Kathy Fagan
@keffuffle.bsky.social
Pro-democracy. Retired. Did ESL w/ adult immigrants, IC design & mfg, profit & nonprofit radio. Now: volunteer for good govt, hubby of 40+ years, 2 black cats, Philly, knitting, golf, nature, nonviolence, systems thinker, my ism is “no isms", Autistic.
#philly friends!
Bad art for good usually focuses on environmental messaging but right now there’s…other messaging to focus on. And I think the more of that we have around the city the merrier, wouldn’t you agree?
So come on over on Jan 27th, I’ll give you snacks and beer and art supplies.
RSVP:
luma.com/tchytyt7
So come on over on Jan 27th, I’ll give you snacks and beer and art supplies.
RSVP:
luma.com/tchytyt7
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
#philly friends!
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
“IT WAS MURDER”
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 PM
“IT WAS MURDER”
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
Several hundred people have formed a human banner at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach today (Sat Jan 10, 2026)
👏👏
(📸 Erik Castro)
Part of the reason legislators act like they own the power we lend them is because they get to draw their own district lines. Foxes designing the chicken house! #Pennsylvania needs an independent commission. Learn more here!
FDPA Chair @CKuniholm's Jan. 7 Zoom presentation is now available on YouTube. Lots to learn about why #redistricting matters to PA, how current processes limit our voices, why reform is so difficult in Harrisburg plus responses to some PA legislators.
youtu.be/lAVIo522Tjg?...
youtu.be/lAVIo522Tjg?...
PA Redistricting and Gerrymandering: Get Ready for 2026
YouTube video by Fair Districts PA
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Part of the reason legislators act like they own the power we lend them is because they get to draw their own district lines. Foxes designing the chicken house! #Pennsylvania needs an independent commission. Learn more here!
#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 #knitsky
This week’s theme is works in progress (WIPs). I’m enjoying the Van Gogh shawl which is free on Ravelry. It’s easy, yet dramatic — what I call “big bang for small bucks “.
The two yarns came from stash:
Madeline Tosh DK “Oscuro”
Malabrigo Arroyo “Talisman”
This week’s theme is works in progress (WIPs). I’m enjoying the Van Gogh shawl which is free on Ravelry. It’s easy, yet dramatic — what I call “big bang for small bucks “.
The two yarns came from stash:
Madeline Tosh DK “Oscuro”
Malabrigo Arroyo “Talisman”
January 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
#ShowMeYourKnits 🧶 #knitsky
This week’s theme is works in progress (WIPs). I’m enjoying the Van Gogh shawl which is free on Ravelry. It’s easy, yet dramatic — what I call “big bang for small bucks “.
The two yarns came from stash:
Madeline Tosh DK “Oscuro”
Malabrigo Arroyo “Talisman”
This week’s theme is works in progress (WIPs). I’m enjoying the Van Gogh shawl which is free on Ravelry. It’s easy, yet dramatic — what I call “big bang for small bucks “.
The two yarns came from stash:
Madeline Tosh DK “Oscuro”
Malabrigo Arroyo “Talisman”
Another win for the #resistance! Hopefully other similar services will avoid because they see how it has hurt Spotify.
ICE Recruitment ads are no longer running on Spotify
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spotify-confirms-ice-recruitment-ads-are-no-longer-running-1236626243/
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/spotify-confirms-ice-recruitment-ads-are-no-longer-running-1236626243/
Spotify Confirms ICE Recruitment Ads Are No Longer Running on Platform
Spotify has confirimed that ICE recruitment ads are no longer running on its platform following criticism from last year.
variety.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Another win for the #resistance! Hopefully other similar services will avoid because they see how it has hurt Spotify.
We can’t depend on ex-presidents to let go of their comfort and *publicly* roll up their sleeves to help the resistance movement. I think we’re on our own. But it sure would help!
Send these four politicians, who are friendly with one another, petitions, letters, emails, satiric cartoons, or whatever communications that might redeem them from the further condemnation of history, writes @nader.org.
Ex-Presidents, What More Do You Need to See Before Calling for Trump's Impeachment?
Just what are you waiting for? What are your escapist excuses?
www.commondreams.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
We can’t depend on ex-presidents to let go of their comfort and *publicly* roll up their sleeves to help the resistance movement. I think we’re on our own. But it sure would help!
“One of the most stable and prosperous South American countries has managed to virtually zero-out fossil fuel use and transition almost entirely to renewable energy—by not focusing on environmental goals.”
Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers
The contracts were not awarded according to emissions-cutting promises, but how low the cost for installation and provision would be.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
“One of the most stable and prosperous South American countries has managed to virtually zero-out fossil fuel use and transition almost entirely to renewable energy—by not focusing on environmental goals.”
Maria Stephan, a world authority on strategic nonviolence and co-author of the research that led to the “3.5% rule”, will appear on Late Night with Stephen Colbert on Thursday, 1/22!!
Help grow the movement! Pass this on and plan to watch!
(I found out thru the Campaign Nonviolence newsletter ⬇️)
Help grow the movement! Pass this on and plan to watch!
(I found out thru the Campaign Nonviolence newsletter ⬇️)
Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Fostering a just and peaceful world through nonviolence education, community-building, and nonviolent action.
paceebene.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Maria Stephan, a world authority on strategic nonviolence and co-author of the research that led to the “3.5% rule”, will appear on Late Night with Stephen Colbert on Thursday, 1/22!!
Help grow the movement! Pass this on and plan to watch!
(I found out thru the Campaign Nonviolence newsletter ⬇️)
Help grow the movement! Pass this on and plan to watch!
(I found out thru the Campaign Nonviolence newsletter ⬇️)
We’re mobilizing across the country this weekend to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
It’s a thrill to sit 9 feet away from a passing freight** train. You can feel the deep rumble of all that weight through your whole body. Amazing how much materials and resources one train transports! Note the tankers at the beginning were carrying molten sulfur, yikes!!
** OK, any train really…
** OK, any train really…
January 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
It’s a thrill to sit 9 feet away from a passing freight** train. You can feel the deep rumble of all that weight through your whole body. Amazing how much materials and resources one train transports! Note the tankers at the beginning were carrying molten sulfur, yikes!!
** OK, any train really…
** OK, any train really…
#Philadelphia #Eagles fans: the yarn would make a fun gift for a knitter who’s a fan — and the socks would be a great gift to others! (I have no monetary interest, just think it’s a fun idea.)
Fly Eagles Fly - Philadelphia Eagles 🏈
My husband has been an Eagles fan his whole life. He's now gotten the kids to root for them as well. I went through multiple rounds of adjusting this color to get a teal that passed his approval.
Knit 🧦
Available at MakerWool.com
#knitsky
My husband has been an Eagles fan his whole life. He's now gotten the kids to root for them as well. I went through multiple rounds of adjusting this color to get a teal that passed his approval.
Knit 🧦
Available at MakerWool.com
#knitsky
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
#Philadelphia #Eagles fans: the yarn would make a fun gift for a knitter who’s a fan — and the socks would be a great gift to others! (I have no monetary interest, just think it’s a fun idea.)
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
A “restorative” approach to handling conflict contributes to a generally healthy community. I’m very interested to see research-informed efforts to introduce this in schools in #Pennsylvania.
Moving beyond punishment in Pennsylvania schools: Here’s how I did it • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Across the country, including schools around Pennsylvania, projects are underway to turn traditional student discipline models on their heads.
penncapital-star.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A “restorative” approach to handling conflict contributes to a generally healthy community. I’m very interested to see research-informed efforts to introduce this in schools in #Pennsylvania.
January 6 is not only a bleak moment for US democracy, it’s also Epiphany for many and, speaking personally, the 47th anniversary of my first date w/hubby. ❤️
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
January 6 is not only a bleak moment for US democracy, it’s also Epiphany for many and, speaking personally, the 47th anniversary of my first date w/hubby. ❤️
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
Another clear-headed summary from the @choosedemocracy.bsky.social newsletter. There are also concrete actions pro-democracy friends can take, some take only a few minutes. Consider subscribing (free!) and supporting (donate!).
An Authoritarian Shows Their Hand
choosedemocracy.us
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Another clear-headed summary from the @choosedemocracy.bsky.social newsletter. There are also concrete actions pro-democracy friends can take, some take only a few minutes. Consider subscribing (free!) and supporting (donate!).
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
Leftist sects ANSWER & PSL protest attack on Venezuela in major U.S. cities. “Hundreds of people came out to protest in large cities coast to coast, including Chicago, Dallas, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Seattle." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela
Hundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of Maduro
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Leftist sects ANSWER & PSL protest attack on Venezuela in major U.S. cities. “Hundreds of people came out to protest in large cities coast to coast, including Chicago, Dallas, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Seattle." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#knitting #knitsky 🧶
I’m not a road trips gal but they’re “it” right now. 🤷♀️ Had to leave my Big Softie sweater before blocking & finishing, sigh.
Someone mentioned the Van Gogh shawl and I say “thanks”! Found a couple of squishy yarns in stash for Amtrak knitting! Deets in alt text.
I’m not a road trips gal but they’re “it” right now. 🤷♀️ Had to leave my Big Softie sweater before blocking & finishing, sigh.
Someone mentioned the Van Gogh shawl and I say “thanks”! Found a couple of squishy yarns in stash for Amtrak knitting! Deets in alt text.
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm a wrought iron Victorian railing on which I impaled myself in 1996
Hi, I'm a wrought iron Victorian railing on which I impaled myself in 1996
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm my right kidney.
Hi, I'm my right kidney.
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
Here's the link to the special report: nonviolencenews.org/2025/12/21/u...
Unprecedented: 2025 In Review
A Special Report from Nonviolence News on Resisting Authoritarians & Corruption
from @riverasun.bsky.social
Thank you.
A Special Report from Nonviolence News on Resisting Authoritarians & Corruption
from @riverasun.bsky.social
Thank you.
January 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Here's the link to the special report: nonviolencenews.org/2025/12/21/u...
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.