Heather
@heathershysterical.bsky.social
all opinions are my own & this is not legal advice
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Maybe not top-10 on the list of “all that is wrong,” but masked ICE agents has to be near the top
If we’re going to pass laws making it harder for unarmed civilians to wear masks to fight a pandemic, we DEF need to make it harder for armed govt agents to wear masks while arresting elected officials
If we’re going to pass laws making it harder for unarmed civilians to wear masks to fight a pandemic, we DEF need to make it harder for armed govt agents to wear masks while arresting elected officials
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Maybe not top-10 on the list of “all that is wrong,” but masked ICE agents has to be near the top
If we’re going to pass laws making it harder for unarmed civilians to wear masks to fight a pandemic, we DEF need to make it harder for armed govt agents to wear masks while arresting elected officials
If we’re going to pass laws making it harder for unarmed civilians to wear masks to fight a pandemic, we DEF need to make it harder for armed govt agents to wear masks while arresting elected officials
Those accused of violent crime are entitled to due process in the US, an if convicted are serve their sentence in the US. This is not deportation, to be clear. She is talking about US citizens.
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Those accused of violent crime are entitled to due process in the US, an if convicted are serve their sentence in the US. This is not deportation, to be clear. She is talking about US citizens.
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THREAD. The New York Mayor's race is going to be a smorgasbord of propaganda. And because a very progressive candidate is surging, we're going to see outlandish copaganda. But what the New York Times did last week is so subtle and insidious that it deserves special attention.
April 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
THREAD. The New York Mayor's race is going to be a smorgasbord of propaganda. And because a very progressive candidate is surging, we're going to see outlandish copaganda. But what the New York Times did last week is so subtle and insidious that it deserves special attention.
An incredible thread.
April 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
An incredible thread.
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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Amplify this.
Historian here:
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
March 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Amplify this.
I love these questions from @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social about today’s economic boycott. Thank you for sharing!
questions for reflection, journaling or conversation with people in your community:
March 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I love these questions from @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social about today’s economic boycott. Thank you for sharing!
I’m so freaking excited about this platform! So is the dog 💙🐶
February 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I’m so freaking excited about this platform! So is the dog 💙🐶
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Ways to resist are everywhere if you’re looking for them.
Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Ways to resist are everywhere if you’re looking for them.
A casual observation from dinner: it makes people *uncomfortable* to hear the words “we are currently in a racist and authoritarian government,” however, we have to keep sounding the alarm bells. People have to wake up to reality - the sooner, the better.
February 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A casual observation from dinner: it makes people *uncomfortable* to hear the words “we are currently in a racist and authoritarian government,” however, we have to keep sounding the alarm bells. People have to wake up to reality - the sooner, the better.
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I was a shop steward for National Association of Letter Carriers. That was always the 1st thing to tell ppl. If they want you to do something you think is against the law/contract, ask for it in writing, signed & dated. It is amazing how often management backs off instead of putting it down on paper
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I was a shop steward for National Association of Letter Carriers. That was always the 1st thing to tell ppl. If they want you to do something you think is against the law/contract, ask for it in writing, signed & dated. It is amazing how often management backs off instead of putting it down on paper
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Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing?
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
February 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing?
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
DON'T DO IT.
If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT.
Document, document, document.
Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document
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Called @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov and @whipkclark.bsky.social today, asking them to vote no on any appropriations bill (senators) and halt all action in Congress until Musk's illegal power grab is addressed. I told them I will support them in this.
Call your reps. You can do this.
Call your reps. You can do this.
Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Called @markey.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov and @whipkclark.bsky.social today, asking them to vote no on any appropriations bill (senators) and halt all action in Congress until Musk's illegal power grab is addressed. I told them I will support them in this.
Call your reps. You can do this.
Call your reps. You can do this.
This 👏
Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
February 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This 👏
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Even small acts of resistance are resistance!
I know you likely feel overwhelmed, so am I ... that's by design. They want us to feel alone, because as soon as we realize we are powerful together they will not win!
Hugs to all who are paying attention. ❤️
I know you likely feel overwhelmed, so am I ... that's by design. They want us to feel alone, because as soon as we realize we are powerful together they will not win!
Hugs to all who are paying attention. ❤️
February 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Even small acts of resistance are resistance!
I know you likely feel overwhelmed, so am I ... that's by design. They want us to feel alone, because as soon as we realize we are powerful together they will not win!
Hugs to all who are paying attention. ❤️
I know you likely feel overwhelmed, so am I ... that's by design. They want us to feel alone, because as soon as we realize we are powerful together they will not win!
Hugs to all who are paying attention. ❤️
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February 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This perfectly sums up how I’ve been feeling lately. 💔
It's surreal doing all the "normal" things--watching my kid's soccer game, folding laundry, grocery shopping--in the middle of a kleptocratic coup.
February 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This perfectly sums up how I’ve been feeling lately. 💔
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives
Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts
The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:54 AM
It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives
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If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.
January 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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Is anybody going to ask the entirely relevant questions of Trump and his DEIA for incompetent Americans transportation chief Duffy if the freeze in hiring of these critical functionaries contributed to the accident?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
the first fatal commercial plane crash in 16 years happened just days after Trump froze hiring of air traffic controllers that were already stretched thin
January 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Is anybody going to ask the entirely relevant questions of Trump and his DEIA for incompetent Americans transportation chief Duffy if the freeze in hiring of these critical functionaries contributed to the accident?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
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In a private meeting of GOP legislators and anti-abortion activists, Republicans promised to repeal the FACE Act—the federal law prohibiting violence against clinics.
Rep. Andy Biggs made their intent chillingly clear: “God demands justice."
jessica.substack.com/p/god-demand...
Rep. Andy Biggs made their intent chillingly clear: “God demands justice."
jessica.substack.com/p/god-demand...
"God Demands Justice": The GOP's Chilling Plan to Attack Clinics
Clinic harassment has always been bad. It's about to get worse.
jessica.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In a private meeting of GOP legislators and anti-abortion activists, Republicans promised to repeal the FACE Act—the federal law prohibiting violence against clinics.
Rep. Andy Biggs made their intent chillingly clear: “God demands justice."
jessica.substack.com/p/god-demand...
Rep. Andy Biggs made their intent chillingly clear: “God demands justice."
jessica.substack.com/p/god-demand...
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Trump doesn't care if the economy crashes and communities suffer. His goal is to force you and your family to accept a lower standard of living while he and his friends get richer. Cutting support for law enforcement, schools, small businesses and firefighters is chaos by design.
President Trump’s order freezing trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans sent officials at schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and many others into a frantic scramble to understand the extent of the directive. Here's what to know.
Order to pause federal spending creates deep uncertainty for schools, nonprofits and companies.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump doesn't care if the economy crashes and communities suffer. His goal is to force you and your family to accept a lower standard of living while he and his friends get richer. Cutting support for law enforcement, schools, small businesses and firefighters is chaos by design.