Amy Hasbrouck
tigrlily61.bsky.social
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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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.
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
Getting Ready to Party Like It’s 2008
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November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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
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
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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
The Empty Stage
Johnny Cash, loss, and redemption
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November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
How Trump’s trillion-dollar war machine enriches the 1%
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November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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
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
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
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
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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Science For Sale: How Drugmakers Captured The FDA
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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November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
JUST ANNOUNCED: Nationwide Just Fix It Activation to Protect Healthcare, Prevent Premium Hikes
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Nationwide Just Fix It Activation to Protect Healthcare, Prevent Premium Hikes
We must reach out to our elected officials, demanding they provide a solution to this problem.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
@davidsirota.com A plug for the Lever and Master Plan, in an unlikely place. open.substack.com/pub/amyehasb...
Lies, foreign policy lies, and assisted dying statistics
I have a low tolerance for lies, self-delusion and justifications.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The blue heart of the country, New York City, is pumping the blood of democracy. Congratulations Mayor Z!
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Inmates will pay up to 83% more for phone calls, thanks to new FCC rule
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November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New Substack (I think) open.substack.com/pub/amyehasb...
That was then, this is now: 4
Statement of Principles – Part III.1
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October 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM