Amy De La Hunt
@amydelahunt.bsky.social
This is the saddest #ICYMI I have ever seen. 💔🤍💙
ICYMI: Defense Secretary announced Monday morning that the U.S. had struck two more alleged drug-carrying boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Trump administration's 18th and 19th known strikes at sea against alleged traffickers, which have killed at least 75 people.
Hegseth says US conducted 2 more strikes on alleged drug boats, killing 6
The latest incident marks the 18th and 19th known strikes against alleged drug traffickers at sea, which have killed at least 75 people.
www.stripes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This is the saddest #ICYMI I have ever seen. 💔🤍💙
Every once in a while there's something actually interesting on LinkedIn. This is one of those times. Good for @apnews.com for getting revenue out of this. ❤️🤍💙 www.linkedin.com/posts/fdaude...
AP Intelligence’s launch signals where journalism’s value could lie in an AI world.
We’re seeing two internets emerging. The first one is the one we know - we’ll still write stories for humans. But… ...
AP Intelligence’s launch signals where journalism’s value could lie in an AI world.
We’re seeing two internets emerging. The first one is the one we know - we’ll still write stories for humans. But f...
www.linkedin.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Every once in a while there's something actually interesting on LinkedIn. This is one of those times. Good for @apnews.com for getting revenue out of this. ❤️🤍💙 www.linkedin.com/posts/fdaude...
Super interesting ideas here for getting new folks into office. ❤️🤍💙
Here's a treat, for me at least: on Monday morning at 11am Eastern/8am Pacific, I'll be on Heather Cox Richardson's podcast!
We will talk about this week's election, gerrymandering, and what it all means for 2026. The guests are me and Kate Compton Barr.
Tune in!
www.youtube.com/live/ksAI4yp...
We will talk about this week's election, gerrymandering, and what it all means for 2026. The guests are me and Kate Compton Barr.
Tune in!
www.youtube.com/live/ksAI4yp...
American Conversations: Gerrymandering with Kate Compton Barr and Samuel Wang
Join us on Monday at 11 am Maine time.
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Super interesting ideas here for getting new folks into office. ❤️🤍💙
I was not familiar with the DARVO acronym, maybe because I am clueless about pop culture. Or maybe because I have been fortunate enough not to have experienced it. Heartbreaking that we still need it almost 30 years after it was conceptualized. 💔🤍💙 www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I was not familiar with the DARVO acronym, maybe because I am clueless about pop culture. Or maybe because I have been fortunate enough not to have experienced it. Heartbreaking that we still need it almost 30 years after it was conceptualized. 💔🤍💙 www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
I re-viewed "The Andromeda Strain" with my 19-yr-old for a college assignment: Watch any movie about "science" and list 3+ contradictions with #science. Easy peasy. 😆 Also: The movie makes a big deal about 1971 politicians mistrusting scientists. 💔🤍💙 We can do better: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
1_Taproom Tales_guide
Taproom Tales Prep Guide If you are interested in hosting your own version of this community science storytelling event (see here for example) here are some steps and resources to help you get starte...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I re-viewed "The Andromeda Strain" with my 19-yr-old for a college assignment: Watch any movie about "science" and list 3+ contradictions with #science. Easy peasy. 😆 Also: The movie makes a big deal about 1971 politicians mistrusting scientists. 💔🤍💙 We can do better: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
💔🤍💙 The U.S. should be helping people like these (and their peers inside our country) so low-level drug-running is not their best option for getting ahead. Not blowing them up without due process. Very good reporting. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
💔🤍💙 The U.S. should be helping people like these (and their peers inside our country) so low-level drug-running is not their best option for getting ahead. Not blowing them up without due process. Very good reporting. apnews.com/article/trum...
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The U.S. has a rapid response force too ... but we'll see how long a unit with a humanitarian mission will last under the current administration ...
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www.southcom.mil/News/PressRe...
The U.S. has a rapid response force too ... but we'll see how long a unit with a humanitarian mission will last under the current administration ...
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www.southcom.mil/News/PressRe...
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The U.S. has a rapid response force too ... but we'll see how long a unit with a humanitarian mission will last under the current administration ...
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www.southcom.mil/News/PressRe...
The U.S. has a rapid response force too ... but we'll see how long a unit with a humanitarian mission will last under the current administration ...
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www.southcom.mil/News/PressRe...
Half the city has my phone number because of what I do for work. Totally fine. But I refuse to wear any tech tracking gear or have smart speakers. And I am appalled at the breakdown of data silos that *protect us* within the federal government.
theconversation.com/why-people-d...
theconversation.com/why-people-d...
Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information
How people talk about data privacy can overcome – or reinforce – their skepticism that things can change.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Half the city has my phone number because of what I do for work. Totally fine. But I refuse to wear any tech tracking gear or have smart speakers. And I am appalled at the breakdown of data silos that *protect us* within the federal government.
theconversation.com/why-people-d...
theconversation.com/why-people-d...
I am not a big philosophy person because I don't have the brainpower for it. 😅 But even though this guy uses Harvard words, his ideas resonate with me. ❤️🤍💙
youtu.be/5Uww1nOkM0g?...
youtu.be/5Uww1nOkM0g?...
Philosopher Michael Sandel on the "Poisoning" of U.S. Politics | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I am not a big philosophy person because I don't have the brainpower for it. 😅 But even though this guy uses Harvard words, his ideas resonate with me. ❤️🤍💙
youtu.be/5Uww1nOkM0g?...
youtu.be/5Uww1nOkM0g?...
Keeping up appearances has never mattered much to me. But I've come to realize that people will do very dramatic things to get or keep or make it seem like they have money. 💔🤍💙 Fascinating report from Nonfiction Research. drive.google.com/file/d/1E6tx...
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Keeping up appearances has never mattered much to me. But I've come to realize that people will do very dramatic things to get or keep or make it seem like they have money. 💔🤍💙 Fascinating report from Nonfiction Research. drive.google.com/file/d/1E6tx...
Because my mother's ancestors emigrated from the Volga region, I am always fascinated by its history. This is new-to-me info -- and I am all about humanitarian cooperation. ❤️🤍💙
open.spotify.com/episode/2HaZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/2HaZ...
Revolutions are Born in Breadlines
open.spotify.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Because my mother's ancestors emigrated from the Volga region, I am always fascinated by its history. This is new-to-me info -- and I am all about humanitarian cooperation. ❤️🤍💙
open.spotify.com/episode/2HaZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/2HaZ...
"But the ballroom is not funded with taxpayer money." Mmmhmmm. 💔🤍💙
wapo.st/4hD7dm0
wapo.st/4hD7dm0
Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts
The White House ballroom’s donor list contains heavyweights in the tech, financial and defense sectors, including Google, Comcast and Lockheed Martin.
wapo.st
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"But the ballroom is not funded with taxpayer money." Mmmhmmm. 💔🤍💙
wapo.st/4hD7dm0
wapo.st/4hD7dm0
Super interesting ... and very disheartening. 💔🤍💙
Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns buff.ly/p9jff1L
Amateur hour in Congress: How political newcomers fuel gridlock and government shutdowns
The public’s frustration with ‘politics as usual’ has led more political newcomers to win office. But amateurs are more likely to view bipartisanship as a concession, not a tool for advancing policy.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Super interesting ... and very disheartening. 💔🤍💙
Student reporting at its best. ❤️🤍💙
But on a topic that is soooo frustrating to me as the mom of two guys in this age range. 💔🤍💙
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
But on a topic that is soooo frustrating to me as the mom of two guys in this age range. 💔🤍💙
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
At UNC and beyond, the manosphere’s influence on young men is growing
As young men feel more isolated, an increasing number are turning to hypermasculine content online.
www.dailytarheel.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Student reporting at its best. ❤️🤍💙
But on a topic that is soooo frustrating to me as the mom of two guys in this age range. 💔🤍💙
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
But on a topic that is soooo frustrating to me as the mom of two guys in this age range. 💔🤍💙
www.dailytarheel.com/article/inve...
Good reporting from Illinois. ❤️🤍💙
But also: These detentions are is happening less than an hour from where I live. 💔🤍💙
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/31/i...
But also: These detentions are is happening less than an hour from where I live. 💔🤍💙
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/31/i...
‘They are literally targeting people.’ ICE comes to southern Illinois
CARLYLE, Ill. — When Jose Jeronimo Guardian showed up at a Spanish language traffic court this week, he didn’t expect to be detained and face expulsion from a country he’d […]
illinoisanswers.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Good reporting from Illinois. ❤️🤍💙
But also: These detentions are is happening less than an hour from where I live. 💔🤍💙
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/31/i...
But also: These detentions are is happening less than an hour from where I live. 💔🤍💙
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/31/i...
“... an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate ...” 💔🤍💙
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“... an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate ...” 💔🤍💙
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
So much lately 💔🤍💙 feels like it came straight from the mind of Quentin Tarantino ... so tonight I decided to watch "Inglorious Basterds." Oddly therapeutic.
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
So much lately 💔🤍💙 feels like it came straight from the mind of Quentin Tarantino ... so tonight I decided to watch "Inglorious Basterds." Oddly therapeutic.
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The UN human rights chief says US military strikes against vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop. The condemnation marks the first of its kind from a United Nations organization.
UN human rights chief: US military strikes on alleged drug boats 'unacceptable'
The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are unacceptable and must stop.
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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💔🤍💙 Chilling.
Please read "National Security Policy Memorandum -7" (NSPM-7), perhaps the most terrifyingly autocratic document issued by the USG in a century. We talk about the "Dictators Playbook" as metaphor -- but this is not a metaphor, it is the real thing...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
💔🤍💙 Chilling.
...and another tip, this time for FB, in the endless game of privacy whack-a-mole. 💔🤍💙
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
...and another tip, this time for FB, in the endless game of privacy whack-a-mole. 💔🤍💙
Reposted by Amy De La Hunt
Economist/YouGov Oct 24-27: No Kings protests
8% of Americans — including 16% of Democrats and Independents who lean towards the Democratic Party — say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
8% of Americans — including 16% of Democrats and Independents who lean towards the Democratic Party — say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Economist/YouGov Oct 24-27: No Kings protests
8% of Americans — including 16% of Democrats and Independents who lean towards the Democratic Party — say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
8% of Americans — including 16% of Democrats and Independents who lean towards the Democratic Party — say they participated in a No Kings protest on October 18
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
[sigh] Another day, another #AI #privacy issue to deal with. Here's how to turn off scraping in Microsoft Word.
Wish we had somebody in govt representing us on this ... I've heard that the most recent U.S. privacy law update involved VHS titles and store clerks. In the 1980s. 💔🤍💙
Wish we had somebody in govt representing us on this ... I've heard that the most recent U.S. privacy law update involved VHS titles and store clerks. In the 1980s. 💔🤍💙
October 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I know that some of our local full-time federal employees here in St. Louis are struggling for food as well. 💔🤍💙
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I know that some of our local full-time federal employees here in St. Louis are struggling for food as well. 💔🤍💙
💔🤍💙 I know from personal experience hoe expensive these calls are. (And don't get me started on the vending machine prices during visits.)
Organizers say new regulations on the cost of prison phone calls could benefit around 1.4 million incarcerated people and help save families some $500 million annually.
Priced Out of Phone Calls Home
The FCC blocked Biden-era limits on the exorbitant rates and fees charged by prison telecom companies, leaving incarcerated people and their families to fight for state-level reforms.
boltsmag.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
💔🤍💙 I know from personal experience hoe expensive these calls are. (And don't get me started on the vending machine prices during visits.)
This story was first reported Oct. 13. Nice to see that the national legacy press is finally picking it up, because it's so very important. ❤️🤍💙 www.cbsnews.com/news/illinoi...
2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
www.cbsnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This story was first reported Oct. 13. Nice to see that the national legacy press is finally picking it up, because it's so very important. ❤️🤍💙 www.cbsnews.com/news/illinoi...