I rage-quit my most recent online haunt (a web forum) the other day and thought i’d pop in on this account instead. Dammit, when did I follow all these US politics accounts? Or did they all just turn into politics? I just want to talk about silly everyday things. Where does one do that nowadays?

The placement on the store shelves can’t have been accidental. (Copenhagen, Denmark)

FYI (if anyone is reading), I haven’t abandoned Bluesky. It’s just that I 800+ followers on my photo account and get 50 likes even on average photos (100+ on good ones), while this account has 123 followers and gets 0-1 likes on any post. It’s simply more fun to post on the other one.

I’ve half abandoned this account because it turns out I’m not that interested in talking about politics after all. So go check out my photos on my other account instead. Mostly nature, some curiosities, and no photos of pets (I don’t even have any). Link in my profile.

Ok so now that absurd man thinks he can put tariffs on foreign films? How do you even do that? And in the age of VPN?

I started playing with feeds on my other account, and now I’m having too much fun looking at photos of moss to care about politics and all that.

So, no tariffs for big tech. What about all those millions of Americans who were supposed to start screwing tiny screws in iphones? Are they all fired now?

Sometimes I think about my Environmental History professor who said that anyone who doesn’t believe in climate change can leave his class and not come back.

Why is the #media playing Trump's game? Stop talking about 'negotiation'. This is economic terrorism. That's the extortionist's language. Would you use the words of a criminal to describe a court case? Stop playing his game. This is #Fascism. Act like it.

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

I was a bit down last week and didn't post the photos I had already picked out for #4Art25 Here's the one for day 4, Minimalist Magic. It was my second silver piece ever back in 2007. A bit wonky (and the photo isn't great) but I like it. #jewelryartisan #jewelryartist #silversmithing #handmade

#4Art25 day 8, Gemstone spotlight. I haven't done any settings with faceted gemstones (too fiddly), but garnet is commonly used as a gemstone and the beads in this statement ring are garnets. 2008, when I dabbled a bit in silversmithing. #jewelryartisan #jewelrymaking #silversmith

It’s so obvious Trump is in real estate, not trade and manufacturing.

Nah, my Bluesky is 95% photos of sunsets, landscapes and fungi, because I spend 95% of my time on my other account, scrolling photos. Feeds and lists are a good thing.

Finally people are talking about this. Yes, I know he doesn’t formally have the power now “except nobody is stopping him”. It shouldn’t be possible even with congress & senate backing him.

I was going to use this for #4Art25 day 3, April Showers, but changed my mind and used another one. Now it fits both #BlueSkyMonday and #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOodles instead. Made in 2007. These "caterpillar" bracelets were so popular back then. Basic description of the technique in ALT text.

Remember these? We called them wrap bracelets and they were all the rage in Sweden about 10-15 years ago. I liked making them with stone beads and vintage buttons, like this one. #Art25 #EarthyTones #acoloradAyPRIL #pink #artyear #artisanjewelry

Did you know stingrays have a face and legs? Uncanny, creepy or cute? Malmö aquarium, 2019 #BlueSkyMonday #stingray #fish

Funny how this (the absurd tariffs) highlights how much rich countries rely on cheap labour in poor countries and how we’ve made poor countries dependent on providing cheap labour. When all this (trade war) is over, can we talk a bit about neocolonialism?

All day I’ve seen Americans expressing bafflement over some vague “what’s happening”, and I’ve kept searching online for what they might be talking about. Apparently they’re just talking about Trump. Like, what did you expect? That he’d suddenly be sensible? That *would* be baffling.

Sadly, the US isn’t even a part of the free world anymore.

Here’s the thing about the tariffs: there will be no “short term pain”. Only long term. Every time a company realizes they can get away with charging you extra they don’t ever lower the price again. They just gouge. Whatever price hikes there are will be here for good.

The insurance companies are making the calculations on climate change that governments don’t dare to - or refuse to - do. #climatechange

I have now had to tell several customers that sorry, the product you're looking for is out of stock until I can find a supplier within the EU. My US wholesaler had to increase their prices b/c tariffs, so they're out. They used to be cheaper than EU wholesalers, but not anymore.

I had another piece lined up for #4Art25 day three, "April Showers", but this seems more appropriate right now. Made in 2007 or 2008. Sorry about the photo quality, it's also from 2007-2008. #silversmithing #glassfusing #jewelry #jewelrymaker #ArtYear

I followed a couple of random Finnish politicians just to see what they say about the Putin/Ukraine situation, and now “Discover” is feeding me more Finnish politics. Meanwhile I’m yet to find any Swedish politics. Where are all Swedish politicians and opinions at?

Well, right now the feeling is mutual. The EU can’t trust the US as an ally if it can randomly turn this bad this quickly just because they got a new president. Furthermore, Trump more or less threatens to take Greenland by force, which would make the US an enemy.

Another one for #4Art25 theme Blossom and Bloom. It's got a bit of orange in it, so maybe for todays #AColorADayPril (orange) too? Silver clay and dichroic fused glass cabochons, made by me a buch of years ago. #bskyjewelry #HandMade #ArtYear #ArtisanJewelry #GlassFusing

This one is for today's #4Art25 prompt Blossom and Bloom, and for yesterday's #AColorADayPril color red. A French beaded flower in red. It's a fun and versatile technique, but stringing the beads on the wire was boring so I've only done one or two other pieces in it. #beadwork #jewelry #ArtYear

Joining a new art challenge with an old photo of an old piece. Today's prompt is Fool's Gold, so here's a necklace with a lava rock and pyrite crystals. I made this in 2007 when I was just starting to make jewelry. #4Art25 #necklace #jewelrymaker #artisan #pyrite

This looks like fun! Even more fun if I could use the prompts to make something new, but that’ll have to wait a couple of weeks because of bandage on my hand. Meanwhile I’ve got a whole lot of photos of previous creations, if I can find them.

Our plastic patio roof filters enough sunlight for a quick glance and a photo.

They’re really working on pissing off their former allies. Separating our economies and defense is necessary. We (Europe) can’t trust Vance, and he’s next in line, so we’re under threat of more hostility at least until he has had his two terms.

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

I’m scheduled for surgery on a finger tomorrow, a 20 minute procedure. First they said it’s scheduled for 10:30. Now they said I have to be there at 8:00. I hope this means the surgery will be earlier, not that I have to sit there and wait 2-3 hours.

I think we already have that recommendation in Sweden. We’ve even bought cheap bottled water from Lidl and put it in our pantry.

Dyed fish leather was a thing a number of years ago. I made this cuff at a workshop and never wore it, because yes, it does have a faint odour of fish. #MakersmARTch #leather #dragon

This is how I do fan art. Started when I was 15, finished 25 years later. #MakersmARTch #stab #CrossStitch #Embroidery #PhantomOfTheOpera

Store bought seeds to the right, harvested seeds to the left. Why am I buying seeds? (Snapdragons and Nemesia)

Does this count as a pattern? #MakersmARTch #pattern #bracelet #beadwork #beading

… and now I got my first unsolicited random DM on my other account. Why do people do that? Does anyone really like those? I added that annoying disclaimer to the profile and unfollowed the user.

Yay, I just attracted my first weirdo! I don’t even know what they were on about, but they’re now blocked. A totally unrelated pencil drawing we found while clearing out a relative’s house. It was framed and all.

It’s fascinating because I really think most Americans have no idea how angry Canadians are, and when told, they either don’t get it or feel like it’s unfair.

Why Musk, the EV guy, is installing politicians to kill net zero: Trump, Reform UK, AfD.

I found this on my phone, saved in April 2020. So, did anyone invent a new calculus, or were we saved by Netflix and video games?

More people should read this, or any other critical novels or non-fiction about the Mao era in China. People are comparing Trump to Nazis, but they really should compare him to Mao. Wild Swans, by Jung Chang #booksky #bookreview #books

I’m trying to listen to Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, but I think I’ll give up. It just makes me think of Musk and his arrogance, and how people were (are?) cheering on his plans to let the world burn so that he can be dictator of Mars. #booksky #scifi #mars

I don’t spray, but others do and sometimes I photograph what they’ve done. Murals at the Snösätra street art culture park near Stockholm, Sweden. Artists’ names in Alt texts when visible. #MakersmARTch #spray #streetart #murals

The EU commission wants to ditch US weapons suppliers since the US has turned out to be unreliable. I bet the US defence industry is overjoyed. Or not.