Reposted by Pat HeglundVirginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated! 3284283
Reposted by Pat HeglundHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 20/06/2026What a cover! I mean, how could a child pick up this book and not want to read it? 3977248742
Pat Heglund @certhia57.bsky.social · 28/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comNO KINGS Coalition Responds to Escalating Brutality and AuthoritarianismThe Next National Mass Mobilization will be on March 28...Mark your calendars and watch this space! 010
Pat Heglund @certhia57.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...mprnews.orgMinneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hidingDHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation. 030
Reposted by Pat HeglundMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline. 317136804439
Reposted by Pat HeglundALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 24/07/2025Noooo… ~25% of employees left this year with the Fork, early retirement, and/or the buyout. Refuges were underfunded before that happened, with annual funding around 25% what is needed. Recall, refuges also help protect people & infrastructure by helping curb impacts of hurricanes and floods. 411858
Reposted by Pat HeglundAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Originally intended to curb pollution across the 480 million acres of federally managed land, the department has now reversed course and ordered all bans on plastic to be lifted. 50869119
Reposted by Pat HeglundCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Page One must have been crowded. So NYT puts it on Page 13. 🤡 @schooley.bsky.social 961261457779
Reposted by Pat HeglundKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Mark Zaid, a longtime national security lawyer, has filed a lawsuit challenging "the unlawful and retaliatory revocation" of his security clearance by Trump. The lawsuit asks the court to declare the action unconstitutional, reinstate his clearance, and block further implementation of the policy. 71123205
Reposted by Pat HeglundThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/04/2025JD Vance demanded that Russia and Ukraine agree to a U.S. peace proposal that would “freeze the territorial lines,” and would force Kyiv to accept other Moscow-favored terms. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that “sugar is poison.” Follow live updates on the Trump administration.nytimes.comRFK Jr. Declares ‘Sugar Is Poison’ in Campaign Against Food Industry: Trump Live Updates 10830475
Reposted by Pat HeglundBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Since Trump took office: Dow: DOWN 13.8% Nasdaq: DOWN 20.5% S&P: DOWN 15.5% 35950041626
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Contempt proceedings are important when the gov't flouts a court order, because "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it.” joycevance.substack.com/p/contemptib...joycevance.substack.comContemptibleToday, James Boasberg, a federal judge in the District of Columbia, issued an order following a hearing he held in his courtroom almost two weeks ago. 9138811016
Reposted by Pat HeglundALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 17/04/20254) continue asking questions even though no one seems to have answers. Maybe at some point they will. 5) Find a good song, poem, or short story during a break and use it for recovery. 6) recognize you and your work matter. 615110
Reposted by Pat HeglundALT Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.altgov.info · 17/04/2025Thursday tips for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Employees: 1) as hard as it is, show up today and tomorrow to honor those leaving due to Fork 2.0. Be present. 2) focus on one conservation and/or regular work activity that brings you joy. 3) give yourself and others space not to be at their best. 1576499
Reposted by Pat HeglundIndivisible Twin Cities @indivistwincities.bsky.social · 17/04/2025“That’s all. But it’s everything. It’s the rule of law…” @joycewhitevance.bsky.social tinyurl.com/tec3rtk 082
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Is this administration so weak that Donald Trump and JD Vance can’t ask El Salvador to return someone they deported in error & have confidence El Salvador will honor their request? That would be a shocking fall in status for the United States. 3593118754
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/04/20255/If Trump can refuse to return a person he has illegally deported to a foreign prison where he is paying for him to be held in indefinite custody, then he can do it to American citizens, too. To stay on top of today’s legal issues, sign up for my newsletter joycevance.substack.com/p/the-suprem... 19656166
Reposted by Pat HeglundJessicaMCurrall @jessicamcurrall.bsky.social · 15/04/2025@hcrichardson.bsky.social As April 20th approaches, please encourage your audience to explicitly check in on boys (as young as 10), teens, & young men who are online for what incel-related content they are exposed to, recruitment or ongoing community discussions. Look out for each other. 222967
Reposted by Pat HeglundMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025An extraordinary separate dissent from Justice Jackson accuses the majority of trying to pass off its dirty work under the cover of the shadow docket and explicitly invokes Korematsu, the Japanese internment case. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... 6773142494
Reposted by Pat HeglundDahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 02/04/2025@hcrichardson.bsky.social “Let’s get in good trouble. “My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.” According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.open.substack.comApril 1, 2025Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history. 493542594
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Ahead of the 2016 election, Trump began saying he might not honor the results of the election if he lost—we all know how that turned out in 2020. When he says he's thinking about a third term in office, we need to take him seriously. Please read: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-thi...joycevance.substack.comTrump’s Third TermIn a telephone interview last week with NBC’s Kristen Welker, Donald Trump refused to rule out running for a third term as president. 61834204
Reposted by Pat HeglundAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Sometimes you just have to ask—why? The Senate voted to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure introduced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that was expected to save Americans billions each year. 1119203365274
Reposted by Pat HeglundAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/03/2025The Trump administration has set up an email (airaction@epa.gov) allowing polluters to request exemptions from nine Clean Air Act rules. Under Section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act, the president has the authority to grant these exemptions through a Presidential Exemption. 2162407796
Reposted by Pat HeglundSarah Gilman @sarahmgilman.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Been working on this story and paintings for months, and following this industrial road proposal for years. At last, here's a brief tale of tribes' generations-long fight to preserve the integrity and connectivity of their ancestral lands and waters, and the wild foods that they sustain. 0198
Reposted by Pat HeglundKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 21/03/2025The right wing literally spent 50 years building a massive, successful propaganda apparatus across AM radio, broadcast TV, cable, and the Internet that fills the public's heads with pebbles and hatred 24/7 we can't selectively unpair electoral delusion from the long, successful attack on the press 391213312
Reposted by Pat HeglundCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/03/2025“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡 1214159105118
Reposted by Pat HeglundPaul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Everyone should listen to Ezra Klein’s podcast in general, and this interview with Fareed Zakaria in particular. 1420936
Reposted by Pat HeglundAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/02/2025This temporary halt allows the Office of Special Counsel to further investigate their claims of unlawful termination. If you have been fired, take action now! File an appeal within 30 days by submitting your case online or by mail to protect your rights. 183030507
Reposted by Pat HeglundHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025February 25, 2025heathercoxrichardson.substack.comFebruary 25, 2025On Friday, February 21, former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg posted: “A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. 422439590
Reposted by Pat HeglundAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/02/2025If only Ukraine didn’t have that big Drone magnet that forces Russia to do this, there would be peace 19056021038
Reposted by Pat Heglundamy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 23/02/2025I know she’s only talking like this because she’s not seeking reelection but I think it would be good if the entire senate considered there might not be another election and behaved accordingly 171668197
Reposted by Pat HeglundRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/02/2025The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth. Read that back. Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like. 21681252327
Reposted by Pat HeglundFishie Noodle @misspunklesmom.bsky.social · 18/02/2025He says what we've been shouting that MAGA just wouldn't hear but he says it in a way that some of them will hear. He's a rural farmer who speaks how they speak. @hcrichardson.bsky.social I posted 4 you to watch bec I think he's the missing link in our messaging. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4CR...youtube.comFrom One Farmer to AnotherYouTube video by The Back Forty 61968398
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Lots of good, decent Americans losing jobs that benefit all of us because the world’s richest man (who none of us elected) doesn’t think they’re important. Sure, MAGA. 811969563
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/02/2025No surprises here: “While the immense cuts are framed as a means of removing waste, they may also become a boon to private companies – including Musk’s own businesses “ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comElon Musk’s mass government cuts could make private companies millionsDefense and tech firms – including Musk’s own – await potential contracts as Doge decimates US agencies 1852342825
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 16/02/2025“My take on what we need to do right now is this: stay informed about what’s happening nationally, and get engaged locally.” joycevance.substack.com/p/the-courts...joycevance.substack.comThe Courts Aren’t The Cavalry; We AreSo, what are WE going to do? 29485992587
Reposted by Pat HeglundMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 15/02/2025The greatest business battle EVER to be fought will come when President Elon starts trying to implement AI for federal processes. The battle will be fought over which company’s AI will be used by the feds. This is a zero sum battle that will create more chaos than this country has ever seen 2414494628944
Reposted by Pat HeglundSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025This point, from my old Obama DOJ colleague @joycewhitevance.bsky.social , is also spot-on and consistent with my newsletter post earlier today (though much pithier than what I wrote!). open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comThe Courts Aren’t The Cavalry; We AreSo, what are WE going to do? 17584114
Reposted by Pat HeglundJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 15/02/2025CDC cuts expected to devastate the Epidemic Intelligence Service. There's never a good time for this. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...statnews.comCDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public healthMembers of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired 541180315
Reposted by Pat HeglundKatie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity. 2424521284
Reposted by Pat HeglundColleen @grandmacozy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Amy Klobuchar was on Morning Joe this morning. She asked that people email their reps/senators because emails become a part of the record, whereas phone calls don't. 30468202
Reposted by Pat HeglundAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities. 21096042628
Reposted by Pat HeglundJarek Pachocki OMI @jarekpach.bsky.social · 07/02/2025The world’s poor are starving, food is rotting, and US farmers are left struggling… I don’t even know how to name this sin against humanity. 🤷🏻♂️💔 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comGutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businessesU.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans. 39679202
Reposted by Pat HeglundSailor Jenny ⚓️ @sailorjenny773.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Elon, et al. are out to privatize everything—as much as possible. Why do you think that is? As you consider your answer remember: Government finance prioritizes accountability & transparency, while private-sector finance focuses on profitability & shareholder value. Who’s in this administration? 21730184
Reposted by Pat HeglundAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Elon staffers are using private emails, violating federal law. 398125972315
Reposted by Pat HeglundJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/02/2025If you’re a government employee, thank you for your service & here’s a resource you may find helpful. Stay strong. www.civilservicestrong.orgcivilservicestrong.orgCivil Service Strong: Resources for Civil ServantsEffective. Impartial. Resilient. The civil service comprises dedicated, nonpartisan federal employees who work tirelessly across the country and around the world to ensure the effective delivery of go... 330245948690
