Amy Lively
@mshistorian.bsky.social
High school history and literature teacher, music nerd, baseball fan for longer than some of you have been alive, podcaster at For the Record: The 70s. Disco doesn’t suck.
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It's wild that all these sports media outlets are reporting on Nacua's comments about the refs and not at all focusing on the antisemitic touchdown dance part of this story.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua has an issue with NFL referees.
Nacua criticized NFL officiating on a live stream with popular streamers Adin Ross and N3on.
Nacua criticized NFL officiating on a live stream with popular streamers Adin Ross and N3on.
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's wild that all these sports media outlets are reporting on Nacua's comments about the refs and not at all focusing on the antisemitic touchdown dance part of this story.
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The wreckage continues. We might as well be observing the dawn of 1926 instead of 2026 in a couple of weeks. Lawsuits, please.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The wreckage continues. We might as well be observing the dawn of 1926 instead of 2026 in a couple of weeks. Lawsuits, please.
Disgusting. Again.
An ICE agent in Minneapolis pinned a pregnant woman’s face into the snow and knelt on her body.
She was also dragged across the pavement by her wrist.
She was also dragged across the pavement by her wrist.
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Disgusting. Again.
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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Using AI to monitor schools for thoughtcrime bsky.app/profile/chad...
“At Texas A&M, internal emails show staff are using AI software to search syllabi and course descriptions for words that could raise concerns under new system policies restricting how faculty teach about race and gender.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
Texas universities deploy AI for course audits
Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom.
www.texastribune.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Using AI to monitor schools for thoughtcrime bsky.app/profile/chad...
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Wrote about how the late, great Rob Reiner had the most impossible 7-movie beginning to any director's career, and yet that's not even what he was most famous for:
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Wrote about how the late, great Rob Reiner had the most impossible 7-movie beginning to any director's career, and yet that's not even what he was most famous for:
This. A thousand times this.
Such heartbreaking news about Rob Reiner that I don’t know what to say
December 15, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This. A thousand times this.
The irony of him putting his creepy face on the annual passes…
National Park Service Receives One Final Punch in the Gut From the Trump Administration #NationalParks open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
National Park Service Receives One Final Punch in the Gut From the Trump Administration
You would think that after all the uncertainty and challenges experienced by National Park Service staff during the shutdown of the federal government, they would be allowed to finish out the year in ...
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The irony of him putting his creepy face on the annual passes…
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How is this any different than the propaganda that targeted the Hitler youth?
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How is this any different than the propaganda that targeted the Hitler youth?
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I know it doesn't help, but I promise every author alive that I will never use this stupid fucking feature.
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I know it doesn't help, but I promise every author alive that I will never use this stupid fucking feature.
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Exclusive: Historic preservation group sues Trump over planned ballroom.
The National Trust, charged by Congress with preserving historical buildings, says lawsuit is “last resort” after Trump officials ignored pleas.
They’re asking for immediate halt to project.
w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
The National Trust, charged by Congress with preserving historical buildings, says lawsuit is “last resort” after Trump officials ignored pleas.
They’re asking for immediate halt to project.
w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Exclusive: Historic preservation group sues Trump over planned ballroom.
The National Trust, charged by Congress with preserving historical buildings, says lawsuit is “last resort” after Trump officials ignored pleas.
They’re asking for immediate halt to project.
w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
The National Trust, charged by Congress with preserving historical buildings, says lawsuit is “last resort” after Trump officials ignored pleas.
They’re asking for immediate halt to project.
w @jonathanreports.bsky.social
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The Democrats did something good yesterday! A significant majority voted to pursue impeachment. It didn't succeed, but let's celebrate it anyway, so that the hold-outs see that it's best to join them. And hopefully their GOP colleagues too...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/r...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/r...
Rep. Green Again Pounds The Drum On Impeachment, And This Time A Majority Of Democrats March To The Beat
This week Representative Al Green (Texas) filed another set of impeachment articles against Trump. They didn’t move forward; in fact, they failed an initial vote for Congress to decide to eve…
www.techdirt.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Democrats did something good yesterday! A significant majority voted to pursue impeachment. It didn't succeed, but let's celebrate it anyway, so that the hold-outs see that it's best to join them. And hopefully their GOP colleagues too...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/r...
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/r...
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This is the leadership this country needs. Get her ass!
Congresswoman Ramirez to Noem: "Your options are limited: resign, get fired or get impeached."
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This is the leadership this country needs. Get her ass!
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"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins, two guys who said they would rather die than get the COVID vaccine, are the two most prominent NFL players to blow their Achilles over the past five years.
Back to the drawing board!
Back to the drawing board!
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins, two guys who said they would rather die than get the COVID vaccine, are the two most prominent NFL players to blow their Achilles over the past five years.
Back to the drawing board!
Back to the drawing board!
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Other possible reasons for Achilles tears in the last 20-30 years:
Smart phones
AI
3D printers
Facebook Marketplace
Stranger Things season 3
Smart phones
AI
3D printers
Facebook Marketplace
Stranger Things season 3
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Other possible reasons for Achilles tears in the last 20-30 years:
Smart phones
AI
3D printers
Facebook Marketplace
Stranger Things season 3
Smart phones
AI
3D printers
Facebook Marketplace
Stranger Things season 3
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For the first time since 1978, the Kennedy Center honors ribbon will abandon their signature rainbow color scheme. meidasnews.com/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Kennedy Center Ditches Signature Rainbow Ribbon
The new navy blue ribbon is described as being “associated with dignity and tradition”
meidasnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
For the first time since 1978, the Kennedy Center honors ribbon will abandon their signature rainbow color scheme. meidasnews.com/news/trumps-...
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
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If this were your dad, you’d be texting the siblings: “We need to talk.”
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If this were your dad, you’d be texting the siblings: “We need to talk.”
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Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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That kernel of anxiety in the back of your mind is telling you the truth. It's not the school or the professor; it's your kid not meeting the standard.
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
That kernel of anxiety in the back of your mind is telling you the truth. It's not the school or the professor; it's your kid not meeting the standard.
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Your kid got into a great college because of excellent high school grades, and you're aghast that they're now getting low grades on written work. There could be a number of valid reasons, but more often than not, they just don't know how to write.
November 30, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Your kid got into a great college because of excellent high school grades, and you're aghast that they're now getting low grades on written work. There could be a number of valid reasons, but more often than not, they just don't know how to write.