€ with a smiley face and thumbs up. (Spelling incorrect: they intended to write โ€œdrawerโ€.) Underneath, in purple pen, I have responded โ€œA drawer is where you put your socks, so I agree that youโ€™re probably not a very good one, but as an artist youโ€™re doing fine!โ€ with the word artist underlined.

A picture of the bonus section of a test, which directs students to design a Science-Mobile that is mobile, equipped to do a variety of science, and that looks cool. A student has drawn a van labeled Science Mobile, then written โ€œIm not a very good darwer but I tried my bestโ€ with a smiley face and thumbs up. (Spelling incorrect: they intended to write โ€œdrawerโ€.) Underneath, in purple pen, I have responded โ€œA drawer is where you put your socks, so I agree that youโ€™re probably not a very good one, but as an artist youโ€™re doing fine!โ€ with the word artist underlined.

If I donโ€™t get to sass my students then honestly, whatโ€™s the point of being a teacher? #edusky

24.02.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This one wasnโ€™t finished in time for the round-up! Mama wanted a seahorse.

24.02.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

picrew.me/en/image_mak...

24.02.2025 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Watching a group of 60+ white people experience salmon cooked in the dishwasher for the first time is a blindingly surreal experience. Like being the only self-aware penguin in the nature documentary. I feel like David Attenborough should have narrated my dinner.

24.02.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunday is for #crochet! Sister requested a โ€œgay lobsterโ€ and so this ball of blanket yarn is dedicated to queer underwater organisms.

23.02.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

why go to therapy when you can drink coffee and buy books as a little treat to fill the void inside.

22.02.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1081    ๐Ÿ” 89    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Look, Iโ€™m not saying getting yourself a giant coffee drink will fix all your problems, but the science tells us thereโ€™s only one way to know for sure that it wonโ€™t

21.02.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1906    ๐Ÿ” 120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Video games are cool because they let you experience things you can only fantasise about IRL.

For example, in The Sims, you can afford a house if you have a full-time job.

22.02.2025 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 356    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

The quickest way to a manโ€™s heart is to insert a needle between the xiphoid process and left costal margin at a 15-to-30-degree angle, directed towards the left shoulder

14.02.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7402    ๐Ÿ” 845    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 374    ๐Ÿ“Œ 141

Feels like we all need to add as much pro-social, Mr Rogers like activity as possible just as a homeostatic response to all the ambient evil floating around right now.

Anyway I just signed up to read with little kids on Wednesday mornings before work.

15.02.2025 03:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5698    ๐Ÿ” 560    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 134    ๐Ÿ“Œ 47

Any chance thereโ€™s a pattern out there youโ€™d be willing to share a link to?

09.02.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The pulsar one has a very LOTR feel about it! Here is the specific track:

soundsofspaceproject.bandcamp.com/track/celest...

@drspacejunk.bsky.social might be interested in the album....

09.02.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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That explains a lot.

08.02.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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