Heather Weiner
@hlweiner.bsky.social
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Heather Weiner
@hlweiner.bsky.social
· Nov 6
If we were sinking and there was only one life vest I’d tear it into tiny pieces so we could die together with a little hope.
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Why are groceries so expensive? And why did we work so hard to block the Kroger-Albertson's merger?
October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Why are groceries so expensive? And why did we work so hard to block the Kroger-Albertson's merger?
My cis wife, a 26-year law enforcement officer and U.S. Army MP, endures security calls, yelling, hostile stares due to the increase in fear-mongering lies about transwomen. I wait by the sinks. We smile too big, chat too loudly in high voices. We breathe a sigh of relief as we exit the restroom.
‘I’ve been spat on’: gender non-conforming women tell of toilet abuse in aftermath of supreme court ruling
‘I’ve been spat on’: gender non-conforming women tell of toilet abuse in aftermath of supreme court ruling
Support groups report that women and non-binary people are increasingly being challenged in toilets and changing facilities – but others call it scaremongering
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My cis wife, a 26-year law enforcement officer and U.S. Army MP, endures security calls, yelling, hostile stares due to the increase in fear-mongering lies about transwomen. I wait by the sinks. We smile too big, chat too loudly in high voices. We breathe a sigh of relief as we exit the restroom.
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New law to protect seniors, single parents, veterans from rent gouging and homelessness already showing results. Congrats again to our client @wahousingalliance.bsky.social !👏 washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/landl...
Landlords fined for first time under WA’s new law capping rent increases • Washington State Standard
For the first time, Washington’s attorney general has enforced the state’s new cap on rent hikes, fining eight landlords.
washingtonstatestandard.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
New law to protect seniors, single parents, veterans from rent gouging and homelessness already showing results. Congrats again to our client @wahousingalliance.bsky.social !👏 washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/landl...
Memo to @nytimes.com, 12-17 year olds are both legally and psychologically not women. Don’t gaslight victims.
July 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Memo to @nytimes.com, 12-17 year olds are both legally and psychologically not women. Don’t gaslight victims.
Love to see @katestarbird.bsky.social in her glow up
May 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Love to see @katestarbird.bsky.social in her glow up
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Like birders, we love catching a glimpse of PowerHouse's press expert Kristin Hyde delivering huge press coverage for our clients’ campaigns. (She’s usually behind the scenes, so she hates it when we share these 😈). powerhouse-strategic.com/kristins-bio
May 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Like birders, we love catching a glimpse of PowerHouse's press expert Kristin Hyde delivering huge press coverage for our clients’ campaigns. (She’s usually behind the scenes, so she hates it when we share these 😈). powerhouse-strategic.com/kristins-bio
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Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday.
'Please don't tax the rich.' Seattle crosswalks hacked with audio deepfake of Jeff Bezos
Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday.
www.kuow.org
April 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday.
This is who my Dem Congressman @adamsmith.house.gov looks to for guidance and legitimizes, a right-wing zealot who wants to freeze funding for universities like UW. Cool cool. www.dailyuw.com/news/uw-amon...
April 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is who my Dem Congressman @adamsmith.house.gov looks to for guidance and legitimizes, a right-wing zealot who wants to freeze funding for universities like UW. Cool cool. www.dailyuw.com/news/uw-amon...
Here in #seattle where rents are notoriously out of control, my own Rep. Santos in S.Seattle (37th) voted AGAINST a bill to stop rent gouging last night. 🤯 I'm a small landlord and even I support this reasonable bill (HB 1217) to cap rent increases at 7%. Too bad my own representative didn't. #waleg
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Here in #seattle where rents are notoriously out of control, my own Rep. Santos in S.Seattle (37th) voted AGAINST a bill to stop rent gouging last night. 🤯 I'm a small landlord and even I support this reasonable bill (HB 1217) to cap rent increases at 7%. Too bad my own representative didn't. #waleg
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It’s the same dynamics over and over again, from “voter fraud” in 2020 to “waste and fraud” now. Set the frame, manufacture evidence to fit the frame (through fabrication, misinterpretation and mischaracterization), amplify that evidence to reinforce the frame, repeat ad nauseam.
March 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It’s the same dynamics over and over again, from “voter fraud” in 2020 to “waste and fraud” now. Set the frame, manufacture evidence to fit the frame (through fabrication, misinterpretation and mischaracterization), amplify that evidence to reinforce the frame, repeat ad nauseam.
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Done. BTW, here's a site that tells you how to reject the corporate candidates if you're an REI member: www.ourrei.com/2025-rei-boa...
Vote NO in REI’s Board Election | REI Union
Learn how REI Co-op members are standing up and fighting back against their corporate Board of Directors during this year's election.
www.ourrei.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Done. BTW, here's a site that tells you how to reject the corporate candidates if you're an REI member: www.ourrei.com/2025-rei-boa...
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This morning, several REI Co-Op employees and members testified at a hearing for HB 1635, which will require large WA co-ops like REI to allow employees back on the board.
Shemona Moreno, REI member and board candidate, said "I'm running for the board to be a voice for the workers." (🧵)
Shemona Moreno, REI member and board candidate, said "I'm running for the board to be a voice for the workers." (🧵)
February 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This morning, several REI Co-Op employees and members testified at a hearing for HB 1635, which will require large WA co-ops like REI to allow employees back on the board.
Shemona Moreno, REI member and board candidate, said "I'm running for the board to be a voice for the workers." (🧵)
Shemona Moreno, REI member and board candidate, said "I'm running for the board to be a voice for the workers." (🧵)
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Dear elected officials:
I don’t need you to post about the bad things Trump is doing.
I need you to post about what you are doing to stop those bad things. And how you’re helping the people hurt by those bad things.
Sincerely,
Me
I don’t need you to post about the bad things Trump is doing.
I need you to post about what you are doing to stop those bad things. And how you’re helping the people hurt by those bad things.
Sincerely,
Me
February 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Dear elected officials:
I don’t need you to post about the bad things Trump is doing.
I need you to post about what you are doing to stop those bad things. And how you’re helping the people hurt by those bad things.
Sincerely,
Me
I don’t need you to post about the bad things Trump is doing.
I need you to post about what you are doing to stop those bad things. And how you’re helping the people hurt by those bad things.
Sincerely,
Me
Man just pretended to have finger guns, jumped at me and said “this is an attack, smile or I’ll shoot”
I was alone. There were two of them.
I was alone. There were two of them.
January 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Man just pretended to have finger guns, jumped at me and said “this is an attack, smile or I’ll shoot”
I was alone. There were two of them.
I was alone. There were two of them.
30% of our team at @pwrhsstrategic.bsky.social is trans. We didn’t bring them on because they are trans, but damn am I proud of their excellent work and who they are as people. 💗🏳️⚧️
alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
30% of our team at @pwrhsstrategic.bsky.social is trans. We didn’t bring them on because they are trans, but damn am I proud of their excellent work and who they are as people. 💗🏳️⚧️
Reposted by Heather Weiner
eventually voting against Tanya Woo will become an annual Seattle tradition, like SeaFair
December 4, 2024 at 9:53 PM
eventually voting against Tanya Woo will become an annual Seattle tradition, like SeaFair
You know when you have a weird flashback in the middle of making dinner or falling asleep? Just remembered Jenny Durkan asking Cary Moon “when did you get WOKE?”
Guess I’m not over it.
Guess I’m not over it.
November 27, 2024 at 2:24 AM
You know when you have a weird flashback in the middle of making dinner or falling asleep? Just remembered Jenny Durkan asking Cary Moon “when did you get WOKE?”
Guess I’m not over it.
Guess I’m not over it.
The Army threatened my wife, then an MP, with imprisonment at Leavenworth in 1991 because they found her love letters while searching another woman’s locker.
Love letters.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Love letters.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WA veteran imprisoned for being gay among just 8 seeking Biden pardon
Steve Marose, of Renton, spent 18 months in a military prison. Now, he wants the government to make things right.
www.seattletimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:56 PM
The Army threatened my wife, then an MP, with imprisonment at Leavenworth in 1991 because they found her love letters while searching another woman’s locker.
Love letters.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Love letters.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Washingtonians agree:
The 👏Ultra 👏 Wealthy 👏 Must 👏 Pay 👏 Their 👏 Fair 👏 Share 👏
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The 👏Ultra 👏 Wealthy 👏 Must 👏 Pay 👏 Their 👏 Fair 👏 Share 👏
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Tax the rich? New poll measures WA voters' strong feelings
State lawmakers have considered a tax on ultra wealthy residents to help boost funding for K-12 education.
www.seattletimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Washingtonians agree:
The 👏Ultra 👏 Wealthy 👏 Must 👏 Pay 👏 Their 👏 Fair 👏 Share 👏
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The 👏Ultra 👏 Wealthy 👏 Must 👏 Pay 👏 Their 👏 Fair 👏 Share 👏
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Brian Heywood's attempt to give him & his super-rich buddies a massive tax cut by cutting billions from our schools and childcare didn't just fail. It failed in some of the reddest counties of the state.
Margin of NO votes on I-2109:
- Okanagan: 58%
- Whitman: 64%
- Walla Walla: 58%
Margin of NO votes on I-2109:
- Okanagan: 58%
- Whitman: 64%
- Walla Walla: 58%
November 19, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Brian Heywood's attempt to give him & his super-rich buddies a massive tax cut by cutting billions from our schools and childcare didn't just fail. It failed in some of the reddest counties of the state.
Margin of NO votes on I-2109:
- Okanagan: 58%
- Whitman: 64%
- Walla Walla: 58%
Margin of NO votes on I-2109:
- Okanagan: 58%
- Whitman: 64%
- Walla Walla: 58%
Reposted by Heather Weiner
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November 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Understand this: Misunderstood Vegetables is a delicious, gorgeous, and entertaining cookbook and I'm not just saying that because @beckyselengut.bsky.social is threatening to add sunchokes (which can cause💨) to dinner.
Wired Magazine just said my book Misunderstood Vegetables was one of the best cookbooks of the year. What does this mean? In the scheme of things, not much at all but…hear me out, when you catch measles and smallpox you’re gonna need something good to eat. www.wired.com/gallery/the-...
The Best Cookbooks of 2024 (So Far)
This year’s best cookbooks provide inventive, well-tested instructions for dips, barbecue, and pasta. There’s even a book that tells you what the heck to do with celery root.
www.wired.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Understand this: Misunderstood Vegetables is a delicious, gorgeous, and entertaining cookbook and I'm not just saying that because @beckyselengut.bsky.social is threatening to add sunchokes (which can cause💨) to dinner.