Heather Kelley
@heatherbkelley.bsky.social
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Expert at the art of tsundoku | PNW native A behavioral health crisis is not a crime. https://bit.ly/Crisis-Response-Programs
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heatherbkelley.bsky.social
Thank you! When Detroit tied it up, my first thought was, “Is Crystal watching?”
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
Portland being maximum Portland. ♥️
jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
Emergency World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland, with blurred photi of naked bicyclists.
Reposted by Heather Kelley
ryanmarino.bsky.social
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
atrupar.com
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
Reposted by Heather Kelley
kevinmkruse.bsky.social
At this point, any Democrat who votes to keep this government open without extracting very serious concessions — RFK’s resignation, ICE rollback, Epstein Files release, etc — will absolutely face a primary challenger who will set fundraising records.
kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Republicans run the White House, Congress and Supreme Court on the principle that the only role Dems can play is bailing the GOP out from facing the consequences of their own actions.

They expect Dems to clean up after them and save them from voters’ blame, and sadly some Dems want to do just that.
ianbassin.bsky.social
Actual White House quote: “go fuck yourself.”

Its not being some pearl clutching prude to ask whether this is really how most Americans want their kids to see the seat of our government behave. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
Oof! Nailed it
mcsweeneys.net
Part of ICE’s efforts will be setting up random traffic stops and checkpoints throughout the city and making educated guesses about who to detain and who not to detain. These 'Guess Stops' will be staffed by special agents known as Guess Stop Officers, or 'Guess-Stop-O for short.
ICE’s Training Manual for Determining Who to Terrorize
“The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a federal judge’s order prohibiting government agents from making indiscriminate immigration-related stops in t...
buff.ly
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snipy.bsky.social
Ah yes, the well-known “too high a percentage of stories” exception to First Amendment protection.
atrupar.com
Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech."
Reposted by Heather Kelley
espiers.bsky.social
Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
karenattiah.substack.com
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markharris.bsky.social
Any news organization with a shred of decency would fire Brian Kilmeade immediately. There is no gray area about this.
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
A principled, courageous decision.
modestholdings.com
On my personal authority as the Chairman of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, I have determined to defy the Governor’s order that our colors be at half staff through Sunday on behalf of Charlie J Kirk.

1/4
modestholdings.com
My message to County leadership:
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
Unfortunately that is true in many places. I’m sorry that happened to you. In Denver you can tell dispatch you want STAR (their community responders) or no one. Hope more communities offer this.
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igd.bsky.social
In #Rochester, #NewYork, 100 marched to surround a house where roofers were being detained by ICE. While one person was taken, several others were left alone as the crowd "shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents...drove...away on four flat tires." www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.
www.wxxinews.org
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
I am a twin. Makes me nervous about seeing this film. Should I be?
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
Police should not be sent to behavioral health calls. Over 100 communities have created alternatives to police. bit.ly/Crisis-Respo...
Alternative Crisis Response Programs - Google Drive
bit.ly
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
“Dems cannot pretend this is a normal Republican administration. They cannot ignore masked agents in the streets, armed troops in the cities, billions of dollars of money going into the Trump family’s pockets… If Dems cannot make an issue out of all that, then they are screwed and so are we.”

🎁🔗
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
www.nytimes.com
Reposted by Heather Kelley
stevenbeschloss.bsky.social
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.

May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
God is over the “thoughts and prayers” bullshit!
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murray.senate.gov
I had serious doubts about CDC Director Monarez’s willingness to stand up against RFK Jr.’s personal mission to destroy public health in America—I’m glad that I was wrong.

If there are any adults left in the White House: we cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of CDC. FIRE HIM.
New C.D.C. Director Resists Ouster as Other Officials Resign
www.nytimes.com
Reposted by Heather Kelley
theferocity.bsky.social
Now this is messaging. Not my constituents, not the people of Chicago, he said “MY PEOPLE.” Very effective and moving.
adamjschwarz.bsky.social
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:

"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
“This is not a time to pretend that there are two sides to this story.”
acyn.bsky.social
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
heatherbkelley.bsky.social
Seriously, Dem leadership has got to stop prevaricating and take an actual stand against this fascist regime!
felipedlh.bsky.social
I really, really don’t think what blue voters want to hear right now is “military takeover is redundant because we can crack down on crime more effectively.” They want to hear “this is fascism and we won’t stand for it” and vanishingly few national dems are doing that
atrupar.com
Jeffries on Trump planning a military crackdown in Chicago: "We should continue to support local law enforcement and not simply allow Donald Trump to play games with the lives of the American people as part of his effort to manufacture a crisis and create a distraction because he's deeply unpopular"