Heather Kish
@heatherkish.bsky.social
Thank you, Violet!
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thank you, Violet!
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Wait is the Washington Post’s slogan still “Democracy Dies in Darkness?” I guess it still works as a goal rather than a warning
September 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Wait is the Washington Post’s slogan still “Democracy Dies in Darkness?” I guess it still works as a goal rather than a warning
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If my taxes don’t pave my roads or fix my bridges or keep my schools open 5 days a week or pay local teachers a living wage or help keep my hospital open or help my neighbor’s kid eat lunch or fund public television or my healthcare…
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
July 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
If my taxes don’t pave my roads or fix my bridges or keep my schools open 5 days a week or pay local teachers a living wage or help keep my hospital open or help my neighbor’s kid eat lunch or fund public television or my healthcare…
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?
Reposted by Heather Kish
This isn't how people with humanity treat others.
July 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This isn't how people with humanity treat others.
Taking free lunch away from kids so Bezos can pay for his next wedding in a few years is what’s infuriating me today.
July 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Taking free lunch away from kids so Bezos can pay for his next wedding in a few years is what’s infuriating me today.
Thought I’d start this at the end of May (received ARC from netgalley) and finish it for Pride month but I ended up devouring it in 2 days. The voice makes this story so special! Doris is a hoot and I want to hang out with all these dynamic characters for a weekend. In my top 3 of the year so far.
Where do you get an abortion in 1960 Georgia, especially if your small town's midwife goes to the same church as your parents? Find out today. THESE HEATHENS is officially out in the world! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/these-heat...
These Heathens: A Novel|eBook
From the “razor-sharp and outrageously funny” (Taylor Jenkins Reid) mind of Mia McKenzie comes a vibrant novel exploring how one weekend can change your whole life.Dear Lord, please forgiv...
www.barnesandnoble.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thought I’d start this at the end of May (received ARC from netgalley) and finish it for Pride month but I ended up devouring it in 2 days. The voice makes this story so special! Doris is a hoot and I want to hang out with all these dynamic characters for a weekend. In my top 3 of the year so far.
I love growing flowers and I love watching the bees appreciate them.
June 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I love growing flowers and I love watching the bees appreciate them.
Long Covid has now surpassed asthma as the number one chronic illness in our children.
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health
open.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Long Covid has now surpassed asthma as the number one chronic illness in our children.
Reposted by Heather Kish
If this is something you care about, public comment for the up-coming ACIP meeting June 25th is currently open until the 20th!
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
June 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
If this is something you care about, public comment for the up-coming ACIP meeting June 25th is currently open until the 20th!
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
Reposted by Heather Kish
AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.
June 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
AIDS Memorial Quilt on display October 11-13 1996 on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Let us never forget.
Reposted by Heather Kish
Here’s the thing, if they are picking up folks working in the country illegally, I’m going to need to see some white guys also being arrested for employing people working illegally in the country.
Otherwise, it’s just racism.
Otherwise, it’s just racism.
May 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here’s the thing, if they are picking up folks working in the country illegally, I’m going to need to see some white guys also being arrested for employing people working illegally in the country.
Otherwise, it’s just racism.
Otherwise, it’s just racism.
Reposted by Heather Kish
The group Everyone Hates Elon has plastered London with a fake ad campaign. One sign branded Tesla “the Swasticar,” and announced that the vehicle “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 Seconds.” “Now With White Power Steering,” another read.
The Guerrilla Marketing Campaign Against Elon Musk
As Tesla’s profits drop, a group called Everyone Hates Elon is going viral for plastering London with fake advertisements for the company, infiltrating a car showroom, and inviting the public to trash...
nyer.cm
May 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The group Everyone Hates Elon has plastered London with a fake ad campaign. One sign branded Tesla “the Swasticar,” and announced that the vehicle “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 Seconds.” “Now With White Power Steering,” another read.
Reposted by Heather Kish
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Masha Gessen, who lived under Russia’s secret police, is sounding the alarm: the U.S. is now echoing those same authoritarian patterns. Raids, surveillance, fear tactics—it’s not theoretical anymore.
We are watching a police state take root in real time.
#OnYourSide
@mashagessen.bsky.social
Masha Gessen, who lived under Russia’s secret police, is sounding the alarm: the U.S. is now echoing those same authoritarian patterns. Raids, surveillance, fear tactics—it’s not theoretical anymore.
We are watching a police state take root in real time.
#OnYourSide
@mashagessen.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🧵
Masha Gessen, who lived under Russia’s secret police, is sounding the alarm: the U.S. is now echoing those same authoritarian patterns. Raids, surveillance, fear tactics—it’s not theoretical anymore.
We are watching a police state take root in real time.
#OnYourSide
@mashagessen.bsky.social
Masha Gessen, who lived under Russia’s secret police, is sounding the alarm: the U.S. is now echoing those same authoritarian patterns. Raids, surveillance, fear tactics—it’s not theoretical anymore.
We are watching a police state take root in real time.
#OnYourSide
@mashagessen.bsky.social
I appreciate the artful way @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social wove the pronunciation of this character’s name into the text.
May 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I appreciate the artful way @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social wove the pronunciation of this character’s name into the text.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like if a US exchange student in a foreign country (say, Turkey?) was imprisoned for six weeks because they wrote an op-ed in the student newspaper it would be a huge domestic story and an international incident.
May 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like if a US exchange student in a foreign country (say, Turkey?) was imprisoned for six weeks because they wrote an op-ed in the student newspaper it would be a huge domestic story and an international incident.
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Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.
US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more
abcnews.go.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.
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So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
May 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
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This is an iconic dig at Trump.
May 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This is an iconic dig at Trump.
Reposted by Heather Kish
Reposted by Heather Kish
Mars with the Beehive from last night. 5 May 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
May 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Mars with the Beehive from last night. 5 May 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Reposted by Heather Kish
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No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.
Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
May 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
No matter how bad you imagine smallpox was, it was worse than that.