Every time I hold my four-month-old nephew, I think about how Talia was born just a few weeks before he was, and how different her life has been. There is no fairness in war, but if we can make things even a little easier, we must. Please give what you can. tinyurl.com/SamaasFamily

today in Unnecessarily Gendered: you have to decide if you're a man or a woman to get a discount on O'Neill's website.

the great thing about textile arts is that AI cannot wield a needle & thread or a crochet hook. it cannot toss a shuttle across a loom or spin yarn. they may try to flood the pattern-making field, but AI cannot even make slop copies of the things i make with my own hands & brain.

this feels like a picture of @jjofbc.bsky.social

@somewelshmook.bsky.social you need to read this!

do people on Facebook Marketplace do the thing where they list something for free but then in the description tell you prices or to make an offer? i am giving Offer Up a go, but it seems that most listings are like that or selling overstock stuff.

And I am confused how few people remember how bad he was as President.

me! expect a lot of needle & thread content from me.

i have a lot of feelings right now and one of them is: do not fucking joke about csam not a little, not ever

i take Naltrexone for pain management. today i got a 'we're very concerned about your substance use disorder' from my insurance company. fuck you Aetna. if you actually cared about my well-being, you wouldn't have denied coverage for the medication that's kept my diabetes under control.

tfw you receive confirmation that you did, indeed, find the perfect gift.

Hey all, I've spent the past few weeks working really hard on the kobold heart hoard project and it's available for pre-order now. It's 10 glass hearts, starting at $25. nora.jewelry/products/kob... Shares are appreciated.

donating platelets tomorrow. i need two-ish hours of programming to watch while i'm stuck in the chair. i can choose from anything on Netflix & DisneyPlus. i will unable to work the remote during the whole thing so a series that auto-queues or a longish film is preferred. 1/2

this is me, but quilted & sewn objects (for now)

if i have to have vacarious squicks, so do you

i made eye contact with the star of Te Amo Pecas on the street in Cartagena, Colombia.

Show me an album your folks used to play and you still jam to today.

a very worthwhile read!

i'm kinda surprised we haven't seen a rush of hockey players...but i'm a mixologist now thanks to @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social & the marvelous novel The Ganymedan

went out for our anniversary dinner tonight & found out there's a cat café near us. my only New Year resolution is to go pet kitties once a week.

homemade Chex mix is completely superior to the store-bought kind. no matter how you doctor it.

disco or classic rock (depends on the peer group in question)

Right!? Like, you are gettin it, keep going!!

A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.

Myself & potentially a lot of other survivors of CSA would appreciate it if folks could include the E name in alt text of famous people in certain photos in certain circumstances, even if E is not in them... Trying really hard to censor some things via muted words rn & it's not easy 😅. Plz & thx!

I *am* a one issue voter, actually. My one issue is "do you see all human beings as equitably entitled to basic human rights and dignity, or do you see some people as acceptable losses or sacrifices?"

tfw you wait and wait and wait to get prescription glasses and they end up being worse than the drug store readers you've been limping along on

dear cis allies, we see you signing and sharing petitions, we see you at protests, and we love you for speaking up for us. but... please directly and personally check in on your trans friends right now. we are not ok and knowing that we have friends outside our community who care helps so much

i am almost done with holiday gift procurement. i just need to get my great nephews sorted. they're 4-ish & 6-ish and i'm coming up with nothing (last year i helped out with their swimming lessons).

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

this feels like if a @premeemohamed.com story were a painting

Call Your Senators (or email) and say this: "Stand up for trans rights, do not allow a vote on legislation to ban healthcare for trans youth. I will not vote for you if you throw trans healthcare under the bus. Trans people need our support!"

At the request of my trans friends, I’m done mincing words. This bill is genocidal. Social murder of trans children by making illegal the most effective method of preventing their suicide. Yes, that’s the targeted killing of a group of people with a goal of extinction. Call. Your. Senators.

Also, if one of these bigots represents you, call them and yell at them. blacksky.community/profile/did:...

People sometimes tell me I should take this flag down and replace it I dunno. I think it’s perfect just as it is #photography #transgender #resist

What are people's favorite one act plays? Bonus points for queer and trans playwrights.

i wouldn't even know what you're talking about if i hadn't seen it on the tv (thankfully muted) when i went to pick up dinner. i've been sewing all day, far better for all my manners of well-being.

third & last table runner quilt top for this holiday season. this one is made entirely of scraps & squares i've accumulated from various sources. i wish i had more energy, i'm really enjoying making things.

Please share & donate to help Mohammed's son Karim recover from severe malnutrition as Israel's genocidal siege continues. Palestinians are still starving & homeless as winter rains flood the camps:

we absolutely do not consent to images of us being AI altered.

It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through. Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!

Since I shared this, Bluesky deleted Ahmad's account, then deleted the account he made to replace it. Please share & give to help him in the face of this platform's hellish treatment of genocide survivors.

no space for a peg board? not to worry, IKEA's got you covered. #QuiltSky #SmallSpaceQuilting

i mean, i gotta pee...

how long do you wait before giving up on your doc for a virtual appointment? my appointment was at 3 (PST)

I know a lot of people aren't familiar with Common Bonds, but it's a series of all-aro anthologies to combat the way aro stories in anthos are often fully eclipsed by ace ones. Book 1 released in 2021 and now we're back by popular demand with all new stories! Check it out 👇🏽

unless there's more to this, there goes RFK Jr's (& his ilk's) testosterone & every menopausal person's HRT. they hate us so much they don't care who they fuck over in their quest to immiserate us.

meet my new bestie i needed to wash some fabric before sewing, but laundry is spensive (nearly $5 per load to wash & dry), so i tried to cheat & wash everything (including reds) at once with the help of a color catcher. lol anyway, Carbona¹ to the rescue & i'll be able to sew up a storm tomorrow