Heidi Pitlor
@heidipitlor.bsky.social
www.hpeditorial.com. Editor/writer/worrier/ally. Longtime series ed of The Best American Short Stories. Author of Impersonation, The Daylight Marriage, etc. https://heidipitlor.substack.com/
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BREAKING: We go now live to the U.S. Senate where Democrats have decided to believe Republicans will honor their promise to vote for an #ACA extension in December.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
BREAKING: We go now live to the U.S. Senate where Democrats have decided to believe Republicans will honor their promise to vote for an #ACA extension in December.
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Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
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let's just pause and think about the fact that a trillion is a thousand billion, or a million million.
he could have given each of the 400,000 kids he starved to death a million dollars and he'd still have 400 billion dollars left from this pay package the shareholders just approved.
he could have given each of the 400,000 kids he starved to death a million dollars and he'd still have 400 billion dollars left from this pay package the shareholders just approved.
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
let's just pause and think about the fact that a trillion is a thousand billion, or a million million.
he could have given each of the 400,000 kids he starved to death a million dollars and he'd still have 400 billion dollars left from this pay package the shareholders just approved.
he could have given each of the 400,000 kids he starved to death a million dollars and he'd still have 400 billion dollars left from this pay package the shareholders just approved.
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Kathy Morris
"The Entrepreneur," 2019
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"The Entrepreneur," 2019
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November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Kathy Morris
"The Entrepreneur," 2019
Oil on panel
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"The Entrepreneur," 2019
Oil on panel
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This made me cry, because he's right.
Sean Dunn, aka DC Sandwich Guy, speaks outside court after his not guilty verdict:
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
“I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything….
“That night I believe I was protecting the rights of immigrants…
Every life matters, no matter where you came from, no matter how you got here…”
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This made me cry, because he's right.
But no $ for food, healthcare, childcare... got it.
Tesla shareholders backed a plan that could give Elon Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he achieves ambitious goals. nyti.ms/3WIErH3
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
But no $ for food, healthcare, childcare... got it.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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BREAKING: SANDWICH GUY ACQUITTED. NOT GUILTY!
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
BREAKING: SANDWICH GUY ACQUITTED. NOT GUILTY!
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RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
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These quotes are hilarious. Years from now legal scholars will reference them. They'll be in history books.
Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
These quotes are hilarious. Years from now legal scholars will reference them. They'll be in history books.
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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The fact that this Democratic tsunami swept across the country so unstoppably shows that Trumpism & MAGA barely exist outside of social media anymore. Their movement has collapsed among the population — and it’s impossible to fill the real world with Trump government troll bots.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The fact that this Democratic tsunami swept across the country so unstoppably shows that Trumpism & MAGA barely exist outside of social media anymore. Their movement has collapsed among the population — and it’s impossible to fill the real world with Trump government troll bots.
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Please please go vote today, if you haven't already. And then, whatever happens today, let it energize you tomorrow to keep pushing to make things better. ❤️👊
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please please go vote today, if you haven't already. And then, whatever happens today, let it energize you tomorrow to keep pushing to make things better. ❤️👊
Say goodbye to the thought of ever cradling the back of a man's head during a hug. 😱
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Say goodbye to the thought of ever cradling the back of a man's head during a hug. 😱
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Maybe it was way more than seven million? "8% of Americans say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18."
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
November 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Maybe it was way more than seven million? "8% of Americans say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18."
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
p.s. Older people are really showing up.
Normalize asking billionaires why they are billionaires
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Normalize asking billionaires why they are billionaires
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Best metaphor I've heard is that using AI is like bringing a forklift to lift the weights at the gym. The point is to build YOUR muscles, not to make the weights go up and down.
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Best metaphor I've heard is that using AI is like bringing a forklift to lift the weights at the gym. The point is to build YOUR muscles, not to make the weights go up and down.
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
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Tech is nothing without our data and our attention. Labor is nothing without our time. Capitalism is nothing without our money. Autocracy is nothing without fear and complicity. We can withhold these things and we need to in order to stop the shit from destroying the fan. That is all.
October 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tech is nothing without our data and our attention. Labor is nothing without our time. Capitalism is nothing without our money. Autocracy is nothing without fear and complicity. We can withhold these things and we need to in order to stop the shit from destroying the fan. That is all.
So it's fine to jack up health insurance rates and take away SNAP/food and erect a guilded ballroom. Got it.
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
So it's fine to jack up health insurance rates and take away SNAP/food and erect a guilded ballroom. Got it.
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Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."
People who are ok with others going hungry (esp children) are not human.
October 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
People who are ok with others going hungry (esp children) are not human.
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Following Ada's lead, I'd like to do the same.
Reply to me w/ a receipt of a donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll also match your donations, up to $500. 🍎🍌🥬🍞🥩❤️
Reply to me w/ a receipt of a donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll also match your donations, up to $500. 🍎🍌🥬🍞🥩❤️
Alright, team Bluesky: US foodbanks are about to have staggering demand when SNAP ends Nov 1st. We need to help them prepare.
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
October 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Following Ada's lead, I'd like to do the same.
Reply to me w/ a receipt of a donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll also match your donations, up to $500. 🍎🍌🥬🍞🥩❤️
Reply to me w/ a receipt of a donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll also match your donations, up to $500. 🍎🍌🥬🍞🥩❤️