Amy Widdowson
@amynw.bsky.social
naturally effervescent | pathologically enthusiastic | relentlessly earnest | vp comms at medium but banshee screams are my own, eh? | she/her
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The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
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Some great charts on #AI from the Wall Street Journal. t.ly/xvvbw "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue"
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Some great charts on #AI from the Wall Street Journal. t.ly/xvvbw "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue"
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it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax
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In 2008, a blogger named Curtis Yarvin called for a future president to kill foreign aid programs as part of a plan to replace democracy with dictatorship.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
In 2008, a blogger named Curtis Yarvin called for a future president to kill foreign aid programs as part of a plan to replace democracy with dictatorship.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
Now 600,000 people are dead—and 14 million will die by 2030, according to the Lancet. This is the running death toll of tech fascism.
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I don't think it's even right to say the voting public doesn't care. I think the truth is a lot of voters may generally find trans identity moderately confusing but also *none of their business*.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
Spanberger’s GOP foe spent 57% of her ad budget on anti-trans attacks. Spanberger focused on the economy. You see what won. trib.al/fkMmsR4
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I don't think it's even right to say the voting public doesn't care. I think the truth is a lot of voters may generally find trans identity moderately confusing but also *none of their business*.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
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Yet another way Trump is screwing working families: this was a FREE tool we set up so folks could file taxes directly, without paying an expensive service. So who does cancelling it benefit? The answer is not working Americans, but it sure is big corporations who profit off them.
IRS to States: Direct File Tool Is a No-Go for Next Tax Season
The IRS told its state partners this week that the Biden-era Direct File tool won’t be offered for the 2026 tax filing season.
news.bloombergtax.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Yet another way Trump is screwing working families: this was a FREE tool we set up so folks could file taxes directly, without paying an expensive service. So who does cancelling it benefit? The answer is not working Americans, but it sure is big corporations who profit off them.
I started this thinking (and I really hate to be this person) that I am curious how many animals are killed by human-driven vehicles every year. Genuinely would like to be able to compare.
And then I got to this paragraph and... yea... that's a big problem that should probably be addressed.
And then I got to this paragraph and... yea... that's a big problem that should probably be addressed.
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I started this thinking (and I really hate to be this person) that I am curious how many animals are killed by human-driven vehicles every year. Genuinely would like to be able to compare.
And then I got to this paragraph and... yea... that's a big problem that should probably be addressed.
And then I got to this paragraph and... yea... that's a big problem that should probably be addressed.
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THIS
They also believed he was innocent of crimes because the DOJ never prosecuted him in a meaningful way, including for sedition. In early 2021, most Americans DID think he was guilty. That changed over three years thanks to DOJ inaction. They thought "If he were really a threat, they would stop him."
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
THIS
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They are afraid of Kat because she stands for what most Americans want and believe. That's why they indicted her for protesting outside an ICE facility.
But like you, she is not afraid. There are more of us than there are of them. She is going to win. She is going to make a better future possible.
But like you, she is not afraid. There are more of us than there are of them. She is going to win. She is going to make a better future possible.
October 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
They are afraid of Kat because she stands for what most Americans want and believe. That's why they indicted her for protesting outside an ICE facility.
But like you, she is not afraid. There are more of us than there are of them. She is going to win. She is going to make a better future possible.
But like you, she is not afraid. There are more of us than there are of them. She is going to win. She is going to make a better future possible.
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democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
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The indictment charges the protesters committed such unforgivable offenses as “banging on a government vehicle” and “making an ICE agent drive slow.”
Hard to imagine what First Amendment protest rights exist if this is now a crime.
Hard to imagine what First Amendment protest rights exist if this is now a crime.
NEWS: Federal prosecutors indict Kat Abughazaleh, congressional candidate, county board candidate Cat Sharp and Dem committeeman Michael Rabbitt over September Broadview protest
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The indictment charges the protesters committed such unforgivable offenses as “banging on a government vehicle” and “making an ICE agent drive slow.”
Hard to imagine what First Amendment protest rights exist if this is now a crime.
Hard to imagine what First Amendment protest rights exist if this is now a crime.
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“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
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October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
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ELIZABETH WARREN: What Zohran is saying is 'I want people to be able to afford to live in NYC'
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
August 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
ELIZABETH WARREN: What Zohran is saying is 'I want people to be able to afford to live in NYC'
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it?
WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
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I'm obvi biased but it's rare that an executive is this honest and open about the challenges that have faced a company - and this frank about the tough decisions made to turn it around. Kudos to @coachtony.bsky.social for laying this all out medium.com/the-coach-li...
Fell in a hole, got out.
Medium’s recap, financial turnaround, and difficult path back to health.
medium.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm obvi biased but it's rare that an executive is this honest and open about the challenges that have faced a company - and this frank about the tough decisions made to turn it around. Kudos to @coachtony.bsky.social for laying this all out medium.com/the-coach-li...
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people: mamdani is going to turn NYC into a theocracy!!!!
SCOTUS: it's ok if ur religion thinks being gay is evil and don't want ur kids to read about it in school
SCOTUS: it's ok if ur religion thinks being gay is evil and don't want ur kids to read about it in school
June 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
people: mamdani is going to turn NYC into a theocracy!!!!
SCOTUS: it's ok if ur religion thinks being gay is evil and don't want ur kids to read about it in school
SCOTUS: it's ok if ur religion thinks being gay is evil and don't want ur kids to read about it in school
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A 49 year old Canadian has died while in ICE custody.
June 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A 49 year old Canadian has died while in ICE custody.
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The regime has posted signs at Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans, asking visitors to report "negative" historical interpretations. Hard to imagine a positive interpretation but it's probably just an excuse to shut down the park.
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
Signs to police 'negative' history went up at Manzanar. Historians are nervous.
"It sends a pretty clear message that your story is not welcome here."
www.sfgate.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The regime has posted signs at Manzanar, the WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans, asking visitors to report "negative" historical interpretations. Hard to imagine a positive interpretation but it's probably just an excuse to shut down the park.
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
www.sfgate.com/california-p...
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June 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Medium Day, our annual community event, kicks off on Sept. 19, 2025. Register now to get updates on confirmed speakers, sessions, and activities at mediumday.com
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If only the New York Times had made this big of a deal in December 2022 when Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution. (That ran on Page 13. Yes, Page 13.)
June 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If only the New York Times had made this big of a deal in December 2022 when Trump called for “termination” of the Constitution. (That ran on Page 13. Yes, Page 13.)
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I get why people think everything is a distraction. But this appears to be a genuine falling out between the two most powerful people in the country.
Fascists are just messy and their power struggles always get weird. There are a lot of awful things still happening, but this isn't a distraction.
Fascists are just messy and their power struggles always get weird. There are a lot of awful things still happening, but this isn't a distraction.
June 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I get why people think everything is a distraction. But this appears to be a genuine falling out between the two most powerful people in the country.
Fascists are just messy and their power struggles always get weird. There are a lot of awful things still happening, but this isn't a distraction.
Fascists are just messy and their power struggles always get weird. There are a lot of awful things still happening, but this isn't a distraction.
anyone else curious about news dumps that happen in the next 24 hours?
June 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
anyone else curious about news dumps that happen in the next 24 hours?