Amyteach5
@amyteach5.bsky.social
Public Educator (ret), Zoe's Nana, believer that we can be better.
This bunch of louses need to go
NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
This bunch of louses need to go
This little little man who can't/won't think for himself. I taught parochial school students for 10 years. I don't believe the Bible instructs one to "hate". Of course I don't have the brass balls to pretend I am a blblical scholar.
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
This little little man who can't/won't think for himself. I taught parochial school students for 10 years. I don't believe the Bible instructs one to "hate". Of course I don't have the brass balls to pretend I am a blblical scholar.
A "perfect" protein meal: Arroz Congri. #food #homecook #skinnytaste #vegetarian #vegan #foodphotography
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05 February 2026: Arroz Congri (Cuban Rice and Black Beans)
This recipe comes from Gina Homolka at Skinny Taste, and in addition to being low-calorie, it fits Frances Moore Lappe’s idea of a perfect protein. If you’ve not read Diet For A Small P…
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February 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A "perfect" protein meal: Arroz Congri. #food #homecook #skinnytaste #vegetarian #vegan #foodphotography
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A #soup that transports me back to #firenze and a day in #MercatoCentrale on Four Nights today. #soup #tomato #bread @seriouseats.bsky.social
#foodphotography #homecook
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#foodphotography #homecook
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02 February 2026: Tuscan Pappa al Pomodoro
We visited Florence (Firenze) last March, and one of the highlights of that part of our trip was a food tour of Mercato Centrale, the Central Market. Our tour and tour guide was from Eating Europe …
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February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
A #soup that transports me back to #firenze and a day in #MercatoCentrale on Four Nights today. #soup #tomato #bread @seriouseats.bsky.social
#foodphotography #homecook
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#foodphotography #homecook
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What's your plan? Several proactive ideas for ensuring unsavories don't screw our #elections. #voting #freeandfairelections
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Opinion | The Midterm Elections Need You. Here’s How to Help.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM
What's your plan? Several proactive ideas for ensuring unsavories don't screw our #elections. #voting #freeandfairelections
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Happy with my senators from #MA. Re the #dems who are going along with this.... Don't send me any #fundraising appeals.
Breaking News: The Senate passed a package to fund most of the government and give the Democrats and President Trump two weeks to negotiate limits on ICE.
Senate Passes Deal to Fund Government and Negotiate ICE Limits
Democrats agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while they negotiate with President Trump on restricting his immigration crackdown.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Happy with my senators from #MA. Re the #dems who are going along with this.... Don't send me any #fundraising appeals.
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Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
Been thinking abt Dad ( front -7th fr left) in photo before his battalion shipped overseas in 1944. I wonder what he would make of what's going onin the US. I don't just write about food, sometimes I write what is on my mind.
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#fascists #greatestgeneration #politics
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#fascists #greatestgeneration #politics
28 January 2026: Wondering
E. C. Puglisi, Jr. front row, 7th from left with the 1252nd Combat Engineers Battalion. New Jersey, 1944. My father, as a young man in his 20s, enlisted in the Army in 1941. He was 23 when he enlis…
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January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Been thinking abt Dad ( front -7th fr left) in photo before his battalion shipped overseas in 1944. I wonder what he would make of what's going onin the US. I don't just write about food, sometimes I write what is on my mind.
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#fascists #greatestgeneration #politics
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#fascists #greatestgeneration #politics
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
When I sat down to write this post, it was before there was another report of an American Citizen being killed in Minneapolis. Congress - shut this down.
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January 24, 2026: ICE Out
I’ve thought for the past year that this time would be difficult. In honesty, the government of the United States has deteriorated faster than I could have imagined. Starting with DOGE Bros, know-i…
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January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
When I sat down to write this post, it was before there was another report of an American Citizen being killed in Minneapolis. Congress - shut this down.
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These goons don't represent me. I am ashamed of the way those 2 rude, ungrateful, and entitled jerks behave toward what has always been America's greatest friend. I've lived near the borders of Canada for my entire life & remember when we could peacefully visit each other.
We won't forget the betrayal of the US,
the silence of our friends.
Sickened by America.
the silence of our friends.
Sickened by America.
Canada sent so many dedicated young people into the hellfire of Kandahar to help the United States.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
Now they ridicule us.
JD Vance says he is tired of our "sob stories".
Trump says they never needed us.
Never again, America, Never again.
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM
These goons don't represent me. I am ashamed of the way those 2 rude, ungrateful, and entitled jerks behave toward what has always been America's greatest friend. I've lived near the borders of Canada for my entire life & remember when we could peacefully visit each other.
This right here is one of the most #racist things I've read today. Kennedy needs to be impeached or whatever-the-hell can be done to #shutthisdown
NEW: Kennedy's plan to study Hep. B vaccine in African babies has been suspended by Guinea-Bissau. Experts say the trial is unethical in a nation where 1 in 5 kids are exposed to Hep. B, which can take decades off their lives. HHS: the trial is "paused."
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Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked
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January 23, 2026 at 12:36 PM
This right here is one of the most #racist things I've read today. Kennedy needs to be impeached or whatever-the-hell can be done to #shutthisdown
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Not only is it morally repugnant for the White House to use AI to make Nekiva Levy Armstrong appear to be crying— it also appears to be illegal
In case anything still matters
In case anything still matters
January 23, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Not only is it morally repugnant for the White House to use AI to make Nekiva Levy Armstrong appear to be crying— it also appears to be illegal
In case anything still matters
In case anything still matters
ICE’s new policy directing agents to ignore the 4th Amendment is one of the most frightening things we’ve seen yet. And there’s no telling where it could end up. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Breaking the Fourth Amendment
Last night, we learned from a report in the Associated Press that ICE, contrary to longstanding Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, is taking the position that it can enter people’s homes without a judici...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
The New York Times ran the image posted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, as well as the one posted by the White House through an A.I. detection system. It concluded that the White House’s version showed signs of manipulation.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A Vindaloo-style vegetarian recipe from America's Test Kitchen on today's blog.
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#vegetarian #onepotmeal #potatoes #Vindaloo #foodphotography
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#vegetarian #onepotmeal #potatoes #Vindaloo #foodphotography
22 January 2026: Vindaloo Style Potatoes
With all that is going on in the world, the one thing I feel I have some control over is what and how I eat. With that in mind, I recently acquired America’s Test Kitchen’s Anti-Inflamm…
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January 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
A Vindaloo-style vegetarian recipe from America's Test Kitchen on today's blog.
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We are still enjoying some of the organic bounty from Clark Farm Carlisle-sign up for 2026 here (clarkfarmcarlisle.com)
#vegetarian #onepotmeal #potatoes #Vindaloo #foodphotography
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We are still enjoying some of the organic bounty from Clark Farm Carlisle-sign up for 2026 here (clarkfarmcarlisle.com)
#vegetarian #onepotmeal #potatoes #Vindaloo #foodphotography
Remember when Bush 1 couldn't answer what the price of milk was? Good times.
It’s insane how out of touch this administration is.
Folks can’t afford to buy one damn home, let alone 12.
Here’s an idea—let’s stop the foreign adventurism and end tax breaks for billionaires.
Folks can’t afford to buy one damn home, let alone 12.
Here’s an idea—let’s stop the foreign adventurism and end tax breaks for billionaires.
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Remember when Bush 1 couldn't answer what the price of milk was? Good times.
Not counting on any Rs to have a backbone. They could stop the Madness of King Don, but choose not to do so.
Trump Is About to Find Out WhatEvery Bully in History Has Found Out newrepublic.com/article/2054... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Is About to Find Out WhatEvery Bully in History Has Found Out newrepublic.com/article/2054... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Is About to Find Out What
Every Bully in History Has Found Out
Last year, Trump had a lot of people scared. But there are good—and encouraging—reasons to think that this year will be different.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Not counting on any Rs to have a backbone. They could stop the Madness of King Don, but choose not to do so.
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Trump Is About to Find Out WhatEvery Bully in History Has Found Out newrepublic.com/article/2054... via @newrepublic.com
We are now 32 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 20, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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BRENNAN: Noem called on your to set up a safe zone where protest would be contained. Is that something you're looking at?
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
January 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
BRENNAN: Noem called on your to set up a safe zone where protest would be contained. Is that something you're looking at?
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
This #vegetarian #stir-fry from Martha Rose Shulman was a tasty way to use the last of our #clarkfarmcarlisle Winter #CSA share. #foodphotography #homecook #recipes fournightsaweek.com/2026/01/17/1...
17 January 2026: Stir-Fried Tofu, Red Cabbage and Winter Squash
After several weeks of indulgent eating, my digestive system was more than welcoming to a return to our regularly scheduled meals. Our Winter Share at Clark Farms CSA has ended, but we still have s…
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January 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This #vegetarian #stir-fry from Martha Rose Shulman was a tasty way to use the last of our #clarkfarmcarlisle Winter #CSA share. #foodphotography #homecook #recipes fournightsaweek.com/2026/01/17/1...
Does "oversight" mean "occupation:? Well cool dude. This sounds just like #vietnam to this old lady from the 60s and 70s. Cadet bonespurs has no skin in this game.
Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years, NYT reports reut.rs/3Z26kLj
Trump says US oversight of Venezuela could last years, NYT reports
"We will rebuild it in a very profitable way," Trump said.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Does "oversight" mean "occupation:? Well cool dude. This sounds just like #vietnam to this old lady from the 60s and 70s. Cadet bonespurs has no skin in this game.