heather
@middlewest.bsky.social
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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live your life so that when you die everyone talks about how hot you were and not how you were a hateful bigot
September 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
live your life so that when you die everyone talks about how hot you were and not how you were a hateful bigot
save it for the group chat
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
save it for the group chat
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standing on our balcony yelling down to each boy and asking him “what news”
August 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
standing on our balcony yelling down to each boy and asking him “what news”
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chatgpt 5 bring wife back. How bring wife back
August 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
chatgpt 5 bring wife back. How bring wife back
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We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We’ve discovered a literal miracle with almost unlimited potential and it’s being scrapped for *no reason whatsoever*. This isn’t even nihilism, it’s outright worship of death and human suffering.
morgan wallen doing a walkout with brett favre is so fucking funny
June 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
morgan wallen doing a walkout with brett favre is so fucking funny
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Mr. Gorbachev, remove this paywall
June 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Mr. Gorbachev, remove this paywall
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national trans care ban killed on the 10 year anniversary of the gay marriage ruling. W
June 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
national trans care ban killed on the 10 year anniversary of the gay marriage ruling. W
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Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
Venice Film Festival, 1961 bit.ly/k41Nye
Venice Film Festival, 1961 bit.ly/k41Nye
January 12, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune
Venice Film Festival, 1961 bit.ly/k41Nye
Venice Film Festival, 1961 bit.ly/k41Nye
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"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
June 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
No: 85%
Yes: 5%
YouGov / June 22, 2025
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Honestly, there is something deeply ironic of a nation that views itself as a successor to the tradition of Rome, and has rendered its Senate irrelevant and is ruled by a mad Emperor who has chosen to go to war with a nation that views itself as a successor to Ancient Persia.
June 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Honestly, there is something deeply ironic of a nation that views itself as a successor to the tradition of Rome, and has rendered its Senate irrelevant and is ruled by a mad Emperor who has chosen to go to war with a nation that views itself as a successor to Ancient Persia.
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"Was it really this dumb in 2003" guys they renamed french fries
June 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Was it really this dumb in 2003" guys they renamed french fries
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“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand
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Photo from The Hill's Al Weaver (from Xitter) catches Tina Smith confronting Mike Lee.
June 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Photo from The Hill's Al Weaver (from Xitter) catches Tina Smith confronting Mike Lee.
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It’s bleak out there, but it’s heartening to know millions of people from all walks of life took the time to ruin one specific persons birthday, America’s hater spirit remains strong
June 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s bleak out there, but it’s heartening to know millions of people from all walks of life took the time to ruin one specific persons birthday, America’s hater spirit remains strong
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lmaoo never gets old
June 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
lmaoo never gets old
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Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
June 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
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my most important opinion is that all regional pizzas are vital parts of the overall pizza ecosystem. you hate chicago deep dish? then you hate pizza. you hate provel cheese? you hate pizza. you hate little caesar? he is the emperor. show some respect. all pizza is canon
June 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
my most important opinion is that all regional pizzas are vital parts of the overall pizza ecosystem. you hate chicago deep dish? then you hate pizza. you hate provel cheese? you hate pizza. you hate little caesar? he is the emperor. show some respect. all pizza is canon
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
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one of the funniest things aggro bacon bros do is say shit like "we didn't evolve to eat salad" or w/e. lol @ these basic bitches and their sad lives. a salad is divine, a perfect thing in this world. peerless. it is your life which is not worth the salad and not the other way around
June 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
one of the funniest things aggro bacon bros do is say shit like "we didn't evolve to eat salad" or w/e. lol @ these basic bitches and their sad lives. a salad is divine, a perfect thing in this world. peerless. it is your life which is not worth the salad and not the other way around
i’m going to be praying for this man’s downfall for the rest of my goddamn life (and if an afterlife exists, into the next one)
"Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication." prospect.org/power/2025-0...
Go, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors Again
The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it.
prospect.org
May 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
i’m going to be praying for this man’s downfall for the rest of my goddamn life (and if an afterlife exists, into the next one)
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"Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...