Dr. Amy Nusbaum
@amynusbaum.bsky.social
Professor, parent, partner on the Yakama reservation. WSU grad x3. Talks about: teaching shenanigans, women's sports, parenting, foster care and adoption, HSI/NASNTI vibes. Learning to cook and garden. Queer as in Free Palestine.
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Dr. Amy Nusbaum
@amynusbaum.bsky.social
· Jan 20
First four of 2025, done. Those of you on StoryGraph, join me there?
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how to say “fuck them kids” in a single image
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
how to say “fuck them kids” in a single image
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“adopting is no different from birthing,” as a doctrine, is a colossal mistake with myriad harmful consequences
when certain celebrities state that adopting a child is “no different” from birthing a child, note that this is the legal structuring that makes that pretense possible 🥚
yes, that, which is part of the grand fantasy of #adoption, which is at the core of its appeal for many adopters
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“adopting is no different from birthing,” as a doctrine, is a colossal mistake with myriad harmful consequences
This. We have open adoption agreements for some of our children. I have all of the power in those and can basically cancel them for anything. And there's no enforcement mechanism whatsoever.
note that in contemporary “open adoptions” too, the original parents have no more of a *right* to see the child than does any other legal stranger.
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This. We have open adoption agreements for some of our children. I have all of the power in those and can basically cancel them for anything. And there's no enforcement mechanism whatsoever.
(psssst, listen to adoptees about the white libs/gays who intentionally adopt children of color. they got good shit to say)*
*not directing this towards Dr. Prescod-Weinstein at all, I know she knows this shit
*not directing this towards Dr. Prescod-Weinstein at all, I know she knows this shit
They let this man — who ran for president on the idea that being mayor was enough because also he was gay — adopt Black children, who are going to need so much therapy as adults if they’re being raised listening to this kind of bullshit
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
(psssst, listen to adoptees about the white libs/gays who intentionally adopt children of color. they got good shit to say)*
*not directing this towards Dr. Prescod-Weinstein at all, I know she knows this shit
*not directing this towards Dr. Prescod-Weinstein at all, I know she knows this shit
This shit makes me see red. The number of calls we get for teens who are being removed from their home because of hatred from their family is not low. And y'all want to then put them in foster homes that hate them too? Despicable.
I do not believe you are qualified to foster or adopt if your religious beliefs lead you to deny a persons right to live as who they are. Thats child abuse, not care. #fostercare #whitehouse #erasure #childabuse #religion #evangelical #lgbtqia #adoption #adoptee #adopteerights
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This shit makes me see red. The number of calls we get for teens who are being removed from their home because of hatred from their family is not low. And y'all want to then put them in foster homes that hate them too? Despicable.
Ruh roh Courage
Denver Summit FC announced today the signing of center back Kaleigh Kurtz, a multiple-time NWSL Champion, Shield winner, Challenge Cup winner, and record-setting ironwoman, ahead of the club’s inaugural season
Kurtz brings durability, championship experience, and leadership to Summit FC’s backline.
Kurtz brings durability, championship experience, and leadership to Summit FC’s backline.
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ruh roh Courage
Watching our 4 and 5 year old play with our newly-1 year old who is moving to a new home tomorrow. We as the adults signed up for these goodbyes. Seeing the kindergartener fight through it is rough.
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Watching our 4 and 5 year old play with our newly-1 year old who is moving to a new home tomorrow. We as the adults signed up for these goodbyes. Seeing the kindergartener fight through it is rough.
Ugh, AT joining Nneka on Team Sportswashing is so disappointing.
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ugh, AT joining Nneka on Team Sportswashing is so disappointing.
The bar is in hell, but I'll take the win 😭😭😭
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. n.pr/47yOyEH
Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The bar is in hell, but I'll take the win 😭😭😭
Noon ET games are rude.
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Noon ET games are rude.
Holeeeeeeey shit. Go MF Bats.
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Holeeeeeeey shit. Go MF Bats.
The wife got four kids in the car and got breakfast for me while I was still snoozling*. I'm so damn lucky.
*I tend to need to work late and take the late shift for children who wake up, so I get weekend sleep-ins 😂
*I tend to need to work late and take the late shift for children who wake up, so I get weekend sleep-ins 😂
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The wife got four kids in the car and got breakfast for me while I was still snoozling*. I'm so damn lucky.
*I tend to need to work late and take the late shift for children who wake up, so I get weekend sleep-ins 😂
*I tend to need to work late and take the late shift for children who wake up, so I get weekend sleep-ins 😂
We haven't had a kitchen in months and when I tell you I MISS cooking. I'm sure I'll repent of that thought once I'm back on the grind of feeding this many people on the regular. But, man, I really do enjoy it.
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
We haven't had a kitchen in months and when I tell you I MISS cooking. I'm sure I'll repent of that thought once I'm back on the grind of feeding this many people on the regular. But, man, I really do enjoy it.
It was important for me personally that Boats made that. Seattle still loves you BB8.
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It was important for me personally that Boats made that. Seattle still loves you BB8.
As a neutral in this game, hell yeah.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As a neutral in this game, hell yeah.
I really need Bloomer to get a look at the Jan camp.
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I really need Bloomer to get a look at the Jan camp.
Give me Bethany Balcer.
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Give me Bethany Balcer.
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No one can tell me a single good use for it, for me. I have asked. Not a one.
What am I supposed to use it for? To summarize my emails? Too long, wrong. To write things? Too long, wrong. To plan trips? Planning is FUN and why would I outsource that? I played with it a bit six months ago, it was meh.
Also, I hate its enshittification of search results with my whole soul.
Also, I hate its enshittification of search results with my whole soul.
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
No one can tell me a single good use for it, for me. I have asked. Not a one.
This renovation/addition project is not good for my formerly-poor brain. The amount of money we're spending is so absurd.
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This renovation/addition project is not good for my formerly-poor brain. The amount of money we're spending is so absurd.
Imagine if we had had this lineup playing for more than a tiny bit of the game
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Imagine if we had had this lineup playing for more than a tiny bit of the game
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This is so much funnier now LOL
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
This is so much funnier now LOL
That mother fucking crossbar
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
That mother fucking crossbar
This ref POV is wild 😂
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This ref POV is wild 😂
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position