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Professionally Nosy @professionallynosy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My Rage Against the Machine/Les Mis mashup is complete. This is my interpretation of the quilt guild’s summer challenge “quilt with your interpretation and/or feelings towards our current ‘democracy’” all hand stitched.

Quilt hanging on a card catalog. Neutral background with navy cursive appliqué “Do you hear thr people sing?” The background is embroidered in red starting light and getting bolder the lyrics to “killing in the name” the quilting effect is a focused sunburst from the center.

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Andrew A.N. Deloucas @aandeloucas.com · 22/11/2024

Ea-nāṣir is the recipient of the world’s oldest complaint letter. He’s reportedly the worst businessman of the 18th century, a mediocre conman whose actions should have him put out of business. Is this fair? Here’s a thread on the most up-to-date research on this captivating figure.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I LOVE Aster Glenn Gray's historical fiction (Briarley and The Sleeping Soldier are probably my favorites but they're all so good!). Interesting romances between three-dimensional individuals who are products of and shaped by their own particular era and background in meticulously researched ways!

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The most absolutely massive flex from the state fair exhibit. This quilt is made of 40 years of prize ribbons from various categories at the New Mexico State Fair won by Carol St. Clair Johnson. She also won a prize for this quilt.

Massive quilt made of prize ribbons in blue, red, yellow, and white

Center square of quilt made of yellow and red ribbons and yellow rosettes

Block of quilt made of blue, yellow, red, and white ribbons. Ribbons state the year. Some have the prize winning object written on in marker

Carol St. Clair Johnson
born 1954; resides Albuquerque, NM

O Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years
2023
satin ribbons

After unexpectedly winning her first blue ribbon for a sewn cape in 1981, Carol St. Clair Johnson developed an enduring love for the New Mexico State Fair. The quilt Fair New Mexico-41 Fair Years incorporates more than six hundred of the ribbons she won at the fair every subsequent year except 2020 (when the fair was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Johnson earned ribbons for needlework, knitting, crochet, pies, cookies, cakes, canning, jewelry, flowers, vegetables, and potted plants. The title of the quilt is a reference to the state song, and the design places the state's Zia sun symbol at the center. The quilt earned Johnson yet another ribbon: Best in Category (miscellaneous quilt) at the 2023 New Mexico State Fair.

Courtesy of Carol St. Clair Johnson

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...

A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

technically #uspolitics but it's a short thread full of fiercely pointed and fiercely local art (I love crop art) and makes me very happy despite the awful reasons for it

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

There's a blog post at the end confirming that the cat came home eventually, for those who will worry, but meanwhile, this art is DELIGHTFUL

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Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is how it’s done

In April 2023, Wachowski told Them in an interview that one of the focuses of the current phase of her career was mentoring up-and-coming trans talent.
Calling mentorship a "means of resisting empire," she added, "Mentorship, and the connectivity it creates, disarms empire and capitalism by bringing us together as part of the same fabric."

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Fascinated because I never thought of this as at all regional, but on the other hand I've lived here for well over 20 years now so I guess I wouldn't! Is this, in fact, a Boston-area thing? (I wouldn't say it's ubiquitous or anything, but it's definitely within the range of common-ish responses.)

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

BREAKING: It made the final cut. Congratulations, Michigan, you might have the best voting sticker of 2026.

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thene @thene.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

out it goes: my long post about Rachel Hope Cleves's claim that Tillie Walden plagiarised her book. It's long because Cleves's claim is much, much more bizarre than it looked on first reading. I'm not going to bury the lede here. Cleves's claim does not hold up. buttondown.com/thene/archiv...

stick a pin in this metaphor

…because these covers are a microcosm of the entire conflict; Walden's book is mostly built on writing and other objects left by Sylvia Drake, Charity Bryant, and others. Her work includes many elements from these records that Cleves does not refer to in her book, and many of her interpretations of those records are different from Cleves's interpretations, often intentionally so. In addition to her historical basis, Walden's book includes fictional dialogue and story elements that are original to her work, some of which are inspired by Walden's own life.

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AshPoust @ashpoust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Great stylistic choice here by @caxela.bsky.social - since this dinosaur is mostly know by the anterior dentary (with bits of the max and frontal) the art highlights what we know best while still providing an amazing mood. I really like this piece.

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Kat @longwayback.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🚨 reminder that Friday is BANDCAMP FRIDAY so start updating your wishlists now 🚨

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This is today! Stop by this afternoon -- hear some music, see art vendors, celebrate rat mitigation efforts, say hi! A preview of a couple pots I'll be selling:

a metallic bronze pot with pointy scallops along the top like a crown. it features a hand-painted, semi-realistic rat wearing a little crown, in an oval of unglazed clay on the front.

a ceramic cup featuring a hand-painted, cartoony plague doctor in an oval of unglazed clay. this clay has speckles showing through the paint, and the glaze is glossy black below with mottled blacks, blues, and whites flowing together at the top.

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Bostonian folks, fyi that I'll be selling my pottery (first time vending!!) at www.ratcityartsfestival.com in Brighton this Saturday, 8/1, 3pm to somewhere in the 9-10pm range at the Charles River Speedway. It looks like it's gonna be a really cool festival!

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RAT CITY ARTS FESTIVAL

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ratcityartsfestival.com

RAT CITY ARTS FESTIVAL

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Kat @longwayback.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Finding out this is the Planet of the Bass guy blew my entire mind www.vulture.com/article/kyle...

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Really really enjoying both this series of pictures and the alt text thereof (hat tip to @andrea-a-l.bsky.social )

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Asakiyume/Morinotsuma @asakiyume.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Surprise! It's meeee. ... And a novel following on LAGOONFIRE will be coming out within the next 12 months so--yeah!

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

#AICouldNever Next in a three part series on the song "Hawai'i 78". After the beautiful collective performance below, here is likely the most famous version of "Hawai'i 78" by the great Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Braddah IZ) and his pure voice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBUz...

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OFFICIAL Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Hawaiʻi '78

YouTube video by Mountain Apple Company Inc

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#uspolitics every victory matters; thank you to the Miccosukee Tribe and all the other activists who fought on this one (confirmation of the breaking news: apnews.com/article/alli...)

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ariella @agbouskila.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Well, I've been affected by the Bungie layoffs, and I guess I'm now looking for work. I'm a senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. I'm going to thread a little list of stuff I've done on the game; normally I go out of my way to avoid attention, but today I'd appreciate reposts.

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

#uspolitics This is a win! Hell yeah! Also an important reminder (incl. to me) that when the administration says they're gonna do [awful thing] that doesn't mean it'll inevitably happen. They have done & will do horrific damage on many fronts but pushing back often works, & doesn't get trumpeted.

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Oeming @oeming.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

World Cup might be the closest thing we’ll get to world peace

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We have about 26 more hours where you can submit stories to @bafflingmag.bsky.social 🪶

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BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

this is the kind of cultural exchange that genuinely gets me a little verklempt but i was also up until 5 so

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

also you do not have to hand it to FIFA broadly speaking but I HAVE learned in my googling (I am not a sportsball knower, as you can tell) that all the stadiums used for the World Cup are getting renamed for the duration of it from Corporate Sponsor Stadium to City Stadium. punched the air in joy.

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

happy for the knickerbockers and all of you but social media has FAILED ME in reporting on the match I cared about most yesterday: Scotland vs Haiti in the World Cup. bc on the one hand I have many assorted ties to Scotland and I am deeply charmed by the Tartan Army and its cop slide shenanigans...

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SheltieDad @sheltiedad.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This beautiful

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

Four khoreo magazine covers over an orange background.

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America's #1 Popeyes Enjoyer @elephony.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hey Portland, if you see the 1986 Toyota MR2 with silly red/yellow wheels and the license plate VCP 230 it's mine and it's stolen, please call it in! It is noticeable and I would be thrilled to get it back.

An angled view of the rear end of a street-parked red 1986 mk1 Toyota MR2. It has red hubbed momo ferrari design wheels with yellow caps, a silly wheel that came with it, license VCP 230.

A front-on shot of the same car, with the sunny reflecting off of the red hood.

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Hey folks! BIJAN (www.beyondbondboston.org/) is a Mass-based org that does a LOT of good in immigration support. In 2026 alone, they've paid over $1.5 million(!!) in bonds to free people from detention. But now their funds are running critically low, and they need donations urgently. #uspolitics

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Jasmine "Skellington" Gower @jasminegower.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Today is a wonderful day to stock up on FIYAH's backlog of issues. It's a fantastic magazine, and financial support now may help them get back on their feet in the future. fiyahlitmag.com

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FIYAH

LITERARY MAGAZINE OF BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION

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Rebecca Fraimow @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I'll be on a panel about the Otherwise Awards at WisCon this weekend! 10:30 AM on Saturday, come talk about gender in spec-fic with us

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

honestly the most interesting thing ive read in weeks

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

news flash creative endeavors with friends just for your own fun are great actually

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Check this out. Ruthlessly Handmade is running a huge quilt raffle to benefit the Trevor Project. These quilts are gorgeous and the tickets are just $5.50. ruthlesslyhandmade.com/collections/...

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2026 Quilts for Trevor

2026 Quilts for Trevor Fundraiser. Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness month? Do you like to help children in need? Over 200 quilters worldwide have come together to create a series of beauti...

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

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Elizabeth Porter Birdsall @epbirdsall.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

have finally seen Project Hail Mary, and yes okay several things do not work like that (manually hoisting my linguistics-related disbelief to suspend it) but I DID in fact have a wonderful time

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Curt&Courteous @mrtuden.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy International Workers Day from Boston bluesky ✊️ #MayDay

The bandstand at Boston Common where hundreds of people gathered in solidarity for the working class. The city skyline and a bright blue sky are above.

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R.L. Meza @rlmeza.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

writers: APEX and THREE-LOBED BURNING EYE are back open for submissions today!

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