Brandy
@brandyheinrich.bsky.social
Rustbelt born, Florida raised. Manic Pixie Nightmare Cryptid. I paint unicorns and hoard cats.
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When a journalist asserts that USPS posts losses, they lose all credibility. USPS cannot post losses because USPS is not a business—it is a constitutionally-mandated public service.
You know what else kills their credibility, Jacob? When they frame a story about the newspaper owner obsequiously.
You know what else kills their credibility, Jacob? When they frame a story about the newspaper owner obsequiously.
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
When a journalist asserts that USPS posts losses, they lose all credibility. USPS cannot post losses because USPS is not a business—it is a constitutionally-mandated public service.
You know what else kills their credibility, Jacob? When they frame a story about the newspaper owner obsequiously.
You know what else kills their credibility, Jacob? When they frame a story about the newspaper owner obsequiously.
It is never not *super telling* that any assertion of trans rights results in TERFs showing up to freak out about “men in women’s spaces” because they singularly focus on trans as a feminine-oriented identity & fail to acknowledge transmasc existence. Anecdotal, but I personally know 2x the latter…
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It is never not *super telling* that any assertion of trans rights results in TERFs showing up to freak out about “men in women’s spaces” because they singularly focus on trans as a feminine-oriented identity & fail to acknowledge transmasc existence. Anecdotal, but I personally know 2x the latter…
I attended a concert with the Pittsburgh orchestra featuring Ben Folds earlier this year and he spoke about his decision to resign from his position as artistic advisor for the National Symphony Orchestra.
I'll be honest: I do not care if these artists ever get paid. You perform at the Trumpified Kennedy Center, you should expect to get the full Trump treatment (which often means that you're getting screwed over).
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I attended a concert with the Pittsburgh orchestra featuring Ben Folds earlier this year and he spoke about his decision to resign from his position as artistic advisor for the National Symphony Orchestra.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Several years ago the chief of police at my job bought himself a Segway. The first time I saw him creeping along on the thing I had a good laugh because it really was a ridiculous sight.
Younger people who didn't witness it cannot fathom the hype around the Segway. Every news station agreed it would revolutionize the entire social fabric of the Earth. That all future humans would divide history between the savage days of the past, and the soon to be new era of zoom zoom scoot scoot.
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Several years ago the chief of police at my job bought himself a Segway. The first time I saw him creeping along on the thing I had a good laugh because it really was a ridiculous sight.
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President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that the rising cost of living in the United States is a “fake narrative” that is being pushed by Democrats.
https://to.pbs.org/48waejZ
https://to.pbs.org/48waejZ
WATCH: Trump says the word 'affordability' is a 'con job' by the Democrats
President Trump suggested that the rising cost of living in the United States is a "fake narrative" that is being pushed by Democrats.
www.pbs.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that the rising cost of living in the United States is a “fake narrative” that is being pushed by Democrats.
https://to.pbs.org/48waejZ
https://to.pbs.org/48waejZ
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Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
The philanthropy has become one of America’s biggest, but most of its giving went to charities closely tied to the world’s richest man.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Musk himself, who is the world's richest man.
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Vaccinate your children, yourselves and your pets.
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Vaccinate your children, yourselves and your pets.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
August 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This They Might Be Giants TONIGHT SHOW performance of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" from 1990 remains firmly lodged in my noggin thanks to the Tonight Show Band's full commitment and Doc Severinsen's incredible trumpeting... It took an already great song and made it transcendent.
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After that, the extra-contaminated water leaves Amazon’s data center, it then gets dumped and sprayed across local farmland in Oregon. From there, the contaminated water soaks straight into the aquifer that 45,000 people drink from.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
After that, the extra-contaminated water leaves Amazon’s data center, it then gets dumped and sprayed across local farmland in Oregon. From there, the contaminated water soaks straight into the aquifer that 45,000 people drink from.
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Top of the Pops (30th November 1978). It's time to crank up the dry ice as Mankind treat the Doctor Who theme to a disco beat.
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Top of the Pops (30th November 1978). It's time to crank up the dry ice as Mankind treat the Doctor Who theme to a disco beat.
Yesterday afternoon my best friend and I visited a very small museum in Pittsburgh, to check out their Scandinavian art exhibit. I think my feed needs more beauty and less…whatever I keep using this website for. So, throughout the day I might post a thread about it.
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday afternoon my best friend and I visited a very small museum in Pittsburgh, to check out their Scandinavian art exhibit. I think my feed needs more beauty and less…whatever I keep using this website for. So, throughout the day I might post a thread about it.
“For all the compasses in the world, there's only one direction, and time is its only measure.”
- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM
“For all the compasses in the world, there's only one direction, and time is its only measure.”
- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Since our house doesn’t host the holiday dinner, we don’t get leftovers. I decided I wasn’t leaving the house today, so dinner presented a challenge. Thanks go out to past me for saving the day by throwing leftover chili in the freezer a month ago & stockpiling boxes of cornbread mix.
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Since our house doesn’t host the holiday dinner, we don’t get leftovers. I decided I wasn’t leaving the house today, so dinner presented a challenge. Thanks go out to past me for saving the day by throwing leftover chili in the freezer a month ago & stockpiling boxes of cornbread mix.
Workload? Didn’t he just shutter the House for literally months? And he shows up to every press conference professing complete ignorance about practically every topic. Does he do any actual work at all?
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Workload? Didn’t he just shutter the House for literally months? And he shows up to every press conference professing complete ignorance about practically every topic. Does he do any actual work at all?
…as a public employee I’m not even allowed to accept a tin of cookies from a vendor.
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
…as a public employee I’m not even allowed to accept a tin of cookies from a vendor.
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Pregaming the big holiday meal later by cooking up some leftover mashed potatoes into crispy tater cakes.
Catching the parade highlights here I see I’m not missing much, as usual.
Catching the parade highlights here I see I’m not missing much, as usual.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Pregaming the big holiday meal later by cooking up some leftover mashed potatoes into crispy tater cakes.
Catching the parade highlights here I see I’m not missing much, as usual.
Catching the parade highlights here I see I’m not missing much, as usual.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
I’ve been in the workforce since I was 16, sometimes more than one job well into adulthood. I grew up poor, supported by social programs. I am probably middle-class at this point in my life, in a socioeconomic sense, not because I sometimes draw and paint…
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I’ve been in the workforce since I was 16, sometimes more than one job well into adulthood. I grew up poor, supported by social programs. I am probably middle-class at this point in my life, in a socioeconomic sense, not because I sometimes draw and paint…