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MJ Martin's avatar

I am so impressed by your teens response to all the "funny" memes... he is rightly looking at the real issues behind all that. I believe making jokes about serious issues is insensitive and wrong.... and not funny.

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Elinar Lowry's avatar

I was reminded recently of Emily Dickenson's poem "Hope is a thing with feathers". Always a good read when you need encouragement to hope.

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Ann's avatar

Thanks for sharing! I do enjoy reading and try to support you by purchasing yarn and patterns when I can. I am trying to remain calm while these ridiculous claims about various things are being made. Praying that reality and common sense along with deligent research prevails.

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Anne Vally's avatar

I appreciate you and every single way that you support my work and just simply are here in my community! Thank you for being here!

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Sharon Hays's avatar

Thank you for this today. My depression went south this weekend and I now remember that I'll be fine once I'm knitting.

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Eileen Gruber's avatar

Thank you for making this a safe space!

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Sandy S's avatar

Good on you for nourishing the get out and vote theme of our critical times! Nothing is more important. Well accept for not dropping any stitches! 🙂

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tsswedish's avatar

That's my nephew!!!! I love y'all, dude!!!

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Anne Vally's avatar

It is and we love you right back!!

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tsswedish's avatar

I also love voting. As a black queer woman, it makes me feel so powerful! I remember voting for Obama and standing with my neighborhood at the fire station at 6:30 am, waiting for the polls to open. It was a potent moment standing with all those other black faces, some old, some young, like college-aged self, ready to “flex our patriotism”! I'm thrilled he will finally experience this joy himself.

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Anne Vally's avatar

What a beautiful portrait! I remember the night he won and all the people in Chicago, tears streaming down their faces (tears streaming down mine at home). So powerful.

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tsswedish's avatar

Indiana turned blue on the map, and J and I lost our minds sitting on the sofa in my mother's living room.

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