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@amandasmith.bsky.social
Writer, science nerd, boy crazy, Dodger fan. she/her. I made a book & won best dramatic screenplay at #AFF2021. Opinions my own & often wrong.
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Please don’t mistake declarative statements for expertise, I’m just medically incapable of speaking without unfounded confidence.
Doomposters on here are going to handwring tha the administration has already won but instead of posting, the correct answer in this case is to sign up to be a poll watcher and saying “I’d like to see you try”
There were 89,000 polling places in 2022.
8 states have all-mail elections.
At least 5,000,000 Americans marched in the October No Kings demonstrations.
They have 15,000 guys. They couldn't "surround the polls" if they wanted to.
8 states have all-mail elections.
At least 5,000,000 Americans marched in the October No Kings demonstrations.
They have 15,000 guys. They couldn't "surround the polls" if they wanted to.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Doomposters on here are going to handwring tha the administration has already won but instead of posting, the correct answer in this case is to sign up to be a poll watcher and saying “I’d like to see you try”
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There were 89,000 polling places in 2022.
8 states have all-mail elections.
At least 5,000,000 Americans marched in the October No Kings demonstrations.
They have 15,000 guys. They couldn't "surround the polls" if they wanted to.
8 states have all-mail elections.
At least 5,000,000 Americans marched in the October No Kings demonstrations.
They have 15,000 guys. They couldn't "surround the polls" if they wanted to.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:05 PM
There were 89,000 polling places in 2022.
8 states have all-mail elections.
At least 5,000,000 Americans marched in the October No Kings demonstrations.
They have 15,000 guys. They couldn't "surround the polls" if they wanted to.
8 states have all-mail elections.
At least 5,000,000 Americans marched in the October No Kings demonstrations.
They have 15,000 guys. They couldn't "surround the polls" if they wanted to.
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“Not inviting everyone on bsky to your wedding is poster class warfare” the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“Not inviting everyone on bsky to your wedding is poster class warfare” the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
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If you freaks turn my wedding into Discourse I will b*** Bluesky servers I swear on my fathers ashes
February 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
If you freaks turn my wedding into Discourse I will b*** Bluesky servers I swear on my fathers ashes
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This is my thing, yes criticize Dems and call them. But run your Republican Congress critters ragged right now. Make it impossible for them to have a moment of peace.
Again, I know everyone wants to yell at The Democrats & Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jefferies, but there are 10-25 people in Washington who could literally end all of this tomorrow, & none of them are Democrats, & they continue to get 24/7 free passes for being absolute oath-violating cowards. Focus.
Yes, we’re looking at you, Lisa Murkowski & Susan Collins & Thom Tillis, you absolute oath-violating cowards.
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is my thing, yes criticize Dems and call them. But run your Republican Congress critters ragged right now. Make it impossible for them to have a moment of peace.
My New Favorite Guy is this prepper who thinks you can outrun an earthquake like in a Roland Emmerich movie (credit to @spindlypete.bsky.social for finding this one)
February 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
My New Favorite Guy is this prepper who thinks you can outrun an earthquake like in a Roland Emmerich movie (credit to @spindlypete.bsky.social for finding this one)
I’ve been referring to @maladroithe.bsky.social’s upcoming wedding as “a forum meetup” and she has yet to uninvite me, truly the most gracious bride.
February 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I’ve been referring to @maladroithe.bsky.social’s upcoming wedding as “a forum meetup” and she has yet to uninvite me, truly the most gracious bride.
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Like with so many things, if you think you're uncovering a deep, shadowy Jewish or Israeli plot behind some evil in the world, you're going to find plenty of the worst people to validate you. It doesn't make it true.
THREAD 🧵:
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they're fueling is also real.
And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention.
February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Like with so many things, if you think you're uncovering a deep, shadowy Jewish or Israeli plot behind some evil in the world, you're going to find plenty of the worst people to validate you. It doesn't make it true.
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i’m telling you today, in early february, right now:
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
i’m telling you today, in early february, right now:
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
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if I am elected president I will enforce a mandatory executive austerity program and full independent audit before a company can cut more than 50 jobs in a quarter.
Verizon is preparing to eliminate as many as 20,000 jobs and convert about 180 to 200 stores into franchises, marking one of the largest workforce reductions in its history, according to sources.
Verizon to cut up to 20,000 jobs in one of the largest tech layoffs ever
Verizon is preparing to eliminate as many as 20,000 jobs and convert about 180 to 200 stores into franchises, marking one of the largest workforce reductions in its history, according to sources.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
if I am elected president I will enforce a mandatory executive austerity program and full independent audit before a company can cut more than 50 jobs in a quarter.
She’s never wrong
Go disaster movie.
Good ole catharsis
Good ole catharsis
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 AM
She’s never wrong
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Go disaster movie.
Good ole catharsis
Good ole catharsis
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Go disaster movie.
Good ole catharsis
Good ole catharsis
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yeah no gonna stop you right there
Minneapolis is Caesar and Jesus all over again.
WWJD in Minneapolis
We are fighting the regime not on the grounds of power but of legitimacy—and it’s a Christian struggle.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
yeah no gonna stop you right there
“I really think I was meant to be the second or third son born to landed gentry in the mid-1800s, I would’ve been such a good gentleman scientist” I say to my therapist, yet again proving that you can win therapy if you can make the doctor laugh
February 4, 2026 at 1:25 AM
“I really think I was meant to be the second or third son born to landed gentry in the mid-1800s, I would’ve been such a good gentleman scientist” I say to my therapist, yet again proving that you can win therapy if you can make the doctor laugh
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the calls take so little time, you really have no excuse not to
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
the calls take so little time, you really have no excuse not to
Call your reps and say how unacceptable this is - these are all things DHS is *already supposed to be doing*
Call your reps, tell them it’s defund abolish and prosecute and nothing less.
Call your reps, tell them it’s defund abolish and prosecute and nothing less.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Call your reps and say how unacceptable this is - these are all things DHS is *already supposed to be doing*
Call your reps, tell them it’s defund abolish and prosecute and nothing less.
Call your reps, tell them it’s defund abolish and prosecute and nothing less.
I have the tiniest bit of good news and neither my parents nor boyfriend are available; I want a refund
February 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I have the tiniest bit of good news and neither my parents nor boyfriend are available; I want a refund
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In case you wanted to know why Mike Johnson thinks it's crazy to expect the government to obtain actual warrants in these cases. Seems that there simply isn't enough time or manpower. Totalitarianism takes up a lot of resources, folks. bsky.app/profile/jose...
According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
In case you wanted to know why Mike Johnson thinks it's crazy to expect the government to obtain actual warrants in these cases. Seems that there simply isn't enough time or manpower. Totalitarianism takes up a lot of resources, folks. bsky.app/profile/jose...
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Can comfirm from MN, as can anyone who lives here, that not a THING has changed except little Bovino isnt peacocking around the streets anymore. And there hasn’t been a third high-profile murder of a white person yet.
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
ICE hasn't stopped brutalizing people or shredding the Constitution, it's just that corporate media turned the camera as the call for action got too loud and the Democrats stepped in and made sure the issue got changed.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Can comfirm from MN, as can anyone who lives here, that not a THING has changed except little Bovino isnt peacocking around the streets anymore. And there hasn’t been a third high-profile murder of a white person yet.
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
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part of whats so dumb about racism is… how dumb it is?
-the ancient mediterranean included Africa and Africans
-the Odyssey is a myth
-the Trojan War may have never happened
-Troy may not have existed
-Homer may be fictional
-Helen's mother may have been a god
-Helen's father was... Zeus
-the ancient mediterranean included Africa and Africans
-the Odyssey is a myth
-the Trojan War may have never happened
-Troy may not have existed
-Homer may be fictional
-Helen's mother may have been a god
-Helen's father was... Zeus
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
part of whats so dumb about racism is… how dumb it is?
-the ancient mediterranean included Africa and Africans
-the Odyssey is a myth
-the Trojan War may have never happened
-Troy may not have existed
-Homer may be fictional
-Helen's mother may have been a god
-Helen's father was... Zeus
-the ancient mediterranean included Africa and Africans
-the Odyssey is a myth
-the Trojan War may have never happened
-Troy may not have existed
-Homer may be fictional
-Helen's mother may have been a god
-Helen's father was... Zeus
Nicole Cliffe would reveal she once owned the rat purse.
twitter must be dead dead cause someone posted a rat coin purse that would have 2019 twitter losing its collective mind and most of the top comments are bots saying random words or people not nearly amped enough about the rat coin purse
February 3, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Nicole Cliffe would reveal she once owned the rat purse.
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It demands something more visible, more direct, and more powerful: constituents showing up in offices all across the nation.
Join us as we visit the local in-district offices of all 435 US Representatives to demand Trump out of the White House and ICE off our streets!
Join us as we visit the local in-district offices of all 435 US Representatives to demand Trump out of the White House and ICE off our streets!
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
It demands something more visible, more direct, and more powerful: constituents showing up in offices all across the nation.
Join us as we visit the local in-district offices of all 435 US Representatives to demand Trump out of the White House and ICE off our streets!
Join us as we visit the local in-district offices of all 435 US Representatives to demand Trump out of the White House and ICE off our streets!
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Dem leadership for generations: no you fool, you infant. It is a process. It takes time and political capital and expertise, it's-
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Dem leadership for generations: no you fool, you infant. It is a process. It takes time and political capital and expertise, it's-
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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we could really use some findoms who want to make some paypigs cover people's rent
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
we could really use some findoms who want to make some paypigs cover people's rent