Amelia Folkes, APR, MPS
@ameliaaggie.bsky.social
#PR & Marcom Pro | currently director of PR for policy nonprofit supporting schools
Aggie '96, GWU Colonial Grad
Latina and Mom of 3, trying this blue sky out!
Aggie '96, GWU Colonial Grad
Latina and Mom of 3, trying this blue sky out!
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Tech billionaires have an unprecedented ability—and incentive—to manipulate the public's perception of reality, Adam Serwer argued in February.
Americans Are Trapped in an Algorithmic Cage
The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Tech billionaires have an unprecedented ability—and incentive—to manipulate the public's perception of reality, Adam Serwer argued in February.
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Ummm
Also cancel your ESPN.
They are in bed with Disney.
Go watch a high school game.
It’s more fun and the kids will appreciate it more.
Also cancel your ESPN.
They are in bed with Disney.
Go watch a high school game.
It’s more fun and the kids will appreciate it more.
September 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ummm
Also cancel your ESPN.
They are in bed with Disney.
Go watch a high school game.
It’s more fun and the kids will appreciate it more.
Also cancel your ESPN.
They are in bed with Disney.
Go watch a high school game.
It’s more fun and the kids will appreciate it more.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
September 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Two days before, a veteran official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency told The Post that one of the main concerns for this disaster season was the agency’s ability to quickly deploy specialized search and rescue teams.
Budget limits at DHS delayed FEMA’s Texas deployment, officials say
FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
wapo.st
July 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Two days before, a veteran official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency told The Post that one of the main concerns for this disaster season was the agency’s ability to quickly deploy specialized search and rescue teams.
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Breaking News: The Justice Department subpoenaed confidential patient details from doctors and hospitals providing transgender medical treatment to minors.
Justice Dept. Demands Private Patient Info From Trans Youth Medicine Providers
Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.
trib.al
July 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Breaking News: The Justice Department subpoenaed confidential patient details from doctors and hospitals providing transgender medical treatment to minors.
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Among the waste uncovered by ProPublica and @cbsnews.com: Texas reimbursed anti-abortion groups $14 each time they handed out donated goods or materials, regardless of cost.
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
July 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Among the waste uncovered by ProPublica and @cbsnews.com: Texas reimbursed anti-abortion groups $14 each time they handed out donated goods or materials, regardless of cost.
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.
(Published July 2024)
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Are you a journalist who used to struggle with deadlines? I'd love to hear your story! Tell me about it on this form. I'm putting together some tips for aspiring journalists. forms.gle/Zi69zmAXftCw...
July 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Are you a journalist who used to struggle with deadlines? I'd love to hear your story! Tell me about it on this form. I'm putting together some tips for aspiring journalists. forms.gle/Zi69zmAXftCw...
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Julian McMahon, of 'Charmed', 'Nip/Tuck', 'Fantastic Four' and 'FBI: Most Wanted', has died of cancer at 56
July 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Julian McMahon, of 'Charmed', 'Nip/Tuck', 'Fantastic Four' and 'FBI: Most Wanted', has died of cancer at 56
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Rest in peace to Julian McMahon. Condolences sent to his close family and friends. I knew him from the tv shows Charmed and Nip/Tuck and loved him in each role. ❤️🙏🏻
July 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Rest in peace to Julian McMahon. Condolences sent to his close family and friends. I knew him from the tv shows Charmed and Nip/Tuck and loved him in each role. ❤️🙏🏻
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Teenagers in Tennessee who are found guilty of bullying or cyberbullying could have their drivers’ licenses suspended for a year under a new state law that went into effect on Tuesday.
Teens Guilty of Bullying Could Lose Drivers’ Licenses Under Tennessee Law
Supporters hope the law will deter young people from bullying. Critics questioned whether it would actually make teenagers think twice about their behavior.
trib.al
July 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Teenagers in Tennessee who are found guilty of bullying or cyberbullying could have their drivers’ licenses suspended for a year under a new state law that went into effect on Tuesday.
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"Whether bombing Iran was a good idea or a bad idea—and it could turn out to be either, or both—it is war by any definition of the term, and something Trump vowed he would avoid," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social:
The United States Bombed Iran. Now What?
President Trump is taking an enormous risk.
bit.ly
June 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"Whether bombing Iran was a good idea or a bad idea—and it could turn out to be either, or both—it is war by any definition of the term, and something Trump vowed he would avoid," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social:
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News Analysis: The U.S. strikes on nuclear sites in Iran are an extraordinary turn for a military that was supposed to be moving on from two decades of forever wars in the Middle East.
U.S. Military Is Pulled Back Into Middle East Wars
The strikes on Iran ushered in a period of high alert as the Pentagon braced for almost-certain retaliation against American forces in the region.
trib.al
June 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
News Analysis: The U.S. strikes on nuclear sites in Iran are an extraordinary turn for a military that was supposed to be moving on from two decades of forever wars in the Middle East.
Great turn out yesterday at #pflugerville #nokings rally!!
June 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Great turn out yesterday at #pflugerville #nokings rally!!
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Pflugerville” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Pflugerville · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
www.mobilize.us
June 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Pflugerville” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Nothing Christian about a white evangelical Christians.
May 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Nothing Christian about a white evangelical Christians.
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You MUST watch this exchange from today’s Tx House debate on anti-library HB3225.
“This is about your desire to make sure that children have access to sexually explicit materials,” says the bill’s author.
“Rep Alders, do you know what I have done for a living?” Says @voteannjohnson.bsky.social
“This is about your desire to make sure that children have access to sexually explicit materials,” says the bill’s author.
“Rep Alders, do you know what I have done for a living?” Says @voteannjohnson.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
You MUST watch this exchange from today’s Tx House debate on anti-library HB3225.
“This is about your desire to make sure that children have access to sexually explicit materials,” says the bill’s author.
“Rep Alders, do you know what I have done for a living?” Says @voteannjohnson.bsky.social
“This is about your desire to make sure that children have access to sexually explicit materials,” says the bill’s author.
“Rep Alders, do you know what I have done for a living?” Says @voteannjohnson.bsky.social
This is probably the best write up of the #voucher legislation to date. great job Jaden (who isn't on bluesky-!) on breaking down line by line!
#txed #txlege #schoolfunding
#txed #txlege #schoolfunding
Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here’s how they will work.
Private school vouchers are now law in Texas. Here’s how they will work.
Texas will give participating families about $10,000 to pay for their kids’ private schooling. Other details about the program, set to launch in 2026, are unclear.
www.texastribune.org
May 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is probably the best write up of the #voucher legislation to date. great job Jaden (who isn't on bluesky-!) on breaking down line by line!
#txed #txlege #schoolfunding
#txed #txlege #schoolfunding
