Erik Heino
@erikheino.bsky.social
“Yes, and” not “well, actually...”Seattle area. - he/him
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Tomorrow is National Miners Day, which probably isn’t a big deal in your family, but it is in mine and I’m working tomorrow so we’re doing this tonight
The Labor Department barely acknowledges WHY December 6 is set aside, so I’m going to turn the mic over to my mom for a minute
The Labor Department barely acknowledges WHY December 6 is set aside, so I’m going to turn the mic over to my mom for a minute
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tomorrow is National Miners Day, which probably isn’t a big deal in your family, but it is in mine and I’m working tomorrow so we’re doing this tonight
The Labor Department barely acknowledges WHY December 6 is set aside, so I’m going to turn the mic over to my mom for a minute
The Labor Department barely acknowledges WHY December 6 is set aside, so I’m going to turn the mic over to my mom for a minute
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people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
February 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He leaves behind a legacy of war, torture and impunity.
“The Dark Side”: Dick Cheney’s Legacy from Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program
Dick Cheney, the former vice president and one of the key architects of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, died Monday at age 84. Cheney served six terms in Congress as Wyoming’s lone representative befo...
www.democracynow.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He leaves behind a legacy of war, torture and impunity.
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HEY IF YOU'RE IN NORTHSHORE AND VOTING - vote FOR Kimberlee Kelly and vote FOR Sandy R. Hayes for school board!
Their opponents are people who were low-key anti-trans in the primary and have gone HIGH-key anti-trans in the general. This is how it always works and is why we always have to pay […]
Their opponents are people who were low-key anti-trans in the primary and have gone HIGH-key anti-trans in the general. This is how it always works and is why we always have to pay […]
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mastodon.murkworks.net
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
HEY IF YOU'RE IN NORTHSHORE AND VOTING - vote FOR Kimberlee Kelly and vote FOR Sandy R. Hayes for school board!
Their opponents are people who were low-key anti-trans in the primary and have gone HIGH-key anti-trans in the general. This is how it always works and is why we always have to pay […]
Their opponents are people who were low-key anti-trans in the primary and have gone HIGH-key anti-trans in the general. This is how it always works and is why we always have to pay […]
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PERFECT game to be a Mariners fan we drink pain from the moment we're born we were nursed on the tears of our ancestors we have only known The Darkness and in this hour
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
PERFECT game to be a Mariners fan we drink pain from the moment we're born we were nursed on the tears of our ancestors we have only known The Darkness and in this hour
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Call me crazy, but I’m starting to suspect that both of these companies could afford to be taxed a little bit more.
CORRECTION: Apple, Microsoft cross $4 trillion market cap
Apple, Microsoft cross $4 trillion market cap
Apple reports fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. Microsoft reports earnings on Wednesday.
cnb.cx
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Call me crazy, but I’m starting to suspect that both of these companies could afford to be taxed a little bit more.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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this is just to say
i have demolished
the east wing
and which you
were probably saving
for posterity
forgive me
i am demented
so weak
and so cold
i have demolished
the east wing
and which you
were probably saving
for posterity
forgive me
i am demented
so weak
and so cold
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
this is just to say
i have demolished
the east wing
and which you
were probably saving
for posterity
forgive me
i am demented
so weak
and so cold
i have demolished
the east wing
and which you
were probably saving
for posterity
forgive me
i am demented
so weak
and so cold
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Fuck every politician —Democratic or Republican— who got us to this point. They are a BETRAYAL of whatever democracy we pretend to have here at this point.
Can we talk about forming a new Union now?
Can we talk about forming a new Union now?
Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage.
This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.
This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fuck every politician —Democratic or Republican— who got us to this point. They are a BETRAYAL of whatever democracy we pretend to have here at this point.
Can we talk about forming a new Union now?
Can we talk about forming a new Union now?
This is so plausible and like something out of Charlie Stross’s Accelerando written 20 years ago. Why do all these people keep trying to build the Torment Nexus?
Consider a future with an AI Trump endorsing future candidates, with the claim that this is indeed a replication of Trump’s actual thinking and personality
October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is so plausible and like something out of Charlie Stross’s Accelerando written 20 years ago. Why do all these people keep trying to build the Torment Nexus?
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Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/
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Federal judge, appointed by Reagan, in 161-page opinion today in deportation matter:
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Federal judge, appointed by Reagan, in 161-page opinion today in deportation matter:
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
"There’s the issue of masks... To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police"
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Is Starlink unable to provide many users with internet access? Yes.
Is Starlink enabling organized crime? Yes.
Is Starlink making a mess of low orbit? Also yes.
It remains way past time to shut down this scam.
www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity...
Is Starlink enabling organized crime? Yes.
Is Starlink making a mess of low orbit? Also yes.
It remains way past time to shut down this scam.
www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity...
SpaceX Seeks Approval for 15,000 Satellites to Use MSS Spectrum
SpaceX has filed with the FCC asking to launch 15,000 new satellites for D2D service that would use the spectrum SpaceX purchased from EchoStar.
www.satellitetoday.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Is Starlink unable to provide many users with internet access? Yes.
Is Starlink enabling organized crime? Yes.
Is Starlink making a mess of low orbit? Also yes.
It remains way past time to shut down this scam.
www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity...
Is Starlink enabling organized crime? Yes.
Is Starlink making a mess of low orbit? Also yes.
It remains way past time to shut down this scam.
www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity...
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For Seattle area (or others coping with Sinclair stations) this talks about how to push back.
solarbird.net/blog/2025/09...
solarbird.net/blog/2025/09...
I wrote another letter today, this one to Sinclair Broadcasting. You should too. – Solarbird{y|z|yz}, Collected
solarbird.net
September 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For Seattle area (or others coping with Sinclair stations) this talks about how to push back.
solarbird.net/blog/2025/09...
solarbird.net/blog/2025/09...
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I think we should all let ourselves have a moment of pride and hope. They brought Kimmel back without forcing him to apologize or donate to Kirk’s wife, which was their stipulation at first.
Collective action, protesting, and boycotts forced their hand.
Celebrate the wins!!
Collective action, protesting, and boycotts forced their hand.
Celebrate the wins!!
September 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I think we should all let ourselves have a moment of pride and hope. They brought Kimmel back without forcing him to apologize or donate to Kirk’s wife, which was their stipulation at first.
Collective action, protesting, and boycotts forced their hand.
Celebrate the wins!!
Collective action, protesting, and boycotts forced their hand.
Celebrate the wins!!
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It is really gross and disappointing that the only three members of WA's delegation to oppose this are also our only three women of color.
Shame on Democrats Adam Smith, Kim Schrier, Rick Larsen, Suzan DelBene, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Shame on Democrats Adam Smith, Kim Schrier, Rick Larsen, Suzan DelBene, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Just woke up to find H Res 719, the resolution to honor Charlie Kirk, passed 310-58. 38 also voted 'present,' which neither yea or nay.
95 Democratic members of the House voted yea to honor Charlie Kirk. 38 voted present. 58 noted nay.
95 Democratic members of the House voted yea to honor Charlie Kirk. 38 voted present. 58 noted nay.
Roll Call 282 Roll Call 282, Bill Number: H. Res. 719, 119th Congress, 1st Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution, DESCRIPTION: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
clerk.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It is really gross and disappointing that the only three members of WA's delegation to oppose this are also our only three women of color.
Shame on Democrats Adam Smith, Kim Schrier, Rick Larsen, Suzan DelBene, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Shame on Democrats Adam Smith, Kim Schrier, Rick Larsen, Suzan DelBene, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
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Correct.
September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Correct.
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blocklist here. Feel free to add screenshots if you think I should check anyone out to add them.
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
blocklist here. Feel free to add screenshots if you think I should check anyone out to add them.
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There’s likely an organized campaign going on to incite you to say stuff that’s gonna get you suspended or banned (or worse). The right has mentioned the Bluesky reaction to this incident repeatedly. They’re here to find targets. Don’t let them rile you up and goad you into something you’ll regret.
September 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
There’s likely an organized campaign going on to incite you to say stuff that’s gonna get you suspended or banned (or worse). The right has mentioned the Bluesky reaction to this incident repeatedly. They’re here to find targets. Don’t let them rile you up and goad you into something you’ll regret.
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This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
September 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"
The general lesson applies to the Democratic Party: adopting right-wing rhetoric on immigration, trans rights, the homeless, or anything else doesn’t win right-wing votes and reinforces those ideas in the public, resulting in both real gains for authoritarianism and worse results in elections.
We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous.
There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com
www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
September 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The general lesson applies to the Democratic Party: adopting right-wing rhetoric on immigration, trans rights, the homeless, or anything else doesn’t win right-wing votes and reinforces those ideas in the public, resulting in both real gains for authoritarianism and worse results in elections.
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I'll keep saying it: RFK Jr. is a deadly threat to our public health and safety.
He is razing CDC, NIH, and other health agencies to the ground—putting politics and deranged conspiracy theories over science.
We need bipartisan oversight immediately, and he must be FIRED.
He is razing CDC, NIH, and other health agencies to the ground—putting politics and deranged conspiracy theories over science.
We need bipartisan oversight immediately, and he must be FIRED.
Sen. Patty Murray is calling for RFK Jr. to be fired.
"We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
"I hope my Republican colleagues who have come to regret their vote to confirm RFK Jr. will join me."
"We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what's left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
"I hope my Republican colleagues who have come to regret their vote to confirm RFK Jr. will join me."
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I'll keep saying it: RFK Jr. is a deadly threat to our public health and safety.
He is razing CDC, NIH, and other health agencies to the ground—putting politics and deranged conspiracy theories over science.
We need bipartisan oversight immediately, and he must be FIRED.
He is razing CDC, NIH, and other health agencies to the ground—putting politics and deranged conspiracy theories over science.
We need bipartisan oversight immediately, and he must be FIRED.
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My daughter is trans. I'm not going to enthusiastically endorse someone who wants to have charlie kirk be a leading voice on trans policy. 1
August 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My daughter is trans. I'm not going to enthusiastically endorse someone who wants to have charlie kirk be a leading voice on trans policy. 1