Amanda E
@girlskill.bsky.social
Texas Liberal, poodle lover, tai chi artist, native garden enthusiast
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i strangely find myself admiring Rand Paul on this
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
i strangely find myself admiring Rand Paul on this
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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.
Me, Beto and NO KINGS! 🫶🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
October 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Me, Beto and NO KINGS! 🫶🏻🇺🇸❤️🤍💙
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I saw Paul McCartney in concert last night & predict he has a very bright future ahead of him. 👍
#MarkMyWords
#MarkMyWords
September 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I saw Paul McCartney in concert last night & predict he has a very bright future ahead of him. 👍
#MarkMyWords
#MarkMyWords
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This is some heinous shit.
July 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is some heinous shit.
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Donald Trump has raised taxes on Americans by over $121 BILLION in just the first half of 2025.
June 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Donald Trump has raised taxes on Americans by over $121 BILLION in just the first half of 2025.
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👀 🚨 Trump’s big brutal bill will “kill more than 51,000 Americans annually.” @ddayen.bsky.social prospect.org/politics/202...
June 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
👀 🚨 Trump’s big brutal bill will “kill more than 51,000 Americans annually.” @ddayen.bsky.social prospect.org/politics/202...
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I wonder how many people realize the tariff on auto parts causes car insurance premiums to go up?
April 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I wonder how many people realize the tariff on auto parts causes car insurance premiums to go up?
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Amanda Zurawski has been named one of TIME magazine’s Women of the Year.
Amanda’s Story:
Citing the state’s abortion laws, Texas doctors denied Amanda Zurawski emergency medical care when her water broke at only 18 weeks of pregnancy.
It was September of 2021, and Amanda was miscarrying. Her…
Amanda’s Story:
Citing the state’s abortion laws, Texas doctors denied Amanda Zurawski emergency medical care when her water broke at only 18 weeks of pregnancy.
It was September of 2021, and Amanda was miscarrying. Her…
February 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Amanda Zurawski has been named one of TIME magazine’s Women of the Year.
Amanda’s Story:
Citing the state’s abortion laws, Texas doctors denied Amanda Zurawski emergency medical care when her water broke at only 18 weeks of pregnancy.
It was September of 2021, and Amanda was miscarrying. Her…
Amanda’s Story:
Citing the state’s abortion laws, Texas doctors denied Amanda Zurawski emergency medical care when her water broke at only 18 weeks of pregnancy.
It was September of 2021, and Amanda was miscarrying. Her…
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This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Cecile Richards was a dear friend & invaluable partner in so many fights, from making sure the ACA covered birth control to keeping Planned Parenthood's doors open no matter what.
She changed the conversation around women's health & was a fighter to the end. She will be missed.
She changed the conversation around women's health & was a fighter to the end. She will be missed.
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
Former head of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards has died
Cecile Richards, the longtime activist for women's rights and former head of Planned Parenthood, died Monday after battling brain cancer.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cecile Richards was a dear friend & invaluable partner in so many fights, from making sure the ACA covered birth control to keeping Planned Parenthood's doors open no matter what.
She changed the conversation around women's health & was a fighter to the end. She will be missed.
She changed the conversation around women's health & was a fighter to the end. She will be missed.
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The big red sage, a rare Texas wildflower native to the Edwards Plateau, was proposed for endangered species protections Friday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/17/t...
Texas wildflower big red sage proposed for endangered species protection
Only seven native populations remain in Texas, all in the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas.
www.texastribune.org
January 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The big red sage, a rare Texas wildflower native to the Edwards Plateau, was proposed for endangered species protections Friday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. www.texastribune.org/2025/01/17/t...
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The kid from Scranton who kicked the ass of the bully from Queens is giving his farewell address tonight.
January 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The kid from Scranton who kicked the ass of the bully from Queens is giving his farewell address tonight.
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Four years after the TX grid collapsed, nothing has been done about it.
www.forbes.com/sites/edhirs...
www.forbes.com/sites/edhirs...
After Four Years And Billions Of Dollars, The Texas Grid Is Not Fixed
Texas has a 100% government operated grid under which consumers pay more, get less, and no one can be held accountable.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Four years after the TX grid collapsed, nothing has been done about it.
www.forbes.com/sites/edhirs...
www.forbes.com/sites/edhirs...
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Ob-Gyns are fleeing TX in droves. "21% said that they were either considering leaving the state or already planning to do so; 13% had decided to retire early. The report found “historic and worsening shortages...” #txlege women in this state. #txlege
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
www.newyorker.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Ob-Gyns are fleeing TX in droves. "21% said that they were either considering leaving the state or already planning to do so; 13% had decided to retire early. The report found “historic and worsening shortages...” #txlege women in this state. #txlege
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...