Amy
@amyfries.bsky.social
Books, Libraries, Democracy, Human & Civil rights & Climate Action.
Wow! This crime was solved by a super-observant person, who posted about it on Reddit. He noticed the suspect wearing clothes wrong "for the weather" & then followed him to his car, where he got the license plate.
Thank you observant citizen! Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Thank you observant citizen! Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
A Reddit Post Led to a Breakthrough in the Brown Shooting Investigation
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Wow! This crime was solved by a super-observant person, who posted about it on Reddit. He noticed the suspect wearing clothes wrong "for the weather" & then followed him to his car, where he got the license plate.
Thank you observant citizen! Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Thank you observant citizen! Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Ailing wannabe dictator yelling at his people and insisting that they're getting richer and safer when all the evidence demonstrates the opposite.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
This is Gaddafi-levels of lunacy.
I just learned about the Nasty Nelson serve in pickleball, and I have to say I’m appalled at this rule.
Not that I really care. I play socially and recreationally.
But it seems illogical and unfair and adds a “nasty” element to an otherwise friendly game.
#pickleball
Not that I really care. I play socially and recreationally.
But it seems illogical and unfair and adds a “nasty” element to an otherwise friendly game.
#pickleball
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I just learned about the Nasty Nelson serve in pickleball, and I have to say I’m appalled at this rule.
Not that I really care. I play socially and recreationally.
But it seems illogical and unfair and adds a “nasty” element to an otherwise friendly game.
#pickleball
Not that I really care. I play socially and recreationally.
But it seems illogical and unfair and adds a “nasty” element to an otherwise friendly game.
#pickleball
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Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Gotta say it's mindblowing to me that the Brown shooter is still at large and they don't even seem to have identified who they're looking for.
Live Updates: Police Share New Images of Man Sought in Deadly Shooting at Brown
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Why the Trump administration (and a lot of other autocrats) are trying to kill journalism, and what we can do to stop them.
Shredding public knowledge
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Why the Trump administration (and a lot of other autocrats) are trying to kill journalism, and what we can do to stop them.
It's not news that the medical system is broken in so many ways.
An important one is: it's very hard to get an appointment with a doctor. Even though you may have established doctors, if you need one quickly, you need to go to urgent care or the ER.
That's ridiculous.
tinyurl.com/yn3fttfs
An important one is: it's very hard to get an appointment with a doctor. Even though you may have established doctors, if you need one quickly, you need to go to urgent care or the ER.
That's ridiculous.
tinyurl.com/yn3fttfs
Bruce Scott, MD, on why patients are having difficulties getting doctor appointments
AMA President Bruce Scott, MD, appeared on the TODAY show discussing physician burnout and the long waits patients are encountering when they try to set up a doctor's appointment.
tinyurl.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's not news that the medical system is broken in so many ways.
An important one is: it's very hard to get an appointment with a doctor. Even though you may have established doctors, if you need one quickly, you need to go to urgent care or the ER.
That's ridiculous.
tinyurl.com/yn3fttfs
An important one is: it's very hard to get an appointment with a doctor. Even though you may have established doctors, if you need one quickly, you need to go to urgent care or the ER.
That's ridiculous.
tinyurl.com/yn3fttfs
Very sad to hear this. He did pioneering work on elephant behavior and conservation.
savetheelephants.org/news/world-r...
savetheelephants.org/news/world-r...
WORLD-RENOWNED AFRICAN ELEPHANT EXPERT, DR IAIN DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, DIES AGED 83
Nairobi, Kenya – Tuesday, 9 December 2025: It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, renowned Scottish zoologist and founder & president of Save the Elephants.
savetheelephants.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Very sad to hear this. He did pioneering work on elephant behavior and conservation.
savetheelephants.org/news/world-r...
savetheelephants.org/news/world-r...
Ugh!
Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Ugh!
Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
Justices Seem Ready to Give Trump More Power to Fire Independent Government Officials
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
"...justices are ignoring the evidence that Mr. Trump is not acting in good faith.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"...justices are ignoring the evidence that Mr. Trump is not acting in good faith.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
"A merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. wouldn’t destroy Hollywood, but it would flatten its creative diversity, weaken its theatrical channel and bring a huge cultural category under the near-total control of a single company."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | Netflix’s Swallowing of Warner Bros. Will Be the End of Hollywood
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"A merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. wouldn’t destroy Hollywood, but it would flatten its creative diversity, weaken its theatrical channel and bring a huge cultural category under the near-total control of a single company."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
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If Virginia Democrats follow through with a new 10-1 congressional map and a couple of other Dem states make small changes, Trump's gambit to rig the 2026 maps will be remembered as an epic blunder.
December 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If Virginia Democrats follow through with a new 10-1 congressional map and a couple of other Dem states make small changes, Trump's gambit to rig the 2026 maps will be remembered as an epic blunder.
A powerful story of a woman who made it her mission to document women and girls killed by men.
Her work is in Women Count USA.
magazine.atavist.com/2025/14445-a...
Her work is in Women Count USA.
magazine.atavist.com/2025/14445-a...
14,445 and Counting - The Atavist Magazine
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
magazine.atavist.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A powerful story of a woman who made it her mission to document women and girls killed by men.
Her work is in Women Count USA.
magazine.atavist.com/2025/14445-a...
Her work is in Women Count USA.
magazine.atavist.com/2025/14445-a...
"Clearing out old emails from your inbox will free up space on your mail server & reduce the amount of energy required to store it. This will help to reduce CO2 emissions."
tinyurl.com/4muwj9pd
#ClimateAction
tinyurl.com/4muwj9pd
#ClimateAction
The environmental impact of email - Root Web Design Studio
Learn about the hidden effects that email has on the environment and learn how to cut down the number of emails you send and reduce the size of your inbox.
tinyurl.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Clearing out old emails from your inbox will free up space on your mail server & reduce the amount of energy required to store it. This will help to reduce CO2 emissions."
tinyurl.com/4muwj9pd
#ClimateAction
tinyurl.com/4muwj9pd
#ClimateAction
CBS is not airing the “A Home for the Holidays” Christmas special about successful adoptions of kids in foster care!
It has been running annually for many years.
How rotten is that?
#adoption
#fosterCare
It has been running annually for many years.
How rotten is that?
#adoption
#fosterCare
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
CBS is not airing the “A Home for the Holidays” Christmas special about successful adoptions of kids in foster care!
It has been running annually for many years.
How rotten is that?
#adoption
#fosterCare
It has been running annually for many years.
How rotten is that?
#adoption
#fosterCare
“Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
“Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
“Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"I've recently written a NYT best-selling book entitled "Fight Oligarchy.
"...make a donation of ANY AMOUNT you can afford and we'll ship it out to you soon.
"Use this link to donate ... & get yours:"
--Bernie Sanders
act.berniesanders.com/go/oligarchy...
"...make a donation of ANY AMOUNT you can afford and we'll ship it out to you soon.
"Use this link to donate ... & get yours:"
--Bernie Sanders
act.berniesanders.com/go/oligarchy...
https://act.berniesanders.com/go/ol…
November 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"I've recently written a NYT best-selling book entitled "Fight Oligarchy.
"...make a donation of ANY AMOUNT you can afford and we'll ship it out to you soon.
"Use this link to donate ... & get yours:"
--Bernie Sanders
act.berniesanders.com/go/oligarchy...
"...make a donation of ANY AMOUNT you can afford and we'll ship it out to you soon.
"Use this link to donate ... & get yours:"
--Bernie Sanders
act.berniesanders.com/go/oligarchy...
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We have posted this New Yorker's cartoon several times in the last 13 years... it gets only more relevant and infuriating with the passage of time. We are, collectively, a species of idiots.
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We have posted this New Yorker's cartoon several times in the last 13 years... it gets only more relevant and infuriating with the passage of time. We are, collectively, a species of idiots.
“Zillow, the real estate website, has removed climate risk ratings from its home listings after real estate agents complained that the feature hurt sales.”
—NYT
#ClimateChange
—NYT
#ClimateChange
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“Zillow, the real estate website, has removed climate risk ratings from its home listings after real estate agents complained that the feature hurt sales.”
—NYT
#ClimateChange
—NYT
#ClimateChange
“Scientists and politicians say they are losing the information war to oil and gas companies”
#ClimateChange
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
#ClimateChange
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“Scientists and politicians say they are losing the information war to oil and gas companies”
#ClimateChange
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
#ClimateChange
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
This article is from 2024, but I was talking to a vet & they say the problem is bad. Private Equity is buying up all the practices, driving up costs for patients, & trying to force vets into unethical practices like pushing things not needed. It's all about the money.
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Much (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This article is from 2024, but I was talking to a vet & they say the problem is bad. Private Equity is buying up all the practices, driving up costs for patients, & trying to force vets into unethical practices like pushing things not needed. It's all about the money.
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/h...
“Fight For Student Press Freedom Earns Alexandria Student Journalists Courage Award”
Well done!! Thank you, brave journalists!!
patch.com/virginia/old...
Well done!! Thank you, brave journalists!!
patch.com/virginia/old...
Fight For Student Press Freedom Earns Alexandria Student Journalists Courage Award
The Student Press Law Center has given Alexandria City High School's student journalists an award for dedication to student press freedom.
patch.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“Fight For Student Press Freedom Earns Alexandria Student Journalists Courage Award”
Well done!! Thank you, brave journalists!!
patch.com/virginia/old...
Well done!! Thank you, brave journalists!!
patch.com/virginia/old...
Occasionally, I like to read the recaps of TV episodes. They used to be entertaining and filled with personality and insights. Now, it seems like many rely heavily on ChatGPT or some other AI. It's ruined it. Any work should be labeled as created or partially created by AI.
#AIRegulation
#AIRegulation
November 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Occasionally, I like to read the recaps of TV episodes. They used to be entertaining and filled with personality and insights. Now, it seems like many rely heavily on ChatGPT or some other AI. It's ruined it. Any work should be labeled as created or partially created by AI.
#AIRegulation
#AIRegulation
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On the 100th anniversary of RFK's birth, his son Max blasts the Trump Admin & his brother RFK Jr for their cruelty toward America’s neediest and the betrayal of his father's work to end the injustice of poverty in the richest nation in the world
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
On the 100th anniversary of RFK's birth, his son Max blasts the Trump Admin & his brother RFK Jr for their cruelty toward America’s neediest and the betrayal of his father's work to end the injustice of poverty in the richest nation in the world