Amara
@bloomandfeast.com
Food photographer/videographer, recipe developer, and creative strategist. Taurus. Eldest daughter of immigrants. Here for community, creativity, food, and some nonsense.
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Amara
@bloomandfeast.com
· Nov 19
Some seasonal drink work for clients (recipe dev + styling and shoots). #blackskyphotographers
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I've been saying since early 2025 that people were and are in motion... Some people have insisted that 'no one is doing anything' and they are wrong.
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I've been saying since early 2025 that people were and are in motion... Some people have insisted that 'no one is doing anything' and they are wrong.
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"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"'She is dead,'" Officer Auderer told Officer Solan, before bursting out laughing.
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
"'No, it’s a regular person,' Officer Auderer said, adding: 'Yeah, just write a check — $11,000. She was 26, anyway. She had limited value.'"
begging. pleading even.
bluesky desperately needs a ‘remove this follower but don’t block them’ button
February 14, 2026 at 4:46 AM
begging. pleading even.
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Once again: people are angry for very good reason, and this brand of post is perhaps one of the most tedious and bewildering. Practically every social media platform is rabidly pro-‘AI’ so are govts, academia, companies. This one small space being critical of AI is okay, I think.
February 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Once again: people are angry for very good reason, and this brand of post is perhaps one of the most tedious and bewildering. Practically every social media platform is rabidly pro-‘AI’ so are govts, academia, companies. This one small space being critical of AI is okay, I think.
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.
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Universal basic income is not the ENTIRE solution. Of course we need other things too (like M4A) but it's the missing floor that can rise as GDP rises. Plus UBI will empower a lot of work, paid and unpaid, and create jobs by its spending. With that foundation we can better achieve what else we need.
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Universal basic income is not the ENTIRE solution. Of course we need other things too (like M4A) but it's the missing floor that can rise as GDP rises. Plus UBI will empower a lot of work, paid and unpaid, and create jobs by its spending. With that foundation we can better achieve what else we need.
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WSJ reports: Whistleblower complaint that has stalled under Gabbard pertains to Jared Kushner. About an intercepted call that "at least in part concerned issues related to Iran" in which 2 people talk about Kusher with allegations that "would be significant if verified." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
WSJ reports: Whistleblower complaint that has stalled under Gabbard pertains to Jared Kushner. About an intercepted call that "at least in part concerned issues related to Iran" in which 2 people talk about Kusher with allegations that "would be significant if verified." www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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I believe that there are characteristics of structural change and AI, as yet, does not have them.
I also believe that refusal opens up smart people to conceive of what *is* happening and not what capital *wants* to happen.
I also believe that refusal opens up smart people to conceive of what *is* happening and not what capital *wants* to happen.
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I believe that there are characteristics of structural change and AI, as yet, does not have them.
I also believe that refusal opens up smart people to conceive of what *is* happening and not what capital *wants* to happen.
I also believe that refusal opens up smart people to conceive of what *is* happening and not what capital *wants* to happen.
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I don’t really pay attention to charges of doomerism. I don’t know what it means offline.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I don’t really pay attention to charges of doomerism. I don’t know what it means offline.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
Absolutely did not know where this was going. 💀
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Absolutely did not know where this was going. 💀
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In ‘Altai,’ #Photographer Claire Thomas Chronicles a Time-Honored Way of Life in #Mongolia
#Photography #Kazakhs #Nomads #Horses #Falconry
Link for more amazing #photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/alta...
#Photography #Kazakhs #Nomads #Horses #Falconry
Link for more amazing #photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/alta...
February 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
In ‘Altai,’ #Photographer Claire Thomas Chronicles a Time-Honored Way of Life in #Mongolia
#Photography #Kazakhs #Nomads #Horses #Falconry
Link for more amazing #photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/alta...
#Photography #Kazakhs #Nomads #Horses #Falconry
Link for more amazing #photos and information: www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/alta...
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Jeffrey Epstein’s friends want to “keep kids safe online” by enacting mass AI surveillance
February 11, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Jeffrey Epstein’s friends want to “keep kids safe online” by enacting mass AI surveillance
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"Shelley Lewis, who later discussed having a baby with Epstein, showed him the piece about the Gullah Geechee community... alongside the message 'where to find new help'."
Epstein’s ‘British girlfriend told him to recruit descendants of slaves’
Messages released by US authorities show Shelley Lewis discussing their relationship, finances and even having a child with the billionaire
www.thetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Shelley Lewis, who later discussed having a baby with Epstein, showed him the piece about the Gullah Geechee community... alongside the message 'where to find new help'."
The way I’ll be taking ten kilos of caramelized onions home to hijack my mom’s dehydrator the very first chance I get…
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
The way I’ll be taking ten kilos of caramelized onions home to hijack my mom’s dehydrator the very first chance I get…
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A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
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ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
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THE FIRST EPISODE OF MY SECTION 230 MINI SERIES IS HERE!!!!! I have been working on this for month and this series is entirely self produced and self financed. Please watch and share!
They Are Trying To Kill The Internet
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
THE FIRST EPISODE OF MY SECTION 230 MINI SERIES IS HERE!!!!! I have been working on this for month and this series is entirely self produced and self financed. Please watch and share!
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Very much a victim of the Tinkerbelle effect where so many people wanted to believe so badly that Trump’s election heralded a sea change in US culture into a more overt white supremacy.
thinking about the halftime show last night and how Target completely misread the environment in Dec 2024.
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Very much a victim of the Tinkerbelle effect where so many people wanted to believe so badly that Trump’s election heralded a sea change in US culture into a more overt white supremacy.
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“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny
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#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
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Strange what some folks understand as political. This was absolutely an explicitly political performance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Strange what some folks understand as political. This was absolutely an explicitly political performance.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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So elegantly done.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
So elegantly done.
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This is absolutely fab wowowowowowowoow
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This is absolutely fab wowowowowowowoow