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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 2h

My first entirely self made Halloween costume for my kid. The base layer is a McCall's cheerleader pattern, the hood was modified from an animal hood pattern, and the rest was self drafted, including the under skirt. There is also a pair of stretch velvet shorts underneath

#sewing #halloween

A little girl in an Eevee costume walking away from the camera

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 14h

I sometimes wonder if this is another malignancy from online gaming crossing into real life. I saw a lot of excuses for/normalization of abhorrent things during my peak World of Warcraft years either as "just jokes" or "but he's important to our shared goals so don't start a fight"

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 14h

Suffering today, suffering tomorrow, suffering forever

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 1d

I hadn't intended to finish this so quickly, but it's for comfortably dragging my stuff to swim meets. Two this weekend, one opening at 6:30 am. At least I'll have snacks

The main fabric is a piece of canvas I got directly from Rashida Coleman-Hale in a studio clean out bundle

#sewing

A tote bag made of blue and off white fabric with gold accents. It is sitting on a cutting mat next to a pattern booklet that says Redwood Tote

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 1d

sure hope no one needs anything from the strategic national stockpile, which isn't just for pandemics — it's for providing critical medical supplies for major public health emergencies in general, like chemical spills and nuclear incidents

Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 1d

Got a new story about a little-known HHS agency with a massive job: the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
ASPR gave us Operation Warp Speed.
Now it's being run by a conspiracy theorist who calls those vaccines “genocide.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/meet-a...

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olivier poplin enjoyer @verynormalguy.bsky.social · 2d

so many things that should happen to the people doing this. I’m not supposed to say this. can’t say them. maybe I’ll say them

Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 2d

A witness in our case had ICE reject all her documents after using facial rec on her.

For her, tho, it seemed like nothing could make them accept that she has a right to be here.

Either way, a gov policy of not trusting gov-issued docs is going to violate lots of people's rights.

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 3d

These are actual fun facts, and I'm genuinely delighted

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 3d

We used to go one town north of there when I was a kid. I remember being told 35 years ago how critical the dunes were to prevent erosion. They still exist for now, at least on Google Maps. Was the rest of the island always YOLOing right up to the ocean?

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 3d

Justice Kavanaugh: "and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States."

Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 3d

"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"

US citizen, 67, ‘has six ribs broken’ by Border Patrol agents, his running club says

The incident unfolded Saturday in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood, where residents say federal agents disrupted a children’s Halloween parade

www.independent.co.uk

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 3d

Anyway. With the CDC disbanded and the government shutdown, the reboot would be a very short movie.

Morgan Freeman: We have an outbreak, Doctor.

Dustin Hoffman: Due to the radical left-wing government shutdown, I am out of the office until Democrats in Congress get back to work and pass a budget.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 3d

The astonishing return of the United States Congress

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 The Senate votes 52-48 to overturn President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on Brazil. 5 GOP Senators break ranks to vote against Trump: Collins ME, McConnell KY, Murkowski AK, Paul KY, and Tillis NC.

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 3d

Did I make this top a couple years ago for my aunt's milestone birthday, congratulate myself on my planning, and then forget which year that birthday would take place?

Yes, but at least it's basted now. My mom's birthday quilt used the same fabric line and this one includes its scraps

#quiltsky

A partially basted quilt top. Pattern is Swoon Sixteen

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 5d

I guess some people do DIY it

Hotel room covered in blood with the text “caption this with a second to last text you sent” in it

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 6d

A mutant who would out compete other pugs in ability to lick things if it weren't for human meddling

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 7d

An immigrant couple is instructed to only feed their child more expensive pasteurized milk in THE ITALIAN (1915). When the husband is robbed and wrongfully imprisoned, the wife is forced to buy cheaper raw milk and the baby dies from it. This kind of social commentary was common in the 1910s.

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 8d

This makes RFK Jr. look even worse. mRNA vaccines have been one of the biggest scientific advances in recent memory, saving millions of people, and now we learn they can prolong the lives of cancer patients. And Kennedy is trying to kill them. The dude is a dangerous freakshow. Why is he even here?

Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients

A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 8d

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 7d

The latter is all over. A recruiter straight up told my husband a few months ago it was a good thing he was a veteran because that might outweigh the perception that hiring him was DEI

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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 7d

"Discussions reflected poor understanding of process, inadequate grasp of science, and a focus on low-quality safety data, excluding well-recognized components and standards for vaccine policy making."

An update on ACIP - #MedSky + #IDSky.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Science for vaccine policy: Independent review of the September 2025 ACIP processes, deliberations and votes

Since 1964, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has shaped US vaccine policy but recently underwent significant structural and pro…

www.sciencedirect.com

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 7d

Cutting these two projects killed it off I guess

#quiltsky

Christmas themed fabric with a pattern called Night Stars sitting on top

Ruby Star Society fabric, mostly in blue, with a pattern called Redwood Tote sitting on top

asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 7d

My second Instagram popular hype iron died, this time lasting somewhat longer than the prior one at just under two years. This time I'm trying a Panasonic cordless one instead

#quiltsky

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 10d

this is an absolutely wild use of passive voice, where you have to get through layers of narrative to figure out an ICE agent smashed a car window with his gun like an idiot, which went off and shot two people

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asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 10d

I had a wild interview years ago with a candidate who had among other things beaten up a guy he caught with his girlfriend after he had a dream where his dead father told him she was cheating. That was a fun report to give to the researchers

asclepias6b.bsky.social @asclepias6b.bsky.social · 10d

They do, but it only works if the candidate is honest with their own campaign about what could get them in trouble. It's not meant to be a hostile or dishonest interaction

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Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 11d

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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