Candace/Esme
@candacemus.bsky.social
Handknitter - Sample-knitter - HandSpinner - Independent Researcher - Medieval Re-Creator - SCA - Support Person - Mom to Those Who Need One - Maker of Italian-American Comfort Food
July 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Since Lou’s 32 day jaunt through ICU, three years ago, I get terrible anxiety and insomnia any time he gets sick. May as well put it to good use!
February 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Since Lou’s 32 day jaunt through ICU, three years ago, I get terrible anxiety and insomnia any time he gets sick. May as well put it to good use!
I moved eight hundred miles away from weather like this. Tell me again how global climate change is a farce…. Tell me how this is happening in a sun-tropical zone. I’ll wait…
January 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I moved eight hundred miles away from weather like this. Tell me again how global climate change is a farce…. Tell me how this is happening in a sun-tropical zone. I’ll wait…
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David Lynch's passing calls me to recall "The Perfect Drug," written for Lynch's Lost Highway, a personal NIN fave, though I'd not ever seen the video for it, it's amazing in a real "More goth, no, more goth than that, what part of 'more goth' do you not understand" sort of way
youtu.be/dn3j6-yQKWQ
youtu.be/dn3j6-yQKWQ
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug
YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO
youtu.be
January 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
David Lynch's passing calls me to recall "The Perfect Drug," written for Lynch's Lost Highway, a personal NIN fave, though I'd not ever seen the video for it, it's amazing in a real "More goth, no, more goth than that, what part of 'more goth' do you not understand" sort of way
youtu.be/dn3j6-yQKWQ
youtu.be/dn3j6-yQKWQ
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Applications open for a Junior Research Fellowship in Manuscript and Text Cultures @queenscollegeox.bsky.social to work with the Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures! www.queens.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ju...
January 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Applications open for a Junior Research Fellowship in Manuscript and Text Cultures @queenscollegeox.bsky.social to work with the Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures! www.queens.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ju...
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The Voice of America (VOA) is a long-standing, federally-funded and nonpartisan org that first broadcast messages into Nazi Germany about democracy during World War II.
Many fear Kari Lakes would instead use the platform to spread right-wing propaganda.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
Many fear Kari Lakes would instead use the platform to spread right-wing propaganda.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
Here’s Why Kari Lake’s Nomination As Voice Of America Director Is Raising Alarms
Lake’s confirmation requires a multi-step approval process that could take months to complete.
www.forbes.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The Voice of America (VOA) is a long-standing, federally-funded and nonpartisan org that first broadcast messages into Nazi Germany about democracy during World War II.
Many fear Kari Lakes would instead use the platform to spread right-wing propaganda.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
Many fear Kari Lakes would instead use the platform to spread right-wing propaganda.
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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While LA firefighters were running out of water…
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?
January 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
While LA firefighters were running out of water…
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?
Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate, hired private firefighters to save his upscale shopping center in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday night.
The question is: did he use public water for this?
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Internet Archive's founder, @brewster.kahle.org, spoke with @wbur.org's Megna Chakrabarti about the lawsuits against the Internet Archive, the importance of archiving the web, and the "constantly renewed mythological goal" of the Library of Alexandria.
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
The Internet Archive is in danger
More than 900 billion webpages are preserved on The Wayback Machine, a history of humanity online. Now, copyright lawsuits could wipe it out.
www.wbur.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Internet Archive's founder, @brewster.kahle.org, spoke with @wbur.org's Megna Chakrabarti about the lawsuits against the Internet Archive, the importance of archiving the web, and the "constantly renewed mythological goal" of the Library of Alexandria.
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
🎧 Listen now: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
This is a great listen! If you have the hour to use, I’m thoroughly enjoying this ‘cast.
Tl;Dr - Moroccan Knitting - pants(!), socks, etc
Tl;Dr - Moroccan Knitting - pants(!), socks, etc
Fascinated by this interview with a knitting researcher. Did not occur to me that was a thing. And this combo of textile art, anthropology, history, and straight up travel is incredible overcast.fm/+AAZ-6C0ItZY
Irene Waggener, Knitting Researcher — The Long Thread Podcast
As a knitter in a new place, Irene Waggener looks for knitting as she explores. Not all of the countries where she finds herself have robust yarn-shop networks and textile tourism, so sometimes she ne...
overcast.fm
January 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is a great listen! If you have the hour to use, I’m thoroughly enjoying this ‘cast.
Tl;Dr - Moroccan Knitting - pants(!), socks, etc
Tl;Dr - Moroccan Knitting - pants(!), socks, etc
Reposted by Candace/Esme
Fascinated by this interview with a knitting researcher. Did not occur to me that was a thing. And this combo of textile art, anthropology, history, and straight up travel is incredible overcast.fm/+AAZ-6C0ItZY
Irene Waggener, Knitting Researcher — The Long Thread Podcast
As a knitter in a new place, Irene Waggener looks for knitting as she explores. Not all of the countries where she finds herself have robust yarn-shop networks and textile tourism, so sometimes she ne...
overcast.fm
December 1, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Fascinated by this interview with a knitting researcher. Did not occur to me that was a thing. And this combo of textile art, anthropology, history, and straight up travel is incredible overcast.fm/+AAZ-6C0ItZY
