Anna E.
@study-in-contrast.bsky.social
Many things to many people. Naturally restless elder Millennial working for organized labor. Occasional craftswoman; avid stress-baker; gardener. Ex-PhD student. Frequent birder & reader. In a complicated relationship with New Jersey. 🌈🌹🧶🖋️📚
Real life climate change horror story: can no longer eat dairy or mammal meat due to a tick bite. Did not eat much red meat to begin with. But allergies to dairy!?!?!? BRUTAL. Had hives from Cheez Its and then an anaphylactic reaction to mac and cheese. 0/10. Do not recommend.
July 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Real life climate change horror story: can no longer eat dairy or mammal meat due to a tick bite. Did not eat much red meat to begin with. But allergies to dairy!?!?!? BRUTAL. Had hives from Cheez Its and then an anaphylactic reaction to mac and cheese. 0/10. Do not recommend.
We lost my father to #ALS on May 19th. Respiratory-onset. I have been wandering around in a grief-riddled daze. In January of 2024, he was still winning tennis matches. By May of 2024, he couldn’t get up and down the stairs. How does anyone process this disease? How does it ever make sense?
June 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We lost my father to #ALS on May 19th. Respiratory-onset. I have been wandering around in a grief-riddled daze. In January of 2024, he was still winning tennis matches. By May of 2024, he couldn’t get up and down the stairs. How does anyone process this disease? How does it ever make sense?
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There's a union out there called AFSCME and they're busting their balls for you doing a lot of shit work you take for granted
February 18, 2025 at 4:36 AM
There's a union out there called AFSCME and they're busting their balls for you doing a lot of shit work you take for granted
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I'm going to be ending my Twitter presence soon, so this will be my only social media account.
February 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm going to be ending my Twitter presence soon, so this will be my only social media account.
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Workplace sabotage is a lost art.
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Workplace sabotage is a lost art.
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At CEO kindergarten they practice lockdowns to survive an active shooter. Wait no that’s regular kindergarten with regular baby children
December 10, 2024 at 9:09 AM
At CEO kindergarten they practice lockdowns to survive an active shooter. Wait no that’s regular kindergarten with regular baby children
Cables in a yarn with gorgeous stitch definition: Brooklyn Tweed Arbor. This is a Christmas gift (and also a sneaky lil gauge swatch for a future sweater). #knitting #fibercraft #brooklyntweed
December 8, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Cables in a yarn with gorgeous stitch definition: Brooklyn Tweed Arbor. This is a Christmas gift (and also a sneaky lil gauge swatch for a future sweater). #knitting #fibercraft #brooklyntweed
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can't they just put their execs in glass cases that you have to get an employee to open for you
BREAKING: CVS removes photos of executives from its website in wake of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s assassination
December 7, 2024 at 5:19 PM
can't they just put their execs in glass cases that you have to get an employee to open for you
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"If we vote for the union we won't have our quarterly pizza party."
"You can afford your own pizza with a union contact, Bill." #UnionsForAll 🪶
"You can afford your own pizza with a union contact, Bill." #UnionsForAll 🪶
November 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM
"If we vote for the union we won't have our quarterly pizza party."
"You can afford your own pizza with a union contact, Bill." #UnionsForAll 🪶
"You can afford your own pizza with a union contact, Bill." #UnionsForAll 🪶
The most backwoods thing I have ever done is going down next month.
I come from people who used to eat muskrat: a local delicacy. My spouse has long wanted to try it, but it’s hard to come by. You gotta know a guy.
MUSKRAT GUY ACQUIRED. Next step: coordinating the handoff! #weirdnj #xmasmuskrat
I come from people who used to eat muskrat: a local delicacy. My spouse has long wanted to try it, but it’s hard to come by. You gotta know a guy.
MUSKRAT GUY ACQUIRED. Next step: coordinating the handoff! #weirdnj #xmasmuskrat
November 30, 2024 at 6:43 PM
The most backwoods thing I have ever done is going down next month.
I come from people who used to eat muskrat: a local delicacy. My spouse has long wanted to try it, but it’s hard to come by. You gotta know a guy.
MUSKRAT GUY ACQUIRED. Next step: coordinating the handoff! #weirdnj #xmasmuskrat
I come from people who used to eat muskrat: a local delicacy. My spouse has long wanted to try it, but it’s hard to come by. You gotta know a guy.
MUSKRAT GUY ACQUIRED. Next step: coordinating the handoff! #weirdnj #xmasmuskrat
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This thread is the best kind of internet. Go ahead - look through, and tell them your favorite food and they’ll answer you with video about how they grew it
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
November 28, 2024 at 2:22 AM
This thread is the best kind of internet. Go ahead - look through, and tell them your favorite food and they’ll answer you with video about how they grew it
A word of wisdom about making scratch pie crusts from my mom, who taught home economics for 33 years: if the dough doesn’t look or feel right, throw it out, have a glass of wine, and start over. Repeat until you either get it right or are too tipsy to care. #baking #piecrust
November 27, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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The Right Wants to Divide Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.
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The Right Wants to Divide Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.
Divide-and-conquer tactics are what has led to MAGA’s success and power. Here’s what we can to do not fall into this trap.
barnraisingmedia.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:21 PM
The Right Wants to Divide Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.
barnraisingmedia.com/working-clas...
barnraisingmedia.com/working-clas...
Currently seeing real rain for the first time since SEPTEMBER.
November 21, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Currently seeing real rain for the first time since SEPTEMBER.
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The richest 10% of households hold 62% of the wealth in the US.
The bottom 50% hold 5.7%.
The bottom 50% hold 5.7%.
November 19, 2024 at 4:45 PM
The richest 10% of households hold 62% of the wealth in the US.
The bottom 50% hold 5.7%.
The bottom 50% hold 5.7%.
Before & after. I think my favorite part of #knitting may actually be the blocking. This is why I like sheepy, rustic yarn— blooms beautifully.
Star Anise pattern by Svetlana Volkova, worked in BC Garn Semilla Melange (100% organic wool). I messed up a few times but somehow it still looks good!
Star Anise pattern by Svetlana Volkova, worked in BC Garn Semilla Melange (100% organic wool). I messed up a few times but somehow it still looks good!
November 19, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Before & after. I think my favorite part of #knitting may actually be the blocking. This is why I like sheepy, rustic yarn— blooms beautifully.
Star Anise pattern by Svetlana Volkova, worked in BC Garn Semilla Melange (100% organic wool). I messed up a few times but somehow it still looks good!
Star Anise pattern by Svetlana Volkova, worked in BC Garn Semilla Melange (100% organic wool). I messed up a few times but somehow it still looks good!
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New hero just dropped
November 18, 2024 at 8:34 AM
New hero just dropped
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But what type of cheese?
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 PM
But what type of cheese?
Husband (a master mechanic) is teaching me to work on cars via our “new” 1990 Dodge Dakota, named Darlene. Developing a new appreciation for my #UAW fam who built her: Darlene spent almost 35 years as a sparingly-used farm truck and she’s still in surprisingly good shape, all things considered.
November 17, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Husband (a master mechanic) is teaching me to work on cars via our “new” 1990 Dodge Dakota, named Darlene. Developing a new appreciation for my #UAW fam who built her: Darlene spent almost 35 years as a sparingly-used farm truck and she’s still in surprisingly good shape, all things considered.
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"When despair for the world grows in me..."
November 15, 2024 at 7:40 PM
"When despair for the world grows in me..."