Dr. Amanda Brown
@akadocbrown.bsky.social
Manager, Data Analysis | PhD, Recovered Comp Chemist | Fighting the Good Fight: Women, Minorities, & Moms in STEM | she/her | @AKAdocBrown basically everywhere
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The United States government had nothing to say to commemorate World AIDS Day, the first time the nation has withheld official recognition since the World Health Organization established the day in 1988. https://bit.ly/4ouze0S
December 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The United States government had nothing to say to commemorate World AIDS Day, the first time the nation has withheld official recognition since the World Health Organization established the day in 1988. https://bit.ly/4ouze0S
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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Americans’ household debt levels, including mortgages, car loans, credit cards and student loans, are now at a new record high, per Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Americans’ household debt levels, including mortgages, car loans, credit cards and student loans, are now at a new record high, per Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
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Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Bob Iger says Disney+ will soon have AI-generated short form content from users
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year.
Remember this as Disney turns to AI.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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How convenient.
The White House has said last month’s jobs report and inflation data would “likely never” be released.
White House Will Release October’s Jobs Report—After Saying Data Would ‘Likely Never’ Publish
The White House has said last month’s jobs report and inflation data would “likely never” be released.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
How convenient.
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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In a shocking reversal, Trump said federal food benefits won’t be distributed during the shutdown, despite a court order
Trump Says He’ll Defy Court Order And Won’t Give Out SNAP Benefits
The president appears to want to ignore a court order to pay the benefits.
www.huffpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In a shocking reversal, Trump said federal food benefits won’t be distributed during the shutdown, despite a court order
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"While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections"
What???
Every time we get to vote is a big deal.
What???
Every time we get to vote is a big deal.
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections"
What???
Every time we get to vote is a big deal.
What???
Every time we get to vote is a big deal.
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Happy voting day in the US! May your favorite candidate win, may the lines be long enough that you still have hope in democracy but short enough that you can get on with your day, and may your vote count as much as you deserve.
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Happy voting day in the US! May your favorite candidate win, may the lines be long enough that you still have hope in democracy but short enough that you can get on with your day, and may your vote count as much as you deserve.
Lines in Austin, TX, were already out the door when I arrived to vote at 7:05a. Seconded: GO VOTE NOW. There were 18 propositions on the ballot.
If you haven't voted, and you have an election today, GO VOTE NOW.
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Lines in Austin, TX, were already out the door when I arrived to vote at 7:05a. Seconded: GO VOTE NOW. There were 18 propositions on the ballot.
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Just thinking about when Cuomo was being pressed to resign for being a predator and he withheld COVID response funds from counties to try to extort county executives to support him to stay governor. Can you imagine what he’d do to parts of nyc that didn’t support him/people he doesn’t like
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Just thinking about when Cuomo was being pressed to resign for being a predator and he withheld COVID response funds from counties to try to extort county executives to support him to stay governor. Can you imagine what he’d do to parts of nyc that didn’t support him/people he doesn’t like
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”
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The West Wing is now just the Wing.
October 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The West Wing is now just the Wing.
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i don't get it. omen sushi in nyc is cheaper than nobu in malibu, where you dined last year without your wife
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
i don't get it. omen sushi in nyc is cheaper than nobu in malibu, where you dined last year without your wife
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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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41 million people (including 20 million kids) will lose access to food in a few days while a new 90,000 square foot ballroom is being added to the White House.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
October 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
41 million people (including 20 million kids) will lose access to food in a few days while a new 90,000 square foot ballroom is being added to the White House.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
This political moment is profoundly disgusting.
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The fact that Republicans get upset about tearing down confederate monuments, but not demolishing the White House, says a lot.
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The fact that Republicans get upset about tearing down confederate monuments, but not demolishing the White House, says a lot.
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The Democrats need to get a hell of a lot of cameras on the White House and plaster the photos everywhere. It's not just the brazen symbol of a megalomaniac destroying national heritage; it's happening during a government shutdown when ordinary people aren't getting paid. Make every American see it.
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Democrats need to get a hell of a lot of cameras on the White House and plaster the photos everywhere. It's not just the brazen symbol of a megalomaniac destroying national heritage; it's happening during a government shutdown when ordinary people aren't getting paid. Make every American see it.
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Last night, the rainbow crosswalks were removed from an intersection in the historically LGBTQ neighborhood of Montrose in Houston, Texas.
Protesters were arrested.
It’s the neighborhood in which I grew up and where I live.
This too is a form of violence.
Protesters were arrested.
It’s the neighborhood in which I grew up and where I live.
This too is a form of violence.
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Last night, the rainbow crosswalks were removed from an intersection in the historically LGBTQ neighborhood of Montrose in Houston, Texas.
Protesters were arrested.
It’s the neighborhood in which I grew up and where I live.
This too is a form of violence.
Protesters were arrested.
It’s the neighborhood in which I grew up and where I live.
This too is a form of violence.