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Lynn Heider

@lynntheheckheider.bsky.social
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First and foremost: Woke and proud. Supporter of a free press and a kind nation. Planning to retire soon and write a great book. Blue voter.

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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 18h
Never have we had a more dangerous communist president.
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Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California Leaders (Gift Article)
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Priceless.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Couldn’t have said it better….
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Live Updates: Pilot May Have Attempted to Crash Flight to Israel, Netanyahu Says www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Live Updates: Pilot May Have Attempted to Crash Flight to Israel, Netanyahu Says
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s Wednesday!
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There are no facts in any speech he gives. .
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations
President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And Collin’s wasn’t the only one. #2026Midterms
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just wait until the shoe is on the other foot. Payback will be a bitch. #2026midterms #takebackthewhitehouse2028
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Subscribe. Watch. Read. Listen. Support.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yea. So Trump is calling the Democrats communists. Flip the script. THEY are in the reds’ pockets. What was the kerfuffle about Hunter’s laptop?
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank you @journeyled1.bsky.social Jesse:💙💙💙 for the follows!
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The irony of these lies should not be lost on us. Socialist policy is not communism; it’s counter strategy to the current cruelty in the WH. Trump is in Putin’s pocket. He’s a red. Flip the script. #2026Midterms
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Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists (Gift Article)
Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Fact 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good read. He “both sides AI but it’s thoughtful.
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Opinion | The Data Center Conundrum (Gift Article)
Let’s learn from Nordic Countries: If America actually supported workers, we’d have a better shot at embracing technological change.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dopey WH statement likens delivering critically important needs to recess exercise.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I recommend changing his name to “Former, Ifever.”
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Trump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’ (Gift Article)
The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
LMG: WH Press Secretary? Since I would have expected an “abrupt departure” immediately following FOX News’ agreement to pay a $787.5 million settlement over their reporting falsehoods about the 2020 election results and it didn’t happen till now….
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Maria Bartiromo Is Out at Fox News
The host, who appeared on Fox Business and Fox News, had been with the network for more than 12 years.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Pete Hegseth is a danger to the world
Last night, at 9:08 PM, after the only event on his public schedule for the entire week was canceled at the last minute, the United States Secretary of Defense, or as he now calls himself, the Secreta...
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
RIP #JackieGlass. Great lady. Gone too soon. Thanks for being a great friend and mentor.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Where’s Mitch? Not that I care but he’s still getting paid so…
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
What the actual heck.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Yo yo #FBI #DOJ Is the Mariners-Brewers game on your radar? Lame pitches and Center fielder throws catch into the crowd-with only 2 outs. Thrown game by Seattle?
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It’s only Monday.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The scene at the White House has become dangerous. The reds in maga are corrupt and communist enablers. We, the super majority, must win congress this fall and then get that corrupt red out of the Oval Office. Defeat the commie reds.
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South Korea Hurt Trump’s Feelings. So He’s Siding With North Korea.
He is undermining a vital alliance because South Korea had the nerve to tell him no.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Pete is right. WE are the super majority. We want healthcare for all, not insider trading in the White House, we want to pay less for gas and groceries, we want affordable housing, not a war. Contribute. Make noise. Vote. Get that corrupt ass out of the White House. Win Congress #Goodtrouble
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Want Change? You're Not Alone.
YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands (Gift Article)
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
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Agolf Twitler Slayer @slayeragolf.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
More brilliant accuracy from Heather Delaney Reese.
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Trump is dragging the whole country down with him
After days spent largely hiding away from the public view, the President of the United States finally reemerged this afternoon for a campaign rally at the Nassau County Police Academy in Garden City, ...
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today’s corruption.
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Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Weakest speech ever.
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WATCH: Sen. Cassidy says he'll vote to confirm Todd Blanche for attorney general
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/08/2026
If you’re just waking up: the U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general at around 4:30am ET in a 50–49 vote.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Spot on, McGowan. Spot on.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Washington, D.C. to provide the DOJ with access to its complete voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-21 in these cases. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Evans
Learn more.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Every political party, every congress, every president going back decades bears responsibility as does my generation for failure to act sooner. But damned if THIS administration isn’t more concerned about the effing tidal basin and promoting lies about the 2020 election.
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It takes willful ignorance to ignore climate change
Indigenous communities are overrepresented in wildfire areas, reports a Canadian study today
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The administration had better stop chirping about “vandalism” to the reflecting pool and get its ass in gear to help the PNW.
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Gov. Kotek presses feds to get Oregon farmers, ranchers same urgent wildfire relief as red states • Oregon Capital Chronicle
‘Oregon asks for the Utah clock,’ Gov. Tina Kotek wrote in a letter for immediate and robust wildfire aid to Oregon farmers and ranchers.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I’m thinking no. Iran has no reason to target Minnesota, but for the administration, harming a state they hate while riling up tension to try to garner support for Trump’s war? That’s a double coupon.
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U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)
Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Here we are, America.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/07/2026
Wow thank you Mitch for another very real photo! Pre-order our book today: bit.ly/wtf-america-...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/07/2026
Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“A centralization of power” that could limit people’s access…yea, we saw that with social media platforms, right, Mark?
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Mark Zuckerberg Blasts Centralization of A.I. Power (Gift Article)
In an interview with The Times, Meta’s chief executive took aim at Anthropic and OpenAI, which have pushed to tightly control A.I. development, and said he supported “more openness.”
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Smug jerk
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Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A great read by a leading indigenous journalist. We should all be paying attention to this. His goal is to keep subscriptions free, so please subscribe and share!
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Measuring the rural vote
Trump and Republican policies are driving up the cost of health care, energy and affordability
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We all know this is true. The SC knew it too, which is why they gave him immunity. But if the immunity was supposed to just be for official acts, why are they using it to cover everything, including insurrection and treason?
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I follow an account (Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social) that posts the very same message every day. And every day I "like" it. 👍 #TheTruthMatters
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Now they admit the LIED to Americans. Escalating a war no one wants. Picking fights with Canada. #punishmentpolitics #Trumpisevil
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Or multitask and do both.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Good morning! Here’s a serving of word salad grift.
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Trump Says New Air Force One Will Be Taken Out of Service to Be ‘Maxed Out’ (Gift Article)
The Qatari-donated plane has been under scrutiny over whether it is fitted with sufficient defensive capabilities to adequately protect a U.S. president and others traveling on it.
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Lynn Heider @lynntheheckheider.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Does anyone have Jesse Watters’ phone number?
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