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Amy Hasbrouck

@tigrlily61.bsky.social

Disability rights activist, trauma survivor, recovering lawyer, migrated from the U.S. to Canada in 2003 / Militante pour les droits des personnes handicapées, survivante de traumatisme, avocate en rétablissement, j'ai migré des É-U au Canada en 2003.

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Amy Hasbrouck @tigrlily61.bsky.social · Mar 22

Oppression is a many-headed monster; whose faces may appear kindly or seductive, but all of which stem from the same dangerous and hateful root.

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Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial and the Crisis of Moral Credibility in American Politics

Her latest decision to accept an invitation from Trump mega donor Miriam Adelson to whitewash genocide is a reminder of why we're in this mess

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December 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM

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Is It Too Late?

No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle

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December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM

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My newest substack is up: before there was Gaslighting, there were Freaks. open.substack.com/pub/amyehasb...

Before there was gaslighting, there were freaks

I figured something out about why it’s so painful and difficult for me to work on the euthanasia issue.

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November 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM

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Getting Ready to Party Like It’s 2008
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November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM

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Throwback Thursday: The Black Thanksgiving Menu, Explained
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Throwback Thursday: The Black Thanksgiving Menu, Explained

This week, we give thanks to Black Thanksgiving with a series of tutorials on navigating one of the greatest holidays of all time.

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November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM

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Russian Unreality and American Weakness
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Russian Unreality and American Weakness

Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history

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November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM

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Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM

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@tigrlily61.bsky.social

Despite record revenue, Nvidia is cash poor and chip rich. www.levernews.com/nvidias-math... And speaking of chips, The Lever highlights a budget reconciliation provision repealing food safety regulations. Yummy! (puking face emoji)

Nvidia’s Math Problem

Despite record revenue, the Big Tech juggernaut is cash poor and chip rich.

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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM

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The Empty Stage
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The Empty Stage

Johnny Cash, loss, and redemption

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November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM

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How Trump’s trillion-dollar war machine enriches the 1%
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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@tigrlily61.bsky.social

"Quiet Piggy!"
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November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM

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My friend and colleague John Kelly passed on Friday. Here's an interview he did about "Me Before You" www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5FN...

November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM

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@tigrlily61.bsky.social

When the shutdown started, media coverage focused on Medicaid cuts and ACA subsidies. by the end, it was just ACA subsidies. Just sayin'.

November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM

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Step 10: End Democracy Itself
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Step 10: End Democracy Itself

Rig the rules so the people can never truly choose again.

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November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM

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@tigrlily61.bsky.social

I dreamed I was watching an episode of The Siimpsons in which the family was taken by ICE to a brutal detention facility and severely abused.

November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM

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You should quit social media for good
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You should quit social media for good

Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.

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November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM

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The pharmaceutical industry spent decades manipulating the country’s top drug regulator into rubber-stamping its products. The Trump administration is making matters worse.
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