Heidi
@thecunningwif.bsky.social
Mortician, Pagan, & whole-ass Virginian mountain witch. Chronically ill with ME/CFS & Long Covid. Cis, pansexual, she/her.
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“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“There were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women aged <25 years in 2021 – the first time that this has occurred in data going back to 1982. This remarkable achievement is almost certainly due to the impact of HPV vaccination.” From report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
#vaccinationsaveslives
#vaccinationsaveslives
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So, UVA Rheumatology doesn't have time to see me. Cool, cool.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
So, UVA Rheumatology doesn't have time to see me. Cool, cool.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
For now, I'm going to keep taking Naprosyn twice a day & Prednisone once a month/every three weeks, along with my other meds, & start lymphatic drainage therapy again now that I'm recovered from surgery. Because they work well enough.
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”Our trauma is not our fault, but our recovery is our responsibility.”
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
”Our trauma is not our fault, but our recovery is our responsibility.”
How a Virginia Tech graduate student is helping support a dwindling Southern Appalachia species share.google/ZLQtqzxDHLHy...
#climatechange #environment #globalwarming #science
#climatechange #environment #globalwarming #science
How a Virginia Tech graduate student is helping support a dwindling Southern Appalachia species
What was once an everyday sight around our region is gradually vanishing before our eyes, but a graduate student at Virginia Tech is researching if a species of tree that used to be common in Southern...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How a Virginia Tech graduate student is helping support a dwindling Southern Appalachia species share.google/ZLQtqzxDHLHy...
#climatechange #environment #globalwarming #science
#climatechange #environment #globalwarming #science
I think of that tweet that was like, "Looking for shoes that can only be described as orthopedic but sexy" all the time. Like. Yes please. Give us ho shoes with gd support please. I'm done suffering.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I think of that tweet that was like, "Looking for shoes that can only be described as orthopedic but sexy" all the time. Like. Yes please. Give us ho shoes with gd support please. I'm done suffering.
@usurpedlettuce.bsky.social "I get it. You don't want to pass on the generational trauma of austerity, but also, [they need to] grow the fuck up."
Follow for more parenting from Marc 😂
Follow for more parenting from Marc 😂
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
@usurpedlettuce.bsky.social "I get it. You don't want to pass on the generational trauma of austerity, but also, [they need to] grow the fuck up."
Follow for more parenting from Marc 😂
Follow for more parenting from Marc 😂
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American exceptionalism is believing that ICE Agents are Russian stooges "gifted" to Trump by Putin, because one cannot conceive of any reality where America is evil. It is an unironic "this isn't us" as an immutable truth, and all deviation must be a subversion to prevent inward reflection.
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
American exceptionalism is believing that ICE Agents are Russian stooges "gifted" to Trump by Putin, because one cannot conceive of any reality where America is evil. It is an unironic "this isn't us" as an immutable truth, and all deviation must be a subversion to prevent inward reflection.
Hydrocortisone-fueled dreams are wild.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Hydrocortisone-fueled dreams are wild.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
I had one last night where my funeral home was holding a funeral for this very old lady, & the family had temporarily entombed everyone who preceded her in death for like 20-30 years. There were people in their 80s, their 20s, even kids.
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Dear San Antonio, but ESPECIALLY Black San Antonio, or, anyone else who wants solid healthcare for birthing people round that way, my midwifery sib Shiphrah is launching her practice and could use your support (and a few specific items).
Shiphrah Israel
🌻 Shiphrah | Student Midwife & Doula
Empowering births, one fam at a time.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dear San Antonio, but ESPECIALLY Black San Antonio, or, anyone else who wants solid healthcare for birthing people round that way, my midwifery sib Shiphrah is launching her practice and could use your support (and a few specific items).
"Mom, what's your worst fear besides someone you love dying?"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Mom, what's your worst fear besides someone you love dying?"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
"Um, getting sicker"
"Besides that"
"Losing my job"
"Ugh, Mom, not a NORMAL fear! Like, the dark or heights"
"Oh, uh, cockroaches"
"... Good one 🤔"
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Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Home - Long COVID Treatment Trial
Be part of groundbreaking Long COVID research from Scripps Research. We endeavor to conduct a portfolio of Long COVID clinical trials.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Weird side effects of laparoscopic surgery that I didn't anticipate: chest and shoulder pain due to irritated phrenic nerves, and a swollen uvula that's resting against the back of my throat (thanks, intubation)
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Weird side effects of laparoscopic surgery that I didn't anticipate: chest and shoulder pain due to irritated phrenic nerves, and a swollen uvula that's resting against the back of my throat (thanks, intubation)
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9) Prof. Hughes wrote a new book about this called 'Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism' which can be found here:
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You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism
Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism reveals how psychology reinforces conservative norms and challenges claims of liberal bias in the field.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
9) Prof. Hughes wrote a new book about this called 'Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism' which can be found here:
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
link.springer.com/bo...
You can support David Tuller's work (only 1 day left to donate for his fundraiser) using this link:
crowdfund.berkeley.e...
Super grateful that this was actually helpful and not shaming people 🙏
A friend said he was having trouble finding a site that's a replacement for amazon.
That's because the replacement for amazon is buying from a mix of:
1. Local small/niche businesses
2. Less local small/niche businesses/creators
3. Companies who make just one kind of thing really well
That's because the replacement for amazon is buying from a mix of:
1. Local small/niche businesses
2. Less local small/niche businesses/creators
3. Companies who make just one kind of thing really well
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Super grateful that this was actually helpful and not shaming people 🙏
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'Early Autumn in Itako' - Kawase Hasui, 1942.
#JapaneseArt
#JapaneseArt
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
'Early Autumn in Itako' - Kawase Hasui, 1942.
#JapaneseArt
#JapaneseArt
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I'm hearing these SNAP benefit updates:
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm hearing these SNAP benefit updates:
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
Currently obsessed with the cosmopolitan spider city in the Greek cave 🤓
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Currently obsessed with the cosmopolitan spider city in the Greek cave 🤓
So it appears that it wasn't JUST my prep room manager that the current state of politics has done this to 😂
If I was hearing my prep room manager correctly, I do believe the Trump administration and Republican-led Congress is pushing that particular right-leaning Libertarian towards the left 😂
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So it appears that it wasn't JUST my prep room manager that the current state of politics has done this to 😂
Me to @usurpedlettuce.bsky.social: You can't just be like, "No more cats! We have enough cats!" and then say, "Ok sometimes cats"!
Related: The business office at work has recently adopted a black Manx kitten
Related: The business office at work has recently adopted a black Manx kitten
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Me to @usurpedlettuce.bsky.social: You can't just be like, "No more cats! We have enough cats!" and then say, "Ok sometimes cats"!
Related: The business office at work has recently adopted a black Manx kitten
Related: The business office at work has recently adopted a black Manx kitten
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A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A poem I wrote some months ago showed up at my door today in the first issue of the relaunched Southerly magazine.
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There was a good quote "I want robots to do my laundry and my dishes so I can write, not write so I can do laundry and dishes."
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There was a good quote "I want robots to do my laundry and my dishes so I can write, not write so I can do laundry and dishes."
"Everything that dies makes its way on back"
(Zach Bryan)
(Zach Bryan)
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Everything that dies makes its way on back"
(Zach Bryan)
(Zach Bryan)