Lois Heyman
@heylo285.bsky.social
Copy editor, recovering food writer, NYC exile destined to return
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Here's what I don't understand: if so many GOPs in Congress are truly getting death threats against themselves/their family, why aren't they recording the calls, putting them together and releasing them all to the public? Shine a light on it and the threats lose all their power.
March 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Here's what I don't understand: if so many GOPs in Congress are truly getting death threats against themselves/their family, why aren't they recording the calls, putting them together and releasing them all to the public? Shine a light on it and the threats lose all their power.
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A good moment to remember the Russia thing was always real. Trump's goal is to help Russia and Putin, always has been. He's trying to throw our democratic allies under the bus and America as well. Again, the Russia thing was always real.
February 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A good moment to remember the Russia thing was always real. Trump's goal is to help Russia and Putin, always has been. He's trying to throw our democratic allies under the bus and America as well. Again, the Russia thing was always real.
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US straight up called an ‘adversary’ by Europe. History is 99% the unintended consequences of plans going wrong, and in every rational measure the US is on track to become the world’s greatest threat - a lawless nuclear superpower willfully causing pandemics & the most global warming
When America loses the Financial Times. www.ft.com/content/11f1...
February 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
US straight up called an ‘adversary’ by Europe. History is 99% the unintended consequences of plans going wrong, and in every rational measure the US is on track to become the world’s greatest threat - a lawless nuclear superpower willfully causing pandemics & the most global warming
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Governor Glenn Youngkin two years ago revived Virginia's policy of lifetime disenfranchisement, which had been crafted by an explicitly racist constitutional convention in 1902.
Democrats just advanced a constitutional amendment to end that system, and massively expand rights restoration:
Democrats just advanced a constitutional amendment to end that system, and massively expand rights restoration:
Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.
The measure’s fate likely hinges on this fall’s legislative races: Lawmakers will need to pass it again next year. In the meantime, Glenn Youngkin’s harsh restrictions remain in place.
boltsmag.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Governor Glenn Youngkin two years ago revived Virginia's policy of lifetime disenfranchisement, which had been crafted by an explicitly racist constitutional convention in 1902.
Democrats just advanced a constitutional amendment to end that system, and massively expand rights restoration:
Democrats just advanced a constitutional amendment to end that system, and massively expand rights restoration:
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Why the fuck is a single Senate Democrat playing “everything is normal” by voting to confirm the Cabinet picks of a fucking dictator?
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
January 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Why the fuck is a single Senate Democrat playing “everything is normal” by voting to confirm the Cabinet picks of a fucking dictator?
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
Do. Not. Comply.
You have ALL spent the last how many years calling him Hitler and now you’re like, ‘I’m a yes on Goebbels and here’s why…”
Fuck that.
Stop it. Now.
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You know what we have that Germany didn’t? Population, size, diversity, and historical awareness...
January 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You know what we have that Germany didn’t? Population, size, diversity, and historical awareness...
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The Russian far-right supports
the American far-right, which supports
the German far-right.
This is the global alliance we need to combat.
the American far-right, which supports
the German far-right.
This is the global alliance we need to combat.
December 21, 2024 at 8:54 PM
The Russian far-right supports
the American far-right, which supports
the German far-right.
This is the global alliance we need to combat.
the American far-right, which supports
the German far-right.
This is the global alliance we need to combat.
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I get this is a 'no rest for the weary' situation, but these are important: there are 2 special elections for Dem-held seats in Virginia's House & Senate in *under a month.*
GOP gains would erase Dems' majority in each.
Dems favored in each, but strange things happen in low-turnout specials.
GOP gains would erase Dems' majority in each.
Dems favored in each, but strange things happen in low-turnout specials.
December 11, 2024 at 3:08 AM
I get this is a 'no rest for the weary' situation, but these are important: there are 2 special elections for Dem-held seats in Virginia's House & Senate in *under a month.*
GOP gains would erase Dems' majority in each.
Dems favored in each, but strange things happen in low-turnout specials.
GOP gains would erase Dems' majority in each.
Dems favored in each, but strange things happen in low-turnout specials.
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Idiocy.
#Florida city council votes 4-3 to stop adding fluoride into the city’s drinking water, despite what dentists say. www.naplesnews.com/story/news/l...
It's a done deal: Fluoride coming out of drinking water in Naples
Several dentists warn children will suffer if water fluoridation stops.
www.naplesnews.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Idiocy.
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I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).
December 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES lawsuit by Arizona GOP Chair, the president of Arizona Free Enterprise and voter challenging the state’s maintenance of its voter rolls.
A another court victory for voters and another defeat for voter suppressors. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
A another court victory for voters and another defeat for voter suppressors. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
🚨 Voting Rights Victory in Arizona
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:55 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES lawsuit by Arizona GOP Chair, the president of Arizona Free Enterprise and voter challenging the state’s maintenance of its voter rolls.
A another court victory for voters and another defeat for voter suppressors. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
A another court victory for voters and another defeat for voter suppressors. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
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With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
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...but if hostility to the party so far outweighs any support for it, then you can't really be surprised when we lose.
Republicans rightly recognize that our elections are a binary choice. Democrats too often do not. So long as that asymmetry exists in our media, the right will continue to win.
Republicans rightly recognize that our elections are a binary choice. Democrats too often do not. So long as that asymmetry exists in our media, the right will continue to win.
November 21, 2024 at 5:46 AM
...but if hostility to the party so far outweighs any support for it, then you can't really be surprised when we lose.
Republicans rightly recognize that our elections are a binary choice. Democrats too often do not. So long as that asymmetry exists in our media, the right will continue to win.
Republicans rightly recognize that our elections are a binary choice. Democrats too often do not. So long as that asymmetry exists in our media, the right will continue to win.
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Do we need to coin a new term “Predatocracy”?
November 21, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Do we need to coin a new term “Predatocracy”?
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Every time liberals and progressives chose to drop a fight so they don't "alienate" people, it always comes back to fuck ALL of us. Liberal cowardice is why fascism always wins when we leave it up to y'all.
November 21, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Every time liberals and progressives chose to drop a fight so they don't "alienate" people, it always comes back to fuck ALL of us. Liberal cowardice is why fascism always wins when we leave it up to y'all.
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Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
November 19, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
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When state power is wielded by immoral people for immoral ends, the moral response is to disobey state power.
incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan threatens people in blue states with prosecution if they hide migrants from ICE
November 19, 2024 at 10:15 PM
When state power is wielded by immoral people for immoral ends, the moral response is to disobey state power.
This
“But, Bernie… !”
No.
Where Bernie and other Democrats say, “WORKING PEOPLE,” or “WORKING FAMILIES,” like they’re an exhibit in a museum that they’re pointing out to a tour
group, George Carlin says, “YOU.”
That is all you need to know about the audience they think they’re talking to.
No.
Where Bernie and other Democrats say, “WORKING PEOPLE,” or “WORKING FAMILIES,” like they’re an exhibit in a museum that they’re pointing out to a tour
group, George Carlin says, “YOU.”
That is all you need to know about the audience they think they’re talking to.
November 20, 2024 at 6:33 AM
This
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Nazism won once because nearly the entire populace of a country was cowed.
Fascism can never win when people see thru it. Nearly half of the American electorate do, let's never forget that fact.
The battle starts.
Fascism can never win when people see thru it. Nearly half of the American electorate do, let's never forget that fact.
The battle starts.
November 13, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Nazism won once because nearly the entire populace of a country was cowed.
Fascism can never win when people see thru it. Nearly half of the American electorate do, let's never forget that fact.
The battle starts.
Fascism can never win when people see thru it. Nearly half of the American electorate do, let's never forget that fact.
The battle starts.
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America needs leopard journalists now.
Journalists dedicated to showing Trump voters that the leopard always eats your face even when he promises not to.
The amount of staggering, life-altering pain Trump voters will have to experience to wean themselves off him is extraordinary.
But it's coming.
Journalists dedicated to showing Trump voters that the leopard always eats your face even when he promises not to.
The amount of staggering, life-altering pain Trump voters will have to experience to wean themselves off him is extraordinary.
But it's coming.
November 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM
America needs leopard journalists now.
Journalists dedicated to showing Trump voters that the leopard always eats your face even when he promises not to.
The amount of staggering, life-altering pain Trump voters will have to experience to wean themselves off him is extraordinary.
But it's coming.
Journalists dedicated to showing Trump voters that the leopard always eats your face even when he promises not to.
The amount of staggering, life-altering pain Trump voters will have to experience to wean themselves off him is extraordinary.
But it's coming.