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Karen | Natural Fiber Knitter (she/her)
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Natural fiber knits, featuring sustainable yarn, esp. from local fiber farms, family-owned mills & hand-dyers
Each item you buy plants a 🌲 w/ @nationalforests - 2100 trees & counting!
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Keep talking about the Signal security lapse at the Pentagon. The media may have forgotten about it, but the voters have not.
April 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is going to ruin so much!

Say goodbye to mail voting
Say goodbye to rural service
Say goodbye to timely meds delivery
Say goodbye to affordable shipping for small businesses

USPS is a critical service. It is not a business that should be focused on bringing value to shareholders
Breaking news: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in ecommerce business and the 250 year-old Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Reposted by Karen | Natural Fiber Knitter (she/her)
*Taps 🎤 *
Is this thing on?

Trump wants control of the USPS so he can fuck with mail in voting.

TRUMP WANTS CONTROL OF THE USPS SO HE CAN FUCK WITH MAIL IN VOTING.
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Took advantage of the 2 dry days in between snow storms to block this shawl on the table outside. It seems dry enough now that the next round of snow is here!

Yarn is Mount Vernon (100% merino) from Cestari Sheep

#fulltimerving
February 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“Threat posed by SSRIs?” Yeah, take an antidepressant away from me and other feral GenXers. That sounds safe…
Seriously though. I was an absolute disaster before getting on lexapro. How can I start stockpiling to be prepared?
Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants.

As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
February 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by Karen | Natural Fiber Knitter (she/her)
Gaines County, Texas has a vaccine exemption rate of 18%, one of the highest in the country…and now Gaines County a huge measles outbreak.

Imagine that.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN
A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I just took a needle felting class at SCRAP RVA & then got felting supplies from my LYS. NGL it felt nice to take a break from the news for a few hours
Also: stay tuned for some fun garlands & other goodies made w/ local fibers. I think it’s going to be super therapeutic to st@b some wool repeatedly
February 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Donald Trump and his Administration won’t say this, so we will:

Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Karen | Natural Fiber Knitter (she/her)
We strongly urge you not to resign and recommend seeking legal counsel!
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
@resist.bot can quickly and easily contact your senators, representatives, and even the President on your behalf.
Feel free to use my letter to contact your senators to vote NO on RFK’s nomination for HHS

resist.bot/petitions/PQ...

#RFK
Vote NO on RFK for HHS
Text SIGN PQGYKY to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
January 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s the last day for retailers to save an additional 15% off my wholesale natural fiber knits at Faire!

Find hand-dyed merino fingerless mitts & adjustable ear warmers, Virginia-grown cotton soap savers & reusable facial rounds, organic cotton baby booties and more at hoaglandhandmade.faire.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Faire Wholesale Insider shopping starts today!

Retailers can save an extra 15% off wholesale preorders for customer favorites including recycled cotton market totes, Virginia-grown cotton soap savers & reusable facial rounds, hand-dyed merino fingerless mitts & more!

Hoaglandhandmade.Faire.Com
January 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I spent my day unplugged (though I did have PBS running for viewership numbers).
I went to the thrift store, enjoyed a local park, and finally got around to setting up my Libby account. One day down…hopefully only 1,460 to go…sigh
January 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Why do I get the strong suspicion that it’s time to leave TT now too? 🤔🤔🤔
January 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM