Elisebeth 'EV' VanderWeil
@elisebeth.bsky.social
Doing what I can with what I have where I am - which is amigurumi with yarn in Tacoma/Seattle.
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I prematurely ahead of time congratulate you on becoming a citizen of the new nation of Cascadia some time in perhaps the near future 😀
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
November 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I prematurely ahead of time congratulate you on becoming a citizen of the new nation of Cascadia some time in perhaps the near future 😀
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
@maggiemcneill.bsky.social
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massive AWS failure is just a snow day for adults
October 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
massive AWS failure is just a snow day for adults
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![Comic. Two-column table. Column A lists planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Column B has checkmark boxes for whether the planets have rings: the outer planets’ boxes are checked, and Earth has a red check. [Earth with a ring with an array pf points around it. An arrow labeled “Geostationary Satellite Bel”t points to the ring.] [caption] Astronomy fact: A century ago, Earth didn’t have rings, but we have one now! It’s where all the satellite dishes are pointed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifauh76r3os5nnzjvkcz5sl2pgx5iz4sgkxebqjw3aogjn6e677aa@jpeg)
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Ribbit.
October 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ribbit.
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This video of the "ICE" agent [?] with no ID, who thinks claiming to be in the DHS means he's allowed to drive his kids around drunk answers two questions:
1. Many ICE agents probably *are* just cosplaying vigilantes with issues; and
2. Many think claiming to be ICE means they can disobey laws.
1. Many ICE agents probably *are* just cosplaying vigilantes with issues; and
2. Many think claiming to be ICE means they can disobey laws.
Divorced, whiny ICE goon gets arrested for driving drunk with his kids in the car.
He acts like he’s above the law, stating, “I’m Federal.” He also confronts one of the arresting officers, asking, “Are you Haitian?” And makes a big deal out of getting an answer because, "It does matter!"
He acts like he’s above the law, stating, “I’m Federal.” He also confronts one of the arresting officers, asking, “Are you Haitian?” And makes a big deal out of getting an answer because, "It does matter!"
October 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This video of the "ICE" agent [?] with no ID, who thinks claiming to be in the DHS means he's allowed to drive his kids around drunk answers two questions:
1. Many ICE agents probably *are* just cosplaying vigilantes with issues; and
2. Many think claiming to be ICE means they can disobey laws.
1. Many ICE agents probably *are* just cosplaying vigilantes with issues; and
2. Many think claiming to be ICE means they can disobey laws.
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A two page "novel" was just discovered written by Jack Kerouac in the items of deceased gangster boss Paul Castellano, who was killed by Gambino in 1985.
Read the text of the novel here in the pics. Best five minutes you’ll have this week, guaranteed:
Read the text of the novel here in the pics. Best five minutes you’ll have this week, guaranteed:
October 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A two page "novel" was just discovered written by Jack Kerouac in the items of deceased gangster boss Paul Castellano, who was killed by Gambino in 1985.
Read the text of the novel here in the pics. Best five minutes you’ll have this week, guaranteed:
Read the text of the novel here in the pics. Best five minutes you’ll have this week, guaranteed:
This has been a day of some awe!! Remakery, tool library, book library lunch date, poetry, glass art, and an anti-Nazi fridge magnet! #TacomaLife
October 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This has been a day of some awe!! Remakery, tool library, book library lunch date, poetry, glass art, and an anti-Nazi fridge magnet! #TacomaLife
A saintly dog with divine breeze
October 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A saintly dog with divine breeze
Our doggy shrink has declared our dog a “saint”! #perspective #dogbehaviorist
October 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Our doggy shrink has declared our dog a “saint”! #perspective #dogbehaviorist
How to say you’re from the PNW without saying you’re from the PNW: I wonder if the car wash can get the slug trail off my windshield…
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How to say you’re from the PNW without saying you’re from the PNW: I wonder if the car wash can get the slug trail off my windshield…
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One of our most iconic librarians is reviving a children’s lit classic.
Reading Rainbow is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.
After a 20 year hiatus, Reading Rainbow, the former PBS tentpole, is headed back to the airwaves. A reboot of the literacy loving children’s television show is coming to a (small) screen near…
buff.ly
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One of our most iconic librarians is reviving a children’s lit classic.
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Let’s not forget that Frau Magda Goebbels made a good strudel.
September 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Let’s not forget that Frau Magda Goebbels made a good strudel.
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What can you take away from an AI incident? “How a matrix of concerned readers, workers, fellow indies, and union reps can apply constructive pressure to a large organization and so keep them accountable to community values.”
Everything you need to know about the Powell’s AI slop snafu—and what we can all learn from it.
Another day, another duel with AI slop. Unfortunately a recent deep fake has come in the guise of a friend. Last Friday, Powell’s Books of Portland, Oregon—one of the country’s best lov…
buff.ly
September 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What can you take away from an AI incident? “How a matrix of concerned readers, workers, fellow indies, and union reps can apply constructive pressure to a large organization and so keep them accountable to community values.”
Happy Star Trek Day to all those who celebrate! 🖖🏻✨
September 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Happy Star Trek Day to all those who celebrate! 🖖🏻✨
Here’s a question I never thought to hear at the family dinner table: “What are we gonna do if martial law is declared?”
September 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here’s a question I never thought to hear at the family dinner table: “What are we gonna do if martial law is declared?”
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🌎 What is Bioregionalism? It’s more than a philosophy — it’s a way of life rooted in place. It asks us to align our politics, culture, and economy with the natural boundaries of watersheds, soil and terrain.
Swipe through to explore how bioregionalism calls us home to place.
Swipe through to explore how bioregionalism calls us home to place.
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🌎 What is Bioregionalism? It’s more than a philosophy — it’s a way of life rooted in place. It asks us to align our politics, culture, and economy with the natural boundaries of watersheds, soil and terrain.
Swipe through to explore how bioregionalism calls us home to place.
Swipe through to explore how bioregionalism calls us home to place.
Happy Burn Day to all those who celebrate!
a group of people riding bikes in the desert
ALT: a group of people riding bikes in the desert
media.tenor.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy Burn Day to all those who celebrate!
Sign the Petition
Demand DHS free a disabled veteran and father from Ice custody.
chng.it
August 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Thank you.
Fascism is here. We are not “getting closer” or “in danger of.”
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over.
Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.
August 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Thank you.
Talking up swamp coolers to a colleague in Western Washington: They work great in Spokane where it’s dry; not so much here…uh…wait a minute…maybe they would work here now.
Colleague: They’re sold out at the local store. #climatechange
Colleague: They’re sold out at the local store. #climatechange
August 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Talking up swamp coolers to a colleague in Western Washington: They work great in Spokane where it’s dry; not so much here…uh…wait a minute…maybe they would work here now.
Colleague: They’re sold out at the local store. #climatechange
Colleague: They’re sold out at the local store. #climatechange
Trekkies, crafters, ladies who brunch, and witches - Tacoma has stepped for me like Seattle did 20 years ago. #meetupforthewin
August 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Trekkies, crafters, ladies who brunch, and witches - Tacoma has stepped for me like Seattle did 20 years ago. #meetupforthewin
The most Seattle event this year: paddleboard rave on Lake Union during the day. #seattlelife
August 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The most Seattle event this year: paddleboard rave on Lake Union during the day. #seattlelife
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Sandra Oh has kept diaries since she was a young girl, covering her big adolescent feelings, her years trying to make it in Hollywood and her time on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Killing Eve.” On the latest edition of The Interview, Oh shared excerpts from her journals. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/m...
July 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sandra Oh has kept diaries since she was a young girl, covering her big adolescent feelings, her years trying to make it in Hollywood and her time on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Killing Eve.” On the latest edition of The Interview, Oh shared excerpts from her journals. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/m...