Heather
@hetherae.bsky.social
Continuous learner, academia, higher ed, learning technologies. St. Paul. She/her. 🏳️🌈
Perfect content while waiting on ❄️ delay at airport.
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Perfect content while waiting on ❄️ delay at airport.
Visited the Mill Creek Valley exhibition today at MO History Museum. Important stories. Absolutely recommend.
A St. Louis Neighborhood, Erased by Urban Renewal, Is Back in a New Exhibition
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Visited the Mill Creek Valley exhibition today at MO History Museum. Important stories. Absolutely recommend.
Enjoyed wassailing & roasted chestnuts (first time!) yesterday. Holiday fun in St. Charles, MO.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Enjoyed wassailing & roasted chestnuts (first time!) yesterday. Holiday fun in St. Charles, MO.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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The results of this latest Pew poll are one reason why, IMO, nobody should be asking public health professionals about “how to restore trust in public health”.
We’re not the ones who caused the distrust. Public health isn’t perfect but mining “distrust” was and is a Republican strategy.
We’re not the ones who caused the distrust. Public health isn’t perfect but mining “distrust” was and is a Republican strategy.
How Do Americans View Childhood Vaccines, Vaccine Research and Policy?
A majority of Americans say childhood vaccines are effective at preventing illness, but slightly fewer are confident that the vaccine schedule is safe.
www.pewresearch.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The results of this latest Pew poll are one reason why, IMO, nobody should be asking public health professionals about “how to restore trust in public health”.
We’re not the ones who caused the distrust. Public health isn’t perfect but mining “distrust” was and is a Republican strategy.
We’re not the ones who caused the distrust. Public health isn’t perfect but mining “distrust” was and is a Republican strategy.
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Do it!!! This is such a great deal if you need a little push to shop local.
Our popular Lake Street Loyalty Challenge is back for another holiday season! Get rewarded for supporting small businesses on Lake Street.
Shoppers who spend a minimum of $25 at a Lake Street-area business from November 15 through December 15 will receive a $15 gift card to another local business
Shoppers who spend a minimum of $25 at a Lake Street-area business from November 15 through December 15 will receive a $15 gift card to another local business
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Do it!!! This is such a great deal if you need a little push to shop local.
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Post ur aurora playlist
-Heaven or Las Vegas: Cocteau Twins
-Ceremony: New Order
-Wave of Mutilation: Pixies
-This Is The Day: The The
-Killing Moon: Echo & Bunnymen
-Under the Milkyway: Church
-Don’t Dream It’s Over: Crowded House
-Heaven: Psychedelic Furs
-Whole of the Moon: Waterboys
-Heaven or Las Vegas: Cocteau Twins
-Ceremony: New Order
-Wave of Mutilation: Pixies
-This Is The Day: The The
-Killing Moon: Echo & Bunnymen
-Under the Milkyway: Church
-Don’t Dream It’s Over: Crowded House
-Heaven: Psychedelic Furs
-Whole of the Moon: Waterboys
The one I took three seconds later was a lil’ better even 😭 need an S named band for this shit
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
🎯
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I grew up thinking the bottom could fall out at any moment. Too many folks feel that way right now.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I grew up thinking the bottom could fall out at any moment. Too many folks feel that way right now.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
We need Senators that get it - and vote like they give a damn.
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Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hi Minnesotan Bluesky:
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
The DFL has a well-known transphobia problem. I'm organizing to change the party platform in 2026 to be explicitly supportive of trans people in Minnesota. This will provide a basis for expelling transphobia from our party.
Join me: abetterdfl.org.
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
💜 this. Cover the city.
After Houston removed an LGBTQ+ Pride crosswalk in Montrose, residents responded in color.
“It’s something that people out there need,” artist Nicky Davis said. “They need to know that the community of Houston accepts everyone.”
✍🏻 Gwen Howerton
bit.ly/43Nw7JX
“It’s something that people out there need,” artist Nicky Davis said. “They need to know that the community of Houston accepts everyone.”
✍🏻 Gwen Howerton
bit.ly/43Nw7JX
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
💜 this. Cover the city.
“Christmas industrial complex” 😂 I can’t help my need to grasp onto holiday nostalgia for as many days possible before it vanishes into the dark cold. Bring on the 🎶.
*Mariah Carey voice* it’s tiiiiiiiiiime
Our Annual Rundown Of Christmas Releases Continues To Haunt Your Halloween
The ads have already started airing. Every year, the Christmas industrial complex encroaches earlier into autumn, and thanks to climate change, we’re now subjected to holiday fare before some of us ha...
www.stereogum.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Christmas industrial complex” 😂 I can’t help my need to grasp onto holiday nostalgia for as many days possible before it vanishes into the dark cold. Bring on the 🎶.
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Participants are now enrolling in our #longCovid randomized, controlled trial of tirzepatide. The largest trial to test a treatment for this condition. Home-based—no sites. In today's @sandiegouniontribune.com
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/c...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/c...
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Participants are now enrolling in our #longCovid randomized, controlled trial of tirzepatide. The largest trial to test a treatment for this condition. Home-based—no sites. In today's @sandiegouniontribune.com
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/c...
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/c...
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It’s getting close to the day that grinds my gears…PREACH, Judy!
Give money if you’re able, give extra generously this year, and by all means, do it directly and BYPASS GIVEMN.
Give money if you’re able, give extra generously this year, and by all means, do it directly and BYPASS GIVEMN.
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It’s getting close to the day that grinds my gears…PREACH, Judy!
Give money if you’re able, give extra generously this year, and by all means, do it directly and BYPASS GIVEMN.
Give money if you’re able, give extra generously this year, and by all means, do it directly and BYPASS GIVEMN.
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Okay folks let's not race through the winter holidays here, the sinking of the Fitz is next. Thanksgiving can wait!!
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Okay folks let's not race through the winter holidays here, the sinking of the Fitz is next. Thanksgiving can wait!!
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What a weirdly cruel thing to do. Target employees have the whole weekend to stew, then work from home to start the week and wait to find out Tuesday if they’re getting cut. There had to be a thousand better ways to handle this.
How to Ensure Your Entire Workforce Is Seething, Stressed, and Scared: Target Demonstrates for the B-School Textbooks (as always, no paywall on the Strib article)
Target workers face long weekend as layoffs loom on Tuesday
The announcement has sparked an online debate about whether the lag is fair to employees. Experts weigh in on what is the best practice.
www.startribune.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What a weirdly cruel thing to do. Target employees have the whole weekend to stew, then work from home to start the week and wait to find out Tuesday if they’re getting cut. There had to be a thousand better ways to handle this.
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South Minneapolis! Come get a whistle and get some practice in!
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
South Minneapolis! Come get a whistle and get some practice in!
This entire🧵is the stuff of nightmares.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This entire🧵is the stuff of nightmares.
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Today's theft from the Louvre (
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
Jewel Heist at the Musée du Louvre
"A blog about art crimes, illicit trafficking, forgery, art theft and cultural heritage protection."
art-crime.blogspot.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today's theft from the Louvre (
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
art-crime.blogspot.com/2025/10/jewe...) is making me think about my favorite series of museum heists. Buckle up for a 🧵 on priceless porcelains, the Dead Zoo Gang, a Pekinese named Looty, and the unsolved mystery of who's stealing Chinese art from European museums.
Damn, it’s gorgeous outside. The morning sun through the leaves. Holding on to these images in my head for those dark days in Jan.
October 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Damn, it’s gorgeous outside. The morning sun through the leaves. Holding on to these images in my head for those dark days in Jan.
I’m grateful for & inspired by friends who organize & bring us together.
October 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’m grateful for & inspired by friends who organize & bring us together.
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"Federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED show the agency is seeking private vendors to run a multi-year surveillance program out of two of its little-known targeting centers."
www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED show the agency is seeking private vendors to run a multi-year surveillance program out of two of its little-known targeting centers."
www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
Weaponized gratitude. 🎯
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
October 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Weaponized gratitude. 🎯