Heidi Hutchison
@heidijoy.bsky.social
Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.” - Czeslaw Milosz
Except, like an Ent. ESPRIT
Except, like an Ent. ESPRIT
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Citizenship guarantees protections, even under the most authoritarian regimes.
In "Black Death" Timothy Snyder talks about how in occupied Europe, Jewish people who were stripped of their citizenship were killed at much higher rates than those who retained citizenship in their countries.
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In "Black Death" Timothy Snyder talks about how in occupied Europe, Jewish people who were stripped of their citizenship were killed at much higher rates than those who retained citizenship in their countries.
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July 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Citizenship guarantees protections, even under the most authoritarian regimes.
In "Black Death" Timothy Snyder talks about how in occupied Europe, Jewish people who were stripped of their citizenship were killed at much higher rates than those who retained citizenship in their countries.
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In "Black Death" Timothy Snyder talks about how in occupied Europe, Jewish people who were stripped of their citizenship were killed at much higher rates than those who retained citizenship in their countries.
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This is why all this casual talk about "denaturalization" in concert with the construction of massive concentration camps is a five alarm fire.
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July 2, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is why all this casual talk about "denaturalization" in concert with the construction of massive concentration camps is a five alarm fire.
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NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
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It’s so important to understand WHY the new Senate bill has such drastic provisions to kill renewable energy
Fossil fuel industry lobbyists and Big Oil-funded activists have been ALL OVER the GOP in recent weeks, telling them that clean energy jobs are “fentanyl jobs” and “a cancer”
Fossil fuel industry lobbyists and Big Oil-funded activists have been ALL OVER the GOP in recent weeks, telling them that clean energy jobs are “fentanyl jobs” and “a cancer”
The Senate is about to destroy clean energy to give tax cuts to billionaires
The bill could pass within the next 24 hours.
heated.world
June 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It’s so important to understand WHY the new Senate bill has such drastic provisions to kill renewable energy
Fossil fuel industry lobbyists and Big Oil-funded activists have been ALL OVER the GOP in recent weeks, telling them that clean energy jobs are “fentanyl jobs” and “a cancer”
Fossil fuel industry lobbyists and Big Oil-funded activists have been ALL OVER the GOP in recent weeks, telling them that clean energy jobs are “fentanyl jobs” and “a cancer”
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Freshwater insects are in decline, please complete our survey if you fish in freshwater!
Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating!
June 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Freshwater insects are in decline, please complete our survey if you fish in freshwater!
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PLEASE READ and SHARE from the CHILDREN'S Hospital Association:
“Your child—regardless of their insurance status—could see the services they rely on reduced or eliminated... The bill amounts to fewer doctors and nurses to see your child, longer wait times, and sicker children."
“Your child—regardless of their insurance status—could see the services they rely on reduced or eliminated... The bill amounts to fewer doctors and nurses to see your child, longer wait times, and sicker children."
June 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
PLEASE READ and SHARE from the CHILDREN'S Hospital Association:
“Your child—regardless of their insurance status—could see the services they rely on reduced or eliminated... The bill amounts to fewer doctors and nurses to see your child, longer wait times, and sicker children."
“Your child—regardless of their insurance status—could see the services they rely on reduced or eliminated... The bill amounts to fewer doctors and nurses to see your child, longer wait times, and sicker children."
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Protest planned to save NASA from Trump cuts! Join us in DC Monday, June 30, from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
June 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Protest planned to save NASA from Trump cuts! Join us in DC Monday, June 30, from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
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We aren’t going away.
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We aren’t going away.
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Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example.
Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example.
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Paris unveils a memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi regime and other persecutions
Much deserved! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
apnews.com/article/fran...
Much deserved! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
apnews.com/article/fran...
Paris unveils a memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi regime and other persecutions
A memorial to the long-ignored gay victims of the Nazi regime and to all LGBTQ+ people persecuted throughout history has been unveiled in Paris.
apnews.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Paris unveils a memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of Nazi regime and other persecutions
Much deserved! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
apnews.com/article/fran...
Much deserved! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
apnews.com/article/fran...
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I’m done with the online left. And here's why.
May 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m done with the online left. And here's why.
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I am so angry that that petty vindictive man (who probably has never been in a library in his life) fired Carla Hayden. For her whole career she’s been a shining light—the North Star—of the library community, making the world better for everybody.
May 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I am so angry that that petty vindictive man (who probably has never been in a library in his life) fired Carla Hayden. For her whole career she’s been a shining light—the North Star—of the library community, making the world better for everybody.
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NEW from me:
Trump’s trade “deal” with the UK is a farce—it only affects 0.3% of US imports, got basically no “concessions” from the UK, and barely lowered overall US tariff rates
That’s an extremely bad sign for “deals” to come
www.apricitas.io/p/farce-of-t...
Trump’s trade “deal” with the UK is a farce—it only affects 0.3% of US imports, got basically no “concessions” from the UK, and barely lowered overall US tariff rates
That’s an extremely bad sign for “deals” to come
www.apricitas.io/p/farce-of-t...
The Farce of the Deal
The US-UK Trade "Deal" Achieves Basically Nothing—and That's a Bad Sign for "Deals" to Come
www.apricitas.io
May 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
NEW from me:
Trump’s trade “deal” with the UK is a farce—it only affects 0.3% of US imports, got basically no “concessions” from the UK, and barely lowered overall US tariff rates
That’s an extremely bad sign for “deals” to come
www.apricitas.io/p/farce-of-t...
Trump’s trade “deal” with the UK is a farce—it only affects 0.3% of US imports, got basically no “concessions” from the UK, and barely lowered overall US tariff rates
That’s an extremely bad sign for “deals” to come
www.apricitas.io/p/farce-of-t...
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The Trump administration is advancing efforts to dismantle mental health services tailored for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly within the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
May 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The Trump administration is advancing efforts to dismantle mental health services tailored for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly within the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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🧪 PRACTICAL tip for NSF PIs with terminated grants:
You're entitled to recover more closeout costs than a DOGE-fueled NSF may lead you to believe.
➡️ Do this NOW: Send fed reg 2 CFR 200.472 on allowable "termination costs" to your sponsored research office:
www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
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You're entitled to recover more closeout costs than a DOGE-fueled NSF may lead you to believe.
➡️ Do this NOW: Send fed reg 2 CFR 200.472 on allowable "termination costs" to your sponsored research office:
www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
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a man wearing glasses and a green and white shirt looks at the camera
Alt: A man wearing glasses and a green and white shirt looks at the camera
media.tenor.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🧪 PRACTICAL tip for NSF PIs with terminated grants:
You're entitled to recover more closeout costs than a DOGE-fueled NSF may lead you to believe.
➡️ Do this NOW: Send fed reg 2 CFR 200.472 on allowable "termination costs" to your sponsored research office:
www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
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You're entitled to recover more closeout costs than a DOGE-fueled NSF may lead you to believe.
➡️ Do this NOW: Send fed reg 2 CFR 200.472 on allowable "termination costs" to your sponsored research office:
www.ecfr.gov/current/titl...
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Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
May 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Thinking about devastating cuts to NSF: US gov-funded science has been the engine upon which most of the tech wealth was generated. But the oligarchs (currently hoarding much of that $) think it’s their own brilliance & not the accident of standing close to the scientific engine that made them rich.
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Carl Sagan said when he was at university in the 1950s, “it was considered unthinkable for an aspiring physicist not to know Plato, Aristotle, Bach, Shakespeare,” and so many of our problems with today’s tech leaders are downstream of their lack of engagement with the humanities.
April 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Carl Sagan said when he was at university in the 1950s, “it was considered unthinkable for an aspiring physicist not to know Plato, Aristotle, Bach, Shakespeare,” and so many of our problems with today’s tech leaders are downstream of their lack of engagement with the humanities.
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DEI is legal in Washington and the country. Trump’s authoritarianism may have a chilling effect on businesses, but that’s no excuse for ditching what’s right.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle Pride events lose corporate sponsors amid DEI rollback
Seattle Pride is projecting a $350,000 budget shortfall this year because of the loss of corporate sponsorships, amounting to about a quarter of the group's annual operating budget.
www.seattletimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
DEI is legal in Washington and the country. Trump’s authoritarianism may have a chilling effect on businesses, but that’s no excuse for ditching what’s right.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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This is an unelected oil executive now calling the shots for America’s public lands. No Senate vote. No accountability. Just a signature and the quiet handoff of power to Musk’s inner circle. This is what authoritarianism looks like, buried in bureaucracy.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This is an unelected oil executive now calling the shots for America’s public lands. No Senate vote. No accountability. Just a signature and the quiet handoff of power to Musk’s inner circle. This is what authoritarianism looks like, buried in bureaucracy.
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But under Burgum’s order, Hassen has the power to fire employees, make funding decisions, set policy, and approve or deny programs without needing the Secretary’s sign-off. He’s already reviewing all grants and contracts over $50,000.
April 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
But under Burgum’s order, Hassen has the power to fire employees, make funding decisions, set policy, and approve or deny programs without needing the Secretary’s sign-off. He’s already reviewing all grants and contracts over $50,000.
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Republicans hate it because it innovates away from fossil fuel...but they /say/ they hate it because it's wasteful, which is wild because it's a bank and IT MAKES MONEY.
A 2023 GAO report found LPO's loan portfolio generated income for the government. Their loss rate less than 3%.
A 2023 GAO report found LPO's loan portfolio generated income for the government. Their loss rate less than 3%.
April 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Republicans hate it because it innovates away from fossil fuel...but they /say/ they hate it because it's wasteful, which is wild because it's a bank and IT MAKES MONEY.
A 2023 GAO report found LPO's loan portfolio generated income for the government. Their loss rate less than 3%.
A 2023 GAO report found LPO's loan portfolio generated income for the government. Their loss rate less than 3%.
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The Loan Programs Office (LPO) is one of the most quietly effective tools the federal government has. It is the center of our industrial policy providing loans that banks won't give for energy innovation. It funds real projects. Battery factories. Nuclear reactors. Geothermal energy. Car factories.
April 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The Loan Programs Office (LPO) is one of the most quietly effective tools the federal government has. It is the center of our industrial policy providing loans that banks won't give for energy innovation. It funds real projects. Battery factories. Nuclear reactors. Geothermal energy. Car factories.