Patty McWilliams
@hermithill.bsky.social
Retired Vermont bookseller who has gone to the dogs, literally — a Cardigan Welsh Corgi and a Green Mountain Cuddle dog.
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June 14th, No Kings Day — the Relay for Democracy from Williamstown to the Canadian border. A couple of my videos and photos are on here. What a memorable day.
June 14th, No Kings Day — the Relay for Democracy from Williamstown to the Canadian border. A couple of my videos and photos are on here. What a memorable day.
Relay for Democracy
YouTube video by Lonnie Poland
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August 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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June 14th, No Kings Day — the Relay for Democracy from Williamstown to the Canadian border. A couple of my videos and photos are on here. What a memorable day.
June 14th, No Kings Day — the Relay for Democracy from Williamstown to the Canadian border. A couple of my videos and photos are on here. What a memorable day.
Is the Bread in Europe Better for You? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Is the Bread in Europe Better for You?
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July 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Is the Bread in Europe Better for You? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
In the Berkshires, Installing Art, Bearing the Consequences www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...
In the Berkshires, Installing Art, Bearing the Consequences
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July 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
In the Berkshires, Installing Art, Bearing the Consequences www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/c...
Brave Little State!
Brave Little State!
This Vermont Soccer Team Plays for the Planet
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June 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Brave Little State!
Brave Little State!
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"This is what we were voting for!"
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
May 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"This is what we were voting for!"
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
From a friend in academia:
>>I was with a public health professor from [major university] last weekend and he said that NIH is now euthanizing whole cohorts of animals from animal studies because there is nobody around to feed them<<
Great work.
I’m trying to get more info about this. Does anyone know anything?
May 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I’m trying to get more info about this. Does anyone know anything?
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I just spent a big chink of time updating my online store. Lots of textile flax seed for sale, if you need it (and dye plant seeds, fiber, yarn, etc.). I loathe working on my website, so I'm giving myself a gold star for doing it today. :-)
#fiberarts
www.mountainheartvt.com/store-1-1/seed
#fiberarts
www.mountainheartvt.com/store-1-1/seed
Seed — Mountain Heart Farm Store — Mountain Heart Farm
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March 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I just spent a big chink of time updating my online store. Lots of textile flax seed for sale, if you need it (and dye plant seeds, fiber, yarn, etc.). I loathe working on my website, so I'm giving myself a gold star for doing it today. :-)
#fiberarts
www.mountainheartvt.com/store-1-1/seed
#fiberarts
www.mountainheartvt.com/store-1-1/seed
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FLCD1 - ¡Vota por Gay Valimont!
FLCD6 - ¡Vota por Josh Weil!
Las elecciones especiales son el 1 de abril.
FLCD6 - ¡Vota por Josh Weil!
Las elecciones especiales son el 1 de abril.
March 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Locals are protesting a U.S. plan to restrict access to the Haskell Library, which straddles Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Locals are protesting a U.S. plan to restrict access to the Haskell Library, which straddles Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont.
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This is one of the more positive call-to-action pieces I’ve read. Good ideas for taking action and organizing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
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Opinion | Democrats Can Stop Trump and Save America
The Democratic Party can’t stop America’s spiral into autocracy and oligarchy unless it casts off its stale talking points and reimagines what it stands for.
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March 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is one of the more positive call-to-action pieces I’ve read. Good ideas for taking action and organizing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/o...
Late on Friday, March 14, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to dismantle the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Millions of people rely every day on library services and programs supported by IMLS.
March 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Late on Friday, March 14, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to dismantle the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Millions of people rely every day on library services and programs supported by IMLS.
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Insurance companies are always the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to risk.
Insurers warn that mass firings at NASA, the US Geological Survey and other science agencies could threaten the public weather and geospatial data they use to manage natural disaster risks — and could raise prices for consumers:
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Insurers warn that US weather agency mass firings will hit climate risk data
[FREE TO READ] Reinsurance trade group appeals to US commerce secretary Lutnick to preserve data collection after thousands of jobs axed
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March 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Insurance companies are always the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to risk.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...
Block Donald Trump’s Attempts to Abolish the Department of Education
Public education in this country is under attack. And Trump has already made clear his intentions to undermine public education even further at every turn—including the extreme proposal to completely ...
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March 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...
Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!
Millions of Americans rely on public media for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emergency ...
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March 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Asked about who hired unidentifiable security detail, one person says the committee directed town hall. Committee members each say: “I know nothing. I see nothing. I hear nothing.”
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Coeur d'Alene town hall security detail remains mystery
The identities of the men who dragged a woman out a legislative town hall Saturday in the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium remain a mystery, with event organizers claiming no knowledge of who arra...
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February 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Asked about who hired unidentifiable security detail, one person says the committee directed town hall. Committee members each say: “I know nothing. I see nothing. I hear nothing.”
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Fascists - and that whole room just sat there. This is a complete breakdown of our society when anyone can assault a woman in a public meeting for speaking her mind. Everyone is at risk now.
There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints.
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KCRCC Town Hall in Coeur d'Alene Idaho woman illegally detained
YouTube video by Devin Prewett
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February 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Fascists - and that whole room just sat there. This is a complete breakdown of our society when anyone can assault a woman in a public meeting for speaking her mind. Everyone is at risk now.
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Elon Musk just moved ANOTHER $1 MILLION into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. That brings Musk’s spending on behalf of a right-wing takeover of the court to 2.5 MILLION over one week. This is a major intervention in state politics—and the fight for control of the judiciary—by the world’s richest man.
Elon Musk Wants to Decide Who Sits on the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Not satisfied with controlling the federal government, the shadow president’s political action committee is suddenly spending big on a crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
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February 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Elon Musk just moved ANOTHER $1 MILLION into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. That brings Musk’s spending on behalf of a right-wing takeover of the court to 2.5 MILLION over one week. This is a major intervention in state politics—and the fight for control of the judiciary—by the world’s richest man.
Calling all Vermonters, especially Rutlanders
February 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Calling all Vermonters, especially Rutlanders
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I’m usually an optimist, but lately it’s been really hard to maintain. This gives me a glimmer of hope. We have to keep going. Don’t give up!!
I’m usually an optimist, but lately it’s been really hard to maintain. This gives me a glimmer of hope. We have to keep going. Don’t give up!!
Ten reasons for modest optimism
Friends,
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February 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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I’m usually an optimist, but lately it’s been really hard to maintain. This gives me a glimmer of hope. We have to keep going. Don’t give up!!
I’m usually an optimist, but lately it’s been really hard to maintain. This gives me a glimmer of hope. We have to keep going. Don’t give up!!
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Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest
Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.
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February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Living in one of the most beautiful places helps to keep me sane during all this turmoil.
February 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Living in one of the most beautiful places helps to keep me sane during all this turmoil.