This is the best thing I’ve read recently. Thank you, Qasim!

Finished! Wall hanging for a friend. 9 wonky triangle log cabin blocks, presents under the tree, a little “Starry Night” quilting action. Faced, no binding. Designed by me. Possibly, though not necessarily probably, covered in snot because I’m sick. Nothing purchased! #quiltsky #quilting

Christmas wall hanging for a friend, pieced and needs to be quilted. Strip quilt wonky triangles. Stars in the night sky. Presents under the tree. Bows on the presents (except ones to add after quilting). Design by me, mostly while I had a fever or on drugs. 🤧 #quiltsky #christmasquilt

Another toddler (should have been baby) quilt and pillowcase done! Now both have been mailed. And, 🤔, I made a 🌈 quilt. Does that make me a groomer 🙄? 🎼 🎵 You may say I'm a groomer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one 🎶

I made my 1st quilted #adventcalendar for my Irish friends! They were away until 12/15, so had to open days 1-15 last night. numbers aren’t on the quilt yet. Quilted and backed w sheer fabric so that it looks like stained glass when backlit. Still needs a little more work. #quiltsky #advent2024

I’m finally finishing 4 very late baby (now toddler) quilts. Here’s the first one. There is a pocket that holds letters so that she can spell names of people in her family, and her own name. (And a bag to wash the letters in) #quiltsky #quilt #quilting.

If you have a cat (and extra money because the kids are grown), the only thing you need to get for said cat is some wall or floor furniture from www.maupets.com

11-year-old: We're learning about World War II and dictators in Social Studies. Me: That's good. It's important to learn history so you don't repeat it. 11: We kind of already are.

A mourning dove flew hard into my dining room window. Unfortunately, it gave its life for my window, but not before leaving an impressive outline of itself. You can see individual feather impressions in the 2nd picture. This happens relatively often (I just ordered decals to thwart the birds).

I made a spool chest nto a side table. The “DEXTER” drawer is on the top. A charging port (2 USBC, 2 USBA, 2 regular plugs) is in the bottom drawer. I reinforced the bottom to install the hairpin legs and make a cord channel. Forstner bit came in handy! #woodworking

Today was the first time I saw a product price online that added in a tariff surcharge AND told me that it was added. I’m not buying this particular product (too $$$), but I will buy from the company. Good for them for letting us know the tariff surcharge.

Scroll through. Especially to the image @geoffbowser.bsky.social made of the DOL posts since Labor Day. JFC! Not the America I see everyday.

Most people who don’t use cannabis don’t understand what is said below. “Patients don’t want to get high, they just want to get better.” U.S. laws have made research on how cannabinoids work for different situations impossible. So we are out here self-medicating and 🤞🏻finding what works for us.

@in-otter-news.bsky.social !!!

COVID is still a threat - for everyone. People of all ages and risk groups should be able to get vaccinated if they want to. www.statnews.com/2025/08/27/f...

In Red State Georgia , Immigration enforcement Creates a setback for the entire state economy. Karma for MAGA but unfortunately,collateral damage to all Georgians www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodwor...

Bummer. Many more to go. forward.com/fast-forward...

I had to look this up because I didn’t believe it was a thing. This article made me laugh so hard that I had to share it. milwaukeerecord.com/food-drink/w...

Yeah, this doesn’t sound anything like someone who said “And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything ... Grab 'em by the pussy”

I agree with @eliasisquith.blog !

Every Republican who goes on the Sunday shows tomorrow should be pressed to denounce this illegal and authoritarian proclamation from the president. And none of this "I didn't read the tweet" bullshit.

IYKYK!!!

This whole, "sexual assault and harassment is bad when Trump does it, but ok when our side does it," is sending a really clear message that the old guard of Democratic leadership only cares about women when it's politically advantageous. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

As someone >60 w/ a medID for cannabis, I have some comments. 1. Most doctors don’t know much about C because US laws made research impossible. 2. When you use C for sleep/pain/etc you are absolutely self-medicating. There is no “prescription”. 3. Budtenders likely know more than your doctor 1/

For the past month, I’ve tried to use the word fuckwit at least twice a day. In the past hour, I think I’ve used it at least 10 times. Maybe a few more. Join me in using fuckwit frequently!

This is worth 3 minutes of your time. No one wants to eat at a restaurant that only serves bland chicken. (It’s not about chicken, or restaurants, tho)

🕰️ #TimeMachine : 85 years ago #Chaplin decided to speak in one of his films for the first time in his career. It was to deliver this message that rings true today. #NoKings

No Kings Worcester protest with the wonderful Jim McGovern!

@repmcgovern.bsky.social What can you, as a lawmaker, do? Asking for the country.

@governorwalz.mn.gov I am so sorry for your and Minnesota’s loss.

@warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social As information unfolds from the political assassination in MN , what can lawmakers do to prevent Amazon and other companies from selling fake Police,FBI, and “custom” patches that can be sewn on clothing?

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

Doesn’t Elon have access to Trump’s taxes through the Doge data mining? #trumpvsmusk

@netflix.com is now my hero. Sure, I wasn’t thrilled with recent rate hikes, but if some of my money is going toward kids being able to watch Sesame Street, I’m fine with that. ❤️

4 new words added to the script. I want my lawyer. Every day is shut the fuck up Friday

When Rolling Stone picks up a story out of Worcester, it’s either because it’s incredibly good, or incredibly bad. In this case, incredibly bad. Very good article!

What a lovely background Nicole has provided us - things I only know because Mayor Baraka was arrested while doing the right thing.

"Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone." - Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.newsweek.com/ice-agents-b...

Historian here, my fellow Worcesterites evoking the spirit of Thomas Wentworth Higginson when they sent slave catcher and federal marshal Asa O Butman packing yesterday! School board candidate arrested in confrontation with ICE on Eureka Street in Worcester www.telegram.com/story/news/2...

Never negotiate with terrorists.

Good for these students and their parents! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Just when I thought I couldn’t love the Dropkick Murphys more … www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

I don't want to see a single media outlet talking about the Texas #measles outbreak without acknowledging the role of misinformation and specifically the anti-vaccine rhetoric spread by RFK Jr. Thank you, @wired.com for doing both: www.wired.com/story/measle...

Passing on a note from a colleague: People with federal student loans should download their files IMMEDIATELY. These files are currently on the studentaid.gov website, which may get deleted if Trump follows through with his EO to shut down DOE

Do older Americans know that Elon Musk now controls access to their Social Security and health insurance?

Page One in Boston: @bostonglobe.com

If you live anywhere near Worcester, River and Stone is amazing!!!

I deleted my IG account tonight. I don’t feel anything except relief that I’m on zero Zuck and zero Musk platforms. (I deleted X soon after Twitter was purchased.) #dumpmeta #deleteinstagram #deletex

When your neighbors are Irish, (but one prefers Jack Daniels) you have a little crafternoon with whiskey nips! (Fireball added for the red) #irishwhiskey