Mary Sturgeon
@enchantressofnumbers.com
Runs a (back on hiatus indefinitely) makerspace for femme and queer people. Podcasts sometimes. Wrote some sci fi books many years ago and is now, after successfully raising two lovely humans, working up to writing again.
Printing a totally normal number of whistles. Thanks again to Protopasta for donating this gorgeous red filament to the cause.
Want to donate the next round?
www.riotgrrrlrevolution.org
Want to donate the next round?
www.riotgrrrlrevolution.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Printing a totally normal number of whistles. Thanks again to Protopasta for donating this gorgeous red filament to the cause.
Want to donate the next round?
www.riotgrrrlrevolution.org
Want to donate the next round?
www.riotgrrrlrevolution.org
I've been working on getting documents translated to help people understand how the whistles are used in community action. I created this linktree to help people who want to support the work.
linktr.ee/printingforgood
linktr.ee/printingforgood
Printing for Good | Linktree
3d Printing a Better Future!
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January 26, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I've been working on getting documents translated to help people understand how the whistles are used in community action. I created this linktree to help people who want to support the work.
linktr.ee/printingforgood
linktr.ee/printingforgood
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If you talk too loud I will wet my pants and cry it's called being an alpha you wouldn't understand
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM
If you talk too loud I will wet my pants and cry it's called being an alpha you wouldn't understand
Me (every time I hear fireworks outside) Is this it? Did it happen?
The answer: Always sportball.
The answer: Always sportball.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Me (every time I hear fireworks outside) Is this it? Did it happen?
The answer: Always sportball.
The answer: Always sportball.
I second this. The pastel unicorn filament that someone sent me is making the most beautiful whistles. I love imagining people sorting through them to find their very own, when my shipments arrive with the community groups who requested them!
And again, I would like to personally thank everyone who has sent anyone filament. Having beautiful colors show up on our porches with encouraging messages gives our printers joy & resolve that lets us pass that long to the people who most need support right now. 💓
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I second this. The pastel unicorn filament that someone sent me is making the most beautiful whistles. I love imagining people sorting through them to find their very own, when my shipments arrive with the community groups who requested them!
As someone who started out as a journalism major, this statement is so very true.
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
As someone who started out as a journalism major, this statement is so very true.
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WA Whistles made the 5 o’clock news! Thanks @sharonyoo.bsky.social and @king5news.com.web.brid.gy for featuring our work.
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
Blowing the whistle on ICE: Seattle protesters support national movement
Whistles have become a ubiquitous tool used by those protesting and observing immigration enforcement agents.
www.king5.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:52 AM
WA Whistles made the 5 o’clock news! Thanks @sharonyoo.bsky.social and @king5news.com.web.brid.gy for featuring our work.
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
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I must not discourse.
Discourse is the mind-killer.
Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face the discourse.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
Discourse is the mind-killer.
Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face the discourse.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
May 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I must not discourse.
Discourse is the mind-killer.
Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face the discourse.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
Discourse is the mind-killer.
Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face the discourse.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
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Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
I've been printing whistles to send to communities, and it has honestly changed my whole outlook. After months of feeling like there's little I can do, this feels like *something*
If you need whistles or want to help, get in touch!
Want to send me some filament?
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you need whistles or want to help, get in touch!
Want to send me some filament?
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I've been printing whistles to send to communities, and it has honestly changed my whole outlook. After months of feeling like there's little I can do, this feels like *something*
If you need whistles or want to help, get in touch!
Want to send me some filament?
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you need whistles or want to help, get in touch!
Want to send me some filament?
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Protopasta is literally the best - they make my favorite filament in the world and also are working to be a force for good.
Their experimental filaments are so much fun - they did a conductive one, they have thermal color changing ones, metals - lots of really fun stuff. Check them out!
Their experimental filaments are so much fun - they did a conductive one, they have thermal color changing ones, metals - lots of really fun stuff. Check them out!
Also huge shout out to ProtoPasta (who I do not believe is on this website) because they have now shipped stacks of filament to multiple members of our group, completely for free, just to support this cause. 💓
If you're a fan, thank them for being awesome!
proto-pasta.com
If you're a fan, thank them for being awesome!
proto-pasta.com
Protopasta Brand 3D Printer Filament - Made in USA by Protoplant Inc
We aim to deliver the highest quality, most creative material & application solutions with a close-to-custom & close-to-customer approach. Our passion for machines, design & making drives experimentat...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Protopasta is literally the best - they make my favorite filament in the world and also are working to be a force for good.
Their experimental filaments are so much fun - they did a conductive one, they have thermal color changing ones, metals - lots of really fun stuff. Check them out!
Their experimental filaments are so much fun - they did a conductive one, they have thermal color changing ones, metals - lots of really fun stuff. Check them out!
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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My daughter is a game dev. I try not to interfere creatively...
She finally asked me to voice a character in one of her games this week *and* I got to die on mic.
I just got official word that I nailed my character in the first try, and never has any acceptance been quite so sweet. 🥰
She finally asked me to voice a character in one of her games this week *and* I got to die on mic.
I just got official word that I nailed my character in the first try, and never has any acceptance been quite so sweet. 🥰
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
My daughter is a game dev. I try not to interfere creatively...
She finally asked me to voice a character in one of her games this week *and* I got to die on mic.
I just got official word that I nailed my character in the first try, and never has any acceptance been quite so sweet. 🥰
She finally asked me to voice a character in one of her games this week *and* I got to die on mic.
I just got official word that I nailed my character in the first try, and never has any acceptance been quite so sweet. 🥰
We had no car and not enough money for a tree one year, so I convinced my children that we would just make a paper tree. We worked all day on it. Meanwhile, their Dad managed to get a hold of a few dollars, took the bus to the tree lot and carried the tree for miles on his back to surprise us!
#WriteStuff Q6: Let’s use those holidays to our advantage. What’s one wacky holiday moment from your past that would make a killer scene in your WIP or a knockout flash “fiction”?
a cat is laying in a christmas gift box with the caption i am the family holiday drama
Alt: a cat is laying in a christmas gift box with the caption i am the family holiday drama
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December 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
We had no car and not enough money for a tree one year, so I convinced my children that we would just make a paper tree. We worked all day on it. Meanwhile, their Dad managed to get a hold of a few dollars, took the bus to the tree lot and carried the tree for miles on his back to surprise us!
The idea that you have to travel to make core memories is ridiculous. One of my kids' most beloved and meaningful childhood memories involved the three of us, crawling into a giant blanket fort to do their schoolwork while eating Halloween candy together. Love is what they remember. (And candy)
I’m gonna need influencers to stop opining on core memories.
“You only make core memories on vacation, so if you’re a poor, your kids aren’t making them,” can go SOAL (step on a Lego).
“You only make core memories on vacation, so if you’re a poor, your kids aren’t making them,” can go SOAL (step on a Lego).
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The idea that you have to travel to make core memories is ridiculous. One of my kids' most beloved and meaningful childhood memories involved the three of us, crawling into a giant blanket fort to do their schoolwork while eating Halloween candy together. Love is what they remember. (And candy)
For whatever weird reason, Bean with Bacon has long been my comfort food. Last night, I pulled out a bunch of ingredients and made my own Bean w/ Bacon soup, and I'm happy to report that I would never go back, even if there wasn't some nasty shit in Campbells. It is so much better and not that hard.
CAMPBELLS AINT NEVER GON SEE ME AGAIN. I CAN MAKE MY OWN SOUP BITCH
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
For whatever weird reason, Bean with Bacon has long been my comfort food. Last night, I pulled out a bunch of ingredients and made my own Bean w/ Bacon soup, and I'm happy to report that I would never go back, even if there wasn't some nasty shit in Campbells. It is so much better and not that hard.
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How am I supposed to be rested, centered, and working on my best self AND carrying this flamethrower at the same time.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How am I supposed to be rested, centered, and working on my best self AND carrying this flamethrower at the same time.
You *could* ask ChatGPT, but that will never match the feeling of sending a random question about space physics at 9am to the person in your world who understands these things best and happens to be your 20 year old daughter.
I'm just saying.
I'm just saying.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You *could* ask ChatGPT, but that will never match the feeling of sending a random question about space physics at 9am to the person in your world who understands these things best and happens to be your 20 year old daughter.
I'm just saying.
I'm just saying.
In nicer conversation, we're planning a "handmade holiday" this year (my kids are 20 and 22) where we just hang out and make stuff together, which is pretty wonderful (and affordable since I have tons of maker supplies already on hand!)
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In nicer conversation, we're planning a "handmade holiday" this year (my kids are 20 and 22) where we just hang out and make stuff together, which is pretty wonderful (and affordable since I have tons of maker supplies already on hand!)
This is so bizarre. Who is out there spending more than usual this year? I just pulled my family together to tell them that our holiday spending this year will need to be $0. I'd love to believe it's just me and that people around me are flush with holiday cash, but I just don't see it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is so bizarre. Who is out there spending more than usual this year? I just pulled my family together to tell them that our holiday spending this year will need to be $0. I'd love to believe it's just me and that people around me are flush with holiday cash, but I just don't see it.
In my day job, I teach how to run a better construction project. Over 8 weeks, we teach several software tools.
This cohort, every. single. tool. we use has failed to work in some significant way, mostly Microsoft, all related in some way to the addition of AI. Tell me again how this is working.
This cohort, every. single. tool. we use has failed to work in some significant way, mostly Microsoft, all related in some way to the addition of AI. Tell me again how this is working.
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In my day job, I teach how to run a better construction project. Over 8 weeks, we teach several software tools.
This cohort, every. single. tool. we use has failed to work in some significant way, mostly Microsoft, all related in some way to the addition of AI. Tell me again how this is working.
This cohort, every. single. tool. we use has failed to work in some significant way, mostly Microsoft, all related in some way to the addition of AI. Tell me again how this is working.
The three fold law is going to be *brutal* here.
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The three fold law is going to be *brutal* here.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM