Sailkate
@sailkate.bsky.social
Oil and watercolor artist - specializing in Plein Aire. Avid quilter. Love to travel and don't get to do enough. Never met a handcraft I didn't like. Native to the NW and delighted to be back after a long sojourn in TX.
Democrats stay firm. Just because ICE pulls out of Minnesota, don't stop our attack on their funding. Their structure and goals are wrong. Even though they may back out of specific states, they remain a standing private army available to disrupt the midterm elections.
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Democrats stay firm. Just because ICE pulls out of Minnesota, don't stop our attack on their funding. Their structure and goals are wrong. Even though they may back out of specific states, they remain a standing private army available to disrupt the midterm elections.
Please - Democratic leaders don't fold on saving affordable health care. Don't give away your leverage to get a vote on it. We don't have enough votes to carry. The only leverage we have is the shut down. Get the health care back first and then work to release the shutdown.
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Please - Democratic leaders don't fold on saving affordable health care. Don't give away your leverage to get a vote on it. We don't have enough votes to carry. The only leverage we have is the shut down. Get the health care back first and then work to release the shutdown.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Snohomish County Indivisible Proclaims - NO KINGS (Everett Venue)” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/84...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Speaker citing inclement weather as a possible delay in final vote on Big Bill. Is this a sign from God?
July 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Speaker citing inclement weather as a possible delay in final vote on Big Bill. Is this a sign from God?
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EXCLUSIVE: We dug up a video of Donald Trump trashing Qatar in 2017 calling them “funders of terrorism.” I’m sure he would hate if this clip changed their mind to give him a $400 million plane - so definitely don’t repost it.
May 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
EXCLUSIVE: We dug up a video of Donald Trump trashing Qatar in 2017 calling them “funders of terrorism.” I’m sure he would hate if this clip changed their mind to give him a $400 million plane - so definitely don’t repost it.
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The LYS Tour is just the start of a summer of learning and community events at Stilly River Yarns.
Join us on Saturday, May 31 from 3-5 PM for a class on How to Doodle with @pacificknitco.bsky.social herself!
Register here: www.stillyriveryarns.com/store/p682/D...
Join us on Saturday, May 31 from 3-5 PM for a class on How to Doodle with @pacificknitco.bsky.social herself!
Register here: www.stillyriveryarns.com/store/p682/D...
April 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The LYS Tour is just the start of a summer of learning and community events at Stilly River Yarns.
Join us on Saturday, May 31 from 3-5 PM for a class on How to Doodle with @pacificknitco.bsky.social herself!
Register here: www.stillyriveryarns.com/store/p682/D...
Join us on Saturday, May 31 from 3-5 PM for a class on How to Doodle with @pacificknitco.bsky.social herself!
Register here: www.stillyriveryarns.com/store/p682/D...
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Many thanks to @handmadeseller.bsky.social for inviting me to share my thoughts for their series on how tariffs are impacting the maker industry here in the US.
First installment is here: www.handmadeseller.com/p/we-re-gonn...
First installment is here: www.handmadeseller.com/p/we-re-gonn...
We're gonna need more sheep
Deconstructing the wool supply chain and the impact of US tariffs
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April 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Many thanks to @handmadeseller.bsky.social for inviting me to share my thoughts for their series on how tariffs are impacting the maker industry here in the US.
First installment is here: www.handmadeseller.com/p/we-re-gonn...
First installment is here: www.handmadeseller.com/p/we-re-gonn...
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Yep, I’ve seen the story that most tariffs have been paused for 90 days.
But I still got a new price list from Ashford that goes into effect on Monday. No word from other vendors so far.
And I’m STILL going to finish my one-bite talks about why our domestic wool industry is in bad shape.
But I still got a new price list from Ashford that goes into effect on Monday. No word from other vendors so far.
And I’m STILL going to finish my one-bite talks about why our domestic wool industry is in bad shape.
April 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Yep, I’ve seen the story that most tariffs have been paused for 90 days.
But I still got a new price list from Ashford that goes into effect on Monday. No word from other vendors so far.
And I’m STILL going to finish my one-bite talks about why our domestic wool industry is in bad shape.
But I still got a new price list from Ashford that goes into effect on Monday. No word from other vendors so far.
And I’m STILL going to finish my one-bite talks about why our domestic wool industry is in bad shape.
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Chapter 3 of Domestic Wool Doldrums: wool prices.
They’ve been declining since WWII. They’re laughably low, and when you can slaughter lambs and sell meat for $15/lb rather than 83 cents/lb for wool… it’s a hard sell to encourage folks to look at wool as viable production income.
They’ve been declining since WWII. They’re laughably low, and when you can slaughter lambs and sell meat for $15/lb rather than 83 cents/lb for wool… it’s a hard sell to encourage folks to look at wool as viable production income.
April 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Chapter 3 of Domestic Wool Doldrums: wool prices.
They’ve been declining since WWII. They’re laughably low, and when you can slaughter lambs and sell meat for $15/lb rather than 83 cents/lb for wool… it’s a hard sell to encourage folks to look at wool as viable production income.
They’ve been declining since WWII. They’re laughably low, and when you can slaughter lambs and sell meat for $15/lb rather than 83 cents/lb for wool… it’s a hard sell to encourage folks to look at wool as viable production income.
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Found taped on the inside of a bathroom door at my mother’s doctors’ complex.
Good on them - whoever might have done this tiny act in defense of democracy.
Good on them - whoever might have done this tiny act in defense of democracy.
April 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Found taped on the inside of a bathroom door at my mother’s doctors’ complex.
Good on them - whoever might have done this tiny act in defense of democracy.
Good on them - whoever might have done this tiny act in defense of democracy.
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Now you all have pissed off the quilters.
Beautiful piece of artwork. 💕
Beautiful piece of artwork. 💕
March 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Now you all have pissed off the quilters.
Beautiful piece of artwork. 💕
Beautiful piece of artwork. 💕
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We launched Civil Service Strong because we know this country depends on a strong nonpartisan federal workforce to deliver essential services for the American people.
If you are an unlawfully terminated federal employee, visit civilservicestrong.org for resources and updates.
If you are an unlawfully terminated federal employee, visit civilservicestrong.org for resources and updates.
March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We launched Civil Service Strong because we know this country depends on a strong nonpartisan federal workforce to deliver essential services for the American people.
If you are an unlawfully terminated federal employee, visit civilservicestrong.org for resources and updates.
If you are an unlawfully terminated federal employee, visit civilservicestrong.org for resources and updates.
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Credit: Feminist News
March 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Credit: Feminist News
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I finally took the quilt off the embroidery frame. Whew! 2 years of work.
March 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I finally took the quilt off the embroidery frame. Whew! 2 years of work.
Attending the 5/5/25 event in Oak Harbor. Hope we all find an event to attend. We can demonstrate how strong our opposition is to the attack on our constitutional rights and defunding critical government agencies.
March 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Attending the 5/5/25 event in Oak Harbor. Hope we all find an event to attend. We can demonstrate how strong our opposition is to the attack on our constitutional rights and defunding critical government agencies.
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Yikes 😬
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Yikes 😬
Somthing to keep in mind about the Signal chat scandal; fallout from things are not always instantaneous. The Watergate break-in was June 17, 1972, and Nixon's resignation didn't happen until August 9, 1974.
March 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Somthing to keep in mind about the Signal chat scandal; fallout from things are not always instantaneous. The Watergate break-in was June 17, 1972, and Nixon's resignation didn't happen until August 9, 1974.
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Based on the replies l, it looks like there a lot of fed workers on @bsky.app
I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now
Thanks for your service to our country
I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now
Thanks for your service to our country
March 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Okay - a LOT of people in the PNW are freaking out because of the severe weather possibility in the forecast for today. Your Local Midwesterner (™️) is here with some tips for you. 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Okay - a LOT of people in the PNW are freaking out because of the severe weather possibility in the forecast for today. Your Local Midwesterner (™️) is here with some tips for you. 🧵
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Vote the old guard out, especially the 10 that voted with the MAGAts for the budget!
Schumer knew what the hell he was doing when he cast his vote 😡
"Look, I’m not stepping down"
"I knew that when I cast my vote against the government shutdown that there would be a lot of controversy."
Doubling down that constituents voices don’t matter 😡
Schumer must go!
#SheShed
"Look, I’m not stepping down"
"I knew that when I cast my vote against the government shutdown that there would be a lot of controversy."
Doubling down that constituents voices don’t matter 😡
Schumer must go!
#SheShed
March 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Vote the old guard out, especially the 10 that voted with the MAGAts for the budget!
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my goodness you can see Tulsi Gabbard trying to come up with evasive answers to Kelly's questions in real time
March 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
my goodness you can see Tulsi Gabbard trying to come up with evasive answers to Kelly's questions in real time