Heather Marks
@moranfamof8.bsky.social
Mom of 6, lover of the PNW and all things interesting. Have autism, celiac, a kidney in the wrong place, and zero ability to relax. 🏳️🌈
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If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Newsom launches statewide task force to clear homeless encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the creation of a statewide task force aimed at dismantling homeless encampments on state property and expanding access to shelter and services. The State Acti…
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August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me
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I’m so grateful that I have tenure and the academic freedom to call it like I see it. “Dr. Kathleen Bachynski, a professor of public health at Muhlenberg College, described Kennedy’s comments as “absolute gibberish” and slammed the HHS secretary as a “dangerous buffoon” who is “threatening us all.”
RFK Jr. targets CDC with a ridiculous complaint as chaos grips the agency
As Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. targets the CDC with nonsense, a growing number of Senate Democrats are demanding his resignation.
www.msnbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m so grateful that I have tenure and the academic freedom to call it like I see it. “Dr. Kathleen Bachynski, a professor of public health at Muhlenberg College, described Kennedy’s comments as “absolute gibberish” and slammed the HHS secretary as a “dangerous buffoon” who is “threatening us all.”
@hankgreen.bsky.social Vlogbrothers today was a fascinating description of ‘poetry blindness’. (Which I think could be related to ADHD & our auditory processing fun…) But you’re is also into music and I wondered—songs are just poetry with a rhythm section. Do they hit the same way? I’m so curious!
August 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social Vlogbrothers today was a fascinating description of ‘poetry blindness’. (Which I think could be related to ADHD & our auditory processing fun…) But you’re is also into music and I wondered—songs are just poetry with a rhythm section. Do they hit the same way? I’m so curious!
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The veteran is living his oath; the cops - and President - are pissing on the Constitution.
This is replacing a previous post: A Veteran was detained outside of the White House by Secret Service after burning an American flag.
August 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The veteran is living his oath; the cops - and President - are pissing on the Constitution.
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ah, very exciting
Yes, the stakes here are large. Very large.
August 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
ah, very exciting
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They did it without any forethought, intelligence or planning.
Also a Trump hallmark.
And so, chaos. And a lot of unnecessary paperwork. Which will only harm US consumers.
We can expect Americans to predictably ignore this development until the holiday season. When they will freak out.
Also a Trump hallmark.
And so, chaos. And a lot of unnecessary paperwork. Which will only harm US consumers.
We can expect Americans to predictably ignore this development until the holiday season. When they will freak out.
August 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
They did it without any forethought, intelligence or planning.
Also a Trump hallmark.
And so, chaos. And a lot of unnecessary paperwork. Which will only harm US consumers.
We can expect Americans to predictably ignore this development until the holiday season. When they will freak out.
Also a Trump hallmark.
And so, chaos. And a lot of unnecessary paperwork. Which will only harm US consumers.
We can expect Americans to predictably ignore this development until the holiday season. When they will freak out.
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Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court prepares to end voting rights as we know it
And they don't want you to notice.
www.motherjones.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Everyone in DC knows that if you want to hide something, announce it on a Friday in August. Better yet, make it nearly impossible to track down.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
That's exactly what SCOTUS did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: SCOTUS has decided it's time to destroy the Voting Rights Act.
He decorates just like my dearly departed grandma…who (bless her heart), while I was a college student in the PNW in the 90s, sent me a gold lame parka—complete with bamboo toggles and a fur-lined hood.
August 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
He decorates just like my dearly departed grandma…who (bless her heart), while I was a college student in the PNW in the 90s, sent me a gold lame parka—complete with bamboo toggles and a fur-lined hood.
Just got ours…less than one trip to the movies on date night, thank you very much!
I got PBS Passport. Now it's your turn, peeps. www.pbs.org/explore/pass...
August 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Just got ours…less than one trip to the movies on date night, thank you very much!
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In other words: we are paying for the tariffs
"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments
August 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
In other words: we are paying for the tariffs
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go forth drive.google.com/file/d/1M246...
August 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
go forth drive.google.com/file/d/1M246...
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Man, if you don't want to keep getting compared to Hitler, stop being so goddamned Hitlery.
Trump names himself chair of L.A. Olympics task force, sees role for military during Games
Trump names himself chair of L.A. Olympics task force, sees role for military during Games
Trump’s news conference may prompt questions about whether a president with a penchant for showmanship might assume an unusually active role in planning the Olympics.
www.latimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Man, if you don't want to keep getting compared to Hitler, stop being so goddamned Hitlery.
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1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
www.whitehouse.gov
August 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
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Cool, another antivaxx, COVID-denying freak from Stanford, except this time he has major financial conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical industry he is being tasked to regulate, as a self-described, “founder, CEO, and executive of multiple biopharmaceutical companies.”
Stanford, what gives?
Stanford, what gives?
July 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Cool, another antivaxx, COVID-denying freak from Stanford, except this time he has major financial conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical industry he is being tasked to regulate, as a self-described, “founder, CEO, and executive of multiple biopharmaceutical companies.”
Stanford, what gives?
Stanford, what gives?
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“Erasure doesn’t always come with wrecking balls. Sometimes it comes with QR codes.”
Brian O’Neill on the Trump admin’s quiet effort to rewrite U.S. history, starting with our national parks.
Brian O’Neill on the Trump admin’s quiet effort to rewrite U.S. history, starting with our national parks.
The quiet purge at our national parks
Subtle changes in promotional material show that historical revisionism is underway.
contrarian.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“Erasure doesn’t always come with wrecking balls. Sometimes it comes with QR codes.”
Brian O’Neill on the Trump admin’s quiet effort to rewrite U.S. history, starting with our national parks.
Brian O’Neill on the Trump admin’s quiet effort to rewrite U.S. history, starting with our national parks.
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Remember how FOX had to pay almost a billion dollars for promoting lies?
Cane sugar is 50% fructose.
“High-fructose” corn syrup is 55% fructose.
Unless your body is as stupid as Diana Atieh, it does “know what to do” with that 5% & there’s no different effect on the body at all. It’s still sugar.
Cane sugar is 50% fructose.
“High-fructose” corn syrup is 55% fructose.
Unless your body is as stupid as Diana Atieh, it does “know what to do” with that 5% & there’s no different effect on the body at all. It’s still sugar.
Fox News invited Diana Atieh a self described MAHA mom and influencer to talk about Coca-Cola's decision to add a cane sugar version of their product to the U.S. market. Atieh has a degree in media studies. She's not a nutritionist or a medical professional. This makes no sense.
July 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Remember how FOX had to pay almost a billion dollars for promoting lies?
Cane sugar is 50% fructose.
“High-fructose” corn syrup is 55% fructose.
Unless your body is as stupid as Diana Atieh, it does “know what to do” with that 5% & there’s no different effect on the body at all. It’s still sugar.
Cane sugar is 50% fructose.
“High-fructose” corn syrup is 55% fructose.
Unless your body is as stupid as Diana Atieh, it does “know what to do” with that 5% & there’s no different effect on the body at all. It’s still sugar.
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The fact that literally zero outlets ever cover crime decline as a story is a huge reason. (And before you yell at me, we do!)
This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
July 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The fact that literally zero outlets ever cover crime decline as a story is a huge reason. (And before you yell at me, we do!)
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Just to be clear - the MAGA freaks are celebrating sugary cola (39g/12oz!) as a “health” victory while they are bringing back asbestos, paraquat (one of the most toxic pesticides to exist), eliminating clean water and air protections, and more than 10 million Americans are losing healthcare coverage
July 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just to be clear - the MAGA freaks are celebrating sugary cola (39g/12oz!) as a “health” victory while they are bringing back asbestos, paraquat (one of the most toxic pesticides to exist), eliminating clean water and air protections, and more than 10 million Americans are losing healthcare coverage
Would love to see more of this, because…well, who doesn’t love more good things?
July 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Would love to see more of this, because…well, who doesn’t love more good things?
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In Trumpism, punching down is the entire ballgame. Its raison d'être is minting oligarchs, and abusing government power against outgroups is the vehicle to get there
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@polerin.bsky.social
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@polerin.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In Trumpism, punching down is the entire ballgame. Its raison d'être is minting oligarchs, and abusing government power against outgroups is the vehicle to get there
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@polerin.bsky.social
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RFK Jr & his HHS has declared thimerosal dangerous. It’s not.
The result? US will no longer recommend vaccines with thimerosal (a safe preservative).
This lie, now policy, will ripple around the world, destroying vaccine trust, access, & uptake.
A thread ⬇️
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The result? US will no longer recommend vaccines with thimerosal (a safe preservative).
This lie, now policy, will ripple around the world, destroying vaccine trust, access, & uptake.
A thread ⬇️
1/
July 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
RFK Jr & his HHS has declared thimerosal dangerous. It’s not.
The result? US will no longer recommend vaccines with thimerosal (a safe preservative).
This lie, now policy, will ripple around the world, destroying vaccine trust, access, & uptake.
A thread ⬇️
1/
The result? US will no longer recommend vaccines with thimerosal (a safe preservative).
This lie, now policy, will ripple around the world, destroying vaccine trust, access, & uptake.
A thread ⬇️
1/
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and does the U.S. state department have a metric for deciding who meets this bar?
and does it involve complex fractions?
and is there a physical test? a DNA test? calipers? maybe a pantone chart?
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
and does it involve complex fractions?
and is there a physical test? a DNA test? calipers? maybe a pantone chart?
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
July 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
and does the U.S. state department have a metric for deciding who meets this bar?
and does it involve complex fractions?
and is there a physical test? a DNA test? calipers? maybe a pantone chart?
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
and does it involve complex fractions?
and is there a physical test? a DNA test? calipers? maybe a pantone chart?
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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This is a human rights violation.
Multiple detainees described a disturbing incident where dozens of men were forced to eat food they had been denied all day while shackled.
“We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,” — from a new Human Rights Watch report.
Multiple detainees described a disturbing incident where dozens of men were forced to eat food they had been denied all day while shackled.
“We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,” — from a new Human Rights Watch report.
July 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is a human rights violation.
Multiple detainees described a disturbing incident where dozens of men were forced to eat food they had been denied all day while shackled.
“We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,” — from a new Human Rights Watch report.
Multiple detainees described a disturbing incident where dozens of men were forced to eat food they had been denied all day while shackled.
“We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,” — from a new Human Rights Watch report.