Amanda Neal Roth
@amandanealroth.bsky.social
Sister of Ovid Neal III 💙 Native Angeleno. Interested in justice, housing, history, music, art and film. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.
—Martin Luther King Jr.
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Opinion | The Pressure of Poverty in Appalachia
www.nytimes.com
Gift Article from The New York Times
Photographs by Maddie McGarvey
Text by Emi Nietfeld
This piece is unflinching in its portrayal of how young people are neglected by our systems in America.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Photographs by Maddie McGarvey
Text by Emi Nietfeld
This piece is unflinching in its portrayal of how young people are neglected by our systems in America.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Worth reading the analysis of Trump's pollster. "Republicans can expect a loss of support in these most competitive districts if the premium tax credit is not extended. Among all registered voters, a 3-point deficit becomes a 15-point deficit
for the generic Republican..."
for the generic Republican..."
fabrizioward.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Worth reading the analysis of Trump's pollster. "Republicans can expect a loss of support in these most competitive districts if the premium tax credit is not extended. Among all registered voters, a 3-point deficit becomes a 15-point deficit
for the generic Republican..."
for the generic Republican..."
Gift Article: "Tony Fabrizio, Trump’s longtime pollster, had released a survey of competitive House districts showing that letting the tax credits expire might be lethal to Republican efforts to hold the House. Why were Democrats fighting so hard to neutralize their best issue in 2026?"
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Gift Article: "Tony Fabrizio, Trump’s longtime pollster, had released a survey of competitive House districts showing that letting the tax credits expire might be lethal to Republican efforts to hold the House. Why were Democrats fighting so hard to neutralize their best issue in 2026?"
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America’s chickenshit elites problem continues to be the biggest obstacle to fighting Trump www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
America’s chickenshit elites problem continues to be the biggest obstacle to fighting Trump www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Our calls & outrage are working! Sen Kaine, Rosen, Shaneen & Hassan said if they hear from more of their constituents, they could change their votes from a yes to a no. Rs may not be voting for this bill also, so call your R senators too. Keep the phone calls coming bc it’s working! 202-224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Our calls & outrage are working! Sen Kaine, Rosen, Shaneen & Hassan said if they hear from more of their constituents, they could change their votes from a yes to a no. Rs may not be voting for this bill also, so call your R senators too. Keep the phone calls coming bc it’s working! 202-224-3121
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Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
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Switched exclusively *away* from Home Depot.
If you have options, exercise them. Vote with your $$.
If you have options, exercise them. Vote with your $$.
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Switched exclusively *away* from Home Depot.
If you have options, exercise them. Vote with your $$.
If you have options, exercise them. Vote with your $$.
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Schumer and the Senators who caved betrayed the People. We need Democratic Socialists to primary them all - and a national strike. Blue states must unite and form their own "Medicare for All." No more taxation without representation.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Schumer and the Senators who caved betrayed the People. We need Democratic Socialists to primary them all - and a national strike. Blue states must unite and form their own "Medicare for All." No more taxation without representation.
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This might sound crazy, but travel disruptions at Thanksgiving would have been … good? It would have driven home why we need a functional government. Dems could have capitalized. Instead, they worried more about disrupted travel than people getting thrown off their health insurance. Unbelievable.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This might sound crazy, but travel disruptions at Thanksgiving would have been … good? It would have driven home why we need a functional government. Dems could have capitalized. Instead, they worried more about disrupted travel than people getting thrown off their health insurance. Unbelievable.
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Can't say I agree on much with this gentleman, but this? Oh yeah.
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Can't say I agree on much with this gentleman, but this? Oh yeah.
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
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Here’s what the shutdown is really about:
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Here’s what the shutdown is really about:
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I don't know the motivation behind the policy proposal of 50-year mortgages, but I know the impact intimately. It means people would be in debt all their lives, always at risk of losing their homes, never free. It's an effective way to control people & a terrible idea.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I don't know the motivation behind the policy proposal of 50-year mortgages, but I know the impact intimately. It means people would be in debt all their lives, always at risk of losing their homes, never free. It's an effective way to control people & a terrible idea.
"The current situation, with costs rising across the board is unique, according to Swaner. 'Now we see all of these several forces converging all at once across all the major living costs,' she said. 'It’s unprecedented . . . a perfect storm.'" And, it's getting worse with the GOP shutdown.
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"The current situation, with costs rising across the board is unique, according to Swaner. 'Now we see all of these several forces converging all at once across all the major living costs,' she said. 'It’s unprecedented . . . a perfect storm.'" And, it's getting worse with the GOP shutdown.
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I believe there are moves afoot to recognise this. www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
Domestic Violence and the Prohibition of Torture and Ill-Treatment
Thematic Consultations of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
www.ohchr.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I believe there are moves afoot to recognise this. www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...
When platforms profit from simulated violence against women, it shows more than a tech glitch. Making money off these images is a choice that reflects deep issues with women.
What would happen if there were X and TikTok accounts dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of Abu Ghraib style torture?
This is terrorism. It's organized and institutionalized globally.
But because it's directed against women, it's trivialized, marginalized as sexual rather than political.
This is terrorism. It's organized and institutionalized globally.
But because it's directed against women, it's trivialized, marginalized as sexual rather than political.
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
When platforms profit from simulated violence against women, it shows more than a tech glitch. Making money off these images is a choice that reflects deep issues with women.
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
Gift Article.
Administration Live Updates: Trump Appeals Ruling That Orders Fast and Full SNAP Payments
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Gift Article.
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People fought and died to defend our democracy.
We need a government and an economy that work for all of us, not just a handful of wealthy campaign donors.
That's the nationalism I believe in.
We need a government and an economy that work for all of us, not just a handful of wealthy campaign donors.
That's the nationalism I believe in.
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
People fought and died to defend our democracy.
We need a government and an economy that work for all of us, not just a handful of wealthy campaign donors.
That's the nationalism I believe in.
We need a government and an economy that work for all of us, not just a handful of wealthy campaign donors.
That's the nationalism I believe in.
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Part II
Tesla showroom London…
Tesla showroom London…
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Part II
Tesla showroom London…
Tesla showroom London…
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MIKE JOHNSON'S SERGEANT AT ARMS TRIES TO KICK REP. MAXINE DEXTER (D-OR) OUT OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
MIKE JOHNSON'S SERGEANT AT ARMS TRIES TO KICK REP. MAXINE DEXTER (D-OR) OUT OF CAPITOL ROTUNDA