Amy Hurd
@amyhurd.bsky.social
News junkie, medical research, She/Her ~ EDS, POTS, ME/CFS, AuDHD #ExEvangelical #BLM #M4A 😷🐶🥾🌊
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BIG NEWS: A federal grand jury has AGAIN refused to indict NY AG Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia — this time in Alexandria.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
December 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
BIG NEWS: A federal grand jury has AGAIN refused to indict NY AG Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia — this time in Alexandria.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
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Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
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That's what I find remarkable about Trump. He's genuinely innumerate. He refers to numbers but does not understand how they work ("prices lower by 1000%", "trillions in tariffs"). I don't expect him to be a math genius but he has been around money his whole life and should be able to do arithmetic.
December 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
That's what I find remarkable about Trump. He's genuinely innumerate. He refers to numbers but does not understand how they work ("prices lower by 1000%", "trillions in tariffs"). I don't expect him to be a math genius but he has been around money his whole life and should be able to do arithmetic.
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Did you know cats purr at a frequency which has been found to heal broken bones, wounds, and soft tissue injuries?
Best wishes to you all for a really lovely evening.
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
a dog is running on a beach at sunset
ALT: a dog is running on a beach at sunset
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Did you know cats purr at a frequency which has been found to heal broken bones, wounds, and soft tissue injuries?
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Truly embarrassing
To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
December 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Truly embarrassing
Queen
Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar voted no. She said it was because “Congress cannot continue writing blank checks for endless war while millions of Americans struggle to afford housing, healthcare, and basic necessities.”
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Queen
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There's always money to be made by mechanically insisting that the Democratic Party needs to move to the right, because people with money will always believe this and will pay you to say it.
You don't even have to be a nepobaby with an Ivy League degree . . . but it doesn't hurt.
You don't even have to be a nepobaby with an Ivy League degree . . . but it doesn't hurt.
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
There's always money to be made by mechanically insisting that the Democratic Party needs to move to the right, because people with money will always believe this and will pay you to say it.
You don't even have to be a nepobaby with an Ivy League degree . . . but it doesn't hurt.
You don't even have to be a nepobaby with an Ivy League degree . . . but it doesn't hurt.
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oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
Two months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting H-1B visas, soaring costs are roiling rural health care facilities that have long struggled to find staff.
Rural America relies on foreign doctors. Trump’s visa fee shuts them out.
The Trump administration’s demand for companies to pay a $100,000 fee to hire an immigrant worker using an H1B visa has created turmoil among rural health providers.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
oh hey look it’s the thing literally everyone said would happen
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Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Remember, as Sean Duffy keeps telling us his ideas for air travel -- dress up nice for your flight! do a little workout before you get on too! -- this is an actual Good Thing We Wanted that Democrats secured for us before these assholes took it away
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It's so funny to watch them periodically half-ass try the "Your body belongs to the Reich and it is your duty to keep it fit for the Fuhrer" stuff to their base of the laziest people in America whose idea of attending a political rally is to drive their trucks around a parking lot.
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It's so funny to watch them periodically half-ass try the "Your body belongs to the Reich and it is your duty to keep it fit for the Fuhrer" stuff to their base of the laziest people in America whose idea of attending a political rally is to drive their trucks around a parking lot.
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The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
March 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The issue at stake in 1686 was whether the king was bound by the law.
How are we back here again?
How are we back here again?
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when you see Trump on camera angrily attacking female reporters for asking straightforward questions, it doesn’t take much to imagine what he does behind closed doors when a woman says ‘No’
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
when you see Trump on camera angrily attacking female reporters for asking straightforward questions, it doesn’t take much to imagine what he does behind closed doors when a woman says ‘No’
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Oh, just on track for the lowest it’s ever been in the 21st Century…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Oh, just on track for the lowest it’s ever been in the 21st Century…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
No big deal or anything, definitely wouldn’t want that in the headline or anything…
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Forcing all colleges and *high schools* to have chapters of the Right-Wing Teacher Harassment Grift Machine is insane, even by Texas standards
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Forcing all colleges and *high schools* to have chapters of the Right-Wing Teacher Harassment Grift Machine is insane, even by Texas standards
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Charlie Kirk said “college is a scam” and called MLK “a bad guy.” Greg Abbott wants to put his clubs in every high school.
December 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Charlie Kirk said “college is a scam” and called MLK “a bad guy.” Greg Abbott wants to put his clubs in every high school.
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New, from me: by embracing unitary executive theory, the Supreme Court is moving towards making all public employees fireable at the will of the President.
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
At will? Whose will?
Removing independent agency heads is part of a broader assault on a nonpartisan government
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New, from me: by embracing unitary executive theory, the Supreme Court is moving towards making all public employees fireable at the will of the President.
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
This will not just hurt government competence, it will aid democratic backsliding. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/at-will-wh...
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I admit I am curious whether the Zionists who send me death threats, misgender me, tell me my parents were correct to disown me, tell me to kill myself, or the like find any cognitive dissonance when they say things like "get in an oven" or "Hitler should have killed your family."
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I admit I am curious whether the Zionists who send me death threats, misgender me, tell me my parents were correct to disown me, tell me to kill myself, or the like find any cognitive dissonance when they say things like "get in an oven" or "Hitler should have killed your family."
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Young Republicans are looking for Trump to “be their Franco” but don’t you dare call them fascists.
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Young Republicans are looking for Trump to “be their Franco” but don’t you dare call them fascists.
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Might as well wake up and choose violence today.
No one should be a Zionist, I agree. Being pro-genocide fucking sucks.
But I really don't like when we white antizionist Jews go after Zionists in marginalized communities first as though Zionism somehow isn't OUR problem first.
No one should be a Zionist, I agree. Being pro-genocide fucking sucks.
But I really don't like when we white antizionist Jews go after Zionists in marginalized communities first as though Zionism somehow isn't OUR problem first.
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Might as well wake up and choose violence today.
No one should be a Zionist, I agree. Being pro-genocide fucking sucks.
But I really don't like when we white antizionist Jews go after Zionists in marginalized communities first as though Zionism somehow isn't OUR problem first.
No one should be a Zionist, I agree. Being pro-genocide fucking sucks.
But I really don't like when we white antizionist Jews go after Zionists in marginalized communities first as though Zionism somehow isn't OUR problem first.
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
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The running joke is that Nuzzi's book wasn't edited but I honestly don't know what an editor is supposed to do with this beyond using a red pen to X the whole thing out.
Only 17 pages in and I am winded.
This passage, folks… Don’t ever write like this. Just don’t do it.
This passage, folks… Don’t ever write like this. Just don’t do it.
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The running joke is that Nuzzi's book wasn't edited but I honestly don't know what an editor is supposed to do with this beyond using a red pen to X the whole thing out.
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This thread is like one of those sci-fi movies where they stumble upon a destroyed spaceship and find the log reports of the captain slowly going insane.
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This thread is like one of those sci-fi movies where they stumble upon a destroyed spaceship and find the log reports of the captain slowly going insane.
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I hope the EU takes tech giants like Google and X to the mat.
Unlike the US, at least they have meaningful regulations with teeth.
Unlike the US, at least they have meaningful regulations with teeth.
We have opened an investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct by Google.
The investigation will assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using web publishers’ content for artificial intelligence purposes.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/RpvRRH
The investigation will assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using web publishers’ content for artificial intelligence purposes.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/RpvRRH
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I hope the EU takes tech giants like Google and X to the mat.
Unlike the US, at least they have meaningful regulations with teeth.
Unlike the US, at least they have meaningful regulations with teeth.