Heather
@greatmiscellany.bsky.social
I love history, the humanities, social sciences, winter, keeping in touch, and feel compelled to follow and get involved in politics (fair warning in case I annoy you...). There's other stuff that should be here. Maybe I'll figure it out.
It was a beautiful day today in Salt Lake.
October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It was a beautiful day today in Salt Lake.
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Horst Wessel's funeral was a big production number, too.
September 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Horst Wessel's funeral was a big production number, too.
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I am devastated by this imagery. And I am far more scared by THIS than any immigrant in this country, than any protestors, than any POC or LGBTQ+ person.
Please show up peacefully for No Kings tomorrow. Don’t let FEAR rule the day. Because that’s what maga is, fearful traitors.
#NoKings #RESIST
Please show up peacefully for No Kings tomorrow. Don’t let FEAR rule the day. Because that’s what maga is, fearful traitors.
#NoKings #RESIST
A video just tweeted by Dan Scavino Jr. with "Good Morning, D.C."
June 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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They've arrested, detained, or assaulted a judge, a Mayor, a Congresswoman, a labor leader—and now a U.S. Senator. Imagine what they'll do to you.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
They've arrested, detained, or assaulted a judge, a Mayor, a Congresswoman, a labor leader—and now a U.S. Senator. Imagine what they'll do to you.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
They are counting on our fear, which is why we must be courageous. If we don't fight back, they will come for all of us.
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And there you have it.
May 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
And there you have it.
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This is a real tweet by a US Senator. FFS
April 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is a real tweet by a US Senator. FFS
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Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal authorities may once again seek reporters’ phone records and compel their testimony in leak investigations, reversing a policy that was designed to protect journalists from intrusive government efforts to identify and prosecute sources.
April 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal authorities may once again seek reporters’ phone records and compel their testimony in leak investigations, reversing a policy that was designed to protect journalists from intrusive government efforts to identify and prosecute sources.
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Trump says that any American who shows “dissension” against MAGA should be “immediately ejected” from their member of Congress’ town halls.
This is fascism.
This is fascism.
April 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Trump says that any American who shows “dissension” against MAGA should be “immediately ejected” from their member of Congress’ town halls.
This is fascism.
This is fascism.
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Despite seeing several people I totally trust say this was real I still felt I had to verify it with my own eyes. And having done so I still can't believe it's real.
April 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Despite seeing several people I totally trust say this was real I still felt I had to verify it with my own eyes. And having done so I still can't believe it's real.
I've always found genealogy incredibly meaningful & interesting. Highly recommend.
The Ghost in Your DNA: Why You Feel Connected to Ancestors You've Never Met - Genealogy Explained
It's 2 AM. Again. You're hunched over your laptop, squinting at a baptism record from 1847. Your eyes are wet. Your throat is tight. Your coffee went cold
www.genealogyexplained.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I've always found genealogy incredibly meaningful & interesting. Highly recommend.
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I just went to my bank's local branch and asked about how my data would be protected from the breach. This is one way to spread the news to people legitimately and just be calm and informative. I told them to google "Elon Musk treasury access."
February 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I just went to my bank's local branch and asked about how my data would be protected from the breach. This is one way to spread the news to people legitimately and just be calm and informative. I told them to google "Elon Musk treasury access."
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This is fucking insane. Broadcasting directly into school biweekly to teach “American Patriotism?” If Biden did this MAGA would have revolted. Where are the democrats?
January 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is fucking insane. Broadcasting directly into school biweekly to teach “American Patriotism?” If Biden did this MAGA would have revolted. Where are the democrats?
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For over a decade EFF has argued that warrantless backdoor searches of 702 data are unconstitutional—now a federal court agrees with us.
Keep up the momentum for your digital rights!
👩⚖️ Contact your representatives: act.eff.org
👫 Connect with local groups: efa.eff.org
❤️ Join EFF: eff.org/702victory
Keep up the momentum for your digital rights!
👩⚖️ Contact your representatives: act.eff.org
👫 Connect with local groups: efa.eff.org
❤️ Join EFF: eff.org/702victory
January 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For over a decade EFF has argued that warrantless backdoor searches of 702 data are unconstitutional—now a federal court agrees with us.
Keep up the momentum for your digital rights!
👩⚖️ Contact your representatives: act.eff.org
👫 Connect with local groups: efa.eff.org
❤️ Join EFF: eff.org/702victory
Keep up the momentum for your digital rights!
👩⚖️ Contact your representatives: act.eff.org
👫 Connect with local groups: efa.eff.org
❤️ Join EFF: eff.org/702victory
“Terrible things are happening outside… poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
-The Diary of Anne Frank
-The Diary of Anne Frank
January 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
“Terrible things are happening outside… poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
-The Diary of Anne Frank
-The Diary of Anne Frank
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That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
Cryptocurrency Might be a Path to Authoritarianism
Extreme libertarians built blockchain to decentralize government and corporate power. It could consolidate their control instead.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago
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🖋️ “Condemn Pardons for January 6th Attack on Democracy” hit 100 signers!
Condemn Pardons for January 6th Attack on Democracy
According to an Ipsos poll, only 23% of Americans support pardoning those involved in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Pardoning the participants goes against the overwhelming majority view and severely undermines faith in our democratic institutions and the rule of law. This blatant abuse of presidential pardon power to excuse those who engaged in an insurrectionist riot must be forcefully condemned. The violent attempt to overturn the 2020 election results represented an assault on the foundations of American democracy itself. Pardoning this criminal conduct sends a dangerous message of impunity that threatens to further erode democratic norms and principles.
resist.bot
January 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🖋️ “Condemn Pardons for January 6th Attack on Democracy” hit 100 signers!