Amelia
@amelialb.bsky.social
retired middle school teacher, artist, i study history politics culture society, i’m usually making something
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Public librarians deserve higher pay. I love public libraries.
January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Public librarians deserve higher pay. I love public libraries.
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In addition to the points Michelle makes here, NYC has always been overwhelmingly a city of immigrants, especially if you consider mobility *within* the US. It was slightly different roughly in the 50s and 60s as an effect of restriction dating to the early 1920s. But the idea there's ever ...
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
In addition to the points Michelle makes here, NYC has always been overwhelmingly a city of immigrants, especially if you consider mobility *within* the US. It was slightly different roughly in the 50s and 60s as an effect of restriction dating to the early 1920s. But the idea there's ever ...
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Eight Epstein survivors are calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment
Eight Epstein survivors are calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment
Eight Epstein survivors are calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Eight Epstein survivors are calling for Donald Trump’s impeachment
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Didn't know that about Lenny's Mass and the Kennedy center!
His words after JFK's murder are notable.
"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before."
leonardbernstein.com/lectures/spe...
His words after JFK's murder are notable.
"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before."
leonardbernstein.com/lectures/spe...
An Artist's Response to Violence | Speeches | Lectures/Scripts/Writings | Leonard Bernstein
This will be our reply to violence.
leonardbernstein.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Didn't know that about Lenny's Mass and the Kennedy center!
His words after JFK's murder are notable.
"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before."
leonardbernstein.com/lectures/spe...
His words after JFK's murder are notable.
"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before."
leonardbernstein.com/lectures/spe...
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The ongoing todo about forcing age verification on sites that aren't even porn sites while no one seems to care about Elon Musk's persistent attitude of tolerating actual child sexual abuse material is baffling
Elon personally unbanned people who were banned for repeatedly sharing CP. This was literally one of the first things he did after buying twitter. I dont see why anyone is surpised by this.
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The ongoing todo about forcing age verification on sites that aren't even porn sites while no one seems to care about Elon Musk's persistent attitude of tolerating actual child sexual abuse material is baffling
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What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
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In response to Trump’s threat, Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that Iran’s national security was a “red line, not material for adventurist tweets”
“Any intervening hand nearing Iran security on pretexts will be cut off with a regret-inducing response”
“Any intervening hand nearing Iran security on pretexts will be cut off with a regret-inducing response”
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
In response to Trump’s threat, Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that Iran’s national security was a “red line, not material for adventurist tweets”
“Any intervening hand nearing Iran security on pretexts will be cut off with a regret-inducing response”
“Any intervening hand nearing Iran security on pretexts will be cut off with a regret-inducing response”
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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Child exploitation content on X/Twitter sharply increased under Musk, who not only abruptly disbanded the group of volunteer experts advising the platform on child safety, image exploitation, and other abuses in 2022, but tried to blame them for the company's CSAM problem www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1...
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Child exploitation content on X/Twitter sharply increased under Musk, who not only abruptly disbanded the group of volunteer experts advising the platform on child safety, image exploitation, and other abuses in 2022, but tried to blame them for the company's CSAM problem www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...
Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
Ex-special counsel testified in front of judiciary committee about aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Jack Smith told House committee he had ‘proof beyond reasonable doubt’ in cases against Trump
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
.. the fact that Trump's Jan 6 coup attempt didn't end with him in prison is perhaps America's biggest miscarriage of justice ever
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A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
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The White House is reconstituting a fine arts review panel — after firing Biden holdovers — looking for people willing to approve Trump's ballroom.
The panel's former Trump appointees — themselves fired by Biden — in line to be invited.
WH also considering Trump loyalists w little arts expertise.
The panel's former Trump appointees — themselves fired by Biden — in line to be invited.
WH also considering Trump loyalists w little arts expertise.
Trump is reconstituting the Fine Arts panel set to review his ballroom
The White House is seeking members likely to clear the way for President Donald Trump’s controversial ballroom and other projects.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
The White House is reconstituting a fine arts review panel — after firing Biden holdovers — looking for people willing to approve Trump's ballroom.
The panel's former Trump appointees — themselves fired by Biden — in line to be invited.
WH also considering Trump loyalists w little arts expertise.
The panel's former Trump appointees — themselves fired by Biden — in line to be invited.
WH also considering Trump loyalists w little arts expertise.
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sorry to grimpost so soon into the year but we truly gotta fight back against the people who are proudly encouraging use of the mistake generator and that's going to mean criticising some people we formerly respected as people who like the idea of science or truth or evidence
January 1, 2026 at 7:16 AM
sorry to grimpost so soon into the year but we truly gotta fight back against the people who are proudly encouraging use of the mistake generator and that's going to mean criticising some people we formerly respected as people who like the idea of science or truth or evidence
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Whem people say there's no legitimate use fo cryptocurrency, they forget bribing the president of the United States, a total legitimate thing to do, according to John Roberts.
“[Trump’s] family’s crypto empire is now its most lucrative venture.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Whem people say there's no legitimate use fo cryptocurrency, they forget bribing the president of the United States, a total legitimate thing to do, according to John Roberts.
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Yes: We need a wealth tax on billionaires.
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Yes: We need a wealth tax on billionaires.
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5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
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“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”
-Tove Jansson
-Tove Jansson
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 AM
“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”
-Tove Jansson
-Tove Jansson
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Turning point. #NYC
Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who campaigned on a promise to tackle the affordability crisis in one of America’s most expensive cities, was sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor early Thursday. https://cnn.it/492Yszc
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Turning point. #NYC
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“Mike will be a strong voice for Mayor Mamdani and for all New Yorkers in making transportation work for them, and for turning proposals into projects in the ground that will make the city’s streets safer, more accessible and affordable.” Via @nyc.streetsblog.org
Mike Flynn. Sounds good to me. #NYC
Mike Flynn. Sounds good to me. #NYC
Confirmed! Mamdani Has Chosen Mike Flynn for DOT Commissioner: Sources - Streetsblog New York City
Who is Mike Flynn, Mayor-elect Mamdani's apparent pick to be the city's next Department of Transportation Commissioner?
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 1, 2026 at 4:56 AM
“Mike will be a strong voice for Mayor Mamdani and for all New Yorkers in making transportation work for them, and for turning proposals into projects in the ground that will make the city’s streets safer, more accessible and affordable.” Via @nyc.streetsblog.org
Mike Flynn. Sounds good to me. #NYC
Mike Flynn. Sounds good to me. #NYC