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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Playing with flowers more than usual lately. 🌱

A small bouquet of herbs and flowers from my garden tucked in a Mason jar. It tipped over during my drive to work and soaked the ribbon, but it still looked ok.

A tall bouquet of flowers from my yard, photographed in front of a green curtain and a bookcase.

One of the dozens of bouquets my coworker and I made with mostly Costco bulk flowers and a few from my yard for our company picnic.

A fall bouquet of mostly Costco flowers and a few from my yard.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Making more cards and a giant mess.

Colorful handmade cards spread out on a rug.

A bunch of handmade cards spread out on a rug. Some pieces are from recycled old cards and calendars. #papercrafting #cardmaking

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I missed David Bowie because I was hanging out backstage with the guitarist from Prick, getting stood up for an interview with the singer from Prick.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live. It is really hard to pick 10! Firewater Author & Punisher Tetema Afghan Whigs Badlands Wargasm D.R.I. Gaelynn Lea Peaches Testament

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Lansing/East Lansing delicacy. 🍜

A topopo salad at El Azteco. Giant heaping plate of chips, guac, chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, refried beans, cheese, peas, and probably more stuff I’m forgetting. It’s enough for about 5 meals. Water, salsa, and a margarita are in the background.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/08/2026

Numerous studies, including from the FBI itself, show that invasive mass surveillance tech like Flock and Axon's automatic license plate readers don't help police fight crime. Surveillance is not safety.

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Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows

New FBI data shows case closure rates for the Atlanta Police Department have not improved despite thousands of ALPRs installed since 2021.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Made this season’s first batch of lemon thyme salt. 🌱🍜

A tray of lemon zest, thyme leaves, and salt, set out to dry.

A bunch of drying thyme, fresh cut thyme in a colander, lemons, salt, and a small food processor.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Last blooms of the season, and only one bee in the garden tonight. 🌱

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

And of course my city council rep, @peterspadafore.com, is the only one who supported keeping Flock cameras in Lansing.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Brought some herbs inside to dry and made a couple little spidey friends along the way. 🌱

A tiny spider with an egg sac on the bottom of a sage leaf. It’s been safely moved back outside.

A tiny spider hanging out on a ceramic bowl.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Found this little lady hunting in the daisy patch I was cutting back. Also scared a little toad hanging out in the chives, but it was too fast for photos. 🌱

A brown praying mantis on a Shasta daisy plant.

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Lansing Makers Network @lansingmakers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Last night we had the grand unveiling of our new mural! Isn't it fantastic? The kids who painted it spent time in our space and designed the entire thing themselves. We love that they included the safety equipment! We think the ant may become our new mascot! 🐜

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Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

From the Stedelijk Museum yesterday: In the World But Don't Know the World (2009) by Ghanaian artist El Anatsui. Made entirely out of bottle caps strung together with copper wire. (I feel like a rube. Hey, look at these nifty Newmans and Motherwells! Nah, I like the one made out of bottle caps.)

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Stan Pham @thisisspiffy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Your first look at the #Murderbot season 2 cast. Aka, what I did on my summer non-vacation. #PremiumQualityEntertainment

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It breaks my heart to report that the olive burger I had today from the downtown Flint Halo Burger was not as good as the one I had on Saturday at Piazzano’s in Lansing. Seeing the Vernor’s mural was a small consolation.

A portion of a mural originally painted in 1932 by John Gonsowski and Keith Martin to advertise Vernor’s shows a winking gnome smoking a pipe while leaning out of a castle window.

A portion of a mural originally painted in 1932 by John Gonsowski and Keith Martin to advertise Vernor’s shows three gnomes in front of a castle stacking barrels that have individual characters on the ends that spell out “Flavor mellowed 4 years in wood.”

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Trying to squeeze in lots of crafting today! Just cut back some lavender and threw together a quick and dirty wreath instead of composting it. I figured out about halfway in that it would have been a lot easier to add the lavender to an existing wreath. 🌱🧶

A wreath of dried lavender wrapped loosely and messily in purple recycled sari yarn with a green ribbon bow hanging on a bright purple door.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Mostly failed ecoprinting on paper experiment using black tea instead of iron and vinegar and a variety of papers. A few interesting bits, but mostly a mess.

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John du Bois (He/Him) @johndubois.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’ve got pictures and a thread to follow, but I visited Sitdowners Memorial Park in Flint today to take some pictures, and I was struck (ha) by the central feature of the park being dedicated to women who were not members but contributed to organized labor in general.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It's absolutely infuriating that I can't even go to work without getting tracked on Flock cameras, but it feels extremely personal that these two are pointed exactly to monitor two of my siblings' homes and businesses and the Old Town festivals. @andyschor.bsky.social why and who decides this?

A Deflock map showing coverage of Old Town Lansing, Michigan, with two cameras creeping on everyone who lives and shops there.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Happy to get an “I voted” sticker that coordinated with my shirt.

A bright pink Our Flag Means Death Tshirt has a dagger in a fancy teacup with a banner that says “polite menace.”

One of Michigan’s “I voted” stickers features a colorful lighthouse drawn by one of our state’s kiddos.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you’re at GenCon, pop by and say “hi” to Jody! Chances are good that he’ll let you play with some of the toys he’s made.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Really fun outdoor ecoprinting class at @lansingmakers.bsky.social this afternoon. I’m going to try it again on watercolor paper.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

First glance: Prepotente? Death of Rats? Oh nooo… Hellgrin Flaming Ears Skullface McNakedbutt Dragonbunny

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Nothing to do this weekend but rewatch Murderbot for the 48th time and make stuff! 🧶

A bunch of handmade cards made from recycled calendars and scraps of paper.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Kool-Aid for destructive power, Chester for speed, and Big Boy and Doughboy because I remember the Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comics.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Not as many bees out today. Hoping the terrible air quality over the past few days hasn’t affected them. 🐝🌱

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Nightly bowl of raspberries from the garden (with a bonus blackberry), and one of the many sweet little fireflies blinking around the yard. 🌱

A small bowl of raspberries, mint, lemon balm, and a single blackberry.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My favorite piece at this year’s Scrapfest isn’t an entry but is available for sale: “Magoi” by idmato. Gorgeous.

A welded sculpture of a battered looking fish with an empty eye socket is on display at Scrapfest in Old Town Lansing, Michigan.

The back of a welded sculpture of a battered fish.

A closeup of a sculpture of a fish with a human face peeking through its half missing head. A tear is cut into the human face.

Vertebrae peek through the side of a sculpture in a closeup shot.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Sorting through a little 2” crafting paper pad of pretty butterflies, Gibson Girls, and travel and discovered someone had a bit of extra fun at their job and nobody noticed.

An ad for a Star Wars Artoo-Deetoo enema set, including an illustration.

Ads for a gun, enema set, vibrators, and chlorine gas.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Quote post with your favorite summer tune… (It makes me think of summer in the early 90s. I am old.)

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Anthrax, Public Enemy - Bring Tha Noize (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Exomind (Deep Water) by artist Pierre Huyghe de Young Museum, San Francisco.

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Lansing Facts @lansingmifacts.com · 03/07/2026

there is a weather siren going off and there is some motherfucker down the street from HQ lighting off fireworks RIGHT NOW this town's appetite is insatiable sure go ahead send those mortars right into a tornado

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It looked just as bad before the tornado warning.

A city street and sidewalk have been removed for construction.

The corner of a flowerbed and a grass yard lead out to a ripped out sidewalk and street.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

And now I’m obsessed. I pulled out some stamps I’ve been saving for a few years and paper from Japan.

Lots of pinback buttons mostly made from canceled stamps and washi paper.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

After my partner’s grandparents passed away almost 20 years ago I scavenged ephemera from their house hoping to make something crafty for his family. I’ve finally figured out a project for some of it using the button maker from my local “library of things.”

Three small pinback buttons made from vintage Polish stamps.

A bunch of small pinback buttons made from stamps, children’s books, and encyclopedia pages spread out on old envelopes with postmarks from Poland.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Traditional Father’s Day tomahawk throwing. I’m terribly out of practice. My baby brother is not.

An elderly man watches a middle aged man throw a hawk at a wood target with attached paper targets. They are shown from the back in a wooded area.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

If anyone would like to make their own fortune telling machine, I’m seeing some real potential in this case at @msusurplus.bsky.social.

A tall display case with a glass top half and wood base in a large warehouse with a bunch of random items, including some giant hand cutouts.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I used to be so good at making fruit and veg surprise balls. These are just sad, but hopefully the recipients will find them amusing.

A bunch of little objects wrapped in crepe paper to look like a carrot and a banana. They are misshapen.

Stickers, fake mustaches, ninja flingers, little space guys, a plastic bear, and a Skeletor pin.

Googly eyes, chicken flingers, a cheeseburger with wheels, a little space guy, a little yellow rubber guy, an F bomb, lip balm, enamel pins, and a tiny plastic duck.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Donating blood at the Flint Red Cross for the last time. Just learned they’re closing up shop.

A poster shows an illustration of a bandaged arm and blood drops with the text thank you for powering our mission.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

There’s a really comprehensive M.C. Escher exhibition at the Flint Institute of Arts through mid-September. Although most if not all of his greatest hits are included, this little fellow is my favorite piece.

Untitled (page 55), 1921, by M.C. Escher. A simple Expressionist black woodcut print depicts a solitary figure looking slightly down while standing under stylized linear rays and over stylized waves.

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Macie hates it here @macie.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

First poppy of the season, just in time for Memorial Day. 🌱

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