Amy Amoroso
@amyammo.bsky.social
Not a tech person but somehow got on here in beta. 🤷🏼♀️ Am on TikTok but mostly watching, not creating.
Development Director for @skyislandalliance.org
Sometimes DJ on KXCI. Livin’ in Tucson🌵.
Development Director for @skyislandalliance.org
Sometimes DJ on KXCI. Livin’ in Tucson🌵.
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🚨 BREAKING: TUSD override passes for the first time in 30+ years.
Early election results show Tucson voters approved Prop 414, funding teacher raises and school programs in the city’s largest district.
Early election results show Tucson voters approved Prop 414, funding teacher raises and school programs in the city’s largest district.
TUSD override passes for first time in 30 years, early election results show - AZ Luminaria
For the first time in more than three decades, voters agreed to an override for the Tucson Unified School District, Tuesday night’s preliminary results of Proposition 414 show. Prop 414 was passing wi...
azluminaria.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
🚨 BREAKING: TUSD override passes for the first time in 30+ years.
Early election results show Tucson voters approved Prop 414, funding teacher raises and school programs in the city’s largest district.
Early election results show Tucson voters approved Prop 414, funding teacher raises and school programs in the city’s largest district.
Yay!!!
Miranda Schubert, a Tucson Democrat, started off with huge lead over her Republican opponent in the race for Tucson's Ward 6.
Tucson election: Democrat Miranda Schubert cruising to victory
Miranda Schubert, a Tucson Democrat, started off with huge lead over her Republican opponent in the race for Tucson's Ward 6.
tucson.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Yay!!!
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Have you been to Mt. Lemmon, the beloved Sky Island just north of Tucson? Right now it could use our help recovering from 2020’s Bighorn Fire. To learn more about SIA's restoration efforts and to donate, visit: ow.ly/nMkJ50XismY
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Have you been to Mt. Lemmon, the beloved Sky Island just north of Tucson? Right now it could use our help recovering from 2020’s Bighorn Fire. To learn more about SIA's restoration efforts and to donate, visit: ow.ly/nMkJ50XismY
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BREAKING: Arizona sues the U.S. House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R) continually blocked Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D) from being sworn in.
The plaintiffs claim Johnson’s delay is unconstitutional and has left thousands of Arizonans without a voice in Congress.
The plaintiffs claim Johnson’s delay is unconstitutional and has left thousands of Arizonans without a voice in Congress.
Arizona Sues U.S. House for Speaker Johnson's Refusal to Swear In Rep. Elect Grijalva
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
BREAKING: Arizona sues the U.S. House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R) continually blocked Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D) from being sworn in.
The plaintiffs claim Johnson’s delay is unconstitutional and has left thousands of Arizonans without a voice in Congress.
The plaintiffs claim Johnson’s delay is unconstitutional and has left thousands of Arizonans without a voice in Congress.
Time to swear her in! Stand up to it!
Arizona's attorney general threatened legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
Arizona attorney general threatens legal action against Mike Johnson for failing to seat Adelita Grijalva
The Democrat accused Johnson of playing “political games” by delaying the swearing-in ceremony.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Time to swear her in! Stand up to it!
Everyone loves Mt. Lemmon! Get your gift doubled today!
A couple updates on our campaign to help save the rain on Mt. Lemmon post-Bighorn Fire: 1) We got some rain and are hoping for more today! 2) This is great timing, given our restoration work this summer and planned for next year. To help us restore this beloved refuge, visit: ow.ly/PhXC50WX849
September 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Everyone loves Mt. Lemmon! Get your gift doubled today!
Who has listened to the #telepathytapes? thetelepathytapes.com
The Telepathy Tapes | Explore Beyond Words
In a world that often dismisses the extraordinary as mere fantasy, The Telepathy Tapes dares to explore the profound abilities of non-speakers with autism-individuals who have long been misunderstood ...
thetelepathytapes.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Who has listened to the #telepathytapes? thetelepathytapes.com
AND this was done on a day of extreme heat warning, 110 plus degree weather.
August 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
AND this was done on a day of extreme heat warning, 110 plus degree weather.
A win.
Responding to vehement opposition and public service journalism, Tucson's mayor/council unanimously vote to reject a mega data center project from Amazon.
Tucson ain't Eddington.
Read @yanak.bsky.social's latest from city hall.
azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/t...
Tucson ain't Eddington.
Read @yanak.bsky.social's latest from city hall.
azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/t...
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure - AZ Luminaria
The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center — tied to tech giant Amazon — into city limits. After weeks of escalating ...
azluminaria.org
August 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A win.
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𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗
Just for fun, I think I will do some live-blogging from tonight’s #ProjectBlue public meeting on behalf of the @tucsonagenda.bsky.social.
Just for fun, I think I will do some live-blogging from tonight’s #ProjectBlue public meeting on behalf of the @tucsonagenda.bsky.social.
July 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗
Just for fun, I think I will do some live-blogging from tonight’s #ProjectBlue public meeting on behalf of the @tucsonagenda.bsky.social.
Just for fun, I think I will do some live-blogging from tonight’s #ProjectBlue public meeting on behalf of the @tucsonagenda.bsky.social.
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Emails show that IRS chief counsel Andrew De Mello said a recent DHS request did not comply with the law.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Emails show that IRS chief counsel Andrew De Mello said a recent DHS request did not comply with the law.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
Two days after refusing the demand to turn over more than 7 million home addresses, De Mello was pushed out of the top legal job.
Update: we now have 695 signatures. Keep sharing!!! We have until July 7 to comment.
#Tucson #Arizona #AZ
#Tucson #Arizona #AZ
Over 400 people have signed this action alert so far opposing new border wall in the San Rafael Valley. We are hoping to get to 1000 signatures. If you and five people you know can sign, that would make a difference. skyislandalliance.org/2025/06/oppo...
Sky Island Alliance Oppose New Border Wall in the San Rafael ValleyOppose New Border Wall in the San Rafael Valley – Sky Island Alliance
skyislandalliance.org
July 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Plans are quickly moving forward to build 27 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael Valley, and we need your help to oppose this destructive plan. Urge the feds and your elected officials to reconsider plans and uphold environmental protections: ow.ly/XaK450Wgp6N
June 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Plans are quickly moving forward to build 27 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael Valley, and we need your help to oppose this destructive plan. Urge the feds and your elected officials to reconsider plans and uphold environmental protections: ow.ly/XaK450Wgp6N
Over 400 people have signed this action alert so far opposing new border wall in the San Rafael Valley. We are hoping to get to 1000 signatures. If you and five people you know can sign, that would make a difference. skyislandalliance.org/2025/06/oppo...
Sky Island Alliance Oppose New Border Wall in the San Rafael ValleyOppose New Border Wall in the San Rafael Valley – Sky Island Alliance
skyislandalliance.org
June 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Over 400 people have signed this action alert so far opposing new border wall in the San Rafael Valley. We are hoping to get to 1000 signatures. If you and five people you know can sign, that would make a difference. skyislandalliance.org/2025/06/oppo...
100% badass.
Did we really squeeze the big sound of Living Colour behind the Tiny Desk? Yes, we did. And, yet, the band lost none of its intensity.
Living Colour: Tiny Desk Concert
Did we really squeeze the big sound of Living Colour behind the Tiny Desk? Yes, we did. And, yet, the band lost none of its intensity.
n.pr
June 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
100% badass.
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In the 42 years since the start of the Reagan revolution, bought-off politicians have so altered our tax code that fully $51 trillion has moved from the homes and savings of working-class Americans into the money bins of the morbidly rich money hoarders.
https://trib.al/O1jiyie
https://trib.al/O1jiyie
The Billionaire Hoarders: How the Wealthy Became Our Biggest Threat
How a sick obsession is killing workers, democracy, and our planet.
trib.al
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In the 42 years since the start of the Reagan revolution, bought-off politicians have so altered our tax code that fully $51 trillion has moved from the homes and savings of working-class Americans into the money bins of the morbidly rich money hoarders.
https://trib.al/O1jiyie
https://trib.al/O1jiyie
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Thank you to the Tohono O'odham Nation for standing strong to protect our shared borderlands and supporting Pima County's resolution opposing the additional militarization of the U.S. - Mexico Border. You can read the full statement at the link below.
www.tonation-nsn.gov/tohono-oodha...
www.tonation-nsn.gov/tohono-oodha...
June 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thank you to the Tohono O'odham Nation for standing strong to protect our shared borderlands and supporting Pima County's resolution opposing the additional militarization of the U.S. - Mexico Border. You can read the full statement at the link below.
www.tonation-nsn.gov/tohono-oodha...
www.tonation-nsn.gov/tohono-oodha...
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Thinking about buying some SIA merch, but want to take a look first? You can do that now at the Summit Hut on Speedway in Tucson!
#SummitHut #ShopLocalTucson
#SummitHut #ShopLocalTucson
June 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thinking about buying some SIA merch, but want to take a look first? You can do that now at the Summit Hut on Speedway in Tucson!
#SummitHut #ShopLocalTucson
#SummitHut #ShopLocalTucson
Take action to protect the ESA. It takes less than a few minutes.
Wildlife habitats across the U.S. are under attack with a recent Trump administration proposal to change the wording of the Endangered Species Act. Take action today and help us defend this bedrock environmental law: ow.ly/T5nA50VKMbt
May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Take action to protect the ESA. It takes less than a few minutes.
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🪺🌾 For a special collaboration between @highcountrynews.org and @theborderchronicle.bsky.social, I wrote about @skyislandalliance.org’swork to monitor birds and restore grassland ecosystems in Sonora, Mexico 🌾🪺: www.theborderchronicle.com/p/searching-...
Searching for Sparrows in the Sky Islands
The grasslands of Sonora, Mexico, haven’t seen bird counts in 15 years. Now, ranchers and biologists are teaming up to assess, and protect, North America's avian diversity.
www.theborderchronicle.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🪺🌾 For a special collaboration between @highcountrynews.org and @theborderchronicle.bsky.social, I wrote about @skyislandalliance.org’swork to monitor birds and restore grassland ecosystems in Sonora, Mexico 🌾🪺: www.theborderchronicle.com/p/searching-...
Friday night. 9pm. Tucson Improv movement. Sketch Collective presents… Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.
April 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Friday night. 9pm. Tucson Improv movement. Sketch Collective presents… Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.
It could be both.
NEW: The Trump administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors.
“It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” one lobbyist said.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
“It could be corruption, but it could just as easily be incompetence,” one lobbyist said.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion
The administration’s lack of transparency about tariff exemptions has experts concerned that some firms might be winning narrow carve-outs behind closed doors. “It could be corruption, but it could ju...
www.propublica.org
April 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It could be both.