Lisa The Riveter
@lisatheriveter.bsky.social
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.
New here, long online.
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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
I chose watercolor because they’re cheap, nontoxic, and easy access.
🧵 #art #watercolor #blind
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The US issues a new Leave Iran Now alert.
Talks between the two countries are planned for Oman today.
Talks between the two countries are planned for Oman today.
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
The US issues a new Leave Iran Now alert.
Talks between the two countries are planned for Oman today.
Talks between the two countries are planned for Oman today.
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They call us people of color, so why not embrace it? It is here to stay, and that is why I created the Eumelanin collection to celebrate the beauty of Black culture.
From now on, every painting of mine will feature these characters. More in February. Eumelanin: The Intro.
Iranzye
OUT..✌🏼🤘🏼
From now on, every painting of mine will feature these characters. More in February. Eumelanin: The Intro.
Iranzye
OUT..✌🏼🤘🏼
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
They call us people of color, so why not embrace it? It is here to stay, and that is why I created the Eumelanin collection to celebrate the beauty of Black culture.
From now on, every painting of mine will feature these characters. More in February. Eumelanin: The Intro.
Iranzye
OUT..✌🏼🤘🏼
From now on, every painting of mine will feature these characters. More in February. Eumelanin: The Intro.
Iranzye
OUT..✌🏼🤘🏼
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when I was in high school I had male teachers in their 30s who I totally thought I was adult peer friends with. when I was in my 30s and was a high school youth group leader I was like “those are not my friends, those are children.” that’s when I realized those men just had bad boundaries
when i was a 16yo girl i thought i was an adult. coaching 12-17yo girls as a 28yo really hammered home how much i was wrong about being an adult at 16 and how obvious it is to actual adults that a 16yo is not an adult. if they say they cannot tell they are lying because they are a creep.
February 6, 2026 at 6:16 AM
when I was in high school I had male teachers in their 30s who I totally thought I was adult peer friends with. when I was in my 30s and was a high school youth group leader I was like “those are not my friends, those are children.” that’s when I realized those men just had bad boundaries
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If you're going to steal historical artefacts at least handle with care!! 😡
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid
The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".
www.bbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
If you're going to steal historical artefacts at least handle with care!! 😡
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I’m such a sucker for pop art crochet patterns www.etsy.com/listing/4369...
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I’m such a sucker for pop art crochet patterns www.etsy.com/listing/4369...
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Cornwall based antivax physician David Cartland got a letter from DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) preventing him from working with children and vulnerable populations. Basically his medical career is over.
My question here is WHY CAN'T WE HAVE NICE THINGS HERE IN THE US?!?
My question here is WHY CAN'T WE HAVE NICE THINGS HERE IN THE US?!?
February 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Cornwall based antivax physician David Cartland got a letter from DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) preventing him from working with children and vulnerable populations. Basically his medical career is over.
My question here is WHY CAN'T WE HAVE NICE THINGS HERE IN THE US?!?
My question here is WHY CAN'T WE HAVE NICE THINGS HERE IN THE US?!?
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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It is currently 'packs of coyotes walking across the Charles River' cold outside.
February 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It is currently 'packs of coyotes walking across the Charles River' cold outside.
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We’re feeling the LOVE from #Kickstarter! And from all our backers so far! ❤️🖤💚
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology
Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.
www.kickstarter.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 AM
We’re feeling the LOVE from #Kickstarter! And from all our backers so far! ❤️🖤💚
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
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Labour MP calls for a ‘clearout’ of advisers in Downing Street amid Mandelson scandal - UK politics live
Labour MP calls for a ‘clearout’ of advisers in Downing Street amid Mandelson scandal - UK politics live
Pressure continued to build on Keir Starmer to remove his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney
Downing Street has defied calls to remove Keir Starmer’s most senior aide, insisting Morgan McSweeney retains the prime minister’s confidence, as frustration grows over a wait for documents on Peter Mandelson, which some fear could last for weeks.
Amid warnings from Labour backbenchers that McSweeney’s survival would leave Starmer’s position “untenable”, Starmer apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Mandelson, a close friend of the convicted child sex offender, as US ambassador. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Labour MP calls for a ‘clearout’ of advisers in Downing Street amid Mandelson scandal - UK politics live
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Oh man. Chip went on to do many great things but before he did, he was the student editor at the University of Denver the year Kent State and Jackson State shootings took place when the National Guard was called in to subdue antiwar protests. 💔
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
idavox.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Oh man. Chip went on to do many great things but before he did, he was the student editor at the University of Denver the year Kent State and Jackson State shootings took place when the National Guard was called in to subdue antiwar protests. 💔
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Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins & Other Men Are
Transcript: Well, it happened again. I’m mentioned in the Epstein files. Again. You probably saw my first video on this topic and you came away thinking that I’ve spent the past decade being as awe…
skepchick.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
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Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
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they are not "immigration enforcement efforts" @georgiarecorder.com because they do not target people who have broken immigration laws. They target by race and the turmoil is about violent racism and broader intimidation. Please, update your style guide!
At a time of national turmoil over federal immigration enforcement efforts, representatives of Georgia’s Latino community showed up at the state Capitol Thursday to demonstrate their growing political clout in the battleground state.
Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social
Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social
Latino community advocates celebrate growing political power in Georgia • Georgia Recorder
Advocates highlighted the collective electoral power that Latino voters are amassing throughout Georgia ahead of the 2026 midterms.
georgiarecorder.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
they are not "immigration enforcement efforts" @georgiarecorder.com because they do not target people who have broken immigration laws. They target by race and the turmoil is about violent racism and broader intimidation. Please, update your style guide!
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I really want lawyers and judges to fucking think about this shit. I’m having a hard time.
In WA, DUI is a “strict liability” crime, so you’re guilty of it whether you intended to drive under the influence or not. Think how big a miscarriage of justice that is for someone who was roofied.
In WA, DUI is a “strict liability” crime, so you’re guilty of it whether you intended to drive under the influence or not. Think how big a miscarriage of justice that is for someone who was roofied.
I am transcribing a trial now of a girl who was roofied—having been roofied I will tell you I am easily convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that she was roofied—but the jury took 15 minutes to convict her of DUI. Her tox screen was positive only for drugs that are basically only used to roofie ppl
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 AM
I really want lawyers and judges to fucking think about this shit. I’m having a hard time.
In WA, DUI is a “strict liability” crime, so you’re guilty of it whether you intended to drive under the influence or not. Think how big a miscarriage of justice that is for someone who was roofied.
In WA, DUI is a “strict liability” crime, so you’re guilty of it whether you intended to drive under the influence or not. Think how big a miscarriage of justice that is for someone who was roofied.
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I have a deep aversion to local TV news, but now I am ON it because last year, the power company Arizona Public Service cut off electricity to my mother’s house outside of Phoenix, killing her.
82-year-old APS customer died after power was shut off in May 2024
An 82-year-old woman died in May 2024 after her power was cut off on a very hot day. Her son and an advocate say this shows an issue with state policies.
www.12news.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I have a deep aversion to local TV news, but now I am ON it because last year, the power company Arizona Public Service cut off electricity to my mother’s house outside of Phoenix, killing her.
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There's something utterly heartbreaking about hearing Shakespeare (et al) write words pleading for us to recognize that the stranger among us is human, and that we should imagine ourselves suffering as they do...
... and to realize that, for at least 400 years, we've not gotten this right.
... and to realize that, for at least 400 years, we've not gotten this right.
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
There's something utterly heartbreaking about hearing Shakespeare (et al) write words pleading for us to recognize that the stranger among us is human, and that we should imagine ourselves suffering as they do...
... and to realize that, for at least 400 years, we've not gotten this right.
... and to realize that, for at least 400 years, we've not gotten this right.
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The Msunduzi community in KwaZulu-Natal is grieving after the murder of 19-year-old queer teen Sbongimpilo "Shana" Mzobe
www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/05/b...
www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/05/b...
Brutal Killing of Queer Teen Shana Mzobe Shocks KwaZulu-Natal Community
The murder of queer teen Shana Mzobe has shocked KwaZulu-Natal, with family and residents calling for justice as police investigate.
www.mambaonline.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The Msunduzi community in KwaZulu-Natal is grieving after the murder of 19-year-old queer teen Sbongimpilo "Shana" Mzobe
www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/05/b...
www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/05/b...
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Tech is unable to show you what TV and films you might like to watch on the front menu of a streaming service (even though you give away your tastes with every digital interaction) while they’re also insisting that the same tech will be able to make vital everyday decisions for you and your country.
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Tech is unable to show you what TV and films you might like to watch on the front menu of a streaming service (even though you give away your tastes with every digital interaction) while they’re also insisting that the same tech will be able to make vital everyday decisions for you and your country.
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From Gothic revisions of iconic literary moments to ghostly grief, here are our most anticipated horror books from indie and small presses this February! @quillandcrow.com @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @brennanlafaro.bsky.social @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social
4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in February 2026
From Gothic revisions of iconic literary moments to ghostly grief, here are our most anticipated horror books from indie and small presses this February!
the-line-up.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
From Gothic revisions of iconic literary moments to ghostly grief, here are our most anticipated horror books from indie and small presses this February! @quillandcrow.com @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @brennanlafaro.bsky.social @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social
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This morning at the Minnesota State Capitol.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This morning at the Minnesota State Capitol.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
An ice sculpture that reads "PROSECUTE ICE". I'm told the organization behind the sculpture is Common Defense.
I was one of the young women who got out of working in the comics and scifi/fantasy books industries in the early 90s bc of the kinds of things we’ve been talking about this week.
I moved to general bookstores.
It didn’t get any better. I still don’t go to cons by myself. I’m 52 now.
I moved to general bookstores.
It didn’t get any better. I still don’t go to cons by myself. I’m 52 now.
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 AM
I was one of the young women who got out of working in the comics and scifi/fantasy books industries in the early 90s bc of the kinds of things we’ve been talking about this week.
I moved to general bookstores.
It didn’t get any better. I still don’t go to cons by myself. I’m 52 now.
I moved to general bookstores.
It didn’t get any better. I still don’t go to cons by myself. I’m 52 now.
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Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
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BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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