AmethystNYC (Amy)
@amethystnyc.bsky.social
Retired Gender & Women's Studies Instructor; happily married (35+ years!); progressive politics & activism; choral singer; book lover; cervical dystonia warrior
❌DMs unless I know you!
❌DMs unless I know you!
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I should have mentioned, this summary was based on the true story of Nazi germany written by Erik Larson in his book In the Garden of Beasts.
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I should have mentioned, this summary was based on the true story of Nazi germany written by Erik Larson in his book In the Garden of Beasts.
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10/10
This was not present-day America.
This was Germany in 1933. Before the camps were full. Before the war. Before the word Nazi carried its final meaning.
When people say “don’t call MAGA Nazis,” history replies: if the shoe fits…
This was not present-day America.
This was Germany in 1933. Before the camps were full. Before the war. Before the word Nazi carried its final meaning.
When people say “don’t call MAGA Nazis,” history replies: if the shoe fits…
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
10/10
This was not present-day America.
This was Germany in 1933. Before the camps were full. Before the war. Before the word Nazi carried its final meaning.
When people say “don’t call MAGA Nazis,” history replies: if the shoe fits…
This was not present-day America.
This was Germany in 1933. Before the camps were full. Before the war. Before the word Nazi carried its final meaning.
When people say “don’t call MAGA Nazis,” history replies: if the shoe fits…
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9/10
Ordinary people adapt. They avoid certain topics. Stop defending risky friends. Learn when to look away. “Politics isn’t my business,” they say. Life continues, which becomes proof, to them, that nothing fundamental has changed.
Ordinary people adapt. They avoid certain topics. Stop defending risky friends. Learn when to look away. “Politics isn’t my business,” they say. Life continues, which becomes proof, to them, that nothing fundamental has changed.
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
9/10
Ordinary people adapt. They avoid certain topics. Stop defending risky friends. Learn when to look away. “Politics isn’t my business,” they say. Life continues, which becomes proof, to them, that nothing fundamental has changed.
Ordinary people adapt. They avoid certain topics. Stop defending risky friends. Learn when to look away. “Politics isn’t my business,” they say. Life continues, which becomes proof, to them, that nothing fundamental has changed.
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8/10
Observers argue endlessly about what’s happening. Some say the leadership is moderating. Others warn it’s getting worse. Many insist it can’t go too far. This is a modern society, they say. There are courts. Laws. Institutions. Traditions. Surely there are limits.
Observers argue endlessly about what’s happening. Some say the leadership is moderating. Others warn it’s getting worse. Many insist it can’t go too far. This is a modern society, they say. There are courts. Laws. Institutions. Traditions. Surely there are limits.
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
8/10
Observers argue endlessly about what’s happening. Some say the leadership is moderating. Others warn it’s getting worse. Many insist it can’t go too far. This is a modern society, they say. There are courts. Laws. Institutions. Traditions. Surely there are limits.
Observers argue endlessly about what’s happening. Some say the leadership is moderating. Others warn it’s getting worse. Many insist it can’t go too far. This is a modern society, they say. There are courts. Laws. Institutions. Traditions. Surely there are limits.
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7/10
Teachers are dismissed. Civil servants are replaced. Clergy are warned to stay out of public life. Some comply. Some don’t. Those who don’t begin to disappear. Each step is labeled temporary. Emergency measures always are.
Teachers are dismissed. Civil servants are replaced. Clergy are warned to stay out of public life. Some comply. Some don’t. Those who don’t begin to disappear. Each step is labeled temporary. Emergency measures always are.
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
7/10
Teachers are dismissed. Civil servants are replaced. Clergy are warned to stay out of public life. Some comply. Some don’t. Those who don’t begin to disappear. Each step is labeled temporary. Emergency measures always are.
Teachers are dismissed. Civil servants are replaced. Clergy are warned to stay out of public life. Some comply. Some don’t. Those who don’t begin to disappear. Each step is labeled temporary. Emergency measures always are.
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6/10
One day, certain businesses are marked. Not closed by law. Just boycotted. Doctors lose patients. Lawyers lose clients. Shops stand empty. It’s framed as discipline, not discrimination. Just a message. Just for now.
One day, certain businesses are marked. Not closed by law. Just boycotted. Doctors lose patients. Lawyers lose clients. Shops stand empty. It’s framed as discipline, not discrimination. Just a message. Just for now.
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
6/10
One day, certain businesses are marked. Not closed by law. Just boycotted. Doctors lose patients. Lawyers lose clients. Shops stand empty. It’s framed as discipline, not discrimination. Just a message. Just for now.
One day, certain businesses are marked. Not closed by law. Just boycotted. Doctors lose patients. Lawyers lose clients. Shops stand empty. It’s framed as discipline, not discrimination. Just a message. Just for now.
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5/10
Newspapers still print every morning, but something shifts. Certain stories disappear. Certain words stop appearing. Editors learn which lines not to cross. Reporters learn that curiosity has consequences. Everything sounds calmer. Flatter. Safer.
Newspapers still print every morning, but something shifts. Certain stories disappear. Certain words stop appearing. Editors learn which lines not to cross. Reporters learn that curiosity has consequences. Everything sounds calmer. Flatter. Safer.
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
5/10
Newspapers still print every morning, but something shifts. Certain stories disappear. Certain words stop appearing. Editors learn which lines not to cross. Reporters learn that curiosity has consequences. Everything sounds calmer. Flatter. Safer.
Newspapers still print every morning, but something shifts. Certain stories disappear. Certain words stop appearing. Editors learn which lines not to cross. Reporters learn that curiosity has consequences. Everything sounds calmer. Flatter. Safer.
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4/10
Uniformed men begin arriving at night. Not everywhere. Just enough that everyone hears about it. People are taken without warrants or charges. The phrase used is “protective custody.” It sounds bureaucratic. The bruises don’t.
Uniformed men begin arriving at night. Not everywhere. Just enough that everyone hears about it. People are taken without warrants or charges. The phrase used is “protective custody.” It sounds bureaucratic. The bruises don’t.
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
4/10
Uniformed men begin arriving at night. Not everywhere. Just enough that everyone hears about it. People are taken without warrants or charges. The phrase used is “protective custody.” It sounds bureaucratic. The bruises don’t.
Uniformed men begin arriving at night. Not everywhere. Just enough that everyone hears about it. People are taken without warrants or charges. The phrase used is “protective custody.” It sounds bureaucratic. The bruises don’t.
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3/10
Then someone nearby vanishes for a few days. When he comes back, he looks hollowed out. He won’t explain where he’s been. People lower their voices when his name comes up. Someone says, “He must’ve done something wrong.”
Then someone nearby vanishes for a few days. When he comes back, he looks hollowed out. He won’t explain where he’s been. People lower their voices when his name comes up. Someone says, “He must’ve done something wrong.”
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
3/10
Then someone nearby vanishes for a few days. When he comes back, he looks hollowed out. He won’t explain where he’s been. People lower their voices when his name comes up. Someone says, “He must’ve done something wrong.”
Then someone nearby vanishes for a few days. When he comes back, he looks hollowed out. He won’t explain where he’s been. People lower their voices when his name comes up. Someone says, “He must’ve done something wrong.”
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2/10
There is violence, but it’s described as controlled. Temporary. Only aimed at “dangerous elements.” Most people don’t see themselves in that category, so they accept the explanation. It’s easy to believe danger is reserved for others.
There is violence, but it’s described as controlled. Temporary. Only aimed at “dangerous elements.” Most people don’t see themselves in that category, so they accept the explanation. It’s easy to believe danger is reserved for others.
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
2/10
There is violence, but it’s described as controlled. Temporary. Only aimed at “dangerous elements.” Most people don’t see themselves in that category, so they accept the explanation. It’s easy to believe danger is reserved for others.
There is violence, but it’s described as controlled. Temporary. Only aimed at “dangerous elements.” Most people don’t see themselves in that category, so they accept the explanation. It’s easy to believe danger is reserved for others.
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1/10
At first, life feels intact. Cafés are crowded. Trains run on time. People complain about work, gossip about neighbors, plan weekends. New flags appear everywhere, but flags always come and go. Officials call this a return to order. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
At first, life feels intact. Cafés are crowded. Trains run on time. People complain about work, gossip about neighbors, plan weekends. New flags appear everywhere, but flags always come and go. Officials call this a return to order. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
1/10
At first, life feels intact. Cafés are crowded. Trains run on time. People complain about work, gossip about neighbors, plan weekends. New flags appear everywhere, but flags always come and go. Officials call this a return to order. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
At first, life feels intact. Cafés are crowded. Trains run on time. People complain about work, gossip about neighbors, plan weekends. New flags appear everywhere, but flags always come and go. Officials call this a return to order. #Voices4Victory #DV1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
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I admire @psychopete.bsky.social because he’s one of the most focused people I’ve encountered on Bluesky period! His eyes are constantly on the prize and he doesn’t play! Check out his latest pack, and his boycott guide as well! ✊🏾
No more ambiguity. They want to murder us—and will if given the chance.
It’s time to resist in every way, including finding and backing each other.
Fuck this shit.
Boycott guide pinned.
Protest guide reposted. Reposters will be vetted for the next starter pack.
go.bsky.app/NU9HiRh
It’s time to resist in every way, including finding and backing each other.
Fuck this shit.
Boycott guide pinned.
Protest guide reposted. Reposters will be vetted for the next starter pack.
go.bsky.app/NU9HiRh
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I admire @psychopete.bsky.social because he’s one of the most focused people I’ve encountered on Bluesky period! His eyes are constantly on the prize and he doesn’t play! Check out his latest pack, and his boycott guide as well! ✊🏾
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Couldn't let the holiday season pass without this (in my not-so-humble opinion) now classic gem!
Adam Sandler - Chanukah Song (Official Audio)
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Couldn't let the holiday season pass without this (in my not-so-humble opinion) now classic gem!
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We’re in a hell of a lot of trouble.
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We’re in a hell of a lot of trouble.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Powerful.
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 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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NYC don't want no kings!!
MASSIVE crowds are flooding Times Square for the “NO KINGS” protest in NYC! The energy is electric —New Yorkers are making it clear: we bow to no tyrants. 🗽 #NoKings #NYCProtest
October 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NYC don't want no kings!!
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NYC No Kings—these are 8 different pics of an aerial shot panning for blocks. Enormous crowd.
October 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NYC No Kings—these are 8 different pics of an aerial shot panning for blocks. Enormous crowd.
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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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I feel very strongly that we must use the next three years to build a new opposition movement. I tried to lay out my reasons and what I think we need to do to make it happen.
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
Can We Actually Save America?
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I feel very strongly that we must use the next three years to build a new opposition movement. I tried to lay out my reasons and what I think we need to do to make it happen.
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc
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Why has “banana republic” become the favorite new phrase? I don’t think it’s an accurate description. Is it because people are afraid to say “authoritarian regime” or “dictatorship”?
September 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Why has “banana republic” become the favorite new phrase? I don’t think it’s an accurate description. Is it because people are afraid to say “authoritarian regime” or “dictatorship”?
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Our body makes 425,000 times MORE formaldehyde per day than what might be in a vaccine.
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗
September 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our body makes 425,000 times MORE formaldehyde per day than what might be in a vaccine.
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗