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Amy Weiss
@aweiss14.bsky.social
I love coffee, corgis, cats, and democracy.
I’m sure he’ll never see this, but I want @bradleywhitford.bsky.social to know how often ER - Love’s Labor Lost still enters my thoughts over 30 years later.
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reposted by Amy Weiss
TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn
**Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Finally some action. It's a start.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqyt...
LIVE: Protest outside USAID as Trump moves to abolish the agency
YouTube video by Reuters
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I was hoping for a Monday morning barrage of communication from Dem leadership about all of this weekend's fuckery, but I'm hearing nothing but crickets. WTF.
February 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reposted by Amy Weiss
Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I grow weary with Dem leadership’s feckless “strongly worded statements.”
It achieves nothing. We need an actionable plan. Stop clutching pearls and do something.
January 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is a really good read.

“Hungary’s key lesson is you don’t protect democracy by talking about democracy — you protect democracy by protecting people. Only a democracy that works for the people is sustainable.”
I Watched Orbán Destroy Hungary’s Democracy. Here’s My Advice for the Trump Era.
To dismantle the machinery of autocracy, you first need to understand how it works.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Starting at 12:00 - My frustrations with Dem leadership exactly.
"Republicans exploit the loopholes. Democrats complain about the norms"
Exploit the fucking loopholes, Dems!
youtu.be/HNcmo-K5Xsg?...
Jon Stewart Urges Dems to Fight Like Republicans and Exploit Loopholes | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 19, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Ooh the Reichstag fire and Kristallnacht all rolled into one. What could go wrong?
Trump confirms he's planning to use the military for his mass deportation
November 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM