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Maggie Leininger
@maggieleininger.bsky.social
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Artist, weaver, entrepreneur, creative instigator.
Art: @maggieleiningerartist
Handwoven: @consideredcloth
Curatorial: @10foldprojrcts
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Another woven edition of the news from my project The Temperature of Water.

"Purdue's Sacklers Back Chapter 11 Settlement", Alexander Gladstone 1/14/25

Purdue Pharma's Sackler family owners are increasing their contribution to $6.5 billion to settle the case. www.instagram.com/p/DIW7iVKSCS...
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April 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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marc-fischer.bsky.social
After many great suggestions from librarians, this protest postcard is being printed and I should have 4,000 copies on hand in a week. I hope people in the field like the way it turned out. Thanks to everyone that gave me feedback. We made it together! I'll post a link to get copies when it's done.
Postcard design: white text on a blue background reading: LOSERS ATTACK OUR LIBRARIES. FIGHT FOR LIBRARIANS! with two graphics of people holding books in the center. Text on the back of a postcard design reading: Libraries: Are free. We pay for them through our taxes. Support authors and publishers. Give young people safe creative spaces. Provide critical internet access. Carry banned books and crucial reference materials. Host countless free lectures and programs. Provide social services, from job counseling and tax help, to legal information and Narcan. Let you use the bathroom without buying anything. Have movies, music, seeds, ebooks, periodicals, and more. Give patrons resources for self-learning. Support Libraries: Get a library card and use it. Attend library board meetings. Run for the library board. Sign up to use library community rooms. Attend library programs and events. Demand more state and federal funding for libraries. Visit ala.org/advocacy and voice opposition to cuts. Tell others about the benefits of libraries. Tell librarians how important they are to you.
March 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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justseeds.bsky.social
DEFEND THE REAL WORLD:: New edition from @toosphexy.bsky.social drops today! justseeds.org/product/defe...
March 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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“A Report to Our Readers”, Almar Latour, 1/13/25, A16, Wall Street Journal. Read my woven summary about the 533 journalists currently held in prisons across the world. www.instagram.com/p/DFI_fLfvNV...

#stayinformed #knowledgeispower #journalism #dailynews #news
March 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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On Jan. 20, 2006, I launched a project of resistance by challenging myself to be more informed about the current state of affairs. Check out these woven newspaper articles as I follow the money. www.instagram.com/p/DFECdxay6i...
March 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
maggieleininger.bsky.social
Catching some rays on the beach last Friday. #watercolor #watercolorstudy #pleinairpainting #painting #cyanometer
50 rectangles approximately 2 in by 1 in depicting different shades of colors observed while sitting at the shore of Lake Michigan. Coastline of Lake Michigan in late afternoon on a partly cloudy day as sun breaks through revealing blue skies above the clouds. Clouds building on the lakefront.
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Thank you @marc-fischer.bsky.social for organizing this event! Can’t wait to mail my postcards! #activistart #democracy #usps #saveourgovernment
marc-fischer.bsky.social Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · Mar 2
Pro USPS postcard party is in full swing! Many hands and snacks make light work. If you would like to receive a postcard, just message me your address. I am also happy to send them to friends and family members.
A postcard reading “Trump wants to kill the US Postal Service. Say no to USPS privatization.” People enjoying snacks and putting lots of old stamps on new postcards.
March 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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evanston-made.bsky.social
First Saturday!! Schedule and map of venues and events at evanstonmade.org

With tons of textured, inlaid glazes, sprayed glazes & soda-firing effects... these “tiles” -by Firedwhenreadypottery
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4x4 : FOUR MAKERS
Space 900 Gallery
816 Dempster Street, Evanston, Illinois
March 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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marc-fischer.bsky.social
Send me your mailing address in the chat and I'll mail you this postcard. My wife's late uncle left tons of unused old stamps. This is not just about you getting it, but about all of the postal workers who'll see it. And if you live in a super fucking Republican area, I really want to send you one!
A postcard (stamped using old stamps in many denominations) reading: The US Postal Service: Is not motivated by profit. Is mandated to provide service to every zip code including affordable service for rural areas. Is used for mail-in ballots. Is in the Constitution. (Read: ArtI.S8.C7.1 for historical background on postal power. Promotes Diversity and Inclusion: Employees are 21% African-American; 8% Hispanic; 8% Asian-American/Pacific Islander; .67% American Indian or Alaska Native. You can: Use USPS for shipping. Buy stamps and use them. Order from businesses that ship with USPS. Stop ordering from Amazon. Call your Representatives. Find your reps by using www.5calls.org. Tell postal workers you love them. Tell postal workers you have their backs. A postcard that reads: "TRUMP wants to KILL the US POSTAL SERVICE Say NO to USPS PRIVATIZATION" sitting on top of a bunch of stamped backs of the same postcard.
February 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
maggieleininger.bsky.social
Some good news! Watch a recent interview with @wgntv.com and @mikelowereports.bsky.social. A peek into the slowness of making a textile. wgntv.com/news/feature...
Watch Evanston fabric artist Maggie Leininger turn a spool of yarn into a beautiful scarf
EVANSTON, Ill. — At the Evanston Art Makers Outpost, Maggie Leininger can spin a yarn.   Leininger, a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, is working on a project that tells stor…
wgntv.com
February 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
I’m sure “DOGE” will be all over this..

truthout.org/articles/tes...
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM