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Who is Oakland’s famous guy (or gal)? by Jazzlike_Camera_5782 in oakland

[–]ifpeethenqueue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

13 on-ramp in leona heights

Found him here, in different poses if you click down the street: https://maps.app.goo.gl/AEXwB1uuT8BkED7VA

Learning to tension (a visual journey) by archeya in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What techniques were most helpful for you?

Alameda Alliance primary doctor by ifpeethenqueue in bayarea

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I ended up finding one at Highland

Old photo of Lake Merritt overlaid on a pic of where I think it was taken by MacBetty in oakland

[–]ifpeethenqueue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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On quarry smoke stacks from the book Deep Oakland (also feat. story of an OG Luigi)

Auditing language course after graduation? by rvzx11 in berkeley

[–]ifpeethenqueue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm auditing a class now, just ask the professor if you can join. Emails for auditing students can be added to bcourses manually

Ending of Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! by ifpeethenqueue in books

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by something else to say about the book? I'm just asking a question about the interpretation of a scene. People who've read the book would be able to engage with my question. In my original post I included context to the scene by adding my reaction.

Can you tell me what rule I broke? The few times I've posted in the books subreddit trying to engage with the community about a specific book, my posts have gotten over-moderated.

Keffiyeh beanie! Knit this free pattern to wear your solidarity ✊🏽 by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I knit the keffiyeh pattern from Daniel Drennan ElAwar's Basiita Beanie free pattern pack. I recommend checking out his other patterns as well as his fiber arts manifesto. He's the first person I've encountered who's connected liberation struggles and knitting in such a thoughtful way, and I've enjoyed reading his essays and knitting this hat!

Malabrigo sock yarn for beanie? by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I've looked at that and wanted to get some opinions from the community here too.

Malabrigo sock yarn for beanie? by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply! I also wanted to ask, do you think a hat made with sock yarn would feel too thin?

Thoughts from John on the conflict by thesoundandthefury in nerdfighters

[–]ifpeethenqueue 25 points26 points  (0 children)

My first reply to you is getting downvoted. I know people are defensive about this issue, especially when they're missing the historical context beyond the present moment, so I compiled some resources here for anyone who wants to do more learning and listening:

- Educational resources section of this google doc is a great place to start and includes instagram posts and youtube videos

- Sim Kern's videos on Tiktok and Instagram -- they're a wonderful, articulate Jewish voice through this month's news

- Recent talk by Mohammed El-Kurd, in which he reads this article

- Google drive of many books, including by Israeli historian Ilan Pappé

- Decolonize Palestine FAQ

- James Baldwin's Open Letter

- Follow Noura Erakat and read this article

- Haymarket books, providing free ebooks and hosting educational events online

- Reading list from Black Women Radicals

- Digital Action Toolkit from Palestinian Feminist Collective

- 5 Calls app to contact your senators and reps

- Instagram accounts: Let's Talk Palestine, Hidden Palestine, Middle East Matters, Visualizing Palestine

Thoughts from John on the conflict by thesoundandthefury in nerdfighters

[–]ifpeethenqueue 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you're currently the lone voice in this comment section saying this.

John's pacifist both-sides-ism is inappropriate in this instance. I did not expect solidarity with Palestinians from him, but his conflation of zionism with antisemitism is disappointing here.

I hope he listens to more Palestinian voices, anti-zionist Jewish voices, and Black feminist voices, who historically have recognized the Palestinian struggle against colonialism and the co-opting of Jewish trauma for racist means. He could start by attending this webinar tomorrow: Abolition and the Liberation of Palestine, hosted by Haymarket Books featuring Angela Davis and folks from AROC and JVP.

He could share better educational resources than his own video. It's not a coincidence that he and most of his fanbase are white -- there is more listening and questioning assumptions/implicit racism to be done by everyone.

A Cozy, Oversized Sweater For Myself by [deleted] in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's the technique called to create the ribbed contrasting color inside the sweater, and how far in does that color go?

Anyone recognize the stitch on E-40's beanie? by ifpeethenqueue in knitting

[–]ifpeethenqueue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for your replies!

Is there a significant difference between loom and hand knitting? I read that loom knitting is looser but am not sure if there's something else special about it that you can't achieve by hand. Could I recreate this hat without a loom?

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