Slim Heilpern
@slidemanslim.bsky.social
Musician (https://slimandpenny.com), Humanist, Concerned Citizen
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A heads-up from @billmckibben.bsky.social: "One way of summing up this moment is to say that the endangerment finding & the politics of climate are puny in the face of physics. We’re going to see that physics in action in the next 24 months, and it will drive many changes... some of them political"
An El Niño is brewing.
And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki... @billmckibben.bsky.social
And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki... @billmckibben.bsky.social
An El Niño is brewing
And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
A heads-up from @billmckibben.bsky.social: "One way of summing up this moment is to say that the endangerment finding & the politics of climate are puny in the face of physics. We’re going to see that physics in action in the next 24 months, and it will drive many changes... some of them political"
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None of this is normal
February 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
None of this is normal
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[Abraham] “Lincoln saw clearly that if we give up the principle of equality before the law, we have given up the whole game.”
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
[Abraham] “Lincoln saw clearly that if we give up the principle of equality before the law, we have given up the whole game.”
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
—Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Courage and clarity — wow
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Courage and clarity — wow
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Ali Solomon. #NewYorkerCartoons
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is. I just hate the stupidity.
February 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is. I just hate the stupidity.
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Palantir reported $1.5 billion in losses from 2020-2024.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Palantir reported $1.5 billion in losses from 2020-2024.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
That allowed them to pay $0 in federal income taxes.
So how did they spend $64 million on stock buybacks and pay their CEO $3.3 billion over roughly the same period?
This tax code is a complete joke.
So, I have always wondered how Trump assures loyalty in his cabinet and other hires. Based on some of their names popping up in the just released files, could it be that many are worried he'll spill the beans about their Epstein adventures if they turn against him?
February 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
So, I have always wondered how Trump assures loyalty in his cabinet and other hires. Based on some of their names popping up in the just released files, could it be that many are worried he'll spill the beans about their Epstein adventures if they turn against him?
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“How many times, then, will Western journalists allow themselves to be fooled by Israeli propaganda – by military denials that later collapse under the weight of evidence?”
Israel’s Military Now Accepts 70,000 Killed in Gaza – But Why Did Our Media Let Them Get Away With Denying It for So Long?
I have spent the past two years debating the credibility of the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers with supporters of Israel. It turns out the Israeli military agrees with me, not them.
zeteo.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“How many times, then, will Western journalists allow themselves to be fooled by Israeli propaganda – by military denials that later collapse under the weight of evidence?”
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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A lot of self described Christians seem to be banking on there not actually being a hell.
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A lot of self described Christians seem to be banking on there not actually being a hell.
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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Depressing. And so, so unbearably stupid. Shortsighted and foolish. We’ve lost decades (at least) of progress.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Depressing. And so, so unbearably stupid. Shortsighted and foolish. We’ve lost decades (at least) of progress.
Yuck!!! Hopefully not the future.
Is this man the future of music – or its executioner? AI evangelist Mikey Shulman says he’s making pop, not slop
Is this man the future of music – or its executioner? AI evangelist Mikey Shulman says he’s making pop, not slop
Worth a staggering $2.45bn, Suno is an AI music company that can create a track with just a few prompts. Why is its CEO happy to see it called ‘the Ozempic of the music industry’?
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Yuck!!! Hopefully not the future.
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And they both think they are acting to please a god.
January 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
And they both think they are acting to please a god.
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Trump is insane. His inner circle is insane. They want to burn the world so they can loot everyone else’s wealth, feel like big tough guys, and hurt all the groups they despise.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Trump is insane. His inner circle is insane. They want to burn the world so they can loot everyone else’s wealth, feel like big tough guys, and hurt all the groups they despise.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
But the thing breaking the whole world is how everyone feels obligated to avoid stating this fact directly.
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The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The media need to stop beating their chests about how powerful our military is.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
It's a point of pride when your country has a strong military that keeps the peace.
It's a source of shame when politicians turn your strong military into an international armed robbery gang.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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This military action to “protect Christians” is reckless, unconstitutional, and steeped in Christian nationalism.
U.S. bombs are not religious weapons.
Foreign policy must be secular, rights-based, and grounded in diplomacy — not holy war.
U.S. bombs are not religious weapons.
Foreign policy must be secular, rights-based, and grounded in diplomacy — not holy war.
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This military action to “protect Christians” is reckless, unconstitutional, and steeped in Christian nationalism.
U.S. bombs are not religious weapons.
Foreign policy must be secular, rights-based, and grounded in diplomacy — not holy war.
U.S. bombs are not religious weapons.
Foreign policy must be secular, rights-based, and grounded in diplomacy — not holy war.
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Found the CBS feedback form. Left a message about Bari www.cbs.com/showfeedback...
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www.cbs.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Found the CBS feedback form. Left a message about Bari www.cbs.com/showfeedback...
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...