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Heather Wylie
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Artist. Family historian. M.A. English. Storyteller. Coffee lover. M.A. History. Book fondler. Writer. Clean air lover. Climate concerned. She/her.

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Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 23d
I'm Heather. I'm a Texas-based artist and illustrator. I primarily work with acrylic and digital mediums. I love working with animals and animal imagery. You can find my available art, prints, and books on my website: www.hwylieart.com
A blue metallic snake against a golden background Flying watercolor bats A rat from _Mrs. Frisby and the rats of NIMH_ (the rat is curled into a ball on top of fern leaves, Christmas lights, seeds, and a paper with the letters N I M H) A purple raven flying against a blue sky with three century plants
unxpctdisvry.bsky.social
I wonder what he's thinking

(It's obviously about the fox outside)
Arthur looking out the window
February 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the "AI God" Narrative is Actually a Corporate Power Grab
The AI cultists went into overdrive this week, Meta got the creepiest patent imaginable, and AOC attacked monopolies to burnish her foreign policy chops.
www.thebignewsletter.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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jamellebouie.net
February 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Rep. Stephen Lynch: "It offers a great contrast. Look what the British government is doing in light of the evidence, and look what the US government is doing. Nothing. Our chief law enforcement officer Pam Bondi is defending and obstructing the investigation."
February 19, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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Amazing
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20h
this is what your inseam looks like
Pete Hegseth walking up some stairs to board a plane. He's wearing a mid-blue suit, tan dress shoes, and navy socks with small USA flags on them. The suit is slightly too small, the pants slim, and the inseam is a bit too short. A dapper brown horse wearing a three-piece gray checked suit with a white shirt and blue necktie. He also has a grey flat cap. His inseam is too short, but he looks happy.
February 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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And the city council meeting last night, someone who "works in AI" told the room that if they don't embrace this technology, they are going to be left behind… And I'm sure there's no conflict of interest at all with that statement
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
Countries that do not embrace AI could be ‘left behind’, says OpenAI’s George Osborne
Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, warns former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm The former chancellor George Osborne has warned that countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risked “Fomo” and could be left weaker and poorer. Osborne, who is two months into a job as head of the $500bn San Francisco AI company’s “for countries” programme, told leaders gathered for the AI Impact summit in Delhi: “Don’t be left behind.” He warned that without AI rollouts they could end up with a workforce “less willing to stay put” because they might want to seek AI-enabled fortunes elsewhere. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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We have to stop letting rich people tell us that the only metric to measure a country’s success is the stock market.
February 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."
January 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Nearly half of Americans think they'll see catastrophic impacts of climate change in their lifetimes

...so naturally we’re dismantling climate science infrastructure, stepping back from global coordination like the IPCC, while chanting “drill, baby, drill".

today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Nearly half of Americans think they'll see catastrophic impacts of climate change in their lifetimes | YouGov
Majorities say the U.S. should do more to address climate change, should increase or keep current environmental regulations, and should use more solar and wind energy
today.yougov.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Reposted by Heather Wylie
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So many ppl are excited about solar 😍. This is a great photo essay on “Solar Hockey Stick of hope”, and countries breaking free of oil and gas dependence.

IF your country's media is telling you about AI boom but not the renewables global boom, then consider why...
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science.org Science Magazine @science.org · Dec 18
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.

Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Qianjiadong Reservoir in southern Hunan, China, produces a double harvest: solar energy and yellow carp. The solar farm produces up to 80 megawatts of power while the fish forage beneath the panels. With a massive scale-up of solar and wind at home and cheap exports of the technology, China is driving a worldwide surge of renewable energy—Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
February 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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I have a neon colored sweatshirt I'm planning on wearing to speak to the City Council tonight - you know, just so they can't miss me - and it feels very 2012 and I'm here for it.
February 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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here was a luncheon today ($70 a plate!) if you wanted to hear from the data center people what the plans are. Wouldn't you know we're just blowing this out of proportion? If we've heard anything negative about data centers it's just not true!

My response to this:
an elderly woman is sitting at a table in a kitchen with a blue box on it .
Alt: Sophia from Golden Girls making a crude gesture
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February 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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When I read Carter's _Silent Spring_ in grad school I was glad that we weren't going to have to deal with that again. But surprise! We are. RIGHT NOW there's an attempt to overturn EPA protections. You can leave a public comment, but today is the LAST DAY!

www.regulations.gov/document/EPA...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
February 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Here's the link: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
February 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Well, this is the worst. Jfc.
February 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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This took an unexpected turn
surliertexan.bsky.social Dr. Alexis Turner @surliertexan.bsky.social · 2d
I swear to god they caught a neighborhood cat and just put it under the bed
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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The sound I made
surliertexan.bsky.social Dr. Alexis Turner @surliertexan.bsky.social · 2d
Normally I wouldn't skeet with this level of identifying info about my hostel mates, but I am currently being kept awake by his horror at the possibility that a field mouse is going to climb into his bed in the middle of the night and birth 600 babies on his face like a mutant spider
February 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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I've blocked CBS on my social media and you should too:
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d
Yikes. Bari Weiss strikes again.

Nothing to see here, folks!

www.mediaite.com/media/news/c...
February 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by Heather Wylie
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UPDATE: “Don Huffines, a former Republican Texas senator who is now campaigning to become the state’s comptroller, bought disgraced Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch in New Mexico after the child sex trafficker and molester died.”

(his son works at the White House)

www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/d...
February 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Did you know you can still buy VHS tapes? Vice-Press releases new VHS!

vice-press.com
Limited Edition Movie Posters, Art Prints & Collectibles | Vice Press
We create cool stuff for things we love. All of our limited edition posters, art prints & collectibles are officially licensed & made for fans like us to collect & display in their homes.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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The baby just smacked into the couch, fell down, and started laughing.

I'm in trouble. They're both like this.
February 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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I bought a used book and someone forgot their bookmark - a delightful discovery!
Magnetic grey bookmark on top of a page
February 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Great book - very interesting!
_Bag Man_ by Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz
February 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Little Magpie

Pastel and ink on toned paper

#art #birds #nature #sciart
Drawing of a magpie made with pastel and ink on toned paper.
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Reposted by Heather Wylie
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Detox Doodles!

These animals are from my 100-day journey to swap scrolling for sketching: www.joyousjoyness.com/pages/detox-...

This page is all about Ostriches!

#art #bird #ostrich #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart #InkArt
Sketchbook page of 5 sketches of Ostrich in green pen. The top of the page has the text Ostrich and 7/29/25. The top left is an Ostrich running towards the viewer with its wings flapping. To the right is a heart and a walking Ostrich looking at the viewer. Below and to the left is a close up of an Ostrich face. To the right is a running Ostrich in profile with a heart. At the bottom right is a heart and an Ostrich head with its mouth wide open.
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM