Amy
@amyfries.bsky.social
Books, Libraries, Democracy, Human & Civil rights & Climate Action.
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This is ok tho
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is ok tho
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Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
I know lots of horrible things are happening, and they are uppermost on my mind.
But here's a little something else:
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
But here's a little something else:
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
Behind the scenes of a close crocodile encounter
A marine sanctuary teems with life, including a curious crocodile. A photographer has just seconds to decide: intervene or take a picture?
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I know lots of horrible things are happening, and they are uppermost on my mind.
But here's a little something else:
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
But here's a little something else:
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/art...
"What happens if fewer children get vaccinated? Japan holds lessons for US
"As Robert F. Kennedy Jr slashes the US childhood vaccine roster, Japan is racing to make up for lost ground after decades of setbacks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"As Robert F. Kennedy Jr slashes the US childhood vaccine roster, Japan is racing to make up for lost ground after decades of setbacks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What happens if fewer children get vaccinated? Japan holds lessons for US
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr slashes the US childhood vaccine roster, Japan is racing to make up for lost ground after decades of setbacks.
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"What happens if fewer children get vaccinated? Japan holds lessons for US
"As Robert F. Kennedy Jr slashes the US childhood vaccine roster, Japan is racing to make up for lost ground after decades of setbacks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"As Robert F. Kennedy Jr slashes the US childhood vaccine roster, Japan is racing to make up for lost ground after decades of setbacks."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More leadership failure from Trump admininstration
"The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation. Affected organizations tell Nature...
www.nature.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
More leadership failure from Trump admininstration
"The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🚨BREAKING: My law firm just won its lawsuit challenging New York’s 2024 congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino voters on Staten Island.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
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🚨 Williams et al v. Board of Elections of the State of New York et al
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:51 PM
🚨BREAKING: My law firm just won its lawsuit challenging New York’s 2024 congressional map that dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino voters on Staten Island.
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
Follow @democracydocket.com for more details.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
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Yes, but Europe collectively holds a significant chunk of our national debt - enough to crash our economy if they weaponized it the way Trump weaponizes tariffs against them. The unnecessary arrogance of these clowns will be their undoing.
January 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Yes, but Europe collectively holds a significant chunk of our national debt - enough to crash our economy if they weaponized it the way Trump weaponizes tariffs against them. The unnecessary arrogance of these clowns will be their undoing.
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If you live in Texas 9th congressional district, or want to support a great candidate in the Democratic primary, then here is your man. Former astronaut and fighter pilot Terry Virts, @astroterry.bsky.social The house needs its own astronaut!
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January 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM
If you live in Texas 9th congressional district, or want to support a great candidate in the Democratic primary, then here is your man. Former astronaut and fighter pilot Terry Virts, @astroterry.bsky.social The house needs its own astronaut!
terryvirts.com
terryvirts.com
"Almost 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence."
tinyurl.com/2rb79e4v
tinyurl.com/2rb79e4v
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
tinyurl.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"Almost 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence."
tinyurl.com/2rb79e4v
tinyurl.com/2rb79e4v
Walk out at 2 pm today Jan 20, 2026
From the Women's March:
Today, across America at 2pm local time, we walk out.
Not because it’s easy. Because it’s necessary.
Power depends on our routine. On our labor. On our quiet compliance.
Today, we say fu*k that.
From the Women's March:
Today, across America at 2pm local time, we walk out.
Not because it’s easy. Because it’s necessary.
Power depends on our routine. On our labor. On our quiet compliance.
Today, we say fu*k that.
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Walk out at 2 pm today Jan 20, 2026
From the Women's March:
Today, across America at 2pm local time, we walk out.
Not because it’s easy. Because it’s necessary.
Power depends on our routine. On our labor. On our quiet compliance.
Today, we say fu*k that.
From the Women's March:
Today, across America at 2pm local time, we walk out.
Not because it’s easy. Because it’s necessary.
Power depends on our routine. On our labor. On our quiet compliance.
Today, we say fu*k that.
Opinion | ‘This Is Trump’s Goon Squad, for Christ’s Sake’
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Go NYT editorial board!!!!!
"One year ago, Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself."
gift article
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"One year ago, Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself."
gift article
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article)
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Go NYT editorial board!!!!!
"One year ago, Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself."
gift article
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"One year ago, Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself."
gift article
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Here's a good story of good humans.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/the-...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/the-...
The Other Hero of the Hudson | The Saturday Evening Post
Ferry captain Vincent Lombardi was mid-crossing toward Manhattan’s Pier 79 when routine shattered. From the corner of his eye, he saw something impossible: a plane, low and silent, descending into the...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Here's a good story of good humans.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/the-...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/the-...
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Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
"ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. It’s the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
From Cameron Crowe's memoir, quoting his mother.
Only paranoids survive! —ALICE CROWE
Count your blessings. Leave the funeral! —ALICE CROWE
“Doubt is the devil!” Alice Crowe
Only paranoids survive! —ALICE CROWE
Count your blessings. Leave the funeral! —ALICE CROWE
“Doubt is the devil!” Alice Crowe
January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
From Cameron Crowe's memoir, quoting his mother.
Only paranoids survive! —ALICE CROWE
Count your blessings. Leave the funeral! —ALICE CROWE
“Doubt is the devil!” Alice Crowe
Only paranoids survive! —ALICE CROWE
Count your blessings. Leave the funeral! —ALICE CROWE
“Doubt is the devil!” Alice Crowe
Never, never, never, never give up. —ALICE CROWE
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Never, never, never, never give up. —ALICE CROWE
Never tell me the odds. —ALICE CROWE/HAN SOLO
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Never tell me the odds. —ALICE CROWE/HAN SOLO
From Cameron Crowe's memoir, quoting his mother, Alice Crowe
"Did you enjoy Bob Dylan?” my mom asked as we filed out of the gymnasium. ...“Well, someday the Republicans are going to ruin all of this,” my mom said, “for everybody.”
"Did you enjoy Bob Dylan?” my mom asked as we filed out of the gymnasium. ...“Well, someday the Republicans are going to ruin all of this,” my mom said, “for everybody.”
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
From Cameron Crowe's memoir, quoting his mother, Alice Crowe
"Did you enjoy Bob Dylan?” my mom asked as we filed out of the gymnasium. ...“Well, someday the Republicans are going to ruin all of this,” my mom said, “for everybody.”
"Did you enjoy Bob Dylan?” my mom asked as we filed out of the gymnasium. ...“Well, someday the Republicans are going to ruin all of this,” my mom said, “for everybody.”
Trump Signs More Pardons, Freeing a Fraudster for 2nd Time
Come on, people!!!! This guy is a criminal.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Come on, people!!!! This guy is a criminal.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs More Pardons, Freeing a Fraudster for 2nd Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Trump Signs More Pardons, Freeing a Fraudster for 2nd Time
Come on, people!!!! This guy is a criminal.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Come on, people!!!! This guy is a criminal.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Join me at Walk Out On Fascism w/ Free DC action.womensmarch.com/events/walk-...
Walk Out On Fascism w/ Free DC
January 20 marks one year of this fascist regime and one year of Free DC's organizing to rise up and protect the people of the District of Columbia.
One year into this fight, it is more urgent than ...
action.womensmarch.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
“E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
“In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
“In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
“E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
“In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
“In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
I love him.
“Earth is now our only shareholder.”
“100% of the company’s voting stock transfers to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, created to protect the company’s values.”
www.patagonia.com/ownership/
“Earth is now our only shareholder.”
“100% of the company’s voting stock transfers to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, created to protect the company’s values.”
www.patagonia.com/ownership/
Yvon Chouinard Donates Patagonia to Fight Climate Crisis
Earth is now our only shareholder. Patagonia is giving away all future profits to fight the climate and extinction crisis. All profits are now the planet's.
www.patagonia.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I love him.
“Earth is now our only shareholder.”
“100% of the company’s voting stock transfers to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, created to protect the company’s values.”
www.patagonia.com/ownership/
“Earth is now our only shareholder.”
“100% of the company’s voting stock transfers to the Patagonia Purpose Trust, created to protect the company’s values.”
www.patagonia.com/ownership/