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Yarn Mayor 🧶

@whatraemakes.bsky.social
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Nerdy queer who occasionally makes stuff They/them, ace, ADHD, leftist

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
⚠️ ICE/DHS is creating a humanitarian and public health crisis by concentrating people into camps in inhumane conditions Find out about ICE in your area: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/take-action/... Find an org near you that’s fighting back: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/membership/d... 🚫 🧊
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Organize and Advocate to Abolish Detention
Across the country, people are uniting to protect immigrant family members, friends, coworkers, and neighbors. ICE’s detention centers are everywhere, which makes federal policy a local issue in communities nationwide. Detention Watch Network advances federal advocacy to end immigration detention and supports local member and state-wide campaigns through information sharing, strategy development, public education and communications.
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I would argue that the "lesser evil" shit is part of what got us into this mess. Did it ever actually work?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I have a heavy fundraising lift. I am trying to raise $40,000 for REBUILD to help keep it going: www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuil... There's so much to say about the people who are being supported through this program. I co-founded it and am an advisor. I believe in this work.
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Support REBUILD 2025: Free Therapy on Mightycause
REBUILD provides FREE therapy for justice-involved and formerly incarcerated people of color.
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yeah, stuff like detective/spy/police stories where each book is just another random adventure is fine, you can keep spinning those forever. But if you're trying to get me invested in your fantasy world's politics, I wanna see an outcome eventually!
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Micheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hammam is a volunteer nurse in gaza, giving his all daily without pay to save lives. But now, his own family needs our help. They lost everything and are homeless, and his epileptic brother urgently needs medical treatment. Let's support them. Every donation counts: chuffed.org/project/1844...
Nurse Hammam at work wearing a blue scrub and blue medical gloves cleaning a young patient legSelfie of Hammam with his disabled brother Abood at the entrance of a tent
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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I also have a wishlist for a local mama who needs winter clothes for her little ones. 26 items; nothing over $40: www.amazon.com/registries/g...
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Winter clothes | Amazon Gift List
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yeah, I do believe that artists don't owe anyone their art. But I also agree with this take - if you make a series of anything and don't finish it, I absolutely don't blame anyone for dropping off out of disappointment.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine has SUCCEEDED in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. Phase III trial results in MORE THAN 1,100 patients shows the vaccine SIGNIFICANTLY extended the time patients lived without their melanoma returning AND reduced the risk of metastasis.
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Moderna and Merck say mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in late-stage melanoma trial
A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in a late-stage melanoma study, results that could herald a new, powerful approach in oncology.
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As someone who was in the US at the time, you're pretty much spot on
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The idea of an initial "dry phase" where someone could think they just have a random cold or something is definitely scary. I can see why, with everything else going on, experts would be worried about it spreading out of control
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Omg it looks gorgeous... As a fellow Chanmina fan, I am so happy for you!!
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Then it shouldn't be a problem for you, because Rowling is a mediocre author at best.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 01/09/2026
MINNESOTAN RENTERS: if you rented from a large property mgmt company between 2018-2025, you may be able to get money from a recent settlement as they were colluding to drive up rents i found the brentwood apartments in loring park on there! www.realpagerentalsettlement.com/property-loo...
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Property Lookup - In re RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (No. II)
In re RealPage, Inc., Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (No. II)
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Chris the Legendary (🚨SHARE PINNED THREAD- EMERGENCY) @dinesvisual.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
HELP TATI KEEP SHELTER THIS MORNING Checkout happens at 12 PM est $66 covers a single day while she works toward gathering supplies for her next move for stability If 7 people donated $15 she can cover this and have a meal for today direct aid paypal: shockofthequeen16 #mutualaid #homeless #sos
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Tbh it's not long hair that bothers me, it's when the long hair somehow stays perfectly out of their face while flying or spinning around despite not being in a ponytail or braid or anything lol Even Wonder Woman with all her long wavy hair still gets a headband, ya know?
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This book looks so cool, and also you had me at "monster hunter lesbians" lolol Gonna have to pick up a copy soon
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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 18/08/2026
Template letter to send to school boards, if you want to ask your school district to stop using AI. Includes links to scientific studies showing negative effects of AI. aicaution.ca/resources/le...
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Letter to School Board
Text generation and chatbots are extremely harmful to learning. Join the movement to remove AI from schools.
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liz 🍉 ليز @lizardry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚨Soad is a nurse in Gaza. She lost her family and home in the genocide and has only her son Omar left. Suad continues to volunteer to treat patients, and her son Omar suffers from severe malnutrition. Every time he tries to walk, he falls to the ground Even one dollar helps🙏🏽 tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx
Two photos side by side. The left is of little Omar in a bucket of water as his mother Suad feeds him crackers. The right is Suad working at the hospital, in head-to-toe PPE, grabbing medical scissors off a table.
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 24/08/2026
"I already boycott The New York Times/don't have a subscription, what can I do?" A lot! You can: * Share our call for boycott. Tell others about the NYT's role in trans genocide * Stop sharing NYT links, even to dunk on them * Pressure the pension/retirement funds invested in the NYT to divest
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Thanks. I hate that so many people end up with dismissive docs, but I have a much better gyno now!
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It definitely shows that you enjoyed making it, and it was a very entertaining watch. Made me appreciate more of the little details in those movies
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Unfortunately this doesn't always save you. I went to a female doc because I thought I might have endo and she blew me off with "lots of women think they have endo, but they don't" and "everyone has cramps" I had cramps so bad I was throwing up from the pain, but sure
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404 Media @404media.co · 04/08/2026
When cops use Flock to arrest someone in Wapello County, Iowa, they don’t want them to know. A usage policy for Flock cameras in the county tells police, in no uncertain terms, to keep them a secret. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Story: www.404media.co/do-not-menti...
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Critter 🏳️‍🌈 (Offline) @critternoises.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Iman’s family is struggling to survive in the stifling heat of their tent, finding no protection from the harsh sun. Basic necessities are a dream in Gaza; water,food,medicine - even security is scarce. Help them meet their basic needs. Donate vv tinyurl.com/Help-Iman Share. Don’t leave them alone.
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The character entering the flower shop reminds me of Mica from The Greenhouse with the hair horns, though I think that might just be coincidence? Either way I love your art!!
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I grew up in the '90s in small town KY, by that point cops were already in our schools, but most of the libraries were still cop free and the malls didn't have curfews and only minimum security. Now I work in schools and see so few options for the kids growing up now, and it really does suck.
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Eric Ansley Díaz 🏳️‍🌈 @geekboyeric.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I'm definitely here for the new God of War games, Kratos learning how to actually be a dad and then exploring even more father/child relationships in Ragnarok was a lot of fun for me.
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I'd argue it's at least as old as the first KKK. The idea is so easy to attach to xenophobia after all
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🫜🫚🌶️ Caitlin Spice 🌶️🫚🫜 @catespice.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
To the surprise of nobody other than uneducated bigots: www.thebrighterside.news/post/new-stu...
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New study finds no clear physical advantage for transgender women over cisgender women in sports
A 52-study review found no clear strength or aerobic advantage for transgender women over cisgender women after hormone therapy.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
As the screwworm spreads... Remember that Elon Musk’s DOGE cut $15M from a screwworm monitoring program. And we're now learning that Trump’s USDA delayed a project to develop new ways to contain the parasite and held up construction of a monitoring facility. The incompetence is dangerous.
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You may have noticed I disappeared from social media after my launch of @beyondxandy.bsky.social I was violently attacked by a transphobe who recognized me and have been in the hospital and resting If you'd like to help me with my medical bills, please consider donating here: gofund.me/9328f91f2
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Donate to Help trans activist Jey McCreight recover from hate crime, organized by Jey McCreight
I am a transgender activist and science communicator who was v… Jey McCreight needs your support for Help trans activist Jey McCreight recover from hate crime
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I finally finished this giant King Slime plush and it only took months for me to figure out the exact right pattern from scratch oh my god I'm so fuckin glad it's finished lolsob 🧶 #crochet #craft #handmade #plushie #dragonquest
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
My partner in England is continually baffled by our taxes in the US work because that's exactly how they do it over there
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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Always remember: for the vast majority of citizens, trans people are less than a non-issue. They want to be able to afford to feed their kids, not govern toilets. For all the neoliberal crowing about “much needed guidance,” on our rights, we’re a luxury problem for those who don’t have real ones.
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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026
Today is the last day to comment to the FCC that LGBTQIA2S+ names, stories, identities don't need a warning label. This new potential rulemaking is an attempt at criminalizing the mere fact of being trans or otherwise queer, in the name of discrimination, bigotry, and persecution. Tell them no, now.
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Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Does anyone have tips for efficiently and evenly stuffing huge plushies? I'm used to much smaller ones and the enormous slime I'm working on right now looks kinda... lumpy lol #crochet #plushie #plush #amigurumi
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/05/2026
Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Oh I remember and regularly remind people of this to make sure *they* remember too and don't buy any of their merch or whatever
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 15/05/2026
One thing I love about @conversationalist.org is their explicitly international perspective that ALSO surfaces underrepresented stories, like this about intersex activists in Ghana.
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“I Was Not Seen as Human Growing Up”
Why intersex activists are fighting for constitutional protections in Ghana.
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Aranock @aranock.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I had to get 200 in medications 2 days ago, I gotta go pick up another medication's refill today. If you feel like helping I'd appreciate it.
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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 09/05/2026
Sunbeam hour. 🌤️
Ink painting of a calico cat standing in a beam of light in an otherwise dark room. The cat is smiling, her tail going off into a shadowy patch.
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Thanks so much for donating! 😁
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Yarn Mayor 🧶 @whatraemakes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
At least we still have the old animated show
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"Kali Akuno—co-founder of Cooperation Jackson and a lifelong movement builder—is facing a serious and urgent health crisis. He needs immediate access to specialized cardiac care that he simply cannot get in Mississippi." please give what you can if you can! chuffed.org/project/1771...
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Stand with Kali Akuno: Help a Movement Builder Heal
Kali Akuno—co-founder of Cooperation Jackson and a lifelong movement builder—is facing a serious and urgent health crisis. He needs immediate access to specialized cardiac care that he simply cannot g...
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Extremely cool , Finally some good news for once.
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Val @ baseball 🍊 @valkwise.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Abdel Majeed needs to raise ~$160 to buy his daughter Iman new glasses. She’s been wearing the same pair for three years, since she was 11. They no longer fit her face and the prescription is out of date. chuffed.org/project/1286...
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Save Abdul Turkiya's Family From Genocide
Hello
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