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Helen (Matilda Jane) 🇬🇧
@auntyhelen.bsky.social
There will be wool. There will be politics and it'll be standing up for human rights, universal healthcare incl abortion, trans/lgbt/women's rights (no, they're not mutually exclusive). And there's also Jesus. Don't argue with me. Save your breath.
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The Great Social (Feline) Migration continues with mine and Halla's first post on #bluesky. Here's a bit about me in pictorial form.
Ply 1 of 3 for a 1:2:3 fractal spin. #tdf #tourdefrance #tourdefleece2025 #tourdefleece
July 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Day 1 #TdF25, polwarth, camel, mulberry silk from #InglenookFibers. Lush.
July 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm so torn between Hulk and Lewis for that final podium place! #F1 #BritishGrandPrix #Silverstone
July 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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HAVE THE PENGUINS CAPITULATED YET
April 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Some more pretty babies ❤️
#handspun #handspinning #tahkli #cashmere
March 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I Can Spin A Rainbow rolags from FellviewFibres. I spun & plied these last year but it's taken until now to skein, weigh, measure and wash them all! Now, what to make with them?? 🌈
#handspinning #handspunyarn #handspun #spindlespinning #spanishpeacock #thespindleshop #texasjeansspindles #johngalen
March 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
March 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Americans, if you love right and justice and stand up for and alongside the oppressed, then please sign this.
substack.com/@johnpavlovi...
John Pavlovitz on Substack
Please sign and share this so that we can let President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world that we will not abide President Trump, JD Vance, and the Republican Party's ...
substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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I’m a gun owner, and I respect the rights of responsible gun owners. That said, the second amendment will continue to be watered with the blood of children until the laws change.
December 17, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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OMFG! 🔥🔥🔥🔥Rep. Jasmine Crockett:

"We are going to be in your faces, we're gonna be on your ass, we're going to make sure you understand that this is what democracy looks like!"
#DemCast
February 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Trump is capitalism in human form, stripped of its disguises. The violent seizure of other people's resources, the exploitation of other people's catastrophes, the predatory gleam in the psychopath's eye.
#Gaza
#Genocide
February 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Big batt done on drum carder, z-stripped and wound into a ball. It's only about 70gms but looks bigger!
#handspinning #Argonaut
February 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Someone, who used to know better, told me today that it’s patriotic to support the president even if you don’t always agree. This is the excuse being used by many to explain their acquiescence. Actually, this is what a patriot is: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said in an email to staff that the F.B.I. was in “a battle of our own.”
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I do love a Peahen #nostressspinalong to kick the year off as it should.
#thespanishpeacock #thepeahen #supportedspindlespinning
February 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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WHO DID THIS!
January 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@nnnova.bsky.social hi there, could you please add me to the Spinners of Bluesky starter pack? I'm a spinner, knitter, crocheter and sometimes a dyer. Looking for spinners to chat with and learn from. Thank you!
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Great Social (Feline) Migration continues with mine and Halla's first post on #bluesky. Here's a bit about me in pictorial form.
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM