Amanda (she/her)
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usually confused. unsweetened ice tea, ranunculus, brutalist architecture, dogs, Larry David and discussing infective endocarditis at parties.
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
projects.propublica.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
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I hate RFK Jr. with a passion. He is a bad person. But please stop referring to his heroin use as having anything to do with his moral depravity. Addiction is not a moral failing, it is a public health and clinical issue.
May 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I hate RFK Jr. with a passion. He is a bad person. But please stop referring to his heroin use as having anything to do with his moral depravity. Addiction is not a moral failing, it is a public health and clinical issue.
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Fentanyl deaths are up by 50 percent in San Francisco after Mayor Lurie replaced harm reduction programs with police and prisons. It's almost like you put lives in danger when you treat a public health problem like it's a crime
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
Fentanyl deaths up 50 percent in three months; why isn't this a big news story? - 48 hills
Plus: A terrible project that Yimby, Wiener and Co. has forced on San Francisco. That's The Agenda for May 11-18
48hills.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Fentanyl deaths are up by 50 percent in San Francisco after Mayor Lurie replaced harm reduction programs with police and prisons. It's almost like you put lives in danger when you treat a public health problem like it's a crime
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
48hills.org/2025/05/fent...
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🧵 The 51st is a part of a Pulitzer-winning project!
We contributed to this collaborative series that covered the opioid epidemic's devastating impacts on a generation of older Black men across America.
tinyurl.com/4jpsnpjj
We contributed to this collaborative series that covered the opioid epidemic's devastating impacts on a generation of older Black men across America.
tinyurl.com/4jpsnpjj
How Drug Overdose Deaths Have Plagued One Generation of Black Men for Decades
In dozens of cities, the recent rise of fentanyl has put older Black men in particular jeopardy.
tinyurl.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🧵 The 51st is a part of a Pulitzer-winning project!
We contributed to this collaborative series that covered the opioid epidemic's devastating impacts on a generation of older Black men across America.
tinyurl.com/4jpsnpjj
We contributed to this collaborative series that covered the opioid epidemic's devastating impacts on a generation of older Black men across America.
tinyurl.com/4jpsnpjj
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I hate policing language but this is becoming an issue -
Please stop saying “addict”. I do not care that you’re describing RFK or Elon.
“RFK won’t see your post but your friends who use drugs will” has been repeated ad infinitum. Come on.
Using heroin is probably the most human thing about him.
Please stop saying “addict”. I do not care that you’re describing RFK or Elon.
“RFK won’t see your post but your friends who use drugs will” has been repeated ad infinitum. Come on.
Using heroin is probably the most human thing about him.
April 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I hate policing language but this is becoming an issue -
Please stop saying “addict”. I do not care that you’re describing RFK or Elon.
“RFK won’t see your post but your friends who use drugs will” has been repeated ad infinitum. Come on.
Using heroin is probably the most human thing about him.
Please stop saying “addict”. I do not care that you’re describing RFK or Elon.
“RFK won’t see your post but your friends who use drugs will” has been repeated ad infinitum. Come on.
Using heroin is probably the most human thing about him.
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Nobody involved in social movements / direct action / social work / legal aid ever uses the word “felon” as a pejorative. This is a fundamental disconnect between moderates who love to dunk on Trump and those who work and organize every day on the front lines of injustice.
April 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Nobody involved in social movements / direct action / social work / legal aid ever uses the word “felon” as a pejorative. This is a fundamental disconnect between moderates who love to dunk on Trump and those who work and organize every day on the front lines of injustice.
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Doctors call it the Physiology of Poverty:
The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body.
That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.
The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body.
That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.
March 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Doctors call it the Physiology of Poverty:
The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body.
That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.
The stress of trying to survive every day breaks the mind and the body.
That's why working class people in America live SEVEN years shorter than the very wealthy.
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SAMHSA, the agency that oversees the country's mental/behavioral health, is in chaos.
It just lost 10% of its workforce. Regional offices were gutted. The cuts could imperil efforts to curb drug overdoses and mental health crises. More cuts could be coming, too.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/12/s...
It just lost 10% of its workforce. Regional offices were gutted. The cuts could imperil efforts to curb drug overdoses and mental health crises. More cuts could be coming, too.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/12/s...
‘Deliberate trauma’: SAMHSA employees detail a federal agency in shambles
Staff cuts at SAMSHA will imperil federal efforts to curb suicides and drug overdose deaths, employees say.
www.statnews.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
SAMHSA, the agency that oversees the country's mental/behavioral health, is in chaos.
It just lost 10% of its workforce. Regional offices were gutted. The cuts could imperil efforts to curb drug overdoses and mental health crises. More cuts could be coming, too.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/12/s...
It just lost 10% of its workforce. Regional offices were gutted. The cuts could imperil efforts to curb drug overdoses and mental health crises. More cuts could be coming, too.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/12/s...
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#ICYMI: The confidential personal information of hundreds of thousands of alleged victims of housing discrimination, including victims of domestic violence, is now in DOGE’s hands.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence
While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant.
propub.li
March 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#ICYMI: The confidential personal information of hundreds of thousands of alleged victims of housing discrimination, including victims of domestic violence, is now in DOGE’s hands.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social