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Leigh, as in free 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️
@revafisheye.bsky.social
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Stitch a little, bitch a little 🧶

Banner: A sticker with the Woody Guthrie quote: "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" on a black flag.
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Our flower CSA sent a huge bunch of fragrant eucalyptus "for centerpieces" today. Since our table is a craft space rather than an eating space, I made a bouquet instead (with enough left to make 3 or 4 more!).
A wild bouquet of fragrant eucalyptus and magenta celosia bursts from a large glass vase.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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We are now a week into the reduction and/or elimination of SNAP, WIC, and other federally subsidized programs that feed our neighbors and friends with, no end in sight.

If you're looking for a way to help, I invite you to give to Project Hajra: tinyurl.com/project-hajra-collaborators
Project Hajra is spelled with green, growing vines on a gold background and surrounded by a red and green floral border. The vines grow from flowers being planted by four brown and Black people wearing comfortable clothes and working together. The kneeling people in the foreground wear hijab. The two people behind them have dark brown hair.
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Happy Halloween to everyone except Andrew Cuomo!

I 🦇 NY
A round, orange and black sticker with white writing says HALLOWEEN VOTER 2025. The words encircle a pigeon wearing a pointy witch's hat and carrying a jack-o-lantern candy basket in its beak. Bats fly against the orange background.
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3 has white wavy hair, red eyes, light skin, high cheekbones, and pointy ears. He wears a sword on his back, and a burgundy and gold embroidered coat with a popped leather collar like a sexy twink vampire should
October 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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I know many of us want to help our friends and neighbors in need, especially since so many in government have abandoned their responsibility to the people they're sworn to serve.

I invite you to give to Project Hajra in this time of great need.

tinyurl.com/project-hajra-collaborators
Project Hajra is spelled with green, growing vines on a gold background and surrounded by a red and green floral border. The vines grow from flowers being planted by four brown and Black people wearing comfortable clothes and working together. The kneeling people in the foreground wear hijab. The two people behind them have dark brown hair.
October 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I'm a proud supporter of Project Hajra, a survivor-led, transformative justice mutual aid org, committed to building a just world where our communities are safe, our needs are met, and we hold each other with care. I'd be honored if folks joined me: tinyurl.com/project-hajra-collaborators
Project Hajra is spelled with green, growing vines on a gold background and surrounded by a red and green floral border. The vines grow from flowers being planted by four brown and Black people wearing comfortable clothes and working together. The kneeling people in the foreground wear hijab. The two people behind them have dark brown hair.
September 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Both the colorway and my project were inspired by the portrait by Eugène Delacroix of a lovely, pensive Black woman in sumptuous clothes. I was lucky enough to see this painting in person on an anniversary trip to Paris, pre-Covid.
A painting by Eugene Delacroix of a Black woman in a blue silk dress with gold, jeweled brooch. She wears a rich brown fur wrap and a deep blue turban. She looks away from the viewer with a pensive expression. The photo was taken by me at the Musée d'Orsay in 2019, during its "Le Modèle Noir de Géricault à Matisse" exhibition.
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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I'm currently blocking a stunning, if I do say so, shawlette I made for a sweet friend's birthday. I made a DK version of @xandypeters.bsky.social's Feather Flame pattern, using @isasaxonists.bsky.social's Republic of Yarnia Wintery Muse yarn from last year's Antiracist Craft Club. 🧶
A lace shawlette in vibrant blues, rich browns, and cream colored yarn. The lace motif is a rippling chevron that evokes bird feathers. Close-up of the lace detail on a shawlette in vibrant blues, rich browns, and cream colored yarn. The lace motif is a rippling chevron that evokes bird feathers.
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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The colorway was inspired by Delacroix's portrait of a lovely, pensive Black woman in a deep blue turban, light blue dress, and fur wrap. I was lucky enough to see this painting for myself on an anniversary trip to Paris pre-Covid.
A painting by Eugene Delacroix of a black woman in a blue silk dress with gold, jeweled brooch. She wears a rich brown fur wrap and a deep blue turban. She looks away from the viewer with a pensive expression. The photo was taken by me at the Musée d'Orsay in 2019, during its "Le Modèle Noir de Géricault à Matisse" exhibition.
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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I guess Tennis Channel 🎾 isn't on here (and they didn't ask on the site) so I can't tell them that I canceled because Sinclair, their parent company, is run by a bunch of fascists who want to their affiliates to be state TV.

Authoritarians ruin everything.
An email from Tennis Channel: Hi, we're sorry to see you go. Subscription has been successfully cancelled. ...
September 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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It's been a magical day of tennis on Armstrong today. 🎾💖

We may have missed Naomi and Coco, but we were treated well by ADM, Iga, and Musetti. And the cherry on the sundae:
Big screen on Armstrong stadium announces the next match: Ekaterina Alexandrova/Shuai Zhang vs. Leylah Fernandez/Venus Williams !!!!!
September 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:
Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury, the original Vera Charles and Mame Dennis from the musical Mame. Bea is wearing a teal green silk tuxedo, and Angela is wearing an off-the-shoulder red velvet gown and pearls.
August 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Excited to be swatching for my next sweater with these knockout yarns: violet cashmere from Ula+Lia and a ooak English-gardenesque colorway from @lolabeanyarnco.com. The pattern will be Wavelength by Tina Tse, which I've had on my to-make list for years. 🧶
Two yarn cakes rest on a wooden table next to a tubular striped swatch of handknitting. The yarns are a vibrant violet cashmere and variegated Merino wool in leafy greens, pinks, and purples.
August 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Image with alt text. (PS: Don't forget to caption your videos too, @nywfp.bsky.social)
NYWFP STATEMENT ON ANDREW CUOMO'S COLLABORATION WITH DONALD TRUMP BROOKLYN, NY - Following a report in the New York Times revealing that Andrew Cuomo recently spoke to Donald Trump about receiving his support in his flailing bid to become mayor of New York City, Ana María Archila, Co-Director of the New York Working Families Party, released the following statement: "No surprises here - Andrew Cuomo is working with his good friend Donald Trump to undermine Democrats and earn the support of the far-right. He did the same thing as governor when he propped up the IDC and would do it again as mayor. But let us be clear. Cuomo is willing and ready to do Trump's bidding, because he is propped up by the same billionaire donors who are once again trying to buy this election. New Yorkers have a choice to make: vote for the Trump-beholden Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams, or the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani. We know which side we're on."
August 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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If you see this, quote with a time travel movie that's NOT Back to the Future.
Bill and Ted share philosophic ideas with Socrates. Bill picks up a handful of sand from an urn and says, Dust; blows the sand away and says, Wind; Ted pints at Socrates and says, Dude. Socrates reacts as if his mind is blown.
July 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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My Wimbledon WIP 🍓 for this year is the Green Lane cowl by Kaffe Fasset from Rowan no. 76. I started it earlier in the year and got it back out to knit while watching tennis. All the colors are in now, and I love how it's turning out! 🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits
Two balls of yarn, one off-white and one dark gray-green are attached to a wide cowl in progress. The cowl starts with a lime green cast on, a gray-white-striped rib edge. Sections alternate between gray and white geometric patterns and tonal stripes of greens and light purples.
July 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Two good things happened at our house this week: Mamdani won the primary, and our little dood made it thru a splenectomy and is home snoozing. @bripod.bsky.social

Hug 'em if you got 'em 💜
A sleeping black and gray schnoodle wears a mint green protective onsie after having a splenectomy.
June 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Cursed in Cobble Hill
A Cyber truck is parked on a Brooklyn street. The rhomboid body is painted safety orange except for the back panel above the bumper, which is covered by an American flag skin.
June 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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We went to the smaller Brooklyn rally. I was really impressed with the turnout, given the weather.
Brooklyites gathered at Grand Army Plaza in the rain to rally against tyranny and fascism. Brooklyites gathered at Grand Army Plaza in the rain to rally against tyranny and fascism. People hold flags of Palestine and signs that say Tax the Motherf*cking Rich and No Kings
June 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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The average American has three friends
Heather McNamara (left, in yellow) and Heather Duke (right, in green) watch Heather Chandler (center, in red) take her turn making a shot in croquet.
May 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Nope. I deleted my online account at the beginning of the boycott. The conversation with their AI customer service chatbot was hilariously out of touch and reinforced my decision to never go back.
Screenshot of conversation with a customer-service chatbot at Target.com Target AI chatbot "Layla": May I know the reason why you want to delete your account? Target AI chatbot "Layla": I hope we are still connected? Me: I will no longer be shopping at Target because of the corporation's decision to rescind its DEl policies, its betrayal of Black, POC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled employees and customers, and its loyalty to fascist politicians over community members Me: I will not spend another dollar at Target and don't want my name or personal data associated with them Continuation of conversation with customer-service chatbot at Target.com Target AI chatbot "Layla": You're more than welcome, Leigh Target AI chatbot "Layla": Can I help you with anything else? Me: No, that is all. Thank you very much. Target AI chatbot "Layla": Thanks for visiting Target.com. I hope you'll visit us again soon!
April 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Yes, I'm religious. I believe in the holy trinity.
Roughly diced carrots and celery, alongside minced white onion in three rows on a wood cutting board. Photo from the Serious Eats article "All About Mirepoix, Sofrito, Battuto, and Other Humble Beginnings" by Lindsay Howald Patton.
April 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Using @thirdvaultyarns.com "you'll always be more than halfway done" mindset, I've managed to avoid second-mitt syndrome. Behold! Four inches of cuff on mitt no. 2. It's been keeping me busy (and away from scrolling) while work is slow.
The cuff of a hand-knit fingerless glove in progress lays flat on a desk next to a keyboard and a small tea tray that holds a black clay teapot and a white porcelain tea cup with a hand-drawn polar bear design. The glove is knit in variegated teal and olive yarn and has a simple cable running up the center.
April 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Psyching myself up to cast on the second mitt for one of my organizer pals who has a birthday coming up. I love the cheeky cable down the inner edge. The pattern is Woven Together by @thirdvaultyarns.com and the yarn was hand dyed by @stonkers.bsky.social.
A flat lay showcasing a single fingerless glove/gauntlet-style mitt, knit in teal and olive variegated hand-dyed yarn that reminds me of sea glass. Surrounding the mitt are the leftover yarn ball, steel knitting needle on a red cable, and a notions kit with an illustration of a beagle wearing red sunglasses and an aloha shirt.
March 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Lopi's first rally with me and @bripod.bsky.social in Gowanus. He was among many Dogs Against DOGE🐾 #TeslaTakedown
A black mini schnoodle with gray eyebrows and mustache looks up while panting at the feet of his people next to a metal water dish on a city sidewalk.
March 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM