Amanda June Long
@alongmessage.bsky.social
Most School Spirited, class of 90. Most likely to call into a public radio show, now. Massage therapist, nationally syndicated (like Garfield) freelance writer. Voice-text lover, eating-disorder wrangler, frequent bio updater and excellent eavesdropper.
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a man with blue paint on his body and glasses is talking to another man
ALT: a man with blue paint on his body and glasses is talking to another man
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Me: I just almost re-tweeted myself, uh no, that’s not the word
Him: Oh, you mean you blue yourself?
#tobiasisus
Him: Oh, you mean you blue yourself?
#tobiasisus
Community center vibes for life.
March 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Community center vibes for life.
Love my community center. #thatswhatshesaid
March 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Love my community center. #thatswhatshesaid
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The administration is doing a good job trying to keep measles cases from being counted, yet we’ve already had more deaths in 2025 than in any of the last 30 yrs.
Measles also has a delay (incubation period) between transmission and symptoms, so people can be contagious without knowing they’re sick.
Measles also has a delay (incubation period) between transmission and symptoms, so people can be contagious without knowing they’re sick.
US Measles Cases Jump 35% in a Week, Now Found in a Dozen States
US measles cases jumped by a third over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a worrying sign in the outbreak that’s already linked to two deaths.
www.bloomberg.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The administration is doing a good job trying to keep measles cases from being counted, yet we’ve already had more deaths in 2025 than in any of the last 30 yrs.
Measles also has a delay (incubation period) between transmission and symptoms, so people can be contagious without knowing they’re sick.
Measles also has a delay (incubation period) between transmission and symptoms, so people can be contagious without knowing they’re sick.
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Not to like toot my own horn but *every time* I bring up tariffs on the radio I define them: "tariffs are taxes American businesses pay to import goods from abroad."
Given all the lies and the fact that many Americans didn't take international economics 101, I encourage others to do this as well.
Given all the lies and the fact that many Americans didn't take international economics 101, I encourage others to do this as well.
March 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Not to like toot my own horn but *every time* I bring up tariffs on the radio I define them: "tariffs are taxes American businesses pay to import goods from abroad."
Given all the lies and the fact that many Americans didn't take international economics 101, I encourage others to do this as well.
Given all the lies and the fact that many Americans didn't take international economics 101, I encourage others to do this as well.
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I'm still seeing comments saying, "I don't need the NWS! My weather app is better!" Folks don't understand that that cool app is just a parasite that feeds almost entirely off NWS data. The ignorance is stunning.
March 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I'm still seeing comments saying, "I don't need the NWS! My weather app is better!" Folks don't understand that that cool app is just a parasite that feeds almost entirely off NWS data. The ignorance is stunning.
Good morning from my sister’s place in southern Indiana. Upon landing at Muhammad Ali International airport yesterday, the first thing I noticed was a prominent display for Black pioneers in aviation.
The second thing was RESIST spray painted on a billboard with Ali’s shadow. #resist #blackhistory
The second thing was RESIST spray painted on a billboard with Ali’s shadow. #resist #blackhistory
March 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Good morning from my sister’s place in southern Indiana. Upon landing at Muhammad Ali International airport yesterday, the first thing I noticed was a prominent display for Black pioneers in aviation.
The second thing was RESIST spray painted on a billboard with Ali’s shadow. #resist #blackhistory
The second thing was RESIST spray painted on a billboard with Ali’s shadow. #resist #blackhistory
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NEW:
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already implementing his dangerous anti-vax views at HHS.
newrepublic.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW:
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
“Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.”
newrepublic.com/post/192059/...
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We should not even be experiencing this outbreak of measles let alone a child's death.
This may go like what RFK Jr. accomplished in Samoa in 2019. We don't digest history & folks like RFK Jr don't get consequences.
Kennedy's culpability SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS HISTORY we know.
#DemVoice1
This may go like what RFK Jr. accomplished in Samoa in 2019. We don't digest history & folks like RFK Jr don't get consequences.
Kennedy's culpability SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS HISTORY we know.
#DemVoice1
Death in Texas
A child has died of measles in Lubbock, Texas.
The child had not been vaccinated.
After testing positive for measles last week, the school-aged child was hospitalized at Covenant Children’s Hospital — and died Tuesday night.
This is the first death from measles…
A child has died of measles in Lubbock, Texas.
The child had not been vaccinated.
After testing positive for measles last week, the school-aged child was hospitalized at Covenant Children’s Hospital — and died Tuesday night.
This is the first death from measles…
February 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We should not even be experiencing this outbreak of measles let alone a child's death.
This may go like what RFK Jr. accomplished in Samoa in 2019. We don't digest history & folks like RFK Jr don't get consequences.
Kennedy's culpability SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS HISTORY we know.
#DemVoice1
This may go like what RFK Jr. accomplished in Samoa in 2019. We don't digest history & folks like RFK Jr don't get consequences.
Kennedy's culpability SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS HISTORY we know.
#DemVoice1
Nearly 40% of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts not expected to save any money - Newsweek
February 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Nearly 40% of Elon Musk's DOGE cuts not expected to save any money - Newsweek
Excellent reporting and graphics by NY Times illustrating the immediate effect of Trump’s halting U.S.A.I.D. The entire article by Jeffrey Gettlema lays out how intricate these programs are to America’s global, safety and role as a humane nation.
February 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Excellent reporting and graphics by NY Times illustrating the immediate effect of Trump’s halting U.S.A.I.D. The entire article by Jeffrey Gettlema lays out how intricate these programs are to America’s global, safety and role as a humane nation.
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“parents in Kenya whose children are believed to have tuberculosis cannot get them tested. There is no clean drinking water in camps in Nigeria or Bangladesh for people who fled civil conflict. A therapeutic food program cannot treat acutely malnourished children in South Sudan.”
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article)
The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“parents in Kenya whose children are believed to have tuberculosis cannot get them tested. There is no clean drinking water in camps in Nigeria or Bangladesh for people who fled civil conflict. A therapeutic food program cannot treat acutely malnourished children in South Sudan.”
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
Hello, God. It’s me, Dog. I don’t mean to hound you, but we got a real situation down here.
February 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Hello, God. It’s me, Dog. I don’t mean to hound you, but we got a real situation down here.
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I love Pete!!! 🫶🏼
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I love Pete!!! 🫶🏼
Fighting the Februaries with flowers, greenery and a rainbow 🌈
February 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Fighting the Februaries with flowers, greenery and a rainbow 🌈
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Go anti-woke, go broke it's gotta be.
February 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Go anti-woke, go broke it's gotta be.
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Eat the oligarchy.
February 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Eat the oligarchy.
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I wrote about how RFK Jr. is targeting SSRIs in his first 100 days plan, and his history of spreading disinformation about antidepressants. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants
The new HHS secretary has made baseless claims that the drugs are addictive and cause violent behavior.
www.motherjones.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I wrote about how RFK Jr. is targeting SSRIs in his first 100 days plan, and his history of spreading disinformation about antidepressants. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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LISTEN to Jasmine Crockett. She is spot on.
"We have a thug in charge of the United States. And if we don't wake up, we may not have a United States."
"We have a thug in charge of the United States. And if we don't wake up, we may not have a United States."
February 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
LISTEN to Jasmine Crockett. She is spot on.
"We have a thug in charge of the United States. And if we don't wake up, we may not have a United States."
"We have a thug in charge of the United States. And if we don't wake up, we may not have a United States."
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WASH POST: “Musk’s DOGE is seeking access to a heavily-guarded IRS system that includes detailed financial info about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in 🇺🇸 — sparking alarm within the tax agency.”
Alarmed yet?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Alarmed yet?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
February 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
WASH POST: “Musk’s DOGE is seeking access to a heavily-guarded IRS system that includes detailed financial info about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in 🇺🇸 — sparking alarm within the tax agency.”
Alarmed yet?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Alarmed yet?
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...