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Susan Eiseman Levitin @paintermom.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This beautiful essay is worth a bit of your time today. I love Sarah’s construction of how faith and fantasy connect with form and tradition, both in quilting and society. open.substack.com/pub/pelicanq...

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Faith in the Language of the Quilt

On Quilting, Rigidity, and the Miracles That Take Shape

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Susan Eiseman Levitin @paintermom.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Kash Patel is dangerous & unqualified to be the Director of the FBI. Use @@standupamerica.bsky.social’s tool and urge your senators to reject his confirmation: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...

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Reject Kash Patel’s Nomination

Kash Patel is dangerous and unqualified. Tell the Senate to reject his nomination for FBI Director.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

OK, I wrote my “who’s going to enforce it?” piece. It’s a lengthy read, trying to respond to a lot of questions I’ve gotten over the past three weeks, but it’s about democracy so I decided it was worth it to lay out in depth, with examples, what I’ve been talking about here and elsewhere.

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Don't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracy

Trump and Musk are testing the limits, trying to sell America on being an authoritarian state — but they can’t do it unless we allow them to do so.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

He’s insane.

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Ian Capstick @iancapstick.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"Lost Colours Cape" This quilt cape is a tribute to two colours lost from Gilbert Baker's Pride flag, which in 1978 debuted with eight colours. The OG flag included hot pink (sexuality) and turquoise (art/magic), colours later omitted for practical reasons. Backing is found at the thrift shop.

A bundled figure in winter clothing wrapped in a modern blue and turquoise quilt during snowfall.

Back view of someone wearing a vibrant geometric quilt like a cape in snowy weather, creating a superhero-like silhouette.

A geometric quilt in blue and turquoise with pink accent lines hanging on a green chain-link fence.

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ZAK FOSTER @zakfoster.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

From an old wedding-ring quilt emerges hope: what if humanity’s greatest crisis becomes our finest moment? 🌍✨ — COLLAPSE WE THOUGHT WAS CERTAIN points to a future where humanity not only avoids catastrophe but also creates good lives for everyone 💪 let’s get to work #quiltsky

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The FBI must disclose more info about Trump’s classified documents case, a judge has ruled. The judge noted that while the dropped charges against Trump reduced his criminal exposure, they “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny.

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FBI must disclose more info about Trump classified docs case, judge rules

The judge noted that while the dropped charges against Trump reduced his criminal exposure, they “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny.

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🌊🌊 I Voted For Her 🌊🌊 @bluedotnd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

He did say he would be a dictator on day one!

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

"The administration, in its drive for total power, is determined to plunge the nation into even deeper constitutional crisis as Vance all but said directly by tweet last night that Trump intends to ignore court orders designed to curb some of his unconstitutional power grabs." More: bit.ly/3WVqzKd

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 11/02/2025

Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it. So we moved over to blue sky. Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-) Please do Follow Retweet & repeat

Mama bear wrestling with her cub. She's got him by the rear paw, nibbling on his toes I guess. They're in spring grass with a tree on the left.

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Microsoft acknowledge that ChatGPT and other generative #AI is likely to make people less able use critical skills, and more reliant on trusting whatever they are served up by GenAI www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

7 Conclusion
We surveyed 319 knowledge workers who use GenAI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) at work at least once per week, to model how they enact critical thinking when using GenAI tools, and how GenAI affects their perceived effort of thinking critically. Analysing 936 real-world GenAI tool use examples our participants shared, we find that knowledge workers engage in critical thinking primarily to ensure the quality of their work, e.g. by verifying outputs against external sources. Moreover, while GenAl can improve worker effi-ciency, it can inhibit critical engagement with work and can potentially lead to long-term overreliance on the tool and diminished skill for independent problem-solving. Higher confidence in GenAI's ability to perform a task is related to less critical thinking effort.
When using GenAl tools, the effort invested in critical thinking shifts from information gathering to information verification; from problem-solving to Al response integration; and from task execution to task stewardship. Knowledge workers face new challenges in critical thinking as they incorporate GenAl into their knowledge workflows. To that end, our work suggests that GenAl tools need to be designed to support knowledge workers' critical thinking by addressing their awareness, motivation, and ability barriers.
Acknowledgments
We thank members of the Tools for Thought group at Microsoft

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I am not sure much of the media is seeing what a bleak and dangerous time we are entering - I hope UK politicians understand how hard they need to fight (if they want to) to stop the far right

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🏳️‍🌈🌎One planet, one people @ttaylor36.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

So another shit show coming folks.

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Nature @nature.com · 11/02/2025

Three-dimensional maps of glacier surfaces across Greenland reveal that cracks are growing rapidly where land ice meets the sea — and climate change is to blame go.nature.com/419xEck

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The Greenland Ice Sheet is fracturing faster than expected

Cracks in Greenland's glaciers deepened by climate change.

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🏳️‍🌈🌎One planet, one people @ttaylor36.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

This is serious folks…

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Katie Whittemore✊🏻💙 @katiewhittemore22.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Please help spread the word!! 📣📣 Add to your calendar and share! ❌ 2/28 - Economic Blackout ❌ 3/15 - Total Shutdown 📣 SHARE EVERYWHERE! 📣 #blackout228 #shutdown315

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

If you live in: ● Alaska ● Alabama ● Arkansas ● Florida ● Georgia ● Indiana ● Iowa ● Kansas ● Louisiana ● Missouri ● Montana ● Nebraska ● South Carolina ● South Dakota ● Texas ● Utah ● West Virginia You should be SCREAMING at your state's Attorney General to drop the case. dredf.org/protect-504/

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Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDF

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

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Carrie Nash @carrieinfbx.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🚨This change will lead to a huge step backward for kids in schools and many others. See link on poster for info and call AG Treg Taylor at 907-269-5100. Please and thank you.

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Susan Eiseman Levitin @paintermom.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...

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Vote NO on the SAVE Act!

The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.

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Kristofer Goldsmith @krisgoldsmith85.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

"The primary reason I'm really leaning in on this Antifascist Book Club thing is that your ability to go on offense against fascism depends entirely on your bonds within your local community."

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I Want You! To Start an Antifascist Book Club

Explore key books and resources to understand and resist authoritarianism, and learn how local book clubs can empower you to go on offense for democracy.

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Susan Eiseman Levitin @paintermom.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I pushed myself well out of my comfort zone and tried something completely new. Here is my completed mini quilt for the QuiltCon swap. It is inspired by the work of maryanneshakyhand on IG.

A small quilt comprised of arcs of vivid solid colors that overlap one another to form an abstract form reminiscent of a flower. #quiltsky

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Susan Eiseman Levitin @paintermom.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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Reject Kash Patel’s Nomination

Kash Patel is dangerous and unqualified. Tell the Senate to reject his nomination for FBI Director.

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Susan Eiseman Levitin @paintermom.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

My most recent finish. All ready to wear at QuiltCon in Phoenix next month. Will I see you there?

White woman shown from the back wearing a jean jacket with a quilted back patch of purple, pink, and turquoise patchwork quilting.

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