Heather Park-Albertson

Four emus standing in front of a car, viewed from the windshield.

My car has an auto collision detection override and often won't let me move because emus.
So, I sit stranded in my driveway until these dorks lose interest and amble away.

It's the one piece of mine I don't ever take money for and allow everyone who asks to reprint it. In the cases where people who wanted to reprint it weren't allowed not to pay for it, I assigned the payment to hunger and poverty related charities.

Live updates: Trump set to announce new tariffs President Donald Trump will announce a barrage of self-described “reciprocal” tariffs on friends and foes alike after weeks of hype and anxiety.

apnews.com/live/donald-... Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: ‘This is not Liberation Day. It’s Recession Day’

I agree, somewhat. Mr. Goldberg was right to keep that CIA employee's name private, regardless of what the liars claim, because publishing their name might bring harm to them or their loved ones. Just because the regime harms civil servants & military members isn't a pass for our press to do so.

If you don't already have your US passport, notarized birth certificate, some kind of RealID-qualifying state-issued photo ID, Social Security Number card, and certified proof of any/all name changes from your birth cert ... you need to get those things, stat.

This is the *only* OpSec measure they actually followed.

Yep. It's about driving small farmers out of business, so BigAg can buy up their land on the cheap.

Your birthright US citizenship will not protect you.

Toldyaso. If you're seeing my posts, we probably agree that responsible economists warned us months ago that this would happen. It's worse than expected - we're in for a rough ride.

Just subscribed! Discovered you through TWIV, grateful for all the clinical updates. Not any kind of medical professional, but a lifelong science student.

Not just maintain: *spread*. Their goal was to *spread* chattel slavery to new states. We must remember this and teach this, as we should remember and teach that the South seceded specifically to retain slavery. The Articles of Secession prove it.

The regime is trying to force law firms out of the business of fighting cases against the regime by issuing illegal, unconstitutional orders to cut off things like security clearances necessary to defend clients involved in NatSec.

How despicable that MPs would rather force people to suffer all the way to death rather than choosing when and how they die. This is terrible. Shame on those MPs.

The pink tax is all about ensuring women remain economically dependent on men, which keeps women "in line" (that is, not reporting DV, not reporting sexual harassment at work, not reporting rape, etc. for fear of repercussions to their economic stability.)

Excellent news! Keep fighting that good fight.

Follow the money. Why's Elon doing this? Follow the money.

It's not that it's not controversial. It's that there's no utility to criticizing that particular action. We've done the same under other presidents of both parties. There *is* utility in highlighting the hypocrisy of the "but her emails" party when they breach national security so heinously.

Furalysis noun The condition in which a person is unable to move due to the presence of a cat on his or her lap.

Word of the day

#MenWithCats
on their lap

This should be illegal, as voter suppression. However - it only works if you don't know your rights as a voter. Learn your rights. Then you can ignore the lying scumbags sending these texts.

The DC Circuit’s decision upholding Judge Boasberg’s TRO against the lawless deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador by Trump & Co was ironclad. Both Judge Millett and Judge Henderson wrote magnificent opinions. Judge Walker dissented — in a lame opinion.
media.cadc.uscourts.gov/orders/docs/...

Live updates: Senate Democrats grill Trump administration intelligence leaders over Signal group chat leak President Donald Trump's top intelligence officials, including CIA director John Ratcliffe and national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, were grilled before Congress about a security breach regard...

apnews.com/live/donald-... updates: Senate Democrats grill Trump administration intelligence leaders over Signal group chat leak

“But her emails …” amirite?

Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese

Probably should avoid cheeses made from raw (unpasteurized) milk for awhile …

www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

I feel like he needs to spend just two months living entirely on Social Security - first, with the check, then without it. Move him into affordable low income housing. Just two months. See how his views evolve.

Yay! Getting notifications via Bsky!

If we can safely primary him, we must do so.

Disabled people take a huge risk every time we organise against disability cuts. There have been cases of presence at an action being used to cut off eligibility, because the DWP wilfully misrepresents disability. This is why we need the rest of you.

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This White House has now crossed the Rubicon that for centuries has kept the Attorney General from becoming a Consigliere for the American President as Mob Boss Extraordinaire. Read this directive and weep:
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Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten rural healthcare in Washington, experts warn Proposed federal Medicaid cuts could have consequences for Washington state, hitting rural communities hard as 1.8 million residents rely on the program for health care.

Cutting Medicaid would be devastating for the millions who rely on it, especially rural health centers in Washington. We cannot let Trump and Musk push these cuts and leave communities to pay the price.

Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin Podcast Episode · This Week in Virology · 03/22/2025 · 38m

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