Heather
@heathercat.bsky.social
Political nerd and researcher, Jersey girl, likes animals better than people
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It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
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This is NOT OK!
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This is NOT OK!
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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"There is infinite money in telling oligarchs what they want to hear, and what they want to hear is that the left is bad, moving the left more towards the right is right, and you’re such a special little boy for thinking it." powermapmag.com/the-argument...
The Argument Is Wrong On Purpose - Power Map Magazine
The pundits at The Argument do not want to fight the right. They want to excuse it. Their endless talk of "reasonableness" all comes back to the same point: when the right does something bad, blame th...
powermapmag.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"There is infinite money in telling oligarchs what they want to hear, and what they want to hear is that the left is bad, moving the left more towards the right is right, and you’re such a special little boy for thinking it." powermapmag.com/the-argument...
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Turns out they/them pronouns are useful when you want to distance yourself from responsibility for the war crimes.
Hegseth: "As President Trump always has our back, we always have the back of our commanders who are making decisions in difficult situations. All these strikes, they're making judgement calls ensuring they defend the American people. They've done the right things. We'll keep doing that."
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Turns out they/them pronouns are useful when you want to distance yourself from responsibility for the war crimes.
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Probably fewer women in economics because they’re just not as smart, right, Larry?
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Probably fewer women in economics because they’re just not as smart, right, Larry?
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You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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And "women ruined the workplace," per the New York Times last week.
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
And "women ruined the workplace," per the New York Times last week.
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If you know anyone who is still a staunch Trump supporter, even after all this, I would keep them away from any kids this Thanksgiving.
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you know anyone who is still a staunch Trump supporter, even after all this, I would keep them away from any kids this Thanksgiving.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Hi, Jean. My friend is a Nigerian prince who needs to urgently retrieve $1,000,000 from an abandoned trust from his father.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Hi, Jean. My friend is a Nigerian prince who needs to urgently retrieve $1,000,000 from an abandoned trust from his father.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
If you can wire $5,000 today, you will be entitled to 35% of the trust. Please reply at your earliest convenience.
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Oh wow. Who could've ever seen this coming?
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Oh wow. Who could've ever seen this coming?
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
"Speaker Johnson won't guarantee vote in House on ACA subsidies"
abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
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Would love to see some reporting on how the airline lobby put on the pressure.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Would love to see some reporting on how the airline lobby put on the pressure.
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Dems: We are winning elections and winning the shutdown, you know what all this winning feels uncomfortable. Let’s go back to our safe space of losing and being hated for being cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Dems: We are winning elections and winning the shutdown, you know what all this winning feels uncomfortable. Let’s go back to our safe space of losing and being hated for being cowards.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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The only path forward is a deal that protects peoples' health insurance. Trump just needs to get involved in the art of this deal.
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The only path forward is a deal that protects peoples' health insurance. Trump just needs to get involved in the art of this deal.
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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Like you I am celebrating Tuesday's victories. However, my job is not to sugarcoat things and tell you it's all fixed. It is to warning about what to expect next and fight back.
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Like you I am celebrating Tuesday's victories. However, my job is not to sugarcoat things and tell you it's all fixed. It is to warning about what to expect next and fight back.
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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We don't merely get to celebrate Mamdani winning. We get to celebrate Cuomo losing. Again.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
We don't merely get to celebrate Mamdani winning. We get to celebrate Cuomo losing. Again.
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New Yorkers if this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New Yorkers if this doesn’t convince you, I don’t know what will.
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Opinion | An ungrateful Millennial immigrant like Zohran Mamdani will never have the love for this city that I do as a true born-and-bred New Yorker. Also, if he raises my taxes, I’m moving to Miami.
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Opinion | An ungrateful Millennial immigrant like Zohran Mamdani will never have the love for this city that I do as a true born-and-bred New Yorker. Also, if he raises my taxes, I’m moving to Miami.
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If someone’s not mourning the death of Dick Cheney in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If someone’s not mourning the death of Dick Cheney in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.
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The government is shut down because Trump stooges want to double health insurance costs for struggling Americans.
And now, because Mike Johnson hasn't even had House Republicans show up for work since Sept. 19, many of those Americans are losing food benefits.
And now, because Mike Johnson hasn't even had House Republicans show up for work since Sept. 19, many of those Americans are losing food benefits.
October 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The government is shut down because Trump stooges want to double health insurance costs for struggling Americans.
And now, because Mike Johnson hasn't even had House Republicans show up for work since Sept. 19, many of those Americans are losing food benefits.
And now, because Mike Johnson hasn't even had House Republicans show up for work since Sept. 19, many of those Americans are losing food benefits.