Amy Donaldson
@amydonaldson.bsky.social
Podcast producer for KSL (Utah), recovering print journalist (28 yrs), Writer/Host of 'The Letter' and 'Making of a Moment' and co-host of Talking Cold. Owner of Loudmouth Project. Lover of outdoors, rescuer of dogs, devoted to my family.
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Making of a Moment - KSL Podcasts
In sports, there are moments that transcend a single game. But what if we told you how that on-field moment was created? If you knew the myriad of people who make sacrifices, choices – if you knew the...
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I was reluctant to join another app, but I am grateful for the connections these platforms provide. I love connecting w/ fans, players, coaches, etc., so reach out with ideas and feedback. Latest effort is narrative podcast: Making of a Moment:The #RSL Story #sports kslpodcasts.com/podcast/maki...
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Where we are as a country
A new post by a Republican state Senator in Indiana, saying she will "not cave" on redistricting as she shares that she was just the target of a pipe bomb threat to due "DC political pundits."
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Where we are as a country
Hanging with my Aussie grandies!! So much fun❤️
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hanging with my Aussie grandies!! So much fun❤️
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From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
From North Carolina to Mississippi, Black-owned farms are filling the gaps left by SNAP funding delays
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Cam Little with a new record.
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Cam Little with a new record.
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A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the state of Indiana’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a ban on student IDs for voting.
via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
Federal judge denies Indiana attempt to dismiss student ID lawsuit
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the state of Indiana’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a ban on student IDs for voting. Judge Richard L. Young, of Indiana’s Southern District Court, noted…
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the state of Indiana’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a ban on student IDs for voting.
via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
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Haley Robson was visibly shaking as she told the story of being one of the many survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier arrested for molesting girls and trafficking them.
'Lift the curtain on these files!' Epstein survivor shakes in fear demanding transparency
Haley Robson was visibly shaking as she told the story of being one of the many survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier arrested for molesting girls and trafficking them. Robson talked about the fear she felt being pressured by Epstein after he sexually abused her for the first time. She ...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Haley Robson was visibly shaking as she told the story of being one of the many survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier arrested for molesting girls and trafficking them.
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#Breaking: Vinay Prasad is returning to the Food and Drug Administration to resume his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy, and blood product regulation. www.statnews.com/2025/08/09/v...
Vinay Prasad returns to the FDA, weeks after his ouster
HFO HFO Vinay Prasad returns to a top FDA role just weeks after his abrupt dismissal.
www.statnews.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#Breaking: Vinay Prasad is returning to the Food and Drug Administration to resume his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy, and blood product regulation. www.statnews.com/2025/08/09/v...
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Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting for pickup on Gaza's border for the U.N. to distribute. But the U.N. says it’s unable to bring in enough aid to Palestinians as it is hindered by Israeli military restrictions and a breakdown of security.
Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting to enter Gaza. Why can't the UN bring them in?
The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
bit.ly
July 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting for pickup on Gaza's border for the U.N. to distribute. But the U.N. says it’s unable to bring in enough aid to Palestinians as it is hindered by Israeli military restrictions and a breakdown of security.
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The NFL plans to fine more than 100 players and roughly two dozen club employees who were found to be in violation of the NFL’s Ticket Resale policy in connection with Super Bowl 59 tickets.
NFL will fine more than 100 players for reselling Super Bowl tickets at a profit
The league prohibits employees and players from selling NFL game tickets acquired from their employer for more than the ticket’s face value.
nbcnews.to
July 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The NFL plans to fine more than 100 players and roughly two dozen club employees who were found to be in violation of the NFL’s Ticket Resale policy in connection with Super Bowl 59 tickets.
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Ohioans need to be making at least $22.51 an hour working a full-time job to be able to afford a “modest” two-bedroom apartment, according to a new report released this week. The average Ohio renter earns $18.62 an hour ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/18/o...
Ohio renters need to make $22.51 an hour to afford two-bedroom apartment, new report shows • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohioans need to be making at least $22.51 an hour working a full-time job to be able to afford a “modest” two-bedroom apartment, according to a new report released this week. The average Ohio renter…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ohioans need to be making at least $22.51 an hour working a full-time job to be able to afford a “modest” two-bedroom apartment, according to a new report released this week. The average Ohio renter earns $18.62 an hour ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/18/o...
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In 2023, the United States budgeted $12.8 billion to build new affordable housing. We’re about to spend nearly four times on detention centers what we spend on housing. https://trib.al/7FqAHX3
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America?
If you think that’s far-fetched, then you really haven’t been paying attention to what the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been up to lately.
trib.al
July 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In 2023, the United States budgeted $12.8 billion to build new affordable housing. We’re about to spend nearly four times on detention centers what we spend on housing. https://trib.al/7FqAHX3
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The total economic hit to Black wealth from land loss could be in excess of $300 billion—a significant contributor to the persistent racial wealth gap that hangs over US society. (From 2021)
After a century of dispossession, Black farmers are fighting to get back to the land
And drawing on past movements to reclaim their agricultural heritage.
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The total economic hit to Black wealth from land loss could be in excess of $300 billion—a significant contributor to the persistent racial wealth gap that hangs over US society. (From 2021)
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The chief executive officer of stadium developer Oak View Group was charged with conspiring with a rival to rig the process for constructing a new arena in Texas, authorities said.
Stadium Developer CEO Charged with Bid-Rigging Over New Texas Arena
Timothy Leiweke was indicted over allegations that he convinced a rival firm not to compete on the project.
on.wsj.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The chief executive officer of stadium developer Oak View Group was charged with conspiring with a rival to rig the process for constructing a new arena in Texas, authorities said.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass told reporters there were children in a park attending a day camp when masked federal agents arrived.
ICE agents shutting children's camp declared 'absolutely outrageous'
www.newsweek.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
LA Mayor Karen Bass told reporters there were children in a park attending a day camp when masked federal agents arrived.
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World football governing body FIFA has boosted its ties with US President Donald Trump by opening an office in New York’s Trump Tower.
FIFA opens office in Trump Tower
World football chief Gianni Infantino has forged a close relationship with Donald Trump.
ow.ly
July 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
World football governing body FIFA has boosted its ties with US President Donald Trump by opening an office in New York’s Trump Tower.
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Federal authorities in Idaho are following up on a possible sighting over the weekend of a Washington state man wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters.
Possible sighting of man wanted in the deaths of his 3 daughters prompts search in Idaho
Federal authorities in Idaho are following up on a possible sighting over the weekend of a Washington state man wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters.
www.ksl.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Federal authorities in Idaho are following up on a possible sighting over the weekend of a Washington state man wanted in connection with the deaths of his three daughters.
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So they’re basically laundering our federal science budget over to the for-profit prison and concentration camp industry?
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So they’re basically laundering our federal science budget over to the for-profit prison and concentration camp industry?
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
NSF’s 2024 budget was $9.06 billion.
NASA: $24.875.
NIH: $47.7 billion.
Fund science, not cruelty.
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There is no bottom.
A stunning scoop from @mariasacchetti.bsky.social: Despite pledging to target criminals, the Trump administration has freed a three-time felon from prison in exchange for his testimony against Abrego, a wrongly deported man who has not been convicted of a crime www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego García was due to be deported. Now he’s being freed.
Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes is a three-time felon released early from federal prison to a halfway house in exchange for testifying against Kilmar Abrego García.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
There is no bottom.
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Another point: Many know the Dred Scott decision but aren't as familiar with the aftermath and how states, courts, and politicians responded. 5 examples:
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
I need people to understand the Supreme Court is not the be-all and end-all of everything, even legal things. Abolitionist lawyers went into court and won freedom suits under the Fugitive Slave Act, after the Court upheld its constitutionality. They helped build a movement that dismantled the FSA.
June 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Another point: Many know the Dred Scott decision but aren't as familiar with the aftermath and how states, courts, and politicians responded. 5 examples:
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
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Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.
June 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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NEW: SCOUTS decides to rehear a case over a Louisiana congressional voting map with 2 majority-Black districts that state legislature passed to get in line with the Voting Rights Act. "Non-Black" voters argue one district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
June 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
NEW: SCOUTS decides to rehear a case over a Louisiana congressional voting map with 2 majority-Black districts that state legislature passed to get in line with the Voting Rights Act. "Non-Black" voters argue one district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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ICE is now changing tactics and arresting people who have been granted asylum hearings.
This is both a violation of US & international law that demands immediate attention from all New York elected officials & underscores the urgent need for legal service providers to be at all of these cases.
This is both a violation of US & international law that demands immediate attention from all New York elected officials & underscores the urgent need for legal service providers to be at all of these cases.
June 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE is now changing tactics and arresting people who have been granted asylum hearings.
This is both a violation of US & international law that demands immediate attention from all New York elected officials & underscores the urgent need for legal service providers to be at all of these cases.
This is both a violation of US & international law that demands immediate attention from all New York elected officials & underscores the urgent need for legal service providers to be at all of these cases.
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“These findings suggest climate change might well accelerate in the coming years. Worse still, this worrying imbalance is emerging even as funding uncertainty in the United States threatens our ability to track the flows of heat.”
H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years
Real world measurements of how much extra heat the Earth is trapping are well beyond most climate models. That’s a real problem.
theconversation.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“These findings suggest climate change might well accelerate in the coming years. Worse still, this worrying imbalance is emerging even as funding uncertainty in the United States threatens our ability to track the flows of heat.”
H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social
theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...
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One of our earliest civil rights statutes was designed to protect us against masked gangs who violate our constitutional rights. This particular history makes the masked ICE gangs uniquely repugnant. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Masked Terror
At this point, we have all seen the videos.
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
One of our earliest civil rights statutes was designed to protect us against masked gangs who violate our constitutional rights. This particular history makes the masked ICE gangs uniquely repugnant. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...