Can't make it to Independant Bookstore day at Restoried? You can always donate directly to my fund-a-thon page at fund.nnaf.org/alw26

a stack of dark chocolatey cookies covered in powdered sugar with craggy cracks in them. They look incredible and droolworthy.

a sneak peak at what I'm baking for Saturday! Mocha Crinkles: a chocolate and coffee filled morsel of goodness.
You can get your hands on these and more at @restoriedbookshop.bsky.social this Saturday 10a-2p or until goodies run out.

All proceeds are going to support @chiabortionfund.bsky.social

Thanks to some generous donors, I'm only $70(!!!) away from hitting $1000! Can you help me go into the weekend having raised $1k for @chiabortionfund.bsky.social? Every little bit helps, even $5!

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My thoughts exactly. Just playing with color shape and font each week.
He probably did other graphic work for the transit department, but this was the highlight of his week

I had the envy of watching some young men jump from bar to 135# on the bench today as part of their warmup.

testosterone is a heck of a thing.

This is NOT where I want my tax dollars to go.

I want transit.
I want health care.
I want everyone to have enough to eat.
I want people to be able to afforded to retire and enjoy their later years of life.
I want everyone to have shelter.

I do not want war.

"The Tiger" was published in the anthology You Will Be Able To Say A Thousand Words[1] and They're Singing A Song In Their Rocket[2] by 826DC, an organization that encourages young writers ages 6-18. The original poem reads: The tiger He destroyed his cage Yes YES The tiger is out

Every time a warehouse burns i think of this poem

OOH you got the xenomorph ring! nice

A huge, kaiju-sized green and orange carp is looming over the Watertower and nearly as tall as the Hancock Tower in Chicago, which it is leaning against, and the building is bowing with the weight. Two people are in the foreground running from the massive fish as giant waves lash upward in th background. Even closer in the foreground is a newspaper box with a paper in the front window with the headline INVASIVE CARP CHAOS and a photo of said carp. Everything is done in a stylized manner vaguely reminiscent of a Japanese woodcut print.

This is something I put quite a bit of work into that got canned the day it was supposed to come out for reasons I'm not getting into here. But I'm allowed to show you the image with identifying branding elements removed, which is what I am doing.

I like them scared

you just described so much of the MBJ tenure

Oh! The Hugh Manatees is having an Indie Bookstore Day BAKE SALE supporting Chicago Abortion Fund Saturday April 25 10am - 2 pm, or until baked goods run out at Restoried Bookshop 4613 N Kedzie Ave Support our local bookstore and have a sweet treat too!

Raising funds for @chiabortionfund.bsky.social during Independent Bookstore Day is like peanut butter and chocolate: Two great tastes, taste great together!

We're excited to have a table at @restoriedbookshop.bsky.social, one of the most community centered places I know.

TurboTax and H&R Block spent $7 million lobbying the Trump administration to kill Direct File.

Both companies donated to Trump's 2024 campaign and inauguration committees.

Another morning of ICE sightings happening around Chicagoland and the northwest burbs as yes, they are still here, operating under the surface as they were before Bovino's spectacle.

Can't make it to Albany Park? Donate today at fund.nnaf.org/alw26

Wanna help bake? DM ME

Oh! The Hugh Manatees is having an Indie Bookstore Day BAKE SALE supporting Chicago Abortion Fund Saturday April 25 10am - 2 pm, or until baked goods run out at Restoried Bookshop 4613 N Kedzie Ave Support our local bookstore and have a sweet treat too!

Raising funds for @chiabortionfund.bsky.social during Independent Bookstore Day is like peanut butter and chocolate: Two great tastes, taste great together!

We're excited to have a table at @restoriedbookshop.bsky.social, one of the most community centered places I know.

@ramirez.house.gov took the stage at How We Win to talk about the Equal Tax Act—and why fixing our tax code is central to fixing our economy.

Right now, wealth is taxed less than work. That’s not fair, and it’s not sustainable.

Ahhh that wavy one matches the engagement ring my husband got me after I proposed to him 🤩

Cw sexual assault

There are so many haunting parts of this study but the part that's carved into my brain is that the most common reason for targeting a woman was that the man thought she was hot and he was horny and most of them never experienced any concequences

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

“Google has created a misinformation crisis. Studies have shown that people tend to trust what AI tells them without question…Another experiment found that users still listened to AI when it gave them the wrong answer nearly 80% of the time—a grim trend the researchers dubbed “cognitive surrender.”

FUCK YEA Teacup Magnolia! LFG

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH <gasp gasp> HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHH

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Critically endangered crafts Crafts classified as 'critically endangered' are those at serious risk of no longer being practised. They m include crafts with a shrinking base of craftspeople, crafts with limited training opportunities, crafts wit financial viability, or crafts where there is no mechanism to pass on the skills and knowledge. Arrowsmithing Basketwork furniture making Bell founding Besom broom making MORE ENDANGERED Bow making (musical) Bowed-felt hat making Chain making Clay pipe making Clog making Coiled straw basket making Coppersmithing (objects) Copper wheel engraving Currach making Cut crystal glass making NEW Devon stave basket making Diamond cutting Encaustic tile making Engine turned engraving Fabric pleating Fair Isle chair making Fan making Figurehead carving NEW Flower making (trade and manufacturing) NEW Flute making (concert) Fore-edge painting Frame knitting Glass eye making Glove making MORE ENDANGERED Hat block making Hat plaiting Horse collar making Horsehair weaving Linen beetling NEW Linen damask weaving Maille making Matte painting (filmmaking) NEW Metal thread making Millwrighting Northern Isles basket making Orrery making Paper making (trade and manufacturing) Parchment and vellum making Piano making Pietra dura NEW Plane making Plume making Pointe shoe making Pottery (trade and manufacturing) Quilting (frame NEW | Rake making MORE ENDANGERED Rattan furniture making NEW Saw making Scientific and optical instrument making Scissor making Sieve and riddle making Silk ribbon weaving Silver spinning Spade making Spinning wheel making Straw hat making Sussex trug making Swill basket making Tanning (oak bark) Thatching (Irish vernacular) NEW Thatching (Scottish vernacular) Thatching (Welsh vernacular) NEW + Tinsmithing Wainwrighting Watch face enamelling Watch making Whip making Wooden fishing net making 84.7

new bucket list unlocked for my adhd craft friends:

or maybe "OTHER"
either way it amused me greatly

Thankfully they don't have hair color. I forget what language they used on my CA license, but I think it was "MISC" due to my fantasy hair colors

Alds. Marty Quinn (13th Ward), Derrick Curtis (18th Ward) and Nicholas Sposato (38th Ward) voted against the measure to ensure outright fascists aren’t allowed to remain on the police force.

I do occasionally buy something from Amazon. But its so incredibly rare. Getting rid of Prime is a great demotivator. Put a small barrier between your dollar and Bezos.

Reposting for the daytime crowd:

Wiswell: and one last thought before i leave you tonight
Wiswell: i dare you all to be excellent to each other

bsky's privacy systems mean I can't slide into the DMs of everyone who likes one of my fundraising posts. the privacy is great, but my DM slide is a critical part of my fundraising!

Can ya'll help a sister out and just donate?
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