Heather M
@haethre.bsky.social
she/her
Mama, writer, cinephile, news junkie, voracious reader, patron of the arts—just persisting through these precedented times.
Mama, writer, cinephile, news junkie, voracious reader, patron of the arts—just persisting through these precedented times.
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Heather M
@haethre.bsky.social
· Feb 6
“There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.”
-Adama, Battlestar Galactica
#ice #deportation #wethepeople
-Adama, Battlestar Galactica
#ice #deportation #wethepeople
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The story of Jesus driving the moneylenders out of the temple is such a slay and that’s before you realise he braided his own whip
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The story of Jesus driving the moneylenders out of the temple is such a slay and that’s before you realise he braided his own whip
Don't rush to fix what hurts.
Sit with it long enough to hear what it's trying to teach you.
-Cory Muscara
Sit with it long enough to hear what it's trying to teach you.
-Cory Muscara
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Don't rush to fix what hurts.
Sit with it long enough to hear what it's trying to teach you.
-Cory Muscara
Sit with it long enough to hear what it's trying to teach you.
-Cory Muscara
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Don't let anybody make you feel bad for the chronic illness you didn't choose to have.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Don't let anybody make you feel bad for the chronic illness you didn't choose to have.
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I told my son today that what moved the government to vote on the shutdown was not the 42 million without SNAP.
It was planes.
Priorities even a teenager could understand were shameful.
It was planes.
Priorities even a teenager could understand were shameful.
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I told my son today that what moved the government to vote on the shutdown was not the 42 million without SNAP.
It was planes.
Priorities even a teenager could understand were shameful.
It was planes.
Priorities even a teenager could understand were shameful.
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Minneapolis go outside right now.
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Minneapolis go outside right now.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Well well well, a conspiracy to persecute using the DOJ and committing crimes to steal private info…
Every accusation is a confession
Every accusation is a confession
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Well well well, a conspiracy to persecute using the DOJ and committing crimes to steal private info…
Every accusation is a confession
Every accusation is a confession
The news right now feels like everything everywhere all at once, so I appreciated this overview:
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
Where each of Trump's National Guard deployments and related court battles stand
While courts have halted the use of troops in Portland and Chicago, operations are well underway in other cities. Most recently, the Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. has been extended through next...
www.npr.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The news right now feels like everything everywhere all at once, so I appreciated this overview:
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...
I finally saw MOONLIGHT and it is definitely in my top five movies of all time. What a transcendent experience.
November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I finally saw MOONLIGHT and it is definitely in my top five movies of all time. What a transcendent experience.
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Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
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I’d like to point out that Senator Jon Ossoff, the most vulnerable Dem. senator, who is up for election next year, voted no. That is the sort of leadership, integrity & grit our country deserves. youtu.be/P3dsjriumYQ
BREAKING! Senate Moves To Reopen Government
YouTube video by Law & Society
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’d like to point out that Senator Jon Ossoff, the most vulnerable Dem. senator, who is up for election next year, voted no. That is the sort of leadership, integrity & grit our country deserves. youtu.be/P3dsjriumYQ
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Dems held out for 40 days for nothing?
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dems held out for 40 days for nothing?
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Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
Brandi Carlile: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
m.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Genuinely haven’t heard a better explanation for a tactically stupid surrender than “dems realized their holiday travel will be interrupted” and I hate how believable that is to me. What are any of you doing
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Genuinely haven’t heard a better explanation for a tactically stupid surrender than “dems realized their holiday travel will be interrupted” and I hate how believable that is to me. What are any of you doing
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Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
Seems relevant given all the discussion about SNAP & late stage capitalism. If you don’t have to constantly worry about prices, take a public bus, sit in a public library, observe! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-...
Are Rich People More Likely to Be Selfish and Mean?
Research suggests that wealthy people are more likely to be mean and selfish. Why is this?
www.psychologytoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Seems relevant given all the discussion about SNAP & late stage capitalism. If you don’t have to constantly worry about prices, take a public bus, sit in a public library, observe! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-...
I wish people who complain about LLMs would stop using them for ANYTHING. Where there is no demand, there is no supply. “Testing them out” for shits and giggles while opposing them ideologically makes no sense.
November 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I wish people who complain about LLMs would stop using them for ANYTHING. Where there is no demand, there is no supply. “Testing them out” for shits and giggles while opposing them ideologically makes no sense.
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For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
I really enjoyed "Steve" on Netflix. It might be Cillian Murphy's best work. Such a gorgeous, heart-wrenching film.
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I really enjoyed "Steve" on Netflix. It might be Cillian Murphy's best work. Such a gorgeous, heart-wrenching film.
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I don’t think enough people are talking about the beauty
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I don’t think enough people are talking about the beauty
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
of NYC electing its first Muslim mayor the day Dick Cheney died. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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When Republicans win elections: The people have spoken, we must let them implement their agenda.
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
When Republicans win elections: The people have spoken, we must let them implement their agenda.
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
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Daaang. The transition team is lit 🔥
He had me at Lina Khan, but then I looked at closely at the old- and new-guard strategy in the mix.
www.transition2025.com?s=08
He had me at Lina Khan, but then I looked at closely at the old- and new-guard strategy in the mix.
www.transition2025.com?s=08
A New Era for NYC
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is ready to work to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents.
www.transition2025.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Daaang. The transition team is lit 🔥
He had me at Lina Khan, but then I looked at closely at the old- and new-guard strategy in the mix.
www.transition2025.com?s=08
He had me at Lina Khan, but then I looked at closely at the old- and new-guard strategy in the mix.
www.transition2025.com?s=08