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Persnickety Me

@kristinaxsr.bsky.social
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Quirky/socialist/crafter/disabled/AuDHD. Opinionated, she/her Long Covid & Ehlers-Danlos Cross stitch, knitting, other crafts & 🦔 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🐟

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

A teal blue rectangle with rounded corners with a white border. White text on the blue reads:

Don't worry.

As long as you aren't LGBTQ or Black or Hispanic or Jewish or Muslim or Arab or Asian or Atheist or disabled or female or poor you are going to be fine.
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shiny_shiny_leaf @shinyshinyleaf.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I'm sure it's a long shot, but if anyone in the Watford area found a grey M&S tote bag containing two aqua blue to pale peach gradient yarn cakes, a partly completed shawl, and a pink and white crochet hook in the last two weeks please get in touch. I left it on the 322 around 9AM on October 27th
An aqua blue to pale peach gradient yarn cake, with a small triangle of textured crochet attached from the pale peach section. A pink and white plastic crochet hook to the left of the yarn and project in progress. The crochet and hook is on a white tabletop.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak. Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The artist, David Cohen is an Asheville-based artist/musician and resident of over forty years. His cartoon work spans various subjects ranging from local issues based in Asheville to more national political events and even to one-off, word-play-oriented jokes. ❤️ Give credit to artists when you can.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
"Let me put it in words you might understand. Mr. Trump, fuck off."
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Gibbs @pbemeseias.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I am autistic and here's my view on Musk's weird arm gestures: Nazi salutes. You people defending Elon as "being weird because he's on the spectrum" need to realise that being on said spectrum also include... 1/2
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I have no phone, it's completely dead I dropped it one too many times I don't know if I'll survive until the new one arrives (hopefully tomorrow but it's at the mercy of the Royal Mail) I'm being dramatic, I do have WhatsApp on my laptop
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/01/2025
Your roots? So a bunch of incels drinking Code Red, rating women’s faces out of anger because they won’t talk to you?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
UK's regressive tax system. Poorest 10% of households paid 48% of income in tax; richest 10% paid 39%. Poorest 10% paying 12% of income in VAT; richest 10% pay 3%. Council tax: Poorest 10% paying 7%; richest 10% pay 1.2%. No govt plans to end inequity. equalitytrust.org.uk/news/press-r...
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UK Still Taxes the Poorest More Than the Richest - Equality Trust
New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the poorest 10% of households in the UK are still paying a higher proportion of their income in tax than the richest.
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
GIF of music video for the song Mambo number 5, shows a man in a black hat and jacket dancing
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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
"Britain’s environment is in a terrible condition. Vast areas of natural habitat have either been degraded or destroyed, leaving the country with some of the lowest measures of biodiversity in Europe. Around one in six species are at risk of becoming extinct."
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Dirty waters: how the Environment Agency lost its way
The long read: Having created a watchdog for the environment, the government took its teeth out and muzzled it. Can public outrage rouse the Environment Agency to action?
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
I was hoping to show this hanging on my wall. Alas I've not yet had the energy to hang it. A week of sciatica curtailed my crafting Pandemic by Long Dog Samplers, framed. Stitched on 34ct natural linen from Weddigen in Sulky 12wt cotton, colour 4007 Approx 82,000 stitches #CrossStitch #LongDog
A red sampler composed of geometric, stylistic floral, people, and animal motifs. Dated 2023 in the lower left corner. It is stitched in a variegated red thread that varies from scarlet to burgundy on a natural linen fabric
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☮☮😸😸☮☮ @catsforpeace2.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
We MUST keep vaccines. have you written your Senator to let them know?
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scout @scoutj.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
🧶 IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME!! 🧶 in an effort to build up my community here, this one is JUST for @bsky.app members as that’s the name of this yarn. Lucky you! It’s a brother to FAFO 🤣: ☑️ follow me ☑️ like ☑️ repost ☑️ tell/show me your fav FO! I’ll pick two lucky winners on 12.23 for this yarn!! finchmod.com
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Exactly
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Tulsi Gabbard looking at the price of flights to the UAE this morning 🤣
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
We keep getting messages saying climate change is a hoax and the world is flat. Is it 2024?!
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#CraftDaily 🪡 3 ornaments completely finished and ready to post Tomorrow, I'm making a reusable gift bag for a secret Santa at a craft group using Christmas stitching #4
A miniature Christmas stocking tree ornament, with the toe facing right. The words Let it Snow and snowflakes are cross stitched in blue thread on white fabric. It has a light blue hanging loop and two light blue beads and a jingle bell attached to the top left. The background is light grey, striped fabric
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 03/12/2024
If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
#CraftDaily 🪡 Today was a day of finishing. Two mini ornaments were made up and almost ready to mail. No pics as they're a surprise for 2 friends on 🦋 And this mini stocking ornament was constructed, again some finishing trim to add still Taking them to craft group in the morning to finish up
Small cross stitched stocking  with snowflakes and Let It Snow on the front. It's ganging from the bobbin winder of an electric sewing machineSame mini stocking as previous picture, but from the top to show the opening and the lining. The lining fabric is sky blue with small white polka dots. There is a red Sharpie fine liner in the stocking
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
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RØRY - One Drink Away
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Lauren | A Bee in the Bonnet @abeeinthebonnet.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Day One of my virtual Advent calendar is live! If you're looking for a quick gift knit that also happens to be a free pattern, I've got you covered.
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2024 Digital Advent Calendar - A Bee In The Bonnet
This year, to celebrate the holiday season, I’ve decided to do a virtual Advent calendar. Each day, I’ll update with a new treat.
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history. Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life. But it's not over. A thread.
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Shoaib M Khan @shoaibmkhan.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The death of a two-year-old girl who drowned in a garden bin is thought to be the first case where the death of a child has been linked to the Tory ‘hostile environment’ policy for immigrants. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/death-t...
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Death of two-year-old girl in garden bin linked to ‘hostile environment’ policy
Matthew Turner represented the mother of Mazeedat Adeoye, a two-year-old girl who drowned in a garden bin, in what is thought to be the first case where the death of a child has been linked to the
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
#CraftDaily 🧶🪡 5 pattern repeats completed on the scarf now, aiming to do at least one repeat (28 rows) a day now until done Some more progress on the Squirrel Sampler, another border motif finished
A part knitted scarf in burgundy and jade wool, laying on a grey carpet. A ball of burgundy, and one of jade wool are on the top rightA red sampler on cream fabric. At the top several ornate alphabets. Below, to the left, four geometric border patterns. In the centre is a large motif of a squirrel and an oak leaf. To the right is the first of four border patterns completed, the second one started
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Shaun Seymour @shaunseymour.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
RICKETS!!!! Fucking rickets. It’s 2024 FFS ‘We live on Pot Noodles’: rickets hits homeless families with no kitchen www.theguardian.com/society/2024/de…
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
#CraftDaily Only cross stitch today, good progress was made on the top right border on Sampler Ecureuil
A part-stitched reproduction of a Bristol Orphanage sampler in red thread on cream fabric. At the top are several ornate alphabets. Below to the left are four, horizontal, geometric border patterns. In the centre is a large squirrel with an oak leaf. To the right is most of a horizontal, geometric, border pattern. The sampler is almost 22 inches across (54cm approximately)
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Please help Mark change the law and remove some of the financial uncertainty from terminally ill people by fast tracking benefits
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Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Brutal, inhumane crackdown on protesters in #Tbilisi: More than 60 people were reportedly arrested ahead of last night’s protest in Tbilisi. Overnight, police detained an additional 107 individuals. The number of those beaten is impossible to track.
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
#CraftDaily 🪡🧶 Didn't post yesterday, too tired More progress on the Squirrel Sampler, only 879 stitches to my next mini goal Another half a pattern repeat on the knitted scarf
A red sampler on cream fabric. At the top are several ornate alphabets. Below this, to the left, are 4 horizontal, geometric, border motifs. In the centre is a squirrel and an oak keaf. On the right is the start of another repeating, horizontal, geometric design. This is a reproduction of a Bristol orphanage sampler from 1877A piece of knitting in  deep burgundy and jade green wool. It consists of stripes of alternating colours, with a textured pattern between the solid stripes. It will be a scarf eventually
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
#CraftDaily 🧶🪡 The Squirrel Sampler now has a squirrel! And a tiny amount of progress on the scarf
A red sampler on cream fabric. At the top are several ornate alphabets. To the left are four, horizontal, geometric, border motifs. In the centre is a large motif of a squirrelA piece of knitting, the beginning of a striped and textured scarf in wine and deep jade
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
🚨URGENT - PLEASE SHARE Amilah is 9 & needs a stem cell transplant, but there are no matches worldwide. Her family are calling for as many people as possible aged 16-30 to sign up and become a potential donor. It’s simple to join the register using this link🙏 www.anthonynolan.org/help-save-a-...
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Listen to your patients, they know their own bodies
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
#CraftDaily 🧶🪡 Half a squirrel has appeared on Sampler Ecureuil, now 27% complete and less than 40,000 to go Some knitting was also done on the textured scarf, but only 1 pattern repeat, so not very exciting
A red sampler on cream fabric. At the top are some ornate alphabets. To the left are four, horizontal, geometric patterns. In the centre is a large, started, squirrel motif, the top half and the tail is completed
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
This is why Assisted Dying is scary for disabled people. Make the life of disabled people miserable enough through lack of care, health care, and accommodations because it's easier and cheaper. Then, when some of us decide death is a better option, say we're just making a personal choice
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Black text on a background of the trans flag
First, they came for the trans people, and I spoke out immediately even though I'm straight and cis because I've read the rest of the fucking poem.

Have A Gay Day
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
The moral of the story, kids: It’s fine to try to stop the peaceful transfer of power and incite a mob to storm the Capitol and do all you can to overturn an election as long as you run again and win 🇺🇸
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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Trump is about to do to the economy what he did with his casinos.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Labour's latest attack on welfare is a disgraceful assault on the dignity of the sick and disabled. If the government really wanted to crack down on people "gaming the system", they would go after tax dodgers hoarding our country's wealth.
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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Persnickety Me @kristinaxsr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
#CraftDaily Knitting shenanigans have begun. The scarf will be a Christmas present Almost 300 stitches on Sampler Ecureuil, the tail is complete
Two skeins of yarn, one a burgundy, one a dark teal, lay next to an open pattern book with a picture of a textured scarf. The scarf is knitted in dark navy and cornflower blueA piece of knitting, about 10cm long on the needle. It is stripes of burgundy and teal, with a textured row of both colours between each stripeA sampler in red on cream fabric. The top is several ornate alphabets. To the left are four horizontal geometric border patterns. In the centre us a squirrel motif, with only only the tail and part of the head stitched
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