Amanda Fickett
@theatre211.bsky.social
Labor and community organizer / political commentator based in the Great State of Maine. Proud progressive. 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 🇲🇽 🇵🇦
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🧵 I feel like no one is talking about how massively devastating it would be for Americans if this regime closed the Dept of Ed.
It's not just student loan chaos; it's not just civil rights laws & FERPA (privacy) laws not being enforced. It's millions of jobs cut. It's millions of kids sent home.
It's not just student loan chaos; it's not just civil rights laws & FERPA (privacy) laws not being enforced. It's millions of jobs cut. It's millions of kids sent home.
@democrats.org @kenmartin.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
It wasn't bad enough the DNC took all the wind out of Bernie's sails in '16, lost in '24, played possum during a coup in '25, now you're trying to silence @davidhogg.bsky.social ? Newsflash - the voters want more like David Hogg.
It wasn't bad enough the DNC took all the wind out of Bernie's sails in '16, lost in '24, played possum during a coup in '25, now you're trying to silence @davidhogg.bsky.social ? Newsflash - the voters want more like David Hogg.
April 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
@democrats.org @kenmartin.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
It wasn't bad enough the DNC took all the wind out of Bernie's sails in '16, lost in '24, played possum during a coup in '25, now you're trying to silence @davidhogg.bsky.social ? Newsflash - the voters want more like David Hogg.
It wasn't bad enough the DNC took all the wind out of Bernie's sails in '16, lost in '24, played possum during a coup in '25, now you're trying to silence @davidhogg.bsky.social ? Newsflash - the voters want more like David Hogg.
Ok, they're defying court orders now. We need to be in the street.
March 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ok, they're defying court orders now. We need to be in the street.
March 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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If the SAVE Act passes into law, it could prevent rural voters from accessing the ballot box with long drives.
The SAVE Act Would Force Many Rural Americans To Drive Hours To Register To Vote
Under the SAVE Act, many rural Americans would be forced to drive hours and cross hundreds of miles to show documentation of citizenship, in person, in order to register to vote. Some would be forced...
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If the SAVE Act passes into law, it could prevent rural voters from accessing the ballot box with long drives.
🧵 I feel like no one is talking about how massively devastating it would be for Americans if this regime closed the Dept of Ed.
It's not just student loan chaos; it's not just civil rights laws & FERPA (privacy) laws not being enforced. It's millions of jobs cut. It's millions of kids sent home.
It's not just student loan chaos; it's not just civil rights laws & FERPA (privacy) laws not being enforced. It's millions of jobs cut. It's millions of kids sent home.
March 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🧵 I feel like no one is talking about how massively devastating it would be for Americans if this regime closed the Dept of Ed.
It's not just student loan chaos; it's not just civil rights laws & FERPA (privacy) laws not being enforced. It's millions of jobs cut. It's millions of kids sent home.
It's not just student loan chaos; it's not just civil rights laws & FERPA (privacy) laws not being enforced. It's millions of jobs cut. It's millions of kids sent home.
Reposted by Amanda Fickett
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
March 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
Reposted by Amanda Fickett
Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling | Robert Reich
Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling | Robert Reich
Social security is a highly efficient safety net. But the president’s crypto plans and job cuts leave Americans holding the bag
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Musk calls social security a ‘Ponzi scheme’. The real con is what Trump’s peddling | Robert Reich
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“As President Donald Trump and his team seek to secure yet more power by eroding American structures and norms, these women government officials have been fighting back.”
thestoryexchange.org/women-in-pow...
thestoryexchange.org/women-in-pow...
Women in Power Are Gumming Up the Trump Machine
As President Donald Trump and his team seek to secure yet more power by eroding American structures and norms, these women government officials have been fighting back.
thestoryexchange.org
March 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“As President Donald Trump and his team seek to secure yet more power by eroding American structures and norms, these women government officials have been fighting back.”
thestoryexchange.org/women-in-pow...
thestoryexchange.org/women-in-pow...
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.
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Chatted with @maddow.msnbc.com about the huge numbers of people wanting to run for office with @runforsomething.net right now - watch to find out the only state we’ve never won an election in. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUyf...
Trump backlash drives record wave of first-time interest in running for office
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Don't watch. Don't give him the ratings.
March 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Don't watch. Don't give him the ratings.
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Tracking the performance of the S&P 500 through 100 days of an administration because I don't want to grade.
March 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Tracking the performance of the S&P 500 through 100 days of an administration because I don't want to grade.
"The pause will last until Trump determines the country's leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace..."
Read: until Trump humiliates Zelenskiy enough to satisfy himself.
Read: until Trump humiliates Zelenskiy enough to satisfy himself.
US pauses military aid to Ukraine, says White House
The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine days after U.S. President Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Oval Office, a White House official confirmed on Monday.
www.reuters.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"The pause will last until Trump determines the country's leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace..."
Read: until Trump humiliates Zelenskiy enough to satisfy himself.
Read: until Trump humiliates Zelenskiy enough to satisfy himself.
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JUST IN: US stocks slid Monday as investors braced for President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to go into effect by the midnight deadline.
Dow tumbles 650 points as Trump confirms tariffs on Mexico and Canada will start Tuesday | CNN Business
US stocks slid Monday as investors braced for President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to go into effect by the midnight deadline.
www.cnn.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
JUST IN: US stocks slid Monday as investors braced for President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to go into effect by the midnight deadline.
"Besides being unfairly distributed, the cost of the tax cut is large enough to put huge stress on other parts of the economy, no matter how it’s paid for. The most damaging way to pay for this would be large cuts in spending programs that provide benefits to economically vulnerable families."
Cutting Medicaid to pay for low taxes on the rich is a terrible trade for American families
Keeping taxes low for the richest households and corporations is the clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican congressional majority. Many provisions of the 2017 ta...
www.epi.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Besides being unfairly distributed, the cost of the tax cut is large enough to put huge stress on other parts of the economy, no matter how it’s paid for. The most damaging way to pay for this would be large cuts in spending programs that provide benefits to economically vulnerable families."
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1. The Trump administration has crippled cancer and Alzheimer's research by imposing a freeze on all government credit cards at NIH.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
Trump credit card freeze crippling cancer and Alzheimer's research
On February 26, President Trump issued an executive order expanding the power of the United States DOGE Service (DOGE), the government initiative controlled by Elon Musk.
popular.info
March 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
1. The Trump administration has crippled cancer and Alzheimer's research by imposing a freeze on all government credit cards at NIH.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
An NIH source with direct knowledge tell Popular Information that scientific research has ground to halt because necessary supplies can no longer be purchased.
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I know it's pointless to say this, but the Beneficial Ownership reporting is really simple to do. The only way it's an "absolute disaster" or "economic menace" is if you are fully aware that writing down your owners will produce criminal liability.
March 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I know it's pointless to say this, but the Beneficial Ownership reporting is really simple to do. The only way it's an "absolute disaster" or "economic menace" is if you are fully aware that writing down your owners will produce criminal liability.
Dear scientist or doctor or Congressperson or regular old bureaucrat who finally convinced this reckless sociopath that measles = bad: you deserve a Nobel prize.
Notorious vaccine skeptic RFK Jr finally urges people to get measles jab after deadly outbreak
RFK Jr finally urges people to get measles vaccine after deadly outbreak
‘Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity,’ the Health and Human Services secretary says
www.independent.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Dear scientist or doctor or Congressperson or regular old bureaucrat who finally convinced this reckless sociopath that measles = bad: you deserve a Nobel prize.
Move fast, break things, commit federal crimes. This is out of control.
US Treasury Department says it will not enforce anti-money laundering law
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Sunday it would not enforce an anti-money laundering law that obliges millions of business entities to disclose the identities of their real beneficial owners.
www.reuters.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Move fast, break things, commit federal crimes. This is out of control.
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Per @gregsargent.bsky.social:
“You may have seen Elon tweeting that a contract for peanut/milk paste for starving kids has been restored.
These contracts have NOT been restored.”
“You may have seen Elon tweeting that a contract for peanut/milk paste for starving kids has been restored.
These contracts have NOT been restored.”
March 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Per @gregsargent.bsky.social:
“You may have seen Elon tweeting that a contract for peanut/milk paste for starving kids has been restored.
These contracts have NOT been restored.”
“You may have seen Elon tweeting that a contract for peanut/milk paste for starving kids has been restored.
These contracts have NOT been restored.”
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Per @janemayer.bsky.social:
“POC” was targeted because they thought it meant “people of color.” It stood for “point of care” in medical emergencies: This Is the research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
“POC” was targeted because they thought it meant “people of color.” It stood for “point of care” in medical emergencies: This Is the research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Per @janemayer.bsky.social:
“POC” was targeted because they thought it meant “people of color.” It stood for “point of care” in medical emergencies: This Is the research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
“POC” was targeted because they thought it meant “people of color.” It stood for “point of care” in medical emergencies: This Is the research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
Start March 7-14. Make it permanent.
March 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Start March 7-14. Make it permanent.