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Amy Ferrell

@amyshadow.bsky.social

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Associate Professor Special Education, School of Education and Human Development CU Denver Community, Wholeness, Literacy, Feminism, Shadow Work, Mysticism, Ex-Evangelical

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · Feb 13

If we can understand how the manipulation of truth contributes to social and political corruption, wouldn’t it follow that we’d want to attend to all the ways we twist our own truth, even just to ourselves? This is shadow work, the secret weapon in the revolution.

Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 15h

Honestly very surprised that people presume that the appearance of being shame-proof means the existence of no shame. Trump and MAGA are FULL of shame. It’s deep in their shadow. It’s why they project it. Gosh we need a collective convo about the unconscious.

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Ephlam @josephlm.bsky.social · 1d

The Fog

#photography #ForestFriday

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

Curious if folks are getting the impression that those around them are unaware antifa is not an org? We know this admin is dead set on pretending it is & many media are uncritically perpetuating that. Feels like we’re watching an elite disinfo campaign move in both a rapid and absurdist fashion.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 23h

Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1d

Like honestly, we just want to teach our little classes and write our little books.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.

by Raymond Carver

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1d

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Marissa Franks Burt @mburtwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Doug Wilson's "reign of terror" (spank for every infraction with no warning) came to mind when I listened to
Pete Hegseth's speech last week.

Hegseth underscored violence, external compliance & "FAFO" energy as markers of strength & winning-ness. 🧵 Full post: open.substack.com/pub/mburtwri...

Reigns of Terror in the US Department of War

Christian parenting, politics, and the cultivation of cruelty

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 3d

“Every hierarchy, every abuse, every act of domination that seeks to justify or excuse itself appeals through analogy to the rule of adults over children.”

Love Does Not Abuse: The Parenting Philosophy of bell hooks

It is my hope that more progressive activists and thinkers will reflect on parenting and child care just as hooks has.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

Freida Parton says she did not mean to scare anyone when asking for prayers for her older sister, Dolly:

Freida Parton
“I want to clear something up. I didn't mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She's been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”

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Insurgent Thought @insurgentthought.bsky.social · 3d

Colonial powers have always portrayed anti-colonial resistance as savagery, barbarism, and terrorism.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 3d

"Hitler sought a resurgence in traditional family values... Bringing back the patriarchal system destroyed during Weimar was one of the Nazi party's goals."

~Samantha Sullivan, "Germany's Children"

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 4d

My two cents: Cry about that thing you’ve been telling yourself you shouldn’t be sad or mad about.

Quiet the voice saying, “You’re above feeling sad about THAT. Only petty people cry about that. Chin up. You wanted this.”

No sweetie. Your tears are valid. You’ll move mountains in your truth.

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 4d

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 4d

YES. At its deepest root, oppression is a matter of hiding from the truth.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Amy Ferrell @amyshadow.bsky.social · 4d

Whatever the psychology is behind this tactic (satire I presume), it's working. It's all so absurd.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 4d

Lol @ the BlueSky moderation here. And by "lol" I mean "ignorant and enabling."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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