Karen Hempel (she/her) 🎨
@purplgrl.bsky.social
Rural Australian Artist and Colour Lover. Surface Repeat Pattern Designer for Fabrics and Homewares. LaTrobe Uni Alumni (GradDipArtEd). Childless Cat Lady. MotoGP/F1 Fan. Tea Drinker. Twitter Refugee.
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A selection of my Art & Surface Repeat Patterns. Visit this link for more information: linktr.ee/karenhempelg...
Here’s to a great weekend. LOVE from my cats, Ollie-Bouncer and Billy-Diego 🖤🖤
February 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Here’s to a great weekend. LOVE from my cats, Ollie-Bouncer and Billy-Diego 🖤🖤
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Congratulations to @flashes.blue for their official launch on the App Store 🎉🎉🎉
It’s an instagram alternative built on the AT protocol 🙌 all the visual scrolling with none of the Meta algorithm
It’s an instagram alternative built on the AT protocol 🙌 all the visual scrolling with none of the Meta algorithm
February 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Congratulations to @flashes.blue for their official launch on the App Store 🎉🎉🎉
It’s an instagram alternative built on the AT protocol 🙌 all the visual scrolling with none of the Meta algorithm
It’s an instagram alternative built on the AT protocol 🙌 all the visual scrolling with none of the Meta algorithm
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We are living at the end of an empire that chose to self destruct due to white supremacy, greed and disinformation. This is America nosediving into pavement. Sad days.
January 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We are living at the end of an empire that chose to self destruct due to white supremacy, greed and disinformation. This is America nosediving into pavement. Sad days.
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This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
January 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is written by the bishop who stood up to Orange Voldemort. Everyone should be buying this. It's available on Amazon for $14. I'm an atheist and I'm buying it. #booksky
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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Do you feel hopeless about humanity? Look for the good things – and build a bridge towards them
Do you feel hopeless about humanity? Look for the good things – and build a bridge towards them
We all have the capacity for creativity and growth. Hold on to this potential when life seems bleak
Something quite peculiar has happened to my Facebook feed, and I like it. (Yes, I am still on Facebook; I like to call it “research”.)
One day, a few…
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Do you feel hopeless about humanity? Look for the good things – and build a bridge towards them
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Coming soon: #Booksky Banned Book Club!
We'll read one banned/challenged book monthly and discuss on Bluesky with posts. Coordinators will provide talking points. Follow me for updates and to join. Fellow librarians, let me know if you'd like to be a coordinator.
Repost to get the word out pls.
We'll read one banned/challenged book monthly and discuss on Bluesky with posts. Coordinators will provide talking points. Follow me for updates and to join. Fellow librarians, let me know if you'd like to be a coordinator.
Repost to get the word out pls.
November 24, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Coming soon: #Booksky Banned Book Club!
We'll read one banned/challenged book monthly and discuss on Bluesky with posts. Coordinators will provide talking points. Follow me for updates and to join. Fellow librarians, let me know if you'd like to be a coordinator.
Repost to get the word out pls.
We'll read one banned/challenged book monthly and discuss on Bluesky with posts. Coordinators will provide talking points. Follow me for updates and to join. Fellow librarians, let me know if you'd like to be a coordinator.
Repost to get the word out pls.
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Closing in on 20 million BlueSky user. Only a little over 20K to go.
Watch the magic moment live!!! vqv.app/stats/
Watch the magic moment live!!! vqv.app/stats/
Bluesky StatsBluesky Stats
Bluesky user count
vqv.app
November 19, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Closing in on 20 million BlueSky user. Only a little over 20K to go.
Watch the magic moment live!!! vqv.app/stats/
Watch the magic moment live!!! vqv.app/stats/
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I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM
I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
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It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
BlueSky for Beginners
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 AM
It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
A selection of my Art & Surface Repeat Patterns. Visit this link for more information: linktr.ee/karenhempelg...
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A selection of my Art & Surface Repeat Patterns. Visit this link for more information: linktr.ee/karenhempelg...
Reposted by Karen Hempel (she/her) 🎨
With this significant influx of users, we’ve also seen increased spam, scam, and trolling activity — you may have seen some of this yourself.
Our team is reviewing these accounts, and you can help us by reporting them by clicking the three-dot menu on each post/account.
Our team is reviewing these accounts, and you can help us by reporting them by clicking the three-dot menu on each post/account.
November 15, 2024 at 5:11 PM
With this significant influx of users, we’ve also seen increased spam, scam, and trolling activity — you may have seen some of this yourself.
Our team is reviewing these accounts, and you can help us by reporting them by clicking the three-dot menu on each post/account.
Our team is reviewing these accounts, and you can help us by reporting them by clicking the three-dot menu on each post/account.