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Amanda ⚾️

@amandadianem.bsky.social

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She/her. BLM. LGBTQ2A+ lives matter. Land Back. Knitting cat lady. Baseball fan. Blue Jays. All thoughts are my own and do not represent that of my employer.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 48m

Two families stood waiting in Ramallah, one to welcome their loved one, one to mourn that they may never see theirs.

Two Palestinian prisoners: One went home, the other was exiled by Israel

Two families stood waiting in Ramallah, one to welcome their loved one, one to mourn that they may never see theirs.

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 8h

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 1d

Thanksgiving in Canada has nothing to do with Columbus!

We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.

Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"

US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.

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Amanda ⚾️ @amandadianem.bsky.social · 4h

Get after it!

Toronto Blue Jays (Bot) @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 4h

Ball Weather 🤩

The roof will be OPEN for ALCS Game Two! #WANTITALL

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5h

Palestinian families awaiting return of imprisoned relatives are shocked to learn they will be deported.

‘Inhumane’: 154 freed Palestinian prisoners forced into exile by Israel

Palestinian families awaiting return of imprisoned relatives are shocked to learn they will be deported.

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Amanda ⚾️ @amandadianem.bsky.social · 8h

Blue Jays need better at bats. Play your game!

slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 14h

The Mariners threw 8 pitches or fewer in six different innings tonight

That’s two more such innings than any other team in a postseason game since at least 2000

Amanda ⚾️ @amandadianem.bsky.social · 8h

Absolutely not on Gaus. This is on the offence.

Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 15h

Kevin Gausman, self-critical after the #BlueJays' loss that I don't think can be tagged to him:

"I gave up a home run and a walk. Up to that point, I’d been throwing the ball really well and had the game right there. This one’s on me.”