Ansel
@anselhjohnson.bsky.social
they/he
https://linktr.ee/nonbinarysunset
Black Lives Matter; Free Palestine; bodily autonomy is a fundamental right
Textile/fiber arts, mixed media artist, writing? cat dad. I keep forgetting to be active here but I’m tryin
https://linktr.ee/nonbinarysunset
Black Lives Matter; Free Palestine; bodily autonomy is a fundamental right
Textile/fiber arts, mixed media artist, writing? cat dad. I keep forgetting to be active here but I’m tryin
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Break the Ice mitts: pretty horrified how relevant these still are, given I originally published in 2019. Use the coupon codes for sliding scale donos to MIRAC www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitting #ravelry #knitsky #fuckice
#knitting #ravelry #knitsky #fuckice
Break the ICE Mitts pattern by Ansel Johnson
December 2025 Update: I first published this pattern in 2019. 6 years later, and the situation is worse than ever. The city I live in, despite being a supposed sanctuary city, is under assault by a fa...
www.ravelry.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Break the Ice mitts: pretty horrified how relevant these still are, given I originally published in 2019. Use the coupon codes for sliding scale donos to MIRAC www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitting #ravelry #knitsky #fuckice
#knitting #ravelry #knitsky #fuckice
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Shawlidarity: profits go to the Gaza soup kitchen and unrwa. the original is based on the Palestinian flag and the new update is a progress pride flag. Use the coupon codes in the desc for sliding scale donos www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#ravelry #knitsky #knittingpattern
#ravelry #knitsky #knittingpattern
Shawlidarity pattern by Ansel Johnson
Shawlidarity is a top-down triangle shawl with wings worked in short rows. Pattern as written works for DK or worsted weight, although it includes a tip for making your shawl larger or smaller if you ...
www.ravelry.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Shawlidarity: profits go to the Gaza soup kitchen and unrwa. the original is based on the Palestinian flag and the new update is a progress pride flag. Use the coupon codes in the desc for sliding scale donos www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#ravelry #knitsky #knittingpattern
#ravelry #knitsky #knittingpattern
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You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash.
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🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🚨 URGENT!!!!!! Congress is trying to ram through 18 massive censorship/surveillance laws TODAY 🚨
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
CALL THESE REPS NOW and tell them
—NO to KOSA
—NO to Section 230 reform
—NO to age verification laws
—NO to the SCREEN Act
—NO to digital ID laws (App Store Accountability Act)
badinternetbills.com
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Just one example of how Minnesotans are rallying in the freezing weather to defend their neighbors.
“No More Terrorizing Families”: Minnesota Workers Rally Against ICE Deportation Flights - Workday Magazine
Workers are demanding facilities for rideshare drivers and an end to the airport’s operation of deportation flights.
workdaymagazine.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Just one example of how Minnesotans are rallying in the freezing weather to defend their neighbors.
Hi folks! I’m new-ish here but I’m trying to use bsky more often and meta less. I’m a multimedia artist in my free time, and occasionally I publish knit/crochet patterns. A few of them are solely to donate to causes I believe in. I’ve just updated 2 of them - links incoming!
#knitting
#knitting
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Hi folks! I’m new-ish here but I’m trying to use bsky more often and meta less. I’m a multimedia artist in my free time, and occasionally I publish knit/crochet patterns. A few of them are solely to donate to causes I believe in. I’ve just updated 2 of them - links incoming!
#knitting
#knitting
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Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
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jesus fucking christ
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
jesus fucking christ
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The level of evil is hard to comprehend
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The level of evil is hard to comprehend
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minneapolis area
URGENT APPEAL: With a local shelter at capacity, dozens of rescued cats face being euthanized unless foster homes are found for them by 2 p.m. Friday.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/urgent-appeal-cats-rescued-from-hoarder-will-be-euthanized-unless-fosters-found
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/urgent-appeal-cats-rescued-from-hoarder-will-be-euthanized-unless-fosters-found
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
minneapolis area
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i'm just trying to use the internet to buy a used ikea ottoman on facebook marketplace, i don't need to see stuff like "the president wants to execute people for suggesting troops should follow the law and abide by their oath to uphold the constitution." please i just want the poäng. this sucks.
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
i'm just trying to use the internet to buy a used ikea ottoman on facebook marketplace, i don't need to see stuff like "the president wants to execute people for suggesting troops should follow the law and abide by their oath to uphold the constitution." please i just want the poäng. this sucks.
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Don't mention NSFW and don't mention the word commission as well, to be safe.
Sharing to help many. Keep going guys and be careful.
Sharing to help many. Keep going guys and be careful.
Apparently P*ypal now asks for customer opinions on accounts sending invoices.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
If you are paying an invoice to a nsfw artist, do NOT mention NSFW in any way, keep it blank even. you risk both your account and the artists.
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Don't mention NSFW and don't mention the word commission as well, to be safe.
Sharing to help many. Keep going guys and be careful.
Sharing to help many. Keep going guys and be careful.
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its so cool that our two trans holidays are "please remember we exist" and "please stop killing us"
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
its so cool that our two trans holidays are "please remember we exist" and "please stop killing us"
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Excellent rule for life in general, really.
Cops are literally trained to manipulate information out of you. And for all the chatter I see about their nefarious, underhanded methods for this, the truth is, most don't need to bother, because a lot of you volunteer that shit willingly.
Cops are literally trained to manipulate information out of you. And for all the chatter I see about their nefarious, underhanded methods for this, the truth is, most don't need to bother, because a lot of you volunteer that shit willingly.
October 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Excellent rule for life in general, really.
Cops are literally trained to manipulate information out of you. And for all the chatter I see about their nefarious, underhanded methods for this, the truth is, most don't need to bother, because a lot of you volunteer that shit willingly.
Cops are literally trained to manipulate information out of you. And for all the chatter I see about their nefarious, underhanded methods for this, the truth is, most don't need to bother, because a lot of you volunteer that shit willingly.
it’s not 100% done because I still want to add some flossing to the boning channels, but I’m very pleased considering I didn’t bother with a mockup. Also, my camera yellowed it a bit, it’s a nice deep iridescent emerald
October 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
it’s not 100% done because I still want to add some flossing to the boning channels, but I’m very pleased considering I didn’t bother with a mockup. Also, my camera yellowed it a bit, it’s a nice deep iridescent emerald
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i really resent the continued assertion that there’s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. we’re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and they’re angry because we’re calling them out for it.
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
i really resent the continued assertion that there’s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. we’re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and they’re angry because we’re calling them out for it.
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Very sad to see NBC Out go down. I know journalists who have worked there and it was home to some of the best in depth reporting on LGBTQ+ issues out there from a legacy media outlet.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
Breaking: NBC fires teams of journalists focused on marginalized communities, axing NBC Out & NBC BLK staff
NBC News has fired journalists who reported on Black, Latino, Asian and LGBTQ+ communities.
www.advocate.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Very sad to see NBC Out go down. I know journalists who have worked there and it was home to some of the best in depth reporting on LGBTQ+ issues out there from a legacy media outlet.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.
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Exhibit #1 million that you can just DO THINGS. These folks came up with an idea and have now implemented it. We can all do something where we are. I just donated to their efforts.
We’ve officially launched! Lots of ways to support this new initiative that supports street vendors from 🧊 we keep us safe!
Interest form and flyer below! #BikeChi
forms.gle/dY931Sxzs6V9...
Interest form and flyer below! #BikeChi
forms.gle/dY931Sxzs6V9...
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Exhibit #1 million that you can just DO THINGS. These folks came up with an idea and have now implemented it. We can all do something where we are. I just donated to their efforts.
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I would go further and say that everyone deserves basic necessities to live whether they have a job or not.
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I would go further and say that everyone deserves basic necessities to live whether they have a job or not.
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Republicans fully expected them to cave, but Senate Democrats continue to hold the line to protect our healthcare.
Thank you to everyone who is taking action and encouraging your Dem senators to keep fighting to safeguard healthcare for millions. Let’s keep it going: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
Thank you to everyone who is taking action and encouraging your Dem senators to keep fighting to safeguard healthcare for millions. Let’s keep it going: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
October 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Republicans fully expected them to cave, but Senate Democrats continue to hold the line to protect our healthcare.
Thank you to everyone who is taking action and encouraging your Dem senators to keep fighting to safeguard healthcare for millions. Let’s keep it going: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
Thank you to everyone who is taking action and encouraging your Dem senators to keep fighting to safeguard healthcare for millions. Let’s keep it going: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...
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"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... This is so tragic, but worth the read. One thing that really stands out is that there’s now an organization dedicated to tracking victims of delusion or emotional harm caused by ai use #antiai
He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks
Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.
www.rollingstone.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... This is so tragic, but worth the read. One thing that really stands out is that there’s now an organization dedicated to tracking victims of delusion or emotional harm caused by ai use #antiai
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Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
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There’s a lot of reasons conservative media is hateful garbage but one really important one is that it’s pathetically easy to jerk them around because they don’t care about doing the basic work of journalism
September 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
There’s a lot of reasons conservative media is hateful garbage but one really important one is that it’s pathetically easy to jerk them around because they don’t care about doing the basic work of journalism