Amanda Guinzburg
@guinz.bsky.social
Writer/Photographer/Editor/New Yorker
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You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
I wrote about some recent things. open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
Murmur In The Night
On Recency
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I wrote about some recent things. open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
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ChatGPT “is designed less to help you than it is to keep you engaged,” says Amanda Guinzburg. Read about her eerie experience with the bot, and how to avoid common AI pitfalls. https://www.snexplores.org/article/5-things-talking-with-chatbot
5 things to remember when talking to a chatbot
When using ChatGPT or other chatbots, remember your voice matters and watch out for flattery and hallucinations. And for important advice, ask real people.
www.snexplores.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ChatGPT “is designed less to help you than it is to keep you engaged,” says Amanda Guinzburg. Read about her eerie experience with the bot, and how to avoid common AI pitfalls. https://www.snexplores.org/article/5-things-talking-with-chatbot
We're pulling a national all-nighter reading this shit, huh?
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
We're pulling a national all-nighter reading this shit, huh?
Tim Kaine says he told Republicans what he needs is "a moratorium on mischief."
Just kill me now.
Just kill me now.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Tim Kaine says he told Republicans what he needs is "a moratorium on mischief."
Just kill me now.
Just kill me now.
Exactly what do these motherfucking Democrats think the election results 5 days ago were telling them?
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Exactly what do these motherfucking Democrats think the election results 5 days ago were telling them?
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
I would dearly love someone, perhaps even a member of the Press, to ask Mike Johnson for the bible passage where Jesus tells him to starve kids and protect sex monsters.
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I would dearly love someone, perhaps even a member of the Press, to ask Mike Johnson for the bible passage where Jesus tells him to starve kids and protect sex monsters.
Over the last year, I've often thought of this last bit from an excellent interview Nancy Pelosi gave in August of 2024.
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Over the last year, I've often thought of this last bit from an excellent interview Nancy Pelosi gave in August of 2024.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Memphis is a frequently overlooked City and they're being terrorized right now but not getting the same attention as LA and Chicago
Federal immigration cops are using "wellness checks" on minors as a ruse to get into homes and arrest people for alleged immigration violations. In this case, an alleged check on a 17-year-old let them arrest his 22-year-old brother, who was brought here at 11 and has protected status.
Unannounced Child "Wellness Checks" by Armed Federal Agents Raise Concerns - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis %
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www.psrmemphis.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Memphis is a frequently overlooked City and they're being terrorized right now but not getting the same attention as LA and Chicago
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This is a very big deal. This is an incredibly segregated state with massive disparities in infrastructure across racism and economic lines and this is one step closer to ending that
BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate!
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This is a very big deal. This is an incredibly segregated state with massive disparities in infrastructure across racism and economic lines and this is one step closer to ending that
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BREAKING: The Democrats have seized the majority in the Minnesota Senate!
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
BREAKING: The Democrats have seized the majority in the Minnesota Senate!
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Basically going about as well as progressives/Democrats could possibly hope.
What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Basically going about as well as progressives/Democrats could possibly hope.
How much further do you want us to fall back?
Read the room, Time.
Read the room, Time.
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
How much further do you want us to fall back?
Read the room, Time.
Read the room, Time.
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If I had the opportunity, says Judge Michael Luttig; "I would tell the Chief Justice that he is presiding over the end of the rule of law in America. That's what he is doing."
For anyone concerned with what remains of US democracy, this is a must listen podcast.
For anyone concerned with what remains of US democracy, this is a must listen podcast.
always an immense honor to talk with @judgeluttig.bsky.social about what it means for judges to stand up to monarchic power, and then to Rick Woldenberg of Learning Resources who brought the tariffs case to SCOTUS for . . . precisely the same reason. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Federal Judiciary Is Trapped
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 11/01/2025 · 1h 3m
podcasts.apple.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If I had the opportunity, says Judge Michael Luttig; "I would tell the Chief Justice that he is presiding over the end of the rule of law in America. That's what he is doing."
For anyone concerned with what remains of US democracy, this is a must listen podcast.
For anyone concerned with what remains of US democracy, this is a must listen podcast.
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"Ms. Monahan, 61, paid $439 a month for her coverage in 2025.
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Ms. Monahan, 61, paid $439 a month for her coverage in 2025.
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
When she went to shop for next year’s plan, she learned that the monthly cost would jump to $1,059 for the same plan with an annual deductible of $7,100..."
Thanks, GOP congress! Thanks, Trump!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/h...
I mean, the party that *controls* Congress hasn't shown up to work in over a month on explicit orders from the Speaker of the House because he wants to keep protecting the most prolific sex monster in US history.
But, sure, I guess you can describe that as"at an impasse over the plans' subsidies."
But, sure, I guess you can describe that as"at an impasse over the plans' subsidies."
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I mean, the party that *controls* Congress hasn't shown up to work in over a month on explicit orders from the Speaker of the House because he wants to keep protecting the most prolific sex monster in US history.
But, sure, I guess you can describe that as"at an impasse over the plans' subsidies."
But, sure, I guess you can describe that as"at an impasse over the plans' subsidies."
Pour one out for George Soros's bookkeeper. That's a lot of checks.
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Pour one out for George Soros's bookkeeper. That's a lot of checks.
The Perfect Neighbor is a masterpiece. That is all.
October 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Perfect Neighbor is a masterpiece. That is all.
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"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby
Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
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Last night's layoffs are right out of the Project 2025 playbook, executed by its architect Russ Vought.
These illegal layoffs cannot be left to stand. We need to fight them on every front. We need these public servants back on the job immediately. Lives are literally on the line. 3/3
These illegal layoffs cannot be left to stand. We need to fight them on every front. We need these public servants back on the job immediately. Lives are literally on the line. 3/3
October 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Last night's layoffs are right out of the Project 2025 playbook, executed by its architect Russ Vought.
These illegal layoffs cannot be left to stand. We need to fight them on every front. We need these public servants back on the job immediately. Lives are literally on the line. 3/3
These illegal layoffs cannot be left to stand. We need to fight them on every front. We need these public servants back on the job immediately. Lives are literally on the line. 3/3
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Trump just eviscerated the CDC.
This is not hyperbole.
Using the shutdown as a pretext, last night he fired—illegally—100s of key scientists, disease detectives, immunologists, respiratory disease experts, the entire Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the CDC's entire Washington office, etc. 1/3
This is not hyperbole.
Using the shutdown as a pretext, last night he fired—illegally—100s of key scientists, disease detectives, immunologists, respiratory disease experts, the entire Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the CDC's entire Washington office, etc. 1/3
October 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Trump just eviscerated the CDC.
This is not hyperbole.
Using the shutdown as a pretext, last night he fired—illegally—100s of key scientists, disease detectives, immunologists, respiratory disease experts, the entire Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the CDC's entire Washington office, etc. 1/3
This is not hyperbole.
Using the shutdown as a pretext, last night he fired—illegally—100s of key scientists, disease detectives, immunologists, respiratory disease experts, the entire Office of the Chief Medical Officer, the CDC's entire Washington office, etc. 1/3
Decades ago, I found myself seated beside her at a 5-year-old's birthday party. We watched the kids' entertainer, who was...not great, but giving his all; puppets, instruments, etc. Keaton was utterly rapt, verbalizing amused, encouraging things like, "Oh no, really? Oh, my! Oh, that's terrific!"
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October 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Decades ago, I found myself seated beside her at a 5-year-old's birthday party. We watched the kids' entertainer, who was...not great, but giving his all; puppets, instruments, etc. Keaton was utterly rapt, verbalizing amused, encouraging things like, "Oh no, really? Oh, my! Oh, that's terrific!"
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One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
🔗 www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
🔗 www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.
In a sea of Fucked-Upness, this is Super Fucked Up.
Google has determined that ICE agents are a vulnerable group and has used this designation as pretext to delete an app that helped communities determine where ICE raids were happening
www.404media.co/google-calls...
www.404media.co/google-calls...
Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’
The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In a sea of Fucked-Upness, this is Super Fucked Up.