@amandaphd.bsky.social
Chemist (organic)
Hiker/nature lover
Completely pissed off about the current political train-wreck (wine helps with that btw) and unwilling to forgive the people who had the opportunity/ability to intervene years ago
Hiker/nature lover
Completely pissed off about the current political train-wreck (wine helps with that btw) and unwilling to forgive the people who had the opportunity/ability to intervene years ago
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“Would Americans be so accepting if, instead of observing the detached remoteness of a missile from the clouds, we watched our servicemen board the vessels and simply execute everyone on board without asking a single question?
It is, in every way, the same thing.”
It is, in every way, the same thing.”
Former federal prosecutor Dan Gelber recalls prosecuting “boat cases” in 1980s Miami | Opinion,
When ‘drug boat’ justice meant asking questions, not missile strikes | Opinion
Former federal prosecutor Dan Gelber recalls prosecuting “boat cases” in 1980s Miami | Opinion,
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November 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“Would Americans be so accepting if, instead of observing the detached remoteness of a missile from the clouds, we watched our servicemen board the vessels and simply execute everyone on board without asking a single question?
It is, in every way, the same thing.”
It is, in every way, the same thing.”
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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The United States is the cruelest place on earth. It has the wealth to care for millions upon millions in need and it chooses not to.
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The United States is the cruelest place on earth. It has the wealth to care for millions upon millions in need and it chooses not to.
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Epstein document dump coming later today. A federal judge has granted @nytimes.com and @wsj.com requests to unseal records from litigation involving Jeffrey Epstein and JPMorgan. We have no idea what the documents will show, but we expect to receive them this evening. Stay tuned! 🍿
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Epstein document dump coming later today. A federal judge has granted @nytimes.com and @wsj.com requests to unseal records from litigation involving Jeffrey Epstein and JPMorgan. We have no idea what the documents will show, but we expect to receive them this evening. Stay tuned! 🍿
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Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
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HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.
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Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
October 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland
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WOW... JUST WOW...
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
WOW... JUST WOW...
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
In order to justify invoking the insurrection act in Portland, Oregon, trump faked a riot with professional videographers, the military and hired extras.
Sen. Jeffrey Merkley tells us what happened :
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For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’
Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.
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This isn’t about ‘hating America.’ It’s about standing up to Trump’s authoritarian regime. That’s what loving America actually looks like.
Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."
October 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This isn’t about ‘hating America.’ It’s about standing up to Trump’s authoritarian regime. That’s what loving America actually looks like.
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"One source told me that some of the reversals came after the Trump administration realized that they had accidentally terminated critically important staffers working on current measles and Ebola outbreaks."
October 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
"One source told me that some of the reversals came after the Trump administration realized that they had accidentally terminated critically important staffers working on current measles and Ebola outbreaks."
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It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.
And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
October 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.
And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!
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Across the board, more need to heed MIT’s advice in the name of democracy and free speech and tell Trump to fuck off.
www.huffpost.com/entry/mit-pr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/mit-pr...
MIT Rejects White House Deal To Unlock Funds In Exchange For Adopting Trump’s Political Agenda
In a letter to Trump administration officials, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said MIT disagrees with provisions of the proposal.
www.huffpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Across the board, more need to heed MIT’s advice in the name of democracy and free speech and tell Trump to fuck off.
www.huffpost.com/entry/mit-pr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/mit-pr...
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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A win! A federal judge has granted Chicago and the State of Illinois a restraining order against the Trump administration, blocking the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois.
October 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A win! A federal judge has granted Chicago and the State of Illinois a restraining order against the Trump administration, blocking the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois.
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Mainstream news media is serving as State TV without even being forced into it. Sad.
October 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Mainstream news media is serving as State TV without even being forced into it. Sad.
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Trump might have immunity, but ICE does not.
He won’t be able to protect federal agents from criminal and civil prosecution once he’s gone.
Their day of reckoning will come. Broken down here…
He won’t be able to protect federal agents from criminal and civil prosecution once he’s gone.
Their day of reckoning will come. Broken down here…
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trump might have immunity, but ICE does not.
He won’t be able to protect federal agents from criminal and civil prosecution once he’s gone.
Their day of reckoning will come. Broken down here…
He won’t be able to protect federal agents from criminal and civil prosecution once he’s gone.
Their day of reckoning will come. Broken down here…
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A quick message.
October 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A quick message.
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If you ever find yourself zip tying a child's hands I wanna be really clear with you on what this says about you. You're not one of the "good guys." You're the problem. Your soul is rotten. Your intentions are evil. And whoever is above you telling you to do this is the pure embodiment of evil.
October 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
If you ever find yourself zip tying a child's hands I wanna be really clear with you on what this says about you. You're not one of the "good guys." You're the problem. Your soul is rotten. Your intentions are evil. And whoever is above you telling you to do this is the pure embodiment of evil.
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📌I am not a religious man, but I stand with this man, and against the most grotesque man on earth, and the broken, immoral people who worship him.
October 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
📌I am not a religious man, but I stand with this man, and against the most grotesque man on earth, and the broken, immoral people who worship him.
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This morning, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”
“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.
“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.
October 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This morning, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”
“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.
“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.