Amanda Wallwin
@wallwin.bsky.social
Recovering state legislative staffer, fighter for justice, mom, school board member, abortion advocate, bisexual shitposter, #actuallyautistic, Jeopardy champ.
All these things are not without their meanings. 🐋
she/they
🏡 in Hudson Valley, ❤️ in Chicago
All these things are not without their meanings. 🐋
she/they
🏡 in Hudson Valley, ❤️ in Chicago
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54% of ABA practitioners "have considered leaving the ABA profession altogether" & while 70% are currently working in autism/IDD, only 4% want to work in this area? link.springer.com/article/10.1... quote from ABA practitioner: "feeling like this field does more harm than good for autistic people"
An Analysis of Variables Affecting Behavior Analytic Practitioners’ Intention to Leave a Position and Leave the Field - Behavior Analysis in Practice
With burnout prevalence rising in behavior analysts, it is important to consider the attrition rates of the field to determine variables that affect decisions to leave an organization versus decisions...
link.springer.com
Autistic people have been saying this for YEARS.
This is why it’s so critical to listen to directly impacted voices in every field - truly, these abusive practices aren’t serving anyone but if autistic voices had been centered, so much trauma could have been avoided.
This is why it’s so critical to listen to directly impacted voices in every field - truly, these abusive practices aren’t serving anyone but if autistic voices had been centered, so much trauma could have been avoided.
TIRED: Heated Rivalry is sports but sexy
WIRED: Caleb Williams tripping while managing to complete a 40 yard Hail Mary to CARRY his team into OT is my entire sexual orientation
WIRED: Caleb Williams tripping while managing to complete a 40 yard Hail Mary to CARRY his team into OT is my entire sexual orientation
January 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
TIRED: Heated Rivalry is sports but sexy
WIRED: Caleb Williams tripping while managing to complete a 40 yard Hail Mary to CARRY his team into OT is my entire sexual orientation
WIRED: Caleb Williams tripping while managing to complete a 40 yard Hail Mary to CARRY his team into OT is my entire sexual orientation
live shot of me rn
January 19, 2026 at 3:07 AM
live shot of me rn
Reposted by Amanda Wallwin
LITERALLY IN TEARS WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT I HAD LOST ALL HOPE WHEN CALEB WAS RUNNING BACKWARDS AND SOMEHOW THAT HAIL MARY WORKED??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
i know @miawong.bsky.social losing it rn holy shit
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
LITERALLY IN TEARS WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT I HAD LOST ALL HOPE WHEN CALEB WAS RUNNING BACKWARDS AND SOMEHOW THAT HAIL MARY WORKED??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
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Always down, never out.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Always down, never out.
YOU BEAUTIFUL FUCKING ASSHOLES
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
YOU BEAUTIFUL FUCKING ASSHOLES
The cynicism I hear from the private sector about folks in government is so strange to me. I worked on the state level, but the other government workers I met were the most dedicated, committed, idealistic people I’ve known.
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The cynicism I hear from the private sector about folks in government is so strange to me. I worked on the state level, but the other government workers I met were the most dedicated, committed, idealistic people I’ve known.
Reposted by Amanda Wallwin
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
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Oh man. It would be terrible if people started following Bovino around and playing Baby Shark. It would be terrible because he would hate it, and it would probably become his theme song, and it would make his Nazi in a long coat cosplay all the more ridiculous.
So no one should do that.
So no one should do that.
January 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Oh man. It would be terrible if people started following Bovino around and playing Baby Shark. It would be terrible because he would hate it, and it would probably become his theme song, and it would make his Nazi in a long coat cosplay all the more ridiculous.
So no one should do that.
So no one should do that.
if they win this game, i’m getting some malort shipped to me and i don’t known if im jinxing them or me by saying this publicly
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
if they win this game, i’m getting some malort shipped to me and i don’t known if im jinxing them or me by saying this publicly
Reposted by Amanda Wallwin
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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If you are a faith leader, we need you to come to Minneapolis!
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
If you are a faith leader, we need you to come to Minneapolis!
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
Amazing people are organizing this opportunity. You can find out more at MarchMinnesota.org
livejournal
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
livejournal
cops don't produce safety
New Evidence Reveals Renee Good Was Still Alive When ICE Blocked Medic
ICE’s defense on the horrific Minneapolis killing is falling apart.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
cops don't produce safety
Reposted by Amanda Wallwin
I wrote a quick blog post in 2014 titled "police reforms you should always oppose." It went viral and became the basis of a chart created by Critical Resistance to evaluate abolitionist steps. Money for training and body cams were the first two on my list.
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I wrote a quick blog post in 2014 titled "police reforms you should always oppose." It went viral and became the basis of a chart created by Critical Resistance to evaluate abolitionist steps. Money for training and body cams were the first two on my list.
cops don't produce safety
January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
cops don't produce safety
cops don’t produce safety
Horrifying ICYMI: Aliya Rahman, an autistic woman in Minneapolis, was dragged from her car after ICE broke the window, and hauled away by masked agents even though she was saying she was disabled and trying to get to the doctor.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
Video shows woman dragged from car in altercation with ICE agents in Minneapolis | CBC News
Violent clashes between ICE agents and protesters are escalating in Minneapolis, with a new video circulating of a woman being dragged from her car and hauled away by masked agents as she says she is ...
www.cbc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM
cops don’t produce safety
this accent is my love language
As a native Masshole, I could literally fall asleep to this—somehow very comforting. Also Affleck’s delivery is superior youtu.be/FhC76xAq7oE
Three Guys from Boston (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jimmy) Say Every Town and City in Massachusetts
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 5:41 AM
this accent is my love language
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
cops don’t produce safety
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
January 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
cops don’t produce safety
cops don't produce safety
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
cops don't produce safety
peaceful protest is anything that can’t possibly make a change, cool, got it
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
peaceful protest is anything that can’t possibly make a change, cool, got it
cops don’t produce safety
Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM
cops don’t produce safety
cops don’t produce safety
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BREAKING: A North Minneapolis bystander is speaking out after witnessing tonight’s ICE-involved shooting. He was on the street when federal agents fired, wounding a man in the leg. This isn’t secondhand.
This is someone who was there.
BREAKING: A North Minneapolis bystander is speaking out after witnessing tonight’s ICE-involved shooting. He was on the street when federal agents fired, wounding a man in the leg. This isn’t secondhand.
This is someone who was there.
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
cops don’t produce safety
Reposted by Amanda Wallwin
Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Reposted by Amanda Wallwin
health care lawyer here:
CBS 'news' reports that: "Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident..."
Here's the thing, that can mean 'a bruise' — it just sounds much more dramatic to call it "internal bleeding to the torso"
CBS 'news' reports that: "Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident..."
Here's the thing, that can mean 'a bruise' — it just sounds much more dramatic to call it "internal bleeding to the torso"
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
health care lawyer here:
CBS 'news' reports that: "Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident..."
Here's the thing, that can mean 'a bruise' — it just sounds much more dramatic to call it "internal bleeding to the torso"
CBS 'news' reports that: "Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident..."
Here's the thing, that can mean 'a bruise' — it just sounds much more dramatic to call it "internal bleeding to the torso"