amy en–dash 🇺🇦
@amynala.bsky.social
editor, struggling gardener, recovering anthropologist, screamer into the void
this meeting could have been an email
this meeting could have been an email
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Man, rich people want feudalism back so bad.
February 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Man, rich people want feudalism back so bad.
Finally, when everyone says “call your representatives,” I have a representative to call!
Texas Democrat Christian D. Menefee
@cdmenefee.bsky.social sworn in to US House by Speaker Johnson, two days after Menefee won a runoff election in the Houston-area 18th District vacant since Democrat Sylvester Turner's death last March. #tx18
@cdmenefee.bsky.social sworn in to US House by Speaker Johnson, two days after Menefee won a runoff election in the Houston-area 18th District vacant since Democrat Sylvester Turner's death last March. #tx18
February 3, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Finally, when everyone says “call your representatives,” I have a representative to call!
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At what temperature is it OK for Putin to bomb Ukrainian civilians, Mr. President?
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
At what temperature is it OK for Putin to bomb Ukrainian civilians, Mr. President?
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Mehmet Oz on rural healthcare: you don’t need doctors, hospitals, or investment—here’s an AI avatar. When policymakers replace care with chatbots, it’s not innovation, it’s abandonment dressed up as tech optimism.
February 2, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Mehmet Oz on rural healthcare: you don’t need doctors, hospitals, or investment—here’s an AI avatar. When policymakers replace care with chatbots, it’s not innovation, it’s abandonment dressed up as tech optimism.
LFG
February 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
LFG
This this this this this
I never ever want to hear one more word about how linguists who don’t worship this man are somehow inferior scholars. I always knew he was anti-black because of the way he talked about sociolinguistics; he’s consistently argued that considering what actual human beings do is a waste of time.
/6 No, when society tells you to shun someone, be SKEPTICAL. Like Noam Chomsky. Noam Chomsky KNEW that it’s the dark forces of American imperialism that don’t want him to listen to a famous child rapist teach him about black people being inferior.
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 AM
This this this this this
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I never ever want to hear one more word about how linguists who don’t worship this man are somehow inferior scholars. I always knew he was anti-black because of the way he talked about sociolinguistics; he’s consistently argued that considering what actual human beings do is a waste of time.
/6 No, when society tells you to shun someone, be SKEPTICAL. Like Noam Chomsky. Noam Chomsky KNEW that it’s the dark forces of American imperialism that don’t want him to listen to a famous child rapist teach him about black people being inferior.
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I never ever want to hear one more word about how linguists who don’t worship this man are somehow inferior scholars. I always knew he was anti-black because of the way he talked about sociolinguistics; he’s consistently argued that considering what actual human beings do is a waste of time.
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Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
After nearly a year (and what a year), TX18 finally has representation to accompany our taxation. Now let’s see how long it takes Johnson to swear Menefee in.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election in Texas.
Former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee will serve out the remainder of former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s term.
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/31/c...
Former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee will serve out the remainder of former Rep. Sylvester Turner’s term.
www.texastribune.org/2026/01/31/c...
Menefee defeats Edwards in special election for Congress
The former Harris County attorney defeated Amanda Edwards in Texas’ 18th Congressional District. The two will face off again in the March 3 primary for a redrawn version of the district.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
After nearly a year (and what a year), TX18 finally has representation to accompany our taxation. Now let’s see how long it takes Johnson to swear Menefee in.
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When Woke II finally overthrows this regime and writes a new Constitution, we're gonna need to add an amendment banning EvoPsych
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
When Woke II finally overthrows this regime and writes a new Constitution, we're gonna need to add an amendment banning EvoPsych
I’m shocked—shocked! —to find out that this Nazi is an antisemite.
New:Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I’m shocked—shocked! —to find out that this Nazi is an antisemite.
The humanists tried to tell ‘em.
Nature and Science will now discover that science was never outside of politics, as academic fascists are "reclaiming science"
I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The humanists tried to tell ‘em.
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All of Gen X grew up in Reagan country and only some of us hated it
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
All of Gen X grew up in Reagan country and only some of us hated it
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I am going to have a shirt made that says “Anthropologists Ask”
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I am going to have a shirt made that says “Anthropologists Ask”
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The poor, unloved death squads
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The poor, unloved death squads
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🚨 Science in service of authoritarianism isn't science. 🚨
It's not about evidence if you're defunding research at a grand scale. It's not about inquiry if you're silencing dissenting opinions in academic institutions. It's not about integrity if you can't stand against efforts to dismantle truth.
It's not about evidence if you're defunding research at a grand scale. It's not about inquiry if you're silencing dissenting opinions in academic institutions. It's not about integrity if you can't stand against efforts to dismantle truth.
“I want the NIH to be a central driver of the MAHA agenda,” Bhattacharya said. “Essentially, it's kind of the research arm of MAHA.”
NIH is not an ideological toy or 'arm'. We must insist on its scientific independence, especially if its Director will not.
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www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
NIH is not an ideological toy or 'arm'. We must insist on its scientific independence, especially if its Director will not.
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www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke...
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya talks 'replication crisis' at Duke panel, omits funding cuts
Throughout the second Trump administration, the NIH has frozen billions of dollars in research funding to universities. Those cuts were not the topic of discussion at a Duke Clinical Research Institut...
www.dukechronicle.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:29 PM
🚨 Science in service of authoritarianism isn't science. 🚨
It's not about evidence if you're defunding research at a grand scale. It's not about inquiry if you're silencing dissenting opinions in academic institutions. It's not about integrity if you can't stand against efforts to dismantle truth.
It's not about evidence if you're defunding research at a grand scale. It's not about inquiry if you're silencing dissenting opinions in academic institutions. It's not about integrity if you can't stand against efforts to dismantle truth.
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The Presidentialist model of science is bad for science *and* undemocratic. It introduces the type of instability that undermines long-term research agendas, and prioritizes the personal preferences of one man and his courtiers.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
January 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The Presidentialist model of science is bad for science *and* undemocratic. It introduces the type of instability that undermines long-term research agendas, and prioritizes the personal preferences of one man and his courtiers.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
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New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
American biomedical science in 2026
Where we are, how we got here, and what to do next
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 PM
New at Can We Still Govern: NIH scientist @markhisted.org reviews the damage done to American biomedical science in the last year and looks ahead:
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
"Scientists should not be political partisans, but they should be partisans for liberal democratic principles."🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/american-b...
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Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment ICE agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month. https://cnn.it/3NJAMre
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Outrage is growing in Italy over the deployment ICE agents to assist US security operations at the Winter Olympics next month. https://cnn.it/3NJAMre
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A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM
A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.
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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
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A genocide against Ukrainians is unfolding right now.
It already has a name: "Kholodomor" (exhaustion through cold)
This crime is being deliberately committed by Russia.
In legal terms, it has a clear definition - genocide
It already has a name: "Kholodomor" (exhaustion through cold)
This crime is being deliberately committed by Russia.
In legal terms, it has a clear definition - genocide
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A genocide against Ukrainians is unfolding right now.
It already has a name: "Kholodomor" (exhaustion through cold)
This crime is being deliberately committed by Russia.
In legal terms, it has a clear definition - genocide
It already has a name: "Kholodomor" (exhaustion through cold)
This crime is being deliberately committed by Russia.
In legal terms, it has a clear definition - genocide
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White supremacy explains a lot of apparent contradictions.
They believe in the freedom of enslavers, where liberty means the ability to dominate others without state interference (or, with state support).
They believe in the freedom of enslavers, where liberty means the ability to dominate others without state interference (or, with state support).
MAGA:
“DONT TREAD ON ME!!!”
-to-
“LOOK SEE HE WALKED TOWARD SOMEONE COMPLY OR DIE”
In record time
“DONT TREAD ON ME!!!”
-to-
“LOOK SEE HE WALKED TOWARD SOMEONE COMPLY OR DIE”
In record time
January 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
White supremacy explains a lot of apparent contradictions.
They believe in the freedom of enslavers, where liberty means the ability to dominate others without state interference (or, with state support).
They believe in the freedom of enslavers, where liberty means the ability to dominate others without state interference (or, with state support).
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Hello I’m the ubermensch, my one weakness is whistles
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Hello I’m the ubermensch, my one weakness is whistles