Amanda
@amandabeloved.bsky.social
Bookish, historinerd, ambivalent about people about 50% of the time
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David Livingstone Smith’s work is invaluable. Always learning things when I listen to @waitmanwbeorn.com’s podcast.
David Livingstone Smith’s work is invaluable. Always learning things when I listen to @waitmanwbeorn.com’s podcast.
Ep. 62- Dehumanization and Genocide with David Livingstone Smith
Podcast Episode · The Holocaust History Podcast · 09/29/2025 · 1h 26m
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January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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David Livingstone Smith’s work is invaluable. Always learning things when I listen to @waitmanwbeorn.com’s podcast.
David Livingstone Smith’s work is invaluable. Always learning things when I listen to @waitmanwbeorn.com’s podcast.
We all have choices 👇
🧵As I'm prepping my class meeting on Native American genocide (example: Sand Creek Massacre), it strikes me that the sheer moral heroism of US Army Captain Silas S. Soule is particularly relevant in our current times.
January 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
We all have choices 👇
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Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed more than two dozen people. Not a single agent appears to have faced criminal charges.
Our reporter spent four years investigating ICE shootings that occurred from 2015 to 2021. Some patterns emerged.
Our reporter spent four years investigating ICE shootings that occurred from 2015 to 2021. Some patterns emerged.
Why ICE Can Kill With Impunity
Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed more than two dozen people. Not a single agent appears to have faced criminal charges.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Over the past decade, US immigration agents have shot and killed more than two dozen people. Not a single agent appears to have faced criminal charges.
Our reporter spent four years investigating ICE shootings that occurred from 2015 to 2021. Some patterns emerged.
Our reporter spent four years investigating ICE shootings that occurred from 2015 to 2021. Some patterns emerged.
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
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January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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It has never been more important in most of our lifetimes than now to make art that deeply offends and concerns fascists.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
It has never been more important in most of our lifetimes than now to make art that deeply offends and concerns fascists.
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In honor of #AHA26, we have selected four books which cover the different aspects of newly uncovered and discussed women's history. Use code HOLIDAY for 40% off your order at siupress.com now through January 31, 2026!
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In honor of #AHA26, we have selected four books which cover the different aspects of newly uncovered and discussed women's history. Use code HOLIDAY for 40% off your order at siupress.com now through January 31, 2026!
Well done Franklin, NC. #indigenous #EBCI #native #returnlandandancestors
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NC town to return historic cultural site to the Cherokee
The town of Franklin, NC, took the steps this week to return a crucial cultural site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Here's what to know.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Well done Franklin, NC. #indigenous #EBCI #native #returnlandandancestors
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No hate, the gofundme for Renee Good has already reached $50k today.
Black women rarely ever receive that level of visibility and aid.
THAT'S why we have "Say Her Name" for us, in the FIRST PLACE.
WE get ignored
WE get erased
WE are the ones who are overlooked when resources get allocated
Black women rarely ever receive that level of visibility and aid.
THAT'S why we have "Say Her Name" for us, in the FIRST PLACE.
WE get ignored
WE get erased
WE are the ones who are overlooked when resources get allocated
Say Her Name was created for Black women but folks always get so mad when I point that out.
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
No hate, the gofundme for Renee Good has already reached $50k today.
Black women rarely ever receive that level of visibility and aid.
THAT'S why we have "Say Her Name" for us, in the FIRST PLACE.
WE get ignored
WE get erased
WE are the ones who are overlooked when resources get allocated
Black women rarely ever receive that level of visibility and aid.
THAT'S why we have "Say Her Name" for us, in the FIRST PLACE.
WE get ignored
WE get erased
WE are the ones who are overlooked when resources get allocated
This is my favorite Reckoning pod of the last 6 months: open.spotify.com/episode/5Gt9...
As much as I loved the #NottingHill pod & discussion, this one takes the cake.
#Reckoning continues to make one think, laugh hard, ponder, and walk around the world in general delight.
As much as I loved the #NottingHill pod & discussion, this one takes the cake.
#Reckoning continues to make one think, laugh hard, ponder, and walk around the world in general delight.
Episode 175: When Harry Met Sally
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January 8, 2026 at 5:54 AM
This is my favorite Reckoning pod of the last 6 months: open.spotify.com/episode/5Gt9...
As much as I loved the #NottingHill pod & discussion, this one takes the cake.
#Reckoning continues to make one think, laugh hard, ponder, and walk around the world in general delight.
As much as I loved the #NottingHill pod & discussion, this one takes the cake.
#Reckoning continues to make one think, laugh hard, ponder, and walk around the world in general delight.
Friends, I am watching a local county commissioner meeting in which the commissioners want to shut down/consolidate two local fire departments and woooooweeee!!! this makes school board meetings look like child’s play. One of those commissioners invoked the name of Donald Trump & I am done. 🤮
January 6, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Friends, I am watching a local county commissioner meeting in which the commissioners want to shut down/consolidate two local fire departments and woooooweeee!!! this makes school board meetings look like child’s play. One of those commissioners invoked the name of Donald Trump & I am done. 🤮
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OPINION: It’s striking that such a simple, soothing carol written for children (yet, full of rich theology and metaphor) could be born of such terrible loss. But it is not surprising.
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Born out of national division, 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' is a balm for Christmas
(RNS) — A century and a half after Phillips Brooks wrote this haunting carol, there is much once again to lament, fear and grieve.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
OPINION: It’s striking that such a simple, soothing carol written for children (yet, full of rich theology and metaphor) could be born of such terrible loss. But it is not surprising.
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“They are holding hostage the bodies of our relatives—bodies that have no meaning to them and do not represent anything to their culture, whatsoever. It’s just plain wrong,” said plaintiff Arlene Covington.
Breaking: Members of Gullah Geechee community on St. Helena Island urged Court to restore access to sacred cemetery blocked by private landowners. Residents requested an injunction against landowners; court denies landowners’ motion to dismiss the case. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“They are holding hostage the bodies of our relatives—bodies that have no meaning to them and do not represent anything to their culture, whatsoever. It’s just plain wrong,” said plaintiff Arlene Covington.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
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New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four.
Corporate greed is out of control.
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This week, the Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition unveils the Advent Welcome Campaign and discusses the impact current policies are having on the communities and congregations represented by NaLEC. Listen now!
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Room in the Inn: A Call for Immigrant Solidarity with Rev. Gabriel Salguero
Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero, president and founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, unveils the Advent Welcome Campaign and discusses the impact current policies are having on the…
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December 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This week, the Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition unveils the Advent Welcome Campaign and discusses the impact current policies are having on the communities and congregations represented by NaLEC. Listen now!
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This post from @jen-hamilton.bsky.social on her other socials featuring a song someone sent her in email. It’s the song all of us American Christians should be singing right now and speaking truth to power. www.facebook.com/share/v/1PJB...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This post from @jen-hamilton.bsky.social on her other socials featuring a song someone sent her in email. It’s the song all of us American Christians should be singing right now and speaking truth to power. www.facebook.com/share/v/1PJB...
Good grief. 🤮 @k8shep.bsky.social @herberthistory.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Good grief. 🤮 @k8shep.bsky.social @herberthistory.bsky.social