Heidi Schulman
@heidischulman.bsky.social
Writer. Former news producer/writer. Lover of whimsy,irony,context in journalism, dogs, fiber arts. Proud adoptive New Mexican. If you love dogs and a bit of humor check out www.thedogtarot.com
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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Kirk's murder is being weaponized to corral us into a smaller and smaller arena of speech, and it is our job to refuse to be confined, to keep speaking out, to keep making irreverent jokes, supporting progressive voices, chastising the high-profile cowards, and talking among ourselves.
The War on Truth Heats Up (just in time for Constitution Day)
Hannah Arendt famously wrote, “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the real...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Kirk's murder is being weaponized to corral us into a smaller and smaller arena of speech, and it is our job to refuse to be confined, to keep speaking out, to keep making irreverent jokes, supporting progressive voices, chastising the high-profile cowards, and talking among ourselves.
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Feds just threw tear gas at protesters so they’d clear the road for a US Marshals bus carrying people they arrested at the farm
July 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Feds just threw tear gas at protesters so they’d clear the road for a US Marshals bus carrying people they arrested at the farm
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“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
www.npr.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Santa Fe New Mexico… show up at the roundhouse in solidarity with your like minded patriots to defend our democracy. Music starts at 9.30, protest at our 10, two separate marches at 10.45. See you there!
It’s looking like Saturday’s No Kings mobilizations are going to be even bigger than Hands Off!
We need to show up by the millions to demonstrate that Trump’s tyrannic crackdown is only deepening our resolve.
Find a peaceful protest near you for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
We need to show up by the millions to demonstrate that Trump’s tyrannic crackdown is only deepening our resolve.
Find a peaceful protest near you for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
June 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Santa Fe New Mexico… show up at the roundhouse in solidarity with your like minded patriots to defend our democracy. Music starts at 9.30, protest at our 10, two separate marches at 10.45. See you there!
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Every major Dem politician needs to realize that, in this environment, they can schedule a "speech to the nation," like Newsom did, and get tons of media coverage.
Just do it.
Just do it.
June 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Every major Dem politician needs to realize that, in this environment, they can schedule a "speech to the nation," like Newsom did, and get tons of media coverage.
Just do it.
Just do it.
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We received some really great news this week in the case against Donald Trump's scheme to add a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form.
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
BREAKING: DOJ Won't Appeal Block on Trump's Anti-Voting Order
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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May 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We received some really great news this week in the case against Donald Trump's scheme to add a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form.
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
I hope you watch and enjoy.
youtu.be/ZHMuv3o7Ejw
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“These are our community members. They're our neighbors. We don't want to send our friends away. We don't care where they're from...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Lost in the Arizona desert, pregnant and alone: Guatemalan woman tells her story
Erika Mateo, 35 weeks pregnant, traveled more than 2,000 miles to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's what happened after she was detained in Ariz.
www.azcentral.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“These are our community members. They're our neighbors. We don't want to send our friends away. We don't care where they're from...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
"We would want them to stand up for us, so we're standing up. Tucson is resisting.”
www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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"I will be resigning after this semester from my tenured position at West Point after 13 years on the faculty. I cannot tolerate these changes, which prevent me from doing my job responsibly. I am ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"I will be resigning after this semester from my tenured position at West Point after 13 years on the faculty. I cannot tolerate these changes, which prevent me from doing my job responsibly. I am ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
nymag.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”
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Shameful.
"Several law firm partners who have done significant pro bono work in the past told CNN that lawyers at large firms now may think twice before pitching cases that would step too far into politics." www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/p...
"Several law firm partners who have done significant pro bono work in the past told CNN that lawyers at large firms now may think twice before pitching cases that would step too far into politics." www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/p...
Trump’s crackdown on law firms is chilling the future of pro bono legal work | CNN Politics
Amid an aggressive crackdown by the Trump administration against large law firms aligned against him, a worry has set in that types of pro bono legal work, where hundreds of lawyers from large firms m...
www.cnn.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Shameful.
"Several law firm partners who have done significant pro bono work in the past told CNN that lawyers at large firms now may think twice before pitching cases that would step too far into politics." www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/p...
"Several law firm partners who have done significant pro bono work in the past told CNN that lawyers at large firms now may think twice before pitching cases that would step too far into politics." www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/p...
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Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl
Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl
Attack damaged €1.5bn containment structure over nuclear reactor with repair costs likely to be borne by western governments
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl
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pete hegseth's wife is conducting job interviews for the defense department??
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Jennifer Hegseth holds unorthodox role shaping Pentagon affairs
Her activities have included coordinating her husband’s media appearances and meeting with job candidates, say people familiar with the arrangement.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
pete hegseth's wife is conducting job interviews for the defense department??
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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subarus for the canadian market will now go there directly from japan instead of being made by american autoworkers in indiana. more trump tariff genius.
www.carscoops.com/2025/04/suba...
www.carscoops.com/2025/04/suba...
Subaru Pulls Canadian Production From US As Trump’s Tariffs Deal A Heavy Blow | Carscoops
The automaker will now build more cars for Canada in Japan rather than in Indiana
www.carscoops.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
subarus for the canadian market will now go there directly from japan instead of being made by american autoworkers in indiana. more trump tariff genius.
www.carscoops.com/2025/04/suba...
www.carscoops.com/2025/04/suba...
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AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care?
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
May 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care?
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.
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A bad sign, not just because of what it recalls historically, but for what it promises about the future.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com
April 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A bad sign, not just because of what it recalls historically, but for what it promises about the future.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Hey Paul Weiss associates—meet your new pro bono clients. It’s ok, the Skadden associates are getting the coal companies.
April 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hey Paul Weiss associates—meet your new pro bono clients. It’s ok, the Skadden associates are getting the coal companies.
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Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
April 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
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National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
From dogs to rabbits, NPR readers share how adopting shelter pets impacted them
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
www.npr.org
April 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
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UN agency runs out of food in Gaza as Israel’s siege takes devastating toll
https://www.ft.com/content/c9472fc0-cde3-4467-8d2b-381e2072d3e3
https://www.ft.com/content/c9472fc0-cde3-4467-8d2b-381e2072d3e3
UN agency runs out of food in Gaza as Israel’s siege takes devastating toll
Extreme hunger intensifies as Israeli politicians rebuff calls to allow supplies into shattered enclave
www.ft.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
UN agency runs out of food in Gaza as Israel’s siege takes devastating toll
https://www.ft.com/content/c9472fc0-cde3-4467-8d2b-381e2072d3e3
https://www.ft.com/content/c9472fc0-cde3-4467-8d2b-381e2072d3e3
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Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
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Incredible scoop! Career officials inside the Trump administration first viewed the case of Mr. Abrego like any normal case of a wrongful deportation — they began looking for ways to bring him back, as happens normally when ICE makes mistakes.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
April 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Incredible scoop! Career officials inside the Trump administration first viewed the case of Mr. Abrego like any normal case of a wrongful deportation — they began looking for ways to bring him back, as happens normally when ICE makes mistakes.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
Then the White House got involved, and blew it up.
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"When an authoritarian tells you he’s going to do something, believe him. Each outlandish statement is a trial balloon, one step closer to action. And when people don’t push back...the boundaries...permanently shift."
Vital piece:
Vital piece:
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
www.theatlantic.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"When an authoritarian tells you he’s going to do something, believe him. Each outlandish statement is a trial balloon, one step closer to action. And when people don’t push back...the boundaries...permanently shift."
Vital piece:
Vital piece:
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NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel said bureau agents arrested a county judge in Wisconsin Friday, alleging she obstructed an April 18 immigration enforcement operation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
FBI Arrests Judge Alleging She Obstructed Deportation Operation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel said bureau agents arrested a county judge in Wisconsin Friday, alleging she obstructed an April 18 immigration enforcement operation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...