Arachne
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Arachne
@weaverarachne.bsky.social
#Lesbian. #Jew. Academic refugee. #Spin & #Weave. Former #hospice nurse, now case manager for a #Tribal health center. Pining for the PNW

On stolen land, no one is illegal
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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
Here is a horrible thought that just crossed my mind - they are shipping people from MN to El Paso Texas - to a tent camp - and they have a massive cold/snow front coming.

How many more detainees will die?

How many of them will be children?

How many will be legally in this country?
#ICE
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 AM
MO Boudreaux says "possession is 9/10ths of the law - this is WHOSE jacket? #catsky #cats #NotCaturday
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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ICE is going to orphan Black Haitian and Somali children with forced deportation that vacuum them into our carceral foster and juvie system- than immediately into the prison pipeline for a lifetime of cyclical state sanction enslavement.

- Reason 5047 Why I can't sleep.
January 18, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The 2028 election, if not the 2026 election will be ratfucked by ratfucking the USPS. Please sign the Move on petition
sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Trump to Keep His Hands Off The Post Office
The U.S. Postal Service is again under attack by Donald Trump and the world's biggest business con, Elon Musk. Trump’s plans to overhaul the post office and privatize it would be disastrous for people...
sign.moveon.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I don't know where I first saw this, but this made me laugh and feel so happy #sheep #fiber #LGBTQ+ #queer #fashion #fiberarts

rainbow-wool.com
Rainbow Wool
Rainbow Wool is the first fashion made from the wool of gay sheep to support queer projects across the globe. #🌈🐏
rainbow-wool.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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The CEOs of two major NYC hospital systems rake in over $16M and $26M per year 💸 Meanwhile, nearly 15,000 nurses are walking off the job--demanding safe staffing, fair pay, and protection from workplace violence. This is standing up for dignity.
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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god, there’s apparently ICE agents in Bemidji, in northern MN. Bemidji is between my reservation and two others. there is very little diversity besides the Indigenous population.

truly terrifying with how vulnerable Native women especially already are.
January 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Tonight we are overwhelmed by sadness. And thinking of these words passed down through centuries of grief.

Goodnight 💚
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Indivisible event tonight, “Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis” - sign up now to join the call! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us to Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country. We will talk with local an...
www.mobilize.us
January 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Doing some catch-up before returning to work. I monitor all outside visits - or at least those that come through Epic. SO MANY UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS!!! Influenza, mostly A, strep throat, just generic URIs with some pneumonia and the like thrown in for funsies. 1/3
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Just in case you thought the whole world wasn't privy to what's going on here in America in regards to 47.

There is a literal site called the trump action tracker.

In case anyone is interested.

#SheShed
January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Happy Solstice!
Frida Hansen (1855-1931), Norwegian textile artist in the Art Nouveau style, known for her tapestry work #WomensArt #Solstice
December 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Trump did something that actually benefited me: he declared 12/24 a federal holiday, and while I work for a sovereign nation, the decision was made to give us it off as a paid holiday. So we have the 24th through the 26th off, and I'm taking off until 1/5. Weeee!
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
CMS bulletin headline "HHS Acts to Bar Hospitals from Performing Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children"

Besides being a heinous action that is going to cost lives, it is such a perfect example of how the right preverts and mangles language to serve their purposes. #TransRights #healthcare #SickGOP
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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My local Fibershed is hosting an online screening and live Q&A with Justine Aldersey-Williams (the star and creator) of "Woman Grows Jeans," this coming Sunday, Dec. 21, at 6pm EST. Info & tickets at link:

#fibersky 🧶 #flax #handspinning #weaving #fibershed

kinema.com/events/Woman...
Woman Grows Jeans
Get tickets for the virtual screening of Woman Grows Jeans: FULL FILM
kinema.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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It was amazing to watch the journalists who built this tool at work. Months and months of painstaking effort, careful reporting behind every decision.

It's the kind of work that ProPublica does best.
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.

Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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This week, the Oscars shortlist for Best Animated Short Film was announced and Pow! was not on it. And that’s okay!

My goal with Pow! wasn’t to win an Oscar, it was to show that a Native made animated short film could compete at the highest levels of animation.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Sunrise today. Looks like the atmospheric stream is getting closer - before the precipitation it provides beautiful skys #sunrise #photography #westernskys #skysky #SierraNevadaMountains
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Last night's sunset as I was leaving work.
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This is land of the people I work for (Tribal clinic). Always heartening to see some land back, even if dáɁaw is never likely to be returned.
A historic deal will return over 10,000 acres of former ranch land in the northern Sierra Nevada to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/ar...
10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California tribe
The grant toward purchasing the land was part of an $87 million funding package.
www.sfgate.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM