Lisa The Riveter
@lisatheriveter.bsky.social
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She/her. Bi. Textile queen. AFOL. PNW. Low vision/blind. Immune-suppressed. Chronically ill. Extremely sweary. Alt text for everyone! #alttext for my tutorials to learn how. New here, long online.
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lisatheriveter.bsky.social
I have always wanted to be skilled at visual art, especially painting. I had a lot of fun with the little bit of art I got in elementary and middle school. So I’m working on developing those skills.

I chose watercolor because they’re cheap, nontoxic, and easy access.

🧵 #art #watercolor #blind
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erininthemorning.com
1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.

Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.

Here is your shutdown guide.

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Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House
Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.
www.erininthemorning.com
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scalzi.com
Author copies have arrived!
The US hardcover edition of The Shattering Peace. It has a starship in front of an orange and purple planet.
lisatheriveter.bsky.social
My partner stands close, touches me, etc. They’re allowed and know what I need. You don’t!
lisatheriveter.bsky.social
How do you know why I use a cane? YOU DON’T!

Fortunately these rules apply anyway.

Respect my autonomy or expect me to react badly.
lisatheriveter.bsky.social
You SHOULD:

Say hello and where you are (in front of me, to my right, etc)
What you’re offering (a chair, escort/direction to a location, info about surroundings)
Accept my communicated choice to accept your offer or not

I know my body, you don’t. Being visibly disabled doesn’t remove autonomy. 🤬
lisatheriveter.bsky.social
I use a cane for balance and to compensate for depth perception blindness. You should NOT:

TOUCH/GRAB ME
Get closer than 6’ (it’s been 5 years of COVID learn social distancing)
Move without looking in the direction you’re moving
FAIL TO LOOK DOWN in the direction you’re moving, short people exist!
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annabookwriter.bsky.social
By the way, since writing this, things have generally improved for me. I got on the right medication and nonfiction is back in my life. Fiction is a little more touch and go, but I can watch a whole movie now.

I will go to the mat for people who can’t.
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premeemohamed.com
Reskeeting for my few English friends who maybe have not seen this but GIN AND TONIC JELLY

GIN AND TONIC

IN JELLY FORM

WIGGLY G&T
nigella.bsky.social
#RecipeOfTheDay is Gin and Tonic Jelly! Back in the 90s, I made a few jellies of this sort, and I suddenly felt like a revisit might be in order. I’ve said this before, but remind you again that leaf gelatine is a much better setting agent than powdered gelatine www.nigella.com/recipes/gin-...
Gin and Tonic Jelly
This is so far from being the sort of jelly you'd expect at a children's party as can be imagined! The white currant decoration may be unavailable, but what matters is the drink-made-dessert itself! ...
www.nigella.com
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caxela.bsky.social
Young Dinornis at the Beach 🏖️
Two juvenile giant moa (Dinornis robustus) run energetically along a beach, creating some splashes as they go. Small waves roll in behind them.
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leannecpowner.bsky.social
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DOG!!!
The Giant Database of Dogs is a data collection project for classroom use. 6 quick questions to help students learn statistics! ALL good puppers are welcome!

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(please share widely!) (pics for tax, of course!)
lisatheriveter.bsky.social
We had a fantastic time! One of our friends is a serious lobster enthusiast, so the group went to celebrate a milestone birthday. Totally worth it!
lisatheriveter.bsky.social
Still recovering from travel, but my @oishinythings.bsky.social necklace went with me to Rockland, Maine for the 78th Annual Lobster Festival!

mainelobsterfestival.com
Me smiling in sunny Rockland, Maine, wearing a black tank top and a silver torque necklace with a wire-wrapped red labradorite pendant
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kateatherley.bsky.social
Reminder: My Rowan Summer School sock class starts tomorrow. Everything to make you into a great sock knitter, whether you're starting as a beginner or you have a bit of experience. Sessions are recorded - attend at your convenience. www.rowanconnect.net/socks-intens... 🧶
Socks Intensive 2025
www.rowanconnect.net
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alexdecampi.bsky.social
KIDDO: Batman Ninja is free on Youtube and I’m going to convince you to watch it with two screenshots

ME: I doubt that

KIDDO: So they have to disguise Batman in Feudal Japan and this is what they do. Also the brown-haired girl is Catwoman

ME: dammit
Feudal Japan Bruce Wayne, dressed in black monks’ robes with a tonsure, except in the middle of the tonsure is shaved the Bat Symbol. I will never be high enough to think up an idea like this. Also there’s a shorter brown-haired woman next to him, that’s Catwoman Another view of the Bat-tonsure. Great disguise, only works on short people
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tusk81.bsky.social
Attorney @l-toczylowski.bsky.social "said Hernández Romero remains in danger in Venezuela, the very country from which he fled persecution. Her team is exploring third-country relocation, but options may be limited by his lack of freedom of movement under the Maduro regime."
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truthout.org
In a “barrage of attacks on workers,” Trump’s Labor Department is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft.
Trump Labor Department Plans to Gut More Than 60 Workplace Regulations
The administration is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft.
buff.ly
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americasvoice.bsky.social
"ICE deported teenagers and children in immigration raids. Here are their stories," "Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series," "Pope Leo reflects on migrants and refugees as ‘messengers of hope’," and more must-read #immigration news.
Immigration Reform News July 28, 2025 - America's Voice
English El Periodico USA The Message is Clear: In Poll After Poll, Strong American Majority Rejects Mass Deportation By El Periodico USA Staff July 25, 2025 USA Today ICE deported teenagers and childr...
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anodynesix.bsky.social
"Bail reform does not allow people to evade responsibility for their crimes or walk free despite posing a risk to their communities ... These reforms simply seek to end the risk that someone who is legally presumed innocent can be jailed simply because they are too poor to pay money bail."
truthout.org
Cash bail systems do nothing to prevent crime — but do benefit wealthier people, as they are “able to post bail and go home, while the average person is often unable to afford money bonds and must remain in jail until the case is resolved.” Trump himself has benefitted from cashless bail in NYC.
Trump Bashes Cashless Bail, Says It Leads to More Crime. Studies Say Otherwise.
Real-world examples and case studies reveal that cashless bail doesn't result in higher crime rates.
ino.to
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themeekwarrior.bsky.social
Shop is live once more! Shares are appreciated.

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Come check out my pendants, stickers, and Bijou Dragon sculptures, among other random things. More on the way!
A Retrowave Bijou Dragon A pendant in the shape of a tiger's paw, with blue gems 3D printed dragons painted like mossy stone A lineup of baby seikrets
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verdantsculpts.bsky.social
Just a few more days to grab one of these guys. Even if you don’t buy a figure, joining my collectors club helps me so much with monthly income.
verdantsculpts.bsky.social
Capybara Spa is the figure of the month on my Collectors Club. Bathing capybaras are one of the cutest things in the world to me so I had to capture one in his own personal tub. Join the club today for just $2 to gain access.

verdantsculpts.com/pages/verdan...

#art #sculpture #capybara #bsnm
A pair of figures featuring a capybara seated in a spa tub.  Towels are draped over the side of the tub and along the capy’s back.  A folded towel rests on it’s forehead.
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anodynesix.bsky.social
"Despite federal investigations and a growing awareness of the industry's adverse consequences on patient health ... regulations for dental service organizations are scant, and attempts to regulate them have largely failed."
truthout.org
In the last decade, private equity firms have been quietly taking control of dental care from behind the scenes, largely through secondary business organizations that push dental practices to cut costs and, in some cases, encourage unnecessary and irreversible dental procedures.
When Private Equity Firms Acquire Dental Practices, Patients Pay the Price
In 2024, the dental industry witnessed 161 private equity deals — the highest number of any health care industry.
truthout.org
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anodynesix.bsky.social
"[T]he people who are employed to cover the genocide are they themselves starving to death ... [T]here are people who still believe this an appropriate price to pay for Jewish freedom."
marisakabas.bsky.social
In the past when I sat down to write about Israel, I’ve had a moment where I take a deep breath and accept that, as a Jewish woman, it’s going to be difficult. This time, there was no such moment.

I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:
Gaza is starving
Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.
www.thehandbasket.co