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Heather Lynn Weaver

@heatherweaverdc.bsky.social
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First Amendment attorney, poet (not necessarily in that order). @ACLU. Views expressed here are my own.

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Saga, sighs queen @saga.iam.bi · 08/10/2026
In case anybody wants a source for this story that *isn't* on a website using AI and doesn't read like it was written by AI, here ya go: heritageheadlines.com/rare-west-vi...
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Rare West Virginia Chestnuts Sit Near a Massive AI Data Center Plan - Hopewell Heritage Headlines
Advocates warn that blight-surviving American chestnuts near Mason County’s former state nursery could be lost to AI data center construction. State…
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 07/10/2026
"Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections?" buff.ly/oLdL54C
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Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
“Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five poin...
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Kendyl Hanks @kendylhanks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh my this hits
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So true.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 02/10/2026
Opting out of all the ways that the major tech companies can infiltrate our lives is difficult, but not impossible. Let us know where you’re starting from today, and take the month to seek more privacy from the tools you use. www.eff.org/pages/welco...
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Welcome to Opt Out October. Let’s Take Control of Our Data and Our
Big tech companies are hell-bent on taking away our agency and forcing us to use their surveillance-based services, apps, and devices. It’s hard to fight against, and it often feels much easier to
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Next up will be a new report, “The Teapot Dome Scandal: Not That Bad.”
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dr. hazel 🕸️🕷️ @hazelmonforton.com · 24/11/2025
Thanks! Thanks so much! Thanks for reaching out! Can't wait to connect! Can't wait to hear more! Looking forward to our conversation! Looking forward to hearing from you! Let me know! Let me know if this works for you! Let me know if this works for your schedule! Let me know when you're available!
The dad from Coraline, sitting at his computer and looking like the most tired and disheveled person who has ever existed.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 01/10/2026
Prior to these five deaths in Pennsylvania, the state had not reported a measles death in 35 years: arstechnica.visitlink.me/u-NSpC
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Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths
State health officials race to vaccinate residents by giving over 8,500 doses.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
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Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A test photo of PATRICK STEWART wearing a wig for the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. (They wisely abandoned the idea) STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION (1987-94) Debuted 39yrs ago today.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a good time to invest in Puffs stock because I am personally driving up their value with my bulk purchases of Puffs with Lotion and Vicks.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As much as I loved Fringe and BSG, I don’t think they stuck the landing in the end. :(
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I had the same experience! For what it’s worth, I thought the sequel was better than the original (but I might be in the minority).
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God @thegodshow.com · 18/09/2026
Thou shalt not demolish the Kennedy Center.
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Sara Warf @sarabwarf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Five Below speaking to my soul
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I was OBSESSED with the Shut Up and Drive and It Was videos back in the day!
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ALJ Dredd @unionsaltbae.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Coyote v Acme is the first movie since My Cousin Vinny to capture the essence of what it means to be a lawyer. In this essay I will
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.
Ruby Bridges, age 6Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her schoolNorman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine. Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It’s a must-see!
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thanks!
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wait, there’s caffeinated water?! (I also drink soda for the caffeine because I don’t like coffee. But it’s really bad to do if you have acid reflux—which I do.)
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It may be that when we no longer know what to do
 we have come to our real work,
 and that when we no longer know which way to go
 we have come to our real journey.
 The mind that is not baffled is not employed.
 The impeded stream is the one that sings.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For those mourning Wendell Berry, there's documentary called "Look and See" that discusses some of his work and commitment to local farming, and a follow-up documentary with unused footage from the first. They feature interviews with him, though he is rarely on camera. Both are worth watching.
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LOOK & SEE: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
LOOK & SEE: A Portrait of Wendell Berry is a documentary film of the world as lensed through the works of farmer, writer and activist Wendell Berry.
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Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yesterday we said goodbye to a literary giant and a great Kentuckian, Wendell Berry. His writing reminded us to live simply and to love our neighbors.
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emily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Man. Of all the icons who have died recently, Wendell Berry breaks my heart the most 💔 Grateful for all the beauty & truth he left us
[After the bitter nights]
Wendell Berry

After the bitter nights 
and the gray, cold days 
comes a bright afternoon.
I go into the creek valley 
and there are the horses, the black 
and the white, lying in the warm 
shine on a bed of dry hay.
They lie side by side, 
identically posed as a painter 
might imagine them: 
heads up, ears and eyes
alert. They are beautiful in the light 
and in the warmth happy. Such 
harmonies are rare. This is 
not the way the world 
is. It is a possibility
nonetheless deeply seeded 
within the world. It is 
the way the world is sometimes.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Deregulation is going great.
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Outshine Frozen Fruit Bars Recalled Over Glass Contamination Concern (Gift Article)
The parent company, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, voluntarily recalled five flavors nationwide. No injuries linked to the recalled products have been reported.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
this was in brooklyn! yes, you can go whale watching in brooklyn. nyc really does have it all
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
An excellent list!
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
After re-listening to all my favorite Dolly songs, my current top four are Light of a Clear Blue Morning, Grass is Blue, Just Because I’m a Woman, and Dagger Through the Heart.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ugh
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
So proud of my brother for having produced this documentary about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library that made clear the scope of one of Dolly’s many precious gifts to our world.
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Nick Geidner on producing Imagination Library documentary, "The Library that Dolly Built"
Nick Geidner on the motivation to produce the documentary "The Library that Dolly Built," a documentary on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
STEEL MAGNOLIAS (1989) + THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (1982) are returning to AMC theaters nationwide Aug 28-Sept 2 in memory of Dolly Parton. In NYC both screen once daily at AMC 42nd St. for $10. And tickets are already moving... www.thewrap.com/creative-con... #FilmSky
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Dolly Parton's 'Steel Magnolias,' 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' Are Coming Back to AMC Theatres
AMC Theatres will honor the late country star Dolly Parton with a limited re-release of two of her most famous films.
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juno Rylee Stump-Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 28/08/2026
Tim Curry supported PBS
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm learning a lot watching ABC's evening lineup, including that 20/20 is somehow still on the air.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Also the local news is constantly interrupting the broadcast with a "severe thunderstorm warning" noise.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Establishment Clause, a Fourth Amendment one, a U.S. v. Nixon one, and I forget the others. (I'm watching with my mom and she was talking, so I was paying as close attention as I should)
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Jeopardy Masters contestants really did not do well with the Supreme Court category, which concerns me. If *Jeopardy Masters* don't know these things, how can there be hope that everyone else will?
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
One of the other clues in tonight's "Supreme Court" category of Jeopardy Masters quoted from United States v. Nixon. Make of that what you will.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“Establishment Clause” was just an answer on tonight’s Jeopardy Masters! (referring to Zelman school voucher case)
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I needed a good laugh today, and this was it. I think Dolly also would have enjoyed this.
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CNN Apologizes for Mistakenly Airing Photo of Dolly Parton Impersonator in Report on Late Singer
CNN apologized to the family of Dolly Parton after incorrectly showing a photo on the air of a Dolly Parton tribute artist instead of the famed country singer herself.
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I know Tim Curry has done a million other things, but for me, nothing will ever compare to his role in The Worst Witch, one of my favorite childhood movies.
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Anything Can Happen on Halloween - The Worst Witch featuring Tim Curry (HD Remaster)
YouTube video by Rad Retro
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Heather Lynn Weaver @heatherweaverdc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It makes me so happy that I am not the only one who is happy about this!
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton saved many, many people’s lives with her contributions to the Moderna vaccine and that is what I will remember about her more than anything. We should all hope to do this much good. www.knoxnews.com/story/entert...
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Dolly Parton gave the world the gift of reading and a COVID-19 vaccine
Dolly Parton's philanthropy extended to any cause anywhere she felt she could make a difference, big or small. That’s just who she was.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NYT: “.. The move could prevent residents from raising concerns about — or even learning about — data centers before permits are approved and construction starts.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/c...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
An incredible story. The Iranian Christian woman who wrote “help” on the glass on the hotel in Panama has finally found permanent safety; in Canada. The Trump admin deported her to Panama soon after taking office, rather than let her seek asylum. Read her story 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
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Christian Convert Who Fled Iran and Was Deported By Trump Finds New Home (Gift Article)
Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.
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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Ryan Thoreson @ryanthoreson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We enrolled our three year old in the Imagination Library and whenever she finishes a book she says “Thanks, Dolly!” to the photo of Dolly Parton on it. It’s hard to think of another cultural icon who’s brought as much joy to as many people. 🫡
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People Magazine @people.com · 25/08/2026
🔗: bit.ly/4qC1fWV Legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Her nephew revealed the news in a Aug. 25 Instagram video. 📷: Getty
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