Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
@kimshere.bsky.social
Naturalist, native plant gardener, #bugdork, knitter, writer, reader. Ohio.📚
🧶 The scarier the world becomes, the more I knit.🧶
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness. (Desmond Tutu)
🧶 The scarier the world becomes, the more I knit.🧶
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness. (Desmond Tutu)
For #WIPWednesday, I've got the back of my Miss BB cardigan by Bonnie Marie Burns. I'm almost finished with the first sleeve also. I'm using Cascade 220 in a brown color with subtle flecks of green. It's very pretty. I'm proud of myself for tackling another cabled project! #knitsky #knitting
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
For #WIPWednesday, I've got the back of my Miss BB cardigan by Bonnie Marie Burns. I'm almost finished with the first sleeve also. I'm using Cascade 220 in a brown color with subtle flecks of green. It's very pretty. I'm proud of myself for tackling another cabled project! #knitsky #knitting
I took a bag of hand-knitted hats & scarves to my LYS today & was thrilled to see that they have collected 100s of items for unhoused charities. Definitely feels good to contribute like this! (Spun in Ann Arbor, MI) 🧶♥️ #knitsky #charity (I also spent way too much $$$ there today!)
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I dreamed about this yarn last night, after blocking my Panorama stole, and that sealed my decision to splurge on a sweater quantity at my LYS this week. Yarn is Acadia by Fiber Co., a luscious blend of wool, alpaca & silk. Hoping tonight's snow storm won't delay my trip to Ann Arbor. #knitsky 🧶
November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I dreamed about this yarn last night, after blocking my Panorama stole, and that sealed my decision to splurge on a sweater quantity at my LYS this week. Yarn is Acadia by Fiber Co., a luscious blend of wool, alpaca & silk. Hoping tonight's snow storm won't delay my trip to Ann Arbor. #knitsky 🧶
Hey #knitsky, need help finding a DK weight wool for a cardigan. I've searched online and every time I think I've found a good one, almost all of the Ravelry comments on the yarns are negative. Do you have any faves to suggest? Needs to be available in the US. #yarn #knitting
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It's turkey day 🦃 but I'm playing yarn chicken! 🐔 Figured out a brilliant solution, to weigh the remaining yarn after each row to be more confident that I'll have enough to finish the last few rows of the scarf. Feeling smart, #knitsky! #knitting #wip Details in alt text.
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Reposted by Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Just saw "Rental Family" and found it heartwarming and thought-provoking. And it was great to see all the scenes of Tokyo again. I spent 5 years there in my twenties, (long ago) and consider Japan a second home. I miss it a lot. Such a fascinating culture. 🇯🇵⛩️🗾🍱 #movies apnews.com/article/rent...
Movie Review: Brendan Fraser is a middling actor with a winning heart in sweet drama ‘Rental Family’
In "Rental Family," Brendan Fraser plays a mediocre American actor struggling to get work in Tokyo after once scoring it big with a toothpaste commercial.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just saw "Rental Family" and found it heartwarming and thought-provoking. And it was great to see all the scenes of Tokyo again. I spent 5 years there in my twenties, (long ago) and consider Japan a second home. I miss it a lot. Such a fascinating culture. 🇯🇵⛩️🗾🍱 #movies apnews.com/article/rent...
Dagna Cardi blocking! I made a couple near-disastrous decisions with my steek, but managed to pull it off. Details in alt text. #knitsky #cardigan #knitting #colorwork #strandedknitting
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Dagna Cardi blocking! I made a couple near-disastrous decisions with my steek, but managed to pull it off. Details in alt text. #knitsky #cardigan #knitting #colorwork #strandedknitting
Just watched "Train Dreams" on Netflix and have to say that I haven't enjoyed a movie this much in a VERY long time. What a beautiful story about life, love, and our place in the world. Savor this one. #movies youtu.be/HyRdazbYKgY?...
Train Dreams | Official Teaser | Netflix
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November 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Just watched "Train Dreams" on Netflix and have to say that I haven't enjoyed a movie this much in a VERY long time. What a beautiful story about life, love, and our place in the world. Savor this one. #movies youtu.be/HyRdazbYKgY?...
Sophie is oblivious to the fact that it's #Caturday. Here she's napping on her heated pad on a cold day. #catnap #cat #catsky #sleepingcat
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sophie is oblivious to the fact that it's #Caturday. Here she's napping on her heated pad on a cold day. #catnap #cat #catsky #sleepingcat
For this week's WIP theme for #showmeyourknits, I'm finally into the colorwork yoke of my Dagna Cardigan! It's always fun to see the pattern emerge one row at a time. 🧶💚 #knitsky #knitting #strandedknitting
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
For this week's WIP theme for #showmeyourknits, I'm finally into the colorwork yoke of my Dagna Cardigan! It's always fun to see the pattern emerge one row at a time. 🧶💚 #knitsky #knitting #strandedknitting
Just finished my 3rd version of the "Close to You" scarf and this is the first time I noticed it called for a picot bind off. 🤪 The 2nd picture is one I took this morning in NW Ohio, our first snow of the season. I'm calling it "The Joy of Overlapping Seasons." Boo on soggy leaves. 😢 #knitsky #snow
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Cancelled my Spotify premium because they're running ads for ICE, which means they're supporting the horrific illegal attacks on Americans. Took me less than 2 minutes to cancel AND transfer all of my playlists to Tidal. Easy peasy and felt great. Should have done it a long time ago. #cancelspotify
Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Cancelled my Spotify premium because they're running ads for ICE, which means they're supporting the horrific illegal attacks on Americans. Took me less than 2 minutes to cancel AND transfer all of my playlists to Tidal. Easy peasy and felt great. Should have done it a long time ago. #cancelspotify
I donated to my local food bank and I hope you'll consider it too When SNAP benefits are cut off next week, millions of our neighbors are going to struggle to feed their families. This should never happen in America and we should pull together to help them. 😢
This is an emergency. This is about families being able to put food on the table and about the stability of our communities. We need immediate action to restore SNAP benefits.
October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I donated to my local food bank and I hope you'll consider it too When SNAP benefits are cut off next week, millions of our neighbors are going to struggle to feed their families. This should never happen in America and we should pull together to help them. 😢
Reposted by Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
Trump is throwing 15 million Americans off health care.
He's doubling premiums for 20 million Americans.
Now, he's refusing to use a $5 billion emergency SNAP fund to keep 16 million kids from going hungry.
But the 1% keep $1 trillion in tax breaks.
Oligarchy in action.
He's doubling premiums for 20 million Americans.
Now, he's refusing to use a $5 billion emergency SNAP fund to keep 16 million kids from going hungry.
But the 1% keep $1 trillion in tax breaks.
Oligarchy in action.
October 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Trump is throwing 15 million Americans off health care.
He's doubling premiums for 20 million Americans.
Now, he's refusing to use a $5 billion emergency SNAP fund to keep 16 million kids from going hungry.
But the 1% keep $1 trillion in tax breaks.
Oligarchy in action.
He's doubling premiums for 20 million Americans.
Now, he's refusing to use a $5 billion emergency SNAP fund to keep 16 million kids from going hungry.
But the 1% keep $1 trillion in tax breaks.
Oligarchy in action.
Reposted by Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Reposted by Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
Reposted by Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
As SNAP benefits are cut, this should be something we demand of state governors to do with their states national guard.
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
As SNAP benefits are cut, this should be something we demand of state governors to do with their states national guard.
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
Reposted by Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇
THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...
This week's #showmeyourknits inspired me to start making hats for charity, something I haven't done for quite a few years. These are the two I made so far this week, modeled by my Vermont teddy bear whose head is too small. These will go to the unhoused in southeast Michigan next month. ♥️ #knitsky
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This week's #showmeyourknits inspired me to start making hats for charity, something I haven't done for quite a few years. These are the two I made so far this week, modeled by my Vermont teddy bear whose head is too small. These will go to the unhoused in southeast Michigan next month. ♥️ #knitsky
Even my mail is pissing me off these days. 🤬 What was @aarpfoundation.bsky.social thinking, putting Stallone on the cover as an "American icon" ? 🤮 He's as M@GA as they come, and I had to block out his face before I could even consider reading this issue. Still might not.... #boohiss #aarp
October 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Even my mail is pissing me off these days. 🤬 What was @aarpfoundation.bsky.social thinking, putting Stallone on the cover as an "American icon" ? 🤮 He's as M@GA as they come, and I had to block out his face before I could even consider reading this issue. Still might not.... #boohiss #aarp
Reposted by Kim Smith 💪🐸🇺🇸
Why is Vought’s role as Trump’s budget director so key to the president’s plans?
“Every goddam thing in the executive branch goes through OMB,” a former official explained. The agency is the choke point for $7 trillion in federal spending.
“Every goddam thing in the executive branch goes through OMB,” a former official explained. The agency is the choke point for $7 trillion in federal spending.
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Why is Vought’s role as Trump’s budget director so key to the president’s plans?
“Every goddam thing in the executive branch goes through OMB,” a former official explained. The agency is the choke point for $7 trillion in federal spending.
“Every goddam thing in the executive branch goes through OMB,” a former official explained. The agency is the choke point for $7 trillion in federal spending.