Ashtan Albright (she/they) 🏳️🌈
@cricketandlace.bsky.social
🐍Noodle Mom | 🦎Keeper of Dragon | 🕷️Spider Wrangler
Nonbinary | Queer | Poly | AuDHD
Maker of Many Things🧶🪡🎨
Nonbinary | Queer | Poly | AuDHD
Maker of Many Things🧶🪡🎨
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Hi! I'm Ashtan/Cricket (she/they). I'm nonbinary, genderfluid, & queer.
AuDHD, poly, & a Weird Bug Person.
I'm a Maker™️ that will try any craft but knitting is my 💚 especially lace shawls. I also love miniatures, watercolor, & embroidery.
Currently hyperfocused on houseplants & fountain pens.
AuDHD, poly, & a Weird Bug Person.
I'm a Maker™️ that will try any craft but knitting is my 💚 especially lace shawls. I also love miniatures, watercolor, & embroidery.
Currently hyperfocused on houseplants & fountain pens.
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Anyone can be a bright light in the dark
February 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Anyone can be a bright light in the dark
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If you need even MORE reasons to not use Sticker Mule
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If you need even MORE reasons to not use Sticker Mule
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Cartoon: Everyone assumed he was the group's bard. "Play us a song!" they'd cry.
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Cartoon: Everyone assumed he was the group's bard. "Play us a song!" they'd cry.
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This. Fuck, this so often
![Tumblr post: [guy whose bedtime is approaching fast] I need to write one billion words right now. and draw everything that has ever existed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jhbsgfgcf354i7d5d3go2xdq/bafkreidk2xmbnpoes7nrzv5thdczabaqnnqtx5mmzjalhtv3bjqp4whsiy@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This. Fuck, this so often
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"I'm feeling burned out by these modern tribulations. Give me a taste of the past, internet."
*Nigerian scam email dings my inbox*
"...let me be more specific."
*Nigerian scam email dings my inbox*
"...let me be more specific."
January 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"I'm feeling burned out by these modern tribulations. Give me a taste of the past, internet."
*Nigerian scam email dings my inbox*
"...let me be more specific."
*Nigerian scam email dings my inbox*
"...let me be more specific."
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"Wait, why does this pirate movie have an all girl cast?"
*examines DVD box more closely*
"Oh, I see, I grabbed 'Pirates Of The CARABINER' instead."
*shrugs, enjoys*
*examines DVD box more closely*
"Oh, I see, I grabbed 'Pirates Of The CARABINER' instead."
*shrugs, enjoys*
January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"Wait, why does this pirate movie have an all girl cast?"
*examines DVD box more closely*
"Oh, I see, I grabbed 'Pirates Of The CARABINER' instead."
*shrugs, enjoys*
*examines DVD box more closely*
"Oh, I see, I grabbed 'Pirates Of The CARABINER' instead."
*shrugs, enjoys*
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Indigenous. Queer. Beaded by hand 🌈
When you buy my work, you’re supporting an Indigenous queer artist and living culture — not mass production 🫶🏼 Pieces are available on my website and Etsy if you’d like to support my work ⬇️
linktr.ee/Beadworkbykay
When you buy my work, you’re supporting an Indigenous queer artist and living culture — not mass production 🫶🏼 Pieces are available on my website and Etsy if you’d like to support my work ⬇️
linktr.ee/Beadworkbykay
January 15, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Indigenous. Queer. Beaded by hand 🌈
When you buy my work, you’re supporting an Indigenous queer artist and living culture — not mass production 🫶🏼 Pieces are available on my website and Etsy if you’d like to support my work ⬇️
linktr.ee/Beadworkbykay
When you buy my work, you’re supporting an Indigenous queer artist and living culture — not mass production 🫶🏼 Pieces are available on my website and Etsy if you’d like to support my work ⬇️
linktr.ee/Beadworkbykay
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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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hey, elected officials? nobody who says anything like revamp or reform or rehabilitate or retrain ICE has my vote. i don't want ICE 2.0. i don't want "hurt and terrorize and murder and abduct my neighbors but in a more socially acceptable way." get them fucking gone and maybe we'll talk
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
hey, elected officials? nobody who says anything like revamp or reform or rehabilitate or retrain ICE has my vote. i don't want ICE 2.0. i don't want "hurt and terrorize and murder and abduct my neighbors but in a more socially acceptable way." get them fucking gone and maybe we'll talk
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My Senator Elizabeth Warren ( @warren.senate.gov ) is known in the local LGBTQ community for showing up at Pride and dancing around in a feather boa.
But now she's becoming known for betraying trans youth and human rights by cosponsoring KOSA.
Shame on her.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/op-ed-with...
But now she's becoming known for betraying trans youth and human rights by cosponsoring KOSA.
Shame on her.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/op-ed-with...
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
My Senator Elizabeth Warren ( @warren.senate.gov ) is known in the local LGBTQ community for showing up at Pride and dancing around in a feather boa.
But now she's becoming known for betraying trans youth and human rights by cosponsoring KOSA.
Shame on her.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/op-ed-with...
But now she's becoming known for betraying trans youth and human rights by cosponsoring KOSA.
Shame on her.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/op-ed-with...
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Shopify. what the fuck
You can opt out but it's automatically enabled. Those using Spotify be sure to turn this off on Jan 26th. Don't let shitGPT have access to your products.
You can opt out but it's automatically enabled. Those using Spotify be sure to turn this off on Jan 26th. Don't let shitGPT have access to your products.
January 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Shopify. what the fuck
You can opt out but it's automatically enabled. Those using Spotify be sure to turn this off on Jan 26th. Don't let shitGPT have access to your products.
You can opt out but it's automatically enabled. Those using Spotify be sure to turn this off on Jan 26th. Don't let shitGPT have access to your products.
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
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Just so this abundantly clear:
Fuck ICE. Fuck this administration. Fuck anyone supporting this still.
Fuck ICE. Fuck this administration. Fuck anyone supporting this still.
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Just so this abundantly clear:
Fuck ICE. Fuck this administration. Fuck anyone supporting this still.
Fuck ICE. Fuck this administration. Fuck anyone supporting this still.
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Here are my top 10 dogs and their grandparents!
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Here are my top 10 dogs and their grandparents!
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Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was shot & killed by ICE on Sept 12
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
Renee Good is at least the fifth death to result in an aggressive immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Other cases include a person fatally shot by ICE outside Chicago and two people who died after being struck by vehicles while fleeing authorities.
Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown
A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year. The...
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was shot & killed by ICE on Sept 12
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
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just gonna post this thread again
some resources for protestors
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Riot Munitions
An extensive guide to less-lethal police weaponry—including chemical weapons and impact munitions—and how to defend against and treat their effects.
crimethinc.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:57 PM
just gonna post this thread again
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No news on this and we ALL know why😡
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
No news on this and we ALL know why😡
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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important message to all bluesky users
January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
important message to all bluesky users
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SpongeBob is a contraceptive sponge and you can't convince me otherwise
A SPONGE that...
Lives in "Bikini Bottom"
Next to a "starfish"
Best friend is a squirrel named Sandy Cheeks
A SPONGE that...
Lives in "Bikini Bottom"
Next to a "starfish"
Best friend is a squirrel named Sandy Cheeks
a woman in a white coat is standing in front of a door with the word so on her shirt .
ALT: a woman in a white coat is standing in front of a door with the word so on her shirt .
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
SpongeBob is a contraceptive sponge and you can't convince me otherwise
A SPONGE that...
Lives in "Bikini Bottom"
Next to a "starfish"
Best friend is a squirrel named Sandy Cheeks
A SPONGE that...
Lives in "Bikini Bottom"
Next to a "starfish"
Best friend is a squirrel named Sandy Cheeks
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more generations need to discover M*A*S*H
January 7, 2026 at 1:12 AM
more generations need to discover M*A*S*H
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If you have Gmail, check your spam filter.
There was a class action settlement against them, and FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON the notice is being flagged by Gmail as spam.
"State of Utah, et al. v. Google LLC, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-05227-JD" if you're interested.
Nice try, Google.
There was a class action settlement against them, and FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON the notice is being flagged by Gmail as spam.
"State of Utah, et al. v. Google LLC, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-05227-JD" if you're interested.
Nice try, Google.
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
If you have Gmail, check your spam filter.
There was a class action settlement against them, and FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON the notice is being flagged by Gmail as spam.
"State of Utah, et al. v. Google LLC, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-05227-JD" if you're interested.
Nice try, Google.
There was a class action settlement against them, and FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON the notice is being flagged by Gmail as spam.
"State of Utah, et al. v. Google LLC, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-05227-JD" if you're interested.
Nice try, Google.
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you could probably capture our president by writing "nobel peace prize" on a pie plate and putting it under one of those boxes held up with a stick tied to a string
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 AM
you could probably capture our president by writing "nobel peace prize" on a pie plate and putting it under one of those boxes held up with a stick tied to a string
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Cat butt photo bomb. Photo from my collection. 1955.
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Cat butt photo bomb. Photo from my collection. 1955.