Heather M. Collins🗽
@heathersdesk.bsky.social
Latter-day Saint. Convert. Writer. Interfaith enthusiast. Mixed race. Genetic Genealogist. Survivor. Chaotic good. She/Her♀️
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Current, former, and complicated LDS folks and interfaith friends:
Thanks for trusting me to hold space with you on your religious/spiritual journey, regardless of whatever you're coming or going.
I want to take the time introduce myself.
Thanks for trusting me to hold space with you on your religious/spiritual journey, regardless of whatever you're coming or going.
I want to take the time introduce myself.
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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I've had multiple relatives with dementia.
There is a stage where they mirror you, and reflect back whatever you give them.
So like... Trump being so enamored with Mamdani means two things to me:
1. Mamdani truly is charming good at flattery.
2. Trump's cognitive ability is GONE.
There is a stage where they mirror you, and reflect back whatever you give them.
So like... Trump being so enamored with Mamdani means two things to me:
1. Mamdani truly is charming good at flattery.
2. Trump's cognitive ability is GONE.
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I've had multiple relatives with dementia.
There is a stage where they mirror you, and reflect back whatever you give them.
So like... Trump being so enamored with Mamdani means two things to me:
1. Mamdani truly is charming good at flattery.
2. Trump's cognitive ability is GONE.
There is a stage where they mirror you, and reflect back whatever you give them.
So like... Trump being so enamored with Mamdani means two things to me:
1. Mamdani truly is charming good at flattery.
2. Trump's cognitive ability is GONE.
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
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I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
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We could spend years demanding a list be released, or we could just believe women…
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We could spend years demanding a list be released, or we could just believe women…
After three years of unemployment, I finally have a new job I desperately prayed for.
I work in hospitality. And for the most point, it's been a positive experience. The people I work with have taken good care of me as I learn.
It's a magical place of pure comedy.
I work in hospitality. And for the most point, it's been a positive experience. The people I work with have taken good care of me as I learn.
It's a magical place of pure comedy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
After three years of unemployment, I finally have a new job I desperately prayed for.
I work in hospitality. And for the most point, it's been a positive experience. The people I work with have taken good care of me as I learn.
It's a magical place of pure comedy.
I work in hospitality. And for the most point, it's been a positive experience. The people I work with have taken good care of me as I learn.
It's a magical place of pure comedy.
Reposted by Heather M. Collins🗽
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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85-year-old democrats negotiating with the jaws of defeat: hey bud you hungry?
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
85-year-old democrats negotiating with the jaws of defeat: hey bud you hungry?
How's your Saturday?
I'm sitting in my car singing Les Mis by myself just trying to feel something.
I'm sitting in my car singing Les Mis by myself just trying to feel something.
November 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
How's your Saturday?
I'm sitting in my car singing Les Mis by myself just trying to feel something.
I'm sitting in my car singing Les Mis by myself just trying to feel something.
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The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"
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dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
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Noting again for this week's #ComeFollowMe that in the Doctrine and Covenants (section 128) we have a reference to the angel Raphael, the only appearance of that name in our canon, since the only other appearance of Raphael in the Bible is in Tobit in the Apocrypha.
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Noting again for this week's #ComeFollowMe that in the Doctrine and Covenants (section 128) we have a reference to the angel Raphael, the only appearance of that name in our canon, since the only other appearance of Raphael in the Bible is in Tobit in the Apocrypha.
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Mamdani has now gotten more votes than 1/4 of the members of the United States Senate did when they got elected. The political power being channeled here is immense.
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Mamdani has now gotten more votes than 1/4 of the members of the United States Senate did when they got elected. The political power being channeled here is immense.
Through my job, I spoke to someone in the Coast Guard who is here in Idaho as part of a work meeting.
He said the Trump administration has ordered all personnel not to appear in uniform publicly because all of them are now being confused with ICE and openly attacked by the public.
Let's unpack.
He said the Trump administration has ordered all personnel not to appear in uniform publicly because all of them are now being confused with ICE and openly attacked by the public.
Let's unpack.
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Through my job, I spoke to someone in the Coast Guard who is here in Idaho as part of a work meeting.
He said the Trump administration has ordered all personnel not to appear in uniform publicly because all of them are now being confused with ICE and openly attacked by the public.
Let's unpack.
He said the Trump administration has ordered all personnel not to appear in uniform publicly because all of them are now being confused with ICE and openly attacked by the public.
Let's unpack.
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"I simply can’t watch another performance of my esteemed work where my villainous queen is clearly half thinking about getting high with the three witches at the cast party."
It Is I, William Shakespeare, and I Am Begging You to Stop Letting High Schoolers Put on Productions of Macbeth
Greetings, fair countrymen. It is I, William Shakespeare, sending word from beyond the grave. I have seen the influence of my canon, and I’ve relis...
buff.ly
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"I simply can’t watch another performance of my esteemed work where my villainous queen is clearly half thinking about getting high with the three witches at the cast party."
It's even weirder when you see what the verse is.
I don't know who this man is, but I do know everyone who gets obsessed with that particular verse is a walking basket of red flags.
I don't know who this man is, but I do know everyone who gets obsessed with that particular verse is a walking basket of red flags.
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's even weirder when you see what the verse is.
I don't know who this man is, but I do know everyone who gets obsessed with that particular verse is a walking basket of red flags.
I don't know who this man is, but I do know everyone who gets obsessed with that particular verse is a walking basket of red flags.
I finally got a new job!
And now that I've left veterinary medicine, I gotta say: I don't think I'll ever go back.
Not because I didn't love the work. But I can be paid more and be treated better in just about any other industry.
And now that I've left veterinary medicine, I gotta say: I don't think I'll ever go back.
Not because I didn't love the work. But I can be paid more and be treated better in just about any other industry.
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I finally got a new job!
And now that I've left veterinary medicine, I gotta say: I don't think I'll ever go back.
Not because I didn't love the work. But I can be paid more and be treated better in just about any other industry.
And now that I've left veterinary medicine, I gotta say: I don't think I'll ever go back.
Not because I didn't love the work. But I can be paid more and be treated better in just about any other industry.
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
Listen. I appreciate how Peggy pushes back against the perception that it's only LDS women who are eager for the new garments.
Women being listened to and respected blesses everyone. That's the heart of this response. When unmet needs are taken seriously, the entire community benefits.
THAT SAID—
Women being listened to and respected blesses everyone. That's the heart of this response. When unmet needs are taken seriously, the entire community benefits.
THAT SAID—
Sleeveless LDS garments are now on sale across the U.S. I wouldn't try ordering them online just now. Demand has crashed the site.
✍️ Peggy Fletcher Stack
www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
✍️ Peggy Fletcher Stack
www.sltrib.com/religion/202...
The wait is finally over. Sleeveless LDS garments are now on sale across the U.S.
Latter-day Saints in Utah and across the U.S. have been itching to buy the faith's new sleeveless garments. Well, now they can — online and at church stores.
www.sltrib.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Listen. I appreciate how Peggy pushes back against the perception that it's only LDS women who are eager for the new garments.
Women being listened to and respected blesses everyone. That's the heart of this response. When unmet needs are taken seriously, the entire community benefits.
THAT SAID—
Women being listened to and respected blesses everyone. That's the heart of this response. When unmet needs are taken seriously, the entire community benefits.
THAT SAID—
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
If you are on a post about the rape of Eliza R. Snow and Mormon women in Missouri
And you comment "Surviving Mormonism"
You might be Jasmine Rappleye.
And you comment "Surviving Mormonism"
You might be Jasmine Rappleye.
October 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
If you are on a post about the rape of Eliza R. Snow and Mormon women in Missouri
And you comment "Surviving Mormonism"
You might be Jasmine Rappleye.
And you comment "Surviving Mormonism"
You might be Jasmine Rappleye.
That's not very pro-life of them.
The carceral state is generally brutal and evil in the way it treats the human beings it cages, but it’s fine to point out when there are bursts of unusually concentrated or vigorous evil and use it to get people to care.
Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
October 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
That's not very pro-life of them.
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can someone please just run this as an ad?
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
can someone please just run this as an ad?