Lachesis
@lalalachesis.bsky.social
writer, knitter, long covid, long hair, long story. she-her, vengeance paladin. recovering primary physician. preferential option for the queers.
i actually follow a lot more ppl; they are in my list called "news."
protecting the guys & dolls since 1979
i actually follow a lot more ppl; they are in my list called "news."
protecting the guys & dolls since 1979
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Lachesis
@lalalachesis.bsky.social
· Jan 5
intro: neither a bot nor ai nor here for self-promotion. blocking those who appear to be so. i pester about alt-text. antiauthoritarian. loves: scrub pants, disaster movies, bon bons, bon mots, dust motes, dad jokes, ambiguity, destabilizing metanarratives, yoga, color pattern knitting in the round.
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A border patrol agent went into a women’s bathroom with a loaded weapon and tried to hit on someone inside.
A CBP agent being paid by the federal government sexually harassed a woman in a public washroom.
Not a trans person. Not a drag queen.
A CBP agent being paid by the federal government sexually harassed a woman in a public washroom.
Not a trans person. Not a drag queen.
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
A border patrol agent went into a women’s bathroom with a loaded weapon and tried to hit on someone inside.
A CBP agent being paid by the federal government sexually harassed a woman in a public washroom.
Not a trans person. Not a drag queen.
A CBP agent being paid by the federal government sexually harassed a woman in a public washroom.
Not a trans person. Not a drag queen.
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Dang that's a good deal for sewing kits!!!!
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Dang that's a good deal for sewing kits!!!!
watched this like ten times bc it's so cute, it lit up my grey day
Cedar approved crochet blanket reveal.
Yarn: @redheartyarns.bsky.social available at: @yarnspirations.bsky.social #yarnart #giftidea #inspiration #crochetreveal #blanketreveal #craft #artistic #menwhocrochet
Yarn: @redheartyarns.bsky.social available at: @yarnspirations.bsky.social #yarnart #giftidea #inspiration #crochetreveal #blanketreveal #craft #artistic #menwhocrochet
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
watched this like ten times bc it's so cute, it lit up my grey day
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November 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
forty days & forty nights til december 25th. 🧶
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
forty days & forty nights til december 25th. 🧶
laughter is the best medicine
A Montana Town Is Hosting A "Pedophile Bonfire" To Burn MAGA Merch
This week's Dada News headlines!
thehalfwaycafe.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
laughter is the best medicine
just want to point out o.p.'s photos show nicely that buddha's tightly-curled "hair" is an artfully packed array of snail shells.
buddha was sitting in the sun & a snail felt sorry for his bald head. he called his pals & they all lined up to shield. naturally they broiled & were stick there 4ever ❤️
buddha was sitting in the sun & a snail felt sorry for his bald head. he called his pals & they all lined up to shield. naturally they broiled & were stick there 4ever ❤️
Bought my very first Buddha from a Pottery Training Center in Bhaktapur, Nepal 🪷 https://old.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/1oxh2g4/bought_my_very_first_buddha_from_a_pottery/
#Buddhism
#Buddhism
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
just want to point out o.p.'s photos show nicely that buddha's tightly-curled "hair" is an artfully packed array of snail shells.
buddha was sitting in the sun & a snail felt sorry for his bald head. he called his pals & they all lined up to shield. naturally they broiled & were stick there 4ever ❤️
buddha was sitting in the sun & a snail felt sorry for his bald head. he called his pals & they all lined up to shield. naturally they broiled & were stick there 4ever ❤️
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FLASHBACK 👇🏽— Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social getting dragged out for protesting then-Speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized ON TAPE to 1 of 3 girls who say he sexually abused them as their 🏀 coach. (Casada was just pardoned by Trump for corruption)
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
FLASHBACK 👇🏽— Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social getting dragged out for protesting then-Speaker Casada’s support for Rep. Byrd, who apologized ON TAPE to 1 of 3 girls who say he sexually abused them as their 🏀 coach. (Casada was just pardoned by Trump for corruption)
one to watch
www.aftynforcongress.com
www.aftynforcongress.com
Aftyn for Congress
FEED KIDS. FIX ROADS. FUND HOSPITALS.
www.aftynforcongress.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
one to watch
www.aftynforcongress.com
www.aftynforcongress.com
she looks nice.
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
she looks nice.
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Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down?
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
Federal workers aren’t furloughed.
Funding for social services doesn’t dry up.
Failure to pass a budget triggers an election.
It puts the politicians jobs on the line.
They get the budget passed.
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ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
ICE abducted a 57 year old US Citizen and Veteran along with 11 others, outside of the Portland ICE Detention Center.
11/11/25
11/11/25
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Ughhhhh
UPDATE: Person infected with bird flu in Washington state has H5N5. It's the first time H5N5 has been found in a human
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
The person is an older adult with underlying health conditions and remains hospitalized.
The patient keeps a mixed backyard flock that had contact with wild birds.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Ughhhhh
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Still thinking about yesterday in the shop. I was struggling leaving with the pram & trolly. A woman whispered to her teenage son “what’s happening there?” (nodding towards me) then “now, what can you do to help her?” He whispered “push the trolly?” she gently said “yes, & if she says no, that’s ok”
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Still thinking about yesterday in the shop. I was struggling leaving with the pram & trolly. A woman whispered to her teenage son “what’s happening there?” (nodding towards me) then “now, what can you do to help her?” He whispered “push the trolly?” she gently said “yes, & if she says no, that’s ok”
and here they are proudly unveiling the results of "a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care"
...with bell, book, and candle.
...with bell, book, and candle.
U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also approved a special message on immigration, expressing concern over enforcement an...
www.opb.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
and here they are proudly unveiling the results of "a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care"
...with bell, book, and candle.
...with bell, book, and candle.
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“A Remembrance” (oil pastels on paper, 14x11, 2025, J. Pitzl) #art #artsky #artist #fineart #contemporaryart #oilpastels #pastelart
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“A Remembrance” (oil pastels on paper, 14x11, 2025, J. Pitzl) #art #artsky #artist #fineart #contemporaryart #oilpastels #pastelart
"created by ranger Hailey Burley"
oh for cute
🧶
oh for cute
🧶
National Park Service Releases Free Crochet Patterns for Adorable Fish Plushies
There’s plenty of fish in the sea…to crochet.
mymodernmet.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"created by ranger Hailey Burley"
oh for cute
🧶
oh for cute
🧶
comic relief thread!
when you put something in the microwave for a minute and a half, do you punch in 1:30 or :90?
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
comic relief thread!
"the press would rather hyper-focus on her lumberjack fashion attire." SO F'N TRUE
The Betrayals of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
The representative from Washington has been hailed as the future of Democratic politics. But for those of us who actually live in her district, she’s just more of the same.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"the press would rather hyper-focus on her lumberjack fashion attire." SO F'N TRUE
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i know there’s a lot going on but “rich people were going on safari to hunt people in sarajevo during the siege” feels like it should be a big story? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
i know there’s a lot going on but “rich people were going on safari to hunt people in sarajevo during the siege” feels like it should be a big story? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
she continues to disappoint
"national health doesn’t come from insurance coverage"
"national health doesn’t come from insurance coverage"
Gluesenkamp Perez Statement on Her Vote to End Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) released the following statement about her vote to reopen the government: “Tonight, I voted to end this partisan car crash of a shutdown. Nobod...
gluesenkampperez.house.gov
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
she continues to disappoint
"national health doesn’t come from insurance coverage"
"national health doesn’t come from insurance coverage"
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Do you see why we punch Nazis now?
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Do you see why we punch Nazis now?
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Eliminating the penny is absolutely the right policy outcome, but the Constitution gives CONGRESS the power to coin money, not the executive. Nixing the penny by presidential order may turn out to be too a high of a price, despite it being the right outcome. Why? 1/ 🧵
apnews.com/article/us-m...
apnews.com/article/us-m...
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Eliminating the penny is absolutely the right policy outcome, but the Constitution gives CONGRESS the power to coin money, not the executive. Nixing the penny by presidential order may turn out to be too a high of a price, despite it being the right outcome. Why? 1/ 🧵
apnews.com/article/us-m...
apnews.com/article/us-m...
not sure why this wapo link worked for me!
remarkable developments from american bishops, who have been so very disappointing for the past couple... hundred years or so
shoutouts to Chicago's Blase Cupich, Oscar Cantú of San Jose, CA, Mark Seitz, El Paso & Daniel Flores, Brownsville, both TX.
remarkable developments from american bishops, who have been so very disappointing for the past couple... hundred years or so
shoutouts to Chicago's Blase Cupich, Oscar Cantú of San Jose, CA, Mark Seitz, El Paso & Daniel Flores, Brownsville, both TX.
Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ vote and new national campaign to support migrants are the group’s first responses to the Trump administration’s crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
not sure why this wapo link worked for me!
remarkable developments from american bishops, who have been so very disappointing for the past couple... hundred years or so
shoutouts to Chicago's Blase Cupich, Oscar Cantú of San Jose, CA, Mark Seitz, El Paso & Daniel Flores, Brownsville, both TX.
remarkable developments from american bishops, who have been so very disappointing for the past couple... hundred years or so
shoutouts to Chicago's Blase Cupich, Oscar Cantú of San Jose, CA, Mark Seitz, El Paso & Daniel Flores, Brownsville, both TX.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.