Heather Aruffo
@haharuffo.bsky.social
2021 Pen/Robert J Dau Prize, 2022 Best American Essays Notable |Writer, Runner, 9-5 biotechie I🇲🇽🇺🇸 | Novel in progress| repped by Justin Brouckaert | Interior Alaska Democrats Vice Chair |opinions are mine alone
Based in Fairbanks, AK
https://hcaruffo.com/
Based in Fairbanks, AK
https://hcaruffo.com/
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What RFK Jr has done to the HHS and what this regime has done to US public health are also fascism, btw
Our timing is stupidly impeccable. We are losing so many chances at great discoveries & applications for mRNA b/c of HHS.
mRNA vaccines engineered for high risk skin cancers reduced the risk of recurrence & death by 50% over 5 yrs, compared to standard treatment.
🧪 arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
mRNA vaccines engineered for high risk skin cancers reduced the risk of recurrence & death by 50% over 5 yrs, compared to standard treatment.
🧪 arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccines are tailor-made to target each patient's unique cancer.
arstechnica.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
What RFK Jr has done to the HHS and what this regime has done to US public health are also fascism, btw
Timeline cleanse- Olaf’s sourdough obsession strikes again
January 25, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Timeline cleanse- Olaf’s sourdough obsession strikes again
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Tell us how you really feel about the legislature failing to equalize our corporate tax system…
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Tell us how you really feel about the legislature failing to equalize our corporate tax system…
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
Instead of taxing lower 48 tech billionaires the same as Alaska-based corporations, the legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of SB 113.
www.adn.com/politics/ala...
📷 by Marc Lester/ADN
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Text “Sign PBKWMB” to 50409 and tell your Alaska Legislators to Vote No on Stephen Cox’s Confirmation as Alaska Attorney General. #akleg
Then give them a call please
Then give them a call please
January 24, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Text “Sign PBKWMB” to 50409 and tell your Alaska Legislators to Vote No on Stephen Cox’s Confirmation as Alaska Attorney General. #akleg
Then give them a call please
Then give them a call please
Friday night KUAC slaps
January 24, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Friday night KUAC slaps
I guess I should print out the next POV I mean to edit- splitting these suckers out from each other (there are 3) has been helpful and made this project a little less daunting
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 AM
I guess I should print out the next POV I mean to edit- splitting these suckers out from each other (there are 3) has been helpful and made this project a little less daunting
So me and my 12 year novel project got some good news last week. I’m super excited and honored to be part of the @clarionwest.bsky.social 2026 Novel Writing Workshop taught by Karen Lord. Here’s to writing and continuing education!
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 AM
So me and my 12 year novel project got some good news last week. I’m super excited and honored to be part of the @clarionwest.bsky.social 2026 Novel Writing Workshop taught by Karen Lord. Here’s to writing and continuing education!
Louder for the people in the back- it is unethical to study something in human trials that we already know the answer to. Nuremberg Accords level of unethical
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Louder for the people in the back- it is unethical to study something in human trials that we already know the answer to. Nuremberg Accords level of unethical
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"Nostalgia is not a strategy...the old order is not coming back. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just."
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
January 22, 2026 at 5:11 AM
"Nostalgia is not a strategy...the old order is not coming back. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just."
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
Touché Mark Carney, touché.
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The Legislature is back to work today, and I want to thank the lawmakers and staff who are stepping into a busy session.
Please stay focused on the things affecting Alaskans every day: stable schools families can rely on, lower energy costs, and a budget that is sensible and honest.
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Please stay focused on the things affecting Alaskans every day: stable schools families can rely on, lower energy costs, and a budget that is sensible and honest.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Legislature is back to work today, and I want to thank the lawmakers and staff who are stepping into a busy session.
Please stay focused on the things affecting Alaskans every day: stable schools families can rely on, lower energy costs, and a budget that is sensible and honest.
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Please stay focused on the things affecting Alaskans every day: stable schools families can rely on, lower energy costs, and a budget that is sensible and honest.
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Is the trump administration going after Greenland for Essensraum?
Diet recommendations heavy on meat and dairy come with massive demand for more land
Huge amounts of extra land needed for RFK Jr’s meat-heavy diet guidelines
Even 25% increase in meat and dairy consumption would require 100m more acres of agricultural land, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Is the trump administration going after Greenland for Essensraum?
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Whether it's John Kerry talking about provolone on his cheese steak or Scott Bessent talking about middle-class people owning 12 homes, leaders from both parties seem out of touch with the way that regular Americans live.
January 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Whether it's John Kerry talking about provolone on his cheese steak or Scott Bessent talking about middle-class people owning 12 homes, leaders from both parties seem out of touch with the way that regular Americans live.
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As an agent, I love witnessing the magic that happens when a nonfiction book proposal turns into a book.
I'm not sure I've ever been as floored by the final product as I was by @dannyfunt.bsky.social's EVERYBODY LOSES, out today: www.amazon.com/Everybody-Lo...
I'm not sure I've ever been as floored by the final product as I was by @dannyfunt.bsky.social's EVERYBODY LOSES, out today: www.amazon.com/Everybody-Lo...
Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling
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www.amazon.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
As an agent, I love witnessing the magic that happens when a nonfiction book proposal turns into a book.
I'm not sure I've ever been as floored by the final product as I was by @dannyfunt.bsky.social's EVERYBODY LOSES, out today: www.amazon.com/Everybody-Lo...
I'm not sure I've ever been as floored by the final product as I was by @dannyfunt.bsky.social's EVERYBODY LOSES, out today: www.amazon.com/Everybody-Lo...
The time I ran into four bears while on a run with my dog on the Turnagain arm trail in anchorage (I was on mile 14 of a 20 mile run). I ran into a group of people who I got to hang out with the rest of the way down and gave me and my dog a ride back to my car at another trailhead
TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
January 20, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The time I ran into four bears while on a run with my dog on the Turnagain arm trail in anchorage (I was on mile 14 of a 20 mile run). I ran into a group of people who I got to hang out with the rest of the way down and gave me and my dog a ride back to my car at another trailhead
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Applications are open for the McCormack Writing Center Summer Workshop (formerly the Tin House Workshop) and I'm so glad to be teaching again this year. Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/oregon-summe...
Oregon Summer Workshop - McCormack Writing Center
mccormackwritingcenter.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Applications are open for the McCormack Writing Center Summer Workshop (formerly the Tin House Workshop) and I'm so glad to be teaching again this year. Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/oregon-summe...
Reposted by Heather Aruffo
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who reminded us that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” But it doesn’t bend on its own, it takes people willing to stand up and speak out.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who reminded us that “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” But it doesn’t bend on its own, it takes people willing to stand up and speak out.
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who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
who the fuck WANTS their posts to go viral, have you ever had that actually happen? it's like getting a winning pull on a slot machine if wasps started pouring out the bottom instead of quarters
I am rapidly losing patience with the dog anti vaxxer crowd in Alaska because we really do not need to make rabies great again
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 AM
I am rapidly losing patience with the dog anti vaxxer crowd in Alaska because we really do not need to make rabies great again
To be clear I’m not actually done, I have two more point of view characters to revise after this one, but one of them is for the most part developmentally edited which is good
For some reason the last quarter of a book is always the hardest part to finish. Maybe it’s all the threads coming together and trying to stick the landing
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 AM
To be clear I’m not actually done, I have two more point of view characters to revise after this one, but one of them is for the most part developmentally edited which is good
For some reason the last quarter of a book is always the hardest part to finish. Maybe it’s all the threads coming together and trying to stick the landing
January 18, 2026 at 6:43 AM
For some reason the last quarter of a book is always the hardest part to finish. Maybe it’s all the threads coming together and trying to stick the landing
I need to be better about protecting my writing time this next week coming up
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I need to be better about protecting my writing time this next week coming up
Calling Josh Church “Alaska’s JD Vance” is insulting to JD Vance. Josh can’t even write a 500 word letter to the editor without using Chat GPT
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Calling Josh Church “Alaska’s JD Vance” is insulting to JD Vance. Josh can’t even write a 500 word letter to the editor without using Chat GPT
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Hey Alaskans - Dan Sullivan voted with other republicans to block the resolution.
🚨 51-50, Senate votes to block Venezuela war powers resolution after 2 Republicans succumb to Trump's pressure tactics
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Josh Hawley & Todd Young flip, vote to sink it.
All Dems + Paul, Murkowski & Collins vote to advance.
Vance breaks tie, blocking it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate blocks measure to restrict Venezuela strikes after Trump flips two Republicans
Two Republican senators, Josh Hawley and Todd Young, flipped their votes after backing the measure in a procedural vote last week, enabling the GOP-led chamber to sink the resolution.
www.nbcnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Hey Alaskans - Dan Sullivan voted with other republicans to block the resolution.
While we’re on the topic of campaign donations- Joy Beth Cottle, a fire captain, union member and lifelong Alaskan is running to unseat Frank Tomasewski in HD34 Fairbanks
She’s in a tough district and needs all the help she can get:
joybethforalaska.com
She’s in a tough district and needs all the help she can get:
joybethforalaska.com
Joy Beth Cottle for State House
Learn more about Joy Beth Cottle, a candidate for the Alaska State House who is dedicated to serving the community.
joybethforalaska.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 AM
While we’re on the topic of campaign donations- Joy Beth Cottle, a fire captain, union member and lifelong Alaskan is running to unseat Frank Tomasewski in HD34 Fairbanks
She’s in a tough district and needs all the help she can get:
joybethforalaska.com
She’s in a tough district and needs all the help she can get:
joybethforalaska.com