Amber Lough
@amberlough.bsky.social
Writer. American in Germany. That’s me in the orange backpack, straddling the world.
Me, as a 4-leaf-clover:
May 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Me, as a 4-leaf-clover:
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Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz hat die #noAfD als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuft. Der Inlandsgeheimdienst sieht keinen bloßen Verdacht mehr. Wer Demokratie schützen will, muss handeln. Keine Bühne, kein Mandat, kein Zweifel. Diese Partei gehört verboten. Jetzt.
Verfassungsschutz stuft AfD als rechtsextremistisch ein
Seit ihrer Gründung vor zwölf Jahren ist die AfD nach Einschätzung des Verfassungsschutzes kontinuierlich weiter nach rechts gerückt. Inzwischen sei klar: Die Partei ist extremistisch
www.juedische-allgemeine.de
May 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz hat die #noAfD als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuft. Der Inlandsgeheimdienst sieht keinen bloßen Verdacht mehr. Wer Demokratie schützen will, muss handeln. Keine Bühne, kein Mandat, kein Zweifel. Diese Partei gehört verboten. Jetzt.
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@carolinecarlson.bsky.social recommends ten new universe-expanding children’s books.
Universe-Expanding Children’s Books Coming Out in May
As children’s books have faced recent bans in schools and libraries, and even come up for comment in a case before the Supreme Court, I’ve been thinking about how powerful the books we give to our …
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May 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@carolinecarlson.bsky.social recommends ten new universe-expanding children’s books.
Having a great day with a friend in Hannover.
April 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Having a great day with a friend in Hannover.
I freaking love Germany on days like this.
April 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I freaking love Germany on days like this.
I know I keep going on about the house getting hit by lightning, but to us, it was kind of a big deal. We lost two ceiling lights, a set of fairy lights (they melted), and some Ethernet, but we were lucky. If we hadn’t had the electricity redone in 2023, we might have had a house fire!
April 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I know I keep going on about the house getting hit by lightning, but to us, it was kind of a big deal. We lost two ceiling lights, a set of fairy lights (they melted), and some Ethernet, but we were lucky. If we hadn’t had the electricity redone in 2023, we might have had a house fire!
After the lightning, my husband burned stuff on the stove and was airing out the place. Then the cat was acting weird—a mouse had walked inside. We had a nursery rhyme going on—me chasing the dog, dog chasing the cat, cat chasing a mouse. All while E was playing a waltz on violin in the basement.
April 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
After the lightning, my husband burned stuff on the stove and was airing out the place. Then the cat was acting weird—a mouse had walked inside. We had a nursery rhyme going on—me chasing the dog, dog chasing the cat, cat chasing a mouse. All while E was playing a waltz on violin in the basement.
Our house got struck by lightning tonight, and it was LOUD. Thankfully, only a tiny piece of the roof fell off (we’ve got 70 year old clay tiles, and they’re strong), and the whole street has electrical problems, but no fires!
April 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Our house got struck by lightning tonight, and it was LOUD. Thankfully, only a tiny piece of the roof fell off (we’ve got 70 year old clay tiles, and they’re strong), and the whole street has electrical problems, but no fires!
Well, the dog figured out how to jump the fence and my neighbors now have photos of me chasing him all over their yard with a dandelion because I was out of treats so there goes my chance at a sensible reputation.
April 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Well, the dog figured out how to jump the fence and my neighbors now have photos of me chasing him all over their yard with a dandelion because I was out of treats so there goes my chance at a sensible reputation.
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Larry David just ended Bill Maher.
This is death by satire.
My Dinner With Adolf (gift link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
This is death by satire.
My Dinner With Adolf (gift link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (Gift Article)
When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Larry David just ended Bill Maher.
This is death by satire.
My Dinner With Adolf (gift link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
This is death by satire.
My Dinner With Adolf (gift link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
Other news: the magic of life is still magicking
April 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Other news: the magic of life is still magicking
Sorry I’m mostly a lurker. Life at home isn’t fun to share, and I don’t want to add to the world’s weight.
Anyway, tomorrow I’m taking my 2nd born to the suicide watch clinic. The one my first-born went to 4 years ago.
Why is this happening? Why both kids? What did I do wrong?
Anyway, tomorrow I’m taking my 2nd born to the suicide watch clinic. The one my first-born went to 4 years ago.
Why is this happening? Why both kids? What did I do wrong?
April 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sorry I’m mostly a lurker. Life at home isn’t fun to share, and I don’t want to add to the world’s weight.
Anyway, tomorrow I’m taking my 2nd born to the suicide watch clinic. The one my first-born went to 4 years ago.
Why is this happening? Why both kids? What did I do wrong?
Anyway, tomorrow I’m taking my 2nd born to the suicide watch clinic. The one my first-born went to 4 years ago.
Why is this happening? Why both kids? What did I do wrong?
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The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.
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If you're going to watch Murderbot on Apple TV, consider adding it to your watchlist. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the streaming service that you're there for our show.
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)
Watch Murderbot - Apple TV+
In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot (Alexander Skarsgård) secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission prote…
tv.apple.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If you're going to watch Murderbot on Apple TV, consider adding it to your watchlist. It's kind of like pre-ordering a book, it tells the streaming service that you're there for our show.
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)
Link for US viewers: tv.apple.com/us/show/murd... (You can also search for it on the app.)
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
After I took that photo, Plankton wandered over to an area he isn’t allowed in, where the cats go, and came back with a dead mouse, crawling with maggots.
Life is so full of ups and downs and horrors.
Life is so full of ups and downs and horrors.
April 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
After I took that photo, Plankton wandered over to an area he isn’t allowed in, where the cats go, and came back with a dead mouse, crawling with maggots.
Life is so full of ups and downs and horrors.
Life is so full of ups and downs and horrors.
Now that’s it’s not freezing outside, we’ve got a game: put all the balls in, and take then out.
April 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Now that’s it’s not freezing outside, we’ve got a game: put all the balls in, and take then out.
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."
The other said, "Take him anyway."
So they did.
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This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.
April 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.
Really not here for dire wolves. Not bc I hate wolves, but because I can’t stand the Alpha Male fetishization (that’s a word) of anything, and also we have dogs; we don’t need to play with their DNA anymore than we already did.
April 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Really not here for dire wolves. Not bc I hate wolves, but because I can’t stand the Alpha Male fetishization (that’s a word) of anything, and also we have dogs; we don’t need to play with their DNA anymore than we already did.
A teeny tiny four leaf clover from my yard. (We sowed micro clover instead of grass.)
April 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A teeny tiny four leaf clover from my yard. (We sowed micro clover instead of grass.)
Today, my mom introduced my nephew (he’s autistic) to a woman with a puppy, and explained that “he’s 5 but can’t tell you that.” Then the woman said, “there’s a cure for that, you know. It’s all natural, and will get rid of his toxicities.”
🤬🤬🤬
I wanted to slap her through the phone.
🤬🤬🤬
I wanted to slap her through the phone.
April 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today, my mom introduced my nephew (he’s autistic) to a woman with a puppy, and explained that “he’s 5 but can’t tell you that.” Then the woman said, “there’s a cure for that, you know. It’s all natural, and will get rid of his toxicities.”
🤬🤬🤬
I wanted to slap her through the phone.
🤬🤬🤬
I wanted to slap her through the phone.
Youngest and I have turned in our applications for German citizenship and answered the loyalty questions. Now, we wait!
April 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Youngest and I have turned in our applications for German citizenship and answered the loyalty questions. Now, we wait!
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🪶Need a pick me up? The hummingbirds are on the way back from their non-breeding grounds in Central America. Ruby-throateds have made as far north as D.C. and St. Louis, Black-chinned are in southern Utah and Rufous are passing through Seattle already!
April 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🪶Need a pick me up? The hummingbirds are on the way back from their non-breeding grounds in Central America. Ruby-throateds have made as far north as D.C. and St. Louis, Black-chinned are in southern Utah and Rufous are passing through Seattle already!