j4gd.bsky.social
@j4gd.bsky.social
Knitter and (now mostly former) occasional world traveler. So very tired these days. she/her 🇨🇦
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The inscription on the blade shone silvery.
"Justice," the maid read. "Are you an enchanted butterknife?"
"Yes."
She almost dropped it. "You are?"
"For centuries, none who held me sought justice. I took this form to hide."
It grew in her hand.
She hefted the sword. "Hm. Not sure you can help."
"Justice," the maid read. "Are you an enchanted butterknife?"
"Yes."
She almost dropped it. "You are?"
"For centuries, none who held me sought justice. I took this form to hide."
It grew in her hand.
She hefted the sword. "Hm. Not sure you can help."
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The inscription on the blade shone silvery.
"Justice," the maid read. "Are you an enchanted butterknife?"
"Yes."
She almost dropped it. "You are?"
"For centuries, none who held me sought justice. I took this form to hide."
It grew in her hand.
She hefted the sword. "Hm. Not sure you can help."
"Justice," the maid read. "Are you an enchanted butterknife?"
"Yes."
She almost dropped it. "You are?"
"For centuries, none who held me sought justice. I took this form to hide."
It grew in her hand.
She hefted the sword. "Hm. Not sure you can help."
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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enjoyable little video on how wool gets graded and sorted
IG community_clothing and campaignforwool
IG community_clothing and campaignforwool
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
enjoyable little video on how wool gets graded and sorted
IG community_clothing and campaignforwool
IG community_clothing and campaignforwool
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The road to reconciliation begins with truth
Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2022
Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2022
September 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The road to reconciliation begins with truth
Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2022
Mishiikenh Kwe ~ Anishinaabe
c. 2022
I needed a bit of a break and was excited to see a SciShow video from yesterday with Hank Green talking about knitting. I kind of expected the knitting part to be somewhat simplified - but then…
youtu.be/iTLvD6-X8WQ?...
youtu.be/iTLvD6-X8WQ?...
Physicists Don’t Understand Why Knitting Works
YouTube video by SciShow
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I needed a bit of a break and was excited to see a SciShow video from yesterday with Hank Green talking about knitting. I kind of expected the knitting part to be somewhat simplified - but then…
youtu.be/iTLvD6-X8WQ?...
youtu.be/iTLvD6-X8WQ?...
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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Every "not your grandma's [insert activity here]" article is disrespecting women like Madeleine Riffaud.
#OtD 23 Jul 1944 19-year-old French resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud saw a Nazi officer walking in Paris. She took out her gun and shot him twice in the head. Captured by French collaborators, she survived a concentration camp and lives to this day stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9570...
July 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Every "not your grandma's [insert activity here]" article is disrespecting women like Madeleine Riffaud.
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The full moon shone brightly over the park.
"What are you going to do with that?" the werewolf asked.
Her date, squatting to pick up a stick, paused. "Er..."
"Were you going to throw it? Ew!"
"I'm so sorry, I-"
The werewolf opened her bag. "Hang on... Here!"
"A frisbee?"
"It's moon-shaped."
"What are you going to do with that?" the werewolf asked.
Her date, squatting to pick up a stick, paused. "Er..."
"Were you going to throw it? Ew!"
"I'm so sorry, I-"
The werewolf opened her bag. "Hang on... Here!"
"A frisbee?"
"It's moon-shaped."
July 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The full moon shone brightly over the park.
"What are you going to do with that?" the werewolf asked.
Her date, squatting to pick up a stick, paused. "Er..."
"Were you going to throw it? Ew!"
"I'm so sorry, I-"
The werewolf opened her bag. "Hang on... Here!"
"A frisbee?"
"It's moon-shaped."
"What are you going to do with that?" the werewolf asked.
Her date, squatting to pick up a stick, paused. "Er..."
"Were you going to throw it? Ew!"
"I'm so sorry, I-"
The werewolf opened her bag. "Hang on... Here!"
"A frisbee?"
"It's moon-shaped."
Kept seeing links to this article floating around platforms that wouldn’t let me open it because I’m in Canada (🤬) so sharing it here because it deserves to be read.
www.forbes.com/sites/virgie...
www.forbes.com/sites/virgie...
The Psychological Cost Of The Plus-Size Retail Collapse
"This isn’t just a consumer issue, it’s a public mental health concern," says fashion psychologist, Jennifer Heinen.
www.forbes.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Kept seeing links to this article floating around platforms that wouldn’t let me open it because I’m in Canada (🤬) so sharing it here because it deserves to be read.
www.forbes.com/sites/virgie...
www.forbes.com/sites/virgie...
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This is folk horror.
Anyone got a video of a hare having the shit scared out of it by a curlew — ah, don’t worry, got one anyway!
July 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is folk horror.
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I don’t share my pronouns because I worry that people would otherwise get them wrong. I was lucky to be born with an assigned sex that suits me, and nobody’s ever had any difficulty with it.
I share my pronouns so others will know that I’m not going to be a jackass about them doing the same.
I share my pronouns so others will know that I’m not going to be a jackass about them doing the same.
July 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I don’t share my pronouns because I worry that people would otherwise get them wrong. I was lucky to be born with an assigned sex that suits me, and nobody’s ever had any difficulty with it.
I share my pronouns so others will know that I’m not going to be a jackass about them doing the same.
I share my pronouns so others will know that I’m not going to be a jackass about them doing the same.
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"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
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May 5 is Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Today is dedicated to honouring the thousands of lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people.
Today is dedicated to honouring the thousands of lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people.
May 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
May 5 is Red Dress Day, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Today is dedicated to honouring the thousands of lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people.
Today is dedicated to honouring the thousands of lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people.
Signs that I now live in small town Ontario:
Voted in the advanced polls yesterday. Had been hearing stories of lines from friends in other places and was heartened to see that all the parking spots for about a block around my polling station were taken…🧵
Voted in the advanced polls yesterday. Had been hearing stories of lines from friends in other places and was heartened to see that all the parking spots for about a block around my polling station were taken…🧵
April 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Signs that I now live in small town Ontario:
Voted in the advanced polls yesterday. Had been hearing stories of lines from friends in other places and was heartened to see that all the parking spots for about a block around my polling station were taken…🧵
Voted in the advanced polls yesterday. Had been hearing stories of lines from friends in other places and was heartened to see that all the parking spots for about a block around my polling station were taken…🧵
And watch it twice before you do…
April 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
And watch it twice before you do…
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This is an amazing story. Musher @quincemountain.bsky.social was pulled from the 1,000 mile Iditarod dog sled race for falling behind. He decided to finish the race on his own anyway. And he did. What courage. What determination. What a fucking LEGEND.
March 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is an amazing story. Musher @quincemountain.bsky.social was pulled from the 1,000 mile Iditarod dog sled race for falling behind. He decided to finish the race on his own anyway. And he did. What courage. What determination. What a fucking LEGEND.
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In June 2017 a-ha recorded a live acoustic album during two performances in Giske, Norway. A couple of hundred people were lucky enough to be present on those special nights…
March 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In June 2017 a-ha recorded a live acoustic album during two performances in Giske, Norway. A couple of hundred people were lucky enough to be present on those special nights…
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I’m crying, this is so funny
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
March 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’m crying, this is so funny
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
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I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
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Wow, a 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian paint box containing its original pigments!
Looks similar to a modern-day set!
An inscription tells us it belonged to Amenemope, Vizier during the reign of king Amenhotep II. 📷 The Cleveland Museum of Art www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.680
#Archaeology
Looks similar to a modern-day set!
An inscription tells us it belonged to Amenemope, Vizier during the reign of king Amenhotep II. 📷 The Cleveland Museum of Art www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.680
#Archaeology
![A Cleveland Museum photo showing an ancient Egyptian paint box carved from boxwood with five oval wells containing original paint pigments. Dimensions 2.2 cm x 21 cm x 3.6 cm. From top to bottom the preserved cake pigments are red (red ochre), blue (Egyptian blue), green (a mixture of Egyptian blue, yellow ochre, and orpiment) and two of black (carbon black, from charcoal).
On the front of the box there’s an inscription inlaid in Egyptian blue with the name Amenemope who was Vizier during the reign of Amenhotep II, Dynasty 18. It translates as ‘The overseer of the city and vizier Amenemope. Master of secrets of the west bank [of Thebes]’. A red inscription on the back reads ‘Amen-Ra, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands’. Dated c. 1427-1401 BC.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j56ydp325adovobhwpkzc6sp/bafkreifxdihfkji3qsxevxjr3szesqg2pgvueax2omtlwnz4kwgcztzbky@jpeg)
February 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Wow, a 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian paint box containing its original pigments!
Looks similar to a modern-day set!
An inscription tells us it belonged to Amenemope, Vizier during the reign of king Amenhotep II. 📷 The Cleveland Museum of Art www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.680
#Archaeology
Looks similar to a modern-day set!
An inscription tells us it belonged to Amenemope, Vizier during the reign of king Amenhotep II. 📷 The Cleveland Museum of Art www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.680
#Archaeology
Sweater in progress. Knitting while watching anything but the news (I will watch, but I’m not quite ready yet…)
January 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Sweater in progress. Knitting while watching anything but the news (I will watch, but I’m not quite ready yet…)