Amykatie313
@amykatie313.bsky.social
Mom and Wife, SLP, public school advocate, LGBTQ+ ally, justice seeker, also romance reader, traveller, sipper of coffee or wine depending on the time of day.
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Amykatie313
@amykatie313.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Here for another avenue to community, support for LGBTQ+, advocating for public schools and for people especially kids with disabilities, standing for women's rights and against racism.
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If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.
June 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.
The White House has requested Congress cancel $9.4B it already approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid--after DOGE froze billions allocated for these programs. In essence, Trump is testing the waters to see if Congress will legitimize DOGE. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/Nq9lIXnH
Tell Congress: Don't legitimizing DOGE
share.weareultraviolet.org
June 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The White House has requested Congress cancel $9.4B it already approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid--after DOGE froze billions allocated for these programs. In essence, Trump is testing the waters to see if Congress will legitimize DOGE. share.weareultraviolet.org/s/Nq9lIXnH
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The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
June 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
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As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful."
See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he w...
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful."
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Incredible news on TDOV.
The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
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The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
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March 31, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Incredible news on TDOV.
The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most important tools, experts said on Sunday: loudly and directly encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated.
Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he did not explicitly encourage Americans to get vaccinated.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
In a first test of the Trump administration’s ability to respond to an infectious disease emergency, its top health official has shied away from one of the government’s most important tools, experts said on Sunday: loudly and directly encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated.
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Big protest coming to Stonewall National Monument in just an hour or two. If you are in the area, get down there, be active, show your disapproval of the removal of transgender people from all online websites for the Stonewall National Monument page!
If you live in the NYC Metro Area, help spread the word about the S_onewall Action. Download, Print and Post the Action Flyer everyone in the NYC Metro Area (and don't forget LI, Jersey, Westchester and.. and...)
#Stonewall
See you on Saturday.
#Stonewall
See you on Saturday.
February 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Big protest coming to Stonewall National Monument in just an hour or two. If you are in the area, get down there, be active, show your disapproval of the removal of transgender people from all online websites for the Stonewall National Monument page!
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1. On Friday, protests erupted at Stonewall National Monument, the historic site of the Stonewall uprisings that ignited the modern gay rights movement, in response to the National Park Service removing transgender people from the Stonewall Website.
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Protests Erupt At Stonewall After Trump Removes Trans People From Monument Website
At least one reporter counted the attendees of the protest to number over 1,000 people.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
1. On Friday, protests erupted at Stonewall National Monument, the historic site of the Stonewall uprisings that ignited the modern gay rights movement, in response to the National Park Service removing transgender people from the Stonewall Website.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENOCIDE
NEW: The Department of Education told employees late Friday that they must review and terminate all programs, contracts and policies that affirm the existence of transgender people.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social and @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students
The directive, which continues the Trump administration’s efforts to curb transgender rights, could end school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.
propub.li
February 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENOCIDE
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President Donald Trump has issued a number of executive orders aimed at restricting the rights and options of people who identify as transgender. Here's what to know.
A Guide to the Fight Over Transgender Rights Under Trump
After campaigning against what he called “transgender lunacy” in his successful bid for a second term as US president, Donald Trump has issued a number of executive orders aimed at restricting the rig...
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
President Donald Trump has issued a number of executive orders aimed at restricting the rights and options of people who identify as transgender. Here's what to know.
January reads. That was fun!
February 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
January reads. That was fun!
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I just need you to understand the degree to which every columnist and pundit claiming they just wanted to "follow the science" or have more research on trans kids is just remarkably full of shit
February 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I just need you to understand the degree to which every columnist and pundit claiming they just wanted to "follow the science" or have more research on trans kids is just remarkably full of shit
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Test of the Constitution
Two weeks in, the president is quickly moving to eliminate tools of accountability.
nyti.ms
February 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
The first two weeks into President Trump's second tour in the White House "have seen so many lines crossed in the pursuit of his agenda that anyone who believes in the Constitution and honest governance should be worried," the editorial board writes.
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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Here for another avenue to community, support for LGBTQ+, advocating for public schools and for people especially kids with disabilities, standing for women's rights and against racism.
January 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Here for another avenue to community, support for LGBTQ+, advocating for public schools and for people especially kids with disabilities, standing for women's rights and against racism.