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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Sep 5

Public display of friend love and it fills me up! 💞

America Young @americayoung.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is an Amanda Troop appreciation post. Listening to her acting in audio books is a pure delight. Her range of characters and range of emotional tones is incredible. @amandatroop.bsky.social

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh, America!!! Thank you so much. Wow. And thanks for listening to my narration!!

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you—those butterfly ripples of goodness. You never know when kindness in the world creates change.

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Sep 3

This interview is incredible! Thank you for your wisdom and openness @stevenspohn.bsky.social

Brandon Jones @trailerjones.bsky.social · Aug 31

Honored to have @stevenspohn.bsky.social as this month's interview subject for my Substack. He's the maestro of deflecting online bullying, so I asked him to share his experience using wit and wisdom to stand up for himself and others. Thanks, Steve! horriblethings.substack.com/p/interview-...

Interview - Steven Spohn

Disability advocate and bully diffuser.

horriblethings.substack.com

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Aug 5

Your work as an artist isn’t to become the “best.” Release the concepts of achievement and competition.

Rather your quest is to explore the furthest extension of your range of expression. Find the edges and discover what’s there. #art

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Aug 4

Beginning prep for my next audiobook. This one is non-fiction, and on a very timely and important subject. Proud to have been chosen to narrate. #audiobooks #audiobooknarrator

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Brandon Jones @trailerjones.bsky.social · Jul 4

Chapter 2 of The Friend's Guide to Horrible Things, "Searching for Answers," is now free to read. Chapter 3 is also available for paid subscribers. Thanks to everyone who helped me jump to over 100 subs! We're #46 in Culture and rising! horriblethings.substack.com/p/chapter-2-...

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jul 4

It’s so awful. So cruel.

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jul 3

Disgusted with those who created and ratified the Big Terrible Bill. Shame upon them. This bill will result in devastation. Shame!!

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jul 1

My family has been through some stuff… and we’ve talked a lot about how much our support system (friends and family) helped us. Over the years it’s developed and I’m so proud of my hubby for launching his new Substack where he shares what we’ve learned, and are still learning, about helping friends.

Brandon Jones @trailerjones.bsky.social · Jul 1

Today I’m launching a Substack called The Friend’s Guide to Horrible Things. It’s a series of short lessons focusing on how to care for friends and family experiencing life’s unpredictable disasters. Check it out, or pass it on if you think it might help somebody. horriblethings.substack.com

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jun 20

“Requires cultural literacy.” Mic. Drop.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Jun 20

People challenging gender norms are not intentionally dressing "ugly," as the original poster suggests, nor are they trying to gain "victim points." They are dressing in a way they find beautiful, but according to a different language. Appreciating that aesthetic requires cultural literacy.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · Jun 12

"How could you say that you did not know who he was?"

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass speaks out on the forced removal of California Sen. Alex Padilla from a DHS press conference.

DHS claimed the senator "interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself."

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ACLU @aclu.org · Jun 12

The Trump Administration's forcible removal of Senator Padilla today is un-American and unacceptable. Our elected officials have a right — and a duty — to conduct oversight of President Trump's abuses of power.

As much as the administration wants to silence dissent, we the people won't back down.

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jun 11

variety.com/2025/film/re...

‘Fixed’ Review: From the Mind of Genndy Tartakovsky Comes a Comedy About a Horndog With a Castration Complex

In 'Fixed,' Genndy Tartakovsky intends to offend with a gleefully inappropriate account of how far a household dog will go to evade the scalpel.

variety.com

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jun 2

Now that #andor has concluded, I’m looking forward to the sequel Andand because I want it all babeeee

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Apr 16

deadline.com/2025/04/genn...

Netflix Unveils Premiere Date & First-Look Stills For Adult Animated Comedy ‘Fixed’ From Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky's new animated feature 'Fixed' has been dated for release by Netflix, unveiling some first-look stills.

deadline.com

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Mar 24

It's truly a pleasure--excited to see what the Pool family gets up to next!

Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Mar 24

Extra proud of this narration, and the book itself is topical, gripping, and moving. You can get a free download of Buzz Kill by signing up for @jrobertlennon.com 's newsletter (if there are any codes left). #audiobooks

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Mar 24

These books keep getting better--I'm proud to say that Jane and Lila have taken up permanent residence in my brain as a pair of compelling bad-asses. Thrilled to get to voice them and bring your words off the page.

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Feb 3

"This is all like watching the end of “a dystopian sci-fi film,” said University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann. “We are now reaping what we’ve sown.”"

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

Planet recorded hottest year in 2024, broke key 1.5 degree Celsius threshold

Three government climate agencies in Europe and Japan say last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and kept pushing even higher.

www.pbs.org

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jan 18

LA parents: your kids are probably feeling stress from the fires. My kid asks me about what a “perimeter” is & knows the names of the fires. A random kid told me that if I was checking the Watch Duty map, that there are “no new fires.” Stress manifests in them differently. Extra hugs needed.

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jan 15

I am sure there are more Go Fund Me-s that are active right now, but if you've been seeking someone to give to... you could just pick one from this list.

Direct Fundraising for Los Angeles Area Fire Victims (Eaton & Palisades) open.substack.com/pub/5pmlucky...

Direct Fundraising for Los Angeles Area Fire Victims (Eaton & Palisades)

GOFUNDME'S WITH LESS THAN 20% OF THEIR GOAL REACHED.

open.substack.com

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jan 3

This is well worth the read, for all of your self-starters and #artists out there! Go read this! open.substack.com/pub/kelceyer...

Forget resolutions and words of the year. Choose a New Year's Imperative instead.

(Did you notice that both of those sentences are imperatives?)

open.substack.com

Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jan 3

We’re so hydrated now!!

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Amanda Troop @amandatroop.bsky.social · Jan 3

A drinking game, but where every time the lead drinks a Voss water, we also chug water. #smile2

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