Kathy Fagan
@keffuffle.bsky.social
Pro-democracy. Retired. Did ESL w/ adult immigrants, IC design & mfg, profit & nonprofit radio. Now: volunteer for good govt, hubby of 40+ years, 2 black cats, Philly, knitting, golf, nature, nonviolence, systems thinker, my ism is “no isms", Autistic.
#Philadelphia #Eagles fans: the yarn would make a fun gift for a knitter who’s a fan — and the socks would be a great gift to others! (I have no monetary interest, just think it’s a fun idea.)
Fly Eagles Fly - Philadelphia Eagles 🏈
My husband has been an Eagles fan his whole life. He's now gotten the kids to root for them as well. I went through multiple rounds of adjusting this color to get a teal that passed his approval.
Knit 🧦
Available at MakerWool.com
#knitsky
My husband has been an Eagles fan his whole life. He's now gotten the kids to root for them as well. I went through multiple rounds of adjusting this color to get a teal that passed his approval.
Knit 🧦
Available at MakerWool.com
#knitsky
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
#Philadelphia #Eagles fans: the yarn would make a fun gift for a knitter who’s a fan — and the socks would be a great gift to others! (I have no monetary interest, just think it’s a fun idea.)
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
A “restorative” approach to handling conflict contributes to a generally healthy community. I’m very interested to see research-informed efforts to introduce this in schools in #Pennsylvania.
Moving beyond punishment in Pennsylvania schools: Here’s how I did it • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Across the country, including schools around Pennsylvania, projects are underway to turn traditional student discipline models on their heads.
penncapital-star.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
A “restorative” approach to handling conflict contributes to a generally healthy community. I’m very interested to see research-informed efforts to introduce this in schools in #Pennsylvania.
January 6 is not only a bleak moment for US democracy, it’s also Epiphany for many and, speaking personally, the 47th anniversary of my first date w/hubby. ❤️
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
January 6 is not only a bleak moment for US democracy, it’s also Epiphany for many and, speaking personally, the 47th anniversary of my first date w/hubby. ❤️
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
This image is at the apartment where, 3 years to the day after our first date, we decided to get married. Handsome 1981 guy, swoon!
Another clear-headed summary from the @choosedemocracy.bsky.social newsletter. There are also concrete actions pro-democracy friends can take, some take only a few minutes. Consider subscribing (free!) and supporting (donate!).
An Authoritarian Shows Their Hand
choosedemocracy.us
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Another clear-headed summary from the @choosedemocracy.bsky.social newsletter. There are also concrete actions pro-democracy friends can take, some take only a few minutes. Consider subscribing (free!) and supporting (donate!).
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
Leftist sects ANSWER & PSL protest attack on Venezuela in major U.S. cities. “Hundreds of people came out to protest in large cities coast to coast, including Chicago, Dallas, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Seattle." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela
Hundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of Maduro
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Leftist sects ANSWER & PSL protest attack on Venezuela in major U.S. cities. “Hundreds of people came out to protest in large cities coast to coast, including Chicago, Dallas, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Seattle." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#knitting #knitsky 🧶
I’m not a road trips gal but they’re “it” right now. 🤷♀️ Had to leave my Big Softie sweater before blocking & finishing, sigh.
Someone mentioned the Van Gogh shawl and I say “thanks”! Found a couple of squishy yarns in stash for Amtrak knitting! Deets in alt text.
I’m not a road trips gal but they’re “it” right now. 🤷♀️ Had to leave my Big Softie sweater before blocking & finishing, sigh.
Someone mentioned the Van Gogh shawl and I say “thanks”! Found a couple of squishy yarns in stash for Amtrak knitting! Deets in alt text.
January 4, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm a wrought iron Victorian railing on which I impaled myself in 1996
Hi, I'm a wrought iron Victorian railing on which I impaled myself in 1996
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm my right kidney.
Hi, I'm my right kidney.
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Hi, I’m a wheel bounding down I-95, having freed myself from a car doing 70 which is now spinning to a stop.
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
Here's the link to the special report: nonviolencenews.org/2025/12/21/u...
Unprecedented: 2025 In Review
A Special Report from Nonviolence News on Resisting Authoritarians & Corruption
from @riverasun.bsky.social
Thank you.
A Special Report from Nonviolence News on Resisting Authoritarians & Corruption
from @riverasun.bsky.social
Thank you.
January 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Here's the link to the special report: nonviolencenews.org/2025/12/21/u...
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
Last night we heard a “BANG!” and went outside to see a car on its side in our street. The driver was conscious but couldn’t get out. They got choice #3 after rescuers tore the roof from their car. A relative or friend who arrived later was heard to say “they wouldn’t let me drive them home.”
Happy new year! Please choose wisely, when you choose who will drive you home.
December 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Last night we heard a “BANG!” and went outside to see a car on its side in our street. The driver was conscious but couldn’t get out. They got choice #3 after rescuers tore the roof from their car. A relative or friend who arrived later was heard to say “they wouldn’t let me drive them home.”
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
Although it may sometimes seem that things never change, here is 34th Ave in Queens before/after protected #bikenyc lane segment.
We rode thru once with a group ride on a Sunday am.
Today, as you see, it is much safer.
We rode thru once with a group ride on a Sunday am.
Today, as you see, it is much safer.
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Although it may sometimes seem that things never change, here is 34th Ave in Queens before/after protected #bikenyc lane segment.
We rode thru once with a group ride on a Sunday am.
Today, as you see, it is much safer.
We rode thru once with a group ride on a Sunday am.
Today, as you see, it is much safer.
Today, we say goodbye to this big ol’ tree. We are sad to see it go but it’s not doing well and we don’t want it to fall on something (or someone!).
It’s been very windy lately but the tree team says they’re good with today’s forecast. 🤞 May they be safe!!
It’s been very windy lately but the tree team says they’re good with today’s forecast. 🤞 May they be safe!!
December 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today, we say goodbye to this big ol’ tree. We are sad to see it go but it’s not doing well and we don’t want it to fall on something (or someone!).
It’s been very windy lately but the tree team says they’re good with today’s forecast. 🤞 May they be safe!!
It’s been very windy lately but the tree team says they’re good with today’s forecast. 🤞 May they be safe!!
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
Our military has been an apolitical and trusted fighting force for over 200 years. Its role is not domestic law enforcement — except under the most exceptional and extreme circumstances defined by law. Get the facts on why it should stay this way: NotTheMission.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our military has been an apolitical and trusted fighting force for over 200 years. Its role is not domestic law enforcement — except under the most exceptional and extreme circumstances defined by law. Get the facts on why it should stay this way: NotTheMission.org
I’m not consistently reporting our holiday movie fare, but that’s ok. 😁
Tonight was a double-header and a great combo: A Charlie Brown Christmas followed by the incomparable 1938 version of A Christmas Carol.
What I love about the second movie is that Reginald Owen, who played Scrooge, was …
Tonight was a double-header and a great combo: A Charlie Brown Christmas followed by the incomparable 1938 version of A Christmas Carol.
What I love about the second movie is that Reginald Owen, who played Scrooge, was …
December 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I’m not consistently reporting our holiday movie fare, but that’s ok. 😁
Tonight was a double-header and a great combo: A Charlie Brown Christmas followed by the incomparable 1938 version of A Christmas Carol.
What I love about the second movie is that Reginald Owen, who played Scrooge, was …
Tonight was a double-header and a great combo: A Charlie Brown Christmas followed by the incomparable 1938 version of A Christmas Carol.
What I love about the second movie is that Reginald Owen, who played Scrooge, was …
I have no comment on Wicked Two, as I have not seen it. But this is a Mark Twain level quip!
My friend's mum in response to being asked what she thought of Wicked Two: I wish I'd slept through more of it.
December 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I have no comment on Wicked Two, as I have not seen it. But this is a Mark Twain level quip!
This was a fun thread, I learned some things! #books
I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter....
(1/10)
(1/10)
December 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This was a fun thread, I learned some things! #books
‘Weapons of mass construction’: the US ‘craftivists’ using yarn to fight back against Trump. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Weapons of mass construction’: the US ‘craftivists’ using yarn to fight back against Trump
Fiber artists across the US are using their craft to protest against everything from national guard deployments to rollbacks on abortion rights
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A good way to help resistance training and peace building! ✌️ 💗
Pace e Bene does great work getting the tools and resources for active #nonviolence into people's hands. In collaboration with others, they trained 5600 people this year. Among many other great projects ...
We rise and shine together. Donate today: www.paceebene.org/donate
December 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A good way to help resistance training and peace building! ✌️ 💗
🧶 #knitting #knitsky #showmeyourknits
This week it’s knitter’s choice on a project from 2025! I like this scarf cuz I saved the pretty yarn from a failed effort and combined with stash to make something I love. Finished in early Jan. 2025. Now, a year later, here’s another sweater to go with it!
This week it’s knitter’s choice on a project from 2025! I like this scarf cuz I saved the pretty yarn from a failed effort and combined with stash to make something I love. Finished in early Jan. 2025. Now, a year later, here’s another sweater to go with it!
December 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🧶 #knitting #knitsky #showmeyourknits
This week it’s knitter’s choice on a project from 2025! I like this scarf cuz I saved the pretty yarn from a failed effort and combined with stash to make something I love. Finished in early Jan. 2025. Now, a year later, here’s another sweater to go with it!
This week it’s knitter’s choice on a project from 2025! I like this scarf cuz I saved the pretty yarn from a failed effort and combined with stash to make something I love. Finished in early Jan. 2025. Now, a year later, here’s another sweater to go with it!
Reposted by Kathy Fagan
