Today I got see lots of wild alligators and it made me so happy.

This week in a convo with students I shared that there are plenty of people who I don’t like personally but I have the utmost respect for their work. It surprised some people. Which surprised me.

I’ve gotten five seemingly random invites to things through Paperless Post from people I know but they all felt off so I didn’t open them. All were phishing schemes. Won’t be opening any Paperless Post invites. Sorry if yours is legit lol.

Omg it’s a big book day!!! Also yay fireplace!

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Come hang out with us!!!

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A white lady in sensible sandals set fire to a building. The tides are turning.

I made you a tutorial so you can make your loved ones some whistle bling for Valentine Day. #craftivism www.patreon.com/BadassCrossS...

Look! "News of a potential immigrant detention center in Kansas City sparked fierce public backlash over the past month. At rallies and protests, many people called on Platform Ventures to not sell the building to the federal government..." And now: www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...

Well #Cross Season 2 just gave us the revenge porn we needed in the opening 5 minutes.

We, the people, must keep demanding and pressuring to hold these monsters accountable. Implode the whole system. We will not let this go.

Want to learn to embroider? I’ll teach on Saturday. Zoom. Pay-what-you-can www.eventbrite.com/e/1980879834...

Kind of gives away the whole game that all the crypto ads this year have been replaced with gambling and AI ads.

That was a gorgeous journey. Easily the best halftime show I’ve ever watched.

Just going to leave this here: Researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University announced they have identified the degenerative disease CTE in the brains of 96% of NFL players that they’ve examined. biausa.org/public-affai...

ICYMI: International Analog Day is coming up this month! I'm thinking about how my friends & colleagues can/will celebrate. You, too?

This is local police paid by the taxpayers of that city

I have incarcerated comrades & loved ones who are enduring the daily torture of US prisons. They also continue to make art. They often don't have the proper supplies and yet they make it knowing that it will never make it out to anyone else. But they continue to make art nonetheless. Keep making art

I second this.

I’m so glad I am paying for Peacock so I watch the Olympics in 3 second freeze frames. Glitch glitch glitch #Olympics

I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌

I had the honor of hanging with these rad humans at New Trier HS. Taught them to embroider so they could create their final projects. So much fun! The driving question was: How does the control of history and memory shape personal and collective identity?

So much rage.

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

There’s a lot of talk about #craftivism right now. Good thing I wrote a whole book about it and how to use it to organize community and create change. bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes." After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc

remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened

Q1 book club read is Humankind, a hopeful history by Rutger Bregman. Give it a read if you need your faith in humans restored a bit. Want to discuss it with others? Join the Joyful Menace Society. www.patreon.com/BadassCrossS...

The publishing world has put together a rad auction to support MN. Launching now. Check it out! One-of-a-kind opportunities www.32auctions.com/organization...

Thanks to @badasscrossstitch.bsky.social I learned about www.knitforfood.com and am all excited to join in April. If you're in Chicago and want to join forces, let me know #knitforfood #knitting #knitsky #knit

“I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

@maryldixon.bsky.social got so excited listening to yall talk about more analog. Thought you would want to know about this intitiate me and the crew are leading www.badasscrossstitch.com/internationa...

Officially a deputy registrar. Chicago, let me know if you want to add voter registration to any of your upcoming events!

I’m rewatching Star Trek Voyager. Tuvak is one of my favorite franchise characters. I kept feeling like I knew him from something else. Turns out it is the most obscure connection I’ve ever made. Are you ready? The most important Spaceballs moment ever!

Critique by creating.

It's impossible to express how it feels to repeatedly live through the exact same cycles over and over and over again. The reformers just consistently fucking everyone over.

It’s the horizontal hostility that I have no patience for.

❤️❤️❤️ this made my heart explode.

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

Newsletter is out. 9 actions you can take today. Pattern, events, musings, and more. open.substack.com/pub/badasscr...

“A.i.”’s primary function is cheating and fraud. It is a natural tool of fascism, pushed by fascists. Do not use or share that shit.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Honestly, wtf are democrats DOING about any of this besides posting on social media?!

Amen. Hard pass on Rahm. Hard pass on nearly everyone in government. Democrats and Republicans alike. Feckless.

Minnesota is closed due to Federal occupation

When Mr. Rogers said “look for the helpers” he meant also in ourselves

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“An observer pinned down and tortured with a chemical weapon in South Minneapolis. Use of chemical agents are controversial due to associated health effects and risk of death. An observer's role is to monitor, record, and document law enforcement interactions with civilians.” Fixed it for you

Don't be distracted. The Trump Administration was ordered to release the Epstein files by December 19, 2025