Dan the Gnome
@brewergnome.bsky.social
He/Him - Gnomewood/Gnomespun Owner, Biologist, Woodworker, Army Vet, Gardener, Fiber Artist, Baker, Professional Dilettante
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Dan the Gnome
@brewergnome.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Gnomespun Yarn and Fiber Arts
Hand made spindles and fiber tools, hand dyed yarn and breed specific top and roving! fiber arts, spinning, yarn, roving, top, combed, carded, wool, silk, longwool, downswool, downs wool, handmade spi...
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So, uh, hi all! I'm Dan, the Gnome. I do textile arts and woodworking (Gnomespun Yarn and Gnomewood Creations). I'm a gay, ace, disabled, married, Army Veteran with two fabulous Swedish Vallhunds that periodically give advice.
I love to learn anything about anything.
I love to learn anything about anything.
We went on one of these last year and it was *literally life changing.*
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
THIS JUST IN
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These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
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2026 special tours to Cusco Peru are now available for registration at abbysyarns.com/webshop/product-category/fu/travel
These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
Questions? Email [email protected]
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We went on one of these last year and it was *literally life changing.*
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
Looking up the Presidential Traverse for reasons.
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Looking up the Presidential Traverse for reasons.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
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I have to wonder how much local LE/politicians/news orgs are kind of counting on the coming weather + holiday drowning this story out. Sharing this video at your Thanksgiving table might be an important thing you can do in the next couple of days.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have to wonder how much local LE/politicians/news orgs are kind of counting on the coming weather + holiday drowning this story out. Sharing this video at your Thanksgiving table might be an important thing you can do in the next couple of days.
The stupid pettiness of this administration knows no bounds. Seriously? Investigated? Ignoring the fact you CAN'T call a sitting Sentor back to service, THERE'S NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE. He didn't do anything wrong, and it's a simple "is it legal" boolean operator.
The Pentagon says it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders. https://to.pbs.org/4pveBmm
Pentagon says it's investigating Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
It is extraordinary for the Pentagon, which until the second Trump term has usually gone out of its way to act and appear apolitical, to directly threaten a sitting member of Congress.
www.pbs.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The stupid pettiness of this administration knows no bounds. Seriously? Investigated? Ignoring the fact you CAN'T call a sitting Sentor back to service, THERE'S NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE. He didn't do anything wrong, and it's a simple "is it legal" boolean operator.
Heh macropus.
Day 24 of #Nudivember is Mexichromis macropus.
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/showall/mexi...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/418341-...
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/showall/mexi...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/418341-...
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Heh macropus.
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I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I like how full text search of every book and human thought ever was a SOLVED PROBLEM in 2001, and now dicks at search engines and my own phone – a piece of silicon faster to respond than God was ever imagined in scripture – prevent it from working, _as a retroactive infantilizing design choice_.
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Seal dragon gathering reeds for her little nest 🌥️
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seal dragon gathering reeds for her little nest 🌥️
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Incidentally, theft like this is why there won’t be a second Steelflower trilogy, why the Bannon & Clare series was canceled by the publisher, and why I will never do another collected SquirrelTerror book.
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Incidentally, theft like this is why there won’t be a second Steelflower trilogy, why the Bannon & Clare series was canceled by the publisher, and why I will never do another collected SquirrelTerror book.
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I'd never heard of this site until tonight. Both my books are on there. Did you know my publisher offers one of three lowest royalty rates in the entire industry? And that I didn't get an advance? Literally all I make is from royalties. Royalties I don't earn when you pirate my book.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I'd never heard of this site until tonight. Both my books are on there. Did you know my publisher offers one of three lowest royalty rates in the entire industry? And that I didn't get an advance? Literally all I make is from royalties. Royalties I don't earn when you pirate my book.
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Listen, the best thing they could have done was have a spine back in, idk, 2016.
The second best thing was have a spine at any time since then.
But the 3rd best thing is definitely spite quitting just to let Dems take over and make Johnson cry.
The second best thing was have a spine at any time since then.
But the 3rd best thing is definitely spite quitting just to let Dems take over and make Johnson cry.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Listen, the best thing they could have done was have a spine back in, idk, 2016.
The second best thing was have a spine at any time since then.
But the 3rd best thing is definitely spite quitting just to let Dems take over and make Johnson cry.
The second best thing was have a spine at any time since then.
But the 3rd best thing is definitely spite quitting just to let Dems take over and make Johnson cry.
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Sean is giving away copies of my YA book, STONESKIN!
Here are 5 uncached US Kindle copies of Stoneskin: Prequel to the Deep Witches Trilogy, which I *think* allows @kbspangler.com to get a dollar. Maybe more. This is the book I've given away the most, btw. Over 300 copies so far!
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
I’m so tired of this. Its exhausting. We’re all broke and the people who steal books don’t care.
I’d bet a whole American dollar that saying “Please don’t steal from us” on social media is basically a challenge to double down and yoinks! away! on our titles.
At least then I’d get a dollar.
I’d bet a whole American dollar that saying “Please don’t steal from us” on social media is basically a challenge to double down and yoinks! away! on our titles.
At least then I’d get a dollar.
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Sean is giving away copies of my YA book, STONESKIN!
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I'm tucking 'solution-shaped object' away for later use.
"writing code to solve a problem" used to have "understanding the problem" as a prerequisite. but vibecoding allows solution-shaped objects to be produced without any of the hard-won understanding. beware of solution-shaped objects.
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'm tucking 'solution-shaped object' away for later use.
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One of the underlying frustrations people have with the economy is that the big firms get to play by another set* of rules.
* there are none
* there are none
Meta's effort to preserve its credit rating by keeping its $27B data center & associated debt off its books "strains credibility," built on assumptions that the match the reality of its ability to control the project. [gift link]
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
One of the underlying frustrations people have with the economy is that the big firms get to play by another set* of rules.
* there are none
* there are none
Look at those elbows!
Today is National/World Walrus Day! These semi-aquatic mammals, which are a type of seal, share similar bones with humans. Their specialized forelimbs have evolved for swimming.
#SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #walrus, #NationalWalrusDay #anatomy #ComparativeAnatomy
#SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #walrus, #NationalWalrusDay #anatomy #ComparativeAnatomy
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Look at those elbows!
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"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
Imani and Jess gave a really good and complete answer (if depressing) to my question about Obergefell/LGBT Marriage and Rights on the excellent podcast: Boom! Lawyered
Thanks, @angryblacklady.blacksky.app !
Thanks, @angryblacklady.blacksky.app !
From Marriage Equality to SCOTUS Reform: Imani and Jess Answer Your Questions (Podcast)
Imani and Jess (mostly) answer audience questions about the biggest legal news story of the day.
rewirenewsgroup.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Imani and Jess gave a really good and complete answer (if depressing) to my question about Obergefell/LGBT Marriage and Rights on the excellent podcast: Boom! Lawyered
Thanks, @angryblacklady.blacksky.app !
Thanks, @angryblacklady.blacksky.app !
I mean... ::looks at overflowing cabinet of handmade pottery by me and others:: it's not... ::looks at extensive fiction and nonfiction library:: totally um... ::looks at living room full of wintering plants:: I mean you can't really... ::looks at box labeled "obsolete cables"::
Ok, yeah
Ok, yeah
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I mean... ::looks at overflowing cabinet of handmade pottery by me and others:: it's not... ::looks at extensive fiction and nonfiction library:: totally um... ::looks at living room full of wintering plants:: I mean you can't really... ::looks at box labeled "obsolete cables"::
Ok, yeah
Ok, yeah
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
Unsurprisingly, as usual this number is pulled from his ass. Inflation per state is all over the place. If anything it's grouped geographically.
FL/NC/WV/GA/VA/MD/DE are ALL at 22.4% inflation from 2021 (the highest current bracket)
All of New England is at 17.9% (the lowest current bracket)
FL/NC/WV/GA/VA/MD/DE are ALL at 22.4% inflation from 2021 (the highest current bracket)
All of New England is at 17.9% (the lowest current bracket)
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Unsurprisingly, as usual this number is pulled from his ass. Inflation per state is all over the place. If anything it's grouped geographically.
FL/NC/WV/GA/VA/MD/DE are ALL at 22.4% inflation from 2021 (the highest current bracket)
All of New England is at 17.9% (the lowest current bracket)
FL/NC/WV/GA/VA/MD/DE are ALL at 22.4% inflation from 2021 (the highest current bracket)
All of New England is at 17.9% (the lowest current bracket)
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Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
All of this. And even past this, "I would rather potentially have a child dead from a painful and preventable disease than potentially one with neurodivergence" is one HELL of a take.
I think my biggest problem with the "vaccines cause autism" bullshit is that, even assuming they did (they don't, actually), neurodiversity is...good?
"Oh no, instead of polio and measles, people are cool and have new and different ways of thinking about things" is, uh, a really weird flex
"Oh no, instead of polio and measles, people are cool and have new and different ways of thinking about things" is, uh, a really weird flex
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
All of this. And even past this, "I would rather potentially have a child dead from a painful and preventable disease than potentially one with neurodivergence" is one HELL of a take.
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A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
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“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“It's both possible, and even necessary, to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects" was such a simple message that was so thoroughly and viciously rejected, but i think many of you still need to learn it
Potion Mug trying to manifest brain function today.
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Potion Mug trying to manifest brain function today.