Santa-a-Day 5.19.26 Red Merino wool felt coat, hand-embroidered with pearl cotton, metal teddy bear buttons, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, and he holds a mini teddy bear ornament.

Santa-a-Day 5.18.26 Black Merino wool felt coat embroidered with “Love You More” silk fibers, hand-beaded, glow-in-the-dark elements, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, and bottle brush tree.

Santa-a-Day 5.16.26 White Merino wool felt coat and hat, hand-embroidered with metallic and cotton fibers, metal buttons, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, and bottle brush tree.

Santa-a-Day 5.15.26 19th century inspired St. Nicholas, with a Harris Tweed coat, vintage wool flannel trousers and hat, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, metal heart buttons, and he holds a Celtic knot heart mini ornament.

🧵 There seems to be a right wing view that hate speech online is a matter of freedom of speech & to arrest ppl for it - a thought crime. That’s, of course, bonkers. Here’s a v clear example of hate speech that is text & exceedingly dangerous. It involves bigotry & incitement. [1]

Far from a simple celebration, the lecture critically situates JAWS as the first genuine New Hollywood blockbuster and the originator of a distinctly neoliberal aesthetic that would come to dominate Hollywood for the next five decades.

“I don't want to say we're making a fortune ... because if I say it, they're going to say, 'He forgets about the little man with the $4 gasoline.'" = Let them eat cake.

KAITLAN COLLINS: “What about Trump’s promise to lower gas prices?” JIM JORDAN: “That’s life.” COLLINS: “If someone’s paying more for⛽️, saying ‘that’s life’ might not make them feel better.” JORDAN: “Those are your words, not mine.” COLLINS: “No you said that. Just now.”😬

Santa-a-Day 5.14.26 This fine fellow has a hand-sewn coat of vintage wool, up-cycled red wool herringbone trousers and hat, metal buttons, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, and bottle brush tree.

Santa-a-Day 5.13.26 Pale gray and burgundy Merino wool felt coat, hand-appliquéd, metal buttons, silk ribbon hanger, glittered bottle brush tree, and leather brand tag.

How The Corrupt Supreme Court Is Actively Doing the Bidding of Trump and Radicalizing the Majority Leah Litman reveals the authoritarian endgame of the six corrupt conservative Justices& how Dems & the majority can use their power to hold them accountable. thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-the-co...

Santa-a-Day 5.12.26 Hand-embroidered Merino wool felt coat, charcoal trousers, metal buttons and jingle bell charm, needle-felted mini ornament, silk ribbon hanger, and leather brand tag.

Santa-a-Day 5.10.26 Inspired by German folklore, hand-appliquéd Merino wool felt coat, glass leaf buttons, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, and bottle brush tree.

Well done article from @us.theguardian.com on how the Trump administration's war on science and data is harming the American public. "Experts warn that Trump’s destruction of the country’s data infrastructure will have lasting impacts on all aspects of life..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

When Rubio abruptly halted foreign aid last year, cleanup crews in Vietnam were forced to abandon one of the largest chemical spills in the world for weeks. Left exposed: open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange. From Pulitzer finalist “The End of Aid”:

Santa-a-Day 5.9.26 Deep chocolate brown Merino wool felt coat, hand-embroidered with Bad Sheep Yarn “Elizabeth”, antique ( 100+ year-old ) foil backed bead buttons, silk ribbon, leather brand tag, and bottle brush tree.

Trump’s detention camps are extremely unpopular everywhere they’ve been proposed, but many people don’t realize DHS is planning a concentration camp in their community. That’s why we’ve put up billboards to let local residents know there’s a proposed or existing detention camp nearby.

“What if black college athletes refused to sign to schools in states that gerrymandered districts to exclude black representation?". ~ D.L. Hughley

Absolutely.

Santa-a-Day 5.8.25 Harris Tweed wool coat and hat, metal buttons, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, bottle brush tree.

Santa-a-Day 5.7.26 This fine fellow reminds me of the Spotted Elephant on the Island of Misfit Toys. Cream colored Merino Wool felt, hand-appliquéd with wool felt, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, and he holds a glittered bottle brush tree.

Many of you are asking how you can help my work. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

#LFGBlue - please flip your seats blue! Keep your State blue!

I joined NY’s Cutest on the Bergen Bike Bus that they ride to school every Wednesday, rain or shine. We’re adding bike boulevards and more pedestrian space on Bergen and Dean Street, from Court Street to East New York Ave. It was a wonderful kind of day.

Santa-a-Day 5.6.26 A little less Christmas…a little bit Nightmare Before. Hand-embroidered Merino wool felt coat, Mother of Pearl accent, pom-pom style hat, leather brand tag, and mini needle felted cat ornament.

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Santa-a-Day 5.5.26 Mid-Century Modern inspired, hand-appliquéd blue Merino wool felt coat, wool roving beard, hand-painted face, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag, and silver bottle brush tree.

"Clergy with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Monday withdrew $1 million from an account with Citizens Bank as it urged the institution to cut ties with two companies that finance and operate immigrant detention centers..." www.wgbh.org/news/politic...

Santa-a-Day 5.4.26 Green Merino wool felt coat, hand-appliquéd with felt and crystal buttons, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag. He holds a needle-felted star mini ornament.

Fuck you.

“You’re confusing peace with terror.” ~ Galen Erso, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

“I do have one regret... I regret not having more pencils". Lessons in Chemistry ~ Elizabeth Zott

Santa-a-Day 5.3.26 Scandinavian inspired, hand-embroidered blue Merino wool felt coat, charcoal pants, and red folksy hat, bottle brush tree, and leather brand tag. #Christmas

Hormuz standoff the 'largest supply shock' ever experienced, says global energy expert... And the worst is yet to come... www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Vintage wool coat, hand-embroidered with cotton fibers, glass bead buttons, bottle brush tree, silk ribbon hanger, and leather brand tag. 5.2.26 Santa-a-Day-in-May #Christmas2026

Santa-a-Day-in-May 5.1.26 Red Merino wool felt, brass buttons, pom-pom hat, Japanese lace appliqué, silk ribbon hanger, leather brand tag.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES 😡

The Chief Justice’s Honor System By Tony Pentimalli John Roberts built his whole public image on one rotten little bargain: trust the Supreme Court because people like John Roberts are running it.

It isn’t a noble aim. It is reactionary, violent, and ultimately deadly. “Quixotic” isn’t the appropriate word to describe what he is doing; it’s closer to a terrorizing, “Dirty War” against people.

“Strange as it sounds, it’s uplifting to visit Ukraine these days. This is a place where the good guys are winning — or at least holding their own. And they’re surviving with help from a stalwart Europe rather than a retreating United States.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

He has an apocalyptic worldview and is a self-loathing, amoral man. Of course he will bankrupt and burn it all to the ground.

“Alice Tankerville” OOAK hand-sewn ornament, Liberty of London fabric “Big Smoke” fused with Merino wool felt, Harris tweed collar, metal buttons ,silk ribbon hanger and mitten keeper string, leather brand tag. Named for the only woman to have escaped the Tower of London.

“Elsa Schiaparelli” Merino wool felt, hand-embroidered with silk and wool fibers, metal buttons, silk ribbon hanger and mitten keeper string, leather brand tag.

This is a good time to re-read the decision in Carroll v. Trump.

New coats and hearts!

“Miranda Priestly” OOAK hand-sewn red leather coat ornament, functional side seem pockets lined with Merino wool felt, glass crystal buttons, silk ribbon hanger and mitten keeper string, Merino wool felt mittens, leather brand tag. Inspired by The Devil Wears Prada.

When he says, “they didn’t thank me”, he means the bribe was inadequate.