Perry Hekman

She's not hone yet but she will be in a week!

#adoptorshopresponsibly #functionalbreeding #purposebredmix

Being regal and being an explorer.

Ollie, coming home July 13. #bosundogproject

Ollie and me.

And so begins the deluge of puppy spam. Ollie, hopefully coming home in early July, here about 5.5 weeks old.

When you want to follow your friend home

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

My latest story: The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations. The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. www.propublica.org/article/meas...

Spring in the woods! (Courtesy of his dog walker.)

Much needed horse cuddle time.

Today as part of a Deep Canvassing training + phone banking I was part of an effort that resulted in a Republican Representative getting 85 constituent calls telling him to oppose the budget proposal. One of those was explicitly because of a call I made. I feel that I am actually doing something.

Tax and Budget Fight 2025 Phone bank! · Peoples Action Institute Congressional leadership are pushing through a massive tax giveaway to billionaires and corporations—while slashing healthcare, housing, and climate investments that working people rely on. We’re not ...

Consider joining me for the Deep Canvassing Institute's next phone banking - relying on connection and listening to change minds and mobilize people to get our country back on course. 1/?
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Farmers hit by a federal funding freeze scramble to respond ahead of spring thaw Many farmers made investments based on Agriculture Department funding that the Trump administration has put on hold. Some are in financial peril.

Farmers hit by a federal funding freeze scramble to respond ahead of spring thaw: Many farmers made investments based on Agriculture Department funding that the Trump administration has put on hold. Some are in financial peril. #FAFO
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Trump Costs America Highlighting the real people whose lives have been ruined, the good American jobs that are being destroyed, and the important public goods being lost.

Calling all feds: new info site please share data and stories! #AltGov #AltFam please share #SaveAmerica #StopTrump

trumpcostsamerica.com

March 4th For Democracy!! 🚨 Get more info, resources, or find a protest: fiftyfifty.one (check back next week for protest listings).

50 Protests, 50 States, 1 Movement.

#50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne #March4thForDemocracy @polrev.bsky.social

FAQs + talking points + other ways to act next. 🪡🧵

Deep Canvass Institute 101: Foundational Skills of Deep Canvassing · People's Action **Please note that this is a three-session training. You must be signed up for and complete all three sessions - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday in order to receive your certificate of completion. Cl...

Want to learn how to do something effectively? www.mobilize.us/peoplesactio... (Free, online, THIS WEEK.)

An unexpected friend, just behind Dash. Courtesy of his dog walker.

A Beginners Guide to Street Art · Zoom · Luma Come learn the basics of how to do two street art methods: stickering and wheatpasting. We'll cover: Practical how-tos for creating and install stickers and…

Well kids, we're losing the information war, huh?

Wanna spread your message in the public space, but don't know where to start? C'mere, I'll teach you.

Join me online March 3rd at 8pm Eastern for a intro to street art. We'll cover stickering & wheatpasting!

RSVP here for the link:
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Sign the Petition Defend Scientific Freedom and Integrity Against Political Suppression

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There's a photo of dog with its head between its paws, the logo of the University of Adelaide, a QR code and ethics approval H-2025-032. The text reads, Does your senior dog wake you up at night? University of Adelaide researchers are seeking participants to complete a survey focused on understanding the experience of caring for senior dogs that suffer sleep disturbances. Your participation is entirely voluntary. All responses will be kept anonymous and confidential. To be eligible, you must be over the age of 18 years; currently be the primary caregiver for a dog aged 8 years or older, and have lived with that dog for at least one year; have observed your dog waking at nighttime and/or are disturbed by your dog's nighttime activity. If you are interested in participating, please follow the link or scan the QR code to access the survey (link above).

Researchers at the University of Adelaide are seeking participants to complete a survey investigating sleep disturbances in older dogs. You can do the survey here: redcap.link/sleepdisturb...

DOGE Has ‘God Mode’ Access to Government Data The president’s special commission now has an unprecedented ability to view and manipulate information at many federal agencies.

NEW: Two weeks ago gov't IT experts warned us that the worst case scenario would be if DOGE got full admin access to agency systems. We can report at at least one agency DOGE has unfettered "god mode" access. Our latest: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Free lecture on dogs & neuroscience from my boss Dr Erin Hecht of Harvard: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-ha...

brilliant. Thank you for posting entire lawsuit, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social & for your work. 💙👇

Each person with measles spreads it to up to 18 other people. For comparison, the R0 (measure of spread) for Covid is 1-2.

One of 10 kids who gets measles has an ear infection that may result in permanent hearing loss. Up to 30 per 10,000 die of complications.

Chris and I are making 1-2 phone calls a day. This morning I called my Congresscritter to ask him to defend the Department of Education against HR 899 and the efforts of the executive branch. I cited my fear that I will not be able to make ends meet if my income-based repayment plan goes away.