Amber BK
@aklarabk.bsky.social
Primary Care Doc. Activist. Researcher focused on improving the lives of people with serious mental illness. 📚🤓💪 Avid knitter, reader, gardener, and home chef.
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Norwegian photographer, women's suffragist Marie Høeg (1866-1949) made late 19thc and early 20thc photography including self portraits which challenged how women were expected to be portrayed #WomensArt
January 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Norwegian photographer, women's suffragist Marie Høeg (1866-1949) made late 19thc and early 20thc photography including self portraits which challenged how women were expected to be portrayed #WomensArt
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I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
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'The Swimmer', wooden sculpture by contemporary New York based sculptor Stefanie Rocknak #WomensArt
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM
'The Swimmer', wooden sculpture by contemporary New York based sculptor Stefanie Rocknak #WomensArt
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Contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt
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Future Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn lived in the Netherlands during WW2 where as a 15 yr old she bravely aided resistance groups against the Nazis by delivering papers and also messages to downed Allied pilots #WomensArt
January 25, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Future Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn lived in the Netherlands during WW2 where as a 15 yr old she bravely aided resistance groups against the Nazis by delivering papers and also messages to downed Allied pilots #WomensArt
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Officer Rose’s memorial in August featured Andra Day’s “Rise Up.”
The song is a beautiful reminder: the only way forward is through.
I’ll rise up
I’ll rise unafraid
I’ll rise up…
In spite of the ache
I’ll rise up
And I’ll do it a thousand times again
For you
Keep going. Good night, friends.
The song is a beautiful reminder: the only way forward is through.
I’ll rise up
I’ll rise unafraid
I’ll rise up…
In spite of the ache
I’ll rise up
And I’ll do it a thousand times again
For you
Keep going. Good night, friends.
January 24, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Officer Rose’s memorial in August featured Andra Day’s “Rise Up.”
The song is a beautiful reminder: the only way forward is through.
I’ll rise up
I’ll rise unafraid
I’ll rise up…
In spite of the ache
I’ll rise up
And I’ll do it a thousand times again
For you
Keep going. Good night, friends.
The song is a beautiful reminder: the only way forward is through.
I’ll rise up
I’ll rise unafraid
I’ll rise up…
In spite of the ache
I’ll rise up
And I’ll do it a thousand times again
For you
Keep going. Good night, friends.
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“Milhoan clearly laid out what he sees as the goal of the new ACIP: protecting individual rights over public health”.
Just so we’re clear. RFK Jr. and his appointees do not give a damn who has to die in order to protect the right of anti-vaxxers to refuse vaccines.
Just so we’re clear. RFK Jr. and his appointees do not give a damn who has to die in order to protect the right of anti-vaxxers to refuse vaccines.
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
“Milhoan clearly laid out what he sees as the goal of the new ACIP: protecting individual rights over public health”.
Just so we’re clear. RFK Jr. and his appointees do not give a damn who has to die in order to protect the right of anti-vaxxers to refuse vaccines.
Just so we’re clear. RFK Jr. and his appointees do not give a damn who has to die in order to protect the right of anti-vaxxers to refuse vaccines.
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Artist Frida Kahlo with her lover Costa Rican singer Chavela Vargas, 1945 #womensart
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Artist Frida Kahlo with her lover Costa Rican singer Chavela Vargas, 1945 #womensart
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Imigongo, Rwandan art form traditionally made by women, with red, black and white geometric designs painted on walls, pottery, tiles and canvas #WomensArt .
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Imigongo, Rwandan art form traditionally made by women, with red, black and white geometric designs painted on walls, pottery, tiles and canvas #WomensArt .
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'Storm approaching Portobello, Edinburgh' by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #Womensart
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 PM
'Storm approaching Portobello, Edinburgh' by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #Womensart
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Lucy Telles (1870-1956) with grandchild, basket weaver of Yosemite Miwok and Mono Lake Paiute descent #WomensArt
January 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Lucy Telles (1870-1956) with grandchild, basket weaver of Yosemite Miwok and Mono Lake Paiute descent #WomensArt
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'Big spiral' by textile artist Isabel Moore #WomensArt
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
'Big spiral' by textile artist Isabel Moore #WomensArt
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Repression almost never announces itself by targeting everyone at once. It begins quietly, aimed at minorities, those with less power, fewer allies, or voices that are easier to ignore. Their rights are restricted, their freedoms narrowed, and their suffering dismissed as exceptional or deserved.
January 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Repression almost never announces itself by targeting everyone at once. It begins quietly, aimed at minorities, those with less power, fewer allies, or voices that are easier to ignore. Their rights are restricted, their freedoms narrowed, and their suffering dismissed as exceptional or deserved.
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Japanese artist Akie Nakata (known as Akie) turns found stones and rocks into animal paintings #WomensArt
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Japanese artist Akie Nakata (known as Akie) turns found stones and rocks into animal paintings #WomensArt
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'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient around the world #WomensArt
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient around the world #WomensArt
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A discussion with labor historian Jeremy Brecher on the strategy, potential and challenges of mass social strikes following ICE's murder of Renee Good. #abolishice
Social strikes are emerging as a defense against ICE and authoritarianism
Labor historian Jeremy Brecher on the strategy, potential and challenges of mass social strikes following ICE's murder of Renee Good.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A discussion with labor historian Jeremy Brecher on the strategy, potential and challenges of mass social strikes following ICE's murder of Renee Good. #abolishice
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Leslie Nichols, artist who creates her work on a manual typewriter, creating portraits of women using a variety of relevant appropriated and original texts relevant to the subject's life, conveying a sense of social heritage #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
January 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Leslie Nichols, artist who creates her work on a manual typewriter, creating portraits of women using a variety of relevant appropriated and original texts relevant to the subject's life, conveying a sense of social heritage #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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Sister and Friend, 2024 ♀
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Sister and Friend, 2024 ♀
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
by Betty Acquah, Ghanaian feminist painter #WomensArt
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'Snow Fox' by UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 AM
'Snow Fox' by UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt
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Malawian artist Billie Zangewa works with silk to make intricate narrative tapestries #womensart
January 16, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Malawian artist Billie Zangewa works with silk to make intricate narrative tapestries #womensart
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In certain folklore, the hare is a mystical creature symbolizing fertility, rebirth, speed, and the moon, often linked to goddesses. Artwork by Catherine Hyde #WomensArt
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
In certain folklore, the hare is a mystical creature symbolizing fertility, rebirth, speed, and the moon, often linked to goddesses. Artwork by Catherine Hyde #WomensArt
Thought provoking. Going to simmer on it…
Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.
How we can shift from systems of domination to cultures of partnership
Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.
wagingnonviolence.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Thought provoking. Going to simmer on it…
#showmeyourknits
Multiple wips. Really trying to resist the pull to cast on another project until these are completed. 🧶😬
1. Moonflower shawl by Leila Raven. Lace edge completed. Now to fill in with garter stitch.
2. Worsted See My Vest by Emily Bolduan
3. Dustland sock by Stephen West
Multiple wips. Really trying to resist the pull to cast on another project until these are completed. 🧶😬
1. Moonflower shawl by Leila Raven. Lace edge completed. Now to fill in with garter stitch.
2. Worsted See My Vest by Emily Bolduan
3. Dustland sock by Stephen West
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
#showmeyourknits
Multiple wips. Really trying to resist the pull to cast on another project until these are completed. 🧶😬
1. Moonflower shawl by Leila Raven. Lace edge completed. Now to fill in with garter stitch.
2. Worsted See My Vest by Emily Bolduan
3. Dustland sock by Stephen West
Multiple wips. Really trying to resist the pull to cast on another project until these are completed. 🧶😬
1. Moonflower shawl by Leila Raven. Lace edge completed. Now to fill in with garter stitch.
2. Worsted See My Vest by Emily Bolduan
3. Dustland sock by Stephen West