Amy Woolard
@a-woo.bsky.social
Attorney & Chief Program Officer (Legal, Policy, Organizing) at @ACLU of Virginia. Poet—NECK OF THE WOODS, Alice James Books. Teaching Law & Lit—UVA Law. Legal aid alum. Former bartender. she/her.
Words here = mine alone.
Words here = mine alone.
Before I got to UVA & took Greg's workshop my first year, I honestly believed no one was actually still writing poems/books anymore—all poets were long dead.
This was the poem that first made me realize you could do anything in a poem. This poem was a golden ticket for me, doing so much so simply.
This was the poem that first made me realize you could do anything in a poem. This poem was a golden ticket for me, doing so much so simply.
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Before I got to UVA & took Greg's workshop my first year, I honestly believed no one was actually still writing poems/books anymore—all poets were long dead.
This was the poem that first made me realize you could do anything in a poem. This poem was a golden ticket for me, doing so much so simply.
This was the poem that first made me realize you could do anything in a poem. This poem was a golden ticket for me, doing so much so simply.
I have never been more grateful for a paywall in my life.
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I have never been more grateful for a paywall in my life.
the Sartre play of our times, just writing itself in the all-chat
truly nothing brings people together like the Microsoft Authenticator app going down at the beginning of a workday
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
the Sartre play of our times, just writing itself in the all-chat
truly nothing brings people together like the Microsoft Authenticator app going down at the beginning of a workday
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
truly nothing brings people together like the Microsoft Authenticator app going down at the beginning of a workday
CLUE (1985)
so, in summary, ny-12 primary has:
* a nadler's protege
* a state assemblyman hated by the AI lobby
* a nyc council member
* a civil rights lawyer
* a rhodes scholar nonprofit guy
* the host of All Things Considered
* a march for our lives co-founder
* jfk's online grandson
* kellyanne conway's ex
* a nadler's protege
* a state assemblyman hated by the AI lobby
* a nyc council member
* a civil rights lawyer
* a rhodes scholar nonprofit guy
* the host of All Things Considered
* a march for our lives co-founder
* jfk's online grandson
* kellyanne conway's ex
"Mr. Conway outlined his pitch on Tuesday night at a private virtual event for paid members of Democracy Docket, the media outlet founded by Marc Elias, the Democratic attorney." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
CLUE (1985)
forget "read widely" or "kill your darlings"—*this* is perhaps the best piece of writing advice I could ever give someone
writers! you can just have a garden, you don’t have to have a metaphor
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
forget "read widely" or "kill your darlings"—*this* is perhaps the best piece of writing advice I could ever give someone
Rest In Power, Alice Wong.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Rest In Power, Alice Wong.
See also: line cooks & bartenders, & tbf, the best waiters as well.
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
See also: line cooks & bartenders, & tbf, the best waiters as well.
Reposted by Amy Woolard
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
People who know me know that I am Baseball Superstitious so I don't say anything until ink is dry.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
People who know me know that I am Baseball Superstitious so I don't say anything until ink is dry.
this might be the first meme I've ever made, is how tonight is going for me so far
November 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
this might be the first meme I've ever made, is how tonight is going for me so far
Reposted by Amy Woolard
Added benefit: connect a campaign like this w/shifting narrative around "public safety" & redefining what it means away from fear & punishment systems. "Safety" *is* later library hours, skate parks, infrastructure, green spaces, community centers, skillshares, &c
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Added benefit: connect a campaign like this w/shifting narrative around "public safety" & redefining what it means away from fear & punishment systems. "Safety" *is* later library hours, skate parks, infrastructure, green spaces, community centers, skillshares, &c
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
Added benefit: connect a campaign like this w/shifting narrative around "public safety" & redefining what it means away from fear & punishment systems. "Safety" *is* later library hours, skate parks, infrastructure, green spaces, community centers, skillshares, &c
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…
If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Added benefit: connect a campaign like this w/shifting narrative around "public safety" & redefining what it means away from fear & punishment systems. "Safety" *is* later library hours, skate parks, infrastructure, green spaces, community centers, skillshares, &c
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
(but also: 💜Build a skate park 💜)
it may be the end of Daylight Savings Time but it's the beginning of My Car Clock Is Finally Correct Again time
November 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
it may be the end of Daylight Savings Time but it's the beginning of My Car Clock Is Finally Correct Again time
This is the one.
And for more than just the only piece worth reading on the nazi tattoo—it's the one worth reading on the Dem problem writ large.
And for more than just the only piece worth reading on the nazi tattoo—it's the one worth reading on the Dem problem writ large.
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is the one.
And for more than just the only piece worth reading on the nazi tattoo—it's the one worth reading on the Dem problem writ large.
And for more than just the only piece worth reading on the nazi tattoo—it's the one worth reading on the Dem problem writ large.
This is figuring it out, scaled to an individual's reach & capacity. Add up all the contributions like this & it makes a real difference.
If you come to my house on Halloween, kids will get candy and adults will get a candy with a free zine illustrated by @meganpiont.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is figuring it out, scaled to an individual's reach & capacity. Add up all the contributions like this & it makes a real difference.
Things judges have to say out loud in 2025 & we're still not assured it will be followed.
"Kids dressed in halloween costumes walking to a parade" do not present an immediate threat to law enforcement officer and riot control measures may not be used, Ellis says.
October 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Things judges have to say out loud in 2025 & we're still not assured it will be followed.
"Poppies in October"
HBD, Sylvia Plath, botd 1932.
She wins GOAT poet just for the word "flamily" here.
HBD, Sylvia Plath, botd 1932.
She wins GOAT poet just for the word "flamily" here.
October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Poppies in October"
HBD, Sylvia Plath, botd 1932.
She wins GOAT poet just for the word "flamily" here.
HBD, Sylvia Plath, botd 1932.
She wins GOAT poet just for the word "flamily" here.
Found a baby rhino in my house this morning.
(Not vicious, just yawning)
(Not vicious, just yawning)
October 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Found a baby rhino in my house this morning.
(Not vicious, just yawning)
(Not vicious, just yawning)
Selma the Whippet just got a new fall sweater.
October 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Selma the Whippet just got a new fall sweater.
Selma timeline cleanse / at least one of us is ready for winter
October 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Selma timeline cleanse / at least one of us is ready for winter
Every AI-generated “king” meme of Trump has him wearing literally the plastic crown from Walmart.
October 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Every AI-generated “king” meme of Trump has him wearing literally the plastic crown from Walmart.
Reposted by Amy Woolard
no matter how you feel about No Kings as an organizing tactic, being in the streets tomorrow is a good time to be very visually supportive of Trans and immigrant communities.
people need to know ALL of us are against their vilification.
people need to know ALL of us are against their vilification.
October 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
no matter how you feel about No Kings as an organizing tactic, being in the streets tomorrow is a good time to be very visually supportive of Trans and immigrant communities.
people need to know ALL of us are against their vilification.
people need to know ALL of us are against their vilification.
Pixies muzak playing at the grocery store is my latest seasonal affective disorder
October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pixies muzak playing at the grocery store is my latest seasonal affective disorder