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My mom also suffered partial vision loss due to measles.

My mom had measles as a young child in the early 60s and also developed a dangerously high fever. My Grandma describes her hallucinating and drifting in and out of coherence. She suffered permanent partial vision loss as a result of her illness.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 8h

People were never throwing measles parties! My mom caught measles as a young child in the early 60s. She was sick for weeks, developed a dangerously high fever, and suffered permanent partial vision loss. My grandmother described her hallucinating and drifting in and out of coherence.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

After seeing dozens and dozens of Hallie Shoffner signs all around NWA for for the past several weeks, I finally spotted my first Tom Cotton sign… next to a restaurant that recently went out of business 🤣 Hopefully that sign is a sign that he’ll soon be “out of business” too!

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The Shumater @theshumater.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The claim that Arkansas' school vouchers giveaway is about empowering disadvantaged families has always been baloney, as these figures show. What these subsidies actually do is reward white flight from public schools. #arpx #arnews #arleg buff.ly/4uqj6S0

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ruin a book by adding a word The Cat in the MAGA Hat

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Vampiria Oceana the Great

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Spotted in the wild at the Samaritan thrift store in Rogers. Box box store Halloween decorations could never…

Creepy doll with a soft body and ceramic limbs and head. Her limbs are not well attached and appear very disjointed and contorted and the weight of her head makes it loll disconcertingly to the side. She has pale skin, red hair, and a very floofy pink hand crocheted outfit complete with an elaborate butt-bow. Various other doll appendages are visible in the background.

A collection of five misfit dolls at the thrift store. They include handmade, hand stitched fabric dolls and well-worn ceramic-faced dolls with handmade clothing. All are sickly pale and very creepy.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I didn’t think early voting started yet in Missouri? I’m in Arkansas and we can’t vote early until the 19th, but I’m planning to be there on the first day!

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We’ve had girl and boy cats and they all had wonderfully unique personalities, but by far the sweetest and least stand-offish was our Millicent. When my youngest was a toddler, he would carry her all around the house while she purred. She slept on his pillow every night until we lost her at 17yo. 💛

A black cat peaks out from behind two gold curtain panels. She is backlit and glowing like the angel she is.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Do we really need to explain to people that it is really, REALLY important to read to young children? Like, you, personally, need to read to your child - your voice, your face, your hand gestures, your lap, your arms, your closeness. What kind of parent doesn't know this in their bones?

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A little bit smaller that the one I saw in the garden a few days ago! 😊

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Your grandmother sounds like she would get along great with my grandma (who will turn 92 later this month) 😊

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

LOVE the floor tile! Great work!

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My boys love these! I always stock up when they have them.

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This gets my vote for the best thing I've seen on the Internet today:

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m seeing dozens of Hallie Shoffner signs in NWA—they’re everywhere and more are popping up every day! Not one single Tom Cotton sign and only a couple for Womack.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Cutie! He looks a bit like my female tortico, Chiaroscuro!

A tortie/calico kitten rests on a cat tower. She is pictured mid-yawn.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It is a broken society that is suspicious of the poor and the immigrant possibly exploiting the system to have more than they need all while the rich and powerful are encouraged to exploit and hoard as much as they like. It is a broken Christianity that endorses such a society.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s complicated. It’s our home, and it may be messy but it’s also beautiful. Even in “red state” Arkansas (I hate these over-simplified labels, btw) I have met SO many good people putting in the work to make our communities better. What happens to these communities if we give up and leave?

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There’s a strong undercurrent of racism, too.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

From my perspective as someone with family that votes R, Christian Nationalism is a big part. They have been told by their pastors and “news” sources that democrats are not just political opponents, but actual demons. They will vote against their self interest to keep the “demons” from winning.

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7thkkid.bsky.social @7thkkid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s more noticeable in how they feel. One is definitely more snug!

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks! How did I not know about #socktober ? 🤣

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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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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I agree. Driving around NWA, I’m seeing dozens of Shoffner signs and have yet to see a SINGLE Tom Cotton sign. People here hate him; even some Republicans I know don’t trust him.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

House target in Arkansas?!? Let’s go Chris Jones!

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Same with farmers 😞

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The very best memories 😊

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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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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Same! I was only a part time teacher so I made part time pay (because that’s how much we value art education, apparently). A SAHM friend of mine and I worked out a system where we traded off watching the kids on different days so we could run errands and have a break.

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

She was less than a pound sopping wet (literally sopping wet, in a puddle in the middle of the highway) when my husband found her. She was starving and covered with fleas. It’s obvious she’s miserable now 🤣

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lots of libraries have knitting groups as well 😊

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I love those colors together! 😊

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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

Orange fabric for the backing:

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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

Love the top! And welcome 😊

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Jo @artsyjo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I don’t post pictures of the boys or much personal info, and sometimes it is hard because they are so wonderful and brilliant and kind and funny and awesome… anyways, we’re super proud of him!

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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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