Amy L. Kovac-Ashley
@terabithia4.bsky.social
A Californian living in an East Coast world. @tinynewscollective.bsky.social ED. Formerly @lenfestinstitute.org, @ampress.bsky.social, WVU Media College, HoyaJournalism, @washingtonpost.com. Wife. Mom.
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A sane country.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A sane country.
Most unsurprising newsletter subject line from the NY Times: "Woody Allen is not sorry about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" No, really?????
December 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Most unsurprising newsletter subject line from the NY Times: "Woody Allen is not sorry about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" No, really?????
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the thing about this is that usually visa shit ends up being reciprical. If we do a thing to a country, they do a thing to us.
Bat shit crazy.
US plans to start checking tourists social media.
It will be "mandatory" to hand over the social media info, including email addresses & phone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the names, addresses, numbers, & birthdays of family members.
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking tourists social media.
It will be "mandatory" to hand over the social media info, including email addresses & phone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the names, addresses, numbers, & birthdays of family members.
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
the thing about this is that usually visa shit ends up being reciprical. If we do a thing to a country, they do a thing to us.
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With D.C.'s 2026 election cycle just around the corner, local officials are preparing to roll out ranked-choice voting – and start educating the city's voters on the new way of voting. Is the D.C. Board of Elections up to the task? For @51st.news: 51st.news/dc-ranked-ch...
Is D.C. ready for ranked-choice voting?
Educating voters will be a big task ahead of the 2026 local elections.
51st.news
December 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
With D.C.'s 2026 election cycle just around the corner, local officials are preparing to roll out ranked-choice voting – and start educating the city's voters on the new way of voting. Is the D.C. Board of Elections up to the task? For @51st.news: 51st.news/dc-ranked-ch...
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Judge orders federal agents can no longer arrest people in D.C. on immigration violations without a warrant or probable cause to believe they could potentially flee if not detained
It's the 2nd significant legal loss for Trump over his raid on D.C. in the past 2 weeks.
✏️ by: @51st.news
It's the 2nd significant legal loss for Trump over his raid on D.C. in the past 2 weeks.
✏️ by: @51st.news
Federal judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
Lawyers say federal agents unlawfully operated under an ‘arrest first, ask questions later’ policy.
51st.news
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Judge orders federal agents can no longer arrest people in D.C. on immigration violations without a warrant or probable cause to believe they could potentially flee if not detained
It's the 2nd significant legal loss for Trump over his raid on D.C. in the past 2 weeks.
✏️ by: @51st.news
It's the 2nd significant legal loss for Trump over his raid on D.C. in the past 2 weeks.
✏️ by: @51st.news
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."
The Optical Illusion of Prosperity
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."
werd.io
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."
This piece is 7 years old but still relevant today, if not more so.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This piece is 7 years old but still relevant today, if not more so.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
Let's see how long it takes for them to leave... I'm not sure why they allowed time for an appeal when the ruling is that it was unlawful.
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
Judge orders an end to Trump's troop deployment in D.C., calling it 'unlawful'
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put a pause on her order until Dec. 11 to allow the Trump administration time to appeal.
www.npr.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Let's see how long it takes for them to leave... I'm not sure why they allowed time for an appeal when the ruling is that it was unlawful.
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
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“At every step, the community showed up.”💗
Kari Mar turned a shuttered newspaper into a connective weekly ritual for La Conner, Wash. — complete with Thursday volunteer paper walks.🚶♀️
Our latest feature dives into how she brought news back to the town.
www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...
Kari Mar turned a shuttered newspaper into a connective weekly ritual for La Conner, Wash. — complete with Thursday volunteer paper walks.🚶♀️
Our latest feature dives into how she brought news back to the town.
www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...
5 Questions with Kari Mar of La Conner Community News
Kari Mar, founder of La Conner Community News, shares how she stepped up to fill a local news desert gap in Washington's Skagit County.
www.tinynewsco.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“At every step, the community showed up.”💗
Kari Mar turned a shuttered newspaper into a connective weekly ritual for La Conner, Wash. — complete with Thursday volunteer paper walks.🚶♀️
Our latest feature dives into how she brought news back to the town.
www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...
Kari Mar turned a shuttered newspaper into a connective weekly ritual for La Conner, Wash. — complete with Thursday volunteer paper walks.🚶♀️
Our latest feature dives into how she brought news back to the town.
www.tinynewsco.org/5-questions-...
Our team at @tinynewscollective.bsky.social is hiring for an important and special role as we move forward into the next phase of our development. I'm super excited to welcome a new person to our dream team. ❤️
📣 We're hiring! We are seeking our first-ever development director to help us sustain and grow the work we do to support early-stage news founders. It's a really exciting and important role for us. Please share widely!
www.tinynewsco.org/tiny-news-co...
www.tinynewsco.org/tiny-news-co...
Tiny News Collective to expand with the hire of a development director
TNC is hiring its first Development Director to build and sustain support for our mission- and member-driven work.
www.tinynewsco.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Our team at @tinynewscollective.bsky.social is hiring for an important and special role as we move forward into the next phase of our development. I'm super excited to welcome a new person to our dream team. ❤️
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Every year our special Union Station wreath correspondent sends us a wreath photo and we love it! BRING ON THE WREATHS!! ✨
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Every year our special Union Station wreath correspondent sends us a wreath photo and we love it! BRING ON THE WREATHS!! ✨
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Nearly 200,000 DC residents have served in our Armed Forces since World War I, despite being denied local autonomy and voting representation in Congress.
On #VeteransDay, we honor these brave servicemembers and reinforce our calls for #DCStatehood.
On #VeteransDay, we honor these brave servicemembers and reinforce our calls for #DCStatehood.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nearly 200,000 DC residents have served in our Armed Forces since World War I, despite being denied local autonomy and voting representation in Congress.
On #VeteransDay, we honor these brave servicemembers and reinforce our calls for #DCStatehood.
On #VeteransDay, we honor these brave servicemembers and reinforce our calls for #DCStatehood.
Anyone else feeling this way this morning? www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32h...
Dirty Dancing - I did it for nothing
YouTube video by evelyncarnate1
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Anyone else feeling this way this morning? www.youtube.com/watch?v=l32h...
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We're hiring two Ward 7 Community Connectors — one for in-person events and another for online outreach.
These are part-time, contract roles: $35+/hour, ~5 hours/week. Applicants must live in Ward 7.
More information and how to apply:
These are part-time, contract roles: $35+/hour, ~5 hours/week. Applicants must live in Ward 7.
More information and how to apply:
We're hiring Ward 7 Community Connectors
We're hiring two Community Connectors — one for in-person events and another for online outreach.
51st.news
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We're hiring two Ward 7 Community Connectors — one for in-person events and another for online outreach.
These are part-time, contract roles: $35+/hour, ~5 hours/week. Applicants must live in Ward 7.
More information and how to apply:
These are part-time, contract roles: $35+/hour, ~5 hours/week. Applicants must live in Ward 7.
More information and how to apply:
Eastern High School at the @washingtonspirit.com game! #ilovedc
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Eastern High School at the @washingtonspirit.com game! #ilovedc
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Let's see how many First Amendment violations we have in this one edict:
Religion ✔️
Speech ✔️
Peaceably assemble ✔️
Petition the government for redress of grievances ✔️
Press ❓(not quite, but they'll figure out a way)
Religion ✔️
Speech ✔️
Peaceably assemble ✔️
Petition the government for redress of grievances ✔️
Press ❓(not quite, but they'll figure out a way)
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Let's see how many First Amendment violations we have in this one edict:
Religion ✔️
Speech ✔️
Peaceably assemble ✔️
Petition the government for redress of grievances ✔️
Press ❓(not quite, but they'll figure out a way)
Religion ✔️
Speech ✔️
Peaceably assemble ✔️
Petition the government for redress of grievances ✔️
Press ❓(not quite, but they'll figure out a way)
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The airport in Boston is hosting a food bank for TSA workers because the GOP would rather send the cost of healthcare through the roof than make sure Americans can eat three meals a day
wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/loga...
wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/loga...
Logan Hosts Food Bank For TSA Workers Amid Longest U.S. Government Shutdown | WBZ NewsRadio 1030
WBZ NewsRadio is the home of Traffic and Weather Together on the 3s. Breaking news when it happens. Boston's source for local news. Listen on your radio at 1030AM in Boston or take us anywhere with th...
wbznewsradio.iheart.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The airport in Boston is hosting a food bank for TSA workers because the GOP would rather send the cost of healthcare through the roof than make sure Americans can eat three meals a day
wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/loga...
wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/loga...
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📍INTERNSHIP ALERT: @knightcolumbia.org is NOW accepting applications for our Spring 2026 Research, Policy, & Communications Internship. Open to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & @barnardcollege.bsky.social students. Details and deadlines: knightcolumbia.org/page/spring-...
| Knight First Amendment Institute
knightcolumbia.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📍INTERNSHIP ALERT: @knightcolumbia.org is NOW accepting applications for our Spring 2026 Research, Policy, & Communications Internship. Open to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & @barnardcollege.bsky.social students. Details and deadlines: knightcolumbia.org/page/spring-...
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Doing quality, award-winning (even Pulitzer-winning) journalism valued by a community is not enough when corporate decides they need either more profit or more friends in office.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Doing quality, award-winning (even Pulitzer-winning) journalism valued by a community is not enough when corporate decides they need either more profit or more friends in office.
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I just want to say how viscerally angry this image makes me
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I just want to say how viscerally angry this image makes me
This post is giving me life. I was also wondering about Ocean’s 8.
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This post is giving me life. I was also wondering about Ocean’s 8.
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Little League practice at The Fields at RFK isn't complete without a National Guard patrol. #dc #FreeDC @thehillishome.com @popville.bsky.social @hillragdc.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Little League practice at The Fields at RFK isn't complete without a National Guard patrol. #dc #FreeDC @thehillishome.com @popville.bsky.social @hillragdc.bsky.social