Amanda Katz
@katzish.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Ex @PostOpinions @CNN @BostonGlobe @BloomsburyUSA. Sometime poet & translator. Good eater. Parent.
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A year ago - Jan 7, 2025 - from Sunset Blvd and the 405 - the emergence of the Palisades Fire. A fateful first day of events that perhaps defined Los Angeles the last year.
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 AM
A year ago - Jan 7, 2025 - from Sunset Blvd and the 405 - the emergence of the Palisades Fire. A fateful first day of events that perhaps defined Los Angeles the last year.
What Minneapolis public school parents got today. Then they had to explain to their kids in age-appropriate ways why there would be no school
January 8, 2026 at 4:49 AM
What Minneapolis public school parents got today. Then they had to explain to their kids in age-appropriate ways why there would be no school
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School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
January 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
School has been cancelled tomorrow and Friday across the city of Minneapolis, because our federal government has made it unsafe for children here.
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For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.
It must stop.
Kristi Noem must go. Now.
Already at maximum dismay. I don’t know how much closer it can come now that ICE is specifically murdering queer white poet moms of 6-year-olds
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Already at maximum dismay. I don’t know how much closer it can come now that ICE is specifically murdering queer white poet moms of 6-year-olds
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“life is merely
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there.”
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there.”
Renée Nicole Good was a poet.
A prize-winning poet.
A prize-winning poet.
2020 Academy of American Poets Prize
On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin
poets.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
“life is merely
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there.”
to ovum and sperm
and where those two meet
and how often and how well
and what dies there.”
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This will sound like a joke, but it's not.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
This will sound like a joke, but it's not.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
When TWO "Minnesota Nice" politicians drop the F-bomb in front of live cameras, we're at Defcon 1.
Like a movie where people are left to communicate about an authoritarian crackdown via highway protest sign
Protest sign on Route 4 in Paramus, New Jersey reads “ICE murders woman in MN”
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Like a movie where people are left to communicate about an authoritarian crackdown via highway protest sign
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ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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ICE killed a member of our community today. ICE showed up at my kid’s daycare today. ICE is bragging about the number of families they’ve torn apart in a matter of days, and promising that their campaign of terror isn’t done.
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
ICE killed a member of our community today. ICE showed up at my kid’s daycare today. ICE is bragging about the number of families they’ve torn apart in a matter of days, and promising that their campaign of terror isn’t done.
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I met Renee and her wife just a few weeks ago. She fed me tea and cookies at her house while we talked about school stuff. Such a warm and loving mother. This is tragic beyond words.
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I met Renee and her wife just a few weeks ago. She fed me tea and cookies at her house while we talked about school stuff. Such a warm and loving mother. This is tragic beyond words.
Nauseating. This poor sweet kid
The woman killed by ICE was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old who was the mother of a 4-year old child whose father already died a few years ago.
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Nauseating. This poor sweet kid
The only really good news of the day pitchfork.com/news/robyn-a...
Robyn Announces New Album Sexistential, Drops Two Songs
“I feel like the purpose of my life is to stay horny,” said the Swedish pop star
pitchfork.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The only really good news of the day pitchfork.com/news/robyn-a...
Depressing news out of Pittsburgh
New by me —>
Will Pittsburgh become America’s most important city without a newspaper? Or will the @post-gazette.com shutting down in May spur some long-delayed action?
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/will...
Will Pittsburgh become America’s most important city without a newspaper? Or will the @post-gazette.com shutting down in May spur some long-delayed action?
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/will...
Will Pittsburgh become America’s most important city without a newspaper?
One of the country's oldest newspapers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, says it's shutting down in May. Not going digital-only — just closing. But the delayed closure could also spur some long-delayed ac...
www.niemanlab.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Depressing news out of Pittsburgh
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The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis has been identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Mother identifies woman shot and killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis has been identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Walz: "Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever. I don't want to be right about this, but I said if they do this they're gonna create a chaotic situation where someone innocent is gonna get killed. And they did it."
This is for real -- post away, but post like ICE and your future potential employers are watching. (Also just don't be jerks, that goes a really long way)
Every person on Bluesky should know:
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
* Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever
* Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies
* Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured
* Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic
www.404media.co/the-200-site...
January 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This is for real -- post away, but post like ICE and your future potential employers are watching. (Also just don't be jerks, that goes a really long way)
Some people will do anything to distract from the random war they're starting to distract from the giant cache of files they refuse to release about their involvement with a child sex trafficking operation
hate it when the trump administration’s killing civilians abroad agenda is temporarily overshadowed by its shooting civilians domestically programs
January 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Some people will do anything to distract from the random war they're starting to distract from the giant cache of files they refuse to release about their involvement with a child sex trafficking operation
People love freedom, fairness, AND affordability. It's not complicated! No one's ONLY worried about the price of eggs when there are armed guys recruited for violence and white nationalism shooting them through their car windows. More skilled politicians are issuing statements reflecting that.
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
People love freedom, fairness, AND affordability. It's not complicated! No one's ONLY worried about the price of eggs when there are armed guys recruited for violence and white nationalism shooting them through their car windows. More skilled politicians are issuing statements reflecting that.
“Somebody is dead. That’s on you.”
January 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
“Somebody is dead. That’s on you.”
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I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
Good advice
Just a reminder to turn off autoplay
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Good advice
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I’m aware of the reports of an ICE related shooting in Minneapolis and working as hard as I can to get answers. I’ll share any updates as I learn more.
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I’m aware of the reports of an ICE related shooting in Minneapolis and working as hard as I can to get answers. I’ll share any updates as I learn more.