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“Why don’t they play popular music at the Super Bowl anymore.” — Man who thinks 1996 was 10 years ago.

This isn’t the most eloquent way to express it, but thank fuck for the arts Thank fuck for books Thank fuck for drawing and painting Thank fuck for movies Thank fuck for video games Thank fuck for all the creatives out there who will help us cope the next 4 years whether by escapism or a rally cry

Absofuckinglutely.

Throwing myself into work. Grabbed some of my favorite patterns from Unraveled Handknits, North Road Knits, and HoneyStitchCo to distract my brain from this chaos. My grandfathers didn’t fight in WWII just to have history repeat itself.

A new week brings fresh ideas. I’ve been throwing myself into preparations for back to back knitwear pop-up shops and was starting to feel burnt out. Mix in a few audiobooks & a little Rage Against the Machine and I’m feeling inspired again. 💜

If you think medical exemptions for discriminatory mask bans are “good enough”…consider all the times disabled people are told we “don’t look sick” Our doctors, family & friends doubt our lived experiences & risk factors. Letting law enforcement decide who is “disabled enough” to mask is dangerous

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

I need you to understand that the attack on NIH is part of a eugenics strategy that you all helped empower by effectively cutting disabled people out of society when you abandoned COVID precautions.