Reposted by Heidi PitlorMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 303169405022
Reposted by Heidi PitlorSherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t. 38591562863
Reposted by Heidi PitlorWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton 378154004303
Reposted by Heidi PitlorMollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Official rationale re USDA food safety defunding: “The Budget eliminates programming that does not serve a core mission, such as radical transgender and Green New Scam ideologies, and brings the Agency’s resources closer to the rural Americans it serves.” Verbatim from the proposal. I kid you not. 2269
Reposted by Heidi PitlorBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower. 13385592078
Reposted by Heidi PitlorMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Honestly this is the right way to look at things 14399262009
Reposted by Heidi PitlorRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money. 708181745085
Reposted by Heidi PitlorMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A baby platypus is known as a puggle and has teeny-tiny eyes, a flat head and silky-smooth looking short hair. Original post 783610454
Reposted by Heidi PitlorMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The toxic influencer who has made "hyper-masculinity" his brand was arresting wearing Doris Day clam-digger slacks and a kicky purple blouse. 1945227584623
Reposted by Heidi PitlorJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote. 1358223557377
Reposted by Heidi PitlorPorter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Heyyyyy #BookSky Tell all your writer friends who live in Greater Cambridge that applications for the 2027 Porter Square Books Writers in Residence are now open! Deadline to apply is August 27th portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar... 0107
Heidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Happy 250th, America. Let's please start again. 000
Reposted by Heidi PitlorBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.ms.nowThe Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook familiesThe Onion’s staff is tired of waiting for the courts to settle its pending takeover of Alex Jones’ brand, so the new Infowars will launch next month. 274225525260
Reposted by Heidi Pitlorrprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 02/06/2026The data center issue is really starting to pull everyone in the same direction 💯💯💯💯🎯 1662561704
Reposted by Heidi PitlorJoy Lanzendorfer @joylanzendorfer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026"Destroy AI. Kill it. AI is just going to end up making mediocre people dumber."youtube.comHarvard Grads Cheer Comedian Ronny Chieng's AI SpeechYouTube video by 404 Media 031
Heidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 27/05/2026At what point will the WH be rebuilt in the shape of a phallus 010
Reposted by Heidi PitlorJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026It's a huge mistake to "adjust to" or "adapt" to generative AI. There's rarely been a more clearcut situation to reject vehemently for so many reasons. One reason beyond those that apply now is the future capacity for proactive manipulation and distortion. We need less outside interference not more. 111017281
Reposted by Heidi PitlorProPublica @propublica.org · 18/05/2026NEW: More Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report Estimates Far more American children have likely been separated from their parents during immigration sweeps than previously understood, according to a new Brookings report.propublica.orgMore Than 100,000 American Kids Have Had a Parent Detained in Immigration Sweeps, Report EstimatesSince the Trump administration doesn’t track how many children have been separated from their parents by immigration detention, a Brookings report tried to calculate it — and it cited ProPublica’s rep... 43919615
Heidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 17/05/2026People who are quick to sing the praises of AI as a democratizing force and are skeptical about progressive politicians: just no. 011
Reposted by Heidi PitlorMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This is dead on. If the Democrats retake the House and Senate--or even just the House--it could mark the beginning of the end of a 50-year Republican project. If they can't? The GOP will spend the next 2 years destroying all remaining guardrails. Most important midterms of our lives, no question. 12747471632
Reposted by Heidi PitlorCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Come chat with me and help diversify publishing! Bid on a 30-min AMA zoom call with me (we can talk books, writing, or whatever your heart desires, within reason) & proceeds benefit @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social, which does great work diversifying publishing. Auction ends MONDAY, 5/11! 👇e.givesmart.comdiversifypublishingHelp We Need Diverse Books spread the word about Let's Diversify Publishing! 25429
Reposted by Heidi PitlorRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/05/2026A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors. 21242431804
Reposted by Heidi PitlorLauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Your independent bookstores put their money back into their local economies at many times the rate of the chains or tech giants. Authors would be lost without them. Support your local indie today (and every day). 217340
Reposted by Heidi PitlorMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 21/04/2026uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 712892489
Reposted by Heidi PitlorGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/04/2026We should take the same lesson and apply it to the criminal enterprise being run by Trump and his family. Then boot them from power just like voters just did to Orbán. 251086196
Reposted by Heidi PitlorHeidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Any American who doesn't feel sick to their stomach today is an evil moron. 012
Heidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Any American who doesn't feel sick to their stomach today is an evil moron. 012
Reposted by Heidi PitlorGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026In all seriousness, one thing that might be worth doing today: Tell your Reps and Senators to call Adm. Richard Correll, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which controls the nation's nukes, and remind him of *his* unique responsibility to refuse an illegal order. 14471412794
Reposted by Heidi PitlorKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work. 1824324510796
Reposted by Heidi PitlorLogan Cunningham @logancunningham.bsky.social · 06/04/2026have you guys seen the Dutch cover of The Hobbit cuz I hadn't 783499486
Reposted by Heidi PitlorLauren Groff @legroff.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Generative AI is a tool of fascism. If you use it, you better be prepared to be shamed by people who actually like thinking. 310419
Reposted by Heidi PitlorKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I think the reason AI propagandists are so flustered by the fact that no real writer wants to use their idiotic tools is that they themselves don't enjoy writing. They see it as a boring arduous chore to be avoided, while real writers actually enjoy writing and actually care about the quality of it. 22257711005
Reposted by Heidi PitlorJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I heard someone say that we should be registering voters at gas stations. 413115572395
Reposted by Heidi PitlorPorter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Hey Metro Boston #BookSky!!!! The Metro Boston Indie Bookstore Crawl Passports have landed at PSB! They'll be making their way to other participating stores soon!portersquarebooks.comMetro Boston Indie Bookstore Crawl 2026Join twenty-five Metro Boston Indie Bookstores for a month-long bookstore crawl leading up to Independent Bookstore Day! Collect your Metro Boston Indie Bookstore Crawl passport from any participating store after April 1st, then get to as many stores as you can by Saturday, April 25. 0122
Reposted by Heidi PitlorTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Someone sent me this. 196119052957
Reposted by Heidi PitlorAndrew D Wilson @adw.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Wikipedia now has higher standards than all universities 2858041746
Heidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I am going to No Kings tomorrow, but perceive widespread protest fatigue, so how about we at least come up with a new theme for the next one, @indivisible.org ? Maybe No Billionaires? Humans First? Just need some re-energizing out there... 000
Heidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The thing about technofascism is that is coming for everyone... (which is to say that we sorely need technoliberation). 000
Reposted by Heidi PitlorSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 24/03/2026If the SAVE America Act passes, it will be easier to buy a gun in many states than to vote. Just let that sink in. www.youtube.com/shorts/n7QJj...youtube.comIf the SAVE America Act passes, it will be easier to buy a gun in many states than to vote.If the SAVE America Act passes, it will be easier to buy a gun in many states than to vote. Just let that sink in. 79844
Reposted by Heidi PitlorAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 23/03/2026HOWLING 25084851958
Heidi Pitlor @heidipitlor.bsky.social · 22/03/2026This is so well done. Devastating, funny, profound. 000