Last zoom workshop of the year! Make your holiday gifts. Pay-what-you-can 12/6 at 1pm ct www.eventbrite.com/e/1975114061...

Hey that’s me! This was a super fun chat.

I was so excited that Illinois was launching its own ACA program bc I had Mass Health for a year and it was AMAZING. It is THE WORST health insurance options I have ever seen. I’m basically paying so that if I get a horrible disease I only go partially bankrupt. Fail.

Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create. If you want community, you have to be community. #craftivism

Welp, it’s happening

Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.

Watch it if you can stomach it.

This craftivism idea-book-cum-manifesto by @badasscrossstitch.bsky.social makes a great gift for yourself or other stitchers you love!

Just a reminder that if you want some help figuring out what to do right now, I wrote a book for you. It’s basically organizing 101 with a creative twist! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

Humans need other human beings to survive. I'm sorry that this makes some people lose their shit but it's one of the key truths of life.

Delighted to find out my dear friend Greta Johnson, creator of the much missed Nerdette and even MORE missed (by me) Nerdette Recaps GoT with Peter Sagal, has a brand new podcast debuting next month! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.

Right, this event needs $1500 to happen. There are 600 participating bookstores & for most it’s their busiest sales day of the year, or is second only to Indie Bookstore Day / Small Business Saturday. Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT

the only thing democrats should be saying today is “the entire republican party is engaged in a coverup of the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history”

Cavers. Turncoats. Chickenshits. Fuckers.

Can’t wait!!! See you in Columbus!

Long live Ms Rachel!

Timeline cleanse for you.

If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.

I keep thinking about Zohran on some podcast being like “these billionaires are spending more money to defeat me than I would tax them” lmfao

SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.

Roughly a year ago, Rainbow Youth Project received 3,000 calls a month from across the country to its crisis hotline. Under the Trump administration, that number has tripled to 10,000. And they're sadly not alone. My latest for @prismreports.org prismreports.org/2025/11/04/l...

On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future. I hope you will too.

I can’t wait for Mamdani to win tomorrow.

I forgot it was Halloween. My server is dressed as little red riding hood and she is DEDICATED. This place is packed and she is carrying a giant empty basket. She hasn’t put it down once while handling no less than ten tables. Mad respect.

Hanging out at Colgate University today with the gender studies department talking #craftivism. This campus is beautiful and the humans are a delight!

Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪

The glamorous life of an author on a mini book tour. Grab your copy now! So I can pay for the mechanic 😂 www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...

My newsletter just went out. It’s full of resources, actions, and ideas for defending your community. open.substack.com/pub/badasscr...

Need an action? Start organizing food mutual aid, volunteer at a food bank, organize a food drive at your work, set up a free pantry in your neighborhood. Food insecurity is about to increase exponentially.

I am heartened to see so many orange whistles out on patrol right now. #chicago

ICE is all over the Northside of Chicago today especially around Devon. If you can get out and patrol, please join us. Bring your whistles and cell phones.

I host a monthly international crafternoon on zoom. I learn so much. For example, this past Sunday I learned if you ask a Brit who their favorite doctor is when there are other Brit’s in the room, you have opened a can of worms that you can’t close.

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

Once a year my favorite cemetery hosts a nighttime 5k and it gives me an excuse to wear a costume and slowly meander through it at night. It’s my favorite night of the year!

I find it strange how rarely people in the U.S. and outside of it truly contend with how VAST the country is geographically. Folks LOVE to mention France but Paris has a population of 2 million people and is 40 square miles. NYC has a population of 8.5 million and is over 460 square miles

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight. @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asks if we are ready to crush authoritarianism He is calling for a general strike and the crowd is going crazy "Are you ready to take it to the courts and to the streets?" "We will defend our democracy...we will tear down tyranny!"

Heads up - the ube matcha at Fat Milk in Uptown is life changing. #chiacgo

Put a little tutorial and downloadable stencil options on my website for you. www.badasscrossstitch.com/communitypro... #craftivism

If you are employed & doing pretty fine right now, set aside some money from each paycheck to dedicate to mutual aid asks. Even just $20. Shit is really bad, the social safety net is being shredded, & truly TRULY all we have is each other right now.

It’s a beautiful day in Chicago. There’s something really fucked up about walking your neighborhood with a whistle around your neck and signal in your hand monitoring for ICE instead of just being able to enjoy fall.

An evening of embroidery and craftivism. Tell me again about my war torn lawless city. 😂😂😂

I LOVE LIBRARIES!!!!

I am most intrigued by the work that veterans are doing right now to reinvigorate the GI resistance movement. Find ways to support About Face in your region. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Friends, I’m leading a craftivism/embroidery workshop Thursday evening in chicago at Hey, I Thought of You. Register now! #craftivism heyithoughtofyou.com/index.html#e...

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...

So much chaos, just to protect monsters in the Epstein files.

My baby turns 1 today! If you need some hope, a laugh, and all the tools to level up your art activism #craftivism then this is a must read. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...