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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · 1d

Found an orange neon tweed skein at a yarn crawl and was inspired enough to knit a full toddler sweater in less than 2 weeks so she'd have it for the season. 🧶 #showmeyourknits

Toddler with a bright orange jackolantern knit sweater, a black skirt and leggings, and white, teal and orange Nikes outside in front of a bunch of pumpkins and a tractor.

Zoomed-in picture of the jack-o'-lantern sweater with the mouth only partially double-knit on with the remaining outlined in marker.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

Mars was the Roman god of war.
That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.'

Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices.
That’s why we have Marshall’s.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19d

You know, when you really think about it, does all that driving and car dependency really make sense? @adamconover.net weighed in.

Adam Conover - Driving cars is insane

YouTube video by Interstellar1977

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · 27d

Ahhhh my mom and grandmother made these for my family, and my husband's aunt made them for his extended family! We had matching stockings before we ever met 💗

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Sep 11

This is what it can do, I am pretty sure all the stitches over the edge of the fabric are overlock stitches, and H, J and K are coverstiches, which are commonly used for the parallel straight lines.

Color coded diagram of 12 types of stitches the overlocker/coverstitch machine does

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Sep 11

I think serger and overlocker are mostly synonymous, and based on this article a cover stitch machine is often its own beast, though combo serger/coverstitch machines do exist? I apparently have a combo that I got second hand from Craigslist, the Singer 14t968dc

Sewing Machine vs Serger vs Coverstitch - What's the Difference?

Learn the differences between a sewing machine vs. serger and coverstitch machine and which one is best for your needs.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Sep 8

That's such a pretty purple!

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Sep 7

US Open Fanline Number:

During the US Open, from Friday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Sept. 7, fans may call 833-287-6736.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Aug 27

Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything | Onion Now: Focus

YouTube video by The Onion

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yeah this is an awful idea given the current state in DC.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · Aug 17

Turn off AI in search results. I just did this in Chrome and it works.
tenbluelinks.org#chrome-windows

How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Aug 16

Nevermind, helpful alt text!

Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Aug 16

What Epson model is this? I was just looking for example setups and this looks so easy.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Aug 8

I blame Instagram/meta and their refusal to support links from anywhere but the bio.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Jul 18

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WGA Statement on Paramount's Decision to Cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

NEW YORK, NY (July 18, 2025)-The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW):

On July 2nd, Paramount agreed to settle a baseless lawsuit brought against 60 Minutes and CBS News by President Trump for $16 million. On July 15, during a regular show of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Colbert went on-air and called the settlement a "big fat bribe" in exchange for a favorable decision on the proposed merger between Paramount and Skydance, a charge currently under investigation in California.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Jul 17

First foundation paper pieced quilt for a friend's new baby girl. It is "Elephant Abstractions" by Violet Crafts in mostly Kona solids. A labor of love, for sure!

Geometric elephant quilt with blue, purple and green pastel elephant on a light peachy background. Held up outside by a woman in sandals 😂

The back of the quilt being held up. It's a periwinkle background with pastel colored doodle drawings of little animals like elephants and giraffes.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 3

don’t usually do this, but felt important to capture my feelings in this moment.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jul 4

I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Jul 3

Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.

This is Washington at its worst.

We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Jul 1

Trash and recycling union members are on strike.

From @boston25news.com - The affected MA towns are Peabody, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Gloucester, Wakefield, Marblehead, Malden, Topsfield, Saugus, Beverly, Danvers, North Reading, Lynnfield, Reading, Swampscott, Arlington, Watertown, and Canton.

Malden Connect: We’ve just been informed by Republic Services, the City of Malden’s trash and recycling hauler, that contract negotiations with Teamsters Local 25 have ended for the day without an agreement.

As a result, there will be no trash or recycling collection citywide on Tuesday, July 1.

At this time, this remains a day-to-day situation. However, the current plan is to resume collection on Wednesday, July 2, with a one-day delay for the remainder of the week.

We will continue to keep Malden residents informed as more information becomes available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this disruption.

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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations to the 13 brave women who risked their careers and reputations to stand up to Cuomo’s sexual predation

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Jun 19

This is incredible, do you know how she did the details of the faces and lines in the clothes? It looks like they are painted onto the fabric. The attention to detail with all the piecing and stitching is wild, and the image is so powerful.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Jun 18

In case anyone needs to subscribe to the MAGA blocklist for any reason at all.

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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · Jun 17

We won't let this Administration play politics with our public health or violate the law.

I look forward to seeing these federal funds restored to life-saving and critical health care and research.

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Julia W @juliajlw.bsky.social · Jun 13

I was waiting to board the same Southwest flight as Norm MacDonald, and Norm's staff was explaining the Southwest boarding process to him. He went into a bit about how absurd the whole concept is, and they all ended up in the back of the plane.

R.L. Stine Cold Steve Austin @bolt451.bsky.social · Jun 13

Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction

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