Amy F
@amyf2025.bsky.social
Disability Justice and Health Equity advocate, parent and someone who knows We Can Do Better.
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April 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Always an honor, and a treat, to talk to @anandwrites.bsky.social about how to fabulously fight fascism:
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WATCH: An *actual* plan to beat fascism
A masterclass from political sage Anat Shenker-Osorio on how you can fight back against Trump II, create "social proof," mobilize your community, stop waiting for Democrats, and start getting it DONE
the.ink
February 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Always an honor, and a treat, to talk to @anandwrites.bsky.social about how to fabulously fight fascism:
the.ink/p/watch-an-a...
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🚨Elon Musk’s DOGE operatives are attempting to access confidential tax information — tax returns, bank data, Social Security numbers — for millions of Americans.
Illegal access can lead to jail time under federal law.
@wyden.senate.gov and I are investigating and fighting back.
Illegal access can lead to jail time under federal law.
@wyden.senate.gov and I are investigating and fighting back.
February 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨Elon Musk’s DOGE operatives are attempting to access confidential tax information — tax returns, bank data, Social Security numbers — for millions of Americans.
Illegal access can lead to jail time under federal law.
@wyden.senate.gov and I are investigating and fighting back.
Illegal access can lead to jail time under federal law.
@wyden.senate.gov and I are investigating and fighting back.
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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"Trump isn’t building support; he’s losing it. Trump isn’t fracturing his opposition; he’s uniting it" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Trump isn’t building support; he’s losing it. Trump isn’t fracturing his opposition; he’s uniting it" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
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No one elected Elon Musk.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
February 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
No one elected Elon Musk.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
As Donald Trump allows Musk to access people’s personal information and shut down government funding, Republicans in Washington will also own the consequences.
We must do everything in our power to push back and protect people from harm.
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USAID is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk wrote on Sunday in a social media post that many aid workers saw as confirmation the agency would soon be absorbed into the State Department and that some viewed as a potential threat to their personal safety. “Time for it to die.”
THIS HAS TO STOP.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
February 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
USAID is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk wrote on Sunday in a social media post that many aid workers saw as confirmation the agency would soon be absorbed into the State Department and that some viewed as a potential threat to their personal safety. “Time for it to die.”
THIS HAS TO STOP.
THIS HAS TO STOP.
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The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy. My advice, take the first step, start with something small and see what works for you. Here are ten things all of us can do. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
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It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali
January 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s official: In the USA The Gulf of Mexico is now the “Gulf of America,” and Denali, the Alaska Native name for North America’s tallest peak, has been reverted to Mount McKinley. But we refuse to accept this change—Denali will always be Denali to us. #IStandWithDenali
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What would Martin Luther King Jr. urge us to do as we celebrate his life and legacy?
Press On.
Press On.
January 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What would Martin Luther King Jr. urge us to do as we celebrate his life and legacy?
Press On.
Press On.
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Looking to help those who lost their books in the tragedy of the California Wildfires? “CbForAltadena” is a great place to start! ❤️🩹
Email your questions to cbforaltadena@gmail or donate to their cause via this link: tinyurl.com/cbforaltadena ✨
Thank you for your kindness & help, library friends 💚
Email your questions to cbforaltadena@gmail or donate to their cause via this link: tinyurl.com/cbforaltadena ✨
Thank you for your kindness & help, library friends 💚
January 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Looking to help those who lost their books in the tragedy of the California Wildfires? “CbForAltadena” is a great place to start! ❤️🩹
Email your questions to cbforaltadena@gmail or donate to their cause via this link: tinyurl.com/cbforaltadena ✨
Thank you for your kindness & help, library friends 💚
Email your questions to cbforaltadena@gmail or donate to their cause via this link: tinyurl.com/cbforaltadena ✨
Thank you for your kindness & help, library friends 💚
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Last week, I watched a TikTok from a man who was convicted of a crime and he negotiated for a longer sentence so that he could serve his sentence on a California fire camp and ultimately have a slightly shorter sentence.
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January 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Last week, I watched a TikTok from a man who was convicted of a crime and he negotiated for a longer sentence so that he could serve his sentence on a California fire camp and ultimately have a slightly shorter sentence.
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A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in Color by Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is a free resource available on our website in both English and Spanish language versions.
A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey…in Color - Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN)
A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in ColorAutistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) is excited to present our newest resource: A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in Color/Mi ...
awnnetwork.org
November 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM
A Neurodiversity and Gentle Parenting Journey...in Color by Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is a free resource available on our website in both English and Spanish language versions.
www.opb.org/article/2025...
I have been expressing my concerns about this Legislative Concept LC 346 for the last month and will continue to do so. Oregon is so far downstream our kids are being thrown into the river by the systems.
I have been expressing my concerns about this Legislative Concept LC 346 for the last month and will continue to do so. Oregon is so far downstream our kids are being thrown into the river by the systems.
Kids in Oregon’s foster care system need safe and secure housing, but an effort underway to create more has some advocates worried
A proposed bill ahead of the 2025 legislative session has some advocates for kids in foster care worried.
www.opb.org
January 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
www.opb.org/article/2025...
I have been expressing my concerns about this Legislative Concept LC 346 for the last month and will continue to do so. Oregon is so far downstream our kids are being thrown into the river by the systems.
I have been expressing my concerns about this Legislative Concept LC 346 for the last month and will continue to do so. Oregon is so far downstream our kids are being thrown into the river by the systems.
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Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
January 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.
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For more on mask bans, medical exemptions and how Mayor Adams is using the CEO shooting to push a ban - check out my latest article
We’ve lost our way. Banning masks serves no practical purpose and will harm entire communities
Please mask up now. Call lawmakers & tell them you don’t support a ban
We’ve lost our way. Banning masks serves no practical purpose and will harm entire communities
Please mask up now. Call lawmakers & tell them you don’t support a ban
NYC Mayor Wants to Ban Masks in the Wake of Shooting Death of CEO Brian Thompson
A look at how the shooting death of Brian Thompson is being used to re-ignite interest in banning masks in New York City - a move which would be a devastating blow to the disabled community.
www.disabledginger.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:35 AM
For more on mask bans, medical exemptions and how Mayor Adams is using the CEO shooting to push a ban - check out my latest article
We’ve lost our way. Banning masks serves no practical purpose and will harm entire communities
Please mask up now. Call lawmakers & tell them you don’t support a ban
We’ve lost our way. Banning masks serves no practical purpose and will harm entire communities
Please mask up now. Call lawmakers & tell them you don’t support a ban
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The 80-year-old Indigenous activist has been incarcerated nearly as long as Joe Biden has been in national politics.
Amnesty International Urges Biden to Free Leonard Peltier “Before It’s Too Late”
The 80-year-old Indigenous activist has been incarcerated nearly as long as Joe Biden has been in national politics.
truthout.org
December 2, 2024 at 2:00 AM
The 80-year-old Indigenous activist has been incarcerated nearly as long as Joe Biden has been in national politics.
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What now, what next? How can we understand this moment with an intersectional & cross-movement lens around COVID, Long COVID, health, healing, and disability justice?
Thurs Dec 5
6:30-8pm ET: Panel presentation and Q&A
8-8:30pm ET: Stay to chat
REGISTER
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Thurs Dec 5
6:30-8pm ET: Panel presentation and Q&A
8-8:30pm ET: Stay to chat
REGISTER
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November 15, 2024 at 7:06 PM
What now, what next? How can we understand this moment with an intersectional & cross-movement lens around COVID, Long COVID, health, healing, and disability justice?
Thurs Dec 5
6:30-8pm ET: Panel presentation and Q&A
8-8:30pm ET: Stay to chat
REGISTER
tinyurl.com/WhatNext2024
Thurs Dec 5
6:30-8pm ET: Panel presentation and Q&A
8-8:30pm ET: Stay to chat
REGISTER
tinyurl.com/WhatNext2024
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I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM
I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/
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MAGA’s embrace of RFK Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” is so funny because these same people CRUCIFIED Michelle Obama for daring to suggest that American kids should have access to healthy lunches in school.
November 16, 2024 at 5:11 PM
MAGA’s embrace of RFK Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” is so funny because these same people CRUCIFIED Michelle Obama for daring to suggest that American kids should have access to healthy lunches in school.
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The outlook of another 4 years under Donald Trump is bleak. "It can get much worse and it probably will," says Harvard Prof. Imani Perry. But she urges people to stay steady. "We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears." #Velshi
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Imani Perry: ‘We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears’
Donald Trump is poised to return to power and some groups of people around the country fear what he might do. “It can get much worse and it probably will,” Harvard University Professor and author Iman...
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2024 at 7:08 PM
The outlook of another 4 years under Donald Trump is bleak. "It can get much worse and it probably will," says Harvard Prof. Imani Perry. But she urges people to stay steady. "We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears." #Velshi
www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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November 13, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Hey followers, make sure you add my starter pack of other neurodivergent wccoutns to follow. And if you are neurodivergent, let me know if you want to be added to kybstarter pack! go.bsky.app/RSmV3He
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November 16, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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