@skirter.bsky.social
skirter of wool, creater of breed specific yarn 🧶 fibershed focus in the Heartland
Opinions are mine alone.
Opinions are mine alone.
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Wow! This man is a hero.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Wow! This man is a hero.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
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i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
i don't think this is even a real statistical anomaly anymore. it seems like there's someone in the crowd at every mass shooting who has been through it before. this doesn't have to be our shared cultural experience.
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I'm sorry I keep saying this, but it's sooo important: Mark Kelly is expressing contempt for the One Special Boy in the White House. We need to hear that. Men, especially *young* men, need to hear that. Listen to his voice. C O N T E M P T.
"I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth are not gonna silence me."
Yesterday, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) addressed the Pentagon investigation against him:
Yesterday, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) addressed the Pentagon investigation against him:
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm sorry I keep saying this, but it's sooo important: Mark Kelly is expressing contempt for the One Special Boy in the White House. We need to hear that. Men, especially *young* men, need to hear that. Listen to his voice. C O N T E M P T.
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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BREAKING: Pope Leo announces that the Catholic Church supports Palestinian statehood. He went on to call out Netanyahu for refusing to recognize Palestinian statehood.
I launched this global petition calling on the USA to recognize Palestinian statehood. Please do sign & share: c.org/zqgdSZKDVn
I launched this global petition calling on the USA to recognize Palestinian statehood. Please do sign & share: c.org/zqgdSZKDVn
Sign the Petition
Demand the United States Recognize Palestinian Statehood
c.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
BREAKING: Pope Leo announces that the Catholic Church supports Palestinian statehood. He went on to call out Netanyahu for refusing to recognize Palestinian statehood.
I launched this global petition calling on the USA to recognize Palestinian statehood. Please do sign & share: c.org/zqgdSZKDVn
I launched this global petition calling on the USA to recognize Palestinian statehood. Please do sign & share: c.org/zqgdSZKDVn
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Librarians are the best.
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Librarians are the best.
The Corriedale and Romney yarns have moved to the Yarn Station in Mineral Point until 2026. Check it out! #yarn #breedspecificyarn 🧶
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Corriedale and Romney yarns have moved to the Yarn Station in Mineral Point until 2026. Check it out! #yarn #breedspecificyarn 🧶
Trunk show ends Saturday! Stop by the Orange Kitten (on the Square) in Monroe, Wisconsin to touch these lovely yarns from the Purveyor of Fine Yarns. 🧶
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Trunk show ends Saturday! Stop by the Orange Kitten (on the Square) in Monroe, Wisconsin to touch these lovely yarns from the Purveyor of Fine Yarns. 🧶
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FACT CHECK: TRUE
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
FACT CHECK: TRUE
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Sometimes the truth escapes like a cat out a door you thought was closed.
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Sometimes the truth escapes like a cat out a door you thought was closed.
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Greatness... 🤦♂️
October 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Greatness... 🤦♂️
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"Private for profit insurance is a scam. We need our taxes to pay for universal healthcare. It's more affordable & a human right."
Know what would prevent insurance premiums from spiking 100%, 500%, 2000%—like we're seeing right now?
Abolish HELL Corps (Health Exploitation Limited Liability) Corps.
Private for profit insurance is a scam. We need our taxes to pay for universal healthcare. It's more affordable & a human right.
Abolish HELL Corps (Health Exploitation Limited Liability) Corps.
Private for profit insurance is a scam. We need our taxes to pay for universal healthcare. It's more affordable & a human right.
October 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"Private for profit insurance is a scam. We need our taxes to pay for universal healthcare. It's more affordable & a human right."
The Ultimate Sweater Yarn, 100% polypay, 3 ply worsted and Cheviot Worsted are now available at the Grafton Yarn Store in Grafton, Wisconsin. Buying locally produced yarn supports local small farmers. 🧶
October 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The Ultimate Sweater Yarn, 100% polypay, 3 ply worsted and Cheviot Worsted are now available at the Grafton Yarn Store in Grafton, Wisconsin. Buying locally produced yarn supports local small farmers. 🧶
If you missed seeing Purveyor of Fine Yarns at Rhinebeck, stroll over to the Orange Kitten on the Square in Monroe, Wisconsin for a chance to pet our locally sourced yarns
October 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
If you missed seeing Purveyor of Fine Yarns at Rhinebeck, stroll over to the Orange Kitten on the Square in Monroe, Wisconsin for a chance to pet our locally sourced yarns
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For our #democracy, I enjoy these Saturday morning livestream chats on Facebook & YouTube with American historians @hcrichardson.bsky.social and Joanne Freeman about what happened the previous week. #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyNow
What the Heck Just Happened?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
For our #democracy, I enjoy these Saturday morning livestream chats on Facebook & YouTube with American historians @hcrichardson.bsky.social and Joanne Freeman about what happened the previous week. #DemocracyInAction #DemocracyMatters #DemocracyNow
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Do the math: $130,000,000 divided by 1.3 million service members comes to $100 each.
What is even the point?
What is even the point?
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Do the math: $130,000,000 divided by 1.3 million service members comes to $100 each.
What is even the point?
What is even the point?
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I have friends everywhere.
October 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I have friends everywhere.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings