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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Anand is the best (and I'm doing an event with him at, yes, @cityartssf.bsky.social Thursday, for his new book Man in the Mirror). Couldn't agree more that cities are refuges or places of last resort for people kicked out of rural/suburban/pseudo-idyllic America.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh hello again blue angels… No no I totally wanted my nervous system to think I’m under attack all day long. My anxiety levels were clearly too low 😳😬😫😐😩😓

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Shoutout to the ~4-year-old girl riding backwards on her parent’s bike this morning near the Haight, trash-talking the driving of the cars behind them. “Oooohhh you didn’t use a bliiinkeeer!” Great energy and confidence at such a young age!

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Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @drdoylesays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Doing & thinking about things we like, things that give us pleasure, is not optional in realistic trauma recovery-- it's so essential that we have to purposefully, consistently make time for it. Even if we have to start entirely in our head w/ what we imagine.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Join ICE and become unfuckable! It’s like a fun new modern twist on Lysistrata.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I would like to apologize to the longhaired guy I scoffed at during a pagan festival in ‘96 who told me “possessions are a burden”. I was young & was about to move from IN to CA w/ 2 suitcases, and didn’t realize how much crap I’d accumulate in 30 years. You were so right (& also a great kisser).

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In case you were wondering what I look like these days, here’s me bringing home my new emotional support Monstera Thai Constellation plant, and the dozen roses I also bought for myself, on AC Transit this afternoon.

A woman wearing a black and straw hat, red sunglasses, a lavender N95 mask, a black t-shirt with a bright orange maple leaf decorated with tribal patterns sits on a bus. She is wearing a backpack and you can see the light turquoise strap with an enamel pin of a rocket ship. She is holding a bouquet of roses but you can only see the yellow plastic wrapping. The green stem of giant monstera plant dominates the right side of the picture and a leaf partially covers her face.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The sky this morning is so beautiful. The view from Berkeley looking west and then from Duboce Park, looking east.

A bright blue sky scattered with fluffy white clouds over a narrow strip of Berkeley city street, with trees and light posts and one bus underneath.

The sun peeks out from one of two trees in the foreground. Blue sky with fluffy white clouds stretches over a tree-filled cityscape in the background. An inviting green lawn contrasts nicely at the bottom of the scene.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I spent two days in Canada last week & the general vibe was noticeably more chill than in the US. Relieved my kid is going to college there; wish I could move there too. Canadians seem to operate at a level of kindness that I aspire to myself. Wouldn’t it be lovely to live among such sweet people?

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 29/08/2026

Look, guys, the data centers really need that water to make more csam

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Adam Rakunas @rakdaddy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I have an imposter. If you received a reply from me that seems out of character, it was this person. @rakdaddyy.bsky.social is the account. Please mute, block, and report.

A screengrab of my imposter. Note the second "y" in thr name.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Wow, rude. Idk what I did to deserve that, Adam.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

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Leonore (Lee) Carpenter @leecarpenter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

In case you are an academic who is currently being gaslit into believing that you're a caveman who wants their students to be jobless if you resist allowing AI in your classrooms... I present to you Berkeley Law's response, which can be summarized as "Fuck off directly into the sun."

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Artificial Intelligence Policy

Effective Summer 2026 Purpose Future lawyers may need to use artificial intelligence (“AI”) fluently. But the current state of the technology requires that AI use be coupled with the cognitive […]

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 21/08/2026

Everything I have learned about Natalie Harp has been against my will

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Definitely NOT business Scalzi, despite the suit.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hello! Yes, every so often I spend some time on BlueSky, though I do sometimes find it challenging to keep up with. Glad I caught your major life announcement!

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

That’s amazing!! Congratulations and best of luck on this next chapter of your life!

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Years ago I realized most of this, and I am definitely a better person for it. Re 3 & 4 think of it like a chorus: you can hold that note indefinitely in a chorus, as some people take a breath while others sustain the note. For the audience, it sounds constant, but individuals still get to breathe.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A chilling reminder that things are not normal or okay, seen on our way to dinner last night, on the corner of Woolsey and Telegraph in Berkeley. (Alt text widget not working for me so: A sidewalk with “ICE TOOK A NEIGHBOR HERE” written on it in white chalk)

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The terrible UX design on this new $25 eyeshadow palette that I just bought is galling. I didn’t notice the “face pigment” mention, and the warning/ key once you open it is hard to read. Who uses those colors elsewhere on their face? Also, if you must do this, why are they scattered around??

A closed, square eyeshadow palette of sixteen colors, with writing in the cover, including small white print at the bottom that indicates that five of these are “face pigments”

An open eyeshadow palette of sixteen colors, five of which have light blue lines around their corners; the five are not grouped together. In tiny blue print on the bottom right is a “key” that says “Face pigments not for eye”

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Thought I’d been skipping leg day because it’s exhausting and makes it harder to run afterwards, but I’d forgotten how weirdly territorial people get about the leg machines at the gym. Too many flavors of butt-hurt to deal with at once, I’ll stick with curtsy squats and donkey kicks, thanks.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Let’s be really clear about this lettuce situation: it’s not just the destruction of public health tracking, it’s also years and years of ending regulations that would have prevented conditions causing outbreaks in the first place, combined with climate change that makes them more likely to happen.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

And if you read the thread, you find out it’s by the same company that made RealDolls.

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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 16/07/2026

I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I don’t frick with ChatGPT either but this did remind me to tell you that Voyage of the Dogs got a nice recommendation from a panelist during a non-human characters panel I attended at Worldcon a few weeks ago. (I woohooed & tried to tell them how to pronounce your name but was too far back, sorry!)

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Aw thank you for remembering that story! It was called “When We Were Twelve”, published in a chapbook collection. I should probably put it up online so it’s easier to find.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I'm sure you've already tried the classic "let's see who can be quiet the longest!" or "the whispering game"... Seriously, my deepest sympathies, that situation is so hard.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Oh gods that's heartbreaking.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 15/02/2025

Need a white guy to walk confidently into a federal building and delete all the student loans files

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Sarah Day 🖋️🦊 @sarahday.org · 14/02/2025

Scroll to "Was this page helpful?" Choose "No" and leave a comment telling them to restore the history of the trans Americans who helped start the LGBT+ rights movement in the US.

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PhantomDeeks 🫶 @deeks549.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I'm shocked at the number of things I have to google to understand what all y'all are talking about

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

This is an interesting story that has at its heart a message about how no-fault divorce saves (abusive) men’s lives.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Anyway, landlord drove two hours (from where he lives) and is outside our house trying to fix this himself. They fixed our street outflow pipe a few months ago and we think they messed up the grading near the house. Don’t get me started on my worry about mold; our place was already too damp.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Tim is a goddamn hero for taking point and letting me go back to bed while he turned the pump on every 15 minutes (it’ll burn out if you leave it and theres not enough water).

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Also was woken up at 3am last night by someone trying to take my door off the hinges with an electric drill. Had 911 dialed in and my thumb over the green call button when I heard @timpratt.org cough and realized that the sound was the new pump and our bathroom was flooding from the rain again.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Walked the block to BART in a raincoat and umbrella and am absolutely soaked. This is my first day back at work after the flu and I am already shaking with the effort and too cold & wet but also too hot from the layers. This is fine. Water edition.

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

it has been said before but one problem is that when some people say 'the economy' they're talking about poor people affording food and housing, & when some other people say 'the economy' they're referring to a chart of how happy rich people are

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I would like to hear an explanation about why this methodology is (super bad) as well?

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The top two stories on Axios right now make kind of a funny juxtaposition. One is about how Johnson can’t avoid a shutdown without Democratic votes. Two is about how mad Dem reps are at their constituents for telling them to do something, when they’re in the minority and obviously can’t do anything.

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Wow! Fantastic shot! Just gorgeous 😍

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

We have a backyard and everything! And you love taking walks, Tim, and dogs love walks I hear! And our son isn’t even allergic to dogs! We need a dog! (She says, never having owned a dog in her life, yet fully aware our house is the opposite of puppy-proof.)

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Heather Shaw @sundew.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Such drama! (And a great shot!)

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Someone on Facebook asked advice for a coverup tattoo for a Gaiman quote (and fair enough!) and a tattoo artist got chatting and said they do so many HP coverups these days too. That made me very happy. Then they said: "I donate the money from hp coverups to trans advocacy groups" and I got happier.

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