Jenna Howe
@jkhowe.bsky.social
Somewhat quiet, curious about all sorts of things, usually quick on the uptake. Technical writer for a few decades. Fascinated with archaeology & anything to do with textiles.
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
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Rosie the Ribbiter 🐸🔧
I won't apologize for the flood of reposts; I wanted to make sure we could all see each other and those who could not make it out in person could see that we all know we are in this together!
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rosie the Ribbiter 🐸🔧
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“Women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700.
Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historical record, women contributed to all the most important areas of the economy, such as agriculture, commerce, and care.”
Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historical record, women contributed to all the most important areas of the economy, such as agriculture, commerce, and care.”
A woman’s place was not in the home: New book challenges assumptions about women’s work in early modern history
New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700. Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historic...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“Women played a fundamental role in the development of England’s national economy before 1700.
Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historical record, women contributed to all the most important areas of the economy, such as agriculture, commerce, and care.”
Far from being the unpaid homemakers and housewives of traditional historical record, women contributed to all the most important areas of the economy, such as agriculture, commerce, and care.”
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The cult classic “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces,” long passed around on bootleg copies and shown on classroom projectors, features lovingly edited footage of people doing things city planners often overlooked: sitting, talking, people-watching and shaping their environment in real time.
The Midtown movie that changed NYC’s sidewalks and plazas is coming to theaters
“The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces” will be rereleased Sept. 26.
gothamist.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The cult classic “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces,” long passed around on bootleg copies and shown on classroom projectors, features lovingly edited footage of people doing things city planners often overlooked: sitting, talking, people-watching and shaping their environment in real time.
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Channel the energy you used to get Jimmy Kimmel back on the air into getting more Democrats elected.
September 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Channel the energy you used to get Jimmy Kimmel back on the air into getting more Democrats elected.
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When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
September 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
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Trump wants to get rid of mail-in ballots so he can intimidate voters with federal troops stationed at the polling stations.
Hard to scare people who can just quietly mail in their votes.
Protect mail-in voting at all cost.
Hard to scare people who can just quietly mail in their votes.
Protect mail-in voting at all cost.
August 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Trump wants to get rid of mail-in ballots so he can intimidate voters with federal troops stationed at the polling stations.
Hard to scare people who can just quietly mail in their votes.
Protect mail-in voting at all cost.
Hard to scare people who can just quietly mail in their votes.
Protect mail-in voting at all cost.
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Texas State Representative Nicole Collier is being held as a political prisoner in the State Chamber after she refused to sign a consent form to allow 24/7 armed police coverage.
@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/...
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Texas Democratic Rep. remains locked inside House chamber after not signing slip for a DPS escort
Rep. Nicole Collier, of Fort Worth, returned to the Capitol Monday, but remains in the House chamber because she wouldn’t sign a permission slip to be under escort by Texas DPS. The escort for all Hou...
www.cbsnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Texas State Representative Nicole Collier is being held as a political prisoner in the State Chamber after she refused to sign a consent form to allow 24/7 armed police coverage.
@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/...
@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/...
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I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
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Every Blue State must now Gerrymander to protect the Constitution.
August 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Every Blue State must now Gerrymander to protect the Constitution.
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i just did this for $10/month. worth every penny.
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July 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
i just did this for $10/month. worth every penny.
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
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Thinking about how many people in the US don't realize they depend on Medicaid because it may be called something else in their state.
#ProtectMedicaid! Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO!
Chart from @caringacross.org
#ProtectMedicaid! Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO!
Chart from @caringacross.org
June 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Thinking about how many people in the US don't realize they depend on Medicaid because it may be called something else in their state.
#ProtectMedicaid! Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO!
Chart from @caringacross.org
#ProtectMedicaid! Call your Senators and tell them to vote NO!
Chart from @caringacross.org
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
June 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?
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They need to plan a strategic multi facility strike with warrants from a judge in hand and police to help serve the warrants. All at the same time across several states. So they can’t shuffle people around and they can’t be denied entry or the facilitators will be arrested.
June 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
They need to plan a strategic multi facility strike with warrants from a judge in hand and police to help serve the warrants. All at the same time across several states. So they can’t shuffle people around and they can’t be denied entry or the facilitators will be arrested.
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Congress is rebranding the BIG budget bill “Healthcare Reform.” Nonsense. The bill will gut Medicaid, affect Medicare [YES, Medicare!] & reduce ACA enrollment—to fund tax cuts for the rich. Are you enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare or the ACA now? What if the bill passes? Then what? @lwvus.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Congress is rebranding the BIG budget bill “Healthcare Reform.” Nonsense. The bill will gut Medicaid, affect Medicare [YES, Medicare!] & reduce ACA enrollment—to fund tax cuts for the rich. Are you enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare or the ACA now? What if the bill passes? Then what? @lwvus.bsky.social
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OK, this is how it's done.
June 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
OK, this is how it's done.
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To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on the rise
To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.
www.statnews.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
To prevent ovarian cancers, fallopian tube removal is on an upsurge — and diagnostic manuals are finally catching up.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/o...
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June 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
A dazzling ocean of tulips stretching endlessly in Hokkaido, Japan...
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I promise y’all: marching in step is quite easy. Nothing difficult about it. That bad marching was intentional. I guarantee it.
June 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I promise y’all: marching in step is quite easy. Nothing difficult about it. That bad marching was intentional. I guarantee it.