Mary Aileen
@patchworkmouse.bsky.social
Retired librarian, crafter, glass-wearing reading geek.
She/her, mostly ace.
She/her, mostly ace.
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This is just delicious.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is just delicious.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
From the SF Chronicle (I use my apple news subscription, so no link except to apple news): Cryptobro wants a Fuck You Peons statue on Alcatraz, proposed the project over a year ago, set up a funding platform.
Cryptobro has raised $5. Yes, 5. 500 pennies. 20 quarters.
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I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
June 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I designed a horseshoe crab sweater and published it on Ravelry on National horseshoe crab day! If you ever thought to yourself “man, I really want a hand knit sweater with horseshoe crabs on it” boy do I have great news for ya
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I feel like I should put a line at the top of my resume for every job that i apply for that says “Look, we’re all really stressed out right now, so if something looks weird please just ask me about it.”
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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Tomorrow is the official release date for the hardback edition of HAZE! It's the library and collectors edition, so it has extras: a short story and some illustrations.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Tomorrow is the official release date for the hardback edition of HAZE! It's the library and collectors edition, so it has extras: a short story and some illustrations.
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In Edmund Fitzgerald news: There’s an analysis of the weather leading up to the sinking. I think it firms up the Three Sisters rogue waves lifting the stern theory.
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A Meteorological Breakdown
YouTube video by Convective Chronicles
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In Edmund Fitzgerald news: There’s an analysis of the weather leading up to the sinking. I think it firms up the Three Sisters rogue waves lifting the stern theory.
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
And that storm was BAD. One of the comments calls it a cold hurricane. It fits. So does bomb cyclone.
youtu.be/d1FE69h-mdk?...
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SEATTLE CURE YOUR VOTES PLEASE
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
SEATTLE CURE YOUR VOTES PLEASE
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All this fuss about "The Wreck of the Edmund Pevensie." I don't get it. He gets high on Turkish delight and then splits the Dawn Treader in two during a November gale. Bfd.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
All this fuss about "The Wreck of the Edmund Pevensie." I don't get it. He gets high on Turkish delight and then splits the Dawn Treader in two during a November gale. Bfd.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
Now, if he'd managed to snuff that annoying talking mouse, that'd be something to be proud of.
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Don't mind me, I'll be over in the corner turning into a little pile of dust.
The difference in time between now and I can has cheezburger
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
Is the same between I can has Cheezburger and the Berlin Wall falling
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Don't mind me, I'll be over in the corner turning into a little pile of dust.
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Dogs will be like “I know a place” and then take you to a portable toilet.
Some of the stray dogs living near Chernobyl have recently turned blue. This confused scientists for weeks, until they realized they had simply been rolling around in chemicals from a nearby set of portable toilets. 14/10 for all
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dogs will be like “I know a place” and then take you to a portable toilet.
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As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As you begin budgeting for Black Friday, consider shopping locally as much as possible. Many small retailers (especially hobby shops, game stores, and comics shops) run *barely* in the black until the holidays, at which point they make all the profits that will keep them solvent next year.
I love being inside and watching snow fall.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I love being inside and watching snow fall.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
As long as I don't have to go anywhere, that is.
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I had an uncle who was a printer and he worked in the days of hot metal. He had some of the most blood-curdling anecdotes about industrial accidents I have ever heard.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I had an uncle who was a printer and he worked in the days of hot metal. He had some of the most blood-curdling anecdotes about industrial accidents I have ever heard.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
Something to think about as people are cheering on the return of manual labor.
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Doing the short faced bear. No, dye, ink, paint, sewing, and no felting. #art #newart #discoverart #craftverse #disabilityart # dryerlintart
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Doing the short faced bear. No, dye, ink, paint, sewing, and no felting. #art #newart #discoverart #craftverse #disabilityart # dryerlintart
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This is absolutely the best way I’ve ever heard North American deer described, hands down.
A small heard of 15-20 insurance claims just sitting around in the dark, staring at you, waiting.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is absolutely the best way I’ve ever heard North American deer described, hands down.
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Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
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When I think of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I think of Captain Cooper on the Arthur M Anderson, and the courage it took to turn the Anderson around to go back out and look for the Fitzgerald. His conversation with the Coast Guard still gives shivers
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
The Fateful Journey - Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
The Fateful Journey
by Sean Ley, Development Officer
The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald began November 9, 1975 at the Burlington Northern Railroad Dock No.1, Superior, Wisconsin. Captain Ernes...
shipwreckmuseum.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
When I think of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I think of Captain Cooper on the Arthur M Anderson, and the courage it took to turn the Anderson around to go back out and look for the Fitzgerald. His conversation with the Coast Guard still gives shivers
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
shipwreckmuseum.com/the-fateful-...
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I also made a rare insult generator because I wanted to make something evil >:)
Rare Insults 🔥
Fresh burns delivered daily
dr.eamer.dev
November 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I also made a rare insult generator because I wanted to make something evil >:)
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According to the study’s authors, COVID vaccination was effective in all ALL groups and in persons with OR without major chronic conditions.
The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🧵⬇️
The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🧵⬇️
![RESULTS
At 6 months of follow-up, the estimated vaccine effectiveness was 29.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 19.1 to 39.2) against Covid-19-associated emergency department visits (risk difference per 10,000 persons,
18.3; 95% CI, 10.8 to 27.6), 39.2% (95% Cl, 21.6 to 54.5) against Covid-19-associated hospitalizations (risk difference per 10,000 persons, 7.5; 95% Cl, 3.4 to 13.0), and 64.0% (95% CI, 23.0 to 85.8) against Covid-19-associated deaths (risk difference per 10,000 persons,
2.2; 95% Cl, 0.5 to 6.9). Vaccine effectiveness against a composite of these outcomes was 28.3% (95% CI, 18.2 to 38.2), with a risk difference per 10,000 persons of 18.2 (95% Cl, 10.7 to 27.5). The Covid-19 vaccine was associated with decreased risks of these outcomes across prespecified subgroups defined according to age (<65 years, 65 to 75 years, and >75 years), the presence or absence of major coexisting conditions, and immunocompetence status.
CONCLUSIONS
In this national cohort of U.S. veterans, the receipt of the 2024-2025 Covid-19 vaccine was associated with decreased risks of severe clinical outcomes. (Funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:llgfbjvsqkaicezsf7mzjxr3/bafkreiczav5frsxauu7wrgq6iawkwtaszl73m3il5dlgkflri57qyxcufy@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
According to the study’s authors, COVID vaccination was effective in all ALL groups and in persons with OR without major chronic conditions.
The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🧵⬇️
The study has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. YES, it is PEER-REVIEWED.
• www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧪🧵⬇️
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i have sunk
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
i have sunk
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
the ship
that was in
lake superior
and which
you were probably
using
for haulage
forgive me
it was November
so laden
and so cold
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Someone on tiktok is making a biblically accurate scaled down T-Rex skeleton and I have never wanted to be friends more badly in my LIFE
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4xedF/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4xedF/
He now has cervical ribs and 3 sets of dorsal ribs #fyp #dinosaur #crochet #viral #art
TikTok video by MadPigCreations
www.tiktok.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Someone on tiktok is making a biblically accurate scaled down T-Rex skeleton and I have never wanted to be friends more badly in my LIFE
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4xedF/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D4xedF/
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Me to the wife in the other room: did you see there's a new @tkingfisher.com book coming out?
*two minute delay*
Wife from other room: ok
Me: that was quite the delay
WIfe: had to preorder it before i responded so i didn't forget
*two minute delay*
Wife from other room: ok
Me: that was quite the delay
WIfe: had to preorder it before i responded so i didn't forget
November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Me to the wife in the other room: did you see there's a new @tkingfisher.com book coming out?
*two minute delay*
Wife from other room: ok
Me: that was quite the delay
WIfe: had to preorder it before i responded so i didn't forget
*two minute delay*
Wife from other room: ok
Me: that was quite the delay
WIfe: had to preorder it before i responded so i didn't forget
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ME: Hello? Anyone? The pilot and copilot are dead!
RADIO: You've reached Air Traffic Control. All of our controllers are working with other pilots at this time. Please hold for the next available controller.
🎵 🎵 🎵
ME: ...
RADIO: Did you know? Our mobile app is just PLAIN easy to use-
ME: Heh
RADIO: You've reached Air Traffic Control. All of our controllers are working with other pilots at this time. Please hold for the next available controller.
🎵 🎵 🎵
ME: ...
RADIO: Did you know? Our mobile app is just PLAIN easy to use-
ME: Heh
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ME: Hello? Anyone? The pilot and copilot are dead!
RADIO: You've reached Air Traffic Control. All of our controllers are working with other pilots at this time. Please hold for the next available controller.
🎵 🎵 🎵
ME: ...
RADIO: Did you know? Our mobile app is just PLAIN easy to use-
ME: Heh
RADIO: You've reached Air Traffic Control. All of our controllers are working with other pilots at this time. Please hold for the next available controller.
🎵 🎵 🎵
ME: ...
RADIO: Did you know? Our mobile app is just PLAIN easy to use-
ME: Heh