Deena Heg
@bikesalsa.bsky.social
Political moderate, independent. Workforce, education and economic policy work. Wildlife and outdoors fan. Critter photography. Mixed media art now and then. Ballet lover.
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Deena Heg
@bikesalsa.bsky.social
· Nov 14
And now for something completely different. From an unusually visible hummingbird's nest we saw a few years ago. Reminder that there's wonderful stuff out there.
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Finding a 17-year old physically attractive is different than engaging in sex acts with a 17-year old, which is different still from sex trafficking a 17-year old.
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Finding a 17-year old physically attractive is different than engaging in sex acts with a 17-year old, which is different still from sex trafficking a 17-year old.
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8 November 1942 | A transport of some 1,000 Polish Jews - men, women, and children - deported from ghettos in Ciechanów region (part of German-occupied Poland annexed to the Third Reich).
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
8 November 1942 | A transport of some 1,000 Polish Jews - men, women, and children - deported from ghettos in Ciechanów region (part of German-occupied Poland annexed to the Third Reich).
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
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THINGS ARE TERRIBLE BUT feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Everything is terrible but my friend and I went on a really nice birding outing last week and I'm holding onto those sun-dappled hours. Here's my friend, me, and the little guys we went there to see (prothonotary warblers). I took the first photo and the rest are my friend's
June 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
THINGS ARE TERRIBLE BUT feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...
Stop responding to JD Vance, you absolute suckers. It's what he wants.
June 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Stop responding to JD Vance, you absolute suckers. It's what he wants.
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23 June 1934 | A German Jewish boy, Fred Schoenfeld, was born in Berlin.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
June 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
23 June 1934 | A German Jewish boy, Fred Schoenfeld, was born in Berlin.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
In 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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3 June 1941 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Henriëtte Jacobsen (left), was born in Rotterdam.
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her elder sister Sara Channah. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her elder sister Sara Channah. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
June 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
3 June 1941 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Henriëtte Jacobsen (left), was born in Rotterdam.
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her elder sister Sara Channah. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her elder sister Sara Channah. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
Thread worth your while
Unbelievably horrified by this attack in Boulder. We don’t know the full story of the attacker, but no matter what it is, let me be clear: Senseless, antisemitic attacks do not help Palestinians, Jews, or Israelis.
Committing terror attacks against people standing for hostages is disgusting.
Committing terror attacks against people standing for hostages is disgusting.
June 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Thread worth your while
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1 June 1937 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Manuel Scheffer, was born in Amsterdam.
In September 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber together with his mother, Rachel.
In September 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber together with his mother, Rachel.
June 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
1 June 1937 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Manuel Scheffer, was born in Amsterdam.
In September 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber together with his mother, Rachel.
In September 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber together with his mother, Rachel.
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I wrote about the shooting at the Jewish museum in DC, the stories people tell to justify anti-Semitism, and the choice that America faces in this moment. Gift link:
A Dangerous Disguise for Anti-Semitism
The suspect who allegedly shot and killed two Israeli-embassy aides invoked the Palestinian struggle as a pretext to harm Jews.
www.theatlantic.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I wrote about the shooting at the Jewish museum in DC, the stories people tell to justify anti-Semitism, and the choice that America faces in this moment. Gift link:
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The manifesto is indeed that of the Israeli embassy staffer shooter. He previously used his email address (eliasninefour@gmail.com) for the Twitter account
@kyotoloather, but was banned after DMing death threats to Will Stancil.
More:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
x.com/kyotoleather...
@kyotoloather, but was banned after DMing death threats to Will Stancil.
More:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
x.com/kyotoleather...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The manifesto is indeed that of the Israeli embassy staffer shooter. He previously used his email address (eliasninefour@gmail.com) for the Twitter account
@kyotoloather, but was banned after DMing death threats to Will Stancil.
More:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
x.com/kyotoleather...
@kyotoloather, but was banned after DMing death threats to Will Stancil.
More:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
x.com/kyotoleather...
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We have like entire intelligence agencies devoted to this sort of thing. Billions upon billions of dollars budgeted for this. For people, and satellites, and sigint, and people in-country, etc. And the fucking President is out here effectively just retweeting Elon's Nazi reply guys. Great stuff.
You know that video that Trump showed today purporting to be a mass "burial site" of white farmers?
Well, Elon tweeted it out last week -- and it's actually footage from a memorial procession five years ago after two people were killed in an armed robbery.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Well, Elon tweeted it out last week -- and it's actually footage from a memorial procession five years ago after two people were killed in an armed robbery.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump claimed ‘evidence’ of genocide – here’s what the video really showed
The president claimed he was showing footage of a mass ‘burial site’ of over a thousand slain white farmers in an off-the-rails Oval Office meeting on Wednesday. It was actually just a memorial servic...
www.independent.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We have like entire intelligence agencies devoted to this sort of thing. Billions upon billions of dollars budgeted for this. For people, and satellites, and sigint, and people in-country, etc. And the fucking President is out here effectively just retweeting Elon's Nazi reply guys. Great stuff.
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JUST IN: Attorneys for Burmese and Vietnamese migrants accuse the Trump administration deporting them to South Sudan in violation of a court order.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
JUST IN: Attorneys for Burmese and Vietnamese migrants accuse the Trump administration deporting them to South Sudan in violation of a court order.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"Members of Congress in the president's party... have more to fear from the president of the United States than the people of the United States."
A stark summary of our authoritarian crisis, by @petebuttigieg.bsky.social tonight.
Our task, he says, is "to change the math, to change the incentive."
A stark summary of our authoritarian crisis, by @petebuttigieg.bsky.social tonight.
Our task, he says, is "to change the math, to change the incentive."
VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg
YouTube video by VoteVets
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"Members of Congress in the president's party... have more to fear from the president of the United States than the people of the United States."
A stark summary of our authoritarian crisis, by @petebuttigieg.bsky.social tonight.
Our task, he says, is "to change the math, to change the incentive."
A stark summary of our authoritarian crisis, by @petebuttigieg.bsky.social tonight.
Our task, he says, is "to change the math, to change the incentive."
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12 May 1884 | A German Jewish woman, Minna Wolff, was born in Gießen.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Berlin in October 1943. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Berlin in October 1943. She did not survive.
May 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
12 May 1884 | A German Jewish woman, Minna Wolff, was born in Gießen.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Berlin in October 1943. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from Berlin in October 1943. She did not survive.
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7 May 1917 | A Polish Jew, Aron Wass, was born in Sokołów. A shoemaker.
In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 39561
He perished in the camp on 4 August 1942.
In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 39561
He perished in the camp on 4 August 1942.
May 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
7 May 1917 | A Polish Jew, Aron Wass, was born in Sokołów. A shoemaker.
In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 39561
He perished in the camp on 4 August 1942.
In #Auschwitz from 17 June 1942.
No. 39561
He perished in the camp on 4 August 1942.
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Germany's interior minister has reported scores of citizens to the police for making critical statements about her, and many have been given stiff fines or even prison time. Britain is another country where the police may show up at your door over what you've posted online. [Yascha Mounk]
Europe Really Is Jailing People for Online Speech
From Germany to Britain, citizens are now routinely targeted for what they say.
yaschamounk.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Germany's interior minister has reported scores of citizens to the police for making critical statements about her, and many have been given stiff fines or even prison time. Britain is another country where the police may show up at your door over what you've posted online. [Yascha Mounk]
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To explain: call options are basically a highly leveraged bet that a stock or stocks (with SPY it’s the S&P index) will jump. High volume minutes before a surprise market-moving announcement strongly suggests insider trading.
Someone knew. And they made millions. Last year, the SEC would already be looking at those trades. Today in Corruptionland? Probably not.
![[TEXT] SPY calls spiked by a factor of 10 just 10 minutes before Trump announced he was pausing tariffs.
Everything is a scam for these people.
The image shows a chart from Unusual Whales, indicating a spike in SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust) call options trading volume just before the announcement of a pause on tariffs on April 9, 2025. This activity is interpreted by some as potentially suspicious, suggesting possible insider trading ahead of the public announcement.
The contract in focus is SPY 504 C (call option) expiring on April 9, 2025.
Volume spiked to 46,198, with an average price of $4.24, representing a total premium of $19,623,474.
The price of the options significantly increased, jumping from a low of $1.01 to a high of $20.00 on the same day.
This sudden surge in trading activity and price movement occurred minutes before Trump's tariff pause announcement.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5vkzvjql6hjpaf4nbq3dfagl/bafkreigkqtxcivul5jjwcmbrkwinb7it75hojk2rzsndbejncpplyije6u@jpeg)
April 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
To explain: call options are basically a highly leveraged bet that a stock or stocks (with SPY it’s the S&P index) will jump. High volume minutes before a surprise market-moving announcement strongly suggests insider trading.
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A week ago, the Trump administration laid off thousands of people at HHS and its agencies.
The cuts were so deep, and touched so much, we're still learning about the impacts.
Here are a couple stories that have stood out to me.
1) @levfacher.bsky.social on the gutting of a pain-research office.
The cuts were so deep, and touched so much, we're still learning about the impacts.
Here are a couple stories that have stood out to me.
1) @levfacher.bsky.social on the gutting of a pain-research office.
Unique pain research office eliminated in HHS purge
Pain is the most costly chronic health problem in the U.S. In latest RIFs at NIH, an entire division devoted to pain research was closed down.
www.statnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A week ago, the Trump administration laid off thousands of people at HHS and its agencies.
The cuts were so deep, and touched so much, we're still learning about the impacts.
Here are a couple stories that have stood out to me.
1) @levfacher.bsky.social on the gutting of a pain-research office.
The cuts were so deep, and touched so much, we're still learning about the impacts.
Here are a couple stories that have stood out to me.
1) @levfacher.bsky.social on the gutting of a pain-research office.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
9/ The tariffs are DESIGNED to create economic hardship. Why? So that Trump has a straight face rationale for releasing them, business by business or industry by industry.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
As he adjusts or grants relief, it’s a win-win: the economy improves and dissent disappears.
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20 March 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Freda Rojzner, was born in Paris.
She was deported to Auschwitz in February 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber.
She was deported to Auschwitz in February 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber.
March 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
20 March 1933 | A French Jewish girl, Freda Rojzner, was born in Paris.
She was deported to Auschwitz in February 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber.
She was deported to Auschwitz in February 1944 and murdered in a gas chamber.
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Three characteristically excellent paragraphs in a characteristically excellent column from Kevin Williamson thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
March 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Three characteristically excellent paragraphs in a characteristically excellent column from Kevin Williamson thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...
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A federal judge a few days ago paused a planned execution in Louisiana.
Louisiana was set to become just the 2nd state to use nitrogen for an execution, in Alabama. The judge ruled the method too agonizing.
AND: The judge cited Bolts' reporting on a nitrogen execution last fall in her ruling.
Louisiana was set to become just the 2nd state to use nitrogen for an execution, in Alabama. The judge ruled the method too agonizing.
AND: The judge cited Bolts' reporting on a nitrogen execution last fall in her ruling.
March 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A federal judge a few days ago paused a planned execution in Louisiana.
Louisiana was set to become just the 2nd state to use nitrogen for an execution, in Alabama. The judge ruled the method too agonizing.
AND: The judge cited Bolts' reporting on a nitrogen execution last fall in her ruling.
Louisiana was set to become just the 2nd state to use nitrogen for an execution, in Alabama. The judge ruled the method too agonizing.
AND: The judge cited Bolts' reporting on a nitrogen execution last fall in her ruling.
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👀 The DOGE team at the Social Security Administration is one of the largest I've seen to date with the most extensive access to sensitive systems. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
👀 The DOGE team at the Social Security Administration is one of the largest I've seen to date with the most extensive access to sensitive systems. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...