Amy Armstrong
@saltysweetsnacks.bsky.social
Dog lover! Book lover. Horror book and film obsessed. Writer and lover of slush piles. 🎥🍿👻📚📓
Overall, a successful holiday filled with food, naps, friends, puppy snuggles & wine. I’m also enjoying The American Revolution #PBS @pbs.org #thanksgiving
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Overall, a successful holiday filled with food, naps, friends, puppy snuggles & wine. I’m also enjoying The American Revolution #PBS @pbs.org #thanksgiving
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After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
(Published Feb. 2023)
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The whispers are true. We open to submissions at midnight (12am EST)
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The whispers are true. We open to submissions at midnight (12am EST)
No contract, no coffee. Sign the pledge www.nocontractnocoffee.org?fbclid=PAdGR... ☕️
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
www.nocontractnocoffee.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
No contract, no coffee. Sign the pledge www.nocontractnocoffee.org?fbclid=PAdGR... ☕️
I love this! www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g...
A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts
Washington, D.C.'s vending machine LitBox distributes books, with a serving of hope as local writers struggle with arts funding cuts.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I love this! www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g...
Starting November 13, if you normally get your coffee at Starbucks, please consider a different coffee shop. Starbucks workers are going on strike starting on the 13th. Don't cross the picket line. sbworkersunited.org/take-action/ #nocontractnocoffee
Take Action - Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks partners are winning this fight because we are united, and customers and allies are standing with us.
sbworkersunited.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Starting November 13, if you normally get your coffee at Starbucks, please consider a different coffee shop. Starbucks workers are going on strike starting on the 13th. Don't cross the picket line. sbworkersunited.org/take-action/ #nocontractnocoffee
Yay @kodyboye.bsky.social So glad I was able to help out with What We Left Behind gnofhorror.com/what-we-left... #ameditinghorror
What We Left Behind Review: A Chilling Descent Into Psychological Horror - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
What We Left Behind Review: A Chilling Descent into Psychological Horror check out the ginger nuts of horror review here
gnofhorror.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Yay @kodyboye.bsky.social So glad I was able to help out with What We Left Behind gnofhorror.com/what-we-left... #ameditinghorror
Pledge not to cross picket lines if Starbucks workers strike. crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H #nocontractnocoffee @sbworkersunited.org
No Contract, No Coffee! Pledge To Act In Solidarity With Starbucks Workers United
crm.broadstripes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Pledge not to cross picket lines if Starbucks workers strike. crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H #nocontractnocoffee @sbworkersunited.org
Love this clip from Rachel Maddow on why protest is important. youtu.be/8xnHWD53w60?...
Rachel Maddow: Why protesting against authoritarians matters
YouTube video by MSNBC
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November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Love this clip from Rachel Maddow on why protest is important. youtu.be/8xnHWD53w60?...
Even if you aren’t a fan of Newsom, we need more people to say this. I 100% agree that this is the point. www.kqed.org/news/1206144...
Newsom Says Trump Is ‘Rigging the Election’ With Federal Poll Monitors | KQED
In an interview with KQED, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the Trump administration is laying the groundwork to question the results of California’s Proposition 50 vote.
www.kqed.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Even if you aren’t a fan of Newsom, we need more people to say this. I 100% agree that this is the point. www.kqed.org/news/1206144...
This seems petty governor.maryland.gov/news/press/p...
Western Maryland Flood Survivors Left Without Federal Disaster Aid After Trump Administration Denies Appeal - Press Releases - News - Office of Governor Wes Moore
governor.maryland.gov
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This seems petty governor.maryland.gov/news/press/p...
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
Not a great response www.npr.org/2025/10/20/n...
Trump's fake video featured 'Danger Zone.' Musician Kenny Loggins wants it scrubbed
The "Danger Zone" singer is asking for his performance to be deleted from a fake "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday.
www.npr.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Not a great response www.npr.org/2025/10/20/n...
Every once in a while, there's good news. www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/alex...
Supreme Court declines to hear Alex Jones' appeal
Updated on Oct. 14 at 10:05 a.m. Last week, conservative media personality Alex Jones filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court, asking the justices to pause a lower-court judgment […]
www.scotusblog.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Every once in a while, there's good news. www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/alex...
Way to go--and in Wyoming. www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-gov... #LGBTQ #freedomofspeech #libraries
Campbell County librarian fired after defending LGBTQ+ books wins $700,000 settlement
The long-time library director had sued local government officials for her 2023 termination, alleging they violated her free speech rights by punishing her for refusing to move LGBTQ+ books.
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Way to go--and in Wyoming. www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-gov... #LGBTQ #freedomofspeech #libraries
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All to cover up the Epstein files.
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
All to cover up the Epstein files.
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If you come for my people, you come through me.
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you come for my people, you come through me.
Reposted by Amy Armstrong
TAPPER: I don't understand why you're not calling the House back in session
MIKE JOHNSON: Members are doing important work in their districts right now
TAPPER: But the work legislating is also important work
MIKE JOHNSON: Members are doing important work in their districts right now
TAPPER: But the work legislating is also important work
October 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TAPPER: I don't understand why you're not calling the House back in session
MIKE JOHNSON: Members are doing important work in their districts right now
TAPPER: But the work legislating is also important work
MIKE JOHNSON: Members are doing important work in their districts right now
TAPPER: But the work legislating is also important work
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Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."
October 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Michigan Avenue right now.
The majority of Americans oppose book bans.
Let’s prove it.
✍️ Sign the pledge & share during #BannedBooksWeek
#FreedomToRead via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
Let’s prove it.
✍️ Sign the pledge & share during #BannedBooksWeek
#FreedomToRead via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read
This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.
action.everylibrary.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The majority of Americans oppose book bans.
Let’s prove it.
✍️ Sign the pledge & share during #BannedBooksWeek
#FreedomToRead via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
Let’s prove it.
✍️ Sign the pledge & share during #BannedBooksWeek
#FreedomToRead via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
📚 It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead. ✊ #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans Sign the pledge today! via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read
This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.
action.everylibrary.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
📚 It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the #FreedomToRead. ✊ #BannedBooksWeek #StopBookBans Sign the pledge today! via @everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge