QuiltedMess
@quiltedmess.bsky.social
One day, I shall sew the family heirloom. In the meantime, I'm practicing.
24/7 caregiver of adult special needs son. Epilepsy sucks.
she/her
24/7 caregiver of adult special needs son. Epilepsy sucks.
she/her
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Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
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Never forget that the people who convinced you trans people are a threat to your children all belong to a network of child rapists.
January 31, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Never forget that the people who convinced you trans people are a threat to your children all belong to a network of child rapists.
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Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "I mean -- c'mon. We're still pretending that ICE is going after dangerous people? They aren't. What is happening in Minnesota right now is a dystopia. ICE is teargassing elementary schools, it is disappearing legal residents into cars, it is murdering American citizens."
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "I mean -- c'mon. We're still pretending that ICE is going after dangerous people? They aren't. What is happening in Minnesota right now is a dystopia. ICE is teargassing elementary schools, it is disappearing legal residents into cars, it is murdering American citizens."
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Touch of Night, acrylic on canvas, 24x24in.
February 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Touch of Night, acrylic on canvas, 24x24in.
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'February' by Ruby Silvious, visual artist and graphic designer, whose recent work includes experimenting on recycled and found materials, including tea-bag paper as here #WomensArt
February 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
'February' by Ruby Silvious, visual artist and graphic designer, whose recent work includes experimenting on recycled and found materials, including tea-bag paper as here #WomensArt
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'Rajah quilt' ,1841 by English female convicts as they were transported to Australia, typically for petty crimes due to poverty, sailing from Woolwich to Hobart, Tasmania. The quilt was named after the ship in which they sailed #womensart
February 1, 2026 at 6:08 AM
'Rajah quilt' ,1841 by English female convicts as they were transported to Australia, typically for petty crimes due to poverty, sailing from Woolwich to Hobart, Tasmania. The quilt was named after the ship in which they sailed #womensart
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Quilt art inspired by vintage photographs of African American lives, by contemporary US artist Bisa Butler #WomensArt
January 31, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Quilt art inspired by vintage photographs of African American lives, by contemporary US artist Bisa Butler #WomensArt
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January 31, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Textile Series Spotlights Those Harmed by Dobbs' Abortion Bans by Tracy McCabe. "Living and Dying Under Dobbs" is a fabric-book project that tells the stories in textiles of those dying and suffering because of abortion bans.
wordsofchoice.blogspot.com/2026/01/text...
wordsofchoice.blogspot.com/2026/01/text...
Textile Series Spotlights Those Harmed by Dobbs' Abortion Bans
ReproFreedomArts.org, Cindy Cooper, Reproductive Freedom, Words of Choice, Abortion, Arts, Film, Theater, Activism, Arts Activism
wordsofchoice.blogspot.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Textile Series Spotlights Those Harmed by Dobbs' Abortion Bans by Tracy McCabe. "Living and Dying Under Dobbs" is a fabric-book project that tells the stories in textiles of those dying and suffering because of abortion bans.
wordsofchoice.blogspot.com/2026/01/text...
wordsofchoice.blogspot.com/2026/01/text...
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New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
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Just finished my first painting of 2026, I’ce titled it ‘Woodpecker & Shadows’ - painted in watercolours.
#watercolours #birdart #woodpecker 🪶
#watercolours #birdart #woodpecker 🪶
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Just finished my first painting of 2026, I’ce titled it ‘Woodpecker & Shadows’ - painted in watercolours.
#watercolours #birdart #woodpecker 🪶
#watercolours #birdart #woodpecker 🪶
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I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
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This is why we do our crafts and hobbies especially right now.
#knitting #quilting #painting #embroidery #photography #bobbinlace #music
#knitting #quilting #painting #embroidery #photography #bobbinlace #music
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This is why we do our crafts and hobbies especially right now.
#knitting #quilting #painting #embroidery #photography #bobbinlace #music
#knitting #quilting #painting #embroidery #photography #bobbinlace #music
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"Rob’s wife recently presented him with a spectacular birthday gift: a handmade quilt adorned with various iterations of Cuidado Man and other imperiled stick figures."
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
"Rob’s wife recently presented him with a spectacular birthday gift: a handmade quilt adorned with various iterations of Cuidado Man and other imperiled stick figures."
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I sometimes forget that not everyone has read my work. I am not saying don't call them concentration camps. I'm saying that I understand why the term makes some people uncomfortable, but that we need to realize where we're at. Anyway, attaching a recent piece to this thread, to help limit confusion.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I sometimes forget that not everyone has read my work. I am not saying don't call them concentration camps. I'm saying that I understand why the term makes some people uncomfortable, but that we need to realize where we're at. Anyway, attaching a recent piece to this thread, to help limit confusion.
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Great piece here from Mia: "The main function of slop is to take something from you: your time, your attention, your trust. It is passive in that it requires nothing from viewers but to sit back and consume"
The violent occupation of Minneapolis started with a vlog. I've wanted to find a framework to describe Nick Shirley & others like him: "Influencer" is too quaint. "Journalist" is obviously wrong.
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
I landed on "slopagandist."
Gift link (open in a web browser) www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
What is Nick Shirley?
Slop doesn’t need to be AI-generated
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Great piece here from Mia: "The main function of slop is to take something from you: your time, your attention, your trust. It is passive in that it requires nothing from viewers but to sit back and consume"
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I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down
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Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Independent journalist Georgia Fort was also arrested by federal agents earlier for reporting on the church protest in Minneapolis. She was live streaming when agents arrived to take her into custody.
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
Risk of maternal death during pregnancy greatly underestimated, study finds
A new study comparing deaths of pregnant people and of those who have an abortion show that risk of death due to pregnancy is three times higher than previously estimated.
www.brown.edu
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 AM
"Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.” - lead study author Maria Steenland.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
In fact, the mortality risk of pregnancy is 44 to 70 times higher than from abortion.
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Mom got us talk buttons 😯
Trevor hacked the system with cookie & outside.
Pressed them nonstop like he'd unlocked cheat codes.
Now the buttons are in time-out & mom says we “can’t be trusted with technology.”
Anyone else get their privileges revoked this fast? 🐾🔘😌🐾🔘😤
#dogsofbluesky
Trevor hacked the system with cookie & outside.
Pressed them nonstop like he'd unlocked cheat codes.
Now the buttons are in time-out & mom says we “can’t be trusted with technology.”
Anyone else get their privileges revoked this fast? 🐾🔘😌🐾🔘😤
#dogsofbluesky
January 29, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Mom got us talk buttons 😯
Trevor hacked the system with cookie & outside.
Pressed them nonstop like he'd unlocked cheat codes.
Now the buttons are in time-out & mom says we “can’t be trusted with technology.”
Anyone else get their privileges revoked this fast? 🐾🔘😌🐾🔘😤
#dogsofbluesky
Trevor hacked the system with cookie & outside.
Pressed them nonstop like he'd unlocked cheat codes.
Now the buttons are in time-out & mom says we “can’t be trusted with technology.”
Anyone else get their privileges revoked this fast? 🐾🔘😌🐾🔘😤
#dogsofbluesky
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January 29, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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I hope all of you have something to buoy you in these times. A place to dream and find wonder as we continue to resist.
I love the notion of a dandelion soul, resilient, tough, and light enough to be blown by the wind.
#artquilt #imperfection #slowstitch #quiltsky #embroidery #resist #rest
I love the notion of a dandelion soul, resilient, tough, and light enough to be blown by the wind.
#artquilt #imperfection #slowstitch #quiltsky #embroidery #resist #rest
January 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I hope all of you have something to buoy you in these times. A place to dream and find wonder as we continue to resist.
I love the notion of a dandelion soul, resilient, tough, and light enough to be blown by the wind.
#artquilt #imperfection #slowstitch #quiltsky #embroidery #resist #rest
I love the notion of a dandelion soul, resilient, tough, and light enough to be blown by the wind.
#artquilt #imperfection #slowstitch #quiltsky #embroidery #resist #rest