Amanda W.
@animatormommy.bsky.social
Artist, a “just want the pot holes fixed and kids fed/capable of critical thought/safe to be themselves” sort of liberal.
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Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
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Let’s talk about it!
November 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Let’s talk about it!
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Looks like white U.S. citizens are the biggest group of SNAP recipients. People criticize SNAP without bothering to find out who uses it. “They should get a job.” It must be nice to have never been laid off, become ill, or get paid such low wages that you need help.
November 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Looks like white U.S. citizens are the biggest group of SNAP recipients. People criticize SNAP without bothering to find out who uses it. “They should get a job.” It must be nice to have never been laid off, become ill, or get paid such low wages that you need help.
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Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Look folks gen AI videos are out in the wild so if you weren't already being careful about sharing rage bait videos then now is a great time to start
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
If you can't trace a video back to a trusted source then I recommend leaving it where it is, like a slice of bologna you found on the street
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
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The publishing giant and its 14 subsidiaries are accusing Google of damaging their business by using their content for its own AI-generated search summaries.
Rolling Stone owner Penske sues Google over AI Overviews
The owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google over AI Overviews.
www.siliconrepublic.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The publishing giant and its 14 subsidiaries are accusing Google of damaging their business by using their content for its own AI-generated search summaries.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
September 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
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President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services will severely diminish access to information, education, and cultural resources, disproportionately impacting rural communities.
So we’re urging the court to keep IMLS operational while litigation continues.
So we’re urging the court to keep IMLS operational while litigation continues.
September 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
President Trump’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services will severely diminish access to information, education, and cultural resources, disproportionately impacting rural communities.
So we’re urging the court to keep IMLS operational while litigation continues.
So we’re urging the court to keep IMLS operational while litigation continues.
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wow
Nation’s largest RN union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go
the wake of the latest scandal he has perpetuated, National Nurses United, the nation’s largest nurses union and professional organization, today called for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of He...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
August 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
wow
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Japan has just opened its first osmotic power plant 🌊⚡
This works by mixing fresh & salt water across a membrane, creating pressure that drives a turbine to make electricity.
This site will generate 880,000 kWh a year...while helping run a desalination plant providing fresh water to the city 👏
This works by mixing fresh & salt water across a membrane, creating pressure that drives a turbine to make electricity.
This site will generate 880,000 kWh a year...while helping run a desalination plant providing fresh water to the city 👏
Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant – so what is it and how does it work?
The site in Fukuoka is only the second power plant of its type in the world, harnessing the power of osmosis to run a desalination plant in the city
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Japan has just opened its first osmotic power plant 🌊⚡
This works by mixing fresh & salt water across a membrane, creating pressure that drives a turbine to make electricity.
This site will generate 880,000 kWh a year...while helping run a desalination plant providing fresh water to the city 👏
This works by mixing fresh & salt water across a membrane, creating pressure that drives a turbine to make electricity.
This site will generate 880,000 kWh a year...while helping run a desalination plant providing fresh water to the city 👏
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some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
August 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
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If the government can’t force Cracker Barrel to change its logo back, I’m going to become an even bigger libertarian.
August 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
If the government can’t force Cracker Barrel to change its logo back, I’m going to become an even bigger libertarian.
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Necessary tools from the bad old days (or: the smallest taste of why marriage equality matters.)
August 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Necessary tools from the bad old days (or: the smallest taste of why marriage equality matters.)
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
August 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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I think @keithedwards.bsky.social nails it here, with the next step being Republicans like MTG and Burchett rallying around Trump for "exposing the Democrats."
July 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I think @keithedwards.bsky.social nails it here, with the next step being Republicans like MTG and Burchett rallying around Trump for "exposing the Democrats."
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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NEW: 1300 people were fired from the State Department today.
This image, sent to PBS News, shows a message taped to a mirror today inside the department’s offices.
This image, sent to PBS News, shows a message taped to a mirror today inside the department’s offices.
July 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
NEW: 1300 people were fired from the State Department today.
This image, sent to PBS News, shows a message taped to a mirror today inside the department’s offices.
This image, sent to PBS News, shows a message taped to a mirror today inside the department’s offices.
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Forecasts were fine but new information emerging on major NWS staff shortages (doubled since Jan) in Texas offices that may have hindered communication with local emergency officials. Also, learning there was no local warning system in affected areas. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Forecasts were fine but new information emerging on major NWS staff shortages (doubled since Jan) in Texas offices that may have hindered communication with local emergency officials. Also, learning there was no local warning system in affected areas. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
I’ve decided that this Fourth of July I’m celebrating the day we rejected kings.
Embracing my Bostonian puritan roots of bottom up government.
Maybe I’ll go dump some tea in the harbor while I’m at it.
Embracing my Bostonian puritan roots of bottom up government.
Maybe I’ll go dump some tea in the harbor while I’m at it.
July 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I’ve decided that this Fourth of July I’m celebrating the day we rejected kings.
Embracing my Bostonian puritan roots of bottom up government.
Maybe I’ll go dump some tea in the harbor while I’m at it.
Embracing my Bostonian puritan roots of bottom up government.
Maybe I’ll go dump some tea in the harbor while I’m at it.
“So what do we do? I don’t know. Maybe the most patriotic act right now is refusing to look away. To keep caring. To keep yelling, even if it feels pointless.
Or maybe, like me, you’ll just be sad and tired and vaguely terrified — but still here. Still hoping for something better.”
This.
Or maybe, like me, you’ll just be sad and tired and vaguely terrified — but still here. Still hoping for something better.”
This.
I wrote about how it feels particularly weird to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/03/f...
This Fourth of July is Red, White & Bleak
It feels less like independence and more like denial with grill marks.
thebarbedwire.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“So what do we do? I don’t know. Maybe the most patriotic act right now is refusing to look away. To keep caring. To keep yelling, even if it feels pointless.
Or maybe, like me, you’ll just be sad and tired and vaguely terrified — but still here. Still hoping for something better.”
This.
Or maybe, like me, you’ll just be sad and tired and vaguely terrified — but still here. Still hoping for something better.”
This.