Amy Zachmeyer
@amyzon.bsky.social
My favorite people sound cynical because they know the system is broken but are the most optimistic because we’re building a better world together.
I love the thrill of clicking a Wolf and Badger ad because you might click a gorgeous dress and it’s $150 or you might click and it’s more than your mortgage.
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I love the thrill of clicking a Wolf and Badger ad because you might click a gorgeous dress and it’s $150 or you might click and it’s more than your mortgage.
Serious question: can we remove the rainbow paint from the crosswalk and then build something amazing above the street level instead?
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Serious question: can we remove the rainbow paint from the crosswalk and then build something amazing above the street level instead?
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For Labor Day, I thought I'd recommend some books that have stood out in helping me think about work, how we relate to it, the relationship between labor and capital, the history of labor, and what the future might hold. 1/8
September 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
For Labor Day, I thought I'd recommend some books that have stood out in helping me think about work, how we relate to it, the relationship between labor and capital, the history of labor, and what the future might hold. 1/8
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Workers build and keep Houston running! Join us as we celebrate all we’ve won this Labor Day!
Workers Over Billionaires: A Houston Labor Celebration actionnetwork.org/events/worke...
Workers Over Billionaires: A Houston Labor Celebration actionnetwork.org/events/worke...
Workers Over Billionaires: A Houston Labor Celebration
This Labor Day we are deepening and strengthening our labor & community coalitions and celebrating workers! We are the workers who grow the food, build the roads, teach the children, and make the…
actionnetwork.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Workers build and keep Houston running! Join us as we celebrate all we’ve won this Labor Day!
Workers Over Billionaires: A Houston Labor Celebration actionnetwork.org/events/worke...
Workers Over Billionaires: A Houston Labor Celebration actionnetwork.org/events/worke...
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🌀 Houston knows hurricanes and floods. Disaster relief isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline.
This week Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is hosting a roundtable in Kashmere Gardens to discuss community recovery and affordable flood insurance for affected neighborhoods.
This week Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is hosting a roundtable in Kashmere Gardens to discuss community recovery and affordable flood insurance for affected neighborhoods.
August 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🌀 Houston knows hurricanes and floods. Disaster relief isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline.
This week Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is hosting a roundtable in Kashmere Gardens to discuss community recovery and affordable flood insurance for affected neighborhoods.
This week Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is hosting a roundtable in Kashmere Gardens to discuss community recovery and affordable flood insurance for affected neighborhoods.
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“The Kashmere Garden Community and surrounding areas are suffering; the denial of claims made to FEMA is disappointing.” - Host of this Roundtable Huey German-Wilson stated. Climate change can be confusing especially in underserved communities. #climatejustice #roundtable #FEMA
August 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“The Kashmere Garden Community and surrounding areas are suffering; the denial of claims made to FEMA is disappointing.” - Host of this Roundtable Huey German-Wilson stated. Climate change can be confusing especially in underserved communities. #climatejustice #roundtable #FEMA
If they are announcing repeatedly that it’s a completely full flight and I see you put your carry on AND backpack in the overhead, just know you are being watched and judged accordingly.
August 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
If they are announcing repeatedly that it’s a completely full flight and I see you put your carry on AND backpack in the overhead, just know you are being watched and judged accordingly.
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We take a temperature check on TikTok, which seems hot and bothered about the possibility of a hurricane hitting Houston. IRL, we discuss the forecast for the week ahead, which includes an elevated chance of rain on Friday from a tropical disturbance that should move into Louisiana.
#houwx
#houwx
Apparently TikTok is convinced a hurricane will hit Houston this weekend
In brief: In today’s post we take a quick temperature check on TikTok, which seems hot and bothered about the possibility of a hurricane hitting Houston. In the real world, we discuss the for…
spacecityweather.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We take a temperature check on TikTok, which seems hot and bothered about the possibility of a hurricane hitting Houston. IRL, we discuss the forecast for the week ahead, which includes an elevated chance of rain on Friday from a tropical disturbance that should move into Louisiana.
#houwx
#houwx
“Why won’t Dems let US do 34 felonies and stay loyal? Wahhhhh”
Former DNC Chair Jaime Harrison blames criticism from the Democratic Party's base on "lack of loyalty"
July 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Why won’t Dems let US do 34 felonies and stay loyal? Wahhhhh”
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Stay safe while working in the heat! Join us Thursday for a new webinar on heat exposure and heat-related illness in the workplace and learn practical tips to reduce exposure to heat in indoor and outdoor environments.
Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/237...
Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/237...
July 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Stay safe while working in the heat! Join us Thursday for a new webinar on heat exposure and heat-related illness in the workplace and learn practical tips to reduce exposure to heat in indoor and outdoor environments.
Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/237...
Register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/237...
Thinking about how bad we can be at creating effective systems for organizing. While we don’t have to over professionalize our spaces, we absolutely can and should treat our work with the level of seriousness we do our workplace responsibilities without making it overly formal or uninviting.
July 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Thinking about how bad we can be at creating effective systems for organizing. While we don’t have to over professionalize our spaces, we absolutely can and should treat our work with the level of seriousness we do our workplace responsibilities without making it overly formal or uninviting.
Bored at the airport and so just posting into the void:
Why is gate seating at IAH so sparse? There are way more people standing at my gate than there are seats.
Did they consider googling how many passengers sit on a plane?
Why is gate seating at IAH so sparse? There are way more people standing at my gate than there are seats.
Did they consider googling how many passengers sit on a plane?
July 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Bored at the airport and so just posting into the void:
Why is gate seating at IAH so sparse? There are way more people standing at my gate than there are seats.
Did they consider googling how many passengers sit on a plane?
Why is gate seating at IAH so sparse? There are way more people standing at my gate than there are seats.
Did they consider googling how many passengers sit on a plane?
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Even with the increasing threat of natural disasters, Texas lawmakers and officials have been largely asleep at the wheel — unable or unwilling to take better precautions that, in hindsight, seem both necessary and painfully obvious.
My latest for @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
My latest for @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Texas lawmakers could have funded emergency response systems — but they didn’t
Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural disasters.
www.msnbc.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Even with the increasing threat of natural disasters, Texas lawmakers and officials have been largely asleep at the wheel — unable or unwilling to take better precautions that, in hindsight, seem both necessary and painfully obvious.
My latest for @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
My latest for @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Did you know Harris County filed 76,321 evictions in 2024 - 20% above pre-pandemic levels. Nearly half of all renter households are housing cost burdened. One missed paycheck shouldn't mean losing your home. #HarrisCounty
July 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Did you know Harris County filed 76,321 evictions in 2024 - 20% above pre-pandemic levels. Nearly half of all renter households are housing cost burdened. One missed paycheck shouldn't mean losing your home. #HarrisCounty
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What Eisenhower said over 70 years ago is even more true today.
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What Eisenhower said over 70 years ago is even more true today.
When they try to explain to us that we have to engage in preemptive strikes on Iran because they could have weapons of mass destruction, we should remember Iraq and the words spoken by our president at the time:
“Fool me once, shame on you…
Fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”
“Fool me once, shame on you…
Fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”
me.you
June 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
When they try to explain to us that we have to engage in preemptive strikes on Iran because they could have weapons of mass destruction, we should remember Iraq and the words spoken by our president at the time:
“Fool me once, shame on you…
Fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”
“Fool me once, shame on you…
Fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”
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I'm sure Talia is sick of posting this every time so I'll do it. Wild Faith is available from wherever books are sold
US white evangelicalism is a death cult
New info from @wired.com. www.wired.com/story/shooti...
June 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm sure Talia is sick of posting this every time so I'll do it. Wild Faith is available from wherever books are sold
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“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country
June 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country
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I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
It's mind-blowing how little attention this extraordinary statement has received. It's briefly mentioned in a couple news articles, but this MSNBC opinion piece is the only extended discussion of it I've seen: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
June 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but the Secretary of Homeland Security declaring that federal troops are in California and Los Angeles to "liberate" the state and city from its duly-elected leaders really is a fourteen-alarm fire.
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The news this morning is a terrible underscore to Governor Walz’s appeal
@governorwalz.mn.gov: "The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting."
June 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The news this morning is a terrible underscore to Governor Walz’s appeal
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Join us for a teach-in on the Houston Apartment Inspection Ordinance led by our partners at Texas Housers! Understand the proposed High Risk Apartment Inspection program, your rights as a Texas renter, and how you can get involved.
www.eventbrite.com/e/houser-aca...
www.eventbrite.com/e/houser-aca...
June 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Join us for a teach-in on the Houston Apartment Inspection Ordinance led by our partners at Texas Housers! Understand the proposed High Risk Apartment Inspection program, your rights as a Texas renter, and how you can get involved.
www.eventbrite.com/e/houser-aca...
www.eventbrite.com/e/houser-aca...
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An Attack on One Is an Attack on All.
Stand Up. Speak Out.
Defend Workers. Protect Immigrants. Fight for Our Freedoms.
📍 Find an action near you and show up to demand:
✊The release of David Huerta
🛑 An immediate end to ICE raids
📣 The right to protest without fear
🔗 bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids
Stand Up. Speak Out.
Defend Workers. Protect Immigrants. Fight for Our Freedoms.
📍 Find an action near you and show up to demand:
✊The release of David Huerta
🛑 An immediate end to ICE raids
📣 The right to protest without fear
🔗 bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids
#FreeDavidEndRaids
On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...
seiu.co
June 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An Attack on One Is an Attack on All.
Stand Up. Speak Out.
Defend Workers. Protect Immigrants. Fight for Our Freedoms.
📍 Find an action near you and show up to demand:
✊The release of David Huerta
🛑 An immediate end to ICE raids
📣 The right to protest without fear
🔗 bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids
Stand Up. Speak Out.
Defend Workers. Protect Immigrants. Fight for Our Freedoms.
📍 Find an action near you and show up to demand:
✊The release of David Huerta
🛑 An immediate end to ICE raids
📣 The right to protest without fear
🔗 bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids
Folks should call their county commissioner and let them know that everyone deserves a living wage, no exceptions!
Harris County's new $21.65/hour minimum wage isn't just about fairness—it's smart economics. When workers earn more, they spend more locally, creating a ripple effect that benefits everyone. #LivingWage #HarrisCounty
June 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Folks should call their county commissioner and let them know that everyone deserves a living wage, no exceptions!
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On Mon, TEA extended the harmful HISD takeover for 2 more years—doubling down on a failed experiment that’s actively harming students.
The 4 new board members seem handpicked to sell off HISD real estate piece by piece, put exec salaries 1st and kids dead last.
www.houstoncvpe.org/tea_doubles_...
The 4 new board members seem handpicked to sell off HISD real estate piece by piece, put exec salaries 1st and kids dead last.
www.houstoncvpe.org/tea_doubles_...
2 More Years of Harm: TEA Doubles Down on Failed HISD Takeover
Promoting community-led school reform to strengthen our public school system
www.houstoncvpe.org
June 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
On Mon, TEA extended the harmful HISD takeover for 2 more years—doubling down on a failed experiment that’s actively harming students.
The 4 new board members seem handpicked to sell off HISD real estate piece by piece, put exec salaries 1st and kids dead last.
www.houstoncvpe.org/tea_doubles_...
The 4 new board members seem handpicked to sell off HISD real estate piece by piece, put exec salaries 1st and kids dead last.
www.houstoncvpe.org/tea_doubles_...
Last week, I joined the Area Labor Federation at the Working Families Awards Celebration. From raising wages for Harris County workers to enrolling 800+ Houstonians in apprenticeships, ALF shows what’s possible when we organize and invest in working people.
June 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Last week, I joined the Area Labor Federation at the Working Families Awards Celebration. From raising wages for Harris County workers to enrolling 800+ Houstonians in apprenticeships, ALF shows what’s possible when we organize and invest in working people.