Shannon Downey

@badasscrossstitch.bsky.social

Art activist. Craftivist. Chicagoan. Educator. President of the Joyful Menace Society. My book, Let’s Move The Needle, is out now. 🖖🏼. Big fan of libraries and dogs. Super 🏳️‍🌈. Gen X

On vacation with friends and friends grandma. She walked into a book store, didn’t find my book, told the owner she should order it. Owner immediately ordered it and we are now planning an event together. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE HYPE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE.

Zohran Mamdani: “I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague. He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court. And what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many purely because of what his actions have wrought over these last many years.

I love when people use their powers for good. At the airport and this man was both invading peoples personal space and cutting folks in line for security. The TSA agent saw it and pulled him for a “random search”. He was big mad.

Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.

ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer

An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.

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Chicago! Head to Libby. CPL finally has the audio version of my book. You can listen to me talk into your ear holes for 7ish hours 😂📚 If you are at all creative and you care about doing something about this dumpster fire *gestures broadly* this one is for you!

An email screenshot announcing chicago public library now has let’s move the needle on Libby app

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 26%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

Go outside. Breathe in some fresh air. Remember why we have to keep fighting against AI centers. Repeat as needed.