Amanda
@amandabeloved.bsky.social
Bookish, historinerd, ambivalent about people about 50% of the time
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.
religionnews.com
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.
religionnews.com/2025/12/17/b...
religionnews.com/2025/12/17/b...
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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.
www.consumerreports.org
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!
religionnews.com/2025/12/05/4...
religionnews.com/2025/12/05/4...
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...
Redirecting...
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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
He speaks the truth
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
He speaks the truth
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NEW: ""Quite frankly I was pissed off!"
Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
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Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-j...
"Quite frankly I was pissed off!" Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Amid a wave of departures from the Justice Department, some of its former officials are curating a public online display of the farewell messages of ousted employees.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
NEW: ""Quite frankly I was pissed off!"
Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-j...
Growing online page chronicles Trump Justice Dept. resignation letters
Just filed ===========>
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-j...
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"$1,000 a month as part of a state program experimenting with giving homeless youths cash payments for two years with no strings attached."
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"$1,000 a month as part of a state program experimenting with giving homeless youths cash payments for two years with no strings attached."
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
"Of the 117 youths [..] who completed Oregon's two-year pilot program, 91% reported being in stable housing."
#Oregon #USA #Housing #Nonprofit
#HATM fam…watch party for this one? @herberthistory.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#HATM fam…watch party for this one? @herberthistory.bsky.social
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
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A major North Carolina solar power firm in Asheville has been forced to close and lay off hundreds of employees due to the Trump administration's war on renewable energy.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A major North Carolina solar power firm in Asheville has been forced to close and lay off hundreds of employees due to the Trump administration's war on renewable energy.
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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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/...