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Washboard Press

@washboardpress.bsky.social
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Letterpress printer based in Madison, WI. I work in hand-set wood and metal type. Prints available at www.washboardpress.com

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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
[deleted a post because the linked content turned out to be vibecoded ai slop. Apologies. We now return to our normal ai-free programming]
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21/08/2026
Surprising fact: We are actually NOT seeing more food recalls this year compared with recent years. What we’re seeing is an increase in the number of illnesses caused by contaminated food. This is the largest ever cyclospora outbreak & third-largest foodborne illness outbreak of any kind on record.
Number of food recalls by year
There have been 162 food recalls posted this year by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture.

Chart shows yearly food recall numbers from 2017 to 2026.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Stoppe callinge them "data centers" and starte callinge them "slop peripherals"
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/08/2026
Super useful. I figure a lot of us here in the Sky know this stuff already, but it might be handy to hand to parents, grandparents and pals who are less technically minded. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/
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How to disable or avoid intrusive AI – librarian.net
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Line up released for Glastonbury's new Chromatic Wood Type stage! 🤠 buff.ly/2uWLUsQ
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Parts of our city had big hail around 5pm. I just answered a random cold call to our land line that nobody uses and it was somebody offering to do a roof inspection. It’s 7pm. The storm is still an ongoing concern. Literally tornado sirens went off right before the phone rang.
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I print with hand-set letterpress type. I have sometimes taken to calling this “analog” printing to contrast it with “digital,” even though the way I print makes extensive use of my fingers, and so is much more digital in the original sense than the computer-driven process that is analogous to it.
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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 09/03/2026
See Red Women’s Workshop, Capitalism Also Depends on Domestic Labor screen print, London, 1975 ⁠ In 1974, a group of feminist artists founded the See Red Women’s Workshop to address gender issues such as capitalism’s reliance on unpaid homekeeping and childrearing. #IWD #InternationalWomensDay
Poster screen printed in a single color (reddish brown). It shows a factory at the top with a line of people existing out the right side to the bottom of the poster where they are cared for by a conveyor belt of women, then the enter the left side of the factory.
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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 19/02/2026
Ok, here’s a proof of the 2nd layer, which adapts a broadside published in April of 1854 to warn Black residents of Boston about slave-catchers in the city, following the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act www.nps.gov/articles/000...
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
These Public Safety Messages were inspired by the messages I get from my city after every snowfall, and from the community care demonstrated all across the Midwest by neighbors helping each other dig out after winter storms, and the amazing ways Minnesotans are extending that care right now. #iceout
Three letterpress posters on a slightly snowy sidewalk, they read “Ice is a safety hazard and must be removed,” “Remove ice promptly to prevent dangerous build up,” and “If you are unable to remove ice in front of your home ask your neighbors for help”. All three say “A Public Safety Message” at the top and “We Keep Us Safe” at the bottom.
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
[Michael Stipe voice]: Here’s an ICE stop inside of St. Peter
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Minnesota Center for Book Arts is an amazing place, and a core institution supporting & promoting letterpress printmaking in the Midwest. I know there’s a lot of need for all kinds of support out there right now, but would be awesome if the #letterpress community would help them out right now!
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Ben Blount @blountben.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
2026 Wayzgoose? In Chicago? Word! It’s about time for the printers to get together again. Starshaped Press and I are planning Wayzgoose ORD (WORD) in Chicago this November 2026. WayzgooseORD.com We’d sure love to see you there! #letterpress #wayzgooseord
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Ben Blount @blountben.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Let’s get free.
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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Community is everything and printers know that well. So @blountben.bsky.social & I are leading the charge to host WayzgooseORD (WORD) here in Chicago. It’s a new gathering for the print community to share their shops, knowledge and friendship. More info: wayzgooseord.com
Wood type in a composing stick that says ‘WORD’ with a Chicago star. Image is reversed to be easier to read.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Defenceless under the night Our world in stupor lies; Yet, dotted everywhere, Ironic points of light Flash out wherever the Just Exchange their messages: May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust, Beleaguered by the same Negation and despair, Show an affirming flame. -W. H. Auden
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The federal government is gunning people down in the streets, lying about what happened and then preventing any independent investigation of the killings
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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I want the Truth and Consequences commission to be so memorable people assume they named the town in New Mexico after it fellowtravelersblog.com/2018/03/13/a...
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A Case for Transitional Justice
If sunlight is the best disinfectant, a failure to apply it leaves a festering wound, with complications that continue to amass.
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nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 19/04/2025
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app select the icon in the top left corner go to settings go to content and media make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
pointing at the hamburger menu icon in the top left hand corner of a mobile bluesky app screensettings menu option circledcontent and media menu option circled autoplay videos and gifs toggled off
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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
‘I had a lot of equipment and ink and I was very very angry’ is a beautiful sentence in this context ( @dansinker.com I think you’ll appreciate this one)
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 23/01/2026
Most of the people I saw saying a general strike couldn't just be spun up out of nowhere were right. I don't think any other place could pull this off right now. The Twin Cities built a citywide support system on every front in like 6 weeks, they are doing the ridiculous backwards in heels.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 23/01/2026
If this works tomorrow, it won't be because a general strike is easier than we all thought. It will be because the twin cities went all in on community and built a path to a place the rest of us still can't reach... Yet.
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The first of a series of Public Safety Messages inspired by the emails my city sends out before and after every snowfall, and also by the current situation in the Twin Cities. #letterpress #abolishICE #iceoutofMN
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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I have genuinely thought to myself multiple times over the last year that Stephen Miller et al. found themselves in Omelas they'd be looking for more kids to torture to see if that would make things even better.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The other thing is, in 2020, the locus of anger was internal, which is destabilizing. But this time, we ARE UNDER ATTACK. We are INVADED. All my neighbors are friends. All the feds are the enemy. No one wants to turn their rage on local streets or businesses; we are, specifically, protecting them.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
One thing that people don't understand is that the community base opposing ICE is extremely committed to avoiding anything that could trigger rioting, I think largely because of the 2020 experience. Trump thinks he can redo 2020 but shoot the protesters this time, but Minneapolis isn't the same.
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The purpose of a system is what is does (& not what it claims to do)
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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Roses are red Our resolve hasn't faltered
WARNING
IT IS POSSIBLE TO SURVIVE THIS BUT NOT UNALTERED
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
There is no ethical, legal, or moral difference between a missile strike on a civilian boat in international waters and a missile strike on a civilian vehicle on I-95.
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I am moderately obsessed with Old School Sesame Street for the same reason. So much of the older stuff is about presenting a vision of diverse urban community that is deeply rooted in relationship, resourcefulness, and mutual care.
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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
We really like our neighbors. More details about this print here: www.starshaped.com/small-prints/nei… #letterpress
A yellow print with a flower that says ‘you don’t stop wars with guns & bombs. You stop war by talking to your neighbors’ said by John Wayne Fry.
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I love this typeface, but can’t quite identify it. I wonder if the compositor who carefully mitered the border corners to line up with the pattern in the border was pissed at the printer who f%#&ed up the lockup. Also: gonna survive the ongoing escalating climate crisis by stockpiling Grape=Nuts.
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 24/05/2025
We're living through the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore, while the government stomps its uncaring boot on our necks. But there's an easy way to fight back: Care. I wrote about it: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
It's very easy to not use AI image generators. Less than zero effort required. There's no reason to help normalise it at all.
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WIRED @wired.com · 13/03/2025
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it. @lhn.bsky.social has a guide for you: www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. The current administration:
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in the desert with mountains in the background and asking is it too much to ask for both .
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in the desert with mountains in the background and asking is it too much to ask for both .
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Good work buddy. That’ll do.
A headshot of a good dog looking seriously and wisely at the camera. A good dog smiling as he lies on the deck in the sun.
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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 05/03/2025
This is just to say I have eaten the eggs that were in the icebox & which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were expensive so white & so gold
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Washboard Press @washboardpress.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Finally snuck into the print shop for a few hours and cranked out a stack of these—probably not nearly enough, given I say this to myself every time I read the news. But at least I have a small supply for whatever occasion next requires them. #thisisnotnormal #thisisnotok #letterpress
Two letterpress printed posters side by side. one of them reads “WTF THIS IS NOT NORMAL” and the second one says “WTF THIS IS NOT OK”
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Fritz Swanson @fritzswanson.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Hey #printers let’s all make NO KINGS! signs. It’s a design challenge for the moment. Make them. Post them. Give them away. Take them to events. #nokings I’m not the first to this idea. But I’m adding my voice.
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Jesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
To be clear: Even greater damage will be done by the loss of federal government productivity. The workers who are losing their jobs were worth more than they were being paid! We are all poorer when roads, planes, and food are unsafe, when parks are closed, etc.
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Fritz Swanson @fritzswanson.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Are you concerned about AI? We had a robust culture built around an older technology, printing. It had 500 years of editorial traditions which kept it stable. We need to maintain a BACKUP of that system, because this new one is scary. That's why I co-founded printingstewards.org/index.shtml
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The Linotype Daily @thelinotypedaily.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Stay human, fight fascism. #linotype #letterpress #timothysnyder #musktrumpcoup #coupdetat #usaid #departmentofthetreasury #departmentofeducation #project2025 #project2025isdeadly #stayhuman #fightfascism #typecasting
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Springtide Press @springtidepress.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Print therapy with Octavia Butler. #letterpress #parableofthesower
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 01/02/2025
These are the same picture.
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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
📲 Know Your Rights app for iPhone This app is available in 16 languages. It has the ability to read your rights out loud to an ICE or law enforcement agent and send a message to an emergency contact. It also has Know Your Rights resources. App created by NAKASEC apps.apple.com/us/app/know-...
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‎Know Your Rights 4 Immigrants
‎Empower yourself with Know Your Rights 4 Immigrants app. Use this app to prepare, learn and respond if you are at risk of being detained by deportation agents.
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