Amy Hunter
@amyhunter35.bsky.social
Liberal, trans woman, political advocate, two cats and a lovely wife.
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Trump, whose mind has long been a fantasy land of made-up facts, seems increasingly fixated on one thing these days: Epstein.
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Trump has Epstein files on the brain as presser goes off the rails
President Donald Trump can’t keep accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein off his mind. During a press conference on Wednesday, Trump whiffed a softball question about a Fox News report that FBI…
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August 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump, whose mind has long been a fantasy land of made-up facts, seems increasingly fixated on one thing these days: Epstein.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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This Missouri town was all in for President Trump. Then ICE detained a beloved member of the community, forcing residents to face the reality of his policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
May 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This Missouri town was all in for President Trump. Then ICE detained a beloved member of the community, forcing residents to face the reality of his policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...
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Stone allegedly shared his asteroid rape fantasy IN FRONT OF federal judges. Would love to know which ones! bsky.app/profile/robe...
CORRECTION: Judd Stone is not accused of outlining his asteroid rape fantasy over the course of months, as I wrote. Rather, he allegedly disclosed his asteroid rape fantasy in "excruciating detail" over a "long period of time" during a meal with federal judges, governor staff and NGO workers.
May 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Stone allegedly shared his asteroid rape fantasy IN FRONT OF federal judges. Would love to know which ones! bsky.app/profile/robe...
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This should be seen as evidence of the crisis: federal judges fear that Trump will order U.S. Marshals to stand down on securing the safety of judges whose decision they don’t like. This is just devastating.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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May 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This should be seen as evidence of the crisis: federal judges fear that Trump will order U.S. Marshals to stand down on securing the safety of judges whose decision they don’t like. This is just devastating.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
“Judges Weigh Taking Control of Their Own Security Amid Threats” — because the Marshals answer to Trump, per this extraordinary scoop from @WSJ.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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May 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Wow. This is major news. Judges discuss moving the U.S. marshals from the executive to the judicial branch. Not only would they protect judges from trump threats, but it would also make it easier for courts to order marshals to carry out court orders.
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Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference
Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference
Former US vice president tells industry conference ‘I do worry, frankly, about what’s happening right now in the world’
Kamala Harris has criticised Elon Musk, noted “it’s important that we remember the 1930s” and raised concerns about AI when speaking to an audience of 4,500 real estate agents at an industry conference on the Gold Coast.
The former US vice president, who is visiting Australia for the first time, was the guest of honour at the 2025 Australian Real Estate Conference on Sunday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Kamala Harris takes swipe at Musk and warns world to ‘remember the 1930s’ at Gold Coast real estate conference
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Deadly missile and drone strikes batter Kyiv for second night
Deadly missile and drone strikes batter Kyiv for second night
Other Ukrainian cities and regions also hit with nine people reported killed at the same time as Russia and Ukraine are conducting a major prisoner exchange
Russia has launched a second straight night of massive drone and ballistic missile strikes against Ukraine, with the capital city, Kyiv, once again the focus of heavy attack.
Across the country nine people were killed, including three children in the Kyiv region, and dozens more injured, according to reports on Sunday morning. Continue reading...
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May 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Deadly missile and drone strikes batter Kyiv for second night
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If you would like to know what it is like living as trans right now:
I cannot think of a single week in the last 5 and a half years since I transitioned where a politician, celebrity, government or public figure of some prominence hasn't attacked trans people.
It is constant. Never-ending.
I cannot think of a single week in the last 5 and a half years since I transitioned where a politician, celebrity, government or public figure of some prominence hasn't attacked trans people.
It is constant. Never-ending.
the average cis person would have to be admitted into a psych ward if they suddenly had to manage the regular stress of day-to-day that we all face with the added pressure of being a tranny and having the Entire World focus on trying to kill you almost every day
It rules being a tranny because you tune into the news on a random day and find yourself confronted with some new story like "New budget specifically says 'we wont cover healthcare for trannies. specifically those people'" and then i have to go back to work like everything is normal for 8 hours
May 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If you would like to know what it is like living as trans right now:
I cannot think of a single week in the last 5 and a half years since I transitioned where a politician, celebrity, government or public figure of some prominence hasn't attacked trans people.
It is constant. Never-ending.
I cannot think of a single week in the last 5 and a half years since I transitioned where a politician, celebrity, government or public figure of some prominence hasn't attacked trans people.
It is constant. Never-ending.
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🧵 This is a perfect example of how disordered discourse reshapes democratic politics, not by policy failure, but by the performative targeting of identity. Let’s unpack what’s happening.
one of the most insane normalized aspects of our political climate is politicians going after their own constituents in the name of anti-wokeness. what are we doing here
May 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🧵 This is a perfect example of how disordered discourse reshapes democratic politics, not by policy failure, but by the performative targeting of identity. Let’s unpack what’s happening.
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If Manchin and Sinema believed in anything but cash, they'd haunt their asses.
Senate Republicans are set to go nuclear today, blowing up the filibuster to repeal California’s vehicle emissions standards—after spending YEARS promising to preserve the filibuster once they retook the chamber. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Senate Republicans Are Poised to Deal a Shattering Blow to the Filibuster
Throughout the 2024 campaign, GOP senators shouted from the rooftops that they would preserve the tactic if they won back the chamber. Whoops.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If Manchin and Sinema believed in anything but cash, they'd haunt their asses.
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Democrats lost another seat in Congress. This time with Connelly who they elevated over AOC to be Oversight Chair.
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Democrats lost another seat in Congress. This time with Connelly who they elevated over AOC to be Oversight Chair.
Project 2025 has all the bases covered from trans people to Palestinians.
If you write "Project Esther outlined an ambitious plan to fight antisemitism" and don't use scare quotes around 'fight antisemitism,' you're normalizing their bullshit.
The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement #giftlink www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement #giftlink www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement
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May 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Project 2025 has all the bases covered from trans people to Palestinians.
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Debating Trump about the mechanics of tariffs is like debating him about the mechanics of birth certificates when he was birthing. HE DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT HOW IT WORKS. HE CARES WHAT NERVES HE CAN PRESS AND WHAT POWER HE CAN GRAB.
May 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Debating Trump about the mechanics of tariffs is like debating him about the mechanics of birth certificates when he was birthing. HE DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT HOW IT WORKS. HE CARES WHAT NERVES HE CAN PRESS AND WHAT POWER HE CAN GRAB.
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May 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This is an important and disturbing read…
Trump's ugly nonsense about the "genocide" of white farmers in South Africa suggests he's tapped into an internationalized version of white genocide theory that long festered on the far right and has now become mainstream.
New piece from me digging into all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
New piece from me digging into all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn
First, Trump officials cut off refugee resettlement from all over the world. Then they got those white Afrikaners here in three months. Funny how that happened.
newrepublic.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is an important and disturbing read…
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Jim Jordan interrupted at a speech before Republican lawyers group with someone playing “Send in the Clowns.”
Full marks. No notes.
This is how it’s done, folks.
Full marks. No notes.
This is how it’s done, folks.
May 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Jim Jordan interrupted at a speech before Republican lawyers group with someone playing “Send in the Clowns.”
Full marks. No notes.
This is how it’s done, folks.
Full marks. No notes.
This is how it’s done, folks.
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And it’s all right here on C-SPAN: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
Rep. Jim Jordan Addresses Republican Lawyers Conference
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) spoke to attendees of the Republican National Lawyers Association's policy conference after receiving an award. He discussed his mission as chair of the House Judiciary Committe...
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May 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
And it’s all right here on C-SPAN: www.c-span.org/program/publ...
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Whoever did this, I love you.
May 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Whoever did this, I love you.
That's how being a bully works.
When you capitulate to Trump one time, it’s not just one time. You’re aboard his Capitulation Train. Attention law firms, universities and CBS.
The president is threatening ABC and Disney once again in defense of Qatar and the 747.
May 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
That's how being a bully works.
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Expect more of this. When his economic policies fail or cause further pain- which they will- this will be the route to consolidating his power among an anxious base who will be wondering why their saviour is costing them money.
Trump's ugly nonsense about the "genocide" of white farmers in South Africa suggests he's tapped into an internationalized version of white genocide theory that long festered on the far right and has now become mainstream.
New piece from me digging into all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
New piece from me digging into all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1953...
Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn
First, Trump officials cut off refugee resettlement from all over the world. Then they got those white Afrikaners here in three months. Funny how that happened.
newrepublic.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Expect more of this. When his economic policies fail or cause further pain- which they will- this will be the route to consolidating his power among an anxious base who will be wondering why their saviour is costing them money.
Only if Nicholas Cage is the warden....or an inmate. Take your pick.
its so much fun to have a mad king run your country
President Trump says he will direct several federal agencies to "reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt Alcatraz," a facility that for decades was a federal prison and is now a national park.
May 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Only if Nicholas Cage is the warden....or an inmate. Take your pick.
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“Across the 59 counties where electronic court records are available — home to over four-fifths of the state’s roughly 7 million people — Advance has brought one lawsuit for every 50 residents since 2015…”
NEW: A Tennessee lender told legislators its new product, the Flex Loan, would help residents.
In the 10 years since getting approval for it, the company has sued over 110,000 borrowers.
With @tennesseelookout.com
In the 10 years since getting approval for it, the company has sued over 110,000 borrowers.
With @tennesseelookout.com
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending…
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May 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“Across the 59 counties where electronic court records are available — home to over four-fifths of the state’s roughly 7 million people — Advance has brought one lawsuit for every 50 residents since 2015…”
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Sadly, this appeals to a lot of my Gen X peers who were raised on Happy Days. They’re recreating America based on whites-only nostalgia for a decade they never experienced. It’s like if Gen Z tried to recreate the 1980s based on Stranger Things.
One of the things people don’t quite get about Trumps cooked brain is he is permanently stuck in 1950 something. Housewives, busy business men, movies made in America. It’s an idealized whites only 1950s that plays in his brain and he tries to recreate that.
May 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Sadly, this appeals to a lot of my Gen X peers who were raised on Happy Days. They’re recreating America based on whites-only nostalgia for a decade they never experienced. It’s like if Gen Z tried to recreate the 1980s based on Stranger Things.