Heather Dawn
@zarinablue.bsky.social
An escapee to the wilds of northern Vermont. From comics to literature, I will read anything. Handy with needle, sewing, knitting, or crochet. Bare knuckle brawler if the situation calls for it. Grief never leaves, it just finds new places to hide.
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Okay. One pair finished for Sarah to wear-test. This could be one of the end of year designs if I get my crap together ASAP, since launch is in just over a month (and we still need photos).
October 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Okay. One pair finished for Sarah to wear-test. This could be one of the end of year designs if I get my crap together ASAP, since launch is in just over a month (and we still need photos).
We are asleep at the wheel. Or we would be in the streets and not leave till this is settled.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice’s detention of Atlanta reporter seeks to ‘silence him’, ACLU petition says
Continued detention of Mario Guevara is retaliation for his reporting and violates his first amendment rights, filing says
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We are asleep at the wheel. Or we would be in the streets and not leave till this is settled.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Waiting on updates from the hospital. She crashed last night, and we had to rush her in. I've put an update in the GFM campaign. She's such a sweet, sweet girl, and none of this is fair. But for those who've donated, I just don't have the words to do justice to how thankful we are. You are wonderful
August 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Waiting on updates from the hospital. She crashed last night, and we had to rush her in. I've put an update in the GFM campaign. She's such a sweet, sweet girl, and none of this is fair. But for those who've donated, I just don't have the words to do justice to how thankful we are. You are wonderful
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So... those of you who DON'T know Iona Fyfe, she has an angelic voice and sings the most lovely Scots music. She's had a spate of unexpected bills hit, and could absolutely use a few buys of a song or two. Or a whole collection. Or merch.
If you like music, you won't regret it.
If you like music, you won't regret it.
Please buy a CD, merch or a digital download ♥️
ionafyfe.bandcamp.com/music
ionafyfe.bandcamp.com/music
Iona Fyfe
Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young folk singers, rooted in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. The first ever singer to win the coveted ti...
ionafyfe.bandcamp.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So... those of you who DON'T know Iona Fyfe, she has an angelic voice and sings the most lovely Scots music. She's had a spate of unexpected bills hit, and could absolutely use a few buys of a song or two. Or a whole collection. Or merch.
If you like music, you won't regret it.
If you like music, you won't regret it.
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Your brief moment of feral kitten zen this morning. They are officially kittens no more. Happy Birthday, boys! One year old today.
I will spend today waffling between celebrating and crying because White Tip never got to see today. We've assigned Joe a birthday of today for ease (NO idea his age).
I will spend today waffling between celebrating and crying because White Tip never got to see today. We've assigned Joe a birthday of today for ease (NO idea his age).
March 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Your brief moment of feral kitten zen this morning. They are officially kittens no more. Happy Birthday, boys! One year old today.
I will spend today waffling between celebrating and crying because White Tip never got to see today. We've assigned Joe a birthday of today for ease (NO idea his age).
I will spend today waffling between celebrating and crying because White Tip never got to see today. We've assigned Joe a birthday of today for ease (NO idea his age).
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Forever my heart. This girl bonded to me when she was 6 months old and has been my shadow for 12 years now. She is my world and she knows it.
February 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Forever my heart. This girl bonded to me when she was 6 months old and has been my shadow for 12 years now. She is my world and she knows it.
Lots of things are bothering me about what is going on right now.
But I know how to deal with the Greenland stuff. Just gotta get the whole world to start calling it the "Greenland Gaffe."
If we can make that happen, he won't want to come near it. Now how to make that happen...
But I know how to deal with the Greenland stuff. Just gotta get the whole world to start calling it the "Greenland Gaffe."
If we can make that happen, he won't want to come near it. Now how to make that happen...
February 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Lots of things are bothering me about what is going on right now.
But I know how to deal with the Greenland stuff. Just gotta get the whole world to start calling it the "Greenland Gaffe."
If we can make that happen, he won't want to come near it. Now how to make that happen...
But I know how to deal with the Greenland stuff. Just gotta get the whole world to start calling it the "Greenland Gaffe."
If we can make that happen, he won't want to come near it. Now how to make that happen...
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BF: Dinner's ready
Me: One sec, need to write a post that saves the United States of America
Me: One sec, need to write a post that saves the United States of America
February 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
BF: Dinner's ready
Me: One sec, need to write a post that saves the United States of America
Me: One sec, need to write a post that saves the United States of America
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Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now:
Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t...
Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...
Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t...
Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...
How to: Use Signal
Download location: Google Play Store, Apple App Store
System requirements: Android 5 or later, iOS 13 or later
Version used in this guide: Android: 7.0. iPhone: 7.0
License: GPLv3
Level: Beginner
Time...
ssd.eff.org
February 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Some useful Surveillance Self Defense links for people who want to lock their shit down right now:
Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t...
Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...
Attending a protest: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...
How to Use Signal: ssd.eff.org/module/how-t...
Security starter pack: ssd.eff.org/playlist/wan...
Back when Juno still fit on my lap... comfortably. She still gets on my lap. You just can't see me anymore when she does.
February 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Back when Juno still fit on my lap... comfortably. She still gets on my lap. You just can't see me anymore when she does.
The government is no longer three branches.
An unelected man with no clearance and his employees who also were unelected and with no clearance have control of every penny in our nation and all of our federal employees.
They took over.
An unelected man with no clearance and his employees who also were unelected and with no clearance have control of every penny in our nation and all of our federal employees.
They took over.
February 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The government is no longer three branches.
An unelected man with no clearance and his employees who also were unelected and with no clearance have control of every penny in our nation and all of our federal employees.
They took over.
An unelected man with no clearance and his employees who also were unelected and with no clearance have control of every penny in our nation and all of our federal employees.
They took over.
I see all this non politic news on my G news feed. Movies, nail trends, fashion...
...does any of that matter anymore? Musk is about to literally have control of the national checkbook. Trump is saying certain people just don't exist anymore.
It's not "business as normal" folks.
...does any of that matter anymore? Musk is about to literally have control of the national checkbook. Trump is saying certain people just don't exist anymore.
It's not "business as normal" folks.
January 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I see all this non politic news on my G news feed. Movies, nail trends, fashion...
...does any of that matter anymore? Musk is about to literally have control of the national checkbook. Trump is saying certain people just don't exist anymore.
It's not "business as normal" folks.
...does any of that matter anymore? Musk is about to literally have control of the national checkbook. Trump is saying certain people just don't exist anymore.
It's not "business as normal" folks.
Canceled an order I have with Target and re-upped my Costco membership to buy it there.
I am a disabled woman who lives in way up in the NEK, so I have to have some things delivered. But I am trying to be as picky as possible about it.
Anyone have a good option for pet stuff? Pro DEI companies.
I am a disabled woman who lives in way up in the NEK, so I have to have some things delivered. But I am trying to be as picky as possible about it.
Anyone have a good option for pet stuff? Pro DEI companies.
January 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Canceled an order I have with Target and re-upped my Costco membership to buy it there.
I am a disabled woman who lives in way up in the NEK, so I have to have some things delivered. But I am trying to be as picky as possible about it.
Anyone have a good option for pet stuff? Pro DEI companies.
I am a disabled woman who lives in way up in the NEK, so I have to have some things delivered. But I am trying to be as picky as possible about it.
Anyone have a good option for pet stuff? Pro DEI companies.
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Do you know what they called Germans in the 1930s who didn't really love Hitler deep in their hearts, but went along with Nazi stuff, and did things like Nazi salutes, because they enjoyed how it upset groups the Nazis targeted and other non-Nazis?
Nazis. They called people who did that Nazis.
Nazis. They called people who did that Nazis.
January 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Do you know what they called Germans in the 1930s who didn't really love Hitler deep in their hearts, but went along with Nazi stuff, and did things like Nazi salutes, because they enjoyed how it upset groups the Nazis targeted and other non-Nazis?
Nazis. They called people who did that Nazis.
Nazis. They called people who did that Nazis.
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Men use sexual harassment not only as an expression of desire—though it is that—but as a conscious mechanism for punishing women whose actions they don't like with degradation and embarrassment. It's reasserting those women's low place on a gender hierarchy, with sexuality as an enforcement tool.
January 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
I worked in tech from 1996 to 2016.
Only once did I have a job where my gender wasn't an issue.
At two different places, security was assigned at some point to walk me to my car because of male employees who had a hard time with the work boundaries.
This is one reason we need workplace protections.
Only once did I have a job where my gender wasn't an issue.
At two different places, security was assigned at some point to walk me to my car because of male employees who had a hard time with the work boundaries.
This is one reason we need workplace protections.
January 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I worked in tech from 1996 to 2016.
Only once did I have a job where my gender wasn't an issue.
At two different places, security was assigned at some point to walk me to my car because of male employees who had a hard time with the work boundaries.
This is one reason we need workplace protections.
Only once did I have a job where my gender wasn't an issue.
At two different places, security was assigned at some point to walk me to my car because of male employees who had a hard time with the work boundaries.
This is one reason we need workplace protections.
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This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
A healthcare provider used AI to transcribe my records. Due to this, I was listed as taking a controlled substance. The doctor corrected it because I read my medical records.
AI is dangerous to our mind and body. The use of it in medical transcripts is now common. Read your records. They're yours.
AI is dangerous to our mind and body. The use of it in medical transcripts is now common. Read your records. They're yours.
January 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A healthcare provider used AI to transcribe my records. Due to this, I was listed as taking a controlled substance. The doctor corrected it because I read my medical records.
AI is dangerous to our mind and body. The use of it in medical transcripts is now common. Read your records. They're yours.
AI is dangerous to our mind and body. The use of it in medical transcripts is now common. Read your records. They're yours.
Then and now. Almost a year.
January 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Then and now. Almost a year.
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It’s been inspiring to see everyone come together for LA,,, but there’s one community I need to highlight.
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Donate to Providing Relief for Black Families Impacted by LA Wildfires, organized by Flavor Flav
The wildfires in Los Angeles have had a heartbreaking impact,… Flavor Flav needs your support for Providing Relief for Black Families Impacted by LA Wildfires
www.gofundme.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It’s been inspiring to see everyone come together for LA,,, but there’s one community I need to highlight.
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Not enough is being done for the black families after the LA fires. Ive partnered up with GoFundMe and the BMAC to create ONE main GoFundMe campaign to immediately help those in need.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Worry about the Nazis who salute in public... but never discount the ones who use their education and position to obfuscate their racism/misogyny.
"Natural law" aka white men deserve to be on top.
Nazi, racist, eugenics, manifest destiny... all of it comes from the same pile of hate.
"Natural law" aka white men deserve to be on top.
Nazi, racist, eugenics, manifest destiny... all of it comes from the same pile of hate.
Trump's FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson issues statement claiming that DEI "violates natural law."
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC Chairman Ferguson Announces that DEI is Over at the FTC
Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N.
www.ftc.gov
January 23, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Worry about the Nazis who salute in public... but never discount the ones who use their education and position to obfuscate their racism/misogyny.
"Natural law" aka white men deserve to be on top.
Nazi, racist, eugenics, manifest destiny... all of it comes from the same pile of hate.
"Natural law" aka white men deserve to be on top.
Nazi, racist, eugenics, manifest destiny... all of it comes from the same pile of hate.
Any person of good conscience knows that GOP shelters Nazis and hate driven terrorists.
They now do it openly because it was ignored for so long in the interest of "benefit of the doubt."
Doubt has long been gone. The only reason for someone to ignore it now is because they sympathize with Nazis.
They now do it openly because it was ignored for so long in the interest of "benefit of the doubt."
Doubt has long been gone. The only reason for someone to ignore it now is because they sympathize with Nazis.
January 22, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Any person of good conscience knows that GOP shelters Nazis and hate driven terrorists.
They now do it openly because it was ignored for so long in the interest of "benefit of the doubt."
Doubt has long been gone. The only reason for someone to ignore it now is because they sympathize with Nazis.
They now do it openly because it was ignored for so long in the interest of "benefit of the doubt."
Doubt has long been gone. The only reason for someone to ignore it now is because they sympathize with Nazis.