Dan the Gnome
@brewergnome.bsky.social
He/Him - Gnomewood/Gnomespun Owner, Biologist, Woodworker, Army Vet, Gardener, Fiber Artist, Baker, Professional Dilettante
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Dan the Gnome
@brewergnome.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Gnomespun Yarn and Fiber Arts
Hand made spindles and fiber tools, hand dyed yarn and breed specific top and roving! fiber arts, spinning, yarn, roving, top, combed, carded, wool, silk, longwool, downswool, downs wool, handmade spi...
www.gnomespun.com
So, uh, hi all! I'm Dan, the Gnome. I do textile arts and woodworking (Gnomespun Yarn and Gnomewood Creations). I'm a gay, ace, disabled, married, Army Veteran with two fabulous Swedish Vallhunds that periodically give advice.
I love to learn anything about anything.
I love to learn anything about anything.
Hey dog-friends, what do people use as a replacement for nylabones/antlers these days? Nem really likes to chew, but cracked a tooth on antler. Both of them like nylabone, but would end up eating chunks (especially Tuli, the punk). The yakmilk bones are ok but they're not super fond of them.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hey dog-friends, what do people use as a replacement for nylabones/antlers these days? Nem really likes to chew, but cracked a tooth on antler. Both of them like nylabone, but would end up eating chunks (especially Tuli, the punk). The yakmilk bones are ok but they're not super fond of them.
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Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/
I love getting online because I realized I NEEDED to reorder something... and then forgetting what it was as soon as I sit down. All I can remember is that it was important.
I need another pair of winter shorts, but that wasn't it.
I need another pair of winter shorts, but that wasn't it.
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I love getting online because I realized I NEEDED to reorder something... and then forgetting what it was as soon as I sit down. All I can remember is that it was important.
I need another pair of winter shorts, but that wasn't it.
I need another pair of winter shorts, but that wasn't it.
Oofda. And sometimes that progression is progression of The Thing, and sometimes its another organ or system or body part going, "Hey, hey I feel left out, lemme in on this!" and joining the disability party.
I think the coolest thing about disability, bar none, is how it continues to progress and shit gets more and more difficult by the day/week/year and just when you’re like “cool I figured out how to accommodate this and live my life” your body says “oh fuck that! ALL HANDS ON DECK HES ADAPTING”
a group of police officers are chasing a man who is running down the street .
Alt: a group of police officers are chasing a man who is running down the street in his boxers and a T-shirt
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Oofda. And sometimes that progression is progression of The Thing, and sometimes its another organ or system or body part going, "Hey, hey I feel left out, lemme in on this!" and joining the disability party.
Huh! Bdelloids evolve variations of proteins on their alternate copies. Something we can't do without a duplication. Fascinating. Especially in concert with discovering they can borrow antibiotic genes from other organisms.
Benefits Of 80 Million Years Without Sex
Scientists have discovered how a microscopic organism has benefited from nearly 80 million years without sex. Bdelloid rotifers are asexual organisms, meaning that they reproduce without males. Withou...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Huh! Bdelloids evolve variations of proteins on their alternate copies. Something we can't do without a duplication. Fascinating. Especially in concert with discovering they can borrow antibiotic genes from other organisms.
Did a lot at the studio today, so these got sanded for glazing but haven't actually been glazed yet. Pottery ornaments!
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Did a lot at the studio today, so these got sanded for glazing but haven't actually been glazed yet. Pottery ornaments!
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#Nudivember day 28: Favorinus tsuruganus, the goat with the golden fleece (check out those rhinophores!)
#nudibranch #seaslug #art #chrysomallos
#nudibranch #seaslug #art #chrysomallos
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
#Nudivember day 28: Favorinus tsuruganus, the goat with the golden fleece (check out those rhinophores!)
#nudibranch #seaslug #art #chrysomallos
#nudibranch #seaslug #art #chrysomallos
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Jesus Christ. JESUS Christ. Jesus CHRIST. Yes, this person is correct, remigration is a white supremacy term for ethnic cleansing, basically. And the Department of Homeland Security, WHICH SHOULDN'T EVEN EXIST, just used the term. An official government account. That is...that is beyond fucked.
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Jesus Christ. JESUS Christ. Jesus CHRIST. Yes, this person is correct, remigration is a white supremacy term for ethnic cleansing, basically. And the Department of Homeland Security, WHICH SHOULDN'T EVEN EXIST, just used the term. An official government account. That is...that is beyond fucked.
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Dept. of your politics are political but our politics are apolitical (which goes all the way up to "our gender ideology is not a gender ideology but yours is").
The spirit of Thanksgiving has infused the White House press office today, bringing us together in a blessed moment of harmony and goodwill.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Dept. of your politics are political but our politics are apolitical (which goes all the way up to "our gender ideology is not a gender ideology but yours is").
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
My family usually does "Thanksgiving" over what used to be Columbus Day. It is a little odd this year because we didn't do that, but then aren't doing "normal" turkey day either. And husbeast is away with his family because his little brother is deploying. And I'm here with the dogs and yard people.
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My family usually does "Thanksgiving" over what used to be Columbus Day. It is a little odd this year because we didn't do that, but then aren't doing "normal" turkey day either. And husbeast is away with his family because his little brother is deploying. And I'm here with the dogs and yard people.
Wool friends. Do you want AMAZING colors in your roving to spin? Check this out!
✨TESTERS WANTED✨
Are you a #spinner? Do you like wool? Do you like spinning wool?
Your wait is finally over! Introducing roving to Yarnia!
This is 23mic 64's Merino Top superwash, so no shrinkage & it won't felt. Sorry if you want to felt. So read below for details. 🧶
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#indieyarndyers #yarnsky
Are you a #spinner? Do you like wool? Do you like spinning wool?
Your wait is finally over! Introducing roving to Yarnia!
This is 23mic 64's Merino Top superwash, so no shrinkage & it won't felt. Sorry if you want to felt. So read below for details. 🧶
1/7
#indieyarndyers #yarnsky
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wool friends. Do you want AMAZING colors in your roving to spin? Check this out!
This matches with the finding that as sleep gets disrupted as you get older your brain doesn't as effectively go through it's shrink-and-wash cycle at night (yes, really). And findings that almost all the dementia-like diseases are worsened by sleep loss.
Study finds untreated sleep apnea doubles Parkinson’s risk
A massive veteran study found a strong connection between untreated sleep apnea and a higher chance of Parkinson’s. CPAP users had much lower odds of developing the condition. Researchers believe that...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This matches with the finding that as sleep gets disrupted as you get older your brain doesn't as effectively go through it's shrink-and-wash cycle at night (yes, really). And findings that almost all the dementia-like diseases are worsened by sleep loss.
Cacao was for everyone.
In Maya society, cacao use was for everyone, not just royals
Previously considered a preserve of Maya elites, cacao was consumed across all social strata, a new study finds.
www.sciencenews.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Cacao was for everyone.
...just at me next time.
Aha! So THAT'S the gay agenda!! Craft until your fingers fall off!
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
...just at me next time.
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
An email from the VA. Nice to know Collins is continuing with his "fuck the Hatch Act" bullshit. Talk about mischaracterization, and yes the pages these link to are way worse, more political, and fuller of near and outright falsehoods to spin shit. ::sigh::
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
An email from the VA. Nice to know Collins is continuing with his "fuck the Hatch Act" bullshit. Talk about mischaracterization, and yes the pages these link to are way worse, more political, and fuller of near and outright falsehoods to spin shit. ::sigh::
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Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
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The most reactionary anti-immigrant policy in my lifetime cannot fail it can only be failed, both the absence and presence of violence against the state are seen as justifications for its continued and expanded brutality.
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The most reactionary anti-immigrant policy in my lifetime cannot fail it can only be failed, both the absence and presence of violence against the state are seen as justifications for its continued and expanded brutality.
Since this is obviously impossible (especially when you fire half of the government workers) the purpose is rather plainly to just blanket reject them.
So now they’re going to be doing individualized re-review of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees’ cases on TOP of the re-review of 200,000+ refugees who entered under Biden?
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Since this is obviously impossible (especially when you fire half of the government workers) the purpose is rather plainly to just blanket reject them.
This is probably satire? Unless it isn't?
But because of this I have learned that many AI sites DO have a "come up with a prompt for me" button.
Wut.
But because of this I have learned that many AI sites DO have a "come up with a prompt for me" button.
Wut.
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This is probably satire? Unless it isn't?
But because of this I have learned that many AI sites DO have a "come up with a prompt for me" button.
Wut.
But because of this I have learned that many AI sites DO have a "come up with a prompt for me" button.
Wut.
We went on one of these last year and it was *literally life changing.*
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
THIS JUST IN
2026 special tours to Cusco Peru are now available for registration at abbysyarns.com/webshop/product-category/fu/travel
These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
Questions? Email [email protected]
2026 special tours to Cusco Peru are now available for registration at abbysyarns.com/webshop/product-category/fu/travel
These are truly unique and can’t miss opportunities you absolutely can’t get with anyone else
Questions? Email [email protected]
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We went on one of these last year and it was *literally life changing.*
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
Just trying to decide which one we'll do next year.
Looking up the Presidential Traverse for reasons.
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Looking up the Presidential Traverse for reasons.