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@amynw

naturally effervescent | pathologically enthusiastic | relentlessly earnest | vp comms at medium but banshee screams are my own, eh? | she/her

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wait a minute, is shame back?

05.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

GOOD.

05.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What does this imply for those of us who are not Christian, and who labor under the assumption that we're protected by the First Amendment?

05.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 5806 πŸ” 1350 πŸ’¬ 458 πŸ“Œ 334

We are a few thousand subscribers away from being a bigger print newspaper than the Washington Post.

We are a mere flurry away from humiliating one of the two Big Space Perverts.

Ask not how a Space Pervert can dominate you. Ask how you can dominate a Space Pervert.

Subscribe below.

25.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 7048 πŸ” 1770 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 165
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Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: β€œI received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”

23.02.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 13407 πŸ” 5902 πŸ’¬ 399 πŸ“Œ 439

more arrests, please. and perhaps on this side of the pond, extra please.

23.02.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Open Letter from Communications Leaders Defending Press Freedom Communicators call for the end of federal prosecution of journalists covering Minnesota protests and the protection of First Amendment rights.

I joined 60+ communicators and 14 PR firms in signing a Communications Leaders Defending Press Freedom letter, written in response to the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort the free exchange of information critical to our profession and an informed public.

commsforjournalists.org

12.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LLMs are used professionally by people who are basically getting paid to use it. That’s the opposite relationship readers have with news they value enough to pay for.

11.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Will a β€˜Trump slump’ continue to hit US tourism in 2026 βˆ’ and even keep World Cup fans away? Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.

Foreign tourism to the U.S. fell 5.4% in 2025 while the rest of the world saw a 4% increase.

Canadian visits dropped nearly 30%. buff.ly/MSynHSJ

10.02.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 21

Millennials are having our mid-life crises in starter apartments, it’s rough out here.

11.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1285 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 22

i think this more than anything is what miller wants. vast detention camps with all of the suffering and death that means.

10.02.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 9313 πŸ” 2861 πŸ’¬ 341 πŸ“Œ 1

This is true, and even if we get rid of Trump, we still have to reckon with the fact that a substantial proportion of US economic and political elites were *eager* to jump on the fascism train. They will still be the same people when Trump is gone.

10.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1534 πŸ” 340 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 16

It is. The Jewish Musuem in Prague has a collection of children's drawings from the Terezin ghetto. It was the worst thing I've seen in my life.

09.02.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 1221 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 9

the anxiety is my personality, my personality is the anxiety, nothing to see here.

09.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING:

New reaction from Leader Jeffries to the racist Trump video:

"This disgusting video posted by the so-called president was done intentionally. Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder."

06.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 7351 πŸ” 1648 πŸ’¬ 314 πŸ“Œ 464

U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.

09.02.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 32629 πŸ” 9753 πŸ’¬ 528 πŸ“Œ 350
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Column | U.S. Olympic athletes expressing their views is as American as it gets American athletes in Italy are trying to handle their response to questions about, well, being American, thoughtfully and carefully.

Column: At the Milan Cortina Olympics, American athletes are trying to respond to questions about being American thoughtfully and carefully.

09.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

I quit booze nearly 11 years ago, no way in hell is some trend piece gonna take away one of the few chemical joys in my life.

09.02.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?

09.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 13177 πŸ” 1659 πŸ’¬ 856 πŸ“Œ 267

Also, the Pussy Hats themselves may not have changed, but they were represnetative of a larger shift within politics where suburban white female voters with college degrees became increasingly more Democratic after they had historically been swing voters.

09.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Fellow comms folks... what in the actual fuck are we doing...

05.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

gofund.me/341dcfae8

04.02.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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The power of mocking Trump’s pathetic monsters It's impossible to ignore the administration's blend of violent repression and overwhelming cringe.

We must MOCK them relentlessly writes @annamerlan.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

03.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.

03.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 4387 πŸ” 675 πŸ’¬ 254 πŸ“Œ 30

America 2026: Yesterday at the dog park, a lovely gentleman in a "deport the fascists" hat was handing out whistles and making sure everyone knew what to do if ICE showed up in the parking lot (calmly leash your dog, help others gather their dogs, leave through the back exit, record everything)

02.02.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE 1 in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.

A new poll finds that 1 in 4 Minnesota voters took part in the Jan 23 shutdown against ICE, or have a loved one who did. Of those, 38% DID NOT WORK, either because they made the choice to stay out, or their workplaces closed. By me, @thomasbirm.bsky.social, @bloomekatz.bsky.social

02.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 1835 πŸ” 563 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 48

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

02.02.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 14108 πŸ” 4639 πŸ’¬ 137 πŸ“Œ 77

Still haven’t gotten used to the fact that we have a president who frequently goes on insane, explicitly rants against vast swaths of people.

02.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 1165 πŸ” 193 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 4

WHO THE FUCK COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING

YOU ANTIVAX CONCENTRATION CAMP GHOULS

did you know that Anne Frank died of typhus

maybe don't have people in concentration camps to begin with

02.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 830 πŸ” 214 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1