I put my knitting down, checked my email instead of doomscrolling, and now I am crying *and* comforted. Thank you, Rabbi.

I'd say deport them to El Salvador except I'm 100% more humane than any of them.

There have been nine ICE shootings. There will be more. I think it may be time to consider these actions in the historical context of the Central American death squads supported by previous iterations of U.S. imperialism. And ICE's hostile incursion into "blue" cities as a form of imperialism, too.

For those #KnitSky folks asking how I paint my yarn, you really should know there I have zero professional input. I basically treat acid dye and white yarn like I'm a toddler who got into the fingerpaints, and play until my ADHD gets bored :P

Next up - socks for me, in the subtle colours that match my meek and quiet spirit exactly. Wait. Why are y’all laughing? #KnitSky 🧶

Saving this for when my colleagues ask why my camera is almost always off in meetings.

We may be living in the very worst timeline at the moment but hey, I finished my husband’s hat! Yarn my own handpainted; pattern based on various motifs in Selbu Patterns for my design. #KnitSky 🧶

Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?

This seems significant: not a FORMER DHS official, but a SENIOR (current) one saying the officer who fired acted counter to training. This is not an admin that admits mistakes. And they are hanging this guy out to dry on Day One. I think they know this is bad. Really bad.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"

Reminder: ICE has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world. It has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office. Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.

important message to all bluesky users

As a young child, I began keeping parallel diaries - the one my mother read, and the one I hid where she never found it. See, I needed to write things down because afterwords, when she told me what I experienced wasn't real, I could go back and see what I'd written in the moment. 1/2

A plug nickel says there will be a GiveSendGo by a 'friend of the family' for the 'persecution' this officer faces from the libruls.

I fully accept my status as a neurospicy weirdo but that woman with the amazing coat grinned all the way into the store when I rolled down my window and told her how awesome it was. On the global scale of things that is nothing. But if all I can do is micro scale, then...gotta do it.

One of the men a officer in my extended family has killed - that I know of - was in a situation similar to this. Driver - who was not involved - went to leave the scene, officer got in front of the car, driver killed. My family member was 'cleared' on the killing. I hope this ICE agent is not. 1/2

Back at work, plus still slowly cleaning the office through a disability flare...but I did put the charts for the hat I'm making onto one image for those who asked, along w/crude notes-to-self. This is NOT a full pattern. Started w/charts from Selbu Patterns, then improvised. #KnitSky 🧶

This sucks but I think non-Americans being justifiably angry at Americans for what the American government is doing and threatening to do, and Americans experiencing that anger and frustration personally in ways that are unpleasant, is probably an important part of any path back to stability

Please vaccinate your kids whether you want to keep them or not because zebras like me, who literally can not get vaccinated, depend on you to do so. I mean I mask on the rare times I go out, but STILL.

One of Lincoln Project cofounders. Fuck right off, you carpetbagger.

Hey #CatSky! I feel the need for a timeline cleanse so…show me *those* cat pics, please? You know, the ones you feel slightly guilty for showing because it’s like showing your kid’s partner their baby photos? I will go first; descriptions in alt text.

The little wench does not even care that I am *right here*, there is chimkins on the plate. Err, there used to be. #CatSky

"did you try to bribe the president of the united states by giving him your nobel peace prize so he will declare that you are in charge of venezuela after abducting its leader by military force" is just a thing that someone can be asked in an interview now and we all have to deal with that

Former Special Counsel, Jack Smith, explicitly states: "President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable and most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him."

Every year on Jan 6 I wonder what would have happened if Mike Pence was literally torn apart by a mob on livestream. Would it have changed anything if politicians had lost one of their own? Or would we still end up right here, with no political will to change this future?

GIMMEE YOUR INFODUMPS PLZ. Also did you know that we share the planet with TINY VAMPIRE DEER? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia...

Denmark is a NATO ally. Talking about annexing Greenland is insane. Every pundit, think tanker, “professional”, etc. who whitewashes it should never be close to power again.

I try, every now and again, to engage with folks from the, shall we say, not-leftist part of the spectrum. I realize I am biased but my AuDHD self resents it when they bring nothing but insults to a data fight, dammit. At least draw me a graph? is a well-sourced table too much to ask?

Five out of seven Canadian doctors would likely agree: The United States of America is essentially being ruled by a moose with brainworm.

The office reorganization and makeover is taking longer than I'd hoped - being disabled means I have to accept that I can't do things as rapidly as I'd prefer. That being said, my WIPs are all organized and neatly stored now :D Proof of ADHD anyone? #KnitSky 🧶

That booty breaking the internet… (The thyroid meds have stabilized her weight loss but she has yet to regain some chonk.) #CatSky

Overflow yarn storage - what wouldn’t fit into my office cabinets and shelves. Acrylic is for the woven blanket for my son that is still in (slow) progress. Office redo deadline is today since I return to work tomorrow, but I have to duck out for more storage bins first 😳 #KnitSky 🧶

Gracing your timeline as my was blessed by maximum splootage.

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff "But what should we do when the highborn and wealthy take to crime? Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger, how high would the gallows need to be to hang the rich man who breaks the law out of greed?"

Ya know, if countries are now kidnapping presidents, charging them with crimes, and putting them on trial, I have a suggestion.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Nothing about this is okay. The President of the United States is on Fox News right now gabbing about the U.S. attack on Venezuela before addressing the American people. So the new order of information is: Truth Social → Fox News → the public → Congress, maybe?

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

American history is just 'you let a motherfucker shenan once and sure enough they'll shenan again' ad infinitum Actions need to have consequences

Holding the Light: “it all comes down to this: In our imperfect world we are meant to repair and stitch together what beauty there is, stitch it with compassion and wire. See how everything we have made gathers the light inside itself and overflows? A blessing.” #KnitSky🧶 #JewSky

Bragging that you just passed your 3rd dementia test is a great way of telling us they've made you take 3 dementia tests

One row shy of a full repeat in the hat body. I’d have finished it by now except husband and I are taking advantage of holiday time to deep clean our office…and yes. It is taking a while 😑 Especially as it involves rearranging my yarn stash 😳 #KnitSky 🧶

Hi, I’m…my parents 😑

In case y’all were curious how I wrangle the yarn cakes themselves when doing colourwork, or socks w/contrast heel and toe…I use my Bon-bon Bag. Yes, I knit a bag for my knitting, and you can too 🧶😌 #KnitSky www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

I am halfway-ish through reorganizing my yarn stash, tossing the bits pesky carpet bugs nommed on, donating stuff I know I will not use, arranging WIPs into individual baskets, and making a frog pond. We will NOT be discussing the size of my stash other than to say that overflow 1/2

Was chatting w/a child in line yesterday - he was perhaps 3? - who was glancing repeatedly at my mask. Me: Are you wondering why I have this thing on my face? *nods* “My body can’t keep germs away so this helps me not get sick. Silly body!” *laughs and nods again* LITERALLY a kid gets it!

Y’all, I have failed grievously as a mother, but I’m about to fix that. Pan frying some fresh okra as I type, with plans to beg my 22yo to at least *try* it so my ancestors can rest peacefully 😆 It’s only been in the last year, with an influx of immigrants, that okra is even available here 💕💕💕

As I was drinking my tea this morning it occurred to me that I’ve not yet shown y’all the coaster I made using my handpainted yarn for punchneedling, upcycled denim, and felt for backing. Yes, I use it when drinking chai and yes, I giggle every time. #CraftSky #JewSky 🧶