Amanda
@amanda-smith.bsky.social
I like coffee and public libraries
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Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
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Look, this post claiming that the right is behind almost three times as much political violence as the left can’t be trusted, bc it comes from that noted far-left think-tank, the … oh, um, hm. Well, this is awkward.
September 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Look, this post claiming that the right is behind almost three times as much political violence as the left can’t be trusted, bc it comes from that noted far-left think-tank, the … oh, um, hm. Well, this is awkward.
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UPDATE Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years, 3 months for attempting a military coup, with plans to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, VP Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, to stay in power after his 2022 election loss
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
September 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
UPDATE Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years, 3 months for attempting a military coup, with plans to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, VP Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, to stay in power after his 2022 election loss
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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Top Maryland General Assembly leaders targeted by bomb threats
Top Maryland General Assembly leaders targeted by bomb threats
The presiding officers of Maryland’s General Assembly were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, amid rising concern about political violence in the nation.
buff.ly
September 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Top Maryland General Assembly leaders targeted by bomb threats
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Of course this is plainly impeachable
note how Trump explicitly links approving disaster aid for Wisconsin and South Dakota to the fact he won Wisconsin and South Dakota
September 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Of course this is plainly impeachable
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If they have these photos they were pulled from a video. Just release the videos of him walking
These are the four photos you'd release if you didn't really want to reveal his identity with any certainty
September 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
If they have these photos they were pulled from a video. Just release the videos of him walking
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Elected Democrats in Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, & Rhode Island, the DNC national headquarters, and 6 HBCU's have all been targeted by bomb threats today
The threats targeted three top Democrats.
3 Oregon senators targeted by bomb threats, police decide they are false
The threats targeted three top Democrats.
www.oregonlive.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Elected Democrats in Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, & Rhode Island, the DNC national headquarters, and 6 HBCU's have all been targeted by bomb threats today
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Politico - President Trump tells reporters "we just have to beat the hell" out of "radical left lunatics," following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Trump says ‘we have to beat the hell’ out of ‘radical left lunatics’ after Kirk killing
The conservative activist's killer remains at large and authorities have not said what the motive was behind his shooting.
www.politico.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Politico - President Trump tells reporters "we just have to beat the hell" out of "radical left lunatics," following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
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Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
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"But there was the issue of—like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.” - variety.com/2025/music/n...
Bad Bunny Says He Didn’t Include U.S. in Tour Dates Due to Fear of ICE Raids
Bad Bunny explained that he left the United States off his tour itinerary for fear that ICE 'could be outside [my concert].'
variety.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"But there was the issue of—like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.” - variety.com/2025/music/n...
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It is impossible to overstate the centrality of social media to our political collapse. Policy is being set in order to provide content for the MAGA social media hordes, who then spiral into greater radicalism, which then results in more extreme policy. Complete disregard for any other goal.
In a suit filed earlier today by three fired FBI officials, Patel and Bongino are portrayed as being so obsessed with social media that it could “risk outweighing more deliberate analyses of investigations."
September 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It is impossible to overstate the centrality of social media to our political collapse. Policy is being set in order to provide content for the MAGA social media hordes, who then spiral into greater radicalism, which then results in more extreme policy. Complete disregard for any other goal.
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In a suit filed earlier today by three fired FBI officials, Patel and Bongino are portrayed as being so obsessed with social media that it could “risk outweighing more deliberate analyses of investigations."
September 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
In a suit filed earlier today by three fired FBI officials, Patel and Bongino are portrayed as being so obsessed with social media that it could “risk outweighing more deliberate analyses of investigations."
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It is time for media to cover the community of tens of thousands of active and open neo-Nazis on Twitter, who publicly talk about adoring Hitler and killing Jews and minorities, who are frequently retweeted by Elon Musk, and who are currently working hard to incite mass violence.
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It is time for media to cover the community of tens of thousands of active and open neo-Nazis on Twitter, who publicly talk about adoring Hitler and killing Jews and minorities, who are frequently retweeted by Elon Musk, and who are currently working hard to incite mass violence.
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This is the kind of person who is running the show on Elon Musk's Twitter. Yes, everyone should leave. But more than that: these voices are reaching tens of millions of people every day. They are causing a massive surge in open support for the mass murder and persecution of all social minorities.
September 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This is the kind of person who is running the show on Elon Musk's Twitter. Yes, everyone should leave. But more than that: these voices are reaching tens of millions of people every day. They are causing a massive surge in open support for the mass murder and persecution of all social minorities.
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Acts of political violence aren’t acceptable. Non-political school shootings aren’t acceptable. Sacking the legislature isn’t acceptable. Military occupation of peaceful American cities isn’t acceptable. Abductions conducted in courthouse hallways by masked agents of the state aren’t acceptable.
September 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Acts of political violence aren’t acceptable. Non-political school shootings aren’t acceptable. Sacking the legislature isn’t acceptable. Military occupation of peaceful American cities isn’t acceptable. Abductions conducted in courthouse hallways by masked agents of the state aren’t acceptable.
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Utah recently enacted a law to make it clear that it's perfectly OK to carry a gun on a college campus, as long as you have a concealed weapon permit dailyutahchronicle.com/2025/08/18/o...
Open Carry Legal on U Campus - The Daily Utah Chronicle
On July 21, the University of Utah announced it would follow new firearm guidelines under House Bill 128, allowing open carry on campus.
dailyutahchronicle.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Utah recently enacted a law to make it clear that it's perfectly OK to carry a gun on a college campus, as long as you have a concealed weapon permit dailyutahchronicle.com/2025/08/18/o...
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Remember the West Wing episode after Bartlett was shot and CJ listed *all the other people* shot that day and closed with “lest anybody think a gun would have prevented these crimes, let’s remember that the President was shot while surrounded by the best armed bodyguards known to man.”
At least three teenagers were in critical condition after being shot Wednesday afternoon on the grounds of Evergreen High School. The suspected shooter was among the three.
coloradosun.com/2025/09/10/e...
coloradosun.com/2025/09/10/e...
3 teens, including suspected shooter, in critical condition after shooting at Evergreen High School
A fourth minor was also transported to a hospital, a spokesperson with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said
coloradosun.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Remember the West Wing episode after Bartlett was shot and CJ listed *all the other people* shot that day and closed with “lest anybody think a gun would have prevented these crimes, let’s remember that the President was shot while surrounded by the best armed bodyguards known to man.”
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While we're all discussing how it's wrong to murder someone, let's not forget this:
Democrats are amplifying pressure on the Trump administration to produce evidence that last week’s military strike in the Caribbean Sea killed 11 drug smugglers, as lawmakers from both parties question the legal basis for the surprise use of force.
Democrats pressure Trump to show proof deadly boat strike was legal
The incident has frustrated lawmakers from both parties who’ve questioned why the administration has not publicly disclosed evidence to back up its claims.
wapo.st
September 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
While we're all discussing how it's wrong to murder someone, let's not forget this:
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Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a “legendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
September 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a “legendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
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You can really feel the anti-Trump sentiment building, and it's not Kitchen-Table Americans complaining about egg prices, it's about the contempt for the rule of law, the reckless cuts, the abandonment of allies, the mistreatment of other Americans
February 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
You can really feel the anti-Trump sentiment building, and it's not Kitchen-Table Americans complaining about egg prices, it's about the contempt for the rule of law, the reckless cuts, the abandonment of allies, the mistreatment of other Americans
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Usually when states go to court alleging federal coercion in violation of the 10th Amendment there is not a literal video of the President doing it.
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Usually when states go to court alleging federal coercion in violation of the 10th Amendment there is not a literal video of the President doing it.
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Bad messaging: We need to educate our constituents so they know we don't have any power.
Good messaging: We will do everything possible to protect our constituents and democracy, we hear their concerns, and we're going to tell them daily how they can help us oppose autocracy.
Good messaging: We will do everything possible to protect our constituents and democracy, we hear their concerns, and we're going to tell them daily how they can help us oppose autocracy.
February 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Bad messaging: We need to educate our constituents so they know we don't have any power.
Good messaging: We will do everything possible to protect our constituents and democracy, we hear their concerns, and we're going to tell them daily how they can help us oppose autocracy.
Good messaging: We will do everything possible to protect our constituents and democracy, we hear their concerns, and we're going to tell them daily how they can help us oppose autocracy.