Heidi Larsen
@gopaddling.bsky.social
NorCal techie, mom, wife. Diehard Cubs fan. Love travel, paddling, scotch, rock&roll. Don't be an idiot. Be kind. Trust but verify.
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Great interview.
I’m a novice at this video podcasting thing but I really loved talking to @mollyjongfast.bsky.social about Epstein and the long arc of #MeToo. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Epstein and the #MeToo of It All
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Great interview.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.
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I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
October 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.
THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.
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There it is: $20 billion for Argentina at the same time they’re taking markets away from our farmers.
But no $ for health insurance for Americans?
But no $ for health insurance for Americans?
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There it is: $20 billion for Argentina at the same time they’re taking markets away from our farmers.
But no $ for health insurance for Americans?
But no $ for health insurance for Americans?
Love you, Portland! Stay weird! Resist!
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Love you, Portland! Stay weird! Resist!
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Sister Jean was a role model in Illinois — inspiring us to embrace our neighbors.
As a lover of life, she taught us to channel positivity to keep us hopeful in times of need and kept that attitude all the way to a life well-lived at 106 years old.
May her memory be a blessing.
As a lover of life, she taught us to channel positivity to keep us hopeful in times of need and kept that attitude all the way to a life well-lived at 106 years old.
May her memory be a blessing.
October 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Sister Jean was a role model in Illinois — inspiring us to embrace our neighbors.
As a lover of life, she taught us to channel positivity to keep us hopeful in times of need and kept that attitude all the way to a life well-lived at 106 years old.
May her memory be a blessing.
As a lover of life, she taught us to channel positivity to keep us hopeful in times of need and kept that attitude all the way to a life well-lived at 106 years old.
May her memory be a blessing.
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Democrats are just better people than Republicans.
October 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Democrats are just better people than Republicans.
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The biggest takeaway from this chart is that most people the New York Times treats as legal experts were wrong about Trump Term 2 because they were too complacent, and rather than question that broader complacency and talk to people who got it right, NYT will continue treating them as go-to experts.
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The biggest takeaway from this chart is that most people the New York Times treats as legal experts were wrong about Trump Term 2 because they were too complacent, and rather than question that broader complacency and talk to people who got it right, NYT will continue treating them as go-to experts.
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I wrote about one of the most terrifying days of my life. www.pbump.net/o/taking-tyl...
Taking Tylenol
DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON I don’t remember why we brought our two-year-old son all the way into Brooklyn to see the doctor. We were living way out near Connecticu...
www.pbump.net
September 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I wrote about one of the most terrifying days of my life. www.pbump.net/o/taking-tyl...
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WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of federal agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
This is the oral history of DOGE, as told by federal workers:
This is the oral history of DOGE, as told by federal workers:
"This used to be the best job I’ve ever had, the best environment I’ve ever had, the best culture I’ve ever had—and they fucking ruined it.
I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
I will never ever forget how much they ruined it."
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of federal agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
This is the oral history of DOGE, as told by federal workers:
This is the oral history of DOGE, as told by federal workers:
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.
September 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.
Why is it *ALWAYS* men, ala tech bros, harvesting one shit trend or another in order to try and keep control of the narrative? Women see your weaknesses for what they are, fellas. Go out and make some real friends, share your stuff/time, and be kind to others. We done here.
September 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Why is it *ALWAYS* men, ala tech bros, harvesting one shit trend or another in order to try and keep control of the narrative? Women see your weaknesses for what they are, fellas. Go out and make some real friends, share your stuff/time, and be kind to others. We done here.
TBH it would be great if beef sandwiches, Chicago hot dogs and tavern style pizza slices were hurled anonymously from the multitudes defending Chicago’s fine citizens.💪🏻🌭
In the face of continued and confusing threats that Chicago would be subjected to a federal incursion over immigration and crime, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday sought to brace Chicagoans for a spike in raids from federal authorities and even potentially the National Guard in coming days.
Gov. JB Pritzker braces Chicagoans for federal incursion as Trump says ‘we’re going in’ but won’t say when
While saying he still intended to send the National Guard to Chicago over crime, President Donald Trump did not specify a date.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
TBH it would be great if beef sandwiches, Chicago hot dogs and tavern style pizza slices were hurled anonymously from the multitudes defending Chicago’s fine citizens.💪🏻🌭
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Two children were killed and seventeen people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
A Cracker Barrel logo change received far more scrutiny and attention than any fight against the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
Our priorities remain idiotic.
A Cracker Barrel logo change received far more scrutiny and attention than any fight against the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
Our priorities remain idiotic.
August 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Two children were killed and seventeen people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
A Cracker Barrel logo change received far more scrutiny and attention than any fight against the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
Our priorities remain idiotic.
A Cracker Barrel logo change received far more scrutiny and attention than any fight against the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
Our priorities remain idiotic.
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This needs to be reposted more and more.
This is how it’s done.
This is how it’s done.
Thank you for your service and your fight for our democracy 💪 🇺🇸 @jollygoodginger.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This needs to be reposted more and more.
This is how it’s done.
This is how it’s done.
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I think this may be my favorite because everything he says is true.
(R rated.)
(R rated.)
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I think this may be my favorite because everything he says is true.
(R rated.)
(R rated.)
Get the hell out of Tim Walz’s way and let him speak on behalf of the party, with common sense and righteous anger.💪🏻
Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"
August 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Get the hell out of Tim Walz’s way and let him speak on behalf of the party, with common sense and righteous anger.💪🏻
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BREAKING:
The California Assembly has passed the first of three bills to redraw congressional maps
The California Assembly has passed the first of three bills to redraw congressional maps
August 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
BREAKING:
The California Assembly has passed the first of three bills to redraw congressional maps
The California Assembly has passed the first of three bills to redraw congressional maps