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Ruth McMonagle
@ruthmcmonagle.bsky.social
Textile artist. Nature lover.
Saving the planet, one stitch at a time.
She/her. Aotearoa New Zealand

#art #textile #fabric #recycle #reuse #quilt #sew #stitch #craft #thread #climate #MTB #travel #adventure

Lover, mother, friend.

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Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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This is Kora. Kora is such a good girl, we literally watched her make a huge difference in the Mauao search, with her little leather shoes. She was relentless & I love her.
#Kikorangi
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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"I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting," writes a woman now in hiding from the federal government for witnessing a state-sanctioned street execution
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Holy shit this photo. Alt text includes the photographer and source, but the image shows a person in ski goggles and a hoody and a jacket holding an american flag in a cloud of smoke, surrounded by burning sparks and canisters. There’s another person in cold-weather gear in the background.
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
January 25, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Had a little chuckle.
How many of you have a project bag, probably sits next to your chair. Has #knitting, or #crochet, or #handsewing, or #journal, or notebooks, pens etc in it?
According to my urchin, these are analog bags, and are all over tiktok, great for getting "offline".
🇳🇿🪡🧵🧶 #sew #quilt
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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In New Zealand the Minister for Sport and Recreation is (unfortunately) Mark Mitchell, if you'd like to light up his inbox. Mark.Mitchell@parliament.govt.nz #nzpol
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Aaaagh!
This was not meant to happen !!!

500+ pins knocked onto the floor.
#sew #art #quilt 🇳🇿🪡🧵🧶 #newproject
January 24, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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Just have to share this photo of 'Kora' - Tauranga Land Search and Rescue (LANDSAR) Dog - who is working hard at the Mauao site along with her owner and handler, volunteer Nick Petry (KORA NZ LandSAR Search & Rescue Dog). #landslides #StateOfEmergency #mauaolandslide #OperationSunbrae #korarescuedog
January 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Job: full time autopsy forensic pathologist position in New Zealand for anyone interested in working in a beautiful country with a functioning democracy. Been here since 2020 & love it. Ask me anything & I’ll respond in comments. Graduating fellows encouraged to apply.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:54 AM
My work assistant isn’t very helpful.
I put in a pin to distract him from the main event.

#cockatiel #sew 🪶🧶🧵🪡🇳🇿 #quilt
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Needed to go for a walk after work. The news of the day causing past trauma to emerge. Visited a local park. Had a cry. Talked to the Tui, listened to cicadas, saw yellow flowers. Distracted by fungi. Felt the Sun on my face. Still needed a hug. Sending a hug out to you. Hold your loved ones close.
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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I doubt anyone in Hobart who’s been outside and watched the Aurora Australis strobing through the night sky will ever forget tonight. This is the most active Aurora I’ve seen. Photos taken on my IPhone 14 Pro Max about 1.3 kilometres from my front door.
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Pulsating Aurora over Hobart(Australia) 20 Jan 2026 11.30 pm
Aurora australis (Southern Lights)

Source
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January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Brilliance

What a night!
Dogged by clouds, but brilliant beams, and pulsing rays throughout the night.
Amazing stuff!

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#Twizel, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Aurora #Nightscape #Landscape #Photography #Art #Night #EastCoastKin #Green #Glow
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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🫧 ͛.* #invertebrates
January 18, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Found the images I was looking for.

Clams.

Fascinating colour combinations and curves.

#travel #adventure #underwater #coral #fiji #yasawa #orange #green #turquoise
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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Stressed out? World a mess? Having an existential crisis?

Seriously, go check the #aurora trending feed. It's stunning, incredible, mind-blowing - and great for a little 5min brain break.

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January 19, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Coral forest in Yasawas Fiji when I was in the Drawaqa Marine Protected Area.

#travel #adventure #underwater🐟🐠
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Was looking for some images for a new project, and got distracted by some photos I took a few years ago when I was in the Yasawas, Fiji.
I find it fascinating how the fish camouflage to look like coral. So here are some fish. Enjoy the colours and shapes. 1/n
#travel #adventure #underwater 🐠
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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Nothing as heartening as creative civil disobedience and solidarity.
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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goddamn, look at this protest quilt. Fucking amazing!

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January 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Please help
Last day to support my Ko-fi. Please share far & wide, & thanks beyond thanks to everyone who’s tipped & shared, every bit of help counts to me, more than you all know. 🫶🏼😩💗

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January 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Last day to support my Ko-fi. Please share far & wide, & thanks beyond thanks to everyone who’s tipped & shared, every bit of help counts to me, more than you all know. 🫶🏼😩💗

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January 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM