A little late, but have added Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?... & Green Day - Holiday (Support for Minnesota - Stephen Miller Takedown) youtu.be/dsnuOZyogxA?... to #quiltingtheresistance doc docs.google.com/document/d/1... #brucespringsteen #greenday #iceoutnow

NOW: Call on Members of Congress to stop Trump’s “imperial adventure” in Venezuela northumberlandvadems.org/now-call-on-... 5 Calls has the scripts you need to make the calls to your members of Congress. Do it NOW. #nowarnoking #takeactionnow #virginiadems #virginiademocrats

So what do we know about the FatherHood Foundation of Virginia vadad.org? I mean, I'm pretty sure they are not to my liking ("we still believe that the most important relationship you can show your children is the one between mom and dad."), but don't want to jump to conclusions. #virginia

- - > Remember, folks: The @erickakopp.com Democracy Town Hall is today 3-5p. There will be a time for listening, sharing, and reflecting on our democracy demands for 2026. The event will be held in person, via Zoom, and recorded. Learn more and register: secure.anedot.com/friends-of-e...

Added The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants (We Get The Job Done) youtu.be/6_35a7sn6ds?... to the #quiltingtheresistance YT playlist www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0vX... and QTR inspirations - quotations, music docs.google.com/document/d/1... Feel free to add inspirations to the doc! #SkyQuilt #Quiltsky

Sure, bad things can happen from getting measles: Death. Blindness. Retarded intellectual ability. But vaccines, with rare exceptions, are the threat to individual and public health.

Quilters (and artists more broadly), we need to get to creating. . . US civic health rating downgraded after year of ‘restrictive‘ Trump actions www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #quiltingtheresistance #artiscommentary @theguardian.com

Everything you need to start the day: Fran Lebowitz Talks NYC During the Holidays, Lawyers and Hotel Rooms | The Tonight Show youtu.be/MnNkU28z9xg?... #franlebowitz @fallontonight.bsky.social

Friends - - > Get 35% off a handmade quilt thru Dec. 7 by using PROMO2025 The regular sale is 25% off but YOU can get an additional discount! bluenosecreativeco.etsy.com?coupon=PROMO.... (Fine print: Only one discount is available: 25% or 35%.) #quiltingtheresistance #shopsmall #SkyQuilt #Quiltsky

The I dissent quilt is almost finished! It's been quilted for ages, but FINALLY finishing the binding so it can go to its new home. #RBG #RBGrules #Idissent #handmadequilt #quiltingtheresistance #Quiltsky #SkyQuilt

Forty News - Exactly 40 years back, these felt huge. See how they landed with time. A reminder that urgency fades, context grows, and perspective is a habit. forty.news And Hacker News comments, which are always interesting: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4601...

And in case y'all need help avoiding him, this is what Clay Higgins looks like.

I need another word for fuck. Because Trump is a fucking embarrassment, a fucking moron, a fucking not serious human being. I mean, "things happen" and "quiet piggy". . . Fuck is not enuf. Any suggestions?

What did Madeleine Albright say about women like Bondi?

Yes, this is the right response. But I also think we need a new name for those pieces of shit like Mike Johnson. Fuckhead, asshole, asshat, pieces of shit, and the like no longer fit the bill. Anyone?

Come on, Larry Summers: Resign from @harvard.edu immediately. NO student deserves you as a teacher. You have no moral authority. Your judgement is, at best, highly questionable. You have NO business being around young people. #larrysummersshouldresign #larrysummersresign #firelarrysummers

Oh, hells no. Conservatives want to allow pregnant women to park in disabled spaces www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/... First, pregnancy is NOT a disability. Second, there aren't enuf spaces for those who are disabled and need such spaces. Let me repeat: Oh, hells no.

Fuck the Trump Administration as well as the electeds and appointeds who support him.

Two more recent quilts for the peds practice!! Look! No orange! (Well, just a little) #quilting #skyquilt #quiltsky

Two of the latest quilts for the peds practice!! Yes, I have a thing for orange! #quilting #skyquilt #quiltsky

Added to #quiltingtheresistance music on loop list! Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff youtu.be/9f4CyQto-0E?... #SkyQuilt #quilting #Quiltsky

REMINDER for those on Virginia's Northern Neck: TWO FREE FOOD GIVEAWAYS this weekend: policyonnnk.blogspot.com/p/free-food-...

A required watch: Ken Burns Tries “Yucky” Revolutionary War-Era Food | PBS SoCa youtu.be/6pqK1nkvMqk?... Food is the entry point to a discussion about how we know next to nothing about women and the revolution and how the revolution needed to be supported by more than property owners.

Calling all on the Northern Neck of Virginia!! Talk with Northumberland County Sheriff Johnny Beauchamp Wed., Nov. 12, 7:30 - 9: 30 am @ Mid-County Vol. Rescue Squad in Heathsville. This event is a gr8 way to get answers to questions, meet deputies & detectives. Hope to see you there :-)

@skyeperryman.bsky.social so what is up with the appeal? I mean, I know you have *nothing* better to do than respond to this. And cuz I don't think I've told you, thank you.

WTF? Have we learned nothing?

What the hell happened to us, America, that some have become this?

Just added to #quiltingtheresistance inspo list: Dolly Parton - What's Up? ft. Linda Perry youtu.be/Ruw0_o-tWzk?... Feel free to use/add to the doc docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Check out the space elevator: neal.fun/space-elevat... so. cool.

Huh: Brand Size Converter – Compare Clothing Sizes Across Brands www.sizechartlab.com

Any news on what Virginia is going to do with their SNAP replacement VENA now that partial benefits will be paid by the feds? Not surprisingly, Gov. sweatervest's comms people do not respond to my (blogger) emails.

If you live on the NNK of Virginia or know someone who does, OR want to help people who will not have SNAP benefits tomorrow, check out Free food on the NNK maphub.net/susiecambria... #foodinsecurity #helpingothers #antihunger #feedvirginia

!! And more than that, this is not exactly how the process works.

Great news when we most need it: $40 for a 10-person Thanksgiving meal this year, $7 cheaper than last year. #aldiusa @thehustle.bsky.social

Getting today started: Choir! Choir! Choir! sings Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here youtu.be/vXfXrRp0xrk?...

Finally getting to the news of the day. I'm liking this headline. Virginia Democrats call for Republican John Reid to exit lieutenant governor race in Nazi porn scandal www.advocate.com/politics/dem... #virginiademocrats #virginiaprogressives #virginia #voteghazalahashmi #votebluevirginia

Because one must share this: Edelweiss for Today: Epstein Files; A Sound of Music Challenge for Trump youtu.be/jV9mEkvJAbE?... #FDT #downwithfascism

Well, this seems to be borne out by the ever growing population of MAGA.

Lips are Movin youtu.be/qDc_5zpBj7s?... should be playing in the background of 'I did look at it!' CNN's Kaitlan Collins gets testy pressing Mike Johnson on shutdown youtu.be/bmA2bZSNUx0?... : ("I know you're lyin' (lyin') 'cause your lips are movin' (movin') Tell me, do you think I'm dumb?")

⁨20 million Americans are on the brink of higher premiums, co-pays, and deductibles because of Republicans’ refusal to negotiate. This is what Democrats are fighting to prevent.⁩

The Government Has Shut Down. Here's What Happens Next. youtu.be/aUVPTZoCw2s?... @schiff.senate.gov

@cnn.com is reporting #daddy is still mad at #jimmy and is suing ABC again. Enough!!! Can we ALL take a minute and CALL YOUR FUCKING CONGRESSPERSON AND GET THE SOB OUT!!! ENOUGH!! #IMPEACHMENTNOW DADDY'S REAL SICK!! 202.224.3121 call!!! He's unfit for any office 😳

Go figure: @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com called the heinousness of the algo. Watch @mdg650hawk.bsky.social's TikTok and German Fascists www.youtube.com/shorts/4KOEI...

Calling Northern Neck of Virginia people: Meet and greet with Lt. Gov. Dem nominee Sen. Ghazala Hashmi Oct. 5 northumberlandvadems.org/meet-and-gre.... FREE meet & greet in Heathsville. My suggestion: Donate what you can. #votebluevirginia #virginiademocrats #virginiaprogressives

#WTF Seriously, #WTF

Politics is everywhere, like it or not. You can choose to ignore it. But then don't be surprised when that decision bites you and yours in the ass. Ignoring it IS a decision. And #decisionsaremadebythosewhoshowup