Amy De La Hunt
@amydelahunt.bsky.social
This phenomenon may seem new ... but it has been a thing for a while now in the more affluent and conservative social circles. I lost count of the number of times I was offered a quick Botox injection during hockey mom team bonding events in the 2010s. 💔🤍💙 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Want to be hotter? Try this one weird Republican trick | Arwa Mahdawi
The right has found a new pitch for young women: conservatives are better-looking
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This phenomenon may seem new ... but it has been a thing for a while now in the more affluent and conservative social circles. I lost count of the number of times I was offered a quick Botox injection during hockey mom team bonding events in the 2010s. 💔🤍💙 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I appreciate this very important conversation about killing civilians. "How can we make sure this never happens again?" Is a question we ask and ask and ask. Are we getting closer?? 💔🤍💙
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How Congress Must Respond to Trump's Boat Strikes (with Katherine Yon Ebright)
YouTube video by Brennan Center for Justice
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December 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I appreciate this very important conversation about killing civilians. "How can we make sure this never happens again?" Is a question we ask and ask and ask. Are we getting closer?? 💔🤍💙
youtu.be/oUxL7UuM0VM?...
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Today I needed a professor breaking things down in a historic context. Grateful for this. ❤️🤍💙 youtu.be/tPKtdmDxxNM?...
This Week in Politics | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today I needed a professor breaking things down in a historic context. Grateful for this. ❤️🤍💙 youtu.be/tPKtdmDxxNM?...
"More restrictions on how mobile phone carriers and apps are allowed to collect and share location data – and on how the government is allowed to obtain and use location information about people – could help protect your privacy."
YES TO MORE RESTRICTIONS! 💔🤍💙
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YES TO MORE RESTRICTIONS! 💔🤍💙
theconversation.com/yes-the-gove...
Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly
A privacy researcher breaks down how your phone reveals your location, how that data is collected and sold, and how the government gets ahold of it – by simply buying it.
theconversation.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"More restrictions on how mobile phone carriers and apps are allowed to collect and share location data – and on how the government is allowed to obtain and use location information about people – could help protect your privacy."
YES TO MORE RESTRICTIONS! 💔🤍💙
theconversation.com/yes-the-gove...
YES TO MORE RESTRICTIONS! 💔🤍💙
theconversation.com/yes-the-gove...
In talking with immigrant friends from other countries, I have learned that the relative lack of corruption is part of what they value about living in the U.S. We have to fight to keep it. ❤️🤍💙
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Corruption: When norms upstage the law
People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist explains.
knowablemagazine.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In talking with immigrant friends from other countries, I have learned that the relative lack of corruption is part of what they value about living in the U.S. We have to fight to keep it. ❤️🤍💙
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
There's so much going on at the national level that we sometimes forget the power of local journalism -- like this story from the next suburb over from me. callnewspapers.com/ridgewood-ne...
Ridgewood neighbors have preliminary meeting on historic home preservation
It was standing room only at a packed meeting for residents of the Ridgewood neighborhood in Crestwood on Nov. 17. The town hall — which was hosted by Ward 1 aldermen Jesse Morrison and Jim Zavist — a...
callnewspapers.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
There's so much going on at the national level that we sometimes forget the power of local journalism -- like this story from the next suburb over from me. callnewspapers.com/ridgewood-ne...
Last week, my college-age son used the word "bureaucracy" in a positive way, and someone corrected him because they felt it has become an insult. I appreciate this look at why we need professional civil servants. ❤️🤍💙 projectforcivichealth.org/public-distr...
Public (Dis)Trust in Bureaucracy: Impacts on Civil Discourse - Project for Civic Health
We may have heard people complain about bureaucracy; it’s slow, it’s frustrating, it’s confusing! Because bureaucracy serves a central function in making and implementing public policy, it significant...
projectforcivichealth.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Last week, my college-age son used the word "bureaucracy" in a positive way, and someone corrected him because they felt it has become an insult. I appreciate this look at why we need professional civil servants. ❤️🤍💙 projectforcivichealth.org/public-distr...
Proud to be a truster!! ❤️🤍💙
People who trust others tend to support international cooperation more than those who don’t
People who trust others tend to support international cooperation more than those who don’t
In many countries outside the U.S., those with higher levels of social trust are also more likely to view several international organizations positively.
www.pewresearch.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Proud to be a truster!! ❤️🤍💙
I hate that Missouri has legalized sports betting. I hate it as the mom of two young men, but also as an avid sports fan and an advocate for mental health. 💔🤍💙 Good reporting here about the sh*tshow that is being unleashed. www.kctv5.com/2025/12/01/l...
As legal sports betting arrives in Missouri, college athletes warn of growing abuse
Missouri is the 39th state to legalize sports betting. As more states continue, the impact on athletes --at both the college and pro level -- continues to grow.
www.kctv5.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I hate that Missouri has legalized sports betting. I hate it as the mom of two young men, but also as an avid sports fan and an advocate for mental health. 💔🤍💙 Good reporting here about the sh*tshow that is being unleashed. www.kctv5.com/2025/12/01/l...
Heading into this most American holiday weekend ... ❤️🤍💙
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-survival...
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-survival...
A Survival Guide for Thanksgiving Dinner Conversations About Health and Science
Pass the Potatoes, Hold the Panic
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Heading into this most American holiday weekend ... ❤️🤍💙
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theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-survival...
I appreciate the hard work of reporters like this one who embed with people in order to truly understand their experiences and motivations. ❤️🤍💙 19thnews.org/2025/11/ohio...
‘This piggy won’t be quiet’: The women who spent two nights on a bus to protest the president
Days after President Trump called a reporter “piggy,” dozens of fellow women boarded a bus in Ohio for a 36-hour “turn and burn” trip to Washington to fight for regime change.
19thnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I appreciate the hard work of reporters like this one who embed with people in order to truly understand their experiences and motivations. ❤️🤍💙 19thnews.org/2025/11/ohio...
She has very good points about this strategy for "helping" people via forced farmwork. 💔🤍💙 youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c?...
RFK Jr's Plan To Put Americans On Farms
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
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November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
She has very good points about this strategy for "helping" people via forced farmwork. 💔🤍💙 youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c?...
This is a VERY condensed version of an incredibly complex situation. As the daughter of a rancher who lost his land in the 1990s, I know the scope and intricacies. But this is a good 15-minute snapshot to get you started. 💔🤍💙
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We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is a VERY condensed version of an incredibly complex situation. As the daughter of a rancher who lost his land in the 1990s, I know the scope and intricacies. But this is a good 15-minute snapshot to get you started. 💔🤍💙
youtu.be/cl02K72QFS0?...
youtu.be/cl02K72QFS0?...
I love all sports, I hate pro sports owners, and this conversation is brilliant. ❤️🤍💙
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Pablo Torre: Are Sports The Most Valuable Commodity in the World?
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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November 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I love all sports, I hate pro sports owners, and this conversation is brilliant. ❤️🤍💙
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How about we replace all the strategists and consultants??? Or at the very least, publicize who they are (and what ideas they espouse) for the sake of transparency. ❤️🤍💙
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
The Democratic Party's Spam Machine | On the Media | WNYC Studios
If you’ve ever donated to a Democratic candidate, you’ve probably been rewarded with a never-ending stream of pleas for more money.
www.wnycstudios.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
How about we replace all the strategists and consultants??? Or at the very least, publicize who they are (and what ideas they espouse) for the sake of transparency. ❤️🤍💙
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Huge fan here 🙋♀️ of any article about the benefits and downsides of cognitive shortcuts. ❤️🤍💙
When was the last time you reset the algorithm in your favorite social feed???
www.gettingsmart.com/2025/11/18/h...
When was the last time you reset the algorithm in your favorite social feed???
www.gettingsmart.com/2025/11/18/h...
How Confirmation Bias Hijacks Student Thinking — and What Educators Can Do About It
Understand how confirmation bias education shapes our perceptions and influences the content we consume online.
www.gettingsmart.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Huge fan here 🙋♀️ of any article about the benefits and downsides of cognitive shortcuts. ❤️🤍💙
When was the last time you reset the algorithm in your favorite social feed???
www.gettingsmart.com/2025/11/18/h...
When was the last time you reset the algorithm in your favorite social feed???
www.gettingsmart.com/2025/11/18/h...
The email subject line: "The top 20 billionaires influencing U.S. politics" 💔🤍💙
The explanation: "About 1 in every 13 dollars spent in last year’s national elections was donated by a handful of the country’s richest people." 💔🤍💙
The article: wapo.st/48nkqMN 💔🤍💙
The explanation: "About 1 in every 13 dollars spent in last year’s national elections was donated by a handful of the country’s richest people." 💔🤍💙
The article: wapo.st/48nkqMN 💔🤍💙
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The email subject line: "The top 20 billionaires influencing U.S. politics" 💔🤍💙
The explanation: "About 1 in every 13 dollars spent in last year’s national elections was donated by a handful of the country’s richest people." 💔🤍💙
The article: wapo.st/48nkqMN 💔🤍💙
The explanation: "About 1 in every 13 dollars spent in last year’s national elections was donated by a handful of the country’s richest people." 💔🤍💙
The article: wapo.st/48nkqMN 💔🤍💙
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The CDC website was quietly edited last night to claim there’s “no evidence” that vaccines don’t cause autism.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
This is false.
But this is damaging, even beyond people’s confidence in vaccines.
For the first time in my career, I cannot tell people to trust what the CDC website without hesitation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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A welcome reminder that there is still a bit of decent #Science happening out there. ❤️🤍💙 yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-women...
Beyond the black box: What women deserve to know about menopause hormone therapy
What the updated guidance on menopause hormone therapy means for safety, symptoms, and informed care
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A welcome reminder that there is still a bit of decent #Science happening out there. ❤️🤍💙 yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-women...
❤️🤍💙 Love hearing about all types of agriculture -- especially when they have environmental benefits.
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reasonstobecheerful.world/midwest-farm...
Midwest Farms Are Going Nuts
A shift toward growing chestnuts, pecans and walnuts is reviving soil once exhausted by dreary corn and soy.
reasonstobecheerful.world
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
❤️🤍💙 Love hearing about all types of agriculture -- especially when they have environmental benefits.
reasonstobecheerful.world/midwest-farm...
reasonstobecheerful.world/midwest-farm...
It is good someone is speaking up about this. But the fact that they have to at all ... 💔🤍💙
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19thnews.org/2025/11/demo...
Democratic Women’s Caucus demands release of pregnant immigrants in ICE detention
“The inhumane treatment of pregnant women by the administration is shameful,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to ICE leadership.
19thnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It is good someone is speaking up about this. But the fact that they have to at all ... 💔🤍💙
19thnews.org/2025/11/demo...
19thnews.org/2025/11/demo...
💔🤍💙 As the parent of a college-age son, I am going to tell him to radically paint his face at every game he attends, just to mess up the facial recognition. www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
💔🤍💙 As the parent of a college-age son, I am going to tell him to radically paint his face at every game he attends, just to mess up the facial recognition. www.404media.co/dhs-is-deplo...
"You might have expected natural selection to wipe out the overly confident."
Sadly, you would be wrong. 🤣
I love science! ❤️🤍💙
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Sadly, you would be wrong. 🤣
I love science! ❤️🤍💙
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The Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias
YouTube video by Veritasium
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November 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
"You might have expected natural selection to wipe out the overly confident."
Sadly, you would be wrong. 🤣
I love science! ❤️🤍💙
youtu.be/9M_QK4stCJU?...
Sadly, you would be wrong. 🤣
I love science! ❤️🤍💙
youtu.be/9M_QK4stCJU?...