knittergeek
@annepatrick.bsky.social
knitter. baker of bread. worried about democrazy (sic). reader of fantasy because reality is terrifying. gamer of Zelda and Pikmin (currently). lover of cats (one very much in particular). i enjoy parentheses (not capital letters). retired kinder teacher.
I am crying. There is hope.
“ABC11 spoke with Lori Lober, a study participant. Initially, she was given a grim prognosis, with median survival rate of less than 2 to 3% for five years. However, the trial at Duke Health gave her new hope. She has remained disease-free for 24 years.”
I could cry.
I could cry.
Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial
A small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today.
abc11.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I am crying. There is hope.
Getting election results and humming...
“And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day, I said
fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
walking out. And friends they may think it's a movement.”
We have ourselves a movement. #election
“And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day, I said
fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
walking out. And friends they may think it's a movement.”
We have ourselves a movement. #election
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Getting election results and humming...
“And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day, I said
fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
walking out. And friends they may think it's a movement.”
We have ourselves a movement. #election
“And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day, I said
fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
walking out. And friends they may think it's a movement.”
We have ourselves a movement. #election
Happy sock week, #showmeyourknits
Maybe I should share a different pic every day.
My most recent pair - Jemima Socks by Kay Jones of The Bakery Bears.
🧶 🧦 #socks #knitting
Maybe I should share a different pic every day.
My most recent pair - Jemima Socks by Kay Jones of The Bakery Bears.
🧶 🧦 #socks #knitting
October 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Happy sock week, #showmeyourknits
Maybe I should share a different pic every day.
My most recent pair - Jemima Socks by Kay Jones of The Bakery Bears.
🧶 🧦 #socks #knitting
Maybe I should share a different pic every day.
My most recent pair - Jemima Socks by Kay Jones of The Bakery Bears.
🧶 🧦 #socks #knitting
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!! 🧦🧶
September 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
!! 🧦🧶
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LGBTQ people and our history will never be erased, and the lives taken at Pulse will never be forgotten.
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered the rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse memorial painted over — defacing a sacred space in the heart of Orlando that honors the 49 lives stolen in one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.
August 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
LGBTQ people and our history will never be erased, and the lives taken at Pulse will never be forgotten.
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
August 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
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I stand with Texas Representative Nicole Collier.
This 12-year-old kid is spitting knowledge 💥
This 12-year-old kid is spitting knowledge 💥
August 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I stand with Texas Representative Nicole Collier.
This 12-year-old kid is spitting knowledge 💥
This 12-year-old kid is spitting knowledge 💥
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The reality of how bad slavery was is not about “woke” ideation.
It’s about finding your humanity and knowing that no one deserves to be owned, sold or enslaved. We should not be talking about slavery in 2025.
It’s about finding your humanity and knowing that no one deserves to be owned, sold or enslaved. We should not be talking about slavery in 2025.
August 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The reality of how bad slavery was is not about “woke” ideation.
It’s about finding your humanity and knowing that no one deserves to be owned, sold or enslaved. We should not be talking about slavery in 2025.
It’s about finding your humanity and knowing that no one deserves to be owned, sold or enslaved. We should not be talking about slavery in 2025.
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The man who just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because their numbers supposedly weren’t accurate just claimed that he lowered drug prices in America by 1500%.
August 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The man who just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because their numbers supposedly weren’t accurate just claimed that he lowered drug prices in America by 1500%.
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"So, no, the BLS is not incompetent, and it does not have an easy job at all. The reasons for revisions are incredibly boring and technical and have nothing to do with politics or ideology. Or at least they didn’t, until the president fired the BLS commish because he didn’t like the jobs numbers."
Why Counting Jobs Is Really, Really Hard | National Review
The reasons for revisions in jobs numbers are incredibly boring and technical and have nothing to do with politics or ideology.
www.nationalreview.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"So, no, the BLS is not incompetent, and it does not have an easy job at all. The reasons for revisions are incredibly boring and technical and have nothing to do with politics or ideology. Or at least they didn’t, until the president fired the BLS commish because he didn’t like the jobs numbers."
Also, #showmeyourknits, I’m making Labubu clothes my GrandBubu. As my grown daughter says, “They’re cheaper than real kids.” Truth. And knitting for them takes less yarn.
July 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Also, #showmeyourknits, I’m making Labubu clothes my GrandBubu. As my grown daughter says, “They’re cheaper than real kids.” Truth. And knitting for them takes less yarn.
Happy birthday #showmeyourknits You have brought me much joy and inspiration. Here’s my most recent FO. Mothman socks using motifs from Jamie Lomax’s Cryptid doodles just published on Ravelry. Also I’m kindergeek there and insta if you want to deeper dive some projects.
July 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Happy birthday #showmeyourknits You have brought me much joy and inspiration. Here’s my most recent FO. Mothman socks using motifs from Jamie Lomax’s Cryptid doodles just published on Ravelry. Also I’m kindergeek there and insta if you want to deeper dive some projects.
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So the Kerr County, Texas commissioners refused Federal ARPA funds for emergency warning systems because of “communism” and the result was they killed over 200 people…
This is what hate and GOP rhetoric does to your brain.
It’s deadly.
This is what hate and GOP rhetoric does to your brain.
It’s deadly.
July 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So the Kerr County, Texas commissioners refused Federal ARPA funds for emergency warning systems because of “communism” and the result was they killed over 200 people…
This is what hate and GOP rhetoric does to your brain.
It’s deadly.
This is what hate and GOP rhetoric does to your brain.
It’s deadly.
Before long it will be a tourist attraction…
First, the "Big Beautiful Bill" and now this. We are dealing with petulant children.
July 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Before long it will be a tourist attraction…
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To the “I voted for this” crowd:
You voted for the guy who gutted the National Weather Service. Now we’ve got dead families and missing kids in Texas, because storm warnings didn’t go out in time. And he gutted FEMA so they can’t properly respond to disasters.
That’s what you voted for?
You voted for the guy who gutted the National Weather Service. Now we’ve got dead families and missing kids in Texas, because storm warnings didn’t go out in time. And he gutted FEMA so they can’t properly respond to disasters.
That’s what you voted for?
July 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
To the “I voted for this” crowd:
You voted for the guy who gutted the National Weather Service. Now we’ve got dead families and missing kids in Texas, because storm warnings didn’t go out in time. And he gutted FEMA so they can’t properly respond to disasters.
That’s what you voted for?
You voted for the guy who gutted the National Weather Service. Now we’ve got dead families and missing kids in Texas, because storm warnings didn’t go out in time. And he gutted FEMA so they can’t properly respond to disasters.
That’s what you voted for?
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
Ombré gradient golden yellow Andarna cowl (Ravelry by Brittaney B Designs). Gorgeous texture. And Andarna? IYKYK
🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits yellow week #knitsky
🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits yellow week #knitsky
June 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ombré gradient golden yellow Andarna cowl (Ravelry by Brittaney B Designs). Gorgeous texture. And Andarna? IYKYK
🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits yellow week #knitsky
🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits yellow week #knitsky
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A reminder that it was a fight over a big, beautiful flagpole at one of his properties that led to Trump sitting down with Stephen Colbert and admitting he didn't know what the 13 stripes represented.
Donald Trump 13 Stripes American Flag | Stephen Colbert Trump Flag | Video
In Stephen Colbert's eyes, Donald Trump is a reclusive patriot who has the courage and generosity to erect a huge flagpole on his golf course. But Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Doug Stern claims that the ...
www.mediaite.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A reminder that it was a fight over a big, beautiful flagpole at one of his properties that led to Trump sitting down with Stephen Colbert and admitting he didn't know what the 13 stripes represented.
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June 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This one’s for you and your henchmen, @jd-vance-1.bsky.social
Also nice way to complicate your user name, jd-
Also nice way to complicate your user name, jd-
Told my wife about today's Supreme Court decision to punish my child for being who they are and she flashed a smile of defiance that could shatter glass. They haven't made us sad, they've made us angry, and we are ready to fight
June 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This one’s for you and your henchmen, @jd-vance-1.bsky.social
Also nice way to complicate your user name, jd-
Also nice way to complicate your user name, jd-
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Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
@hartmannreport.com www.snopes.com/news/2025/06...
It’s BS. We need to quit falling for crap like this.
It’s BS. We need to quit falling for crap like this.
Breaking down Craigslist ad seeking seat fillers on day of Trump's DC parade
A Craigslist ad attributed to "T-Mellon Events" made the rounds on social media ahead of a military parade on the president's birthday.
www.snopes.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@hartmannreport.com www.snopes.com/news/2025/06...
It’s BS. We need to quit falling for crap like this.
It’s BS. We need to quit falling for crap like this.