Amanda
@akmcclen.bsky.social
Librarian, Christian, Korean American, Texan. Whatever you think of when you think of those things, I'm probably not that.
Mavis Staples - "Eyes On The Prize" (Full Album Stream)
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January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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When my family and 120,000 other Japanese American were sent to prison camps in WWII, the government only allowed propaganda photos of things like schools and baseball games to be published. A school in a prison is evidence of evil, none of these people, especially children, should be imprisoned
ICE is sending these kids to the concentration camp in Dilley, Texas, where they're preparing to have so many children that they're opening a new school there. They're actively hiring teachers now. I reported on it last month. We have to get people out of there.
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
When my family and 120,000 other Japanese American were sent to prison camps in WWII, the government only allowed propaganda photos of things like schools and baseball games to be published. A school in a prison is evidence of evil, none of these people, especially children, should be imprisoned
Good news, kind of: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
(I mean, the minors shouldn't have been taken in the first place and God knows what's happening to the people that are still there, but this is something at least.)
(I mean, the minors shouldn't have been taken in the first place and God knows what's happening to the people that are still there, but this is something at least.)
ICE is freeing some detained families despite vowing 'zero releases': Exclusive
The Trump administration has promised to arrest and deport millions. Now ICE is releasing detained families.
www.usatoday.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Good news, kind of: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
(I mean, the minors shouldn't have been taken in the first place and God knows what's happening to the people that are still there, but this is something at least.)
(I mean, the minors shouldn't have been taken in the first place and God knows what's happening to the people that are still there, but this is something at least.)
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Horror movie Sinners has a record 16 nominations this year, including for best picture, actor Michael B. Jordan and a new category: achievement in casting.
See the full list of 2026 Oscar nominations
Horror movie Sinners has a record 16 nominations this year, including for best picture, actor Michael B. Jordan and a new category: achievement in casting.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Horror movie Sinners has a record 16 nominations this year, including for best picture, actor Michael B. Jordan and a new category: achievement in casting.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
- Punch Brothers/Anais Mitchell
- DC Talk/Newsboys/The Ws (listen, I was 14)
- Jason Isbell and the 500 Unit
- Wilco a couple of times in the 2010s
- Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God tour about 5 or 6 times, I think?
- Punch Brothers/Anais Mitchell
- DC Talk/Newsboys/The Ws (listen, I was 14)
- Jason Isbell and the 500 Unit
- Wilco a couple of times in the 2010s
- Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God tour about 5 or 6 times, I think?
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
U2/Kanye West (mm-hmm)
Guster/Ray Lamontagne
The War on Drugs
Lucinda Williams
Sturgill Simpson
U2/Kanye West (mm-hmm)
Guster/Ray Lamontagne
The War on Drugs
Lucinda Williams
Sturgill Simpson
OK, I'll bite; Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Reel Big Fish/Goldfinger
Radiohead
NIN
Stars
Weird Al Yankovic
Reel Big Fish/Goldfinger
Radiohead
NIN
Stars
Weird Al Yankovic
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
- Punch Brothers/Anais Mitchell
- DC Talk/Newsboys/The Ws (listen, I was 14)
- Jason Isbell and the 500 Unit
- Wilco a couple of times in the 2010s
- Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God tour about 5 or 6 times, I think?
- Punch Brothers/Anais Mitchell
- DC Talk/Newsboys/The Ws (listen, I was 14)
- Jason Isbell and the 500 Unit
- Wilco a couple of times in the 2010s
- Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God tour about 5 or 6 times, I think?
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“unassuming diplomat with a penchant for bureaucracy saves 48,000 lives through signing his name and tricking Parliament into his scheme” is an incredible thing that, by definition, is still possible today, if our politicos had the will
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“unassuming diplomat with a penchant for bureaucracy saves 48,000 lives through signing his name and tricking Parliament into his scheme” is an incredible thing that, by definition, is still possible today, if our politicos had the will
a few random thoughts for the day:
- Asian Americans and Latinos have always occupied a weird but similar space in the racial politics in this country and we should hang out with each other more
- I appreciate the unironic resurgence of love for places like Chili's
- We should listen to more jazz
- Asian Americans and Latinos have always occupied a weird but similar space in the racial politics in this country and we should hang out with each other more
- I appreciate the unironic resurgence of love for places like Chili's
- We should listen to more jazz
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
a few random thoughts for the day:
- Asian Americans and Latinos have always occupied a weird but similar space in the racial politics in this country and we should hang out with each other more
- I appreciate the unironic resurgence of love for places like Chili's
- We should listen to more jazz
- Asian Americans and Latinos have always occupied a weird but similar space in the racial politics in this country and we should hang out with each other more
- I appreciate the unironic resurgence of love for places like Chili's
- We should listen to more jazz
I think I need this shirt because I actually *do* have more bones than I should voidmerch.threadless.com/designs/defi...
Definitely not full of more bones than I should have Masc T-Shirt | VOID MERCH
Definitely not full of more bones than I should have on Masc T-Shirt – Definitely not full of more bones than I should have. MIND YA BIDNESS! Copyright Jordan Shiveley 2022)
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January 20, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I think I need this shirt because I actually *do* have more bones than I should voidmerch.threadless.com/designs/defi...
In my 20s I started praying, as long as I am of more service to the kingdom of God as an unmarried person than a married one, please keep me single. And thus far the answer has been "okay, sure."
January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
In my 20s I started praying, as long as I am of more service to the kingdom of God as an unmarried person than a married one, please keep me single. And thus far the answer has been "okay, sure."
it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and not by being as unproblematic as possible, for it is God who works in you to care about actually important things and act on them, to his good pleasure
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and not by being as unproblematic as possible, for it is God who works in you to care about actually important things and act on them, to his good pleasure
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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January 20, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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Trying to remember that people have the capacity to change
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Trying to remember that people have the capacity to change
"you should have just complied" is a form of prosperity gospel
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"you should have just complied" is a form of prosperity gospel
stuff I fully enjoy while also agreeing with many of the criticisms leveled against them:
- the musical Hamilton
- the Olympics/World Cup
- awards shows
- the Astros
- the musical Hamilton
- the Olympics/World Cup
- awards shows
- the Astros
January 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
stuff I fully enjoy while also agreeing with many of the criticisms leveled against them:
- the musical Hamilton
- the Olympics/World Cup
- awards shows
- the Astros
- the musical Hamilton
- the Olympics/World Cup
- awards shows
- the Astros
This is your periodic reminder that the Christian tradition has maintained from the beginning that what is legal is not equivalent to what is morally good or just
January 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This is your periodic reminder that the Christian tradition has maintained from the beginning that what is legal is not equivalent to what is morally good or just
one thing i love about houston is that we just signed a guy to our baseball team this week and he already has a nickname and it's for one of the interstates that runs through town
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
one thing i love about houston is that we just signed a guy to our baseball team this week and he already has a nickname and it's for one of the interstates that runs through town
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
fortitude is one of the classical virtues and I am keenly aware of how many of my fellow Americans do not possess it
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
fortitude is one of the classical virtues and I am keenly aware of how many of my fellow Americans do not possess it
What does it look like to love our enemies at this point?
January 8, 2026 at 5:46 AM
What does it look like to love our enemies at this point?
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My parents benefited from the second, purely based on chance & timing.
That is no way to treat folks who have voted with their feet, leaving behind their native lands to improve their lives & the U.S.
When this dark period is over, we need to create a fair & just immigration system.
That is no way to treat folks who have voted with their feet, leaving behind their native lands to improve their lives & the U.S.
When this dark period is over, we need to create a fair & just immigration system.
There are only three possible outcomes for undocumented immigrants in this country: mass deportation, amnesty, or legal limbo (i.e., status quo for last 40 years). The first causes violence in communities and harassment of citizens. The third quietly ruins people's lives, as opportunities pass them.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
My parents benefited from the second, purely based on chance & timing.
That is no way to treat folks who have voted with their feet, leaving behind their native lands to improve their lives & the U.S.
When this dark period is over, we need to create a fair & just immigration system.
That is no way to treat folks who have voted with their feet, leaving behind their native lands to improve their lives & the U.S.
When this dark period is over, we need to create a fair & just immigration system.
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A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
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Reene Good died protecting her neighbors.
She was killed by the government for holding them to account.
May her memory be eternal.
She was killed by the government for holding them to account.
May her memory be eternal.
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Reene Good died protecting her neighbors.
She was killed by the government for holding them to account.
May her memory be eternal.
She was killed by the government for holding them to account.
May her memory be eternal.
Minneapolis has been really bearing the brunt of a lot of stuff the past few years, hasn't it?
January 8, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Minneapolis has been really bearing the brunt of a lot of stuff the past few years, hasn't it?
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BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.