Katrina Aman
@katrinaaman.bsky.social
Journalist. Optimist. Cat person.
Currently: @TheConversationUS + @OPB
Currently: @TheConversationUS + @OPB
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Trump didn’t seek congressional OK before Venezuela attack. A political scientist who wrote the book on the politics of war powers explains the legality: buff.ly/TsDCVV4
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Trump didn’t seek congressional OK before Venezuela attack. A political scientist who wrote the book on the politics of war powers explains the legality: buff.ly/TsDCVV4
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I love this little bit of history - so glad that @katrinaaman.bsky.social thought to recirculate it today
#OTD 54 years ago, "Computer Space", the first commercial video game, launched.
It failed miserably.
It wasn’t until its makers left the company, founded Atari and released Pong the next year that the #gaming industry launched.
It failed miserably.
It wasn’t until its makers left the company, founded Atari and released Pong the next year that the #gaming industry launched.
“Computer Space” launched the video game industry — then fell into a black hole
The game that launched today’s massive video game industry was not a roaring success when it debuted 52 years ago. The oft-told story of why turns out to be off the mark.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I love this little bit of history - so glad that @katrinaaman.bsky.social thought to recirculate it today
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Don’t get tricked by misinformation 🎃 We share serious and spooky stuff all year long with articles written by people who really know their stuff, because they’ve been studying their topic for years or even decades.
Some of favorite #Halloween stories include: 🧵
Some of favorite #Halloween stories include: 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Don’t get tricked by misinformation 🎃 We share serious and spooky stuff all year long with articles written by people who really know their stuff, because they’ve been studying their topic for years or even decades.
Some of favorite #Halloween stories include: 🧵
Some of favorite #Halloween stories include: 🧵
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The DOJ has removed from its website a report showing that right-wing extremists have killed more Americans than any other domestic terrorist group.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows
Donald Trump and top administration officials confidently assert that left-wing political violence is a huge problem in the US. They’re wrong, say researchers who study extremism.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The DOJ has removed from its website a report showing that right-wing extremists have killed more Americans than any other domestic terrorist group.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
Deleting the report doesn’t change the facts: claims that left-leaning Americans are more violent aren’t supported by the data.
"What is this? A (separate, apartment-like) center for ants?"
A tropical plant avoids ant warfare by giving each species its own private space.
Cool #science about #ants:
theconversation.com/this-tropica...
A tropical plant avoids ant warfare by giving each species its own private space.
Cool #science about #ants:
theconversation.com/this-tropica...
This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
Squamellaria plants grow special structures to host the ants they symbiotically rely on for nutrients. Distinct compartments help different ant colonies live peacefully side by side.
theconversation.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"What is this? A (separate, apartment-like) center for ants?"
A tropical plant avoids ant warfare by giving each species its own private space.
Cool #science about #ants:
theconversation.com/this-tropica...
A tropical plant avoids ant warfare by giving each species its own private space.
Cool #science about #ants:
theconversation.com/this-tropica...
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The 287(g) program allowing local police to act as federal #immigration officers in collaboration with ICE has expanded from 135 agreements in 25 states to 628 in 40 states since January. A criminal justice professor explains why this undermines community trust and public safety: buff.ly/M7C8if8
June 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The 287(g) program allowing local police to act as federal #immigration officers in collaboration with ICE has expanded from 135 agreements in 25 states to 628 in 40 states since January. A criminal justice professor explains why this undermines community trust and public safety: buff.ly/M7C8if8
Our latest investigation reveals how America’s gun industry is arming Mexico’s cartels, escalating violence and forcing migration:
stories.theconversation.com/mexican-drug...
stories.theconversation.com/mexican-drug...
May 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Our latest investigation reveals how America’s gun industry is arming Mexico’s cartels, escalating violence and forcing migration:
stories.theconversation.com/mexican-drug...
stories.theconversation.com/mexican-drug...
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What Kristi Noem needs to know about habeas corpus:
Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration
Habeas corpus – a Latin phrase meaning ‘you shall have the body’ – protects any person, whether citizen or not, from being illegally confined. It’s a crucial element of US law.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
What Kristi Noem needs to know about habeas corpus:
Disasters showcase and deepen existing inequalities.
New Census data: Over 4.3M Americans were displaced by disasters in 2024.
Those with the fewest resources (renters, people with disabilities, low-income communities) were hit hardest
theconversation.com/the-millions...
Those with the fewest resources (renters, people with disabilities, low-income communities) were hit hardest
theconversation.com/the-millions...
The millions of people displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters each year tell a story of vulnerability and recovery in America
Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as 2 experts in disaster recovery explain.
theconversation.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Disasters showcase and deepen existing inequalities.
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Some people are chaos-seekers who support Elon Musk’s political efforts, political violence and spread misinformation online.
A study shows that those under 40, with less education, and disengaged from politics score highest on “need for chaos” measures.
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#PoliSky
A study shows that those under 40, with less education, and disengaged from politics score highest on “need for chaos” measures.
buff.ly/FxsXaNh
#PoliSky
A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the US government
Burn it all down? For some Americans who feel they’ve lost social status, that’s exactly what they want DOGE to do.
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April 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Some people are chaos-seekers who support Elon Musk’s political efforts, political violence and spread misinformation online.
A study shows that those under 40, with less education, and disengaged from politics score highest on “need for chaos” measures.
buff.ly/FxsXaNh
#PoliSky
A study shows that those under 40, with less education, and disengaged from politics score highest on “need for chaos” measures.
buff.ly/FxsXaNh
#PoliSky
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Only two federal officials have ever been jailed for contempt of court – and that was back in 1951.
Now a judge is threatening contempt charges against Trump officials for defying an order on deportations.
Quick explainer:
theconversation.com/federal-judg...
Now a judge is threatening contempt charges against Trump officials for defying an order on deportations.
Quick explainer:
theconversation.com/federal-judg...
Federal judge finds ‘probable cause’ to hold Trump administration in contempt – a legal scholar explains what this means
Judge James Boasberg’s order stops short of holding any government officials in contempt, but leaves open the possibility for these sanctions.
theconversation.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Only two federal officials have ever been jailed for contempt of court – and that was back in 1951.
Now a judge is threatening contempt charges against Trump officials for defying an order on deportations.
Quick explainer:
theconversation.com/federal-judg...
Now a judge is threatening contempt charges against Trump officials for defying an order on deportations.
Quick explainer:
theconversation.com/federal-judg...
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The #Easter Bunny has a long and interesting history – with bunnies a symbol of unquenchable desire in ancient Rome to hare pies in Middle Ages England 🐰 buff.ly/z7PQL0e
April 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The #Easter Bunny has a long and interesting history – with bunnies a symbol of unquenchable desire in ancient Rome to hare pies in Middle Ages England 🐰 buff.ly/z7PQL0e
OpenAI upset that an AI company would train on someone else's data without consent is laughable and hypocritical.
www.404media.co/openai-furio...
www.404media.co/openai-furio...
OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us
OpenAI shocked that an AI company would train on someone else's data without permission or compensation.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Dear journalists: Please say this thing which should go without saying.
Should go without saying but the point of diversity in hiring is to find _better_-qualified candidates outside of stagnant social networks that don't reward merit, like the kind of network that would put an MTV personality with a marketing degree in charge of the Department of Transportation
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Two recently watched gems with Paul Mescal:
"Aftersun" and "All of Us Strangers"
5/5, so good.
"Normal People" too while we're on the topic of very good, very sad, very beautiful.
"Aftersun" and "All of Us Strangers"
5/5, so good.
"Normal People" too while we're on the topic of very good, very sad, very beautiful.
January 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Two recently watched gems with Paul Mescal:
"Aftersun" and "All of Us Strangers"
5/5, so good.
"Normal People" too while we're on the topic of very good, very sad, very beautiful.
"Aftersun" and "All of Us Strangers"
5/5, so good.
"Normal People" too while we're on the topic of very good, very sad, very beautiful.
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"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."
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Dry January has come to an end... but pursuing a sober curious lifestyle and cutting back on drinking doesn't have to. Here's a guide to habit formation, nonalcoholic alternatives and sober socializing to keep the sober month going. @bloomberg.com 🎁🔗: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How to Keep Your Dry January Going
The sober-curious guide to maintaining the momentum through the rest of the year.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dry January has come to an end... but pursuing a sober curious lifestyle and cutting back on drinking doesn't have to. Here's a guide to habit formation, nonalcoholic alternatives and sober socializing to keep the sober month going. @bloomberg.com 🎁🔗: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Our writer Vaughn Wright tells the story of what it was like when Luigi Mangione showed up at his Pennsylvania prison. It took a few weeks to get this out because we had to rely on postal mail to ask for the story and get it back without creating problems.
When Luigi Mangione Came to Our Prison
A dispatch from SCI Huntingdon in Pennsylvania, which was briefly part of the biggest crime story in the nation.
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January 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Our writer Vaughn Wright tells the story of what it was like when Luigi Mangione showed up at his Pennsylvania prison. It took a few weeks to get this out because we had to rely on postal mail to ask for the story and get it back without creating problems.
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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
Both genres recently celebrated big birthdays. From their origins in the clubs and jams of the 1970s and 1980s, house and hip-hop have become global cultural forces.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture
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It's a golden age for TV, but...
"not everyone in the industry has equally reaped the rewards. While there are certainly more writing jobs to go around, these roles often pay less an place writers on short-order contracts."
"not everyone in the industry has equally reaped the rewards. While there are certainly more writing jobs to go around, these roles often pay less an place writers on short-order contracts."
With the villainous TV CEOs flexing and people piling on about their pay, remember this piece I wrote that the TV Writers Strike is a symptom of Digital Feudalism
https://theconversation.com/the-exploitation-of-hollywoods-writers-is-just-another-symptom-of-digital-feudalism-204984
https://theconversation.com/the-exploitation-of-hollywoods-writers-is-just-another-symptom-of-digital-feudalism-204984
The exploitation of Hollywood's writers is just another symptom of digital feudalism
The writers strike lays bare all the ills of working on one of the lowest rungs of the entertainment industry.
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July 12, 2023 at 11:21 PM
It's a golden age for TV, but...
"not everyone in the industry has equally reaped the rewards. While there are certainly more writing jobs to go around, these roles often pay less an place writers on short-order contracts."
"not everyone in the industry has equally reaped the rewards. While there are certainly more writing jobs to go around, these roles often pay less an place writers on short-order contracts."