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7thkkid.bsky.social @7thkkid.bsky.social · 18h

How great if Tom Cotton now posted Trump’s number. If only he had the guts. (But it’s Tom Cotton.🙄)

Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Finished the Rosalina socks! I think this is my favorite pair yet, although, as usual for me, one is slightly tighter gauge than the other. A fun, very stretchy cable pattern. (Pattern by Amanda Jones, from The Knitter issue 137. Yarn is Art Yarns hand painted Ultramerino4) 🧶 #knitsky

A pair of slightly variegated lime-green handknit socks, modeled on my feet. There is a shell cable strip running up the center framed by lacy stitches and mock-cables.

Side view of the green socks showing the heel and gusset stitches.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This one-man crime spree is just 34 days away from being elected as leader of Arkansas' 2nd most populous county, with a big ol' R beside his name. Only the best people! #arpx #arleg #arnews www.nwahomepage.com/northwest-ar...

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Ex-Arkansas State Rep. Austin McCollum arrested for second time

Former Arkansas State Rep. Austin McCollum, who is accused of assaulting his wife, has been arrested a second time, according to jail records.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Well, we're still at just over 20 months of Trump's second term, and the www.trumpactiontracker.info has reached over 4,000 documented actions :-/

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Cube quilt update: I wanted to square off the edges but I didn’t like where my cutting line ended up, so I unpicked triangles from one side and sewed them back on the other to shift the pattern. It was a pain since ROWS are straight horizontal seams but COLUMNS are Y-seams 😖 NOW it’s ready to baste.

The blue cubes quilt top (tumbling blocks variation) is back, this time with squared off edges. It features hexagons in three shades of blue arranged to give the illusion of 3-D cubes inset in larger cubes. It is spread out on a hardwood floor. #quiltsky 🪡

Before shot of the quilt. The edges form a zig-zag down the sides of the quilt.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The teen is on his first ever plane trip to Boston, where he will be touring colleges (Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Northeastern, and Boston College!) and doing a bit of sightseeing with a handful of other students from our district. I’m so excited for him!

View from a plane window. The wing is visible against a clear blue sky and the parched landscape of NW Arkansas.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD: Arkansas legislators agree to pour another $70M into Gov. Sanders' school vouchers scheme; total spent this year reaches $380M, for program that provides subsidies to fewer than 50K students. www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/se...

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Legislators endorse $70 million in reserves for Educational Freedom Account program | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

A request to release $70 million in reserve funds for the Arkansas Department of Education's school choice program received the endorsement of a state legislative panel on Tuesday.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

NEW CAT JUST DROPPED!!!!!

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I know recent polling in AR sounds too good to be true and I’m hesitant to get my hopes up too much, BUT I’m seeing dozens of Hallie Shoffner yard signs around NWA (and not just Fayetteville—Bentonville, Rogers, even rural areas out of town!) and I have yet to see a SINGLE Tom Cotton sign. Not one.🤞

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am willing cooler fall weather to arrive by breaking out the seasonal cozy crafts. I’m happy to say we got a little bit more rain yesterday and there are no triple digits in the forecast; now we just need to drop out of the 90°s. #knitsky

Newly finished herringbone rib socks modeled on my feet. They are knit with blue/purple/green variegated yarn. Background is an oak floor with white wall trim. There is a kitten in the bottom corner preparing to pounce on my toes.

Close up of herringbone rib hand-knit socks.

In progress hand-knit “Rosalia” sock on DPNs. The sock is on a cluttered craft room table along with a cutting mat, yarn bowl, and yarn. The sock is knit in mottled lime green wool yarn.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

After visiting the Shiloh Quilt Fair yesterday, I was inspired to get this top finished. It’s now ready for basting and quilting! #quiltsky

A quilt top in three different values of blue hangs on a wooden fence. The geometric pattern is a variation of a “tumbling blocks” design that gives the illusion of 3-D cubes inset in larger cubes.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Credit to PBS News. This is by far one of the most accurate descriptions of what trump did. None of the sanewashing we saw with so much of the news coverage.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Find someone who looks at you the way Mabel looks at Agnes 💕

A hound dog looks adoringly towards a tortie cat. Both have their paws outstretched towards one another.

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Matt @mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks to Arkansas Act 362, the Craighead County Jonesboro Library is no longer a Public Library arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Minors are prohibited from using the self-checkout kiosks;
Children under 13 years old may only check out materials from the designated children’s collection, while minors age 13-17 can only check out from the children or teen sections;
Minors may not check out DVDs at all; and
Minors are prohibited from entering or purchasing anything from the Friends of the Library Bookstore.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Rocky the Garage Cat and I are keeping the husband company while he works on the old VW.

Rocky, a handsome grey and white tuxedo-tabby neighborhood cat, lounges on the relatively cooler concrete floor of the garage. Garage clutter and a wheel-less VW in the background.

Foreground: in-progress hand-knit sock modeled on my foot. Pattern is Herringbone Rib sock by Kristi Schuyler. Yarn is blue-green-purple merino sock yarn by ArtYarns.
Background: in-progress 1967 Savanna Beige VW bug getting a new wheel bearing.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

School voucher supporters claim that taxpayer subsidies make private schools more affordable for lower-income parents. But in Arkansas, schools are pocketing the subsides & raising tuition, proving that claim is pure baloney. #arpx #arleg #arnews www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/se...

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Charley had her boosters, so she’s extra snuggly and sleepy 🥹 She’s starting to look so grown up! (12 weeks/3 lb)

A tortie/calico kitten rests on a a green chair. There is a colorful quilt behind her on the back of the chair.

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 01/09/2026

There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places. —Wendell Berry

An image from 2023 showing a stretch of Weelaunee Forest destroyed to make way for the construction of a police militarization facility known as Cop City>

From this article: https://crimethinc.com/2023/09/05/understanding-the-rico-charges-in-atlanta-a-sweeping-indictment-seeks-to-criminalize-protest-itself

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Monday morning in the garden. I’m honestly surprised that I’m still getting a few sorry tomatoes with this drought and heat. Something’s gotta give with this weather. The (partially shaded) marigolds are the only thing still thriving.

The Eastern Black Swallowtails are emerging!

A few hardy marigolds along the side of the garage.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Yesterday was a good day at the thrift store crafting department! Three sizes of 16” cable needles, yarn needles, sewing machine bobbins and hand painted merino sock yarn 🙌

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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

shinanov Trump isn’t afraid of voter fraud. He’s afraid of voters voting. His Supreme Court victory yesterday targeting mail ballots is just more proof that he’s scared shitless. The fight ain’t over yet. Stay sharp. Pay attention. November ain’t far away. Get ready to vote, however you can.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One of the most maga/christian nationalist people I know just told my husband he’s considering voting for Democratic candidate Hallie Shoffner because of high diesel prices 😳 There are myriad other reasons I can think of to vote against Tom Cotton, but I’ll take it 🤷‍♀️

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I matted and framed some of the kids’ artwork for their rooms as a surprise 😊

Delightful kids’ artwork, matted and framed and laid out on the floor ready to be hung. Top: Fantasy Map by my oldest, age 13, ink and watercolor

Left: Amethyst Crystals by my oldest, age 11, metallic marker and watercolor

Right: Colorful Parrot by my youngest, age 12, marker on paper

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The teen’s room is finished! Working on moving his stuff over this morning, but I’ll need help with the furniture. Youngest son’s room is next. Thankfully, it will be much less involved because we won’t have to do Sheetrock! #diyhomerenovation #oldhouseproblems

A mostly empty room with fresh Sheetrock, trim, crown molding, paint, new electrical wiring and outlets, and refinished original hardwood floors. The walls are painted a soft periwinkle color and there is a bookcase in one corner and a desk in another.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It’s a chiaroscuro Chiaroscuro

A tortie/calico kitten relaxes in a patch of bright sunlight on a dark floor.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026

Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…”

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Apparently it’s raining now and has been for the past hour+ (It is not raining. We haven’t had any measurable rain in over a month.)

Weather forecast app screenshot shows ongoing light rain, but there’s not an actual drop in sight. At least it’s not over 100° though.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Renovation update on the teen’s room: We did NOT get it finished by the time he returned from his summer program (original deadline), nor by the time school started (second deadline), BUT we now have the first layer of finish on the 90 yo oak floors! #diyhomerenovation

Peek into a room with new Sheetrock, electrical wiring, insulation, crown molding, and freshly sanded and finished wood flooring. It still needs another coat of finish, paint, and trim but the end is in sight! We ran into a few issues that made the project take longer than anticipated, which is to be expected in an ongoing older house.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

They love to call it “school choice”, but when the majority of students receiving vouchers already attend private schools, and the private schools raise tuition to keep new recipients from being able to afford it, it’s not about choice. It’s education segregation using public funds.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I just dropped off my senior for his last first day of highschool and my freshman for his first first day 🥹

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A little Chiaroscuro for your #tortietuesday These days, she is rarely still enough for a photograph 😆

A tortie/calico kitten with a half-orange face and white paws sits on a couch, pausing just long enough for a photograph.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We’ll never know exactly how our nation or the people around us would be different had this venom never been allowed into our systems, but it would have been a hell of a lot more compassionate, loving, and equitable. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fox-news-p...

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Fox News Poisoned America And Killed The Goodness In People We Love

We The People should file a class-action suit against them

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Haven’t seen very many butterflies with the hot, dry weather, but I finally spotted a few caterpillars in the garden!

An eastern black swallowtail caterpillar munches on a stalk of dill in the garden.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Post the best picture you have ever taken of your pet.

Mabel the hound dog under a backlit oak tree in autumn. Her tongue is hanging out and she’s happy to be alive!

Baby Agnes the tortie cat sits on a quilt. There is a pink guitar hanging on the wall behind her.

Baby Beatrix the tortie cat playing in the bathroom sink.

Baby Chiaroscuro the tortico kitten on my lap.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Bea is very proud to have scaled the top bunk. #caturday

A tortie cat stands on the top rail of a bunk bed. Her mouth is open mid-meow.

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Given that Sarah Sanders & Tim Griffin willingly & slavishly follow a man adjudicated guilty of sexual assault who bragged about grabbing women by the p***y, their outrage here seems ... selective. #Arkansas #arpx #arnews #arleg

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Arkansas Republican State Rep. Austin McCollum - running for county judge in Benton Co. with Gov. Sanders' endorsement - is jailed on domestic violence charge. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

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NWArkProgressive @arkprogressive.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm going to go to one of these ACE hardware stores we had a great family owned Ace in Old East Dallas and we knew they family for decades. They gave so much back to the community ! www.nwahomepage.com/northwest-ar...

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Northwest Arkansas hardware stores welcome rescue cats to their team

Four Ace Hardware stores across Northwest Arkansas have brought two “Mouser Managers” onto their teams, giving rescue cats a new forever home.

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NPR @npr.org · 28/07/2026

The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media (via St. Louis Public Radio).

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Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations

The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The deer have finally lost interest in my bean plants, so we’re getting a few beans now! And thanks to friends with better gardening skills than me, we have fresh, homegrown tomatoes as well💛

Green beans and shishito peppers from my garden

Ugly but delicious fresh garden tomatoes from a friend.

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