Amanda
@slghtlyoffkey.bsky.social
Wife, mom, licensed social worker. Book lover. She/her. Opinions are mine.
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I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
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This is frankly one of the worst things Donald Trump has ever posted, which is really saying something
September 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is frankly one of the worst things Donald Trump has ever posted, which is really saying something
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Hegseth is now the Secretary of War, which is fitting I guess as RFK jr is basically the Secretary of Pestilence. We just need Famine and Death to round it out.
September 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hegseth is now the Secretary of War, which is fitting I guess as RFK jr is basically the Secretary of Pestilence. We just need Famine and Death to round it out.
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A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
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F*ck‼️
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
August 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
F*ck‼️
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
Fort Bliss Army base used for a WWII Japanese internment is now the nation's largest ICE detention center.
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just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!
August 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!
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We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We could have had cancer vaccines, and instead the United States will contribute nothing whatsoever to mRNA research, condemning millions of people worldwide to unnecessary illness and death
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A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.
August 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.
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im serious here, you really do need to find the things that make you happy. You cannot sit there and consume the horrors on a daily basis. Its not healthy. You are not wrong for taking the time to do the things you enjoy
You can't oppose facism without joy
April 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
im serious here, you really do need to find the things that make you happy. You cannot sit there and consume the horrors on a daily basis. Its not healthy. You are not wrong for taking the time to do the things you enjoy
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If we’re going to find our way out of this it’s going to be through art, through love, through love that seems foolish and naive and reckless. It’s going to take a reawakening of what it means to be human, to be connected in a fearless way.
This bloodless machine has to be dismantled, destroyed.
This bloodless machine has to be dismantled, destroyed.
March 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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“Improper ideology”? Get fucked.
Re:
“Trump’s order specifically names the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Women’s History Museum, which is in development.”
“Trump’s order specifically names the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Women’s History Museum, which is in development.”
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
apnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:52 AM
“Improper ideology”? Get fucked.
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This is becoming more and more relevant by the day.
History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.
Iowa Legislature passes bill removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans www.iowapublicradio.org/state-govern...
March 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is becoming more and more relevant by the day.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️ for both
The Tea Dragon Society and The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill
These were both so cute!
The Tea Dragon Society and The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill
These were both so cute!
March 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️ for both
The Tea Dragon Society and The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill
These were both so cute!
The Tea Dragon Society and The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O’Neill
These were both so cute!
⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
March 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services by Jessica Pryce
Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services by Jessica Pryce
March 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services by Jessica Pryce
Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services by Jessica Pryce
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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
February 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”
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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
February 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
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Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
February 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
January 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
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No one elected you to enable Donald Trump
An open letter to my US Senators—Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.
An open letter to my US Senators—Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.
No one elected you to enable Trump
An open letter to my US Senators—Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.
Hello Senators:
First, I’d like to congratulate you and quickly remind you of a simple yet vital fact. Both of you were ...
thelastbillionaires.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
No one elected you to enable Donald Trump
An open letter to my US Senators—Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.
An open letter to my US Senators—Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan.
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One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them.
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
January 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them.
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is.
Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙