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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

Help your friends stay digitally safe today

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#NoKings
#NoKingsDay
#WeWillPrevail
#DemocracyRocks

Flyer (Printable) | Digital Security Checklists for Activists

We keep us safe. ...

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · 10h

Peaceful start to my day. 🧶🫖☕️

Hand knit ombré purple shawl in foreground. Wooden yarn bowl on left side of leather ottoman. Wooden tray with fresh pot of tea, milky tea in cup, honey jar on the right side.

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Claudia Stellar, PhD @claudiastellar.bsky.social · 20d

Assata Shakur

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3d

I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.

- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart

Monochrome photograph featuring a white woman sitting sideways on a patterned armchair dressed in a dark jacket and skirt and with her hand raised to her face

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Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 6d

Chicagoans: Attend this virtual Rapid Response training on Wed 10/14 at 4pm to learn how to help protect our neighbors during this occupation. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · 10d

#showmeyourknits #wipwednesday
Making progress on my first sock.
Westknits Simple Socks in Adriafil sock yarn #153 🧶😁

Beginning of hand knit sock starting at the cuff with k2p2 ribbing in a multicolored yarn on circular needles perched on human lap covered in a fuzzy blue and white blanket.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 11d

9/ Want the in-depth answers to these questions?
Click here 👉 yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/routine-va...

Plus, gain access to a PDF version of the top 14 FAQs on routine vaccinations by upgrading to a paid newsletter subscriber!

Love,
The YLE Team & @kmpanthagani.bsky.social

Routine vaccinations, sanitation, and a look back at history

Sanitation vs. vaccine impact, requirements, universal recommendations, Hep B and more

yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 15d

Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.

Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.

Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

www.npr.org

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · 15d

#showmeyourknits Knitting multicolored rainbow yarn into socks with my ancient cat snuggled up close after a very long exhausting day brings me joy. 🧶🧶🧘

Multicolored skein of yarn and beginning sock cuff on circular needles in a human lap covered in dark blue textured blanket in bed. Black cat snuggled closely. Bright neon green and pink crocheted blanket at the foot of the bed.

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Flatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social · 16d

New at FFP: Omaha’s car-centered layout makes traversing the city on foot difficult and sometimes dangerous. Members of a group called Strong Towns want to change that — one intersection at a time. 🔗 buff.ly/ZOS5JIw

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · 19d

Tea every time

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 23d

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Call your reps and ask them to support 🧠🪱’s impeachment!!

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 23d

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.

We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV

Poster-style graphic with bold text reading “TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: THE QUACK RFK Jr. HAS TO GO!” A large photo of RFK Jr. is overlaid with a yellow biohazard sign, while a man’s shoe is about to kick him out. At the bottom, logos and text say “Stand Up For Science” and “Fuel the fight: standupforscience.net.”

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Carol Feller @stolenstitches.bsky.social · 23d

#Knitsky I had a knitter come to me and ask “how can I make brioche knitting easier?”.

I realised she as starting with two-colour flat brioche, which, in my opinion, is the trickiest to learn!

I made a video sharing my step-by-step guide to mastering brioche.
Check it out: youtu.be/l-b2q7uADMM

Master Brioche Knitting | Step-by-Step Stages to Learn the Technique

YouTube video by Carol Feller

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · 29d

Swatch complete! Original pic is more true to color. 🧶🎉🙌🏻

Stockinette stitch square swatch with garter stitch border. Pink worsted yarn variegated with multiple shades of the base color. Background of lap covered in a blue and white fuzzy blanket.

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 18

I would rather be knitting… ready to cast on a sweater vest in a happy pink color. Unfortunately, work comes first 😒🧶🩺

Dark pink caked yarn placed on a desk with black computer keyboard and hand sanitizer in the background.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Sep 16

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States:
(a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip;
(b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide;
(c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law;
(d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide;
(e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:
(a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants;
(b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 15

One of my top reads this year. Incredibly refreshing.

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Resistance Knitters 🧶💙🌊📎🕊️🗽📚🫖☕️📖🐈💍 @resistanceknitters.bsky.social · Sep 15

I’m not brave,” said Rabbit.

“Yes you are,” said Bear. “You’re here.”

And sometimes, being here is the bravest thing of all.

©Tara Shannon

open.substack.com/pub/tarashan...

I Used to Be Afraid of the Dark...

I shared this first back in June.

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 14

#showmeyourknits My only scarf since picking up knitting in January. I apparently skipped the scarf stage and jumped in to shawls, hats and other garments. Simple garter stitch scarf gifted to my niece. I was really pleased with the fringe and beads. Unlabeled yarn from my stash in my own pattern. 🧶

Hand knit rectangular scarf in garter stitch with fringe and multicolored wooden beads. Teal acrylic yarn for main body, and fringe yarn dappled with pink, blue, and green.

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Peter hale @richardbarron23.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Animal Flix @animalflix.bsky.social · Aug 21

If you are having a bad day, then here is an Angel Butterfly for you ..🥰😍 #bluesky #dog #dogday

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Anthony Reed @blackpoetics.bsky.social · Sep 12

Malcolm X: “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 10

🧶#knitsky

Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 10

#wipwednesday
Musselburgh by Ysolda
Universal Yarn, Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash in steel cut oats.

Boneyard by Stephen West
Purl Soho 9 Notes in Mulberry

Beginning of hand knit hat on circular needles with wooden multicolored tips. Yarn is grey speckled tweed. Background of orange stripe textured pants.

Hand knit shawl in pale purple with increasing darkness in shade. Diagonal sections of stockinette separated by a row of garter stitch. Lying in lap of person on to of fuzzy blue and white speckled blanket.

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 10

#wipwednesday
Musselburgh by Ysolda
Universal Yarn, Deluxe DK Tweed Superwash in steel cut oats.

Boneyard by Stephen West
Purl Soho 9 Notes in Mulberry

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 10

Scrolling through knitting patterns is an excellent replacement for doom scrolling. *sigh* Although my list of saved patterns is resembling my TBR pile of books. 🧶🤔🤷‍♀️😬

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Amber BK @aklarabk.bsky.social · Sep 9

This idiocracy with theocratic overtones is a waking nightmare.