Joe Hefta
@hefta.bsky.social
Fundraiser in public higher education, proud father, gardener and California native plant enthusiast. Pro-democracy, pro-human rights, pro-people.
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I was watching a show about human history and at the end my cat Notter jumped into my lap and I was confronted with the evolutionary reality of the domestication of genus Felis and fell in love with my cat all over again and thought of you.
October 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I was watching a show about human history and at the end my cat Notter jumped into my lap and I was confronted with the evolutionary reality of the domestication of genus Felis and fell in love with my cat all over again and thought of you.
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Released 45 years ago
"Kill the Poor", a song by the Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor - Live at The Warfield, San Francisco, March 25, 1980
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #killthepoor #history #punkrockhistory
"Kill the Poor", a song by the Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor - Live at The Warfield, San Francisco, March 25, 1980
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #killthepoor #history #punkrockhistory
October 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Released 45 years ago
"Kill the Poor", a song by the Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor - Live at The Warfield, San Francisco, March 25, 1980
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #killthepoor #history #punkrockhistory
"Kill the Poor", a song by the Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor - Live at The Warfield, San Francisco, March 25, 1980
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #killthepoor #history #punkrockhistory
A friend posted a "caption this photo" challenge. Herewith, my attempt.
September 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
A friend posted a "caption this photo" challenge. Herewith, my attempt.
The finale of Murderbot with Alexander Skarsgård and David Dastmalchian were the best minutes on TV this year. What sensitive writing, exquisite acting, bold artistic choices and incredible technical work. I watched four times and wept each time.
#murderbot
#alexanderskarsgård
#daviddastmalchian
#murderbot
#alexanderskarsgård
#daviddastmalchian
July 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The finale of Murderbot with Alexander Skarsgård and David Dastmalchian were the best minutes on TV this year. What sensitive writing, exquisite acting, bold artistic choices and incredible technical work. I watched four times and wept each time.
#murderbot
#alexanderskarsgård
#daviddastmalchian
#murderbot
#alexanderskarsgård
#daviddastmalchian
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In honor of getting fired by Elon Musk, this month's newsletter is all stories about bad bosses, and revenge:
Tales from the Underpaid: Drop Dead Ed
Elon Musk was not my boss, but he did fire me on the last day of June. My job as a federal contractor for the Center for Medicare Services was eliminated as...
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July 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In honor of getting fired by Elon Musk, this month's newsletter is all stories about bad bosses, and revenge:
Get some of this. You'll be glad you did. Released during the First Age of Darkness, its message is even more on the nose today. I find it heartening.
#hayescarll
open.spotify.com/track/58eXcq...
#hayescarll
open.spotify.com/track/58eXcq...
Times Like These
Hayes Carll · What It Is · Song · 2019
open.spotify.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Get some of this. You'll be glad you did. Released during the First Age of Darkness, its message is even more on the nose today. I find it heartening.
#hayescarll
open.spotify.com/track/58eXcq...
#hayescarll
open.spotify.com/track/58eXcq...
This is teenybop pop of the first order on the one hand, but on the other, watch it queer the subject. So punk. So subversive. Great contribution.
open.spotify.com/track/0s9oqw...
#punkrockhistory
#blondie
#debbieHARRY
open.spotify.com/track/0s9oqw...
#punkrockhistory
#blondie
#debbieHARRY
I'm Gonna Love You Too
Blondie · Parallel Lines · Song · 1978
open.spotify.com
June 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
This is teenybop pop of the first order on the one hand, but on the other, watch it queer the subject. So punk. So subversive. Great contribution.
open.spotify.com/track/0s9oqw...
#punkrockhistory
#blondie
#debbieHARRY
open.spotify.com/track/0s9oqw...
#punkrockhistory
#blondie
#debbieHARRY
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It’s a frightening time in our history. But in spite of that reality — or rather, in response to that reality — we are organizing and still rising. #NoKings
June 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s a frightening time in our history. But in spite of that reality — or rather, in response to that reality — we are organizing and still rising. #NoKings
No expert, here, and nothing new to report, unless you want to know why I'm obsessing over this underappreciated masterpiece cover
open.spotify.com/track/62H036...
of an otherwise underappreciated masterpiece
youtu.be/_Xja9C09k2w?...
In which case, query away, comrade.
#blondie
#nerves
#punk
open.spotify.com/track/62H036...
of an otherwise underappreciated masterpiece
youtu.be/_Xja9C09k2w?...
In which case, query away, comrade.
#blondie
#nerves
#punk
Hanging On The Telephone
Blondie · Parallel Lines · Song · 1978
open.spotify.com
June 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
No expert, here, and nothing new to report, unless you want to know why I'm obsessing over this underappreciated masterpiece cover
open.spotify.com/track/62H036...
of an otherwise underappreciated masterpiece
youtu.be/_Xja9C09k2w?...
In which case, query away, comrade.
#blondie
#nerves
#punk
open.spotify.com/track/62H036...
of an otherwise underappreciated masterpiece
youtu.be/_Xja9C09k2w?...
In which case, query away, comrade.
#blondie
#nerves
#punk
Marching today, feeling solidarity, leading chant responses and booming out the words, fists in the air, grinning like a fool. People cheering and joining. The physicality of that emotional connection was profoundly encouraging to me. I can't understate it. Get some of this.
#nokings
#50501sanjose
#nokings
#50501sanjose
June 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Marching today, feeling solidarity, leading chant responses and booming out the words, fists in the air, grinning like a fool. People cheering and joining. The physicality of that emotional connection was profoundly encouraging to me. I can't understate it. Get some of this.
#nokings
#50501sanjose
#nokings
#50501sanjose
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Today in San Jose, CA
NO KINGS protest and march.
12,000 participants!
#june14 #nokings #nokingsday #sanjose #dumptrump #resist #handsoff #protestart #indivisible #bayarea #goodtrouble #50501movement #fiftyfiftyone #nokings #stopICE #abolishICE #standupfightback #50501ca #50501sanjose
NO KINGS protest and march.
12,000 participants!
#june14 #nokings #nokingsday #sanjose #dumptrump #resist #handsoff #protestart #indivisible #bayarea #goodtrouble #50501movement #fiftyfiftyone #nokings #stopICE #abolishICE #standupfightback #50501ca #50501sanjose
June 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today in San Jose, CA
NO KINGS protest and march.
12,000 participants!
#june14 #nokings #nokingsday #sanjose #dumptrump #resist #handsoff #protestart #indivisible #bayarea #goodtrouble #50501movement #fiftyfiftyone #nokings #stopICE #abolishICE #standupfightback #50501ca #50501sanjose
NO KINGS protest and march.
12,000 participants!
#june14 #nokings #nokingsday #sanjose #dumptrump #resist #handsoff #protestart #indivisible #bayarea #goodtrouble #50501movement #fiftyfiftyone #nokings #stopICE #abolishICE #standupfightback #50501ca #50501sanjose
San Jose shows up again. Unions, orgs, vets, pols, immigrants (that's nearly all of us), retirees, workers, activists, and public sector workers on duty and off made this a forceful, righteous and peaceful expression of rage and solidarity 30,000 strong. We are winning.
#nokings
#50501SanJose
#nokings
#50501SanJose
June 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
San Jose shows up again. Unions, orgs, vets, pols, immigrants (that's nearly all of us), retirees, workers, activists, and public sector workers on duty and off made this a forceful, righteous and peaceful expression of rage and solidarity 30,000 strong. We are winning.
#nokings
#50501SanJose
#nokings
#50501SanJose
Current mood, with apologies to #bobmould, who I know has a wall around this one, but it is in this time a critical contribution. #freedom open.spotify.com/track/2LXPIp...
June 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Current mood, with apologies to #bobmould, who I know has a wall around this one, but it is in this time a critical contribution. #freedom open.spotify.com/track/2LXPIp...
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Booker: He was made to kneel before the authority of the executive… They treated a member of the United States senate violently after he identified himself, dragged him out of a room, threw him upon the ground, and put him in handcuffs
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Booker: He was made to kneel before the authority of the executive… They treated a member of the United States senate violently after he identified himself, dragged him out of a room, threw him upon the ground, and put him in handcuffs
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
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@padilla.senate.gov represents the best of the Senate.
The disgraceful and disrespectful conduct of DHS agents, pushing and shoving him out of a briefing like that, demands our condemnation.
He will not be silenced or intimidated. His questions will be answered.
I’m with Alex.
The disgraceful and disrespectful conduct of DHS agents, pushing and shoving him out of a briefing like that, demands our condemnation.
He will not be silenced or intimidated. His questions will be answered.
I’m with Alex.
June 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@padilla.senate.gov represents the best of the Senate.
The disgraceful and disrespectful conduct of DHS agents, pushing and shoving him out of a briefing like that, demands our condemnation.
He will not be silenced or intimidated. His questions will be answered.
I’m with Alex.
The disgraceful and disrespectful conduct of DHS agents, pushing and shoving him out of a briefing like that, demands our condemnation.
He will not be silenced or intimidated. His questions will be answered.
I’m with Alex.
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A black and white tegu is on the loose in Santa Clara County. Native to Central and South America, these lizards are perfectly legal to keep as a pet, but can be destructive in nature, wreaking havoc on native bird populations and other small creatures.
There’s a Black and White Tegu on the Loose in Santa Clara County
Tegus are giant, egg-gobbling lizards who have no business roaming Silicon Valley willy-nilly.
www.kqed.org
June 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A black and white tegu is on the loose in Santa Clara County. Native to Central and South America, these lizards are perfectly legal to keep as a pet, but can be destructive in nature, wreaking havoc on native bird populations and other small creatures.
These guys popped up overnight following a watering yesterday.
June 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
These guys popped up overnight following a watering yesterday.
I know I've been fangirling a lot lately on @pbsnews.org but each night feels like a proper meal after a week of nothing Red Bull and Skittles. Jeff Bennett, @amnanawaz.bsky.social , and @lbarronlopez.bsky.social are executing the best journalism in the business. 10/10.
www.pbs.org/show/newshour/
www.pbs.org/show/newshour/
PBS News Hour
Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.
www.pbs.org
June 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I know I've been fangirling a lot lately on @pbsnews.org but each night feels like a proper meal after a week of nothing Red Bull and Skittles. Jeff Bennett, @amnanawaz.bsky.social , and @lbarronlopez.bsky.social are executing the best journalism in the business. 10/10.
www.pbs.org/show/newshour/
www.pbs.org/show/newshour/
@jtmorg.bsky.social why does this one feel so cheap? 😂
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@jtmorg.bsky.social why does this one feel so cheap? 😂
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Want to see journalistic excellence? Just watch this master class. @amnanawaz.bsky.social @newshour.bsky.social
www.pbs.org/video/june-4...
www.pbs.org/video/june-4...
June 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Want to see journalistic excellence? Just watch this master class. @amnanawaz.bsky.social @newshour.bsky.social
www.pbs.org/video/june-4...
www.pbs.org/video/june-4...
Which two of these five guys did not play pro ball? 😂
May 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Which two of these five guys did not play pro ball? 😂