Perry Hekman
jphekman.bsky.social
Perry Hekman
@jphekman.bsky.social
She/her. Veterinary geneticist. Founder of the Functional Dog Collaborative. One dog, one husband, New Hampshire.
August 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
August 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
August 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
August 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
July 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
She's not hone yet but she will be in a week!

#adoptorshopresponsibly #functionalbreeding #purposebredmix
July 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Being regal and being an explorer.

Ollie, coming home July 13. #bosundogproject
June 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Ollie and me.
June 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
And so begins the deluge of puppy spam. Ollie, hopefully coming home in early July, here about 5.5 weeks old.
June 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When you want to follow your friend home
April 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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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...
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.
www.propublica.org
March 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Spring in the woods! (Courtesy of his dog walker.)
March 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Much needed horse cuddle time.
March 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
March 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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/?
www.mobilize.us/peoplesactio...
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 ...
www.mobilize.us
March 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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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. #FAFO
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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.
www.nbcnews.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Calling all feds: new info site please share data and stories! #AltGov #AltFam please share #SaveAmerica #StopTrump

trumpcostsamerica.com
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.
trumpcostsamerica.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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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. 🪡🧵
February 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
An unexpected friend, just behind Dash. Courtesy of his dog walker.
February 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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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:
lu.ma/53ks8h33
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…
lu.ma
February 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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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...
February 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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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...
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.
www.theatlantic.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Free lecture on dogs & neuroscience from my boss Dr Erin Hecht of Harvard: www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-ha...
VIRTUAL: Harvard in the Community Lecture Series
Join us for Our Canine Best Friends: Unlocking the Behavioral Neuroscience of Dogs with Dr. Erin Hecht
www.eventbrite.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM