Amanda Lydon
@amandalydon.bsky.social
Walk-jogger. Reader. Writer. Parent.
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Say it again for the folks in the back: "The first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term." 🙌
BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Say it again for the folks in the back: "The first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term." 🙌
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She’ll be an executive at CBS News by EOD next Friday.
Breaking: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways after new revelations and allegations about an affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
Exclusive | Vanity Fair to Part Ways With Journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Nuzzi’s contract with Vanity Fair expires at year-end, following new allegations and revelations about her conduct while she reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
She’ll be an executive at CBS News by EOD next Friday.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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More than 500 people met at a Raleigh church. | Opinion
As Border Patrol arrived, this small army mobilized to keep Raleigh neighbors safe | Opinion
More than 500 people met at a Raleigh church. | Opinion
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
More than 500 people met at a Raleigh church. | Opinion
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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It says a lot about whose voices matter in higher ed that Larry Summers is still allowed to teach his college students, while Jessica Adams* is not.
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
It says a lot about whose voices matter in higher ed that Larry Summers is still allowed to teach his college students, while Jessica Adams* is not.
Same. Except we are the MMA- Moms Mutual Aid
I would like to share something.
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Same. Except we are the MMA- Moms Mutual Aid
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The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
NEW: Brad Lander says he wants a trial, not a deal to drop his charge stemming from an arrest by ICE.
After Arrest by ICE, City Comptroller Rejects Deal and Seeks Trial
Other officials arrested while protesting at 26 Federal Plaza in September will have their federal charges dropped if they avoid arrest inside a federal building for six months.
www.thecity.nyc
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
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In fairness those University Presidents hearings doubled as Have Women Ruined the Workplace
Look, I think it’s folly to monitor NYT coverage at this point but it just has to be said that the NYT covered those damn university president hearings BREATHLESSLY but the Epstein emails???? Crumbs. Even though I’m used to them being bootlickers, it’s still appalling to see.
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In fairness those University Presidents hearings doubled as Have Women Ruined the Workplace
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Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
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So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
November 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
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If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If the NYT told the story of the homeless teenager exploited by Matt Gaetz with even half as much empathy as it tells the story of Olivia Nuzzi, it would be in danger of committing journalism.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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Can’t emphasize how much this is true. Your ability to generate attention is your most marketable skill as a writer, for better or worse. Especially right now. If you hate someone but keep sharing their articles, the people who employ them look at that and go “hey, they’re always in the convo”
if you hate the writer, do not share the writer's articles. people clicking on the articles is how the writer gets paid. "how do THEY still have a job in journalism, when so many talented people are being laid of?!" you, because of you. you are why.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Can’t emphasize how much this is true. Your ability to generate attention is your most marketable skill as a writer, for better or worse. Especially right now. If you hate someone but keep sharing their articles, the people who employ them look at that and go “hey, they’re always in the convo”
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As @rbreich.bsky.social notes billionaires and their families own X, Paramount, CBS, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Washington Post, Amazon, MGM, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, and could soon own Warner Bros and CNN
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As @rbreich.bsky.social notes billionaires and their families own X, Paramount, CBS, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Washington Post, Amazon, MGM, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, and could soon own Warner Bros and CNN
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
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Men do not “have sex with underage girls” they rape them. Language matters. Children CANNOT consent
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Men do not “have sex with underage girls” they rape them. Language matters. Children CANNOT consent
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Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves
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this is actually really something. The NY Times stuff is bonkers.
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
this is actually really something. The NY Times stuff is bonkers.
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I would love to read an article about how the NY Times abetted the Epstein coverup. There are probably enough disgruntled ex-employees floating around that you could start piecing it together.
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I would love to read an article about how the NY Times abetted the Epstein coverup. There are probably enough disgruntled ex-employees floating around that you could start piecing it together.
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Every Epstein email is like "I love that you're a rapist and a pedophile! Signed, a man who personally has more wealth than 20% of the world's population."
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Every Epstein email is like "I love that you're a rapist and a pedophile! Signed, a man who personally has more wealth than 20% of the world's population."
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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein wrote a letter to the Republican Women's Caucus.
Every member of Congress -- and all Americans -- should hear what these women have to say.
We need to release the files.
Every member of Congress -- and all Americans -- should hear what these women have to say.
We need to release the files.
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein wrote a letter to the Republican Women's Caucus.
Every member of Congress -- and all Americans -- should hear what these women have to say.
We need to release the files.
Every member of Congress -- and all Americans -- should hear what these women have to say.
We need to release the files.
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This person was the President of Harvard University, the US Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the National Economic Council of the United States.
November 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This person was the President of Harvard University, the US Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the National Economic Council of the United States.
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Somehow simultaneously thinking "Larry Summers sent this email in *2017*? incredible" and "this isn't surprising at all."
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Somehow simultaneously thinking "Larry Summers sent this email in *2017*? incredible" and "this isn't surprising at all."
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...