I finished the x-stitch that was supposed take just a few days while I waited for more floss to arrive. That floss has been here since the end of February and I am a much slower stitcher than I thought

I him anyway

Pattern:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1297840705/

The #Grifters running #Amerikkka are calling public media a grift! Probably because they embrace DEI and aren't afraid to criticize the #Fascist administration! This will not only cripple or destroy #PublicTelevision stations, #CommunityRadio like #WMPG also receives money from the #CPB!!!

White House calls #NPR and #PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding

By Jon Brodkin, April 15, 2025

Excerpt: "In a statement provided to Ars today, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that 'the effort underway to get Congress to rescind public media funding would disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people. There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress... Without PBS member stations, Americans will lose unique local programming and emergency services in times of crisis.' "

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/

Hearing that #YoGabbaGabba showed up to #Coachella and healed the babyadults lives with #music is giving me all the joy for some reason.

Wish we coulda had #SesameStreet close for RATM or something awesome. lol.

Mississippi refused to air Sesame Street in 1970 due to its mixed-race cast.

The ban only lasted 22 days before widespread publicity if the matter caused them to reverse the ban.

Back when public shame mattered

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/611570/when-mississippi-banned-sesame-street

Giving yourself the freedom to make mistakes is a gift to yourself—the gift of freedom to explore new possibilities for your life and work.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2010/01/everyone-makes-mistakes

Random Joy: Patrick Stewart on Sesame Street

The man is many countries' national treasure. To B or not to B.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7lv1SDzno

"Hi Count, I hear today's number is 3"

"Yes zat is right Grover, 1...2...3. Ha ha ha!"

"You know what letter the number 3 begins with?"

"Erm... zis is probably not a good idea Grover!"

"That's right! The letter T... Hey what's wrong with your friend?"

All shot using real figures & miniature sets. Had this idea for a while so thought I'd turn it into a fun photo.

For all the Big Bird lovers and all the scientists here, a talk coming out of a zoologist's dissertation research: "What, if Anything, Is Big Bird?"

Zoologist Mike Dickison talks about the PhD research he's been doing on a flightless bird -- the "Big Bird" of the title.
https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/what-if-anything-is-big-bird
#zoology #SesameStreet #FlightlessBirds

For all the Big Bird lovers and all the scientists here, a talk coming out of a zoologist's dissertation research: "What, if Anything, Is Big Bird?"
https://www.pechakucha.com/presentations/what-if-anything-is-big-bird

In 1976, Sesame Street had a segment in rotation called “Pinball Number Count.” The music is captivating, hopping between 4/4, 4/3, and 5/4 time signatures. And the animation is bursting with color and life. It has forever lived in my head.

Fun fact 1: the song counts to 12, but there were only 11 segments.

Fun fact 2: the vocals were provided by The Pointer Sisters.

More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinball_Number_Count

Here is Triki about to be burned in a few days in a falla.

Aquí el Triki esperando a ser chumascado en fallas.

"There was an era, from the 1930s to the 1970s, when governments in the US and Canada took the public good seriously, making vast investments in the lives of ordinary citizens."

https://thewalrus.ca/death-of-big-bird/

I learned a bit of trivia at a party the other day that I haven't bothered to fact check, because frankly, the point isn't the trivia, it's where my brain went with it.

Apparently Big Bird was supposed to be on the Challenger shuttle's last mission, a little tidbit which immediately lead to me to re-imagine "Capricorn One" with one of the crew replaced by Big Bird. I need this movie to be made.

Corporatism does not care about humanity.

With Warner Bros. deciding not to renew its distribution deal with Sesame Workshop, it seems Big Bird’s days are numbered. Here, writer Ira Wells explains how Sesame Street’s fate is symptomatic of a larger issue: the deprioritization of the public.

#SesameStreet #WarnerBros #ChildrensProgramming #PublicTelevision #Corporatism #Capitalism
https://thewalrus.ca/death-of-big-bird/

stuck in my head today: Telephone Rock!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUp_Yn-Yig