Amber Lung
@freckledcackler.bsky.social
Social gadfly, according to my Gemini horoscope. Which tracks.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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I checked in with Curtis Sliwa. He still doesn't care what you think.
"Everybody loves Curtis,” the failed Republican candidate told me a couple hours ago, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
New @motherjones.com:
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"Everybody loves Curtis,” the failed Republican candidate told me a couple hours ago, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I checked in with Curtis Sliwa. He still doesn't care what you think.
"Everybody loves Curtis," the failed Republican candidate said, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I checked in with Curtis Sliwa. He still doesn't care what you think.
"Everybody loves Curtis,” the failed Republican candidate told me a couple hours ago, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"Everybody loves Curtis,” the failed Republican candidate told me a couple hours ago, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This is why Chuck has NO REASON to come back to the table. Let them twist. If you're coming back with wins this big during a shutdown, the people know where their bread is buttered. Don't throw them a lifeline. These aren't tiny margin wins. They're blowouts.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is why Chuck has NO REASON to come back to the table. Let them twist. If you're coming back with wins this big during a shutdown, the people know where their bread is buttered. Don't throw them a lifeline. These aren't tiny margin wins. They're blowouts.
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Cannot say enough: the Trump administration actively chose to illegally withhold SNAP benefits in November, pretending they weren’t allowed to deliver benefits this month despite their own guidance from September 30 saying they could — guidance they deleted on October 23.
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Cannot say enough: the Trump administration actively chose to illegally withhold SNAP benefits in November, pretending they weren’t allowed to deliver benefits this month despite their own guidance from September 30 saying they could — guidance they deleted on October 23.
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Perhaps the most impressive thing about him is he has never risen to the bait on this, not once. His answer is always some form of, “I want to be Mayor of New York.”
CNN: Hakeem Jeffries was asked this morning if you're the future of the democratic party. He said no.
ZOHRAN MAMDANI: Good to know.
CNN: Do you have a response?
MAMDANI: No. I'm focused on the next two days.
ZOHRAN MAMDANI: Good to know.
CNN: Do you have a response?
MAMDANI: No. I'm focused on the next two days.
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Perhaps the most impressive thing about him is he has never risen to the bait on this, not once. His answer is always some form of, “I want to be Mayor of New York.”
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November 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
FYI here's a site to use to find free and affordable therapy.
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It was a blast (pun intended) to watch the end of the World Series, but this is just so dumb. Back to being a contrarian curmudgeon about air quality after fireworks.
November 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It was a blast (pun intended) to watch the end of the World Series, but this is just so dumb. Back to being a contrarian curmudgeon about air quality after fireworks.
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They better not go and shake that man’s hand while he’s kidnapping folks from the community that made them
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
They better not go and shake that man’s hand while he’s kidnapping folks from the community that made them
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An all time classic World Series. It’s a shame someone had to lose.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
An all time classic World Series. It’s a shame someone had to lose.
Is this the "best" World Series ever at this point? I mean. Come on.
November 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Is this the "best" World Series ever at this point? I mean. Come on.
Weird Al Tankovich has been my north star this whole game
Weird Al Tankovich
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Weird Al Tankovich has been my north star this whole game
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From the Dumb Runner Comics Vault:
November 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
From the Dumb Runner Comics Vault:
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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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i thought i was going insane turns out i’m just paying attention
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
i thought i was going insane turns out i’m just paying attention
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What does our health care system look like? What does our social safety net look like?
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
Cancer killed his parents. He’s facing the same disease alone — and unhoused.
Marcus Ford, like other Black men around the country, lives with a higher risk of dying from cancer due to factors out of his control. But Medicaid cuts may take away his treatment.
19thnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What does our health care system look like? What does our social safety net look like?
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
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This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party.
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party | Robert Reich
Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against h
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party.
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
Holy shit.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Holy shit.
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In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, a TN sheriff had a 61-yr-old man arrested for posting a meme on Facebook, which the sheriff absurdly construed as a threat. It was pretty clearly bullshit but I dug into the case using FB & public records and now it looks even worse. My latest @theintercept.com:
The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme
Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since.
theintercept.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, a TN sheriff had a 61-yr-old man arrested for posting a meme on Facebook, which the sheriff absurdly construed as a threat. It was pretty clearly bullshit but I dug into the case using FB & public records and now it looks even worse. My latest @theintercept.com:
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“I've been outed as a class traitor and I'm proud to wear that badge.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social asks @saikatforcongress.bsky.social if people should be skeptical of his campaign for the working class, despite being a multimillionaire himself.
Watch the interview: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social asks @saikatforcongress.bsky.social if people should be skeptical of his campaign for the working class, despite being a multimillionaire himself.
Watch the interview: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I've been outed as a class traitor and I'm proud to wear that badge.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social asks @saikatforcongress.bsky.social if people should be skeptical of his campaign for the working class, despite being a multimillionaire himself.
Watch the interview: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social asks @saikatforcongress.bsky.social if people should be skeptical of his campaign for the working class, despite being a multimillionaire himself.
Watch the interview: open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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There’s $5 billion sitting in SNAP reserves right now. The money’s there.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There’s $5 billion sitting in SNAP reserves right now. The money’s there.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
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You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
Opinion | You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
You Can Kill a Democracy Without a Dictator www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/o...
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this:
With a gift link because I think it is very important for people to understand this: