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Amy P.

@amyephillips.bsky.social

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Appellate public defender. Broadway superfan. #FOIA nerd. #DCStatehood #PDTwitter #AppellateTwitter 🏳️‍🌈 🇵🇸 😷 She/her. Personal account. (@amyeph from Twitter)

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Amy P. @amyephillips.bsky.social · Jul 3

What’s going to happen is that these Medicaid cuts are going to go into effect, and hospitals and clinics are going to close, and treatment won’t be available.

And then we’re going to get mainstream news stories with headlines like “Trump Gives Speech Blaming Obamacare for Mass Hospital Closures.”

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 7h

This absolutely is Jeff Bezos’s fault. I feel sorry for the excellent journalists and other staff caught up in his mismanagement, but this is his doing. And it will only lead to the Post doing even worse, which will then — almost inevitably — lead to more layoffs.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 10h

Some news: The Washington Post is preparing to cut newsroom staff even after several high profile exits. Bezos’ new opinion editor has privately told people The Post is in “severe financial distress.” Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...

Pain at The Post

As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...

www.status.news

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Rachael the Hobbit @rachael-the-hobbit.bsky.social · 7h

Also giving money to a food bank is better than a food donation! They already get too much food and have too few volunteers to sort it and too many give expired or bad food. And they have ways to buy bulk food at a discount if you give money!

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

SNAP funding runs out at the end of this month and food banks will need extra support.

If you can donate, please do so.

Consider donating some respirators too! Long lines in crowded place can lead to Covid spread. Let’s keep people fed & healthy!

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 12h

Never mind every other single abominable or corrupt thing to this miserable moment, the extrajudicial and unevidenced execution of 34 human beings by the U.S. Navy on the orders of a U.S. President acting in peacetime is sufficient for his impeachment and conviction.

If we were a republic, I mean.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 20h

Here you go: www.youtube.com/shorts/-hnAt...

Mike Johnson seems unaware

YouTube video by Mother Jones

www.youtube.com

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 9h

She was then sent to an ICE facility several states away, where, the letter claims, she endured multiple instances of “medical neglect and psychological harm” during the 20 weeks she was in custody. She said she was held in solitary confinement for at least three days after officials there “did not believe her when she informed them of her pregnancy.”

In the letter, Marie says that she was given poor-quality food she was often unable to eat, denied access to prenatal vitamins and given a vaccination without her consent and that she was not given translation services to know what the vaccine contained. On several occasions, she “reported severe cramps and requested medical help but was ignored,” the letter says, adding that Marie was released after legal advocates intervened.

Her time in detention “completely scarred her psychologically. It created major complications to her pregnancy,” said Mich González, a co-founder of the Sanctuary Now Abolition Project, which advocates for immigrants.

Marie cried every day and night for a week, and she suffered from night terrors after she was released from detention, according to the letter. She developed eclampsia, a serious pregnancy

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Corey @kh0rish.bsky.social · 9h

I hope everyone remembers, nobody steals food. Thats not something you have ever seen anybody do, and definitely wont see any of this holiday season. It just doesnt happen, ever.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 9h

I just saw a video that said cutting SNAP would lower food prices because it would cut demand.

I'm starting to think that Econ 101 either needs to be drastically overhauled or that you cannot take it unless you commit to taking four econ courses one heavily focused on externalities and elasticity.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 9h

Now is a really good time to donate to food banks, and do food runs for mutual aid groups. Also, do menstrual product runs.

Matt @swirlyball.bsky.social · 9h

I wonder how much food theft spikes with desperate people just trying to feed their families. I'm sure there will be a media panic about it.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 6d

One of the functions of these murderous attacks is testing for compliance. Trump and Hegseth are figuring out who will obey illegal orders and who is likely to object.

Brad Duplessis @bradduplessis.bsky.social · 6d

And there you have it. These strikes are clearly not legal. Pete will push commanders aside until he finds one who won’t question these extrajudicial killings. #SOUTHCOM

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 5d

I made a feed, it's an ongoing collection of things Mike Johnson haven't seen or heard about.

bsky.app/profile/numb...

Based on great clips posted by @atrupar.com

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 10h

There is still both (1) the pending en banc call in the Portland case; & (2) the merits appeal in the California case. Judge Berzon’s “statement” may well be an effort by a sizeable chunk of the court to nudge their colleagues in one or both of those contexts.

What comes next there is what matters.

Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 11h

JUST IN: 11 9th Circuit judges dissent* as appeals court declines en banc rehearing of ruling letting Trump use National Guard in L.A. Some judges may keep powder dry for Oregon case w/weaker facts for Trump admin. Doc: cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 15h

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wild how normalized the words "safe parking lot for unhoused schoolchildren" have become in this country.

Safe parking lot for unhoused schoolchildren appears to have new lease on life

San Diego leaders move forward with a plan to help homeless students and their families with secure overnight parking at a former school in City Heights.

www.cbs8.com

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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 13h

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.

idahocapitalsun.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22h

I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.

So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.

Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 20h

It's notable that "an authentic working class party" isn't referring to "how can we encourage more Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans to become political candidates and address the reasons and challenges why they don't run and get elected?"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck this. If “Nazi tattoo” doesn’t cross the line, you have no line.

Emma Vigeland O @EmmaVigeland
X.com
How many people get tattoos that they thought looked cool, but didn't understand the meaning of?
How many vets took mercenary work for a period because the US doesn't support them?
How many young men have shitposted online?
Do we want an authentic working-class party or not?
4:23 PM • 10/21/25 • 71K Views

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 20h

There are two ways to do big tent politics

The Matty Yglesias Method involves compromising our principles to make the tent more appealing

The other method involves finding common ground that already exists, then working to expand that common ground without sacrificing a single principle

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

this feels completely banal? yes, a big tent political party is going to include voters who have bigoted views. i don’t think anyone has argued otherwise? the actual question at hand is “to what extent should a political party ostensibly committed to equality appeal to popular prejudices?”

Bigots in the tent

What did you think winning meant? vibes? papers? essays? losers.

www.theargumentmag.com

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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 20h

It's believable that he's not actually a Nazi and genuinely believes in what he's been campaigning.

The issue is that it's not enough, not for this job. He's been too comfortable being too Nazi adjacent, and in a way where he should have known better. And anyone qualified for this job would have.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · 19h

ICE keeps detaining pregnant immigrants — against federal policy lailluminator.com/2025/10/21/i...

ICE keeps detaining pregnant immigrants — against federal policy • Louisiana Illuminator

Cary López Alvarado, of Hawthorne, California, was nine months pregnant when she was arrested by immigration officials alongside her husband, an immigrant from Guatemala. Alvarado was held overnight b...

lailluminator.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

there are good & worthwhile historical & legal arguments for why the unitary executive is nonsense but to my mind the most straightforward argument is that it makes no logical sense that the president has absolute removal power over the people whose job it is to keep the executive branch accountable

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

The Inspector General system is basically broken now. Most IGs have been fired, most positions remain vacant. Those who remain or would take the job pose no risk to holding the regime accountable.
Congress added more barriers to Trump firing IGs after his first term. He just ignored them.

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Brian Dear @brianstorms.bsky.social · 22h

Hard, ironclad rule:

Never, ever buy any product for home that has “smart” in the name, and requires an internet connection.

And yet everybody does.

🤷‍♂️

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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 1d

food banks have already been under pressure over the past several years, and with SNAP benefits expiring they're going to be the only safety net for a lot of people

please donate what you can. $100 can feed several families for a month because of the discounts and purchasing power they have

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ny pandan enthusiast 🏳️‍🌈 @brokenpandan.bsky.social · 1d

so it turns out the contractors are two huge companies, aecom and clark construction

neither of which are likely to care about getting paid fully, because they'll see a job like this as a feather in their cap & relationship maintenance

White House Ballroom Build Advances as Oversight Gaps Emerge

Crews are remaking the East Wing for a $200-million White House ballroom as questions rise over design review and oversight.

www.enr.com

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