Michael Heggen π―πΈ βπ
@michaelheggen.bsky.social
Farmer, forester, sawyer, builder, fencer, horseman, juggler, husband, mentor, tabletop gamer, feminist, Oregonian, LGBTQ+ ally, reader, lifelong learner, neuro-divergent nerd (no particular order).
Resident of Oregon's 6th Congressional district (OR-6).
Resident of Oregon's 6th Congressional district (OR-6).
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Here are twenty lessons from which we can learn how to resist tyranny in the U.S.
The book from which this is summarized is βOn Tyrannyβ by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
It is excellent.
The book from which this is summarized is βOn Tyrannyβ by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
It is excellent.
Much hoots = moar happyz
Happy to have several GHOs as neighbors, plus barred owls and northern pygmy owls. I get to hear them every evening, and I love it.
Iβm hoping that we will have barn owls in our new barn next winter, too!
Happy to have several GHOs as neighbors, plus barred owls and northern pygmy owls. I get to hear them every evening, and I love it.
Iβm hoping that we will have barn owls in our new barn next winter, too!
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Much hoots = moar happyz
Happy to have several GHOs as neighbors, plus barred owls and northern pygmy owls. I get to hear them every evening, and I love it.
Iβm hoping that we will have barn owls in our new barn next winter, too!
Happy to have several GHOs as neighbors, plus barred owls and northern pygmy owls. I get to hear them every evening, and I love it.
Iβm hoping that we will have barn owls in our new barn next winter, too!
This made me happy. π
February 4, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This made me happy. π
Reposted by Michael Heggen π―πΈ βπ
Iβm sharing Aliyaβs entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Iβm sharing Aliyaβs entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
Just like the last time. Silly grin plastered across my mug. Thanks again!
February 4, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Just like the last time. Silly grin plastered across my mug. Thanks again!
With caffeine, all things are possible!
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
With caffeine, all things are possible!
Iβm here, ainβt I?
:-)
:-)
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Iβm here, ainβt I?
:-)
:-)
Thatβs a pretty good joke.
February 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Thatβs a pretty good joke.
Homeland Security officials did not respond Monday to questions about the decision to fire tear gas on a crowd that included children. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the mayor βshould be grateful to our brave law enforcement officers for cleaning up the streets of Portland.β
February 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Homeland Security officials did not respond Monday to questions about the decision to fire tear gas on a crowd that included children. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the mayor βshould be grateful to our brave law enforcement officers for cleaning up the streets of Portland.β
Tricia McLaughlin is one of the Mouths of Sauron, heedlessly spewing lies and vitriol in service to her master.
#Resist #NoFascism
#Resist #NoFascism
February 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Tricia McLaughlin is one of the Mouths of Sauron, heedlessly spewing lies and vitriol in service to her master.
#Resist #NoFascism
#Resist #NoFascism
A unit, that one!
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM
A unit, that one!
Thank you!
February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Thank you!
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Agreed. All Of This has made it clear that we have some serious structural problems to work out once we have put out the fire.
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Agreed. All Of This has made it clear that we have some serious structural problems to work out once we have put out the fire.
Ah! So Harrison Stickle is a place name?
February 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Ah! So Harrison Stickle is a place name?
But this is where we are. All we can do now is work the problem as it is, not how we wish it was.
(Thanks for listening to my ruminations on a showery Sunday morning.)
(Thanks for listening to my ruminations on a showery Sunday morning.)
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
But this is where we are. All we can do now is work the problem as it is, not how we wish it was.
(Thanks for listening to my ruminations on a showery Sunday morning.)
(Thanks for listening to my ruminations on a showery Sunday morning.)
I think this strategy is likely to succeed, but only at the cost of more people killed and injured by federal goons and even more people abducted by the regimeβs secret police.
That we, the people, have to refresh the Tree of Liberty infuriates me because this madness was avoidable.
That we, the people, have to refresh the Tree of Liberty infuriates me because this madness was avoidable.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I think this strategy is likely to succeed, but only at the cost of more people killed and injured by federal goons and even more people abducted by the regimeβs secret police.
That we, the people, have to refresh the Tree of Liberty infuriates me because this madness was avoidable.
That we, the people, have to refresh the Tree of Liberty infuriates me because this madness was avoidable.
The strategy appears to be to allow the regime to froth at the mouth and overreach with increasing brutality until absolutely no reasonable person can deny that the regime is off the rails, with the hope that this tipping point is reached before it is too late to end the regime.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The strategy appears to be to allow the regime to froth at the mouth and overreach with increasing brutality until absolutely no reasonable person can deny that the regime is off the rails, with the hope that this tipping point is reached before it is too late to end the regime.
Iβm not a lawyer, but cities and states being terrorized by ICE appear to have little recourse outside of the courts (and perhaps malicious obedience) without risking the regime declaring insurrection, which is a losing hand at this point.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Iβm not a lawyer, but cities and states being terrorized by ICE appear to have little recourse outside of the courts (and perhaps malicious obedience) without risking the regime declaring insurrection, which is a losing hand at this point.
The press conference of police chiefs in Minneapolis last week brought this home to me: a lot of state and local LE are frustrated that they cannot do what they are sworn to do, which is to protect and serve the communities in which they live and have those communities trust them to do this.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The press conference of police chiefs in Minneapolis last week brought this home to me: a lot of state and local LE are frustrated that they cannot do what they are sworn to do, which is to protect and serve the communities in which they live and have those communities trust them to do this.
I donβt always entirely agree with your stance on All Of This, but I am in agreement with you about this one.
Itβs frustrating to hear people grumbling about local and state LE βnot doing anythingβ in the face of ICE thuggery, because in most cases, they legally cannot do anything.
Itβs frustrating to hear people grumbling about local and state LE βnot doing anythingβ in the face of ICE thuggery, because in most cases, they legally cannot do anything.
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
I donβt always entirely agree with your stance on All Of This, but I am in agreement with you about this one.
Itβs frustrating to hear people grumbling about local and state LE βnot doing anythingβ in the face of ICE thuggery, because in most cases, they legally cannot do anything.
Itβs frustrating to hear people grumbling about local and state LE βnot doing anythingβ in the face of ICE thuggery, because in most cases, they legally cannot do anything.
For those of us across the pond, is a stickle a rivulet? Ravine? Or ??
February 1, 2026 at 5:51 AM
For those of us across the pond, is a stickle a rivulet? Ravine? Or ??
This is sound advice, methinks.
Do not eat a full can of beets by yourself.
February 1, 2026 at 5:46 AM
This is sound advice, methinks.
Big brave ICE agents tear-gassing little girls on scooters today in Portland, Oregon (two hours away from me).
#Resist #NoFascism
#Resist #NoFascism
February 1, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Big brave ICE agents tear-gassing little girls on scooters today in Portland, Oregon (two hours away from me).
#Resist #NoFascism
#Resist #NoFascism