Heather Ellsworth
@hellsworth406.bsky.social
Liberal Montanan for 25 years, now in Boise. Yeah the one in Idaho 🤪🥴
Healthcare worker, she/her
Healthcare worker, she/her
Pinned
Woo its time to get the camper packed for our first camping trip of the year & first since moving to Boise. Really looking forward to unplugging from this news apocalypse, seems hard to look away from this shit show for 1 minute. This is our 1963 shasta in MT, come by if you see us out in the wild.
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I will crawl through broken glass to vote against a a Republican bc my life depends on it.
February 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I will crawl through broken glass to vote against a a Republican bc my life depends on it.
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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Idahoans since 2015: We would like basic, statewide anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ+ community.
State lawmakers in 2026: Here's a bill that would erase local LGBTQ+ protections for thousands of Idahoans.
Contact your elected officials and ask them to oppose HB 557: buff.ly/MpSasyO
State lawmakers in 2026: Here's a bill that would erase local LGBTQ+ protections for thousands of Idahoans.
Contact your elected officials and ask them to oppose HB 557: buff.ly/MpSasyO
February 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Idahoans since 2015: We would like basic, statewide anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ+ community.
State lawmakers in 2026: Here's a bill that would erase local LGBTQ+ protections for thousands of Idahoans.
Contact your elected officials and ask them to oppose HB 557: buff.ly/MpSasyO
State lawmakers in 2026: Here's a bill that would erase local LGBTQ+ protections for thousands of Idahoans.
Contact your elected officials and ask them to oppose HB 557: buff.ly/MpSasyO
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Fountain on the mountain time at Kīlauea in Hawai'i. Check out the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
February 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Fountain on the mountain time at Kīlauea in Hawai'i. Check out the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
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Fun adventure today to Swan Falls Dam. We biked 11+ miles, and saw a new bird, the Bushtit. Cute fast little guys!
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
February 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Fun adventure today to Swan Falls Dam. We biked 11+ miles, and saw a new bird, the Bushtit. Cute fast little guys!
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
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As a proud U.S. citizen, Juana never thought she'd be zip-tied and detained by ICE for hours with her 3-year-old son, especially while attending a family-friendly event.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
February 15, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As a proud U.S. citizen, Juana never thought she'd be zip-tied and detained by ICE for hours with her 3-year-old son, especially while attending a family-friendly event.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
They’re two of hundreds of people we’re defending in court for being targeted in an unlawful militarized immigration raid.
Fun adventure today to Swan Falls Dam. We biked 11+ miles, and saw a new bird, the Bushtit. Cute fast little guys!
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
February 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Fun adventure today to Swan Falls Dam. We biked 11+ miles, and saw a new bird, the Bushtit. Cute fast little guys!
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
Tow truck operators were also working to extract an absolutely destroyed vehicle from below the cliffs on the way down to the dam. Not going to google anything about that :/
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Join us ONLINE for a virtual presentation of The Montana Plan! Monday, February 23rd at 6:00PM! Log on & learn about TEI and The Montana Plan! disruptdarkmoney.feather.blog/virtual-onl...
February 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Join us ONLINE for a virtual presentation of The Montana Plan! Monday, February 23rd at 6:00PM! Log on & learn about TEI and The Montana Plan! disruptdarkmoney.feather.blog/virtual-onl...
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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The finite heartbeat theory, the folkloric idea that we’re born with a nonrefillable supply of heartbeats (~2.5 billion), has fueled the influencer-backed claim that exercise prematurely drains this fictional reserve. (PriMed)
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 AM
The finite heartbeat theory, the folkloric idea that we’re born with a nonrefillable supply of heartbeats (~2.5 billion), has fueled the influencer-backed claim that exercise prematurely drains this fictional reserve. (PriMed)
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I recently visited Maria in the Tacoma detention center. She is a loving mom, pays her taxes, and has no criminal history -- not even a parking ticket. She deserves to come home to her two children and her husband, who is recovering from surgery. I will not stop fighting until she is home.
Oregon woman headed to buy socks for teen son. She’s now stuck in ICE detention
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici has pushed ICE to release Maria Trinidad Loya Medina so she can care for her seriously ill husband and their two children. Medina has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 year...
www.oregonlive.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I recently visited Maria in the Tacoma detention center. She is a loving mom, pays her taxes, and has no criminal history -- not even a parking ticket. She deserves to come home to her two children and her husband, who is recovering from surgery. I will not stop fighting until she is home.
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Cutting board charcuterie valentines dinner. Missing is the brie which is warming up right now ❤️
February 15, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Cutting board charcuterie valentines dinner. Missing is the brie which is warming up right now ❤️
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The mortgage delinquency rates for lower-income households are surging, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data
But the Dow hit 50,000, right? 🤦🏻♂️
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But the Dow hit 50,000, right? 🤦🏻♂️
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Column | A new mortgage crisis is quietly hitting those who can least afford it
This week, there was yet another warning that many homeowners might be headed for trouble.
wapo.st
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The mortgage delinquency rates for lower-income households are surging, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data
But the Dow hit 50,000, right? 🤦🏻♂️
wapo.st/4tAq2f5
But the Dow hit 50,000, right? 🤦🏻♂️
wapo.st/4tAq2f5
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ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
From chaos to radio silence: How ICE tactics changed in weeks leading to Homan announcement
In recent days, observers have noticed a shift in methods.
bit.ly
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.
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Here's a crash course on what the 5% state budget holdbacks advancing in the #idleg will mean for you and your families based on the dogged reporting our @idahocapitalsun.com staff busted out this week. What we found is that these cuts could affect nearly every Idahoan in some way. #idpol
Legislative notebook: Budget committee sends funding cuts to full Idaho House, Senate floors • Idaho Capital Sun
This week, we did something a little differently than we ever have before at the Idaho Capital Sun. After spending the last five years, day in and day out, covering as many Idaho legislative committee...
idahocapitalsun.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Here's a crash course on what the 5% state budget holdbacks advancing in the #idleg will mean for you and your families based on the dogged reporting our @idahocapitalsun.com staff busted out this week. What we found is that these cuts could affect nearly every Idahoan in some way. #idpol
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This is what a rigged economy looks like.
February 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is what a rigged economy looks like.
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Obama responds to the racist Trump video — saying there's a "sort of clown show" playing out on social media: "What is true is there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sense of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office."
February 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Obama responds to the racist Trump video — saying there's a "sort of clown show" playing out on social media: "What is true is there doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sense of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office."
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The new data centers coming online, with their diesel and natural gas generators, could bump Utah right back out of compliance with air quality standards.
“They’re eating into all of the progress we’ve made,” climate scientist Logan Mitchell said.
“They’re eating into all of the progress we’ve made,” climate scientist Logan Mitchell said.
Utah’s massive data centers can’t get the power they need, so they’re building their own
Utah’s headlong rush to build data centers to power the AI boom is likely to rely upon fossil fuels for the foreseeable future, raising concerns about the state’s already struggling air quality.
www.sltrib.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:05 PM
The new data centers coming online, with their diesel and natural gas generators, could bump Utah right back out of compliance with air quality standards.
“They’re eating into all of the progress we’ve made,” climate scientist Logan Mitchell said.
“They’re eating into all of the progress we’ve made,” climate scientist Logan Mitchell said.
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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😳 The “SAVE” system at the heart of the GOP’s Save America Act was “expanded” by DOGE & the DHS to “check the citizenship status of all U.S. citizens w/o providing info on how this was accomplished or the accuracy of the resulting tools. Early reports suggest an error rate as high as 17%” 8/2025 1/
February 14, 2026 at 4:32 AM
😳 The “SAVE” system at the heart of the GOP’s Save America Act was “expanded” by DOGE & the DHS to “check the citizenship status of all U.S. citizens w/o providing info on how this was accomplished or the accuracy of the resulting tools. Early reports suggest an error rate as high as 17%” 8/2025 1/
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"Audits in Utah, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, and Georgia found a few dozen possible noncitizen registrants out of millions—and virtually no voting. Trump’s claim that noncitizens are swinging elections is false, says Cato’s Stephen Richer."
see ow.ly/rKFZ50YewC5
see ow.ly/rKFZ50YewC5
Trump’s Claims About Noncitizens Voting Are False. We Can Prove It.
A number of states have undertaken investigations into noncitizen voting, cross-checking voter rolls with citizenship status, and found it virtually nonexistent.
ow.ly
February 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
"Audits in Utah, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, and Georgia found a few dozen possible noncitizen registrants out of millions—and virtually no voting. Trump’s claim that noncitizens are swinging elections is false, says Cato’s Stephen Richer."
see ow.ly/rKFZ50YewC5
see ow.ly/rKFZ50YewC5
Wow sad :( hope it doesnt fall into disrepair just after being restored.
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LOGE to Shutter Historic Izaak Walton Inn, Other Properties Amid Bankruptcy - Flathead Beacon
Three years after a Washington-based hospitality company purchased the historic Izaak Walton Inn at Essex and invested heavily in renovating the three-story hotel, bar and restaurant, its board of dir...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Wow sad :( hope it doesnt fall into disrepair just after being restored.
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SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
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Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
SCOOP: ICE is asking Social Security for peoples' in-person appointment dates and times, and SSA staff are being told to give it to them. From me + @leahfeiger.bsky.social + @zoeschiffer.bsky.social @wired.com
wired.com/story/social...
wired.com/story/social...