Amy N-K
@aankphd.bsky.social
She/they. Nonprofit grant writer. PhD, research and evaluation nerd. Mom of 4 wonderful young adults. Queer, polyfi, disabled, Quaker, Oregonian. Grateful for love, art, music, birds, gardening, and my service dog.
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Amy N-K
@aankphd.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Hello new followers - nice to have you here. Some things you can expect from me: posts relevant to Portland, as well as: expansive definitions of family, trans rights, disability rights, racial equity, environmental protections, and pictures of my service dog, of beautiful birds, and of my garden. 💐
My partner grew up with Jeremy and they were very close as kids and young adults. That ended when Jeremy espoused more and more white supremacist, homophobic views. The terrifying thing is that he IS smart and competent… just really, really horrible and wrong. We do NOT want Jeremy in this job.
Jeremy Carl, assistant secretary of state nominee, has espoused “racist, antisemitic” views, nonprofit leader says
Trump’s pick for top diplomatic role faces scrutiny over ‘white supremacist’ views
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
My partner grew up with Jeremy and they were very close as kids and young adults. That ended when Jeremy espoused more and more white supremacist, homophobic views. The terrifying thing is that he IS smart and competent… just really, really horrible and wrong. We do NOT want Jeremy in this job.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
While her four kits have grown up, Mama Raccoon still comes to our water feature nearly every night for a drink and a gentle splash.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
While her four kits have grown up, Mama Raccoon still comes to our water feature nearly every night for a drink and a gentle splash.
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Doesn’t surprise me. After experiencing Gallup’s take on corporate employee engagement and seeing some of the (poorly done) statistical analyses they did with those Q12 data, I don’t trust them at all. They’ve been subservient to corporate interests for a long time.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Doesn’t surprise me. After experiencing Gallup’s take on corporate employee engagement and seeing some of the (poorly done) statistical analyses they did with those Q12 data, I don’t trust them at all. They’ve been subservient to corporate interests for a long time.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s merch site has a whole advocacy section with apparel and more; proceeds from Ice Out and No Kings items go to the Hispanic Federation’s “Immigrants We Get The Job Done” fund, supporting over a dozen immigrant rights and assistance organizations. www.teerico.com/collections/...
Advocacy
TeeRico by Lin-Manuel
www.teerico.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s merch site has a whole advocacy section with apparel and more; proceeds from Ice Out and No Kings items go to the Hispanic Federation’s “Immigrants We Get The Job Done” fund, supporting over a dozen immigrant rights and assistance organizations. www.teerico.com/collections/...
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
Halftime was the only part of the sportsball event that I watched.
¡Wepa! 🇵🇷❤️
¡Wepa! 🇵🇷❤️
Bad Bunny closed out his #SuperBowl performance with a billboard behind him saying:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Halftime was the only part of the sportsball event that I watched.
¡Wepa! 🇵🇷❤️
¡Wepa! 🇵🇷❤️
I heard it’s Superb Owl Sunday… so here is a spectacled owl that I saw at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica years ago when we visited. They care for injured and orphaned animals and release back into the wild when they can. We also saw eyelash pit vipers, but alas, it isn’t Pit Viper Sunday.
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
I heard it’s Superb Owl Sunday… so here is a spectacled owl that I saw at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Costa Rica years ago when we visited. They care for injured and orphaned animals and release back into the wild when they can. We also saw eyelash pit vipers, but alas, it isn’t Pit Viper Sunday.
I served on the Preschool For All Task Force and Programs and Policies Workgroup with Leslee - the groups that helped make PFA happen. A process facilitated by the county commissioner and staff. We all knew Leslee owned a preschool… her experience was why she was there! Poor excuse for this loss.
“They did so, they said, not on the grounds of the Preschool Promise audit but because they didn’t know Barnes owned a preschool.”
I was in HR in the dept housing PFA when Barnes was hired. Conflict of interest was explicitly addressed. This is BS.
www.wweek.com/news/county/...
I was in HR in the dept housing PFA when Barnes was hired. Conflict of interest was explicitly addressed. This is BS.
www.wweek.com/news/county/...
Former Preschool for All Director Alleges County Officials Knew She Owned a Preschool
In a legal notice, Leslee Barnes says the county used a WW story as a pretext to oust her.
www.wweek.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I served on the Preschool For All Task Force and Programs and Policies Workgroup with Leslee - the groups that helped make PFA happen. A process facilitated by the county commissioner and staff. We all knew Leslee owned a preschool… her experience was why she was there! Poor excuse for this loss.
My chosen profile avatars for various streaming services: cuddly, sweet, and musical… but don’t make me get out the flying monkeys. 🪽🐒 😅
Netflix: Vivo the kinkajou 🎶
HBO: Totoro 🍃
Disney+: Winnie the Pooh 🍯
Peacock: Elphaba 💚
I noped out of Prime, so I just have a generic face there when I access old purchases.
HBO: Totoro 🍃
Disney+: Winnie the Pooh 🍯
Peacock: Elphaba 💚
I noped out of Prime, so I just have a generic face there when I access old purchases.
February 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
My chosen profile avatars for various streaming services: cuddly, sweet, and musical… but don’t make me get out the flying monkeys. 🪽🐒 😅
One of the many things that has been difficult and disappointing about this is how lots of ENM folks used to lift Neil and Amanda up as examples of non-monogamy done right. And now Neil is using ENM as a cover for his awful behavior. It’s harmful to a wider community along with the victims.
Neil Gaiman should never be readmitted to polite society. A man with that much money and power, actively putting up a smokescreen of progressivism to conceal his predation, can never be trusted.
February 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
One of the many things that has been difficult and disappointing about this is how lots of ENM folks used to lift Neil and Amanda up as examples of non-monogamy done right. And now Neil is using ENM as a cover for his awful behavior. It’s harmful to a wider community along with the victims.
We live right across the river from the ICE facility. The gas was quite visible that day and drifting our way and to other parts of town. I’m hoping we are not going to suffer negative health impacts from living where we do. Sprocket has been sniffing carefully before going out lately, too.
ICE tear gassed a bunch of children on Saturday. This was a massive escalation of force. They were shooting tear gas at the back of the crowd, it took these unmasked people maybe 3-5 minutes in the cloud of tear gas to escape in without trampling. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
ICE is afraid of children protesting
“Next time, I’ll be back with a gas mask.”
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
We live right across the river from the ICE facility. The gas was quite visible that day and drifting our way and to other parts of town. I’m hoping we are not going to suffer negative health impacts from living where we do. Sprocket has been sniffing carefully before going out lately, too.
Please support this bill! birdallianceoregon.org/take-action/...
Urgent: Tell OR Representatives to Support 1.25% for Wildlife (HB 4134)!
Now is our first chance in the legislative session to urge our representatives to vote “yes” on HB 4134 - 1.25% for Wildlife Bill! Please ask members of the House Revenue Committee to support HB 4134,...
birdallianceoregon.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Please support this bill! birdallianceoregon.org/take-action/...
Pretty sure this is the same crackerjack investigative work that identifies the “Rebel Spy” within the audience groups on the Star Tours ride at Disneyland. 🙄😂
🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Pretty sure this is the same crackerjack investigative work that identifies the “Rebel Spy” within the audience groups on the Star Tours ride at Disneyland. 🙄😂
So many people are born into an anti-relational culture. We sever people from their own bodies, replace relationship with hierarchy, equate obedience with goodness, make love conditional and surveillance constant, and punish curiosity, dissent, and softness.
How do we change and find/make a home?
How do we change and find/make a home?
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
So many people are born into an anti-relational culture. We sever people from their own bodies, replace relationship with hierarchy, equate obedience with goodness, make love conditional and surveillance constant, and punish curiosity, dissent, and softness.
How do we change and find/make a home?
How do we change and find/make a home?
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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I'm honored to be a part of an amazing lineup Saturday at The Public Theater. It's The People's Filibuster and it includes a number of Broadway stars. I'm scheduled to read my text between 2 and 3. The event will be livestreamed.
publictheater.org/productions/...
publictheater.org/productions/...
THE PEOPLE'S FILIBUSTER
publictheater.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I'm honored to be a part of an amazing lineup Saturday at The Public Theater. It's The People's Filibuster and it includes a number of Broadway stars. I'm scheduled to read my text between 2 and 3. The event will be livestreamed.
publictheater.org/productions/...
publictheater.org/productions/...
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Reminder that even though a total economic blackout is a great idea, rent is due soon & a lot of small businesses can’t afford to close. If you’re spending money today, have it be at a small business & pay cash!
A lot of places in Portland are donating a percentage of their earnings today to PIRC.
A lot of places in Portland are donating a percentage of their earnings today to PIRC.
January 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that even though a total economic blackout is a great idea, rent is due soon & a lot of small businesses can’t afford to close. If you’re spending money today, have it be at a small business & pay cash!
A lot of places in Portland are donating a percentage of their earnings today to PIRC.
A lot of places in Portland are donating a percentage of their earnings today to PIRC.
The chances of your service dog becoming an axe murderer are low… but never zero.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:14 AM
The chances of your service dog becoming an axe murderer are low… but never zero.
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I was grateful for Sprocket’s smile today. Sharing in case seeing it helps you, too.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I was grateful for Sprocket’s smile today. Sharing in case seeing it helps you, too.
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Guess what? Eagle butt! 🦅
January 25, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Guess what? Eagle butt! 🦅
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January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
FYI, you can post a sign of up to 32 sq ft on your own property without having to get a permit in Portland. If you get it printed on mesh, it’s less likely to become a sail, and if you leave the spiky blackberries untrimmed in the ditch below, all the better for potential vandals. Also, 🖕🧊.
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
FYI, you can post a sign of up to 32 sq ft on your own property without having to get a permit in Portland. If you get it printed on mesh, it’s less likely to become a sail, and if you leave the spiky blackberries untrimmed in the ditch below, all the better for potential vandals. Also, 🖕🧊.
If you’ve taken photos of National Park Service signs or memorials that have been removed since the executive order because they told the truth about U.S. history (including slavery, death, discrimination, etc.), consider submitting them here: sos-sandbox.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sos-public-v...
Save Our Signs image viewer
The People's Archive of National Park Signs. Photographs of signs at National Park Service (NPS) sites were taken by volunteers and submitted to the Save Our Signs project.
sos-sandbox.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
If you’ve taken photos of National Park Service signs or memorials that have been removed since the executive order because they told the truth about U.S. history (including slavery, death, discrimination, etc.), consider submitting them here: sos-sandbox.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sos-public-v...
Reposted with alt text - cute birds! With hats! 👒
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Reposted with alt text - cute birds! With hats! 👒