Amy van der Hiel
@amyvdh.bsky.social
she/her (not a work account)
I’m all vaccined up - got my covid, flu and pneumonia shots today before the holidays.
so thankful for my state, local pharmacy, and all the scientists who make this possible 💉💘
so thankful for my state, local pharmacy, and all the scientists who make this possible 💉💘
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I’m all vaccined up - got my covid, flu and pneumonia shots today before the holidays.
so thankful for my state, local pharmacy, and all the scientists who make this possible 💉💘
so thankful for my state, local pharmacy, and all the scientists who make this possible 💉💘
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oh whoa the models aren't just getting better and better consistently huh
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
oh whoa the models aren't just getting better and better consistently huh
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November 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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(They’re not cowards, they’re wealthy people protecting their own interests, and years ago they made the very smart calculation that it was better to be perceived as cowards who care than as ruthless career politicians who only truly care about cash and power.)
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
(They’re not cowards, they’re wealthy people protecting their own interests, and years ago they made the very smart calculation that it was better to be perceived as cowards who care than as ruthless career politicians who only truly care about cash and power.)
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'Human nature' is the capacity to categorize others as part of self. Extending the boundaries of concern, people often help strangers in emergencies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Heroic actions are a natural tendency’: why bystander apathy is a myth
Modern research shows the public work together selflessly in an emergency, motivated by a strong impulse to help
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
'Human nature' is the capacity to categorize others as part of self. Extending the boundaries of concern, people often help strangers in emergencies.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
pretty autumn view
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
pretty autumn view
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can you even ✨imagine✨ the world we would have right now if we had spent the hundreds of BILLIONS that were invested in ai in art, science and social mobility instead?
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
can you even ✨imagine✨ the world we would have right now if we had spent the hundreds of BILLIONS that were invested in ai in art, science and social mobility instead?
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Reminder that this is a winning position, and people support it
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Reminder that this is a winning position, and people support it
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"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
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This is it exactly.
Also, I can not stress enough how the real reason for the American War of Independence was a desire to keep slavery following the British court ruling of Somerset v Stewart in 1772 which was very negative towards the institution (and morality) of slavery.
Also, I can not stress enough how the real reason for the American War of Independence was a desire to keep slavery following the British court ruling of Somerset v Stewart in 1772 which was very negative towards the institution (and morality) of slavery.
Sarah Cooper explains the mystery of the Techbros' strategy, and their growing love of the idea of Techserfs.™️
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJ1...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cJ1...
The History of Wealth Throughout History
YouTube video by Sarah Cooper
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is it exactly.
Also, I can not stress enough how the real reason for the American War of Independence was a desire to keep slavery following the British court ruling of Somerset v Stewart in 1772 which was very negative towards the institution (and morality) of slavery.
Also, I can not stress enough how the real reason for the American War of Independence was a desire to keep slavery following the British court ruling of Somerset v Stewart in 1772 which was very negative towards the institution (and morality) of slavery.
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Good morning, friends!
November 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Good morning, friends!
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Starving millions as winter sets in is a special kind of cruelty
The Trump admin says it won’t tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
That means roughly 42 mil Americans will not receive critical food assistance from SNAP in November
Trump administration won’t use contingency fund to pay November food stamp benefits | CNN Politics
The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month, according to an agency memo obtained by CNN. That means that roughly...
www.cnn.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Starving millions as winter sets in is a special kind of cruelty
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The City of Boston became the second-largest city in the world to outlaw facial surveillance — banning both the technology itself and any information it produces.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The City of Boston became the second-largest city in the world to outlaw facial surveillance — banning both the technology itself and any information it produces.
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Because President Botstein understands the job of a university president. Protective your students.
A Bard College student was kidnapped by ICE and Bard’s administration is advocating for his release and has created a website to assist the rest of the community in joining them.
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
That’s what academic leaders should be doing for their students right now. www.instagram.com/p/DQKSTDJkeF...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Because President Botstein understands the job of a university president. Protective your students.
sufficient unto the day is the fuckwittery thereof
October 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
sufficient unto the day is the fuckwittery thereof
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
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In Boston we really, really don’t like kings
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In Boston we really, really don’t like kings
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After 2024, pundits brushed off the Resistance as cringe. I submit: Yes, it was. And cringe is good. Cringe, in fact, will save democracy.
Resistance Is Cringe
But it’s also effective.
www.theatlantic.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
After 2024, pundits brushed off the Resistance as cringe. I submit: Yes, it was. And cringe is good. Cringe, in fact, will save democracy.
experiencing a possibly new dark pattern for being on hold on a customer service line - aside from repetition of the the maddeningly untrue “your call is very important to us” lie; the loudness is periodically raised to almost painful levels. Too bad, pal! I’m that stubborn and now determined
October 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
experiencing a possibly new dark pattern for being on hold on a customer service line - aside from repetition of the the maddeningly untrue “your call is very important to us” lie; the loudness is periodically raised to almost painful levels. Too bad, pal! I’m that stubborn and now determined
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."