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emily ammann

@emmyaward831.bsky.social

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neurodivergent future teacher & forever compulsive reader with cerebral palsy. lifelong new yorker, news & pop culture enthusiast, silly goose, dabbles in too many things, very tiny bisexual she/they. https://linktr.ee/emilyann831

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emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · Jun 22

too many things have happened in my lifetime, i say we just stop & try being normal for the first time in 30 years

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2h

This group drove 12 hours from Alabama to rally outside of the Supreme Court as it hears a significant case that could undercut the Voting Rights Act

A group of Alabama residents holding signs

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emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 2h

last week a middle schooler asked me if i was in 8th grade.... my dude i have gray hairs NO I AM NOT 13

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 2h

ok i know it JUST ended but it'd be sick if @marcmaron.bsky.social opened the entire wtf archive for free

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 2h

“THE ONLY WAR THAT MATTERS IS THE WAR AGAINST THE IMAGINATION

ALL OTHER WARS ARE SUBSUMED IN IT” —Diane di Prima

👇 Good thread on protests, MAGA, what they want and how to avoid giving it to them.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

turns out it's all narrative warfare

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emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 2h

that's literally The Whole Point

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 2h

Normalize caring about other people.

They deserve to live and thrive. Everyone does.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 2h

this man's marriage would not exist if not for a previous generation of people marching for their rights.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Kristine Malicse @kristinemalicse.bsky.social · 4h

Over a year after the state approved $2 billion to help schools repair and replace their aging buildings, around three dozen superintendents told @idahostatesman.com and ProPublica that their buildings are still not fully accessible.

Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little to Help.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

www.propublica.org

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emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 13h

is it seasonal depression or am i just tired

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 14h

the fact that diane keaton is dead & you know who isn’t….. cursed & unfair

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

This is what they've done.

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1d

Trump Regime illegally fired the federal public servants who ensured the $15B that ED sends to school districts to serve 7.5M disabled kids every year actually gets spent on special ed

Anyone who has ever been in an IEP meeting can tell you what's about to happen

www.patreon.com/posts/141171...

Trump Regime Fires Special Ed Staff. | Matthew Cortland

www.patreon.com

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emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 14h

it’s weird if a librarian ISN’T a socialist tbh

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14h

Middle aged women, they are fucking done with it. Aunt Deb from Friends of the Library is to the left of Zohran

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 15h

been thinking about how judy heumann is THEE reason i’m able to become a teacher in new york….. like, she was already one of my heroes but that specifically means a lot to me

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 15h

*and actually not writing much at all

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 15h

i need a damn job asap if only to keep me from using my free time to cook up ideas for plots & characters for all the books i say i wanna write #writersky #booksky #creatorsky

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 18h

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 15h

1 certification exam done, 1 left. i’ll have my scores by thanksgiving, which is super exciting but fucking terrifying #librarysky #edusky

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 15h

i haven’t counted recently & i’m bad at math but i think i have 120+ observation hours??? i swear i don’t mean to be extra #librarysky #edusky

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 15h

i haven’t counted recently & i’m bad at math but i think i have 120+ observation hours??? i swear i don’t mean to be extra #librarysky #edusky

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16h

They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.

"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 17h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 8d

i remembered the time in middle school when my little nokia phone rang in my backpack during class (i cried) & felt ancient

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 9d

doing the last of my observation hours this week #librarysky #edusky

emily ammann @emmyaward831.bsky.social · 16d

i’ve crashed out at least twice while doing it but i submitted my application for student teaching!!!! i’m so close it’s terrifying but i’m also bouncing off the walls at the same time #librarysky #edusky

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Furious|T| @furious-t.bsky.social · 16d

Great thread from Julia, who's always been excellent at lasering in on the real shit.

Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 16d

two points Coates makes here especially resonated with me: 1) "we don’t all have the same role" – it's bizarre to think that we all need to be lockstep in messaging w/Klein or Newsom or some other Dem pundit/politician in order defeat MAGA. that's not how politics works!...
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 17d

This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 25d

another instance where “fuck you, make me” is the optimal reply

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 25d

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 26d

Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:

AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

www.pbs.org

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