Claim to fame: former producing director of the Bates Dance Festival, a uniquely cooperative community of learning, sharing and experimentation. Proudest achievement: fostering a global tribe of dancers and musicians. Still trying to be useful!https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3meyc7mbbxc2o"Rubio’s version of history echoes that of the Nazis during World War II and ignores the strength of the real multicultural history of the United States. European leaders wanted no part of it." https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-15-2026?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email16 Feb 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyc7mbbxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3merakrbu4c2xThis cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/pam-bondi-must-go?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=7ee21234-53ef-430f-9b04-fd0f2d4d831313 Feb 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3merakrbu4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3meodjwyc2s2zThe Epstein Cover-up Must End https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/the-epstein-cover-up-must-end?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email12 Feb 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3meodjwyc2s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3mcxp5uvqpc26Add your name to the petition NOW and show that Americans are in solidarity with the people of Greenland in opposing any attempts to buy or invade their home. https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/american-solidarity-with-greenland?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=e8258e9b-0b88-4d31-a270-19554a15b0b121 Jan 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxp5uvqpc26https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3mccunukg422sMy Conversation with Stacey Abrams https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/live-with-professor-timothy-snyder?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web13 Jan 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccunukg422shttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m7zslnqa2c24Trump is Losing it https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/trump-is-losing-it?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email15 Dec 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zslnqa2c24https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m7y5jznpm226If you only listen to one political post make it this one. The clearest explanation of how we got to this crisis point. Please share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ukNR1psFos14 Dec 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7y5jznpm226https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m7nvs53dac2nRFK Jr. was never fit to be Department of Health and Human Services secretary—and his failed leadership since his confirmation has put lives in danger. Sign the petition! https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/fire-rfk-jr-now?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=d5a82bef-77e7-4b98-ac24-45f86a7db8b110 Dec 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nvs53dac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m6wmwdtq6s27November 30, 2025 One of Heather's most important letters. Please share widely. https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-30-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email01 Dec 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wmwdtq6s27https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m6s5cnq3p22vNovember 28, 2025 https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-28-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email29 Nov 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6s5cnq3p22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m4xuufpxfc22November 5, 2025 https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/november-5-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email06 Nov 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xuufpxfc22https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m4xtdvetus2pThis cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/congress-rein-in-trump-s-unconstitutional-boat-strikes?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=36e0a0e1-9073-42d8-8f81-895bc6f09ec006 Nov 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xtdvetus2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m4dmd4aduc2bMAGA Uses Hunger as a Political Weapon https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/maga-uses-hunger-as-a-political-weapon?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email29 Oct 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dmd4aduc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m443rnfdrc25October 25, 2025 https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-25-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email26 Oct 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m443rnfdrc25https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m3piqc7xqc2mWords & Phrases We Could Do Without https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/words-and-phrases-we-could-do-without-e7c?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email21 Oct 2025 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3piqc7xqc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3m3pi6cmoqk2wOctober 20, 2025 https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-20-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email21 Oct 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pi6cmoqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lzy4daqgy22nExplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/us/politics/russell-vought-trump-budget.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pk8.UQrf.xjGx7ji28W2p&smid=bs-share29 Sep 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy4daqgy22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lzllxdfs7k2x‘Learned Nothing and Forgotten Nothing’ https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/learned-nothing-and-forgotten-nothing?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email24 Sep 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzllxdfs7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lysgf5jxks2hThis is an important read! September 13, 2025 https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/september-13-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email14 Sep 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysgf5jxks2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lydgq7dqx227Even Federal Court Judges Know the MAGA Justices are Out of Control https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/even-federal-court-judges-know-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email08 Sep 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydgq7dqx227https://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lybnz2v7is2uExplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/opinion/trump-senate-democrats-shutdown.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE8.cqUs.7DSrVb_ZcGfv&smid=bs-share07 Sep 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybnz2v7is2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxuh7szjdc2ahttps://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/words-and-phrases-we-can-do-without-550?r=xr2yo&utm_medium=ios02 Sep 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuh7szjdc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxud2qhgt22pExplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/opinion/ai-us-china.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i08.GuA2.jG4KWMfHSYYs&smid=bs-share02 Sep 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxud2qhgt22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxs5iy7prk2aWe Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.DFI-.Q5mYFZ7YR35f&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare01 Sep 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxs5iy7prk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxkmykcnbc2iTell the Smithsonian: Reject demands to whitewash history https://act.indivisible.org/sign/smithsonian?akid=s98673..Rm1MJ629 Aug 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkmykcnbc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxhz25psyc2mHow to respond to Trump's lies about a "crime wave" https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/how-to-respond-to-trumps-lies-about?r=xr2yo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email28 Aug 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhz25psyc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxhyga7t6k2aIs the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us? https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/is-the-trump-regime-trying-to-kill?r=xr2yo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email28 Aug 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhyga7t6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxhntstbdc2jExplore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/opinion/opioids-progress-trump-policy-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hk8.zHrI.bP6hDrPUuWz1&smid=bs-share28 Aug 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhntstbdc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldf613.bsky.social/post/3lxfudrh44s2pTrump isn’t just axing the Constitution. He’s axing something we all love. https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/trump-isnt-just-axing-the-constitution?r=xr2yo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email27 Aug 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:6cgiirerng3kqoo224vs42fi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfudrh44s2p