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@yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social
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Textile Designer. Maker of Project bags. Lover of Print and Pattern. All about my business. I like fabric and yarn 🧶🪡 Website and newsletter Sign up www.yarnandwhiskey.com

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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I said I wouldn’t bring back my scarves until I could do it right. That meant double-sided printing and a hand rolled hem. Finally got them made and now scarves are back and they’re better than they’ve ever been
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Excited about my latest release on Tuesday. I call it “Busy Signal”
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I really should make more of these videos in which I show what my customers are ordering
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Maybe I should call this the Colossal Satchel?
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Calling all AI ethicists. I was asking Gemini about the propaganda tactic called Accusations in a Mirror because of all of this Epstein stuff and things got weird. Am I reading too much into this? Would love to hear from some experts who understand ai guardrails yarnandwhiskey.com/blog/google-...
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Google Gemini mentioned
I was watching Wahajit Ali and the podcaster from The Nerd Reich and he mentioned a propaganda term called "Accusations in a Mirror." I googled the term and learned that it is an effective tactic in w...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I felt like writing this morning yarnandwhiskey.com/blog/burning...
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Burning All Illusion
I was 16 years old the first time I realized the police weren't there to help us. It was 1989 and a young man named Richie Luke died in police custody 90 minutes after being arrested in the lobby of t...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Been listening to a lot of Prince lately. I wonder what kind of music he would make today in light of the state sanctioned violence in Minnesota
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I wrote this last month. Seems appropriate to post today, seeing as we’re all being asked to disbelieve our own eyes yarnandwhiskey.com/blog/notes-o...
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Notes on
I'm pretty sure I was in junior high school when we read George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. I have a confession to make: I was not a big reader as a kid. In hindsight, it was mostly due to the mate...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
My new textile design is landing at the end of the month. My theme for this year’s collection is Analog. I made a playlist to go with it. My Music for the Revolution. Our story is in the music open.qobuz.com/playlist/499... Or open.spotify.com/playlist/4uK...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The Pantone Color of the year might be white, but we like color over here.
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Happy holidays, everybody!
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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
-Comes into your space uninvited, without permission -Greedily uses up resources preferentially - Forces a new mode of existence on you -Steals your own shit to sell back to you -Desperately wants to convince you that its arrival is good, that these are glad tidings AI or colonialism?
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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 15/12/2025
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨 Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025! Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday. 🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Bracket showing the 32 names in the Worst Person in Tech 2025
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
We Ain’t Buying It Day 1! Spend time with your family, tell them you ain’t buying it and why! #weaintbuyingit

WE AIN'T
BUVING 17
Don't Spend a Dime.
Spend Family Time.
NEXT
• Enjoy time with your family, Tell your family why you li ain't buying it.
• Discuss alternatives.
• Encourage participation.
WE AIN'T
BUVING 1T

No gastes ni un centavo.
Pasa tiempo en familia.

• Disfruta el tiempo con tu familia.
• Cuéntale a tu familia por qué tú no te lo compras.
• Hablen de alternativas.
• Fomenten la participación.
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The Eclipse Crossbody Bag is back, this time in Inky Florals This compact and roomy crossbody bag has a whole lotta personality. Big enough for your wallet, phone and keys and perfect for tooling around town. Order at yarnandwhiskey.com Your bag should ship by December 5th.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Burry’s Palantir trade is roughly an order of magnitude bigger—and more interesting imo—than the Nvidia puts.
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Still working on my Hole Sweater by Lindsey Degen.🧶 The holes are taking foreverrrrrrr #showmeyourknits
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
WUT?!! newrepublic.com/article/2005...
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Does Anybody Care This Is the Worst Bribery Scandal Since Teapot Dome?
The UAE put $2 billion into World Liberty Financial, then got export restrictions lifted on AI chips. Nothing to see here, move along.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/10/2025
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Beware of bitches with bad energy. My new mantra after I let an energy vampire get a little bit too close. The dog’s name is Watson. He wears a bow tie and a sweater so he means business. Beware of bitches with bad energy.
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
My post Rhinebeck shop update is all the way live! And I’m slowly moving away from made-to-order so the project bags and pouches are ready to ship. If you knit or crochet, check me out 🧶 yarnandwhiskey.com/textiles-by-...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/10/2025
Taxpayers aren’t supposed to deduct losses from something that has no hope of being a profitable business. But billionaire-owned operations that look like expensive hobbies, like race horses, rack up business deductions by the tens of millions of dollars. (Published 2023)
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Private Planes and Luxury Yachts Aren’t Just Toys for the Ultrawealthy. They’re Also Huge Tax Breaks.
What’s the only thing better than having your own Gulfstream jet? Why, getting to claim millions in tax deductions for it. All you have to do is make a case you’re using it for business, which turns o...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I opened a preorder on my website for scarves and kaftans. Shirts are back, too yarnandwhiskey.com/the-playgrou...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
My NPR News update mentioned reporting on a possible AI tech bubble. Ed Zitron would be happy to hear this
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Limited Edition. Available only at A Woolen Affair on Oct 17th at Hutton Brickyards
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
My latest YouTube video is up. It’s a preview of what I have for my October events and a little tea on how I screwed up bringing a new bag into production youtu.be/S-pNSmiUaRc?...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I’m starting to announce my fall lineup, y’all. These are just some of the bags I’m bringing to my love events next month. This batch of project bags features my original textile designs 🧶 Crafters, let’s go!
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I am really grateful to be a part of this program with @buildanest ... and right on time, too. I am learning so much about ways to move my business into profitability, retail math, and setting up systems that will help me build a sustainable brand. 📸 @ultraclay
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
POV: You’re a textile designer. Be a textile designer
Tammi from yarn&whiskey is standing in front of a fabric backdrop with dog motifs. She is wearing a sweatshirt and holding a bag made of the same fabric
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Why don't the AI tools helping people write code have security baked in by default? So many people are using these tools to build websites without thinking about security. We are living in the Golden Age of Scamming. Baking in security might help solve some of the scamming
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I wrote about the evolution of my project bags. I’ve been making these bags since 2020 and refining them along the way, through a combination of using my own product and customer feedback. Forever evolving and forever trying to make it as good as it can be yarnandwhiskey.com/blog/evoluti...
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Evolution of a Project Bag
I’ve been refining the signature yarn&whiskey project bag for over five years. What began as a simple drawstring pouch has evolved into a versatile, thoughtfully constructed bag with straps,...
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 08/07/2025
This (completely anonymous) form was sent out by HHS for NIH staffers to fill out, asking them to report on any Biden-era DEI practices they felt were discriminatory. Does anyone have thousands and thousands of responses to this request? forms.office.com/g/HXGhXVdGKZ...
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I’m dropping a tote bag soon. Are you on my newsletter list? Excited for this one. It’s been a long time coming
Inky Florals tote bag sits on a table in from of Jim’s Steaks in Philadelphia
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Back in Stock — Cozy Canines Satchel 🧶 I created this textile in collaboration with my customers! yarnandwhiskey.com/cozy-canines...
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Cozy Canines Satchel
cozy canines, satchel, customer collab, textile design, textilesbytammi, designed by tammi williams
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🧶 #knitting #crochet
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Behind my latest design — Cozy Canines. A collab between me and my customers
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
If my table is covered in fabric collages, it means I’m giving thanks for the orders in my queue. Thank you to everyone who has ordered from my site over the past few weeks. A surge of joy is in the mail and on its way to you
Colorful Fabric collages cover a worktable
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
🧶 My Big Summer Shop Update is live and there are 11 new project bag styles. Pretty sure this is the first time I’ve ever released so many at once yarnandwhiskey.com
Project bag and notions pouch from yarn&whiskeyLovely Ones Satchel — and original textile design by Tammi WilliamsA yellow project bag that has little red hearts and squaresA floral print project bag
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Ready for my pop up today at Miss Purl in Chicago. I’ve got the colorful goods. You won’t want to miss it. Today only!
An open suitcase full of colorful zipper pouches. Text on top of the photo says “I’ve got a suitcase full of color & pattern just for you. See you at Miss Purl in Chicago this Saturday, 1pm-4pm”
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 13/06/2025
“Begging Obama to save us is undignified,” our columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom writes. “It reeks of weakness, and it begets more weakness.”
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Opinion | Obama Isn’t Going to Save You
We no longer have the country that made Obama possible.
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Made project bags with my new design, created in collaboration with my customers, and they sold out in less that an hour. Back in stock soon! 🧶
A project bag featuring dogs wearing charming clothing sits on a fabric ground of the same print.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 04/06/2025
Republicans' “One Big Beautiful Bill" has a dangerous provision to prevent states from enacting any AI regulation of any kind for 10 years.
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Republicans Are Trying to Block My State From Regulating AI
I helped write, pass, and protect the nation’s first law to regulate artificial intelligence. Republicans want to undo our law in Colorado.
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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water. A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Made some project bags for Juneteenth. Gotta make sure your yarn comes correct to the cookout. I’ll be updating my website with these later 🧶
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yarnandwhiskey @yarnandwhiskey.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The absolute worst people are in charge of everything
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Dr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
AI hype in action "Nearly two-thirds of CEOs (64%) say 'the risk of falling behind drives them to invest in some technologies before they have a clear understanding of the value they bring to the organization'" Read FOMO is not a strategy by @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social fortune.com/2025/05/09/k...
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As Klarna flips from AI-first to hiring people again, a new landmark survey reveals most AI projects fail to deliver
Just 1 in 4 AI investments bring in the ROI they promise—but CEOs just can’t resist the technology.
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