Amy Lynn Smith
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Amy Lynn Smith
@alswrite.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Now more than ever, communications need to make an impact that drives positive action. I'm a public interest communicator specializing in strategic storytelling and content strategy who advocates for systems and social change on a variety of issues. How can I help you do more good? alswrite.com
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An epidemic of cruelty. I'll clearly be using that phrase a lot this year. Trump has unleashed an epidemic of cruelty.
DOOCY: Vance yesterday suggested Renee Good was part of a broad left-wing network. What has your team told you about this? Who is in charge of it?
TRUMP: I haven't seen the vice president's statement but he's generally very accurate. She was an agitator. Probably a paid agitator. She was not normal
TRUMP: I haven't seen the vice president's statement but he's generally very accurate. She was an agitator. Probably a paid agitator. She was not normal
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
An epidemic of cruelty. I'll clearly be using that phrase a lot this year. Trump has unleashed an epidemic of cruelty.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
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Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
Trump then pardoned the attackers.
He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.
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Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
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A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
A CBS News staffer told me this after Tony Dokoupil kicked off his CBS Evening News tenure tonight with a lengthy Pete Hegseth interview:
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
"If this is what Bari and Tony’s CBS Evening News is going to look like, then the we may as well just call ourselves Trump Administration State TV. Pathetic."
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As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines | CNN
For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the ...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.
He’s deadly and yet another grifter in this regime.
RFK Jr. Will Let Us All Die Just to Make a Buck
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is forcing his MAHA agenda on all of us—and it’s already getting ugly.
newrepublic.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
He’s deadly and yet another grifter in this regime.
However you celebrate this festive season, may your heart be filled with light and hope.
December 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
However you celebrate this festive season, may your heart be filled with light and hope.
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It's still the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It always will be.
It's still the Department of Defense. It always will be.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico. It always will be.
It's still the Department of Defense. It always will be.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico. It always will be.
December 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It's still the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It always will be.
It's still the Department of Defense. It always will be.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico. It always will be.
It's still the Department of Defense. It always will be.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico. It always will be.
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If the House passes a 3 year extension of the ACA tax credits - which they now have the votes to do - then @LeaderJohnThune has to call it up for a vote in the Senate.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
December 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If the House passes a 3 year extension of the ACA tax credits - which they now have the votes to do - then @LeaderJohnThune has to call it up for a vote in the Senate.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
GOP leaders have tried as hard as they can to hurt families, but the dam is breaking. Let's get this done.
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GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
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December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
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@postopinions.bsky.social
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BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
Happy Thanksgiving! Wherever you are in the world, may you have reasons to be grateful.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Wherever you are in the world, may you have reasons to be grateful.
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Out today in @jamainternalmed.com
Durability of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Effectiveness Among US Veterans
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Editorial: The Importance of Real-World Evidence to Inform #RSV Vaccine Guidance
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Durability of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Effectiveness Among US Veterans
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Editorial: The Importance of Real-World Evidence to Inform #RSV Vaccine Guidance
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Out today in @jamainternalmed.com
Durability of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Effectiveness Among US Veterans
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Editorial: The Importance of Real-World Evidence to Inform #RSV Vaccine Guidance
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Durability of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Effectiveness Among US Veterans
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Editorial: The Importance of Real-World Evidence to Inform #RSV Vaccine Guidance
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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🚨This should be front and center. 🚨
Every news cycle everywhere. Everyone needs to be talking about this for so many reasons. This problem is vast & if the billionaire social media idiots are hiding it from us? Good Lord. What a disadvantage.
Where there’s smoke…🔥
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Every news cycle everywhere. Everyone needs to be talking about this for so many reasons. This problem is vast & if the billionaire social media idiots are hiding it from us? Good Lord. What a disadvantage.
Where there’s smoke…🔥
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Full list of MAGA accounts on X exposed as being based outside US
A number of accounts promoting a MAGA and America First agenda have been revealed as being located in Africa, Asia and Europe,
www.newsweek.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🚨This should be front and center. 🚨
Every news cycle everywhere. Everyone needs to be talking about this for so many reasons. This problem is vast & if the billionaire social media idiots are hiding it from us? Good Lord. What a disadvantage.
Where there’s smoke…🔥
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Every news cycle everywhere. Everyone needs to be talking about this for so many reasons. This problem is vast & if the billionaire social media idiots are hiding it from us? Good Lord. What a disadvantage.
Where there’s smoke…🔥
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
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Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Caving now will teach Trump and Republicans that they can win any fight simply by threatening to cause terrible harm to regular people. no possible way that could have future adverse consequences
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Plenty of money for private jets. No money for your health care.
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Plenty of money for private jets. No money for your health care.
Attention must be paid.
The GOP’s antisemitism crisis
Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the looming Republican civil war over Jews.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Attention must be paid.
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Did you know that the GOP Congress has worked less than 20 days since July?
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Did you know that the GOP Congress has worked less than 20 days since July?
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.
Yet we’re still paying their full salary.