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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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miomancer @miomancer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

guard who only tells lies: i don’t miss him at all. i never liked the guard who always tells the truth therapist: what would he have said if i asked him what you’d

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Leiracal @leiracal.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn't have much to 'bring' to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

'What are you struggling with?' he asked.

I gestured around me and said 'I dunno man. Life.'

Not satisfied with my answer, he said 'No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?'

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn't want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.

But I didn't.

So I told him, 'Honestly? The dishes. It's stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN'T do them because I'll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can't stand and scrub the dishes.'

I felt like an idiot even saying it.

What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I'm whining to my therapist about dishes?

But he nodded in understanding and then said:

'RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.'

I began to tell him that you're not supposed to, but he stopped me.

'Why the hell aren't you supposed to? If you don't want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist.'

It blew my mind in a way that I don't think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.

I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

The next day, I took a shower lying down.

A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the fuck they fit.

There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I'm in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!"

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weisselberger @weisselberger.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

20 years teaching the Odyssey to college freshmen who didn't do the reading have emotionally prepared me for Twitter this week.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10/07/2026

Proud to announce you can now pre-order the Levelling The Playing Field 101 Video Courses. Practical, focused 101 video courses for indie game developers. Business, marketing, budgeting, production, pitching and more - €40 (excl. VAT) per course, with bulk & group discounts! courses.ramiismail.com

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Practical, focused courses for indie game developers. Business, marketing, budgeting, production, pitching and more - by Rami Ismail.

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Rui Pinto, count your days @thombomb816.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.

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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 Eradicate hordes of monsters in this 🗽Immersive 👥survivors roguelite 🌃set in a destructible city OUT NOW! 🛠️fun weapon crafting 🐱large cast of characters 🏗️dynamic environments 🔊pumping soundtrack Play the demo/check it out today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm

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Ryan B @goonie.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Well I didn’t realize THAT came with your prime membership.

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Ryan B @goonie.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Today's my 25th Game Dev Anniversary! Still have the horseshoe set they gave out on the first game I worked on.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Thank you @abc7.bsky.social for visiting SELAH and @kenjennings.bsky.social for signing this GIANT ONE MILLION DOLLAR CHECK

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

One of the VERY FIRST things done after the Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to have the text of the new Constitution translated into Dutch and German, which were at the time the two largest non-English language spoken in the United States. Here's the National Archives making this point:

The months between signing and ratification were a busy period for the country. The proceedings of the Constitutional Convention had been kept secret, so each state needed to inform its voters of what exactly the proposed new government contained. Congress therefore directed the state legislatures to call ratification conventions in each state, with delegates specifically elected to approve or disapprove the new government.

However, this meant that each state from New Hampshire to Georgia had to receive a copy of the text, submit it to public debate, elect delegates, meet, vote, and return the results to Philadelphia. In an era where the speed of travel was limited by horseback, stagecoach, and boat, this was no quick feat. After the end of the Convention the news of the Constitution spread out in a wave, and thousands of copies were republished by local printers and distributed for debate. A flurry of newspaper articles, pamphlets, and public meetings followed, hotly debating whether the Constitution would be a good framework for a new national government.

Part of the debate and ratification process involved translation: non-negligible portions of the electorate spoke languages other than English. To reach them, the document was translated into Dutch in New York and German in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

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⚡️Marina Díez is finishing a new game! @ninfadp.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Friends! 💛 Tomorrow I’m going to be in London representing Take Us North at @playpraxis.bsky.social! 😍✨ Say hi if you are around! 🤗 www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...

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Take Us North

An interactive narrative that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11/04/2026

A 1200+ year climate record is at risk. Do you know know anyone in Japan who could help? See below.

A message from Tuna Acisu asking for help maintaining cherry blossom record in Kyoto Japan.

A figure showing the cherry tree record since 812 from world in data.

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This is driven by a huge drop in 13-17 year olds getting knocked up with no recourse so just take that into consideration

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Los Angeles folks who like video games and art: My pal @robdubbin.bsky.social has an installation opening tomorrow at the Smartdumb Gallery in Glassell Park Will be very cool and fun laylo.com/smartdumb/dq...

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 07/04/2026

Thune should immediately call the Senate back into session. Trump’s unhinged threats to commit massive war crimes against Iranian civilian targets show an increasing mental and moral instability we can’t ignore.

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Grayson @wildrumpus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

sorry to be annoying but I only have 48 hours to fill the rest of these slots to cover the rest of my rent. Freelance gig I was counting on fell through so I am really freaking out 🙃

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Sorry, which side is supposed to be religious zealots here, someone remind me.

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Zuul Nightingale🚪 @danaenight.northsky.social · 03/04/2026

Even in a world where LLM never existed this is solid mentoring

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/03/2026

This story is insane. Married an American, arrested at her greencard interview, flown out of state, nearly killed multiple times when her diabetes was ignored and then mistreated. When she finally got out? Found out her credit card had been used illegally. www.daylightsandiego.org/san-diego-wo...

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San Diego woman says her credit card information was stolen while she was in ICE custody

Hanne Engan, whom ICE arrested at her green card appointment, said her diabetes quickly escalated while at Otay Mesa Detention Center due to medical negligence. Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited...

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Carol Mertz @carolmertz.itch.io · 27/03/2026

"Every good game I've ever seen has eventually found its audience!"

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Honestly feel like you could get true bipartisan, Epstein-files-level buy in for getting to the bottom of this.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Every time I open a news app or site and this story isn’t being discussed or featured prominently I feel like I’m losing my mind. Do not look away.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

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Tyler Glaiel @tylerglaiel.com · 26/02/2026

I feel like younger people don't realize that the internet wasn't always optimized solely to make you as angry and miserable as possible, and people are having a lot of nostalgia for 2000s internet vibes now because it wasn't like that back then

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

They lied and here's the video proof. I cannot believe we're just gonna keep on like this and absolutely nothing happens

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Chelsea Harvey @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

US Customs & Border Protection statement: “He showed no signs of distress, mobility issues or disabilities requiring special assistance." The man was nearly blind and did not speak English. www.reuters.com/world/us/nea...

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Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by US Border Patrol

A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities said on Wednesday.

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IGDA @igda.org · 26/02/2026

You've got ONE WEEK left to apply to be a mentor at GDC with one of our two mentor cafes! Apply now: loom.ly/nNR4rzQ #gdc #gamedev #indiedev #mentorship

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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a US citizen and San Antonio resident, in March 2025. Then ICE and the Texas Department of Public Safety covered it up. He was 23 years old. I am calling for a full investigation into this shooting, including why there was an 8-month cover up.

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Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Just saw an ad that started out "your kids won't remember their best day of screen time" and while I of course broadly agree with the sentiment that you should do activities with your children, don't tell me i don't remember beating zelda a link to the past

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

for anyone unfamiliar with the town of Seattle it's sort of an American Vancouver

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Aurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit. Gentle Spades "I'm a veteran"

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Brian Nemhauser @hawkblogger.com · 26/01/2026

What an absolute joy it was to this @RealHawkTalk postgame show with @EvanHillHB @NathanE11 & @realjeffsimmons, recounting a historic win for the Seahawks. I also may have snapped when I heard what Sean McVay said... 🎙️ www.patreon.com/posts/postga... 📺 youtube.com/live/Y-eRjZj...

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Vibes only @brazuca.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Here is a good opinion:

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

A nurse. A researcher. A helper.

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Brian Nemhauser @hawkblogger.com · 22/01/2026

🚨🚨 It's HAPPENING! 🚨🚨 @RealHawkTalk Live in Seattle! WHERE: Lowlander Brewing WHEN: Blue Friday (doors open 3:15PM) LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW www.eventbrite.com/e/real-hawk-... Come down and hang with us!

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

"At the end of the day, it's bigger than me. The things that are going through makes people uncomfortable, imagine how (Palestinians) feel?" he said. "That's the biggest thing. I have no affiliation, no connection, to these people - other than the fact that I am a human being. If you have a heart and you're a human being, and you see what's going on in this world, you check yourself real quick.
"I'm sitting here crying about football when there's people dying every single day."
Al-Shaair is the Texans' 2025 Walter Payton
Man of the Year nominee.

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

still thinking about last night. Shanahan went for it on fourth and short, constantly. I think his insight-- right or wrong-- was that against a good defense that's giving you short gains but limiting explosives you can shift the math radically by giving yourself four downs.

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Ash Wayling (M0D3Rn) @ashwayling.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The developers of PEAK explain pricing

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 08/01/2026

I’m seeing a lot of people predict that “the right wing media is going to turn this story for Trump” and “they’re going to work overtime to make America forget this” and you should tell that to all these people out there in Minnesota in fucking January. This can matter. This will matter.

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Ryan B @goonie.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Both Pancakes and Waffles are fine. They’re fine.

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