Maren Amdal
@marenamdal.bsky.social
Mom/Auntie/Wife/Daughter/Friend. Community Builder. Nonprofiteer.
Singing is my activism. #OIGC
Singing is my activism. #OIGC
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Three of us who oversaw emoluments enforcement for three presidents, Democratic and Republican, agree:
Between the Qatari plane and the UAE crypto cash, this is far over the line
Here's how to stop it @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Between the Qatari plane and the UAE crypto cash, this is far over the line
Here's how to stop it @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | A Plane From Qatar? C’mon, Man.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Three of us who oversaw emoluments enforcement for three presidents, Democratic and Republican, agree:
Between the Qatari plane and the UAE crypto cash, this is far over the line
Here's how to stop it @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Between the Qatari plane and the UAE crypto cash, this is far over the line
Here's how to stop it @nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
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This is BIG
May 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is BIG
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SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
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“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
May 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SPRINGSTEEN, on tour in the UK:
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
“.. "In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration."
@variety.com
variety.com/2025/music/n...
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May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on Thursday, regardless.
May Day protesters will rally nationwide against the 'war on working people'
May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on T...
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May 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on Thursday, regardless.
Happy May Day! Thank a Union! Give your neighbors flowers!
May 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Happy May Day! Thank a Union! Give your neighbors flowers!
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“For courts to function, all parties must agree
that the losers will abide by the court’s decision, like it or not. For the United States to remain a constitutional democracy, the executive must honor the courts when they decide that its actions are unconstitutional.”
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
that the losers will abide by the court’s decision, like it or not. For the United States to remain a constitutional democracy, the executive must honor the courts when they decide that its actions are unconstitutional.”
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
From Evasion to Defiance | David Cole
On June 2, 1919, bombs went off in eight cities across the country. One blew the door off the house of the country’s attorney general, A. Mitchell Palmer,
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May 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“For courts to function, all parties must agree
that the losers will abide by the court’s decision, like it or not. For the United States to remain a constitutional democracy, the executive must honor the courts when they decide that its actions are unconstitutional.”
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
that the losers will abide by the court’s decision, like it or not. For the United States to remain a constitutional democracy, the executive must honor the courts when they decide that its actions are unconstitutional.”
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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Straight from the horse's mouth:
May 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Straight from the horse's mouth:
When liberalism was firmly entrenched, its discontents could treat authoritarian ideas as interesting avant-garde provocations. Authoritarianism in power, however, was always going to be crude and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
Opinion | The Vibe Shifts Against the Right
People who once found right-wing ideas scintillating are having second thoughts as they watch Trump put those ideas into practice.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
When liberalism was firmly entrenched, its discontents could treat authoritarian ideas as interesting avant-garde provocations. Authoritarianism in power, however, was always going to be crude and stupid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
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While CEOs, colleges, and law firms bowed to Trump’s threats, California is standing firm. We won’t cave, and neither will you.
April 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
While CEOs, colleges, and law firms bowed to Trump’s threats, California is standing firm. We won’t cave, and neither will you.
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President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business.
WATCH ⏱️ youtu.be/wj9XNX5z1SA?...
WATCH ⏱️ youtu.be/wj9XNX5z1SA?...
Inside Greenland: residents say they're not for sale, but they are open for business
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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April 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business.
WATCH ⏱️ youtu.be/wj9XNX5z1SA?...
WATCH ⏱️ youtu.be/wj9XNX5z1SA?...
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A story in three parts.
April 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A story in three parts.
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We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.
April 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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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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I love paying TurboTax a few hundred bucks every year to figure out how much money I owe the government, which the government already knows, but won't tell me because TurboTax pays legislators to keep the government from telling me. 😻
April 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I love paying TurboTax a few hundred bucks every year to figure out how much money I owe the government, which the government already knows, but won't tell me because TurboTax pays legislators to keep the government from telling me. 😻
Bill Ackerman’s 3 words, translated: “Negotiate with Terrorists.” 🙄
Seriously?! And Ukraine should just concede to Putin. And Palestinians should just move somewhere else.
What backwardass world is this?
Seriously?! And Ukraine should just concede to Putin. And Palestinians should just move somewhere else.
What backwardass world is this?
April 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Bill Ackerman’s 3 words, translated: “Negotiate with Terrorists.” 🙄
Seriously?! And Ukraine should just concede to Putin. And Palestinians should just move somewhere else.
What backwardass world is this?
Seriously?! And Ukraine should just concede to Putin. And Palestinians should just move somewhere else.
What backwardass world is this?
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We posted this a few times, but here it is again — President Reagan warns us about (Trump’s) tariffs: “Beware demagogues ready to declare a trade war against our friends… weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world.”
April 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We posted this a few times, but here it is again — President Reagan warns us about (Trump’s) tariffs: “Beware demagogues ready to declare a trade war against our friends… weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world.”
April 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?”
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
April 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“These are normal, everyday people who are saying I’ve had enough. I’ve seen institutions fall. I’ve seen universities, I’ve seen businesses, I’ve seen law firms not stand up, not support our liberal democracy. So what am I going to do as an individual?”
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
“That’s what tomorrow is about.” - Ezra
An “I told you so” that’s well warrented.
Kamala Harris: ‘I’m not going anywhere’
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at a leadership summit for Black women in California on Thursday, previewing her political future after losing the 2024 election to Presi...
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April 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
An “I told you so” that’s well warrented.
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Senator Chris Murphy posted a clear explanation of what Trump is doing with tariffs. It took him 11 Post on Blue Sky which I consolidated into one document with no changes.
April 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Senator Chris Murphy posted a clear explanation of what Trump is doing with tariffs. It took him 11 Post on Blue Sky which I consolidated into one document with no changes.
More of this, please.
MAJOR BREAKING:
In a devastating blow to Trump, the Senate just voted to CANCEL his tariffs on Canada by a vote of 51-48.
4 Republicans voted for the measure: Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Susan Collins.
Trump has been checked by the Legislative & Judicial branches of government
In a devastating blow to Trump, the Senate just voted to CANCEL his tariffs on Canada by a vote of 51-48.
4 Republicans voted for the measure: Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Susan Collins.
Trump has been checked by the Legislative & Judicial branches of government
April 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
More of this, please.
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The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
April 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The last day on which a majority of the Supreme Court’s justices had been appointed by Democratic presidents was May 14, 1969.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.
One of the things we do in the legal academy is support our claims with facts.