Andrea
@jkpolk.bsky.social
Amateur potter, amateur photographer, professional cat lady and weirdo. TMBG dork. She/her. Connecticut.
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been.The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge”
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been.The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge”
My shirt and sock choices today.
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My shirt and sock choices today.
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I just posted this to IG and realised I never showed the finished vase here. Made and bisque fired a single leaf stamp, carved the vines. Couldn’t be happier with how the glaze has settled on this piece. Is up for sale on my website, I hope someone loves it. #pottery
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I just posted this to IG and realised I never showed the finished vase here. Made and bisque fired a single leaf stamp, carved the vines. Couldn’t be happier with how the glaze has settled on this piece. Is up for sale on my website, I hope someone loves it. #pottery
What weird cover do you love unironically?
For me a big one is Steve and Eydie’s Black Hole Sun
For me a big one is Steve and Eydie’s Black Hole Sun
'Black Hole Sun': Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
What weird cover do you love unironically?
For me a big one is Steve and Eydie’s Black Hole Sun
For me a big one is Steve and Eydie’s Black Hole Sun
Few things as instantly time-transporting as fake strawberry scented lip balm
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Few things as instantly time-transporting as fake strawberry scented lip balm
Really itching to Make Something but I won’t be able to get to the studio until Friday evening, and I don’t have bisque at home that needs designs applied.
Maybe I’ll have to force myself to use my cold basement studio and its lame-ass low fire clay.
Or, more likely, run out of steam and do nada
Maybe I’ll have to force myself to use my cold basement studio and its lame-ass low fire clay.
Or, more likely, run out of steam and do nada
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Really itching to Make Something but I won’t be able to get to the studio until Friday evening, and I don’t have bisque at home that needs designs applied.
Maybe I’ll have to force myself to use my cold basement studio and its lame-ass low fire clay.
Or, more likely, run out of steam and do nada
Maybe I’ll have to force myself to use my cold basement studio and its lame-ass low fire clay.
Or, more likely, run out of steam and do nada
“Why am I so extra sleepy today?”
Ohh right forgot take the happy little caffeine pill.
(I hate coffee and tea, don’t drink sugar soda, *can’t* drink diet soda, and on days I come to the office get up too early to cope without caffeine)
Ohh right forgot take the happy little caffeine pill.
(I hate coffee and tea, don’t drink sugar soda, *can’t* drink diet soda, and on days I come to the office get up too early to cope without caffeine)
November 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“Why am I so extra sleepy today?”
Ohh right forgot take the happy little caffeine pill.
(I hate coffee and tea, don’t drink sugar soda, *can’t* drink diet soda, and on days I come to the office get up too early to cope without caffeine)
Ohh right forgot take the happy little caffeine pill.
(I hate coffee and tea, don’t drink sugar soda, *can’t* drink diet soda, and on days I come to the office get up too early to cope without caffeine)
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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Oh, Canada. What are you doing to us?
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Oh, Canada. What are you doing to us?
Today she waited patiently until 4.
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Today she waited patiently until 4.
Gorgeous!
One of the fern pots sold, but there is one left.
This is another vase from my latest restock. Art Deco inspired, tape resist work. Little bit in love with the little point that dips below the line at the front.
Currently shipping to UK:
WavingPinesPottery.co.uk
This is another vase from my latest restock. Art Deco inspired, tape resist work. Little bit in love with the little point that dips below the line at the front.
Currently shipping to UK:
WavingPinesPottery.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Gorgeous!
I’m just gonna mentally replace shoes with AI in this HHGttG passage.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I’m just gonna mentally replace shoes with AI in this HHGttG passage.
Speaking or lyrics, shuffle on my drive this morning reminded me how back on the hellsite I once posted how much I liked the XTC lyric “She got to be obscene to be obheard” and some rando came to “correct” me that it was “to be a bird”.
a man in a white shirt is standing next to another man in a living room and making a funny face .
Alt: a man in a white shirt is standing next to another man in a living room and making a funny face .
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November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Speaking or lyrics, shuffle on my drive this morning reminded me how back on the hellsite I once posted how much I liked the XTC lyric “She got to be obscene to be obheard” and some rando came to “correct” me that it was “to be a bird”.
Even though I’m a pessimist at heart, I’ve always loved this lyric:
“Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. Gotta kick at the darkness ‘til it bleeds daylight.”
“Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. Gotta kick at the darkness ‘til it bleeds daylight.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Even though I’m a pessimist at heart, I’ve always loved this lyric:
“Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. Gotta kick at the darkness ‘til it bleeds daylight.”
“Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. Gotta kick at the darkness ‘til it bleeds daylight.”
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"Nevermind the administration disappearing people ...or murdering Caribbean fishermen on a whim or shutting down agencies illegally or declaring war on trans people or openly accepting bribes, Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said.
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"Nevermind the administration disappearing people ...or murdering Caribbean fishermen on a whim or shutting down agencies illegally or declaring war on trans people or openly accepting bribes, Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said.
Someone is very convinced that it is treat time. (It is not, in fact, treat time for another 30 mins)
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Someone is very convinced that it is treat time. (It is not, in fact, treat time for another 30 mins)
Me: I need to not buy any more clothes!
Also me: rainbow pants! Sjshdjsjsja
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Also me: rainbow pants! Sjshdjsjsja
lucyandyak.com/products/car...
Carter - High Waisted Jeans in Rainbow Print
Carter is our wide leg, high waist, full length with a raw hem.Available here in Rainbow Print! Our Fit Fixed non-stretch waistband to sit on the waist with fly front and button closure Closer fitting...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Me: I need to not buy any more clothes!
Also me: rainbow pants! Sjshdjsjsja
lucyandyak.com/products/car...
Also me: rainbow pants! Sjshdjsjsja
lucyandyak.com/products/car...
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“We’ve been kinda fighting then we got tired and scared and stopped fighting, so you’re on your own. Sucks for you.”
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“We’ve been kinda fighting then we got tired and scared and stopped fighting, so you’re on your own. Sucks for you.”
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
Yay I trimmed all 4 things today and then I did some fun slip and carve action on the cool vase. The slip is iron oxide so it’ll be browny-red in the wood kiln hopefully. #pottery
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Yay I trimmed all 4 things today and then I did some fun slip and carve action on the cool vase. The slip is iron oxide so it’ll be browny-red in the wood kiln hopefully. #pottery
The sharpie did a great job repelling the glaze and I only had to touch up a few spots with qtips to remove rogue glaze. The sharpie may leave a bit of residue when firing but for this particular piece I don’t mind if it does.
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The sharpie did a great job repelling the glaze and I only had to touch up a few spots with qtips to remove rogue glaze. The sharpie may leave a bit of residue when firing but for this particular piece I don’t mind if it does.