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Nina Shope
@nina-shope.bsky.social
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Author of Asylum (Dzanc Books) & Hangings (Starcherone), fiber-artist, folk-art fanatic, corgi obsessee, political activist, feminist!
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nina-shope.bsky.social
Denverites: looking for non-corporate, unique, handmade holiday gifts? Come to Firefly market on Sat & Sun, 10-4, 1000 block of Old South Gaylord St. Snapdragon will be selling festive garlands, ornaments, and folk-art inspired embroidery! #buyhandmade #buylocal #boycott #shopsmall #denver
Firefly handmade Denver Holiday market, free admission, Nov 22-23, 10-4, 1000 block Old South Gaylord Street Picture of embroidered anatomical heart by Snapdragon. Text: This Season—shop small, shop local, shop handmade. Www.snapdragonoriginals.etsy.com Picture of paper bird garland by Snapdragon Picture of embroidered Sagittarius hoop by Snapdragon
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
@repbrendanboyle.bsky.social just heard you on MSNBC—feel exactly as baffled as you…. This makes NO sense! People SACRIFICED in their lives so Dems would stay strong. Wtaf???????
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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When you boycott this winter, please don't "buy nothing." Seek out art markets, craft fairs, & small shops on Black Friday & beyond. Artisans desperately need your support. Spread the word about where everyone can shop local, small, & handmade. #buyart #shophandmade #shopsmall #boycott #blackfriday
Text: This season, please: Shop Small, Shop Local, Shop Handmade. Picture: Anatomical heart hoop by Snapdragon Originals. www.snapdragonoriginals.etsy.com Winter graphic with text: ❤️ PLEASE SHARE! ❤️ While you boycott corps & big chains this winter, please seek out handmade markets, craft fairs, & small stores that stock local artists! Artisans desperately need your support, including on Black Friday . We pay high prices for holidaybooth spaces, months in advance, & if people don't show & don’t purchase, we can end up in the negative, which is catastrophic for our budgets (and hurts our hearts). We work long, unpaid days, often in the cold. We hurt our backs hauling our tents, weights, and tables. We often live on the economic edge due to our commitment to follow our passions and prioritize beauty, joy, connection, responsible making and selling... Know that everything an artisan makes by hand embodies and requires their heart, soul, time, physical labor, hope, and love. please help us now as you did during COVID. -Nina Shope www.snapdragonoriginals.etsy.com Snapdragon’s WINTER MARKET SEASON. Nov 7 First Friday Pop Up at Ink Jewelry! , Belmar, 4-8:30, 445 S Saulsbury St, Studio C. Nov 15-16 Firefly Handmade Holiday, Boulder, 10-4, Pearl Street Mall. Nov 22-23 Firefly Handmade Holiday, Denver, 10-4, 1000 Block S Gaylord St. Nov 28, Black Friday at Northfield, Denver, 10-3, 8340 E 47th Ave. Nov 29-30, Horseshoe Holiday, Denver, 10-4, Highlands Masonic Temple. Dec 6, 7 Boulder County Farmer’s Market Holiday Market , Longmont, 9595 Nelson Road.
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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PLEASE SHARE! 15% OFF Skull Garlands thru Nov 1st! Order now to receive in time for Halloween/Day of the Dead 💀💀 Buy small, buy handmade, support artists! etsy.me/47FmDmq
#etsy #etsyfinds #etsygifts #etsysale #shopsmall #shophandmade #DiaDeLosMuertos #HalloweenDecor #halloweensale #dayofthedead
https://etsy.me/47FmDmq OR www.snapdragonoriginals.etsy.com FLASH SALE, 15% OFF Skul Garlands 10/24/25-11/1/25
October 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Aerial view of No Kings Denver, CO! #nokings #denver #colorado
October 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Denver, CO No Kings #denver #colorado #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
So many people turned out today in Denver for No Kings! Estimates of 30,000 @indivisibledenveraction @maddow.msnbc.com #NoKings #NoKings2 #Oct18 #DenverProtest #IDA-CO #DenverNoKings @indivisible #indivisible #50501 #fiftyfiftyone #DenverNoKings #DenverNoKings2
October 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
nina-shope.bsky.social
Denver TURNED OUT today for NO KINGS 2! IDA was there and so was much of Denver!!! #Shutdown #Shame #NoKings #NoKings2 #Oct18 #DenverProtest #IDA-CO #DenverNoKings @indivisible #indivisible #50501 #fiftyfiftyone @maddow.msnbc.com
Thousands at No Kings 2 in Denver, Oct 18, 2025 Thousands at No Kings 2 in Denver, Oct 18, 2025 Man in eagle costume at Denver No Kings 2
October 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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@chrismurphyct.bsky.social Agreed with everything you said on Katy Tur today! Wonderful to hear that you get it. We are with you! Will be out on Oct 18!
October 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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ida-co.bsky.social
No Kings 2! This Saturday! Show up at a location near you! Or far! Go to nokings.org to find where to be! IDA will be at the Colorado State Capitol!
SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY NO KINGS MUTUAL AID SATURDAY, OCT 18 COLORADO STATE CAPITOL OCTOBER 18 12-4 ACCEPTED DONATIONS ARC THRIFT GIFT CARDS | GROCERY GIFT CARDS NON-PERISHABLE DRY PANTRY ITEMS HINO CANS PLEASE!! CLEAN, NEW OR GENTLY USED WARM CLOTHING AND BLANKETS UNOPENED TOILETRIES
October 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
🚫👑 Details TBD, but 'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Denver” - sign up now to join me! BRING A FRIEND, BUILD A MOVEMENT. Let's make this HUGE. @ida-co.bsky.social #Oct18 #NoKings2 #DenverProtests #NoKingsDenver #Indivisible #RESIST @indivisible.org
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Denver · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Join Solidarity Warriors, Our Revolution, Indivisible Denver Action, and other partner organizations for a continuation of the spirit of the first...
www.mobilize.us
September 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
nina-shope.bsky.social
The Trump Regime 🖕🖕tried to extort #Colorado into giving up mail in voting to keep Space Command here. I’m thrilled we didn’t cave. Good riddance. #FascistTrump @ida-co.bsky.social #FightFascism @michaelbennet.bsky.social @senatorhick.govpeeps.us
September 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
New, from me:
America is no longer a functioning democracy. It is a competitive authoritarian system, hurtling rapidly toward authoritarianism.
This was a hard piece to write but we can't move forward if we don’t acknowledge where we are.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
The authoritarian checklist
It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
#SHAME on Colorado’s four Republican Reps: 👎 Lauren Boebert 👎Gabe Evans 👎 Jeff Crank 👎 and 👎 Jeff Hurd.👎 VOTE THEM OUT for betraying their constituents and their country. They can’t hide! COMMENT, LIKE, and SHARE.
 
#50DaysOfShame #VoteThemOut #LaurenBoebert #GabeEvans #JeffHurd #JeffCrank #CO
July 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
Sorry for the short notice, but anyone who is interested in getting trained in the next stage of mass, non-violent, non-compliance and learning Indivisible's NEW STRATEGY: sign up for this training TONIGHT 6mst/8et
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... #RESIST #INDIVISIBLE @indivisible.org #1MillionRising
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
www.mobilize.us
July 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
Today, ahora! Come visit Snapdragon at Frida Fest at Manos Sagrados, 9975 E Colfax, Aurora, CO, July 12, 1-6pm. Artists, face painting, Frida lookalike contest, music, food! #FridaKahlo #Art #HandmadeArt #DenverEvents #FridaFest #FolkArt #AuroraCO
July 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Happy Birthday, Frida. A fellow #Cancerian, a rebel, a visionary, a humanist, an activist, a role model…. #FridaKahlo #HappyBirthdayFrida
July 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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True Americans who respect our immigrant roots, uphold allied democracies worldwide, and reject federal gestapos are now the active rebellion. This nation is in DEEP DISTRESS. @ida-co.bsky.social #RESIST #REBEL #FightFascism #StandUp #July4 #RealPatriots #ProtectImmigrants
Upside down US flag: under distress “Pass it on: Based on this horror show of a vote, all Americans who object should fly their flags upside down on July 4” Picture of masked ICE agents: “It’s hard to celebrate our independence when it’s pretty clear we are losing it” People dying in at Denver Capitol 7/3 before passage of Budget bill
July 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
I’m begging folks: turn out!
ida-co.bsky.social Indivisible Denver Action ❌👑 @ida-co.bsky.social · Jul 3
🚨🚨RAPID RESPONSE: DIE-IN TOMORROW MORNING🚨🚨Do something TRULY PATRIOTIC July 3, 10-11am. Come to a 🆘 Die-In to KILL THE BUDGET BILL before it kills us. Shame Evans, Hurd, Crank, Boebert. Register here: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/... #StopTheCuts #KillTheBill #COPolitics #SaveMedicaid #DenverProtest
The GOP IS KILLING US! Emergency Die-In to Kill the Budget Bill! As soon as tomorrow, thousands could be kicked off their health care. We cannot let that happen. Bring a gravestone sign that directly calls out a GOP lawmakers. Be ready for a mass-die-in photo where we lie down in the grass). Capitol Front Lawn (below West Stairs, near Lincoln), 10-11am July 3rd, DENVER CAPITOL. Bring water, sunscreen, hat--stay cool! #StoptheCuts #KillTheBill #COPolitics #PatientsOverPolitics #SaveMedicaid. Pictures of Grave stones saying: "RIP Couldn't Get Medicaid Benefits Because of Gabe Evans' Vote" "Couldn't Pay for Medication because of Lauren Boebert's Vote" "Couldn't Afford to See a Doctor Because of Jeff Crank's Vote"
July 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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ida-co.bsky.social
One more day of Denver Pride! Go have fun!
Sunday at Civic Center Park
#pride2025 #denverpride
June 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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ida-co.bsky.social
Happy Pride!!!! Thank you Budapest! People stand up!

Budapest Pride goes ahead, defying Orbán’s threat of “legal consequences” - BBC News apple.news/Aj8HVC8CvSSi...
Budapest Pride draws huge crowds in defiance of Orban legal threats — BBC News
Tens of thousands have gathered for the LGBTQ march in Hungary's capital, despite a police ban and warning from PM Viktor Orban.
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June 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
nina-shope.bsky.social
Love to @maddow.msnbc.com for shepherding us all through this first 100 days of “whatever this has been” to quote her. We will miss you on all days that aren’t Monday! You helped make our resistance visible. Thank you! #Hero #ThankYouRachel #RachelMaddow #Indivisible #FightFascism #RESIST
May 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Thank you, Canada! You are an ally and a role model! Love ya! ❤️❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️#CanadaElections #CanadaLiberalsWin #RESIST #WeLoveCanada #FuckTrump
April 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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#Portraitsofatraitor
Trump balloon: Russia’s biggest ASSet, “psst the baby emperor has no clothes!” Trump balloon w signs on back: “kick me…out,” “I’m a DICK-tator”, “Elon’s My Daddy,” “Putin’s Puppet”
April 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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ida-co.bsky.social
🤡🎨 APRIL 28 SOCIAL MEDIA TAKEOVER 🤡🎨: ❤️ this idea by Adrienne DeLoe. "PORTRAITS OF A TRAITOR. Since he hates bad portraits, flood social media channels with unflattering, activist art of Trump." Tag posts #PortraitsOfATraitor & spread the word! #RESIST #FuckTrump @indivisible.org #FightFascism
April 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM