Cheri Hierbaum

Art, Design, Music and Creative Thinking with occasional legal rants on the side. Caregiver And now Ovarian Cancer Survivor too💪🏼. Also on TikTok @freespkr

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

HRI is otherwise known as the Build Back Better bill passed entirely by Republicans in Congress.

Not a single Democrat voter for it

[County of Orange @OCGovCA]

Under H.R.1, Orange County could lose $396 million in funding for health facilities, clinics and other healthcare services, impacting care for nearly one million people. #UrbanCounties #HR1 #CABudget

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

The House voted today on a new measure to fuse elements of the Israeli and US militaries, particularly on the cyberweapons front. Section 224, as its known, is included in the National Defense Authorization Act. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced an amendment to strip it from the bill. Watch as a stream of Republicans and Democrats stand up in support of the enhanced cooperation. Only Rep. Sarah Jacobs (D-Calif.) joined Khanna, and the measure failed in a voice vote. Watch:

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

It failed by voice vote, meaning section 224 likely survives and goes to the floor. Massie has said he will introduce an amendment to strip it out there.

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

@drterrysimpson It’s not even slow. It is appropriate given the responsibilities. Like medicine. Like healing.
These nuts will complain no matter what. Too fast - too slow. Too this - too that. They have misdirected anger. They live in the bubble of being contrarian always.

[Zineb Riboua @zriboua]

Marjane Satrapi died today.

Her work incredibly matters, she showed millions of people what the regime hides.

In fact, Persepolis was so controversial that Iran’s government sent a letter to the French embassy in Tehran to protest it and pressured organizers of the 2007 Bangkok Film Festival to remove it from the lineup.

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

@RobertFreundLaw Proves my point

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

🚨BREAKING: A lawyer active in lawsuits seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, and later represented the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, is the latest attorney to be hired by DOJ’s Voting Section. https://t.co/eJlU2JZObc

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

@RobertFreundLaw I wish they went this hard on attorneys making filings abusing the litigation system as a means of trying to dismantle democracy

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

And i want more of it

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 This Is Not A Normal Campaign Ad.

Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and other progressive candidates are running as a team and asking New Yorkers to vote for the entire slate.

Their message is simple:

Elect all of us, and we’ll take on billionaires, landlords, and corporate power together.

🔥 That’s what makes this ad interesting.

They’re not selling individual candidates.

They’re selling a governing coalition.

Now New York voters get to decide whether they want a team…

or a check on one.

[Sanjay Sipahimalani @SanSip]

“Never forget, all the dictatorships are the same. A night before they fall, everyone says: they are so solid, it’s impossible they can fall. Then they fall, and everyone asks: how could they have held for so long?”

- Marjane Satrapi, 2024

https://t.co/Nba12ZNGBC

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026), the French-Iranian author and illustrator behind the popular graphic novel series and film “Persopolis,” RIP 🙏

[Narges Mohammadi | نرگس محمدی @nargesfnd]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Franco-Iranian artist, filmmaker, and author of the internationally celebrated graphic novel Persepolis who died at the age of 56.

Marjane Satrapi was a fearless voice for feminism, human rights, and freedom. Through her work and public engagement, she consistently advocated for women’s rights, standing in solidarity with the people of Iran and amplifying the message of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement on the global stage.

According to a statement from her family, Marjane Satrapi “died of sadness” a little more than a year after the passing of her husband, Mattias Ripa, a producer, actor, and screenwriter, who died on April 8, 2025.

Marjane Satrapi leaves behind a powerful cultural, artistic, and moral legacy. Her courage will continue to resonate far beyond her lifetime.

Narges Foundation
4 Jun 2026

#MarjanSatrapi

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian-French cartoonist, filmmaker and activist, has died, France's presidency announced Thursday. She was 56.

People close to Satrapi said that she “died of sadness” after the death of her husband, Swedish film producer and actor Mattias Ripa, a year ago, French media reported.

In the 2000s, she won major acclaim for her black-and-white comic series and movie "Persepolis," a story that mirrored her own upbringing during the Islamic Revolution. The film received a 2008 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film; she was the first woman to receive an Academy Award nomination in that category.

Her other graphic novels included “Broderies” (“Embroideries”) and “Poulet aux prunes” (“Chicken with plums”), about the death of her great-uncle. Among her directing credits were the feature films "Radioactive," starring Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie, and "The Voices," starring Ryan Reynolds.

In the early 2020s, she coordinated the publication of a book that artistically depicted the women's revolution in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini. The resulting work, “Woman, Life, Freedom,” denounced the Iranian government's repression.

"We are not asking any Westerners to come and make a revolution in our place. Just look at these people. They really need people to watch them, they need somebody to testify that everything they’re doing for freedom means something," she said of the book in 2024. "And this is the way we change politics, through public opinion."

[MUBI @mubi]

Marjane Satrapi (1969 — 2026)

[Ángel C Paz @angeltitoes]

A heartbreaking loss. Persepolis was far more than a graphic novel; it was a powerful testimony about freedom, identity and resilience.
Marjane Satrapi gave a voice to millions through her art and courage. Her work will continue to inspire readers and filmmakers around the world. Rest in peace.

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

@MovieParadise_ @NonsenseIsland And telling her story and her family, she told the story of many Iranians.

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

So sad. A true talent lost. #art

[Vincent Alexander @NonsenseIsland]

RIP Marjane Satrapi, the great cartoonist and film director, best known for PERSEPOLIS. She was only 56. A great talent. She will be missed.

[gabby | hacks spoilers @ceceheaumeaux]

In Loving Memory of Hacks
May 13, 2021 - May 28, 2026

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

Had the county done outreach and education before Congress passed it we might be in a completely different boat.

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

HRI is otherwise known as the Build Back Better bill passed entirely by Republicans in Congress.

Not a single Democrat voter for it

[County of Orange @OCGovCA]

Under H.R.1, Orange County could lose $396 million in funding for health facilities, clinics and other healthcare services, impacting care for nearly one million people. #UrbanCounties #HR1 #CABudget

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

@MetamateDaz Exactly

[Cheri Hierbaum @FreeSpkr]

@ClimateDefiance @Bernlennials It was by design