Amy Maceyko
@pghamers.bsky.social
Architect | Mom | Feminist from Pittsburgh.
I enjoy Broadway, knitting, crochet, political, and cat content.
I enjoy Broadway, knitting, crochet, political, and cat content.
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I don’t think the general public understands how much international students help keep colleges going. Not just from an intellectual and cultural aspect… but purely financial. They generally pay higher costs for tuition, have to spend more in housing and food on campus, and pay cash.
Many students were recently admitted to Harvard (to various programs), and even if Harvard gets an injunction the students may choose to go elsewhere thinking it’s risky and the may end up having to transfer. Even if Noem loses in court it has caused irreparable damage, at least for coming year 1/
May 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I don’t think the general public understands how much international students help keep colleges going. Not just from an intellectual and cultural aspect… but purely financial. They generally pay higher costs for tuition, have to spend more in housing and food on campus, and pay cash.
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Donald Trump just Friday night massacred the White House's National Security Council staff.
Carry on.
Carry on.
May 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Donald Trump just Friday night massacred the White House's National Security Council staff.
Carry on.
Carry on.
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Mike Waltz has now decided to roll out the story that Jeffrey Goldberg somehow hacked his way into their Signal chat.
Just admitting a mistake and apologizing seems like a lot less work than lying and peddling a half dozen different conspiracies.
Just admitting a mistake and apologizing seems like a lot less work than lying and peddling a half dozen different conspiracies.
March 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Mike Waltz has now decided to roll out the story that Jeffrey Goldberg somehow hacked his way into their Signal chat.
Just admitting a mistake and apologizing seems like a lot less work than lying and peddling a half dozen different conspiracies.
Just admitting a mistake and apologizing seems like a lot less work than lying and peddling a half dozen different conspiracies.
I’m rewatching Designing Women.
It holds up really well to today’s sensibilities (other than Suzanne’s constant dieting).
Season 6, Episode 8 is about the confirmation of Clarence Thomas.
Timely. And a worthwhile look at how we have treated women of color for the entirety of my life.
It holds up really well to today’s sensibilities (other than Suzanne’s constant dieting).
Season 6, Episode 8 is about the confirmation of Clarence Thomas.
Timely. And a worthwhile look at how we have treated women of color for the entirety of my life.
March 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I’m rewatching Designing Women.
It holds up really well to today’s sensibilities (other than Suzanne’s constant dieting).
Season 6, Episode 8 is about the confirmation of Clarence Thomas.
Timely. And a worthwhile look at how we have treated women of color for the entirety of my life.
It holds up really well to today’s sensibilities (other than Suzanne’s constant dieting).
Season 6, Episode 8 is about the confirmation of Clarence Thomas.
Timely. And a worthwhile look at how we have treated women of color for the entirety of my life.
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Just your daily reminder that DOGE has found ZERO fraud.
Via @atrupar.com
www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...
Via @atrupar.com
www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...
Despite the hype, DOGE hasn't found a shred of fraud
All they've really got is "spending that Elon Musk doesn't like."
www.publicnotice.co
February 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Just your daily reminder that DOGE has found ZERO fraud.
Via @atrupar.com
www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...
Via @atrupar.com
www.publicnotice.co/p/despite-th...
😔 I hope Katie lands somewhere else. I enjoy her voice and perspective.
February 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
😔 I hope Katie lands somewhere else. I enjoy her voice and perspective.
“…data from an August 2024 study by the [OMB]…54% of the federal workforce was required to show up at an office every day… just 10% of federal employees worked exclusively from home. Those allowed to have hybrid schedules ended up spending an average of 60% of their work time at federal offices.”
NEW: A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it?
The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers
A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it?
www.propublica.org
February 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“…data from an August 2024 study by the [OMB]…54% of the federal workforce was required to show up at an office every day… just 10% of federal employees worked exclusively from home. Those allowed to have hybrid schedules ended up spending an average of 60% of their work time at federal offices.”
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This is what we mean when we say “woke” and “DEI” just mean Black. Odd how the folks who insist race no longer matters and so we shouldn’t discuss it or acknowledge it, get really upset when a person who is not white plays a favorite fictional character. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
‘Another woke disaster from Hollywood!’ How Captain America joined the culture wars
In the latest film from the Marvel franchise, Captain America: Brave New World, a Black hero squares up to a raging red baddie trashing the White House. Cue the conservative outrage …
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is what we mean when we say “woke” and “DEI” just mean Black. Odd how the folks who insist race no longer matters and so we shouldn’t discuss it or acknowledge it, get really upset when a person who is not white plays a favorite fictional character. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
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So important.
350 Rabbis took out a full page ad in the NYTimes today opposing Trump’s plan for Palestine and calling it ethnic cleansing.
February 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
So important.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s idea of efficiency is stopping research on curing cancer.
February 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s idea of efficiency is stopping research on curing cancer.
Please, please, please. More of this!
February 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Please, please, please. More of this!
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An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.
February 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
An Elon Musk staffer misused the U.S. Marshals Service by falsely invoking their authority to intimidate. USAID security personnel were threatened with action by the federal Marshals Service.
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Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency, USAID. Officials have been instructed not to report to work and have been locked out of the building.
February 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Billionaire Elon Musk has stated that work is underway to shut down the U.S. foreign aid agency, USAID. Officials have been instructed not to report to work and have been locked out of the building.
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I and many others warned that the anti-CRT, anti-DEI propaganda campaign that so many embraced or down played was always about creating the narrative for and paving the way for a larger attack on civil rights. We are here.
Breaking: DOJ freezes all cases in civil rights division. "It’s unprecedented. We’ve never seen this before at this scale with any transfer of power, regardless of the ideology of any incoming president or administration." Story w/ @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division
The directives halt ongoing civil rights cases and could jeopardize police reform agreements finalized in recent months in Minneapolis and Louisville.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I and many others warned that the anti-CRT, anti-DEI propaganda campaign that so many embraced or down played was always about creating the narrative for and paving the way for a larger attack on civil rights. We are here.
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Do you work for the fed government and want to offer a tip or guidance on what is changing at your agency? This is how you can to contact @ProPublica.org reporters securely:
www.propublica.org/article/seco...
www.propublica.org/article/seco...
What ProPublica’s Reporters Will Be Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them
From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters will be keeping an eye on as his second presidency begins.
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Do you work for the fed government and want to offer a tip or guidance on what is changing at your agency? This is how you can to contact @ProPublica.org reporters securely:
www.propublica.org/article/seco...
www.propublica.org/article/seco...
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Want to share something I worked on in therapy today:
I've been struggling since Monday, because I know the assignment is not to let these fuckers overwhelm me, send me into panic mode, or steal my joy. BUT HOLY SHIT I AM HAVING A LOT OF BAD FEELINGS RIGHT NOW. (1/5)
I've been struggling since Monday, because I know the assignment is not to let these fuckers overwhelm me, send me into panic mode, or steal my joy. BUT HOLY SHIT I AM HAVING A LOT OF BAD FEELINGS RIGHT NOW. (1/5)
January 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Want to share something I worked on in therapy today:
I've been struggling since Monday, because I know the assignment is not to let these fuckers overwhelm me, send me into panic mode, or steal my joy. BUT HOLY SHIT I AM HAVING A LOT OF BAD FEELINGS RIGHT NOW. (1/5)
I've been struggling since Monday, because I know the assignment is not to let these fuckers overwhelm me, send me into panic mode, or steal my joy. BUT HOLY SHIT I AM HAVING A LOT OF BAD FEELINGS RIGHT NOW. (1/5)
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This is fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine.
January 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This is fine. We’re fine. Everything is fine.
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So basically we are no longer a country.
I wish there was some way NYS, IL, and CA could just refuse to send tax dollars to DC in exchange.
The Fed govt stops functioning without us. Yet here we are, repeatedly informed that we are second-tier citizens.
I wish there was some way NYS, IL, and CA could just refuse to send tax dollars to DC in exchange.
The Fed govt stops functioning without us. Yet here we are, repeatedly informed that we are second-tier citizens.
Two Republican senators have said they expect the new Republican-led Congress to ask for a laundry list of requirements to be met before allocating desperately needed disaster aid to authorities in wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles.
Republicans: We Want ‘Strings Attached’ to California Fire Aid
Several prominent Republicans in Washington joined the chorus of criticism against California’s local leaders on Sunday.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
So basically we are no longer a country.
I wish there was some way NYS, IL, and CA could just refuse to send tax dollars to DC in exchange.
The Fed govt stops functioning without us. Yet here we are, repeatedly informed that we are second-tier citizens.
I wish there was some way NYS, IL, and CA could just refuse to send tax dollars to DC in exchange.
The Fed govt stops functioning without us. Yet here we are, repeatedly informed that we are second-tier citizens.
First show of 2025. I’ve never seen it on stage, and I’m not positive that I’ve seen the whole movie. But I know a bunch of the songs thanks to years of Barbra and Broadway culture.
#PittsburghBroadwaySeries #BenedumCenter
#PittsburghBroadwaySeries #BenedumCenter
January 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
First show of 2025. I’ve never seen it on stage, and I’m not positive that I’ve seen the whole movie. But I know a bunch of the songs thanks to years of Barbra and Broadway culture.
#PittsburghBroadwaySeries #BenedumCenter
#PittsburghBroadwaySeries #BenedumCenter
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
It’s adorable that two of our three cats have joined me here at bedtime. Except there isn’t enough room for me to lie down all the way.
Classic cat owner conundrum.
Classic cat owner conundrum.
November 27, 2024 at 3:07 AM
It’s adorable that two of our three cats have joined me here at bedtime. Except there isn’t enough room for me to lie down all the way.
Classic cat owner conundrum.
Classic cat owner conundrum.