amanda
@morallygrayjedi.swifties.social
#HoldFast Marine scientist by day, Star Wars nerd by night / she/her / 27 / UT19 / AU22 / BLM ACAB
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Consider offering a public comment in support of the rights of CNMI regarding deep sea mining.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands-Request for Information and Interest
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is initiating the first steps that could potentially lead to a lease sale for minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore the Commonwealth of th...
www.federalregister.gov
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Consider offering a public comment in support of the rights of CNMI regarding deep sea mining.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
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This is heartbreaking. It doesn’t have to be this way. RFK Jr’s LACK of leadership of HHS is to blame.
From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies. We are volunteering to protect the health of all Americans.
From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies. We are volunteering to protect the health of all Americans.
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is heartbreaking. It doesn’t have to be this way. RFK Jr’s LACK of leadership of HHS is to blame.
From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies. We are volunteering to protect the health of all Americans.
From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies. We are volunteering to protect the health of all Americans.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
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We live on a planet on the brink of disaster
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
We live on a planet on the brink of disaster
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We live on a planet on the brink of disaster
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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It’s getting harder and harder to avoid concluding that the people who keep voting for shitty people are shitty people themselves.
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s getting harder and harder to avoid concluding that the people who keep voting for shitty people are shitty people themselves.
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Johnson basically says it here
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Johnson basically says it here
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The courts had to step in and tell Donald Trump to feed the people. Let that sink in.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund
The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.
www.nbcnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The courts had to step in and tell Donald Trump to feed the people. Let that sink in.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
He was perfectly fine letting millions of Americans go hungry—in the middle of a shutdown that Republicans created.
Do what the judge said, Donald. Release the funds and stop playing with folks’ livelihoods.
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#Pets #SNAP #Dogs #Cats #Animals #PetAssistance #PetSupport
🐕🐈 Pet Assistance Resources for those in Economic Hardship:
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#Pets #SNAP #Dogs #Cats #Animals #PetAssistance #PetSupport
🐕🐈 Pet Assistance Resources for those in Economic Hardship:
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Pet Assistance Resources for Economic Hardship
If you face the possibility of having to surrender your pet due to financial hardship, please check out these pet assistance resources.
bestfriends.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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#Pets #SNAP #Dogs #Cats #Animals #PetAssistance #PetSupport
🐕🐈 Pet Assistance Resources for those in Economic Hardship:
bestfriends.org/pet-care-res...
#Pets #SNAP #Dogs #Cats #Animals #PetAssistance #PetSupport
🐕🐈 Pet Assistance Resources for those in Economic Hardship:
bestfriends.org/pet-care-res...
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Just because the govt is shut down doesn't mean you can't call your legislators. And just because John Thune isn't your senator doesn't mean you can't call his office and ask his staff why they're supporting a man who is fine with torturing pregnant woman, and starving & killing children for no pay
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just because the govt is shut down doesn't mean you can't call your legislators. And just because John Thune isn't your senator doesn't mean you can't call his office and ask his staff why they're supporting a man who is fine with torturing pregnant woman, and starving & killing children for no pay
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The US House of Representatives committee calendar for October 2025
It's .... quite something
It's .... quite something
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The US House of Representatives committee calendar for October 2025
It's .... quite something
It's .... quite something
Going to a coworker’s for a Halloween get together across from the office and it’s so odd being on my commute after these long four weeks #furloughedfed
October 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Going to a coworker’s for a Halloween get together across from the office and it’s so odd being on my commute after these long four weeks #furloughedfed
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FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
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I still can’t believe “Disney turned down Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh’s Ben Solo movie but we’re getting Jeremy Allen White playing a Hutt in the Grogu movie” is real life and not A JOKE
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I still can’t believe “Disney turned down Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh’s Ben Solo movie but we’re getting Jeremy Allen White playing a Hutt in the Grogu movie” is real life and not A JOKE