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Heather is a midnight writer

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Writer. Artist. Designer. Publisher of indie books at Purple Feather Press. Meat Popsicle. Massage Therapist. Bunnyfly Wrangler. Punk Rock Pollyanna. AuDHD. She/They - depends on the day. Democracy fan on I-35, Texas Blue Dot.

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NEWS: In 2019, the Trump DOJ took over New Mexico’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch β€” telling the state to stand down and turn over its findings. According to officials and newly unsealed records, the probe soon fizzled after the federal takeover. Link to NYT reporting in reply.

01.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5424    πŸ” 2399    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 146

It would be nice if we had a Secretary of Defense who knew what he was doing and not one that just regurgitates quotes from action movies

02.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8049    πŸ” 1645    πŸ’¬ 404    πŸ“Œ 76
a black and white typography edit that reads "i am making permanent choices because i want permanent changes." the text is in all caps and is printed over a opened case of tools. the image is textured with very small halftone dots

a black and white typography edit that reads "i am making permanent choices because i want permanent changes." the text is in all caps and is printed over a opened case of tools. the image is textured with very small halftone dots

i ❣️ bodily autonomy

01.03.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5650    πŸ” 1479    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 12

Minnesota would like a word.

02.03.2026 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 6131    πŸ” 1627    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 40

I’m actually not sure we can come back from β€œprediction markets for war crimes”, as a society. I think this might be it for us.

02.03.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3005    πŸ” 544    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 29

I know that I sound like a broken record but I think once this society was ok with accepting mass covid deaths just to be able to eat at Applebees then all bets were off.

02.03.2026 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5908    πŸ” 1373    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 62

"That's the way it is," says the five-time draft dodger to our military families who fear their loved one in uniform could be next.

What a disgrace.

02.03.2026 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 6565    πŸ” 1660    πŸ’¬ 294    πŸ“Œ 53

Thou shalt not kill schoolchildren to distract from your crimes against children.

01.03.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6649    πŸ” 1623    πŸ’¬ 97    πŸ“Œ 40

Honestly I think the leadup to the Iraq war was worse than all this because the buy-in was so all-encompassing. I keep asking myself how anyone could fall for it again but the thing is, they mostly haven't

02.03.2026 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1599    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 55
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The NYT style guide

02.03.2026 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7240    πŸ” 2993    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 93

As a historian, I'd just like to remind the politicians who follow me that it is not, in fact, 2003 anymore and the current GOP war in the Middle East is not, in fact, even remotely popular.

So if you're a weathervane who just tries to do what's already popular, full-throated opposition is it!

02.03.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7025    πŸ” 1148    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 14
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US military says three of its troops killed in first Iran operation casualties Three U.S. service members have been killed and another five have been seriously wounded, in the first casualties of the unfolding U.S. operations against Iran, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

Reports indicate at least 100 children have already been killed in strikes on schools. That is unconscionable.

Three U.S. service members are dead as a result of this entirely preventable war of choice.

The blood of these service members, these children, and every civilian rests in Trump’s hands.

01.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7891    πŸ” 2625    πŸ’¬ 454    πŸ“Œ 141

It’s funny if you call PayPal or visa lines and bring this up asking why they claim β€œadult illustrations” is against their regulations but betting on the death of kids is totally fine. They don’t have an answer.

In fact yall should call them at least once a day with this :)

01.03.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8375    πŸ” 4932    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 3

I have never seen a politician more directly copy this speech in my life

01.03.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 7963    πŸ” 2071    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 33
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That sound you hear is irony dying.

01.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8934    πŸ” 1991    πŸ’¬ 739    πŸ“Œ 215

How come β€œHow are you going to pay for it?” is never asked about endless war?

02.03.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11566    πŸ” 2824    πŸ’¬ 480    πŸ“Œ 125
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See a pattern here?

02.03.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9008    πŸ” 3678    πŸ’¬ 492    πŸ“Œ 168
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Of course. No one wanted this war. They wanted food and health care and energy prices to go down. Now all those things will cost more.

It's a war of folly by a doddering old man who likes when things blow up and needs to distract us from the child sex ring he's connected to.

02.03.2026 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9775    πŸ” 3254    πŸ’¬ 550    πŸ“Œ 218
A truly beautiful bird that is a light to medium muted pink color who's feathers cover it like a dress or skirt it has black legs and a very long light pink beak

A truly beautiful bird that is a light to medium muted pink color who's feathers cover it like a dress or skirt it has black legs and a very long light pink beak

Roseate Spoonbill bird in flight

01.03.2026 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9857    πŸ” 1947    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 279
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One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

02.03.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10687    πŸ” 3526    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 136

They always have trillions of dollars for illegal wars in the Mideast, but SCOFF in your face and clutch their pearls when you ask for universal healthcare. You are all being played.

02.03.2026 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10687    πŸ” 3058    πŸ’¬ 236    πŸ“Œ 102

DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled:

Voters as β€œVotors”
Emergency as "Emeregency"
United States as "United Staes"

And, it included a non-party in the caption.

These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.

02.03.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14656    πŸ” 4906    πŸ’¬ 698    πŸ“Œ 300
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Exactly. Blindly hooting for the Buffoon-in-Chief as he unlawfully orders airstrikes without a coherent plan isn't a foreign policy, and isn't patriotic; it's just stupid, and dangerous.

02.03.2026 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 11308    πŸ” 2905    πŸ’¬ 335    πŸ“Œ 102

The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.

If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?

01.03.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12041    πŸ” 3627    πŸ’¬ 395    πŸ“Œ 110
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Eisenhower

02.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 14498    πŸ” 5382    πŸ’¬ 350    πŸ“Œ 301
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Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.

02.03.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14222    πŸ” 5513    πŸ’¬ 761    πŸ“Œ 330
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Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.

01.03.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 15499    πŸ” 4936    πŸ’¬ 403    πŸ“Œ 189
Today should be your 38th birthday..
When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Today should be your 38th birthday.. When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

02.03.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 20267    πŸ” 5100    πŸ’¬ 447    πŸ“Œ 291

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

01.03.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 20850    πŸ” 7031    πŸ’¬ 417    πŸ“Œ 271

I'm happy to reveal it at the top of my lungs. I don't know why they think I would be trying to hide my contempt, my loathing and disdain, for people who saw a convicted fraud, a rapist, sexual predator and friend and protector of paedophiles, and went, 'Yeah, that's who I want ruling my country!'

02.03.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1266    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1