Melinda Amato
@melindaamato.bsky.social
Daughter of a 🇲🇽 immigrant. Mother against gun violence. Working for a more livable planet for all.
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Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
August 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Pritzker: "National Guard troops, any kind of troops, on the streets of American city don't belong unless there is an insurrection, unless there is truly an emergency. There is not."
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President Trump is lying again about mail-in ballots and voting machines, and his real motives aren’t fooling anyone.
This is not about election integrity.
This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
This is not about election integrity.
This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
August 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
President Trump is lying again about mail-in ballots and voting machines, and his real motives aren’t fooling anyone.
This is not about election integrity.
This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
This is not about election integrity.
This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
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Next week I’ll be heading to NOLA for #NN25. I’m very excited to be co-hosting a panel and presenting in the New Tools Showcase (come cheer us on (and vote for me!) or visit our booth and say hello :) lmk if you’ll be there and want to connect!
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The largest progressive gathering in the US. For 2025 we will be in New Orleans - August 7-9. #NN25 https://www.netrootsnation.org
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July 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Next week I’ll be heading to NOLA for #NN25. I’m very excited to be co-hosting a panel and presenting in the New Tools Showcase (come cheer us on (and vote for me!) or visit our booth and say hello :) lmk if you’ll be there and want to connect!
netrootsnation.bsky.social #NN25
netrootsnation.bsky.social #NN25
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#NN25 has really robust virtual offerings. If you can't go to New Orleans come join me online! This is THE annual conference for progressives and this is our 20th year!
Netroots Nation is the largest annual conference for US progressives is right around the corner! Join us in New Orleans or online for #NN25. There are trainings, panels and inspiring organizers to meet! Your next great campaign starts here (& maybe your new organizer BFF) www.netrootsnation.org
Netroots Nation – Since 2006, America's largest annual conference for progressives.
www.netrootsnation.org
July 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#NN25 has really robust virtual offerings. If you can't go to New Orleans come join me online! This is THE annual conference for progressives and this is our 20th year!
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The United States should not wage war against Iran.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
June 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The United States should not wage war against Iran.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is unconstitutional. Only Congress can declare war — and the Senate must vote immediately to prevent an another endless war.
This is a horrific war of choice.
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In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.
June 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.
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The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
Grateful to have played a role in these victories and so proud of everyone who made this happen!
We are so pumped by the amazing work that @wisdems.bsky.social did in the run-up to this election and so proud that Reach helped power this win! Let's GO!
April 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Grateful to have played a role in these victories and so proud of everyone who made this happen!
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Presented with evidence that innocent people who are not members of any gang were wrongly deported to a slave prison in El Salvador, Homan flatly insists that all of them were in fact gang members (but he's unwilling to detail any evidence showing it)
March 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Presented with evidence that innocent people who are not members of any gang were wrongly deported to a slave prison in El Salvador, Homan flatly insists that all of them were in fact gang members (but he's unwilling to detail any evidence showing it)
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Tesla is recalling nearly every Cybertruck in the United States due to the risk of the exterior panels flying off and hitting other cars on the road.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
Tesla is recalling most Cybertrucks due to exterior panel issue | CNN Business
Tesla is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach during driving, the latest in a series of call-backs for the pickup truck.
www.cnn.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tesla is recalling nearly every Cybertruck in the United States due to the risk of the exterior panels flying off and hitting other cars on the road.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
This comes as Tesla’s stock continues to plunge.
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UPDATE: Called all my NY reps - national and state, as well as my city councilperson, to ask them to speak out for and fight for the release of Mahmoud Khalil. Here's a quick script if you need one and want to make calls yourself. You can find your reps here: reps.fyi
March 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
UPDATE: Called all my NY reps - national and state, as well as my city councilperson, to ask them to speak out for and fight for the release of Mahmoud Khalil. Here's a quick script if you need one and want to make calls yourself. You can find your reps here: reps.fyi
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“Want to watch Netflix while you drive?”
We need to make this illegal @streetsforall.org
Shame on you Ottocast how many people have been hit because you enable drivers to watch their favorite show from the comfort of the driver’s seat?
We need to make this illegal @streetsforall.org
Shame on you Ottocast how many people have been hit because you enable drivers to watch their favorite show from the comfort of the driver’s seat?
March 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“Want to watch Netflix while you drive?”
We need to make this illegal @streetsforall.org
Shame on you Ottocast how many people have been hit because you enable drivers to watch their favorite show from the comfort of the driver’s seat?
We need to make this illegal @streetsforall.org
Shame on you Ottocast how many people have been hit because you enable drivers to watch their favorite show from the comfort of the driver’s seat?
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Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
Congressman Al Green on X: "Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl" / X
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome https://t.co/sVklRmPCJl
x.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...
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KEILAR: Can you guarantee that veterans benefits and care will not be affected by these cuts?
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything
March 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
KEILAR: Can you guarantee that veterans benefits and care will not be affected by these cuts?
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything
REP. GREG MURPHY: No, I can't guarantee anything
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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I STAND WITH UKRAINE. Trump is a national embarrassment.
Who’s with me?
Who’s with me?
How You Can Have Zelenskyy's Back Online
Don't let the right wingers drive the narrative on the Oval Office disaster from Friday.
www.digitaldrumbeat.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I STAND WITH UKRAINE. Trump is a national embarrassment.
Who’s with me?
Who’s with me?
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BREAKING — NBC celebrates Black History Month by firing its most prominent primetime Black cable news host and its most prominent weekend Black cable news host, and pushing out its Black nightly news anchor.
February 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING — NBC celebrates Black History Month by firing its most prominent primetime Black cable news host and its most prominent weekend Black cable news host, and pushing out its Black nightly news anchor.
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Remember when the WH insisted that global HIV prevention & treatment was exempt from the freeze? When it seemed MAYBE they understood that cutting off medicine could put the entire planet at risk of drug resistant HIV strains?
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
February 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Remember when the WH insisted that global HIV prevention & treatment was exempt from the freeze? When it seemed MAYBE they understood that cutting off medicine could put the entire planet at risk of drug resistant HIV strains?
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
Wrong. Elon Musk’s interns were simply shutting payments off manually.
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I have never been able to convey just how bad maternal health is down here in the Gulf, especially for Black women. But this @mississippitoday.org report? It does it, and I hope EVERYONE reads it. mississippitoday.org/2025/02/19/m...
Mississippi's C-section problem - Mississippi Today
Despite national pressure to reduce these types of C-sections, Mississippi’s rate has stayed high across the last decade — peaking at 32.5% in 2018, according to data obtained from the Mississippi Sta...
mississippitoday.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I have never been able to convey just how bad maternal health is down here in the Gulf, especially for Black women. But this @mississippitoday.org report? It does it, and I hope EVERYONE reads it. mississippitoday.org/2025/02/19/m...
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I’ve asked it before and I’ll ask it again: where oh, where are all of those strict constitutionalists demanding that the executive branch’s power and reach is limited in their very, very very limited government view?
a man in a suit is holding a jacket over his shoulder
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February 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’ve asked it before and I’ll ask it again: where oh, where are all of those strict constitutionalists demanding that the executive branch’s power and reach is limited in their very, very very limited government view?
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.