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Rissaknits

@rissaknits.bsky.social
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Mom, knitter, lecturer, language learner. Living it up in Bloomington!

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I converted to Catholicism two weeks ago. Here’s why I think Jesus would’ve supported live streaming executions.
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026
Thou shalt not use tax dollars to pay for fascist commercials.
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Voices of Florida Fund @voffund.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"We now know that there never can be a free humanity until woman is freed from ignorance, & we know, too, that woman can never call herself free until she is mistress of her own body." ~Margaret Sanger, 1918. Birth control advocate/nurse/author Sanger was born OTD in 1879. Image: LA Times/UCLA.
This black and white photo shows a woman, Margaret Sanger, wearing a white hat, white shirt, and dark coat.
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
@ejeancarroll.bsky.social: "I don't understand how people can be afraid of a fat elderly man who wears apricot makeup, his hair done up like Tippi Hedren in The Birds and sits in a court room and moans and groans and complains”
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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
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Nathan Nun @nathannun.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
To the Litterbox of History (2017)
Litter Box of History: A cat poster in the style of early Soviet Union propaganda. A cat (Lenin) stands on top of the globe sweeping away the forces of reaction and capitalism represented as cats wearing the garb of a priest, king, capitalist, and general. The characters look shocked and worried by this event. At the bottom is the slogan "To the litterbox of history" a play on the phrase "ash heap of history" famously used by Trotsky in 1917.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The Kaiser assures the German people that he has won complete & total victory over the allies in the Great War. The MOU he has with Wilson guarantees the greatness of Germany, and ensures safe passage of German merchant ships across the Atlantic. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A Pope is a Pope and will always believe many things I do not believe, but that does not change how absolutely bang-on correct and beautifully articulated this is.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I would prefer not to I reject your assumptions I deny your premises I refuse your authority I do not capitulate Be ungovernable my friends
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
unrelenting
Episode IV 
IT WAS ALL SO STUPID
Seriously, you would not believe how stupid it was.
Every day, unrelentingly, just the dumbest stuff, by the absolute worst people., And what made it worse was knowing that we'd brought this on ourselves.
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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Dr. K @katekaynak.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Chicago understands the assignment for No Kings! Let’s go!
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Frankly, I expected better from a FIFA Peace prize winner
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sam stroozas @samstroozas.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.
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Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...
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Rotorbabe Recordings @rotorbabe25.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 04/02/2026
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 02/02/2026
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
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🧿🦋Helles Bellz🦋🧿 @hellesbellz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 19/01/2026
the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
A red knitted cap with a pointed crown with a braided tassel. It's titled "Melt the ICE Hat" and it's by YarnCultMNn the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or distribute. As purveyors of traditional craft, we felt it appropriate to revisit this design.

The sample shown was knit in Blue Sky Fibers Skyland for the DK version.

All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to the LynLake community of businesses who will distribute the funds to those impacted by the actions of ICE.
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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Micah @rincewind.run · 09/01/2026
I’m sorry the decorum argument was dead ten fucking years ago when the entire republican party hitched themselves to mister “grab them by the pussy” come on
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🚨"F*ck you! Evil! Where's the f*cking humanity? Why don't you back the f*ck up off our people? Stop f*cking killing us! You guys are evil mother f*ckers! You should be marching with us!" -Minneapolis ICE protester screams at ICE agents as they point guns at her. Via our Jon Farina ⬇️
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 31/12/2025
The Dogs of 2025 youtu.be/K_1tNbud-8g?...
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The Dogs of 2025
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Mik | Graphic Designer + Strategist @oksoboom.blacksky.app · 20/12/2025
Not in a box. Not with a fox. I do not want it, Sam Am I. I do not want your gen AI.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
He does economically hit the highlights. Plagiarism, energy/environment, and horseshit. Check, check, check.
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
10/10
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Unless I absolutely must for professional reasons, I will not be watching your nuclear war movie. I will not be watching your incredibly bleak and depressing murder show. I will not be watching your artistic despair. It’s nothing personal, I just don’t order water when I’m already bailing my boat.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Best sign nominee.
A tweet from John Pavlovitz reads “chef’s kiss.” It includes a photo of a woman wearing a gray beanie and scarf, holding a cardboard protest sign that says “Not Today SprAyTAN,” with “A” and “TAN” highlighted in orange. The scene appears to be a street demonstration outside a theater with other people and cars in the background.
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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸 #NoKingsInAmerica (From @billbramhall.bsky.social )
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Don Lemon interviews a Chicago native who is not pleased with the federal takeover.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 08/10/2025
I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
From Feb 4th 1939
Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime Feb 4th 1939
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Chaser:
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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
"I don't care that he's dead." "He's not a hero." "He's a scumbag." "He shouldn't be celebrated." No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd. Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.
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KAMALA NATION @kamalanation.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
If only someone could have warned us.
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Negan @rogernegan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
This
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Stacey Shepherd @stacey-shepherd.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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