Dan the Gnome
@brewergnome.bsky.social
He/Him - Gnomewood/Gnomespun Owner, Biologist, Woodworker, Army Vet, Gardener, Fiber Artist, Baker, Professional Dilettante
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Dan the Gnome
@brewergnome.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Gnomespun Yarn and Fiber Arts
Hand made spindles and fiber tools, hand dyed yarn and breed specific top and roving! fiber arts, spinning, yarn, roving, top, combed, carded, wool, silk, longwool, downswool, downs wool, handmade spi...
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So, uh, hi all! I'm Dan, the Gnome. I do textile arts and woodworking (Gnomespun Yarn and Gnomewood Creations). I'm a gay, ace, disabled, married, Army Veteran with two fabulous Swedish Vallhunds that periodically give advice.
I love to learn anything about anything.
I love to learn anything about anything.
When I asked for precedented times... THIS WAS NOT WHAT I MEANT.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
When I asked for precedented times... THIS WAS NOT WHAT I MEANT.
If I just get ONE more notebook, surely...
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
If I just get ONE more notebook, surely...
If medical advances are more your thing, a few 2025 medical advances. Cancer, huntington's, dementia, gene editing, and bladder transplants.
These medical breakthroughs and advances gave patients new hope in 2025
Advances delivered what may feel like medical miracles, including the first bladder transplant, a lifesaving personalized gene therapy and more.
www.sciencenews.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
If medical advances are more your thing, a few 2025 medical advances. Cancer, huntington's, dementia, gene editing, and bladder transplants.
Some of 2025's happy science news (not BIG news, just happy/fun/interesting). Butt breathing, axolotls, floss vaccines, and tiny elephants.
These scientific discoveries brought us joy in 2025
Amidst a tough year for science, glimmers of joy burst through in revelations from the silly to the sublime.
www.sciencenews.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Some of 2025's happy science news (not BIG news, just happy/fun/interesting). Butt breathing, axolotls, floss vaccines, and tiny elephants.
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How about “both Mr. Maduro and Mr. Trump denied the results of a national election which they lost, and both returned to power, but through different paths.”
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
How about “both Mr. Maduro and Mr. Trump denied the results of a national election which they lost, and both returned to power, but through different paths.”
"Why are people madder at the Dems than the Reps?"
Skill issue.
I contain such anger and rage I can be madder than the surface of the sun at all of them, all the time. Here, have some I still have spare.
Skill issue.
I contain such anger and rage I can be madder than the surface of the sun at all of them, all the time. Here, have some I still have spare.
January 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
"Why are people madder at the Dems than the Reps?"
Skill issue.
I contain such anger and rage I can be madder than the surface of the sun at all of them, all the time. Here, have some I still have spare.
Skill issue.
I contain such anger and rage I can be madder than the surface of the sun at all of them, all the time. Here, have some I still have spare.
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The 12 days of crustose lichens
Day 11: Ochrolechia upsaliensis (Tundra Saucer lichen). I find these little aliens coating moss and other surfaces near the ground in arid rocky sites. Watch out for prickly pears if you're looking for these.
Near Ashcroft, BC. 🌿
Day 11: Ochrolechia upsaliensis (Tundra Saucer lichen). I find these little aliens coating moss and other surfaces near the ground in arid rocky sites. Watch out for prickly pears if you're looking for these.
Near Ashcroft, BC. 🌿
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The 12 days of crustose lichens
Day 11: Ochrolechia upsaliensis (Tundra Saucer lichen). I find these little aliens coating moss and other surfaces near the ground in arid rocky sites. Watch out for prickly pears if you're looking for these.
Near Ashcroft, BC. 🌿
Day 11: Ochrolechia upsaliensis (Tundra Saucer lichen). I find these little aliens coating moss and other surfaces near the ground in arid rocky sites. Watch out for prickly pears if you're looking for these.
Near Ashcroft, BC. 🌿
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Same with scientists. Each "fun" generative AI thing shared makes me a little less confident in the quality of your research.
Deleted a repost of a thread.
Looking closer, the person is comfortable sharing AI images & video. Was the thread also AI? Was it accurate?
I’d rather not take the chance and share it.
Journalists, keep this in mind. “Fun” AI videos & images undercut your credibility.
Looking closer, the person is comfortable sharing AI images & video. Was the thread also AI? Was it accurate?
I’d rather not take the chance and share it.
Journalists, keep this in mind. “Fun” AI videos & images undercut your credibility.
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Same with scientists. Each "fun" generative AI thing shared makes me a little less confident in the quality of your research.
I do. And when my husband travels for work he does, especially on the plane. I've caught it once from someone we trusted. He's had it twice, same. Never from "the public" because SCIENCE WORKS!
January 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I do. And when my husband travels for work he does, especially on the plane. I've caught it once from someone we trusted. He's had it twice, same. Never from "the public" because SCIENCE WORKS!
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Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Two exceptionally cute fuzzbutts are next to me
January 4, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Two exceptionally cute fuzzbutts are next to me
ouch. the truthiness hurts
I keep thinking about how Trump has framed this as "law enforcement" -- going to back to my idea of "making the military more like police."
Law enforcement in this country is so violent, acting without regard to public safety, so the goal was the make the military more like cops.
Law enforcement in this country is so violent, acting without regard to public safety, so the goal was the make the military more like cops.
January 4, 2026 at 3:05 AM
ouch. the truthiness hurts
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Linnaea borealis, our Twinflower, blooming along the Ceran St. Vrain #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 3 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 3 🌿
January 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Linnaea borealis, our Twinflower, blooming along the Ceran St. Vrain #nativeplants
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 3 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 3 🌿
Collins even more incoherent than usual!
Either it was a limited operation merely to arrest Maduro and move on, or, it is an ongoing major regime change committment that will open up a transition including international and private sector partners. It really can't be both
January 4, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Collins even more incoherent than usual!
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Okay here’s an actual take: the fascist international is at war with the very concept of legitimacy.
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Okay here’s an actual take: the fascist international is at war with the very concept of legitimacy.
Bring an elder millennial such that this was a core experience of growing up is a special kind of suck. Though I'd add other "military actions" by both R and D presidents, even if they weren't about oil.
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Bring an elder millennial such that this was a core experience of growing up is a special kind of suck. Though I'd add other "military actions" by both R and D presidents, even if they weren't about oil.
I was about to post stuff from the studio this week when I read the news, so this is a good reminder for me. Pretty excited about a lot of things that should be coming out of the kiln next week! Several of my own glazes!
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I was about to post stuff from the studio this week when I read the news, so this is a good reminder for me. Pretty excited about a lot of things that should be coming out of the kiln next week! Several of my own glazes!
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
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"GETS" that far, Chuck?
Ah, and I see you're going the Susan Collins route on this, "Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled." How inspiring, you overcooked unseasoned noodle.
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"GETS" that far, Chuck?
Ah, and I see you're going the Susan Collins route on this, "Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled." How inspiring, you overcooked unseasoned noodle.
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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"GETS" that far, Chuck?
Ah, and I see you're going the Susan Collins route on this, "Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled." How inspiring, you overcooked unseasoned noodle.
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"GETS" that far, Chuck?
Ah, and I see you're going the Susan Collins route on this, "Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled." How inspiring, you overcooked unseasoned noodle.
The reality of this. Afghanistan/Iraq/Somalia's poorly defined "win conditions" don't hold a CANDLE to this.
January 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The reality of this. Afghanistan/Iraq/Somalia's poorly defined "win conditions" don't hold a CANDLE to this.
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I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
January 3, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I’m at Times Square, where an emergency “No War On Venezuela” protest just took to the street. Easily a thousand people here in real-feel 20°F weather.
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
“No more coups, no more wars, Venezuela’s not yours!”
“No boots on the ground no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!”
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This thread is keeping track of misinformation circulating about the US' attack on Venezuela. A must read!
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This thread is keeping track of misinformation circulating about the US' attack on Venezuela. A must read!
I got up and went to the studio, just got back to WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!
Unilaterally kidnapping foreign leaders? Saying we're going to "run" another country?! Saying we're going to try him in our courts under our laws when we've recently decided we can't do that with our OWN president?! The hell!?
Unilaterally kidnapping foreign leaders? Saying we're going to "run" another country?! Saying we're going to try him in our courts under our laws when we've recently decided we can't do that with our OWN president?! The hell!?
January 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I got up and went to the studio, just got back to WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!
Unilaterally kidnapping foreign leaders? Saying we're going to "run" another country?! Saying we're going to try him in our courts under our laws when we've recently decided we can't do that with our OWN president?! The hell!?
Unilaterally kidnapping foreign leaders? Saying we're going to "run" another country?! Saying we're going to try him in our courts under our laws when we've recently decided we can't do that with our OWN president?! The hell!?
I miss Google Reader
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I miss Google Reader
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there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here