Heather Eve Lefkowitz
@forheathermore.bsky.social
Artist, university lecturer, retired clown. 🔴
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Incarcerated women report rampant sexual abuse by guards and the guards retaliate by spraying them with chemical agents and sending them to the hospital as a warning. Rape culture and brazen misogyny from the highest institution to the lowest.
October 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Incarcerated women report rampant sexual abuse by guards and the guards retaliate by spraying them with chemical agents and sending them to the hospital as a warning. Rape culture and brazen misogyny from the highest institution to the lowest.
Reposted by Heather Eve Lefkowitz
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
October 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
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“I am not afraid to die,” Pike wrote in a letter included as part of her clemency petition ahead of the execution. “I’m only nervous about the process.”
Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt - Nashville Banner
Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.
nashvillebanner.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
“I am not afraid to die,” Pike wrote in a letter included as part of her clemency petition ahead of the execution. “I’m only nervous about the process.”
Reposted by Heather Eve Lefkowitz
After her final statement, Christa Pike and a spiritual advisor standing next to her in the execution chamber, repeated a sort of mantra for several minutes: "May you be at peace, may you be at peace, may you be kind and gentle to yourself." At one point she addressed it to all of us watching.
October 1, 2026 at 4:33 AM
After her final statement, Christa Pike and a spiritual advisor standing next to her in the execution chamber, repeated a sort of mantra for several minutes: "May you be at peace, may you be at peace, may you be kind and gentle to yourself." At one point she addressed it to all of us watching.
Reposted by Heather Eve Lefkowitz
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
October 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this:
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
October 1, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this:
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
“A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.”
Reposted by Heather Eve Lefkowitz
The death penalty is a wrong that can't be made right. We are now seeing or hearing of its horrors. Usually we shield ourselves from them. Tonight, I pray for Christa Pike that she be spared any further violence inflicted in our name
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
October 1, 2026 at 2:57 AM
The death penalty is a wrong that can't be made right. We are now seeing or hearing of its horrors. Usually we shield ourselves from them. Tonight, I pray for Christa Pike that she be spared any further violence inflicted in our name
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“A lawyer for Christa Pike said executioners have administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs to Pike but that she remains alive and breathing.”
It’s been over an hour.
It’s been over an hour.
They made her wait all day to kill her, and now they’re torturing her.
Update: Christa Pike still alive after administered execution drugs, attorneys say. www.tennessean.com/story/news...
October 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
“A lawyer for Christa Pike said executioners have administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs to Pike but that she remains alive and breathing.”
It’s been over an hour.
It’s been over an hour.
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The Supreme Court’s majority gave no reason for its literal life-and-death decision to wipe out an appeals court order issued earlier today and which was, on its face, intended to be temporary in nature.
Sotomayor wrote tonight’s dissent.
Order and dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Sotomayor wrote tonight’s dissent.
Order and dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![interest in [her] own life." Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U. S. 1,
9 (1985).
In capital cases, "[a]ppreciation of our own fallibility, and respect for the judgment of an appellate tribunal," demand caution before "acting irretrievably." Bowersox v. Williams,
517 U. S. 345, 347 (1996) (Ginsburg, J., dissenting). Indeed, this Court often states that it is "'a court of review, not of first view?" McLane Co. v. EEOC, 581 U.S. 72, 85 (2017) (quoting Cutter v. Wilkinson, 544 U.S. 709, 718, n. 7
(2005)). Today, the Court, as it has too often lately, chooses to overlook that principle precisely when it matters most.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreic2pj24tnxhjgzvpr7n777r27ac5liklla2vxxbiypqvjaouxvh4q)
September 30, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The Supreme Court’s majority gave no reason for its literal life-and-death decision to wipe out an appeals court order issued earlier today and which was, on its face, intended to be temporary in nature.
Sotomayor wrote tonight’s dissent.
Order and dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Sotomayor wrote tonight’s dissent.
Order and dissent: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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“Stunningly, the Court acquiesces.”
BREAKING: SCOTUS’s Republican appointees will allow Tennessee to kill Christa Pike tonight, vacating a stay of execution entered by the Sixth Circuit this morning. The three Democratic appointees dissent.
September 30, 2026 at 10:59 PM
“Stunningly, the Court acquiesces.”
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If you work in higher education, this thread is a must read. 🧵
I've gotten a lot of requests from faculty about how to talk to their students about the Cornell 7. I'll post a few resources I've built over the years that I've heard are the most helpful:
September 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
If you work in higher education, this thread is a must read. 🧵
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Pottery. Do pottery that can later be carbon dated to this specific period and make sure you sign your name bsky.app/profile/mtsw...
look, if you're worried about being remembered, don't try to pursue immortality or whatever, the smart move is to start selling substandard copper and then make sure anyone who complains deposits a physical copy of that complaint in a site that will later be archaeologically significant
The thing about the florid apocalypticism you sometimes encounter on this site is that a lot of people are less horrified by literal civilizational collapse than by the notion that our descendents are just going to keep muddling through and in less than a century nobody will remember us.
September 30, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Pottery. Do pottery that can later be carbon dated to this specific period and make sure you sign your name bsky.app/profile/mtsw...
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The International Black Film Festival — taking place Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in Nashville — continues its mission of independence and thematic diversity.
The International Black Film Festival Continues Its Mission
This year’s event, which runs through Oct. 4, represents the most ambitious International Black Film Festival yet in terms of the film presentations, panels and seminars being offered.
www.nashvillescene.com
September 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The International Black Film Festival — taking place Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in Nashville — continues its mission of independence and thematic diversity.
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Tennessee plans to kill Christa Pike tomorrow at 10am.
Christa Pike was a victim of sexual abuse from the time she was a toddler. Rather than see her as a traumatized child, the juvenile system labeled her delinquent and denied her the care & protection she needed. This is true of many people facing execution. But Pike was so young. A horribly sad case.
The “Satanic Panic” Made Her a True-Crime Obsession. The Truth Is More Haunting.
After 30 years on death row, Christa Pike faces execution for a grisly murder she committed at 18.
theintercept.com
September 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Tennessee plans to kill Christa Pike tomorrow at 10am.
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NEWS: SCOTUS won't stop Tennessee from killing Christa Pike on Wednesday.
There were no noted dissents.
If Tennessee proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years. It would be the state's second execution this year.
There were no noted dissents.
If Tennessee proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years. It would be the state's second execution this year.
September 29, 2026 at 9:29 PM
NEWS: SCOTUS won't stop Tennessee from killing Christa Pike on Wednesday.
There were no noted dissents.
If Tennessee proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years. It would be the state's second execution this year.
There were no noted dissents.
If Tennessee proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years. It would be the state's second execution this year.
Reposted by Heather Eve Lefkowitz
Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
September 28, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
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As fallout from the Cornell story continues, do you want to hear some history about the rape-on-campus/false-accusation panic from someone who was starting college as it took shape? Because this isn’t new, and it’s going to get ugly
Update: www.tmz.com/2026/09/28/a...
Cornell Student Diego Sarabia Loses Wells Fargo Job Amid Alleged Sexual Assault Case
Diego Sarabia, one of the Cornell students accused of sexual assault, is suddenly out of a job at Wells Fargo as prosecutors reopen their investigation of the alleged 2024 incident ... TMZ has learned...
www.tmz.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:28 AM
As fallout from the Cornell story continues, do you want to hear some history about the rape-on-campus/false-accusation panic from someone who was starting college as it took shape? Because this isn’t new, and it’s going to get ugly
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I’m seeing a lot of posts about talking to your sons in light of the Cornell article.
And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear:
And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear:
September 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I’m seeing a lot of posts about talking to your sons in light of the Cornell article.
And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear:
And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear:
Reposted by Heather Eve Lefkowitz
It's becoming increasingly likely that we stay dry the remainder of the month. If this holds, not only would it be the driest September on record, but it would also tie our driest month all-time. October of 1963 is the only other month with only a Trace of rainfall recorded.
September 27, 2026 at 5:49 PM
It's becoming increasingly likely that we stay dry the remainder of the month. If this holds, not only would it be the driest September on record, but it would also tie our driest month all-time. October of 1963 is the only other month with only a Trace of rainfall recorded.
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AOC goes to Ithaca and denounces rape culture: www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
At Ithaca Town Hall, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Denounces ‘Culture of Rape’ at Cornell Amid Chi Phi Lawsuit
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the 2024 alleged gang rape at Chi Phi was part of a "culture of rape" at elite institutions, including Cornell, during a Sunday visit to Ithaca.
www.cornellsun.com
September 28, 2026 at 3:21 AM
AOC goes to Ithaca and denounces rape culture: www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities.
“For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”
“For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”
September 27, 2026 at 11:17 PM
@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities.
“For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”
“For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”
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college for all, college for all
@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities.
“For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”
“For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”
September 28, 2026 at 12:55 AM
college for all, college for all
Reposted by Heather Eve Lefkowitz
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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SOCIALIZE TO ORGANIZE
the party must throw parties, daily joy is for everybody
"a Sing in Solidarity choir, soccer and softball leagues, picnics and potlucks, “Coffee with Comrades,” a running club, dance parties, singles mixers, game nights and birding outings."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
the party must throw parties, daily joy is for everybody
"a Sing in Solidarity choir, soccer and softball leagues, picnics and potlucks, “Coffee with Comrades,” a running club, dance parties, singles mixers, game nights and birding outings."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
Opinion | Young Democrats Are Putting the Party Back in Politics. It’s Working.
Fun, free events communicate a larger goal: that everyday people should be able to afford a joyful life.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
SOCIALIZE TO ORGANIZE
the party must throw parties, daily joy is for everybody
"a Sing in Solidarity choir, soccer and softball leagues, picnics and potlucks, “Coffee with Comrades,” a running club, dance parties, singles mixers, game nights and birding outings."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
the party must throw parties, daily joy is for everybody
"a Sing in Solidarity choir, soccer and softball leagues, picnics and potlucks, “Coffee with Comrades,” a running club, dance parties, singles mixers, game nights and birding outings."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Review: With Dudamel and the Philharmonic, Joy Is in the Work www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a...
Review: With Dudamel and the Philharmonic, Joy Is in the Work (Gift Article)
Gustavo Dudamel, settling in at the New York Philharmonic, led a world premiere by Tania León and Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Review: With Dudamel and the Philharmonic, Joy Is in the Work www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a...