Amanda Mecke
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A Literary Agent/Book Coach with 45 years experience in both U Press and trade publishing, UCLA English PhD, Pitzer College BA, dog parent, teacher, married LGBTQ advocate, Democrat as long as the GOP exists.
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· Dec 17
Barack Obama tells House Democrats that party should focus on the midterms, not ideological divides
Barack Obama told House Democrats at an event on Sunday in Los Angeles that they should not get caught up in ideological differences and can “sort through” them later.
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Obama and all Democrats must recognize that the 2026 mid-terms will be about both the ideological divide that believed the lies that Trump and the entire elected GOP told in 2024, and their entire famiy’s personal economic survival into the next decade.
Obama and all Democrats must recognize that the 2026 mid-terms will be about both the ideological divide that believed the lies that Trump and the entire elected GOP told in 2024, and their entire famiy’s personal economic survival into the next decade.
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I can agree with this metaphor and method by giving “rights” to non-humans, but which humans get to be the translator for the Salmon who will be affected by a damn?
Latour would argue, if a dam is proposed the salmon migrating should have input via scientists.
I can agree with this metaphor and method by giving “rights” to non-humans, but which humans get to be the translator for the Salmon who will be affected by a damn?
Latour would argue, if a dam is proposed the salmon migrating should have input via scientists.
Bruno Latour showed us how to think with the things of the world | Aeon Essays
Bruno Latour showed us how to think with the things of the world, respecting their right to exist and act on their own terms
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February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
aeon.co/essays/bruno... Newsletter
I can agree with this metaphor and method by giving “rights” to non-humans, but which humans get to be the translator for the Salmon who will be affected by a damn?
Latour would argue, if a dam is proposed the salmon migrating should have input via scientists.
I can agree with this metaphor and method by giving “rights” to non-humans, but which humans get to be the translator for the Salmon who will be affected by a damn?
Latour would argue, if a dam is proposed the salmon migrating should have input via scientists.
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On National Women Physicians Day, we thank the women physicians who listen, advocate, and stand alongside those of us living with Arthrogryposis.
Thank you for your continued support of the AMC Community and disability healthcare.
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay #AMCSI #AMCStrong
Thank you for your continued support of the AMC Community and disability healthcare.
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay #AMCSI #AMCStrong
February 3, 2026 at 6:43 PM
On National Women Physicians Day, we thank the women physicians who listen, advocate, and stand alongside those of us living with Arthrogryposis.
Thank you for your continued support of the AMC Community and disability healthcare.
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay #AMCSI #AMCStrong
Thank you for your continued support of the AMC Community and disability healthcare.
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay #AMCSI #AMCStrong
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Service connection is not assumed by the VA. It must be proven with clear evidence linking your condition to military service.
Allsup Veterans Appeals helps you build that connection in a strong appeal.
Learn more: allsupva.help/4pSvYOs
#DisabledVeteran #VADisability #SupportVeterans #AllsupVA
Allsup Veterans Appeals helps you build that connection in a strong appeal.
Learn more: allsupva.help/4pSvYOs
#DisabledVeteran #VADisability #SupportVeterans #AllsupVA
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Service connection is not assumed by the VA. It must be proven with clear evidence linking your condition to military service.
Allsup Veterans Appeals helps you build that connection in a strong appeal.
Learn more: allsupva.help/4pSvYOs
#DisabledVeteran #VADisability #SupportVeterans #AllsupVA
Allsup Veterans Appeals helps you build that connection in a strong appeal.
Learn more: allsupva.help/4pSvYOs
#DisabledVeteran #VADisability #SupportVeterans #AllsupVA
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SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – This month, Mattel released a first-of-its-kind doll in their “fashionista’s line,” a new Barbie with autism. Frances McCutcheon, a lecturer in disabiliti…
Mattel releases first autistic Barbie, Roanoke College disability studies lecturer talks impacts
SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – This month, Mattel released a first-of-its-kind doll in their “fashionista’s line,” a new Barbie with autism. Frances McCutcheon, a lecturer in disabiliti…
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February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Evn before Immigration did not restrict quotqs for any Southern white Europeans (Italians), much Asian bans were strengthen to allow men but disallow women not their wives and deny citizenship, to reduce birthright citizens.
Evn before Immigration did not restrict quotqs for any Southern white Europeans (Italians), much Asian bans were strengthen to allow men but disallow women not their wives and deny citizenship, to reduce birthright citizens.
Berkeley Talks: The Page Act and the making of racialized US immigration control - Berkeley News
A panel of UC Berkeley scholars unpack how the 1875 law helped institutionalize racially targeted exclusion at the border and laid the groundwork for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and later U.S. immi...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/12/b...
Evn before Immigration did not restrict quotqs for any Southern white Europeans (Italians), much Asian bans were strengthen to allow men but disallow women not their wives and deny citizenship, to reduce birthright citizens.
Evn before Immigration did not restrict quotqs for any Southern white Europeans (Italians), much Asian bans were strengthen to allow men but disallow women not their wives and deny citizenship, to reduce birthright citizens.
apnews.com/article/us-i...
Will anyone ask the definition of “approach” and “aggressively” — or offer evidence?
Sounds exactly the way the Venezuela invasion started.
Will anyone ask the definition of “approach” and “aggressively” — or offer evidence?
Sounds exactly the way the Venezuela invasion started.
US shoots down Iranian drone that 'aggressively' approached an aircraft carrier, military says
U.S. Central Command says a U.S. Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Will anyone ask the definition of “approach” and “aggressively” — or offer evidence?
Sounds exactly the way the Venezuela invasion started.
Will anyone ask the definition of “approach” and “aggressively” — or offer evidence?
Sounds exactly the way the Venezuela invasion started.
www.wcfia.harvard.edu/events/jodid...
We will never resurect those who die during the next 4 years under programs the GOP under Trump has ended abruptly — like USAID or NIH clinical trials — but we must count the losses even if we can work hard to prevent more.
We will never resurect those who die during the next 4 years under programs the GOP under Trump has ended abruptly — like USAID or NIH clinical trials — but we must count the losses even if we can work hard to prevent more.
The Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture with Atul Gawande | Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
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February 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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We will never resurect those who die during the next 4 years under programs the GOP under Trump has ended abruptly — like USAID or NIH clinical trials — but we must count the losses even if we can work hard to prevent more.
We will never resurect those who die during the next 4 years under programs the GOP under Trump has ended abruptly — like USAID or NIH clinical trials — but we must count the losses even if we can work hard to prevent more.
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This administration protected the predators and exposed the victims, it wasn't an accident www.rawstory.com/epstein-surv...
Urgent hearing set after Trump DOJ's 'single most egregious violation' of victim privacy
A federal judge has planned to have an urgent hearing this week after the Department of Justice released 3 million documents Friday and accidentally revealed the identities and personal information of...
www.rawstory.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This administration protected the predators and exposed the victims, it wasn't an accident www.rawstory.com/epstein-surv...
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
As environmental and agricultural databases cease to be posted on free government websites for all researchers, Foundations must collaborate to recreate them — which means hiring people to train AI to find it for academic open access, but comercial licensing use.
As environmental and agricultural databases cease to be posted on free government websites for all researchers, Foundations must collaborate to recreate them — which means hiring people to train AI to find it for academic open access, but comercial licensing use.
World’s vast plant knowledge not being fully exploited to tackle biodiversity and climate challenges, warn researchers
An international group of researchers says that biodiversity conservation and scientific research are not benefiting from the vast knowledge about the world’s
www.cam.ac.uk
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
As environmental and agricultural databases cease to be posted on free government websites for all researchers, Foundations must collaborate to recreate them — which means hiring people to train AI to find it for academic open access, but comercial licensing use.
As environmental and agricultural databases cease to be posted on free government websites for all researchers, Foundations must collaborate to recreate them — which means hiring people to train AI to find it for academic open access, but comercial licensing use.
Only of we keep the GOP from closing polls, discarding “late” USPS-mailed absentee ballots — even from the Military Abroad,” and throwing registered voters off the rolls.
Democrats' blowout victory in special election spells doom for GOP https://www.dailykos.com/story/2026/2/2/2366791/-Democrats-blowout-victory-in-special-election-spells-doom-for-GOP?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Democrats' blowout victory in special election spells doom for GOP
Democrats on Saturday night not only flipped a state Senate seat in Texas that President Donald Trump had won in 2024 by 17 percentage points, but they won the special runoff election by a ...
www.dailykos.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Only of we keep the GOP from closing polls, discarding “late” USPS-mailed absentee ballots — even from the Military Abroad,” and throwing registered voters off the rolls.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
I am ordering this audio book right now!
“…winning his first Grammy for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in the best audiobook category. If he set his words to a few Goa trance chords, you never know…”
I am ordering this audio book right now!
“…winning his first Grammy for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in the best audiobook category. If he set his words to a few Goa trance chords, you never know…”
Anti-ICE protests, brilliance by Bieber and the Dalai Lama’s first win: the 10 biggest moments at the 2026 Grammys
From the Cure winning their first Grammys to a posthumous award for Chick Corea, it was a night of heartening wins and robust politics
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
I am ordering this audio book right now!
“…winning his first Grammy for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in the best audiobook category. If he set his words to a few Goa trance chords, you never know…”
I am ordering this audio book right now!
“…winning his first Grammy for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in the best audiobook category. If he set his words to a few Goa trance chords, you never know…”
interestingengineering.com/science/132-...
How did these remnants survive and for how long? What did they eat? did Predatory Dinosaurs fight to the death? What was unique about this area during the post-Asteroid Winter that allowed small mammals to survive underground.
How did these remnants survive and for how long? What did they eat? did Predatory Dinosaurs fight to the death? What was unique about this area during the post-Asteroid Winter that allowed small mammals to survive underground.
132-million-year-old dinosaur tracks could solve 'dark period' puzzle
While volcanic eruptions decimated the Karoo Basin, new fossil tracks prove that life persisted in the lush coastal Brenton Formation.
interestingengineering.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
interestingengineering.com/science/132-...
How did these remnants survive and for how long? What did they eat? did Predatory Dinosaurs fight to the death? What was unique about this area during the post-Asteroid Winter that allowed small mammals to survive underground.
How did these remnants survive and for how long? What did they eat? did Predatory Dinosaurs fight to the death? What was unique about this area during the post-Asteroid Winter that allowed small mammals to survive underground.
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The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
SNAP shoppers get up to $20 daily in free produce at tribally owned markets
Two Choctaw Country Markets in southeastern Oklahoma are matching up to $20 daily in SNAP benefits for fresh produce purchases through the Double Up Oklahoma program.
tribalbusinessnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
The Oklahoma Choctaw Tribe are making fresh produce affordable for all people using SNAP at their 2 tribal grocery stores built in identified “food deserts.”
The Double Up Oklahoma program is funded through a U.S. Department of Ag grant by Hunger Free OK.
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@jorgedoespbl.bsky.social shares a concise method that allows middle school teachers to customize support for their students based on timing and specific needs. ⭐
#EduSky
#EduSky
A 6-Step Plan for Differentiated Instruction
Middle school teachers can follow a straightforward method that facilitates customization of support for students.
www.edutopia.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 AM
@jorgedoespbl.bsky.social shares a concise method that allows middle school teachers to customize support for their students based on timing and specific needs. ⭐
#EduSky
#EduSky
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
We can store energy in water we pump uphill to one reservoir and make energy when we let it flow down any source, in this case in Washington State, the Columbia River.
An altitude increase of 2,000 ft is enough.
The first one was in CT in the 1920s.
We can store energy in water we pump uphill to one reservoir and make energy when we let it flow down any source, in this case in Washington State, the Columbia River.
An altitude increase of 2,000 ft is enough.
The first one was in CT in the 1920s.
A rare step forward for a US pumped hydro project
Rye Development got a federal permit for a massive grid megaproject in the Pacific Northwest. Construction will start once it finds buyers for the…
www.canarymedia.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
We can store energy in water we pump uphill to one reservoir and make energy when we let it flow down any source, in this case in Washington State, the Columbia River.
An altitude increase of 2,000 ft is enough.
The first one was in CT in the 1920s.
We can store energy in water we pump uphill to one reservoir and make energy when we let it flow down any source, in this case in Washington State, the Columbia River.
An altitude increase of 2,000 ft is enough.
The first one was in CT in the 1920s.
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Welcoming back the wetlands, in Kigali, Rwanda: www.biographic.com/the-rwandan-... 🌍 #conservation
The Rwandan City Where Wetlands Are Winning
To save its citizens from floods, Kigali is betting big on wetland restoration.
www.biographic.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Welcoming back the wetlands, in Kigali, Rwanda: www.biographic.com/the-rwandan-... 🌍 #conservation
Killers guarding killing.
In many of the first generation of modern concentration camp systems (near the turn of the twentieth century), the vast majority of deaths were caused by disease and malnutrition. Most of the victims were women and children.
It appears there is now a measles outbreak at the Dilley family detention facility. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 2, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Killers guarding killing.
Trump has always bankrupted businesses without paying for the losses.
After numerous artists said they would no longer perform there and ticket sales plummeted, Trump says he is closing the Kennedy Center for at least two years.
February 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Trump has always bankrupted businesses without paying for the losses.
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In the UK, a Prince was stripped of all his titles and thrown out of the Royal household.
The UK Ambassador to the US was fired and has just resigned from his party in disgrace.
In America, a man connected more deeply to the same pedophile sex ring remains the President.
The UK Ambassador to the US was fired and has just resigned from his party in disgrace.
In America, a man connected more deeply to the same pedophile sex ring remains the President.
February 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
In the UK, a Prince was stripped of all his titles and thrown out of the Royal household.
The UK Ambassador to the US was fired and has just resigned from his party in disgrace.
In America, a man connected more deeply to the same pedophile sex ring remains the President.
The UK Ambassador to the US was fired and has just resigned from his party in disgrace.
In America, a man connected more deeply to the same pedophile sex ring remains the President.
interestingengineering.com/energy/cigar...
Why not make the energy storage carbon material from the butts INSTEAD of cigarettes?
The cold of collecting Butts from trash and litter — not to mention the health care costs from smoking — could be skipped and cost less. Let people just vape.
Why not make the energy storage carbon material from the butts INSTEAD of cigarettes?
The cold of collecting Butts from trash and litter — not to mention the health care costs from smoking — could be skipped and cost less. Let people just vape.
Cigarette butts turned into carbon electrode for energy storage
Researchers are turning one of the world's most ubiquitous pollutants — cigarette butts — into components for sustainable energy storage.
interestingengineering.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
interestingengineering.com/energy/cigar...
Why not make the energy storage carbon material from the butts INSTEAD of cigarettes?
The cold of collecting Butts from trash and litter — not to mention the health care costs from smoking — could be skipped and cost less. Let people just vape.
Why not make the energy storage carbon material from the butts INSTEAD of cigarettes?
The cold of collecting Butts from trash and litter — not to mention the health care costs from smoking — could be skipped and cost less. Let people just vape.
DOJ misconduct complaint against D.C. federal judge dismissed
No proof at all not an out-of-bounds statement in a private judicial conference.
Predictions that the Trump administration would flout court orders have been repeatedly borne out in the months since Mizelle called them “baseless.”
No proof at all not an out-of-bounds statement in a private judicial conference.
Predictions that the Trump administration would flout court orders have been repeatedly borne out in the months since Mizelle called them “baseless.”
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
DOJ misconduct complaint against D.C. federal judge dismissed
No proof at all not an out-of-bounds statement in a private judicial conference.
Predictions that the Trump administration would flout court orders have been repeatedly borne out in the months since Mizelle called them “baseless.”
No proof at all not an out-of-bounds statement in a private judicial conference.
Predictions that the Trump administration would flout court orders have been repeatedly borne out in the months since Mizelle called them “baseless.”
A Middle School team with unlimited members. No girl lost a slot.
The Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine middle school because a boy was allowed to join the co-ed cheerleading squad.
Read that again.
IT’S A CO-ED CHEERLEADING SQUAD.
Read that again.
IT’S A CO-ED CHEERLEADING SQUAD.
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A Middle School team with unlimited members. No girl lost a slot.