Liz A.
@zizirho.bsky.social
Knitter, writer, and substitute teacher. Not necessarily in that order.
Saving this for me. Perhaps my next project?
Knitters of Bluesky and the people you love: this is for you.
February 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Saving this for me. Perhaps my next project?
Teacher to class: Just in case I forget to mention this on Thursday, I'm feeling like I might be getting sick, so I'm not going to be here... on Monday and Tuesday...
Sadly, this flew right over the students' heads. Sigh.
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Sadly, this flew right over the students' heads. Sigh.
#subfiles
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Teacher to class: Just in case I forget to mention this on Thursday, I'm feeling like I might be getting sick, so I'm not going to be here... on Monday and Tuesday...
Sadly, this flew right over the students' heads. Sigh.
#subfiles
Sadly, this flew right over the students' heads. Sigh.
#subfiles
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"This isn't who we are!" - false, ignores history, keeps harmful systems in place
"This isn't who we should be!" - true, imagines a better future, includes everyone.
"This isn't who we should be!" - true, imagines a better future, includes everyone.
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"This isn't who we are!" - false, ignores history, keeps harmful systems in place
"This isn't who we should be!" - true, imagines a better future, includes everyone.
"This isn't who we should be!" - true, imagines a better future, includes everyone.
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The BDS movement is something I think we could learn from and utilize. Which car rental companies are working with ICE? Which landlords? Who's supplying and doing all the little logistical things that we CAN interrupt and put pressure on?
a free idea for investigative reporters would be to try to get to the bottom of how much DHS is spending on rental vehicles and rental vehicle replacement, because it's got to be a substantial amount.
NOW: At 32nd and 15th in South Minneapolis. federal agents smash up their car, leaving the car there while hopping in another vehicle, per bystanders. Reports of a person taken as well.
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The BDS movement is something I think we could learn from and utilize. Which car rental companies are working with ICE? Which landlords? Who's supplying and doing all the little logistical things that we CAN interrupt and put pressure on?
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right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
January 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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When you learn how many "they should have just followed orders" people are in this country, then you begin to understand how we arrived to the point of a federal fascist takeover.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
When you learn how many "they should have just followed orders" people are in this country, then you begin to understand how we arrived to the point of a federal fascist takeover.
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As John Scalzi put it: "The failure mode of clever is 'asshole'."
December 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
As John Scalzi put it: "The failure mode of clever is 'asshole'."
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we are not meant to endure this much horrific news in a lifetime let alone a weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
we are not meant to endure this much horrific news in a lifetime let alone a weekend
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The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The US government is now a mafia organization.
Just now, in Mandarin class:
Student 1: How many stripes in the American flag?
Student 2: Six... seven...
Me (after removing my hand from my face): Actually, it is... Six plus seven...
*insert many six sevens in response*
#subfiles
Student 1: How many stripes in the American flag?
Student 2: Six... seven...
Me (after removing my hand from my face): Actually, it is... Six plus seven...
*insert many six sevens in response*
#subfiles
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just now, in Mandarin class:
Student 1: How many stripes in the American flag?
Student 2: Six... seven...
Me (after removing my hand from my face): Actually, it is... Six plus seven...
*insert many six sevens in response*
#subfiles
Student 1: How many stripes in the American flag?
Student 2: Six... seven...
Me (after removing my hand from my face): Actually, it is... Six plus seven...
*insert many six sevens in response*
#subfiles
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
Just realized something today. The last two numbers of my cell phone number are six and seven 🤦♀️
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Just realized something today. The last two numbers of my cell phone number are six and seven 🤦♀️
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it finally happened -- a good student of mine vanished from class about six weeks ago. this student reappeared today and explained that they had been in ICE detention in another state during that time. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end.
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
it finally happened -- a good student of mine vanished from class about six weeks ago. this student reappeared today and explained that they had been in ICE detention in another state during that time. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end.
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Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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"PROMISE OF A VOTE ON HEALTHCARE"
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"PROMISE OF A VOTE ON HEALTHCARE"
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GOP to Senate Dems soon.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
GOP to Senate Dems soon.
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Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
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A Gatsby party, the rise of fascism, and now a baseball gambling scandal? We’re really doing all the 1920s hits in the 2020s, aren’t we.
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A Gatsby party, the rise of fascism, and now a baseball gambling scandal? We’re really doing all the 1920s hits in the 2020s, aren’t we.
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Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.