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Dan the Gnome

@brewergnome.bsky.social
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He/Him - Gnomewood/Gnomespun Owner, Biologist, Woodworker, Army Vet, Gardener, Fiber Artist, Baker, Professional Dilettante gnomespun.com

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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 14h
Today I painted teeny tiny gecko toes on a mug 🧶
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 14h
So very much this.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 16h
1 in 8 students experiences sexual violence in college, incl 1 in 4 undergrad women (26%)+ 1 in 14 undergrad men (7%) University administrators: "Imagine if we had to refund all that tuition! Could you imagine!?!" Everyone else: "Imagine if you made systemic fucking changes to prevent rape!"
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 22h
I'm categorized as an AI subscriber, because I'm subscribed to the 3 TB tier of Google Drive and and they literally just changed the name of the plan to "Google AI Plus." Those "AI subscriber" numbers are 100 percent juiced and phony, and you're a sucker if you believe otherwise.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 17h
Unredeemable. The lot of them.
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 19h
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Eva Funderburgh @evafunderburgh.com · 29/09/2026
I finished up the forest beast last night. Took a lot of revisions, but I’m really happy with it! Please, please make it through the bisque firing, my friend.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 18h
It's decorative gourd season!
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Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 18h
How many times must we say this? AI* software does not “go rogue” any more than your printer “got religion” when it stopped working Sunday. Software does not have intent or agency. People do. And this feels like some people might be exposed to liability. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
Months before OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue, two employees raised an alarm with top executives. They were ignored.

In emails, the employees said they worried that OpenAI’s newest artificial intelligence models were not being appropriately monitored during testing to gauge the technology’s sophistication and to secure the models, according to messages viewed by The New York Times.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 19h
If you ever needed a clearer proof that the "I would die to protect women but they won't make me a sandwich" script is utter bullshit... 50+ men were HANDED the PERFECT chance to be the Knight in Shining Armor with zero risk to themselves. And to a man, they failed. Catastrophically.
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Sheeri Cabral 🍉 @sheeri.org · 20h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have always loved tweeds. For meant reasons, historical, textile, and artistic.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Replanted and refreshed the raised beds for fall. A few flowers to keep things colorful and new dirt to be ready for spring
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Leeja Miller @leejamiller.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here @apnews.com I fixed this headline for you. He didn't use a "rare authority" he violated the constitution. You're blatantly buying into administration talking points by saying he has "authority" to just decide not to spend Congressionally approved funds at the last minute
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 29/09/2026
Can Democrats build a broad coalition like that FDR created in the 1930s, and remake the nation for the better? The exposure of the GOP's false promises, from Reagan to Trump - and the resulting growing public revulsion - offers a rare opportunity, as I discuss here.
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Will Democrats offer Americans a New New Deal?
A new social pact will be needed in the wake of Trump’s trail of ruin.
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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THE DIVINING HEART (2005) 
Acrylic on Canvas - 36" x 24" 

"Stepping stones" of ammonite fossils represent the lessons of history and are the only havens of safety for the figure in the foreground. #art
A dark haired beauty stands on a spiral fossil that rises barely above the surface of shallow water. A path of these ammonite stepping stone meanders out across placid water past a natural breakwater of rocks but doesn't quite reach the horizon. She doesn't appear to notice the path forward; she's stopped to admire a red glass heart that dangles from a cord. Her eyes aren't fixed on it though as her thoughts retreat inward. The pure white cloth draping her body spills down to reveal the bare skin of her back.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Jonathan Rigsby @ridetrips.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There can be no forgiveness for these actions. Everyone who participated in this must be punished.
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John Copenhaver @johncopenhaver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In this week's Substack article, I write about new pressures on MFA students, what federal funding changes mean for programs like UNO’s, and why the arts and humanities are the future. Read/follow/subscribe! johncopenhaver.substack.com/p/the-arts-a... #unomfa #mfainwriting #arts #humanitiesmatter
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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just make the C-Suite criminally liable for the shit their products do. First time a techbro goes to jail for negligent homicide we're all free.
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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Straight out of a fairytale... ✨ This centuries-old, gnarled giant guards the old stone staircase on the way to Grm Castle. Sometimes, you find the most magical places simply by following hidden paths. 🌿🏰 #ThickTrunkTuesday #Photography #travel #Roadtrip #Vanlife #ECK #trees #Slovenia #scape
A mighty, centuries-old tree with a deeply furrowed, gnarled trunk stands at the centre of an enchanted park. Dark, densely leafy branches in the foreground frame the view like a gateway. A historic stone staircase winds past the imposing tree in the soft sunlight.
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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just the silver pearl stack and the yellow pearl (#2 and #3) left from this upload - oishiny.etsy.com/listing/4502... Who wants to snap them up before they get lonely? (Listing expires Wednesday, all their friends have already flown...) #Handmade #ShopSmall
Row of 5 black stone and silver spiral pendants with various dangling pearl accents - rainbow, stack of silver, large gold, large white, stack of peacock.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
100% endorse this thread. I teach consent, violence prevention & bystander intervention for a living - It is my area of expertise. There is *no* evidence of the existence of an "Oops, my bad!" rapist. "Sexual assault is a miscommunication" is a myth without any evidence. It is an intentional act.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The first requirement of restorative justice is a perpetrator’s confession. He has to admit what he has done and to take accountability. The men in this case are smearing the victim and threatening her with lawsuits. They are not candidates for RJ. They would turn it into a new site of violence.
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Martha Smith @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
But here's the thing: the men being antisocial all the damn time don't listen when a woman tells them to knock it off. They might listen to you, a man. Step up. Say something. Stop making excuses for your passivity.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm gonna go read... or play Dragon Age Origins or... something. Tomorrow I think I'll find a new org for Gnomespun's "Textiles for Good" that has some impact on ::gestures vaguely:: all that. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to drop them. Ones that are explicitly inclusive are a bonus.
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Jasplyn (Jaz) @jasplyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Took a break from my usual stuff and did a quick portrait of my cat Time-lapse in the comments! #catart #furryart #cats #digitalart #digitalpainting
A portrait of my cat Jolene showing her lit by strong, dramatic lighting while everything around her is underexposed
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And I swear to every god if one more person follows along with Mr Cover-My-Ass DA who claims the victim REPORTED that everything was consensual (as if) and claims she's "changed her story" without ANY outside verification... I'm gonna lose what little shit I've got left.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just... every time I think my faith in humanity literally can't sink any lower... somehow it manages to prove me wrong. Not always, but by FAR most commonly, white cis men. It's not even a big amorphous plague, it's a small limited event you could absolutely stop with one phone call...
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 29/09/2026
The Democrat here, Blake Gendebien, is facing off against Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino. Constantino is literally running on "detransitioning America" and generally just hating trans people. Gendebien could've called Constantino out for being insane. Instead, he chose bigotry. Shame.
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Republican Wins Competitive New York House Primary—and Likely a Seat in Congress—After Running on ‘Detransitioning America’
With Trump’s backing, Anthony Constantino won the primary to succeed outgoing Rep. Elise Stefanik. His repeated calls to ‘detransition America’ must be a warning to us all.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please don't give the DA reopening the Cornell case any cookies. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten all but called Jane Doe a liar today. He said that in Doe's initial statement, she described "her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” CONSENSUAL
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In case you thought Cornell Administration couldn't possibly make all this fuckery look EVEN WORSE... they found a way. nypost.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Cornell rape story and the Silicon Valley professional orgy culture story are the same story.
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ready for my close up
Close up of green snake showing details of its scales and round yellow eye with black center.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend.
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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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The Wee Owl Studio, Art 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @theweeowl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A little landscape drawing in an illustrative style. All the colours of my favourite season, available on Folksy... folksy.com/find/item/86... #Landscape #Trees #Autumn #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #bsnm
A small landscape artwork in an illustrative style, showing a forest in full autumn colour with a tree in the foreground and a carpet of golden leaves.
An original art work, please note that the frame is not included.
Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper
5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm).
The drawing will be in a clear envelope so you can view it before framing.
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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cloudless Sulfur I think it's neat that there's both a "clouded" and "cloudless" sulfur. This one is large, around admiral or great spangled fritillary size!
A bright yellow butterfly on a pink flower, possibly an annual dianthus. Even the butterfly's body and legs are bright yellow
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dentist this morning then phone appointment early afternoon, oof! Everything good, but now I has a tired.
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key-lime pie @keymonster.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Soon… [ #art #illustration #mothkittens ]
A very fluffy moth man moth kitten.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lantana with dew
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
here's the real reason why these paintings depict such elaborately large livestock merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
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Consuming the fat cows
Why were livestock in 19th century artworks so rectangular? Read on to learn about the history of agricultural portraiture.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cyril Cox (b.1958, Canada) Autumn Warmth. 2020. Acrylic on canvas.
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The only game I've ever enjoyed that did this was "I was a teenage exocolonist." But they had a looping system and still made it clear that things weren't all worse because you failed. It felt more... natural than punishment. But it's a really hard balance.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This aspect is really important for my fellow cis-male Flour Rangers to note. Rape Culture/Patriarchy is one of the inflection points of White Privilege when it interacts with cops and the justice system. Because that's how it replicates itself.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This should be a mandatory feature on "smart glasses" so it will brand the head of every predator who wears them.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The hardest part about this would be deciding between heavy metals and dioxins for spitting on the administration.
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