Amanda Litman
@amandalitman.bsky.social
Co-founder & President of @runforsomething.net & RFS Civics / Writer x2: http://runforsomething.net/book & WHEN WE'RE IN CHARGE, out now at whenwereincharge.com / Mom, also x2
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Amanda Litman
@amandalitman.bsky.social
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WHEN WE’RE IN CHARGE is now out!!
Based on a decade+ of experience + 100s of interviews, I wrote a practical guidebook for millennials and gen Z on how to be an effective leader without being an asshole.
whenwereincharge.com
Based on a decade+ of experience + 100s of interviews, I wrote a practical guidebook for millennials and gen Z on how to be an effective leader without being an asshole.
whenwereincharge.com
My patience for those arguing “a more moderate candidate would have won!!” is nil. (1) We don’t know that!! A different candidate might not have excited people the way she did - but more importantly, (2) Behn handily won the primary. If you wanted someone else, that was the time to get involved.
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
My patience for those arguing “a more moderate candidate would have won!!” is nil. (1) We don’t know that!! A different candidate might not have excited people the way she did - but more importantly, (2) Behn handily won the primary. If you wanted someone else, that was the time to get involved.
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Texas deadline's next week
2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
Where Can I Run by Run for Something
Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for
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December 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Texas deadline's next week
That the GOP had to spend *this* much and it's *this* close? Coooooked.
December 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That the GOP had to spend *this* much and it's *this* close? Coooooked.
What you're seeing tonight is why @runforsomething.net builds a bench *everywhere* -- we've got great candidates with local experience & authentic communication skills ready to run and win in places no one saw as competitive six months (or years) ago.
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
What you're seeing tonight is why @runforsomething.net builds a bench *everywhere* -- we've got great candidates with local experience & authentic communication skills ready to run and win in places no one saw as competitive six months (or years) ago.
Just bumping this up...
2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
Where Can I Run by Run for Something
Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for
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December 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Just bumping this up...
As we wait for results: @aftynbehn.bsky.social is an incredible @runforsomething.net alum and emblematic of exactly the kind of leader we find & empower all across the country: Rooted in community, focused on the issues people care about, and authentically herself.
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
As we wait for results: @aftynbehn.bsky.social is an incredible @runforsomething.net alum and emblematic of exactly the kind of leader we find & empower all across the country: Rooted in community, focused on the issues people care about, and authentically herself.
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“The mission can be urgent and important — not every task in service of that mission is also urgent and important.
On top of that, “work won’t love us back” doesn’t mean we don’t love our work. It means we don’t love our work at the expense of everything else.” — @amandalitman.bsky.social
On top of that, “work won’t love us back” doesn’t mean we don’t love our work. It means we don’t love our work at the expense of everything else.” — @amandalitman.bsky.social
Work won't love you back
That doesn't mean you can't love your work! But know the limits of this love.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“The mission can be urgent and important — not every task in service of that mission is also urgent and important.
On top of that, “work won’t love us back” doesn’t mean we don’t love our work. It means we don’t love our work at the expense of everything else.” — @amandalitman.bsky.social
On top of that, “work won’t love us back” doesn’t mean we don’t love our work. It means we don’t love our work at the expense of everything else.” — @amandalitman.bsky.social
This is a pretty good TLDR of WHEN WE’RE IN CHARGE tbh whenwereincharge.com
“Be intentional” is such good advice, though hard to internalize and not simple.
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is a pretty good TLDR of WHEN WE’RE IN CHARGE tbh whenwereincharge.com
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Trying to internalize this concept for over a year....
If you're new to the job market, know this now. Don't wrap up your whole identity in your job.
Expanding this concept: don't wrap your whole identity in one thing outside of your control.
Xo, an elder millennial 💙
If you're new to the job market, know this now. Don't wrap up your whole identity in your job.
Expanding this concept: don't wrap your whole identity in one thing outside of your control.
Xo, an elder millennial 💙
"When I say “work won’t love us back” I don't mean “don’t work hard” or “don’t strive for excellence” or “laziness is good, actually” or any other ways people interpret this...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
Work won't love you back
That doesn't mean you can't love your work! But know the limits of this love.
amandalitman.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trying to internalize this concept for over a year....
If you're new to the job market, know this now. Don't wrap up your whole identity in your job.
Expanding this concept: don't wrap your whole identity in one thing outside of your control.
Xo, an elder millennial 💙
If you're new to the job market, know this now. Don't wrap up your whole identity in your job.
Expanding this concept: don't wrap your whole identity in one thing outside of your control.
Xo, an elder millennial 💙
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"It means our self-worth and purpose can and should be rooted outside of or in addition to the way we make a living"
"When I say “work won’t love us back” I don't mean “don’t work hard” or “don’t strive for excellence” or “laziness is good, actually” or any other ways people interpret this...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
Work won't love you back
That doesn't mean you can't love your work! But know the limits of this love.
amandalitman.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"It means our self-worth and purpose can and should be rooted outside of or in addition to the way we make a living"
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First heard about this org on @adamconover.net's podcast. They sound so cool, and also effective!
2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
Where Can I Run by Run for Something
Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
First heard about this org on @adamconover.net's podcast. They sound so cool, and also effective!
"When I say “work won’t love us back” I don't mean “don’t work hard” or “don’t strive for excellence” or “laziness is good, actually” or any other ways people interpret this...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
Work won't love you back
That doesn't mean you can't love your work! But know the limits of this love.
amandalitman.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"When I say “work won’t love us back” I don't mean “don’t work hard” or “don’t strive for excellence” or “laziness is good, actually” or any other ways people interpret this...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
I mean simply: Be intentional & thoughtful about how much you give to your job." amandalitman.substack.com/p/work-wont-...
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Come on, Lancaster PA. You are needed. You can do it!
2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
Where Can I Run by Run for Something
Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Come on, Lancaster PA. You are needed. You can do it!
2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
Where Can I Run by Run for Something
Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
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I've said before that Democrats need to pick this one up to shake the earth, but this result, if predictive, would be profound.
If Dems overperform Harris by this margin (15 points) in every district and state in 2026, they would pick up about 50 House seats and 5 Senate seats.
If Dems overperform Harris by this margin (15 points) in every district and state in 2026, they would pick up about 50 House seats and 5 Senate seats.
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've said before that Democrats need to pick this one up to shake the earth, but this result, if predictive, would be profound.
If Dems overperform Harris by this margin (15 points) in every district and state in 2026, they would pick up about 50 House seats and 5 Senate seats.
If Dems overperform Harris by this margin (15 points) in every district and state in 2026, they would pick up about 50 House seats and 5 Senate seats.
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Texas candidate Taylor Rehmet started as a first-time candidate and now he’s headed to a January runoff.
RFS helped him get there.
Your support helps the next one.
Every donation is 2X matched today.
Power training, mentorship + tools: https://bit.ly/Give2RFS
#givingtuesday
RFS helped him get there.
Your support helps the next one.
Every donation is 2X matched today.
Power training, mentorship + tools: https://bit.ly/Give2RFS
#givingtuesday
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Texas candidate Taylor Rehmet started as a first-time candidate and now he’s headed to a January runoff.
RFS helped him get there.
Your support helps the next one.
Every donation is 2X matched today.
Power training, mentorship + tools: https://bit.ly/Give2RFS
#givingtuesday
RFS helped him get there.
Your support helps the next one.
Every donation is 2X matched today.
Power training, mentorship + tools: https://bit.ly/Give2RFS
#givingtuesday
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#RunForSomething I highly recommend. Impressed by what I learned at Texas Tribune Festival from Amanda Litman & Maxwell Frost. Our youth are our future & let’s have no uncontested seats.
This Giving Tuesday, help build sustainable power & lift up a new generation of leaders with @runforsomething.net. Every donation up to $300k is matched! secure.actblue.com/donate/20251...
Donate to Run for Something PAC!
Show your support with a contribution.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#RunForSomething I highly recommend. Impressed by what I learned at Texas Tribune Festival from Amanda Litman & Maxwell Frost. Our youth are our future & let’s have no uncontested seats.
This Giving Tuesday, help build sustainable power & lift up a new generation of leaders with @runforsomething.net. Every donation up to $300k is matched! secure.actblue.com/donate/20251...
Donate to Run for Something PAC!
Show your support with a contribution.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This Giving Tuesday, help build sustainable power & lift up a new generation of leaders with @runforsomething.net. Every donation up to $300k is matched! secure.actblue.com/donate/20251...
Really structure & formalize it. Make mentorship part of someone more senior’s JD, create regular opportunities for it during the work day, measure it and hold people accountable to it, etc.
What is a “container for mentorship” ?
Genuine question.
[I agree with the overall take, btw]
Genuine question.
[I agree with the overall take, btw]
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Really structure & formalize it. Make mentorship part of someone more senior’s JD, create regular opportunities for it during the work day, measure it and hold people accountable to it, etc.
Back on my soapbox: Mandatory return-to-office 5 days a week is the kind of policy you implement to cover up for leadership skills issues (& to recoup real estate costs.)
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Back on my soapbox: Mandatory return-to-office 5 days a week is the kind of policy you implement to cover up for leadership skills issues (& to recoup real estate costs.)
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It is incredibly strange that these schools seem to factor in zero reputational, enrollment, or recruitment damage to their “settling with Trump” equation, when clearly there’s a major hit to all three.
We must keep calling out those that cave to the Trump Admin, and the latest is Northwestern.
As part of their "deal," NU will pay $75 million, stop vital research, renege on agreements with its students over the war in Gaza, and more.
Throwing your students under the bus to please Trump. Shameful.
As part of their "deal," NU will pay $75 million, stop vital research, renege on agreements with its students over the war in Gaza, and more.
Throwing your students under the bus to please Trump. Shameful.
Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It is incredibly strange that these schools seem to factor in zero reputational, enrollment, or recruitment damage to their “settling with Trump” equation, when clearly there’s a major hit to all three.
This was a really fascinating convo - great to hear directly from two former federal govt employees now running for office. the1a.org/segments/if-...
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This was a really fascinating convo - great to hear directly from two former federal govt employees now running for office. the1a.org/segments/if-...
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RFS has done more to give me genuine hope for the Dem Party than the dozens of 'hopium' social media shills who make ridiculous promises. After 8 years of being told "Trump is going to jail" for clicks & $, I'm done w/ that crap.
But someone facing reality & doing something like this is good.
But someone facing reality & doing something like this is good.
This week's @runforsomething.net feel-good update: We've got 7 candidates in run-offs tmrw (plus we're rooting for RFS alum @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN!) - and other good vibes from across the community. rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com/p/rfs-feel-g...
RFS feel-good update (12/1): Happy run-off week!
Rabbit rabbit!
rfsfeelgoodupdates.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
RFS has done more to give me genuine hope for the Dem Party than the dozens of 'hopium' social media shills who make ridiculous promises. After 8 years of being told "Trump is going to jail" for clicks & $, I'm done w/ that crap.
But someone facing reality & doing something like this is good.
But someone facing reality & doing something like this is good.
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RFS feel-good update (12/1): Happy run-off week! @markers4democracy.bsky.social hosted a bunch of the candidates @amandalitman.bsky.social mentions here. Sending them all positive vibes for Election Day! open.substack.com/pub/rfsfeelg...
RFS feel-good update (12/1): Happy run-off week!
Rabbit rabbit!
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
RFS feel-good update (12/1): Happy run-off week! @markers4democracy.bsky.social hosted a bunch of the candidates @amandalitman.bsky.social mentions here. Sending them all positive vibes for Election Day! open.substack.com/pub/rfsfeelg...
I'm joining 1A on @wamu.org shortly to talk all things @runforsomething.net - tune in!
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'm joining 1A on @wamu.org shortly to talk all things @runforsomething.net - tune in!