@knittingnikki.bsky.social
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When you hear people ask
“what never came back
after Covid?”
calmly and politely tell them that
what never came back
(what never will come back)
are the more than 7.1 million people
who lost their lives to Covid,
and that number is still growing
for we are not yet
“after Covid.”
“what never came back
after Covid?”
calmly and politely tell them that
what never came back
(what never will come back)
are the more than 7.1 million people
who lost their lives to Covid,
and that number is still growing
for we are not yet
“after Covid.”
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
When you hear people ask
“what never came back
after Covid?”
calmly and politely tell them that
what never came back
(what never will come back)
are the more than 7.1 million people
who lost their lives to Covid,
and that number is still growing
for we are not yet
“after Covid.”
“what never came back
after Covid?”
calmly and politely tell them that
what never came back
(what never will come back)
are the more than 7.1 million people
who lost their lives to Covid,
and that number is still growing
for we are not yet
“after Covid.”
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We stand in life at midnight; we are always on the threshold of a new dawn.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
December 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
We stand in life at midnight; we are always on the threshold of a new dawn.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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By now
you have probably heard
the bad news:
that yet another study
has found
that Covid can cause
long-term brain alterations.
So now
you should really hear
the good news:
that there is still time
for you
to alter your behavior
so you don’t catch Covid.
you have probably heard
the bad news:
that yet another study
has found
that Covid can cause
long-term brain alterations.
So now
you should really hear
the good news:
that there is still time
for you
to alter your behavior
so you don’t catch Covid.
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
By now
you have probably heard
the bad news:
that yet another study
has found
that Covid can cause
long-term brain alterations.
So now
you should really hear
the good news:
that there is still time
for you
to alter your behavior
so you don’t catch Covid.
you have probably heard
the bad news:
that yet another study
has found
that Covid can cause
long-term brain alterations.
So now
you should really hear
the good news:
that there is still time
for you
to alter your behavior
so you don’t catch Covid.
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The future depends on what we do in the present.
—Mahatma Ghandi
RESIST!!
—Mahatma Ghandi
RESIST!!
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The future depends on what we do in the present.
—Mahatma Ghandi
RESIST!!
—Mahatma Ghandi
RESIST!!
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I have heard that in Canada
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I have heard that in Canada
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
doctors are “alarmed”
about this mutant flu,
and I have heard that in the UK
doctors are saying this super flu
is “beyond catastrophic,”
and here in the US
public health departments
(and even the CDC)
are quietly saying
you might want to wear a mask.
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It used to be that I longed
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It used to be that I longed
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
for public health groups
to urge people to take precautions
so things wouldn’t get worse,
but today when I saw
CA’s Department of Public Health
encouraging travelers
to wear “a high-quality mask”
I thought to myself:
things must be worse than we think.
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Give your used wrapping paper new life and keep it out of the landfill!
Christmas Time Is Here (Theme from A Charlie Brown Christmas) - Vince Guaraldi Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pze...
RESIST!!
bsky.app/profile/acts...
Christmas Time Is Here (Theme from A Charlie Brown Christmas) - Vince Guaraldi Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pze...
RESIST!!
bsky.app/profile/acts...
Got a pile of used wrapping paper? If it doesn't have any metallic elements to it, it can be put in your paper recycling. Or, keep it out of the landfill by giving it a second life:...(1/6)
December 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Give your used wrapping paper new life and keep it out of the landfill!
Christmas Time Is Here (Theme from A Charlie Brown Christmas) - Vince Guaraldi Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pze...
RESIST!!
bsky.app/profile/acts...
Christmas Time Is Here (Theme from A Charlie Brown Christmas) - Vince Guaraldi Trio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pze...
RESIST!!
bsky.app/profile/acts...
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Recent changes
to FDA regulations
have nearly doubled
the amount of formaldehyde
considered safe to inhale,
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to wear a mask
there you have it.
to FDA regulations
have nearly doubled
the amount of formaldehyde
considered safe to inhale,
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to wear a mask
there you have it.
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Recent changes
to FDA regulations
have nearly doubled
the amount of formaldehyde
considered safe to inhale,
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to wear a mask
there you have it.
to FDA regulations
have nearly doubled
the amount of formaldehyde
considered safe to inhale,
so if you were looking
for yet another reason
to wear a mask
there you have it.
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Pre-Xmas check-in!
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, find something to laugh about, & breathe some more.
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 - TSO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lbm...
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, find something to laugh about, & breathe some more.
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 - TSO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lbm...
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Pre-Xmas check-in!
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, find something to laugh about, & breathe some more.
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 - TSO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lbm...
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, find something to laugh about, & breathe some more.
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 - TSO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lbm...
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When you hear
that clinicians in the UK
are saying that due
to the “super flu”
that “this
is the worst winter
they have seen,”
it is essential for you
to keep in mind:
that this winter
is just beginning,
alas, this “worst winter”
is only just beginning.
that clinicians in the UK
are saying that due
to the “super flu”
that “this
is the worst winter
they have seen,”
it is essential for you
to keep in mind:
that this winter
is just beginning,
alas, this “worst winter”
is only just beginning.
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
When you hear
that clinicians in the UK
are saying that due
to the “super flu”
that “this
is the worst winter
they have seen,”
it is essential for you
to keep in mind:
that this winter
is just beginning,
alas, this “worst winter”
is only just beginning.
that clinicians in the UK
are saying that due
to the “super flu”
that “this
is the worst winter
they have seen,”
it is essential for you
to keep in mind:
that this winter
is just beginning,
alas, this “worst winter”
is only just beginning.
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REMINDER - Stay healthy this holiday! Mask while in crowds, gather/eat outdoors if possible. If indoors, test for flu & covid before gathering, open windows/doors, use air purifiers & stay home if you've got any symptoms. Get enough sleep, stay hydrated, & laugh.
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Don't let "cold & flu season" take you down. As we prepare to enter a new year and a new administration, we want to be at our best. Not sick and tired before we've even started. Some of the best things you can do for yourself include: (1/13)
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
REMINDER - Stay healthy this holiday! Mask while in crowds, gather/eat outdoors if possible. If indoors, test for flu & covid before gathering, open windows/doors, use air purifiers & stay home if you've got any symptoms. Get enough sleep, stay hydrated, & laugh.
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Repeat after me:
I will wear a N95 respirator as I travel in shared indoor spaces (healthcare facilities, airports, public restrooms, mall, etc)
I will not visit anyone upon feeling ANY symptoms indicating possible infection (e.g., tiredness, headache).
I will test.
Air purifiers are my friend.
I will wear a N95 respirator as I travel in shared indoor spaces (healthcare facilities, airports, public restrooms, mall, etc)
I will not visit anyone upon feeling ANY symptoms indicating possible infection (e.g., tiredness, headache).
I will test.
Air purifiers are my friend.
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Repeat after me:
I will wear a N95 respirator as I travel in shared indoor spaces (healthcare facilities, airports, public restrooms, mall, etc)
I will not visit anyone upon feeling ANY symptoms indicating possible infection (e.g., tiredness, headache).
I will test.
Air purifiers are my friend.
I will wear a N95 respirator as I travel in shared indoor spaces (healthcare facilities, airports, public restrooms, mall, etc)
I will not visit anyone upon feeling ANY symptoms indicating possible infection (e.g., tiredness, headache).
I will test.
Air purifiers are my friend.
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The start of Covid’s 7th year
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles,
you can get back to reading
and calling your friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles,
you can get back to reading
and calling your friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The start of Covid’s 7th year
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles,
you can get back to reading
and calling your friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles,
you can get back to reading
and calling your friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
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Xmas spirit calls us to move beyond the narrow confines of our own national & racial interests to the broader horizons of all humanity...The Xmas message is a challenge to us to move from the darkness of war & hatred to the bright daylight of peace & brotherhood.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Xmas spirit calls us to move beyond the narrow confines of our own national & racial interests to the broader horizons of all humanity...The Xmas message is a challenge to us to move from the darkness of war & hatred to the bright daylight of peace & brotherhood.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
December 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
who makes sure to bring
donuts
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a professor
who makes sure to bring
candy
to the last day of classes.
And
I know a masked professor
who makes sure not to bring
viruses
to the last day of classes.
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As of tomorrow, the days begin to get longer as the light of day grows. While the gentle winter sun slowly opens its eyes, let us all bring more light and compassion into the world.
-- Dacha Avelin
RESIST!!
-- Dacha Avelin
RESIST!!
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
As of tomorrow, the days begin to get longer as the light of day grows. While the gentle winter sun slowly opens its eyes, let us all bring more light and compassion into the world.
-- Dacha Avelin
RESIST!!
-- Dacha Avelin
RESIST!!
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My friend who studies
politics says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
the climate says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
epidemiology says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friends who studies
says at least
some of us
still think.
politics says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
the climate says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
epidemiology says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friends who studies
says at least
some of us
still think.
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My friend who studies
politics says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
the climate says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
epidemiology says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friends who studies
says at least
some of us
still think.
politics says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
the climate says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friend who studies
epidemiology says
it’s worse
than we think.
My friends who studies
says at least
some of us
still think.
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Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
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If you are wondering
how it could be
that the surge of hospitalizations
(due to flu in England)
is leading the NHS to warn
of the “worst-case scenario”
this winter, just remember:
that far too many people
cannot imagine a worse scenario
than being asked
to wear a mask again.
how it could be
that the surge of hospitalizations
(due to flu in England)
is leading the NHS to warn
of the “worst-case scenario”
this winter, just remember:
that far too many people
cannot imagine a worse scenario
than being asked
to wear a mask again.
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If you are wondering
how it could be
that the surge of hospitalizations
(due to flu in England)
is leading the NHS to warn
of the “worst-case scenario”
this winter, just remember:
that far too many people
cannot imagine a worse scenario
than being asked
to wear a mask again.
how it could be
that the surge of hospitalizations
(due to flu in England)
is leading the NHS to warn
of the “worst-case scenario”
this winter, just remember:
that far too many people
cannot imagine a worse scenario
than being asked
to wear a mask again.
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Feel good Friday! We need to remember to celebrate every win!
A proposed Christian nationalist curriculum for Oklahoma was struck down by the state supreme court.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
A proposed Christian nationalist curriculum for Oklahoma was struck down by the state supreme court.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Feel good Friday! We need to remember to celebrate every win!
A proposed Christian nationalist curriculum for Oklahoma was struck down by the state supreme court.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
A proposed Christian nationalist curriculum for Oklahoma was struck down by the state supreme court.
What good thing are you going to do for someone else & for yourself today/this weekend?
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My colleague who is committed
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My colleague who is committed
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
to not getting sick this winter
keeps asking for advice,
and so I tell her
about the tools I use,
but as she rejects
each and every suggestion
I am reminded
that there is a difference
between having the tools
and having the willingness
to use them.
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If you live in AL, CT, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, MA, MI, MO, MT, NH, NM, NC, ND, NY, OH, PA, UT, VT, WA, or WI: Contact your state legislators (www.usa.gov/elected-offi...). Your state holds municipal elections out of sync w/ federal elections, which has been shown to lower voter turnout.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
If you live in AL, CT, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, MA, MI, MO, MT, NH, NM, NC, ND, NY, OH, PA, UT, VT, WA, or WI: Contact your state legislators (www.usa.gov/elected-offi...). Your state holds municipal elections out of sync w/ federal elections, which has been shown to lower voter turnout.
(1/4)
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I hear
there’s a lot of flu
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of Covid
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of measles
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of RSV
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of “something”
out there.
So here
there’s a lot to be said
for not going out.
there’s a lot of flu
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of Covid
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of measles
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of RSV
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of “something”
out there.
So here
there’s a lot to be said
for not going out.
December 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I hear
there’s a lot of flu
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of Covid
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of measles
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of RSV
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of “something”
out there.
So here
there’s a lot to be said
for not going out.
there’s a lot of flu
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of Covid
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of measles
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of RSV
out there.
I hear
there’s a lot of “something”
out there.
So here
there’s a lot to be said
for not going out.
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Wednesday check-in!
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
America - Spinal Tap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Bm...
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
America - Spinal Tap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Bm...
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Wednesday check-in!
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
America - Spinal Tap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Bm...
How're we doing?
What've you done this week to help someone else?
What've you done this week to help yourself?
Remember to breathe, move your body, hydrate, & find something to laugh about.
America - Spinal Tap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Bm...
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I have read the news
that “The measles outbreak
in South Carolina
is “accelerating”
with no end in sight
following Thanksgiving
and other large gatherings,”
and I am worried
that a month from now
I will be reading the same news
only with “Thanksgiving”
replaced by “Christmas.”
that “The measles outbreak
in South Carolina
is “accelerating”
with no end in sight
following Thanksgiving
and other large gatherings,”
and I am worried
that a month from now
I will be reading the same news
only with “Thanksgiving”
replaced by “Christmas.”
December 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I have read the news
that “The measles outbreak
in South Carolina
is “accelerating”
with no end in sight
following Thanksgiving
and other large gatherings,”
and I am worried
that a month from now
I will be reading the same news
only with “Thanksgiving”
replaced by “Christmas.”
that “The measles outbreak
in South Carolina
is “accelerating”
with no end in sight
following Thanksgiving
and other large gatherings,”
and I am worried
that a month from now
I will be reading the same news
only with “Thanksgiving”
replaced by “Christmas.”