Amanda Katz
@katzish.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Ex @PostOpinions @CNN @BostonGlobe @BloomsburyUSA. Sometime poet & translator. Good eater. Parent.
I have so many questions, all anatomical
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I have so many questions, all anatomical
About half the stuff I did academically or extracurricularly in college would be illegal under these policies
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
About half the stuff I did academically or extracurricularly in college would be illegal under these policies
This town!
A propos of nothing, the following states are two-party consent:
California
Connecticut (IRL but not telephone)
Delaware
Illinois
Florida
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
Oregon (IRL & telephone, not text/digital)
Pennsylvania
Washington
DC, however, is one-party consent.
California
Connecticut (IRL but not telephone)
Delaware
Illinois
Florida
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
Oregon (IRL & telephone, not text/digital)
Pennsylvania
Washington
DC, however, is one-party consent.
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This town!
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Nature Begins Reclaiming Chuck Grassley
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nature Begins Reclaiming Chuck Grassley
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Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) says Pete Hegseth should "resign immediately" if it's true he gave a directive to “kill everybody” in a strike on boats in the Caribbean, including a second strike to kill survivors of the first strike.
“If the reports are true, Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime."
“If the reports are true, Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime."
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) says Pete Hegseth should "resign immediately" if it's true he gave a directive to “kill everybody” in a strike on boats in the Caribbean, including a second strike to kill survivors of the first strike.
“If the reports are true, Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime."
“If the reports are true, Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime."
Absolutely deranged theme for holiday decorations in a home where she does not live and which her apparently estranged husband has partially torn down
Melania Trump has decorated the White House for the holidays, and her theme is “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”
Melania Trump reveals White House holiday decorations and her theme, 'Home Is Where the Heart Is'
Melania Trump has decorated the White House for the holidays, and her theme is “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Absolutely deranged theme for holiday decorations in a home where she does not live and which her apparently estranged husband has partially torn down
Good thread on World AIDS Day and what it meant in 1990s to care for people with AIDS. Since I was a little younger, I was not of the gen doing this care but grew up knowing colleagues, teachers, and camp counselors who did and lost loved ones—a big part of what it meant to be queer as I came of age
Since our fucking government isn’t observing World AIDS Day, I will. In 1990, I started taking care of people in the last stages of AIDS in their homes. I did this for nearly two years. The home care company I worked for had meetings for those of us who solely (or nearly solely) took care of PWAs.
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Good thread on World AIDS Day and what it meant in 1990s to care for people with AIDS. Since I was a little younger, I was not of the gen doing this care but grew up knowing colleagues, teachers, and camp counselors who did and lost loved ones—a big part of what it meant to be queer as I came of age
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trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
trump is the president in the sense that he holds the office but he very clearly isn't the president in the sense that he has basically relieved himself of its duties
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I am also guilty of missing this
People on board the boat were said to have survived an initial strike and were killed in a follow-up attack. Officials said the boat appeared to have turned back toward shore. Three sources, including Sen. Rand Paul said the boat was attacked by one or more drones.
theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...
theintercept.com/2025/09/10/u...
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I am also guilty of missing this
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i named my fists Seasonal and Depression because they're about to take you out of commission for the duration of the winter
I named my fists Evaporator and Condenser because they're about to knock you cold.
i named my fists Clock and Speed because they're about to bring the Mega Hurtz
December 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
i named my fists Seasonal and Depression because they're about to take you out of commission for the duration of the winter
True! Bezos is not exercising *control* over the news side, and this story is huge. Also true: if he hadn’t tried to run the paper as a whole into a wall it wouldn’t have lost a couple ranks of its most celebrated reporters and editors and would be publishing stories like these three times as often.
I haven't seen much talk about The Washington Post breaking perhaps the most important and damaging story of Trump's second term. (Yes, The Intercept had it first.) I keep telling you that Bezos has restricted his damage to the opinion section. wapo.st/4olRXM5
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
wapo.st
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
True! Bezos is not exercising *control* over the news side, and this story is huge. Also true: if he hadn’t tried to run the paper as a whole into a wall it wouldn’t have lost a couple ranks of its most celebrated reporters and editors and would be publishing stories like these three times as often.
Sometimes I think “random obedient pretty lady with a law degree” is not the best way to hire prosecutors
A U.S. appeals court rules former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor.
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor were illegal and she's disqualified.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sometimes I think “random obedient pretty lady with a law degree” is not the best way to hire prosecutors
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Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
I named my fists One Way and Another because I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I named my fists One Way and Another because I’m gonna getcha getcha getcha getcha
My kid’s elementary school very charmingly plays hype music on the way in and this morning they were ready with the full Mariah
mariah carey is wearing a santa suit and smiling .
Alt: mariah carey is wearing a santa suit and smiling .
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My kid’s elementary school very charmingly plays hype music on the way in and this morning they were ready with the full Mariah
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this is just rank cowardice, the student very obviously disregarded the instructions and the assignment to antagonize her peers and instructors and provoke this exact reaction, society simply can’t function when the people in charge scurry like kicked dogs every time some troll bully says boo
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
this is just rank cowardice, the student very obviously disregarded the instructions and the assignment to antagonize her peers and instructors and provoke this exact reaction, society simply can’t function when the people in charge scurry like kicked dogs every time some troll bully says boo
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Altadena resident stunned by bear living under home: 'It roared from underneath the house'
Altadena resident stunned by bear living under home: ‘It roared from underneath the house’
63-year-old Kenneth Johnson was paid a visit by a fuzzy bear. Now he wants it to go away.
www.latimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Altadena resident stunned by bear living under home: 'It roared from underneath the house'
Can’t wait to watch this
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Can’t wait to watch this
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To kick people out of the USA—many of whom are indigenous to the Americas—they are disregarding the tribal IDs of Native (US) Ameicans, ignoring the treaties of 100+ years standing with the people who are, you know, the REAL Americans.
“Trish Carter-Goodheart, a Democratic candidate and citizen of the Nez Perce Tribe, spoke plainly: Racism and discrimination remain real and persistent …
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
When the conversation hit a nerve, [the GOP senator] abruptly stormed out, shouting: ‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’”
Tribal IDs Are Federally Recognized. ICE Agents Are Ignoring Them.
Opinion. During last year’s Idaho election, a Republican state senator lost his composure when a candidate forum turned to the topic of racism.
nativenewsonline.net
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
To kick people out of the USA—many of whom are indigenous to the Americas—they are disregarding the tribal IDs of Native (US) Ameicans, ignoring the treaties of 100+ years standing with the people who are, you know, the REAL Americans.
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We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
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Has this been posted yet
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Has this been posted yet
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Me showing an interest in my dog's hobbies
December 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Me showing an interest in my dog's hobbies
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It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
3/10 women approve of Trump
Trump Approval Among Women:
Disapprove: 64% (+16)
Approve: 31% (-9)
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
(% Change With Feb 2025)
Disapprove: 64% (+16)
Approve: 31% (-9)
YouGov / Nov 24, 2025
(% Change With Feb 2025)
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
3/10 women approve of Trump