Amanda
@amandabeloved.bsky.social
Bookish, historinerd, ambivalent about people about 50% of the time
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No proof will ever be enough for the denialists but here’s yet another example of the thing they say isn’t happening - children’s remains being returned to their families. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
After 8 decades, Alma Beaulieu, who died at an N.W.T. residential school, is home | CBC News
For generations, the family of five-year-old Alma Beaulieu didn’t know what happened when she died at St. Joseph’s Residential School in Fort Resolution, N.W.T. More than 80 years later, Alma's sister...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
No proof will ever be enough for the denialists but here’s yet another example of the thing they say isn’t happening - children’s remains being returned to their families. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Love this solidarity! Sign the pledge to Stop Buying Starbucks if workers are forced to strike!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Love this solidarity! Sign the pledge to Stop Buying Starbucks if workers are forced to strike!
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
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As antidote to current US government's reprehensible erasure of Black soldiers' WWII contributions, here's Jacob Lawrence's "Beachhead," 1947, a work in his larger War series. Lawrence himself served in WWII as an artist on the US military's first racially integrated ship whitney.org/collection/w...
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As antidote to current US government's reprehensible erasure of Black soldiers' WWII contributions, here's Jacob Lawrence's "Beachhead," 1947, a work in his larger War series. Lawrence himself served in WWII as an artist on the US military's first racially integrated ship whitney.org/collection/w...
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Exciting news. We’ve got a pub date for the 2nd edition of No Common Ground & it’s in paperback! It’ll be out Feb. 1, 2026 & there’s a 30% discount on preorders by using the code 01SOCIAL30. @uncpress.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Exciting news. We’ve got a pub date for the 2nd edition of No Common Ground & it’s in paperback! It’ll be out Feb. 1, 2026 & there’s a 30% discount on preorders by using the code 01SOCIAL30. @uncpress.bsky.social
There are some fast food chain workers who wish people would just treat them decently most of the time, not throw sauce at them, and not tell them to smile (men usually telling the teen girl to smile.) the customer ain’t always right, and the entitlement that that sentiment produced is toxic.
Had an interesting conversation today with someone who said they pick fast food chains based on whether the workers smile and greet customers.
I can't help but suspect there's a throughline from chattel slavery to modern-day expectations of service workers.
I can't help but suspect there's a throughline from chattel slavery to modern-day expectations of service workers.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
There are some fast food chain workers who wish people would just treat them decently most of the time, not throw sauce at them, and not tell them to smile (men usually telling the teen girl to smile.) the customer ain’t always right, and the entitlement that that sentiment produced is toxic.
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
She Says Doctors Ignored Her Concerns About Her Pregnancy. For Many Black Women, It’s a Familiar Story.
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a B...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth.
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.”
(Published Dec. 2022)
New song out by Brudes. It’s punk, got a great message (as punk tends to do). open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...
Love as Noncompliance
open.spotify.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
New song out by Brudes. It’s punk, got a great message (as punk tends to do). open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...
A little something new (though if punk rock is not your jam, may want to skip it)
open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...
open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...
Love as Noncompliance
open.spotify.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A little something new (though if punk rock is not your jam, may want to skip it)
open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...
open.spotify.com/track/4TtnS0...
This.
There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how. n.pr/4qUnkjx
Want less screen-obsessed kids? Set better tech boundaries for yourself
There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This.
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NEW: Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid.
These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.
These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.
www.propublica.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid.
These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.
These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.
Yall should follow @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social for fun election things.
Here's a fun one while we wait for polls to close.
Cuomo lost in the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor & he's running again in the General as an independent.
Why doesn't this happen more often?
1/4 🧵
Cuomo lost in the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor & he's running again in the General as an independent.
Why doesn't this happen more often?
1/4 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Yall should follow @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social for fun election things.
The “They do not deserve help” way of running the world isn’t working for most of the world. But even those who are most victimized by this way buy into it so strongly. It’s sad.
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The “They do not deserve help” way of running the world isn’t working for most of the world. But even those who are most victimized by this way buy into it so strongly. It’s sad.
@belovedasheville1.bsky.social is stepping up as usual for the Asheville community. With folks not receiving their SNAP benefits, they found a way to not just hand folks a box of food, but to provide people with opportunity to choose own food based on their allergies, cultural, & other needs.
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@belovedasheville1.bsky.social is stepping up as usual for the Asheville community. With folks not receiving their SNAP benefits, they found a way to not just hand folks a box of food, but to provide people with opportunity to choose own food based on their allergies, cultural, & other needs.
A local church in my area is doing a pet blessing and vaccination event. And I think that in a world full of awful, that is awesome. #goodstuff
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A local church in my area is doing a pet blessing and vaccination event. And I think that in a world full of awful, that is awesome. #goodstuff
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I keep seeing all these folks complain about SNAPand benefits for the needy and I’m shaking my damn head.
Folks, our capacity for love and compassion cannot be dictated someone else’s ability to love us back. That’s it. That’s all I got.
Folks, our capacity for love and compassion cannot be dictated someone else’s ability to love us back. That’s it. That’s all I got.
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I keep seeing all these folks complain about SNAPand benefits for the needy and I’m shaking my damn head.
Folks, our capacity for love and compassion cannot be dictated someone else’s ability to love us back. That’s it. That’s all I got.
Folks, our capacity for love and compassion cannot be dictated someone else’s ability to love us back. That’s it. That’s all I got.
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Tired of NC leading the way in the worst ways.
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Tired of NC leading the way in the worst ways.
@hoopersnook.bsky.social Happy Birthday tomorrow!
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
@hoopersnook.bsky.social Happy Birthday tomorrow!
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“From the 1950s to the 1970s, federal contractors building the system deliberately mapped routes that rammed through and dismantled Black neighborhoods — payback, some say, for gains made during the Civil Rights Movement.”
Why Do Highways Run Through Black Neighborhoods?
The documentary “Interstate” exposes how highway routes are by design.
wordinblack.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
“From the 1950s to the 1970s, federal contractors building the system deliberately mapped routes that rammed through and dismantled Black neighborhoods — payback, some say, for gains made during the Civil Rights Movement.”
He knows—or at least has access to the research— that climate disaster disproportionally affects folks in poverty. This one winning any billionaires anymore friends.
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Bill Gates softens 'Climate Disaster' approach, says too many resources are going to fight the problem
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says countries and leaders need to shift their approach to climate change and focus on 'improving lives'
cnb.cx
October 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
He knows—or at least has access to the research— that climate disaster disproportionally affects folks in poverty. This one winning any billionaires anymore friends.
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.