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kellykat53 🏴‍☠️❤️ @kellykat53.bsky.social · 14h

Close up of Stede looking down as he writes a lovely letter to Ed.

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 1d

I saw them too!

Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so excited for you! (Also hoping to run into you at the con ❤️ I won't be at the panel though)

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 2d

She said she wouldn't be a kiwi without colonization which I mean, is true. The broader conversation def wasn't great but I don't remember her particularly putting a value judgment on it like yay colonization. Mostly just not wanting to examine further having looked up to the queen as a kid etc

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Lizard Queen / ragboooonehair @ragbonehair.bsky.social · 2d

Hey. Sometimes the world is good and lovely, and it wraps you up in hope and beauty and warmth. Like it was a shawl.

The group who won were called The Coven btw.

A tumblr post by @notsofrangible:
the world has been horrifying recently but i have
personally witnessed something that brought me joy.

Every year, California's largest sheep and fiber festival, Lambtown, takes place in Dixon, CA. On the second day of Lambtown, teams of eight compete in a "sheep to shawl" competition, where the teams must start the day with un-spun wool and end the day with a 72" woven shawl. Teams may "warp" a loom ahead of time (where you thread the loom with its foundation of parallel
threads), but on the day of competition they must spin their wool into yarn and weave it into a complete shawl.

This year competition was stiff, and very very close, and the winning team finished their shawl with two and a half minutes to spare.

Photo from tumblr post. Original image alt text "Two masterfully woven shawls lay folded in half
atop a green table. the distal shawl, in red and
green, has the second place ribbon. the first place and champion ribbons lay atop the shawl in the foreground, woven with the colors of the trans flag"

Photo from the tumblr post. Original image alt text "a close up picture of a shawl woven in the colors
of the trans flag (blue, pink, and white), with first
place and champion ribbons resting on top of the
shawl."

Screenshot from the @lambtownfestival Instagram page. It shows a person in a blue top working at a treadle loom weaving the shawl in the trans flag colours of blue, pink and white. Her greying hair is pulled back in a tight bun and she wears glasses. A pair of sandals are placed neatly next to the loom. She is weaving barefoot.

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Rin Stedecore Pumpkins, Starfleet OSHA guy 🔪 @stedeco.re · 2d

co-signed to infinity. kids, don't get covid. don't get your immune system so absolutely trashed that it attacks you constantly (gestures to self). you do not want to have to double fist zyrtec and pepcid for the rest of your life. let my misfortune be a cautionary tale to the rest of you!

j 🍉 @reticentvampyr.bsky.social · 2d

if ur going to nycc wear a fucking mask. superspread event bro. people just rawdogging airports to get there. keep each other safe

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 2d

"Pete dissociating" 😂 I love how Stede just takes it as a sincere warning from Jim and has zero follow-up questions

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2d

Very little in life tickles me more than Stede following through and heeding Jim’s warning 🤭

#ofmd

Pete dissociating while Oluwande says “What?” and Stede says off camera, “I'll wear a hat.”

Stede in his treasure hunting outfit I’m obsessed

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 2d

I have a smaller version of that frame for my Tiny Boat certificate! Excellent piratey vibes for such a lovely piece of art ❤️

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 2d

PC is the SMAU fic Piña Coladas. It got big enough during the hiatus that some people wrote fanfic for it.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 3d

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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☠️ B ☠️ @robertaseaport.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday @david-jenkins.bsky.social, I know you agree cats should be given weapons 🥰💖

☠️ B ☠️ @robertaseaport.bsky.social · 4d

Gentlepurred? Co-catpains? Someone suggest something better before one of them sticks 😅 🪡🧵 #OFMD #OFMDArt

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☠️ B ☠️ @robertaseaport.bsky.social · 3d

Here! Various versions in case anyone prefers one format over others. I used 32ct linen, 2x2 for the crosses, 1 strand for backstitch, but in hindsight kinda wish I used sewing thread for the backstitch for a finer outline at this tiny scale? The floss looks ok though!

And a couple of minor notes:

Gentlepurred cross stitch chart (colour blocks + backstitching)

Gentlepurred cross stitch chart (symbols + colour blocks + backstitching)

Gentlepurred cross stitch chart (symbols + backstitching)

Gentlepurred cross stitch chart (backstitching in contrast colour so it's easier to see)

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GayWatson 🌈🏴‍☠️🎨 @gaywatson.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday to the ca--uh, man himself, @david-jenkins.bsky.social!

Illustration of David Jenkins as Officer Shaw as a cat, aka Catptain. What?

Screenshot of David Jenkins as Officer Shaw from the pilot of Our Flag Means Death

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Adopt Our Crew | #AdoptOurCrew @adoptourcrew.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Birthday @david-jenkins.bsky.social! 💜🦄🏴‍☠️🧜🏼‍♂️🐙🍊

David Jenkins in front of the OFMD season 2 billboard in Times Square.

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 3d

Not that we needed proof to know Stede's actual reaction would be awe and 😍 but we sure got it

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly the best possible coda to that particular nonsense 😂

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 4d

They talk about it in this interview! (About 6:30 for the specific part but the whole thing is worth a watch) It's a pre-s1 interview so they're deliberately vague about what's happening in the scene youtu.be/FHFVEvYh_Bw?...

'Our Flag Means Death' Stars Talk Pirate Facial Hair & Sword Fighting | Entertainment Weekly

YouTube video by Entertainment Weekly

youtu.be

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 4d

🥰🥰

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Jenn Lee overboard! @self-induljennt.bsky.social · 4d

cuddles

#ofmd #OurFlagMeansDeath

Drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. Ed is leaning back into Stede's chest. He's nuzzling against Stede's cheek. Stede's arm is around Ed's back and his hand is dangling over his shoulder. His other arm is around Ed's. Their eyes are closed and they're both smiling.

Drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. They're both in bed. It's early enough that neither are fully awake. Ed is pressed up against Stede's back. He's worming a hand up under Stede's night shirt. Stede is bleary eyed and smiling in response.

Drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. They're sleeping. Ed is the little spoon as Stede is draped over his back. They're loosely holding each other's wrists. Stede is sleeping with his mouth open. Ed is smiling in his sleep.

Drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. Ed is asleep on his back. His hair is spread out on the pillow, one arm is bent so that his fingers are curled and tucked up against his face. His other arm, mostly out of view, is raised and bent behind his head and under his hair. He's wearing a shirt that's bunched up around his torso. His mouth is open slightly to suggest he's snoring. Stede is tucked into Ed's side, lying on his stomach. He's shirtless and somewhat glowing in the early morning light. He's smiling a little bit, enough to pop a dimple, probably in that space between sleep and waking. He likes morning sounds; birds, the stray beach cat that's adopted them scratching on the door, Ed's deep rumbling snores.

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 4d

And of course the delightful @rocketlollyart.bsky.social art that goes with it 🐺🛒🦇❤️

Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · Jan 19

Super excited to share this #Vianton commission by the wonderful @rocketlollyart.bsky.social! Just look at them!! Cutest supernatural entities to ever go grocery shopping 🥰🦇🐺❤️
#wwdits

Retro chibi style art of Anton asleep in a shopping cart being pushed by Viago. Anton is in mostly human form but with his werewolf tail, paws, and ears. He's lying in the shopping cart on top of and surrounded by various groceries, has an apple on his head, and has one hand hanging out of the shopping cart holding his wallet. There are three large block letter Zs by his head. Viago has a very excited expression on his face and is hovering in the air while he pushes the cart. He also has tiny bat wings. The background is a grocery store aisle with various colors of bottles and boxes on the shelves.

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Rachel @remreader.bsky.social · 4d

Some post-full moon #Vianton seems appropriate for a Harvest Moon #TakeTwoTuesday 🌕🐺🦇❤️

A Werewolf and a Vampire Walk Into a Grocery Store...: archiveofourown.org/works/42307119

AO3 info for the fic A Werewolf and a Vampire Walk Into a Grocery Store... It's 1839 words, rated G, and the summary is: "Anton's post-full moon shopping trip gone wrong, and then right again."

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rose🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 just vibing @roflad.bsky.social · 4d

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☠️ B ☠️ @robertaseaport.bsky.social · 4d

Gentlepurred? Co-catpains? Someone suggest something better before one of them sticks 😅 🪡🧵 #OFMD #OFMDArt

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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 5d

mychal is such a blessing

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