Vicky
@annamaie.bsky.social
🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 📍 Washington, DC (for now)
Running, edtech, women’s health, fitness, books, travel.
Running, edtech, women’s health, fitness, books, travel.
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Vicky
@annamaie.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Hello new friends, I’m a duel 🇬🇧🇺🇸 citizen currently living in DC (I don’t work for the gvmnt). I’m excited to join you all here on 🦋. I work in education/edtech, but I’ll mostly be posting about running, fitness, women’s health, books, travel and enjoying getting to know all of you. 💙
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The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
U.S. Military Plane and JetBlue Flight Nearly Collided Over Caribbean, Radio Traffic Shows
The Air Force refueling tanker was flying without its location transponder activated and could not be detected by air traffic control.
nyti.ms
December 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The pilot of a JetBlue flight reported on Friday that he narrowly avoided colliding with a U.S. military aircraft over the Caribbean after an Air Force refueling tanker passed in front of the commercial plane without broadcasting its position, according to air traffic control radio communications.
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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Quite a headline.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Quite a headline.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Help others.
With no strings attached. Without expectation of reciprocation.
Help and support others in whatever manner fits your personality and expertise. The world will be a better place for it.
With no strings attached. Without expectation of reciprocation.
Help and support others in whatever manner fits your personality and expertise. The world will be a better place for it.
August 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Help others.
With no strings attached. Without expectation of reciprocation.
Help and support others in whatever manner fits your personality and expertise. The world will be a better place for it.
With no strings attached. Without expectation of reciprocation.
Help and support others in whatever manner fits your personality and expertise. The world will be a better place for it.
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Well that’s what happens when you stop funding women’s care. Not to mention strip them of their rights.
www.cbsnews.com/news/mississ...
www.cbsnews.com/news/mississ...
Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths. Here's what to know
Mississippi's infant mortality rate nearly double the most recent national average of 5.6 deaths per 1,000, according to the state Department of Health.
www.cbsnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Well that’s what happens when you stop funding women’s care. Not to mention strip them of their rights.
www.cbsnews.com/news/mississ...
www.cbsnews.com/news/mississ...
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Literally the Russian flag in the post. Two of them
June 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Literally the Russian flag in the post. Two of them
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I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
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This is amazing
Boston's No Kings parade tomorrow would have clashed with the Pride Parade so the city has decided to lump everything together and call it "NO KINGS, but YAAAAS Queen!"
Go Boston!
Go Boston!
June 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is amazing
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And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
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Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
April 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Booker: "This isn't just about Mr. Garcia. This is about every American understanding that this president is making an assault on the due process rights that are afforded to people in our country ... you cannot disappear people off American streets."
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A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:
April 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A helpful guide to the current state of US trade policy:
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Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?
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A play in two acts.
April 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
A play in two acts.
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Yes, fascist regimes CAN be brought down with nonviolence, and that’s why everyone really, really needs to read this book.
www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw
www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw
Why Civil Resistance Works
Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan. Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict (New York, NY: Columbia University Press, August 2011). ~Winner of the 2013 Grawemeyer A…
www.ericachenoweth.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Yes, fascist regimes CAN be brought down with nonviolence, and that’s why everyone really, really needs to read this book.
www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw
www.ericachenoweth.com/research/wcrw
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If the American people were paying attention like this last year, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris would’ve won—easily.
Instead? Apathy won. And now we’ve got chaos.
Instead? Apathy won. And now we’ve got chaos.
April 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
If the American people were paying attention like this last year, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris would’ve won—easily.
Instead? Apathy won. And now we’ve got chaos.
Instead? Apathy won. And now we’ve got chaos.
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April 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
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Sen. Cory Booker has the floor.
April 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sen. Cory Booker has the floor.