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.

#Gerrymandered and fired up? Fight back—run for office, even when the map is rigged. Can’t Win Victory Fund helps “can’tidates” in impossible districts make noise, grow the vote for up-ballot races and push for fair maps—and yes, we make it fun. Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run

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

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day – a time to honor the 11 sovereign Tribal Nations and robust urban Native communities that continue to enrich our state’s cultural landscape, economy, and heritage.   It was a beautiful morning to celebrate on the shore of Bde Maka Ska.

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

I keep seeing #pinks on political posts. Can someone explain, to this Old, the meaning?

Reaching out to you today as a fellow ally and activist in the LGBTIQ+ community, i kindly request your support for a small minority group of LGBTIQ+ refugees in Sudan who are seeking asylum through the UNHCR. We need your help to amplify our voices. Let's work together✊ chuffed.org/project/lgbt...

I'm attending Disappeared in America's event, “Disappeared In America Day of Action: Information Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/disappearedi...

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Been on the road, responding to life's craziness. Just got back after midnight Wednesday. This morning, I called my senator, Catherine Cortez Masto's office and let them know how totally disappointed I am about her voting to keep the government open. Hope other Nevadans do the same.

Pictures of my new Little Gem ready to spin, folded up, in its bag, & (next post) on my shoulder. It's certainly going to be my go-to for travel. If it didn't have a Willie Winder on my Kromski Sonata, another travel wheel, I'd have to let it go. #SpinningWheel #handspinning #Majacraft #FiberTools

The condition of fabrics from pile dwelling and wetland settlements is amazing. This charred ball of thread was found at the site of Marin-Epagnier/Préfargier. It was made of hemp or lime fibres, and dates about 3900 to 3300 BC. The thread measures a total of about 10 m in length. 📷 Laténium 🏺

My #Majacraft #LittleGem came! So cute, a bit of a different spin, but quite lovely. It folds down to nothing, is feather light (especially compared to the Suzie!), and the bag is great. I didn't want to fold it so that twho and tell will have to wait. #SpinningWheel #handspinning #tools #fiberarts

The Kabbalistic Tree of Baking Whereby divine Volume emanates to the lower vessels & is differentiated into units

In London, hate will never win.

🚨PLEASE SHARE 🚨 #Missing 14year old from #Alberta #Canada Shilo is described EYES: Brown HAIR:Brown HEIGHT: 5'3" WEIGHT: 110lbs thin build #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...

Plotting and planning...I'm thinking of making a shawl with some/all of these fibers. I may just use the yak/silk, if I have enough once the 2nd braid is spun, and it may be just the black or the black and grey both for the warp. fiber descriptions in Alt text. #handspun #handwoven #fiberarts

Wash day! I am bad about doing the final finishing/setting the twist on my #handspun. Instead I let the skeins pile up and then do a washing marathon. Details in the picture ALT text #fiberart #handspinning #spinnersofbluesky #handspinning #spinningwheel #spinningyarn

Yesterday we found out that our 16 year old is done (leaking head gasket) seems today we're buying a new car

Had a very satisfying time last weekend cleaning up bobbins with bits and bobs of yarn. In this case, there was a wee bit of baby camel/silk, and another almost full bobbin of merino/ tencel. The result is quite lovely, soft, and draped. #handspun #fiberart #silk #spiningyarn

I think this is the most I've ever filled one of these bobbins. Polworth and silk, unknown source, all the tags have are fiber and numbers I assume r/t colorway. Been waiting to decide if plying these together would work. I think it has. #handspun #spinning #fiberart #craftiverse #stashbusting

Pretty good game of bobbin chicken. #spinning #fiberart #handspun #craftiverse #bobbinChicken

Notification about the Kennedy Center Honors:

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These have been hanging over my head for over a 1.5 years is completed. I wove a set of 3 Pendleton "worm" #rugs / #blankets, but made a misjudgment in my wet finishing and set 2 aside until I could figure out a fix. Made using the trim from #PendletonBlankets #weaving #handwoven

A day late Caturday pics of Ms MO Boudreaux

It drives Jonathan Turley crazy when I remind everyone that he is just Mike Lindell with tenure. So, please make sure not to amplify this message.👇 Jonathan Turley is just Mike Lindell with tenure.

Good morning! I will miss Nevada skys. #sunrise #photography #clouds #skysky

Tour de Fleece day 14/stage 13 involved no spinning. Another long day and time w/my wife was more important to me. I did get the lotus fiber, dyed by Pan's Garden skeined. Started out at 2 oz/56 grams, wound up with 174 yds/159 meters fractal double ply

Plyed the lotus fractal spin, really can't wait to see it skeined. Alas, I split the hank visually, and lost the game of plying chicken, which is really too bad with this - it's only 2 oz. I think I'll try plying using my new plying dragon. I have another hank of this - maybe I'll weigh next time

Been thinking more about my friend/patient who died suddenly. I realized we talked almost every week. Sometimes she would be asking for specific help, but sometimes it was just to share something that made her feel good. It's a big hole now, knowing I'll never hear her voice again. #loss #NDN 1/

As suspected, if I want to spend any quality time with my wife, now that I'm back at work my Tour de Fleece time has shrunk drastically. I took a few minutes to start plying my lotus fiber fractal spin and it was just so pretty I had to share.

Tour de Fleece Stages 9 and 10. Slowing way down d/t going back to work and actually paying attention to my poor carpal tunneled hands. Chain plyed the Merino/silk/cashmere Greenwood Fiber Works braid. Will be interesting to compare with the last braid I did in this colorway in yak/silk.

Ok all you #TourdeFleecers and any other #handspun #spinning Spinsters out there - I am officially bitten by the #Espinner bug. Tell mhat you use and why, what you wouldn't recommend

Tour de Fleece days 6, 7, 8: it's been a lot. Thursday I had to be up in the Reno early in the day, for human and auto maintenance, and Thursday is when my hands started to hurt.