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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · 5d

Cue the spooky music...Halloween is here!
This is the time of the year that I reflect on how quick kids grow up. Mine have been out of the house for years. One isn't even in this country. I miss doing all the holiday things with them. Grateful for friends and their kids!

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · 6d

It's a hybrid. Podcast and writings...

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · 6d

FFS

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · 7d

Well this is happening. I got some distance and I'm ready to unpack Alaska's most recent serial killer, Brian Steven Smith >>although they haven't charged him for the others!<< Let's pull the thread. The Harm Done Substack and companion podcast.
substack.com/@amberbatts/...

The Harm Done in a nutshell

Welcome...

substack.com

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · Sep 3

Get tickets! This will be really interesting!
Join Community United for Safety and Protection (CUSP) for an engaging evening of films, history, fundraising, and conversation.

cuspoctober2025.eventbrite.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 31

One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.

These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.

‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants

Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · Jul 29

I have much more to write about it, but I'm in the middle of writing a book that I went on the Camino to get some space from.

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · Jul 28

I'm back after walking Camino. Leon to Santiago de Compostela. A much needed time to let this last 18 months shake out and replenish my soul.

"Sometimes the hardest trail to take is the one where you let it be easier."

amberbatts.com/2025/07/25/5...

5 Life Truths I Rediscovered Walking the Camino Solo as a Single Woman

Solo female traveler walks the Camino de Santiago and rediscovers 5 life truths. A journey of healing, courage, and inner strength on the trail.

amberbatts.com

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · Jul 28

More will be revealed... not answers, but more.

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · May 27

One of the reasons it's hard for me to listen to podcasts is because I know so much information about this case, which has been difficult and is really the precipitating event leading to finally walk the Camino De Santiago.
I head out on a plane to embark on this less than 36 hours.

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · May 27

This isn't a perfect podcast but they have many things right, but still don't love parts of it where they share information about Kathleen that is harmful and personal information about Veronica that was unnecessary.

I looked at their credits and sources and they read a few things I wrote.

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · May 27

I'm always hesitant to listen to anything to do with BS because so many podcasts get it wrong, share untrue information or otherwise sensationalize and make it something it wasn't. It really frustrates me when they victim blame and further harm the victims of this man.

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · May 27

Listened to this podcast earlier because of a recommendation.

If you're not sick of hearing about the Brian Steven Smith case, BS, take a listen tell me what you think.

shows.acast.com/casefile-tru...

Case 320: Veronica Abouchuk & Kathleen Henry | Casefile True Crime

shows.acast.com

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Carol Fenton @cfpdx.bsky.social · May 18

Looks like PDX is still a Cease It city, and another sting just happened. The DA is fully on board with this - and gets a lot of support from non-profits like Safety Compass. Check out the names on this list.
www.portland.gov/police/news/...

Human Trafficking Unit Continues Efforts to Address Crime in Northeast Portland

During the last three months, the Portland Police Bureau continued directed patrol efforts along Northeast 82nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard in response to ongoing community complaints and obs...

www.portland.gov

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Carol Fenton @cfpdx.bsky.social · Sep 25

Migrant sex workers are harmed daily by criminalization, racial profiling, surveillance, over policing, stigmatization, and in this case a Portland reporter who's been sitting in parking lots of massage parlors to watch men go in and out. www.wweek.com/news/2024/09...

Illicit Massage Parlors That Profit From Sex Trafficking Are Multiplying Around the City. No One Stops Them.

www.wweek.com

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Carol Fenton @cfpdx.bsky.social · Aug 13

Portland cops continue to use failed "End Demand" ops to target mostly Hispanic men.
13 sex workers, who are referred to as "providers", were ID'd.
NO TRAFFICKING www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/...

Human Trafficking Mission Results in Arrests, Citations (Photo)

During the first week of August, Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) conducted directed patrol missions along NE 82nd Avenue with the assistance from Central, East, and North P...

www.portlandoregon.gov

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · May 18

Portland...what's going on? There are so many badass sex worker activists in Portland I'm surprised these cops are pulling this shit.

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · May 10

Did Rep. Sarah Vance really just ask if there are any notable Hispanics in Alaska?

I heard it loud and clear. This kind of erasure is unacceptable.
Let’s show her just how notable our community is.
Give her a call: 907-465-2689
Let her know your name, your story, and why you matter.