Amanda Prahl
@amandaprahl.bsky.social
Playwright | Lyricist | Freelance writer/editor || Words @POPSUGAR @Fangirlish @Paste & more
It’s been a rough couple weeks for my family, with probably more tough weeks to come. Any good thoughts/vibes/prayers are very much appreciated 🙏🏻
August 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
It’s been a rough couple weeks for my family, with probably more tough weeks to come. Any good thoughts/vibes/prayers are very much appreciated 🙏🏻
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Epstein matters, but there's a much greater story of American moral depravity that ought to be leading the news
America is building an archipelago of squalid concentration camps. No one knows where this will end. The time to scream 'Never again'? Now!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/us-c...
America is building an archipelago of squalid concentration camps. No one knows where this will end. The time to scream 'Never again'? Now!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/us-c...
This column on U.S. concentration camps is the one I hoped I’d never write | Will Bunch
Andrea Pitzer literally wrote the book on concentration camps. I talked to her about how they came to America.
www.inquirer.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Epstein matters, but there's a much greater story of American moral depravity that ought to be leading the news
America is building an archipelago of squalid concentration camps. No one knows where this will end. The time to scream 'Never again'? Now!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/us-c...
America is building an archipelago of squalid concentration camps. No one knows where this will end. The time to scream 'Never again'? Now!
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/us-c...
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Hey is it bad if google AI search results stop people from leaving google dot com 99% of the time? All our news and information creators can survive just fine with one percent of their previous search traffic right? I’m sure it’s fine. www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...
![Yesterday the Pew Research Center released a report based on the internet browsing activity of 900 U.S. adults which found that Google users who encounter an Al summary are less likely to click on links to other websites than use 's who don't encounter an Al summary. To be precise, only [my emphasis] 1 percent of users who encountered an Al summary clicked the link to the page Google is summarizing.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rfoctmk4guq56gensuermj7q/bafkreihrwrukrvisav54a24jeuv7tlhfwe62yvui5d27gxhnopbdworowe@jpeg)
July 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hey is it bad if google AI search results stop people from leaving google dot com 99% of the time? All our news and information creators can survive just fine with one percent of their previous search traffic right? I’m sure it’s fine. www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...
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Convenient list of places where your donation would go the furthest
New: I teamed up with @elenashao.bsky.social
and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.
and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.
Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR
The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Convenient list of places where your donation would go the furthest
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All, today is a good day to support your local PBS station.
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
www.npr.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
All, today is a good day to support your local PBS station.
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when a company announces they're going to start using Al in their products all I hear is "our stuff is about to get noticeably shittier, but you should be excited because it'll be cheaper for us"
July 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
when a company announces they're going to start using Al in their products all I hear is "our stuff is about to get noticeably shittier, but you should be excited because it'll be cheaper for us"
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Counterpoint: the last time we switched fuels we saved a ton of lives and cleaned up our air.
We can do it again.
We can do it again.
“Yes, atmospheric CO2 has increased over time—but so has life expectancy,” writes Chris Wright. In a guest essay America’s energy secretary invites the world to rethink renewable energy
econ.st/4kCU2kY
Illustration: Dan Williams
econ.st/4kCU2kY
Illustration: Dan Williams
July 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Counterpoint: the last time we switched fuels we saved a ton of lives and cleaned up our air.
We can do it again.
We can do it again.
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We need an OFF switch for bullshit.
July 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We need an OFF switch for bullshit.
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This romantasy starter pack is the most chaotic thing I've ever written. I can't believe the editor let me get away with this.
who's got two thumbs and can now add "New York Times Book Review" to her bio
this guy
this guy
Romantasy: A Starter Pack
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This romantasy starter pack is the most chaotic thing I've ever written. I can't believe the editor let me get away with this.
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I never see this in reverse. Like I've talked to individuals still healing from family that cruelly threw them away for who they love or don't worship but I never see conservatives opining about a responsibility to love & accept their LGBTQ family. Or to stop terrorizing them.
July 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I never see this in reverse. Like I've talked to individuals still healing from family that cruelly threw them away for who they love or don't worship but I never see conservatives opining about a responsibility to love & accept their LGBTQ family. Or to stop terrorizing them.
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“Why is no one covering-“ it’s because every local news outlet has been decimated if not collapsed entirely for a number of reasons, among them that people want the product but are shocked that it costs money to produce and therefore provide it
July 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Why is no one covering-“ it’s because every local news outlet has been decimated if not collapsed entirely for a number of reasons, among them that people want the product but are shocked that it costs money to produce and therefore provide it
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July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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This is the sort of smoking gun connection between a decision and outcome that gets people fired in a normal government
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.
This is so horrifying I made a bar graph www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
This is so horrifying I made a bar graph www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
July 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is the sort of smoking gun connection between a decision and outcome that gets people fired in a normal government
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Fascism is evil. Fascism is scary. Fascism is awful.
But goddamn it is also so fucking whiny and intellectually vapid and incredibly annoying.
But goddamn it is also so fucking whiny and intellectually vapid and incredibly annoying.
July 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Fascism is evil. Fascism is scary. Fascism is awful.
But goddamn it is also so fucking whiny and intellectually vapid and incredibly annoying.
But goddamn it is also so fucking whiny and intellectually vapid and incredibly annoying.
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gently: it's fine if you don't love explicit sex scenes in fiction but it would be cool if you could talk about it without sounding indistinguishable from moms for liberty
July 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
gently: it's fine if you don't love explicit sex scenes in fiction but it would be cool if you could talk about it without sounding indistinguishable from moms for liberty
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"The masks frequently worn by agents make ICE seem like the type of secret police that operates in authoritarian regimes. But they are apparently meant to keep the police secret."
July 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The masks frequently worn by agents make ICE seem like the type of secret police that operates in authoritarian regimes. But they are apparently meant to keep the police secret."
I truly loved #Superman , thanks to its phenomenal cast, sweet spirit, and a story that manages to feel both fantastical and relevant. Yes, it can be goofy, but it's thoughtful too - and its flaws mainly lie in its sprawling ambition, not deeper issues. Read my full review ⬇️
A stellar cast and an endearing earnestness elevate James Gunn's #Superman despite some chaotic plotting.
Read more in our review: ladygeeksmedia.com/2025/07/09/s...
Read more in our review: ladygeeksmedia.com/2025/07/09/s...
Superman Review: Heartfelt, Humanized Heroics
A stellar cast and an endearing earnestness elevate James Gunn's 'Superman', despite some chaotic plotting.
ladygeeksmedia.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I truly loved #Superman , thanks to its phenomenal cast, sweet spirit, and a story that manages to feel both fantastical and relevant. Yes, it can be goofy, but it's thoughtful too - and its flaws mainly lie in its sprawling ambition, not deeper issues. Read my full review ⬇️
Just left my #Superman showing with I the biggest grin on my face! Earnest and humorous w/o losing itself in the quips, some serious and timely themes, and big-hearted (if perhaps a bit spread thin at times). Full review @ladygeeksmedia.bsky.social later this week!
July 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Just left my #Superman showing with I the biggest grin on my face! Earnest and humorous w/o losing itself in the quips, some serious and timely themes, and big-hearted (if perhaps a bit spread thin at times). Full review @ladygeeksmedia.bsky.social later this week!
July 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD.
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
July 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Stop spreading this garbage about em dashes in ACTUAL EDITED PROSE OH MY GOD.
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
Plenty of actual human beings know how to type em dashes! We’re called “writers” and “editors” — maybe you’ve heard of us?
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lol. lmao. jesus fucking christ.
Times editors: lots of people are yelling at us, so obviously we made the right choice here.
Maybe the fact you are competing with Chris Rufo for scoops should be a wake-up call.
Maybe the fact you are competing with Chris Rufo for scoops should be a wake-up call.
July 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
lol. lmao. jesus fucking christ.
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Arguably if NYT wanted to get ahead they could have written that story, about Nazis trying to start a race controversy with hacked data. But as it turns out, they wanted to be the Nazis.
July 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Arguably if NYT wanted to get ahead they could have written that story, about Nazis trying to start a race controversy with hacked data. But as it turns out, they wanted to be the Nazis.
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To me this feels like a similar moment to Sandy Hook.
If republicans aren’t willing to accept responsibility and change policy to protect young white christian girls in Texas, they won’t do it for anyone.
If republicans aren’t willing to accept responsibility and change policy to protect young white christian girls in Texas, they won’t do it for anyone.
Reporter: Do you think the federal government needs to hire back any of the meteorologists who were fired?
Trump: I would think not. This was a thing that happened in seconds. No one expected it. Nobody saw it. Very talented people are there, they didn’t see it
Trump: I would think not. This was a thing that happened in seconds. No one expected it. Nobody saw it. Very talented people are there, they didn’t see it
July 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
To me this feels like a similar moment to Sandy Hook.
If republicans aren’t willing to accept responsibility and change policy to protect young white christian girls in Texas, they won’t do it for anyone.
If republicans aren’t willing to accept responsibility and change policy to protect young white christian girls in Texas, they won’t do it for anyone.