Amanda Wallwin
@wallwin.bsky.social
Recovering state legislative staffer, fighter for justice, mom, school board member, abortion advocate, bisexual shitposter, #actuallyautistic, Jeopardy champ.
All these things are not without their meanings. 🐋
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🏡 in Hudson Valley, ❤️ in Chicago
All these things are not without their meanings. 🐋
she/they
🏡 in Hudson Valley, ❤️ in Chicago
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Amanda Wallwin
@wallwin.bsky.social
· Apr 15
Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support
An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain link fence while he was holding a knife died Saturday after being removed from life support, h...
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Autistic people are at increased risk of police violence, and more training is not the answer.
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I hope men understand that it is very very rare for anyone who is not a woman’s lover, close friend, or relative to stand up for her when another man insults her in a room of other men. It is incredibly unusual. They may not join in the bullying, but they’re unwilling to step in to stop it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I hope men understand that it is very very rare for anyone who is not a woman’s lover, close friend, or relative to stand up for her when another man insults her in a room of other men. It is incredibly unusual. They may not join in the bullying, but they’re unwilling to step in to stop it.
how long until olivia nuzzi is dating andrew cuomo?
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
how long until olivia nuzzi is dating andrew cuomo?
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Not to yuck peoples yum but if they can let Patton Oswalt back in for doing the exact same damn thing then they can also reinstate Link.
First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Not to yuck peoples yum but if they can let Patton Oswalt back in for doing the exact same damn thing then they can also reinstate Link.
this belongs in an anonymous livejournal
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
this belongs in an anonymous livejournal
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obviously if you know anything significant about the NYT handling of that reporter’s relationship with Epstein, i’d be down to hear all about it. signal in bio. anonymity offered.
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
obviously if you know anything significant about the NYT handling of that reporter’s relationship with Epstein, i’d be down to hear all about it. signal in bio. anonymity offered.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
Former legislative staffer and current autistic here. This is all very good advice! Calls really do matter, but all you need to do is demonstrate that you’re a constituent, name the issue that you’re calling about and give it a thumbs up or thumbs down.
Tips for Autistics to shake phone anxiety & call reps:
1) Body double, live or virtual. Have a friend call!
2) Have a written script! it's ok to sound like you're reading directly from it. You don't need to mask, but you DO need to be clear
3) Have 1-3 SPECIFIC issues to address. Ex: DOE & RFK!
1) Body double, live or virtual. Have a friend call!
2) Have a written script! it's ok to sound like you're reading directly from it. You don't need to mask, but you DO need to be clear
3) Have 1-3 SPECIFIC issues to address. Ex: DOE & RFK!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Former legislative staffer and current autistic here. This is all very good advice! Calls really do matter, but all you need to do is demonstrate that you’re a constituent, name the issue that you’re calling about and give it a thumbs up or thumbs down.
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Tips for Autistics to shake phone anxiety & call reps:
1) Body double, live or virtual. Have a friend call!
2) Have a written script! it's ok to sound like you're reading directly from it. You don't need to mask, but you DO need to be clear
3) Have 1-3 SPECIFIC issues to address. Ex: DOE & RFK!
1) Body double, live or virtual. Have a friend call!
2) Have a written script! it's ok to sound like you're reading directly from it. You don't need to mask, but you DO need to be clear
3) Have 1-3 SPECIFIC issues to address. Ex: DOE & RFK!
February 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tips for Autistics to shake phone anxiety & call reps:
1) Body double, live or virtual. Have a friend call!
2) Have a written script! it's ok to sound like you're reading directly from it. You don't need to mask, but you DO need to be clear
3) Have 1-3 SPECIFIC issues to address. Ex: DOE & RFK!
1) Body double, live or virtual. Have a friend call!
2) Have a written script! it's ok to sound like you're reading directly from it. You don't need to mask, but you DO need to be clear
3) Have 1-3 SPECIFIC issues to address. Ex: DOE & RFK!
And, what, all of this was so people could get on airplanes at thanksgiving, a thing NO ONE actually wants to do?
Dems had the opportunity to provide cover for every American who wanted to avoid their family at Thanksgiving but instead…
Dems had the opportunity to provide cover for every American who wanted to avoid their family at Thanksgiving but instead…
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
And, what, all of this was so people could get on airplanes at thanksgiving, a thing NO ONE actually wants to do?
Dems had the opportunity to provide cover for every American who wanted to avoid their family at Thanksgiving but instead…
Dems had the opportunity to provide cover for every American who wanted to avoid their family at Thanksgiving but instead…
Seeing @bradlander.bsky.social emphasize this at the @localprogress.bsky.social convening this summer helped give me the inspiration I needed to stay in the fight.
There’s so much to fight for and so much joy in doing it together.
There’s so much to fight for and so much joy in doing it together.
Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Seeing @bradlander.bsky.social emphasize this at the @localprogress.bsky.social convening this summer helped give me the inspiration I needed to stay in the fight.
There’s so much to fight for and so much joy in doing it together.
There’s so much to fight for and so much joy in doing it together.
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Dick Durbin gets to retire in comfort while I see myself sliding further away from the middle class with every passing month and face the prospect of no health insurance as I face ever higher risks of illness in middle age and beyond
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Dick Durbin gets to retire in comfort while I see myself sliding further away from the middle class with every passing month and face the prospect of no health insurance as I face ever higher risks of illness in middle age and beyond
I am incandescently furious at the absolute lack of humanity and leadership we’ve seen tonight. Losing the ACA will kill people, and pissing it away for absolutely no gain is unforgivable.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I am incandescently furious at the absolute lack of humanity and leadership we’ve seen tonight. Losing the ACA will kill people, and pissing it away for absolutely no gain is unforgivable.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
sure have!
You ever drunk dial your senator?
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
sure have!
I feel like I’ve told the story of my mom’s death and how she’d be alive today if the ACA had been enacted a year earlier over and over again and I don’t have the energy to do it again, but trading the ACA to reinstate SNAP benefits is a fool’s bargain. We can feed people AND give them health care.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I feel like I’ve told the story of my mom’s death and how she’d be alive today if the ACA had been enacted a year earlier over and over again and I don’t have the energy to do it again, but trading the ACA to reinstate SNAP benefits is a fool’s bargain. We can feed people AND give them health care.
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Hi @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social! If you vote for this horrible deal, I will spend the next 4 years making sure you are both primaried and retired from the US Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hi @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social! If you vote for this horrible deal, I will spend the next 4 years making sure you are both primaried and retired from the US Senate.
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WHAT KIM SAID
Hi @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social! If you vote for this horrible deal, I will spend the next 4 years making sure you are both primaried and retired from the US Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
WHAT KIM SAID
I’m busy but will find time in my schedule to end a couple of careers if this garbage fire of a bill gets passed.
WHAT KIM SAID
Hi @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social! If you vote for this horrible deal, I will spend the next 4 years making sure you are both primaried and retired from the US Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I’m busy but will find time in my schedule to end a couple of careers if this garbage fire of a bill gets passed.
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Mamdani is going to implement Shalamar law. He’s going to make it a night to remember
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Shalamar law. He’s going to make it a night to remember
Autistic people are and always have been targets for fascists.
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Autistic people are and always have been targets for fascists.
I love a sad man album, but Rhythm Nation is a revelation. It's Janet for me.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #115
#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
vs.
#13 Janet Jackson, JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814
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#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
vs.
#13 Janet Jackson, JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814
forms.gle/6JdeijC5ttNQ...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #115: The Cure vs. Janet Jackson
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Friday, November 7th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 5 (Top 8) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either album, I...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I love a sad man album, but Rhythm Nation is a revelation. It's Janet for me.
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
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Republicans running anti-trans hatefests lost and Zohran Mamdani is a hugely vocal supporter of trans and other LGBTQ rights.
That is MASSIVELY important to look at and run on.
Roll around in all this & soak it in. This is the good shit, & it should be celebrated.
And then it should be Built on.
That is MASSIVELY important to look at and run on.
Roll around in all this & soak it in. This is the good shit, & it should be celebrated.
And then it should be Built on.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Republicans running anti-trans hatefests lost and Zohran Mamdani is a hugely vocal supporter of trans and other LGBTQ rights.
That is MASSIVELY important to look at and run on.
Roll around in all this & soak it in. This is the good shit, & it should be celebrated.
And then it should be Built on.
That is MASSIVELY important to look at and run on.
Roll around in all this & soak it in. This is the good shit, & it should be celebrated.
And then it should be Built on.