Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

I still need to set the twist on the Sterling and the Sterling/Fancy Crow ply, but all the yarn for a shawl has been spun. Going to use the black and grey for warp, the colored yarn for weft. Not sure of set or weave yet. Yarn description in alt text. #Fiberarts #handspinning #weaving #handwoven

A new US government report finds that federal agencies are unprepared to expand shared stewardship with tribes as climate pressures intensify. grist.org/indigenous/u...

Lovely piece by Garrett White. Before I moved to Mpls all I knew about HHH was from his seemingly feckless time as LBJ's VP and failed run for president. I had no idea all the good he had done. Long before the occupation, we were told a lie about Minneapolis open.substack.com/pub/thewhite...

Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.

Here is a horrible thought that just crossed my mind - they are shipping people from MN to El Paso Texas - to a tent camp - and they have a massive cold/snow front coming. How many more detainees will die? How many of them will be children? How many will be legally in this country? #ICE

MO Boudreaux says "possession is 9/10ths of the law - this is WHOSE jacket? #catsky #cats #NotCaturday

ICE is going to orphan Black Haitian and Somali children with forced deportation that vacuum them into our carceral foster and juvie system- than immediately into the prison pipeline for a lifetime of cyclical state sanction enslavement. - Reason 5047 Why I can't sleep.

Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.

The 2028 election, if not the 2026 election will be ratfucked by ratfucking the USPS. Please sign the Move on petition sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

I don't know where I first saw this, but this made me laugh and feel so happy #sheep #fiber #LGBTQ+ #queer #fashion #fiberarts rainbow-wool.com

1/3 The CEOs of two major NYC hospital systems rake in over $16M and $26M per year 💸 Meanwhile, nearly 15,000 nurses are walking off the job--demanding safe staffing, fair pay, and protection from workplace violence. This is standing up for dignity.

god, there’s apparently ICE agents in Bemidji, in northern MN. Bemidji is between my reservation and two others. there is very little diversity besides the Indigenous population. truly terrifying with how vulnerable Native women especially already are.

Tonight we are overwhelmed by sadness. And thinking of these words passed down through centuries of grief. Goodnight 💚

Indivisible event tonight, “Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis” - sign up now to join the call! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Doing some catch-up before returning to work. I monitor all outside visits - or at least those that come through Epic. SO MANY UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS!!! Influenza, mostly A, strep throat, just generic URIs with some pneumonia and the like thrown in for funsies. 1/3

Just in case you thought the whole world wasn't privy to what's going on here in America in regards to 47. There is a literal site called the trump action tracker. In case anyone is interested. #SheShed

Happy Solstice!

Trump did something that actually benefited me: he declared 12/24 a federal holiday, and while I work for a sovereign nation, the decision was made to give us it off as a paid holiday. So we have the 24th through the 26th off, and I'm taking off until 1/5. Weeee!

CMS bulletin headline "HHS Acts to Bar Hospitals from Performing Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children" Besides being a heinous action that is going to cost lives, it is such a perfect example of how the right preverts and mangles language to serve their purposes. #TransRights #healthcare #SickGOP

My local Fibershed is hosting an online screening and live Q&A with Justine Aldersey-Williams (the star and creator) of "Woman Grows Jeans," this coming Sunday, Dec. 21, at 6pm EST. Info & tickets at link: #fibersky 🧶 #flax #handspinning #weaving #fibershed kinema.com/events/Woman...

It was amazing to watch the journalists who built this tool at work. Months and months of painstaking effort, careful reporting behind every decision. It's the kind of work that ProPublica does best.

This week, the Oscars shortlist for Best Animated Short Film was announced and Pow! was not on it. And that’s okay! My goal with Pow! wasn’t to win an Oscar, it was to show that a Native made animated short film could compete at the highest levels of animation.

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Sunrise today. Looks like the atmospheric stream is getting closer - before the precipitation it provides beautiful skys #sunrise #photography #westernskys #skysky #SierraNevadaMountains

Many #fiberarts including traditional #weaving #spinning #felting #embroidery and #needlecraft Scroll down a littleto read about the different traditions www.unesco.org/en/intangibl...

Last night's sunset as I was leaving work.

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

This is land of the people I work for (Tribal clinic). Always heartening to see some land back, even if dáɁaw is never likely to be returned.

Won't! The 4 oz of yak/silk from Greenwood Fiberworks is spun, about 45 wpi. Let it rest, then chain ply. Other images the unspun fiber; yarn made with the same fiber/colorway; and the same colorway in merino/silk/cashmere #handspun #handspinning #fiberart

This: “I have never encountered a group of people who are more competent, more full of grace and empathy, more willing to serve others than nurses. Nurses should take over.”

Diné (Navajo) Weaver Venancio Aragón Dyes Wool With Kool-Aid . The Diné weaver and teacher reimagines pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, continually coloring his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons. hyperallergic.com/1058003/dine...

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.

Why Solarpunk is already happening in #Africa - climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp... "But here’s the meta-point: This is the template for building infrastructure in the 21st century." amazingly hopeful stuff; do read if you want to be cheered up. (v slashdot) #renewables

So, having learned from past issues with shutdowns and such, the Tribe I work for has a 60 day contingency fund. Starting to feel the clock ticking.

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Good night peeps, sweet dreams.

This looks really cool:https://www.circle.org/events/living-history-voices-from-the-call-archive?blm_aid=793902900 #JewishHistory #YiddishHistory #SocialJustice #Activism #Yidishkeit #History #VoicesOfOurAncestors

Here’s an idea and you want to help people in you area, turn your itty bitty book library 📚 into a tiny food pantry. Again, please repost.

Things are going to be hard for families who rely on SNAP benefits in a few days. Someone sent this to Mom. This could be a small help for those families. Needless to say, Mom is stopping at the grocery today to get some of these things.

Make that close tio an hour and peopleare still pouring in and I can'tsee the end #RenoNV #NoKings

Reno, NV is showing up. No idea of crowd size, but it's been close to a half hourandpeoplearestill arriving from the march to the rally

Because I am pressed for time/lazy, here's a link to some images of beauty and peace to store away for the days to come open.substack.com/pub/marachne...

It's odd, Indigenous People's Day doesn't register for me because the tribe I work for celebrates themselves on a different day (Wà šiw Day - this year on 9/26) I do like the idea of reclaiming a day from a colonizer