Amy Patrick
@tunedmassdamsel.bsky.social
Human builds building-thing. Building-thing fails. Human calls Amy. Amy tells human how to fix building-thing. Reports cost money but snark is complimentary.
"Toast in his Classy Hat" has been selected for publication in the Blick Art Supply "Celebrating Art" anthology. :)
Second generation ceramicist, coming through! Way to go, Leah!
Second generation ceramicist, coming through! Way to go, Leah!
April 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"Toast in his Classy Hat" has been selected for publication in the Blick Art Supply "Celebrating Art" anthology. :)
Second generation ceramicist, coming through! Way to go, Leah!
Second generation ceramicist, coming through! Way to go, Leah!
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Steve Silberman's groundbreaking book NeuroTribes, which fully debunked any story of an "autism epidemic," is 10 years old this summer. The answer has been out there for a decade. He'd be LIVID about this.
RFK Jr: "By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures."
April 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Steve Silberman's groundbreaking book NeuroTribes, which fully debunked any story of an "autism epidemic," is 10 years old this summer. The answer has been out there for a decade. He'd be LIVID about this.
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Dr Alawieh is a kidney doctor who works with patients who get kidney transplants.
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Dr Alawieh is a kidney doctor who works with patients who get kidney transplants.
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She trained at Yale.
She works at the VA, treating American vets.
She had a passport and visa.
And she is being detained without a lawyer.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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A child dies of measles while COVID treatments are being spiked.
RFK Jr is off and running
RFK Jr is off and running
February 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A child dies of measles while COVID treatments are being spiked.
RFK Jr is off and running
RFK Jr is off and running
It’s very difficult to reprimand a child when you’re laughing so hard.
February 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It’s very difficult to reprimand a child when you’re laughing so hard.
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
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Vaccine skeptic is not a thing, in the same way that climate change skeptic is not a thing. They’re science deniers and they’re gonna get a lot of people killed.
November 15, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Vaccine skeptic is not a thing, in the same way that climate change skeptic is not a thing. They’re science deniers and they’re gonna get a lot of people killed.
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Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
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MAJOR BREAKING NEWS:
In an absolutely stunning and disqualifying resurfaced clip, Trump’s selection for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said America “should not have women in combat roles.”
RT so every American sees how awful Donald Trump’s decisions are.
In an absolutely stunning and disqualifying resurfaced clip, Trump’s selection for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said America “should not have women in combat roles.”
RT so every American sees how awful Donald Trump’s decisions are.
November 13, 2024 at 7:01 PM
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS:
In an absolutely stunning and disqualifying resurfaced clip, Trump’s selection for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said America “should not have women in combat roles.”
RT so every American sees how awful Donald Trump’s decisions are.
In an absolutely stunning and disqualifying resurfaced clip, Trump’s selection for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said America “should not have women in combat roles.”
RT so every American sees how awful Donald Trump’s decisions are.
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We're so close to our goal! Join me in demanding an end to migrant mistreatment in Texas. Every signature counts, so please share and invite friends to sign. Let's send a powerful message for justice! 📝👉 https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/806/513/820/?TAP=2430&source_id=TexasMigrants
July 26, 2023 at 8:45 PM
We're so close to our goal! Join me in demanding an end to migrant mistreatment in Texas. Every signature counts, so please share and invite friends to sign. Let's send a powerful message for justice! 📝👉 https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/806/513/820/?TAP=2430&source_id=TexasMigrants
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would consider naming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the CDC or FDA should he win the White House
DeSantis Says He Would Let Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theorist RFK Jr. Run The CDC
Kennedy, who is himself running for president, but as a Democrat, recently opined that the COVID-19 virus was engineered to spare Chinese and Jewish people.
www.huffpost.com
July 26, 2023 at 9:03 PM
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would consider naming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the CDC or FDA should he win the White House
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The Texas border crisis demands our attention. Innocent migrants are facing remarkably cruel measures, and it's up to us to speak out against these inhumane tactics.
July 24, 2023 at 7:52 PM
The Texas border crisis demands our attention. Innocent migrants are facing remarkably cruel measures, and it's up to us to speak out against these inhumane tactics.
I need more of this kind of positivity in my life
I know I’m in my 30s, but I don’t know what year. And I’m keeping it that way
July 20, 2023 at 8:46 PM
I need more of this kind of positivity in my life
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Donald Trump: I am going to become a dictator
NY Times Headline Writer: In Trump's Second Term, a Unique View of Executive Power Emerges
NY Times Headline Writer: In Trump's Second Term, a Unique View of Executive Power Emerges
July 17, 2023 at 2:43 PM
Donald Trump: I am going to become a dictator
NY Times Headline Writer: In Trump's Second Term, a Unique View of Executive Power Emerges
NY Times Headline Writer: In Trump's Second Term, a Unique View of Executive Power Emerges
Those feels when your toddler gets stuck in the playplace at the fast food establishment and you have to retrieve them
July 15, 2023 at 10:40 PM
Those feels when your toddler gets stuck in the playplace at the fast food establishment and you have to retrieve them
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Bluesky is combination of black activists, queer shitposters+ Elder Xennial BBS mods... how did they think this would go down exactly?
July 14, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Bluesky is combination of black activists, queer shitposters+ Elder Xennial BBS mods... how did they think this would go down exactly?
Client “I just wanted to make sure that you’re using the right building code” my brother in all things good and holy, this is not my first rodeo
July 13, 2023 at 1:06 AM
Client “I just wanted to make sure that you’re using the right building code” my brother in all things good and holy, this is not my first rodeo
NON-CONCRETE FACT: GIFs are fun to use
July 12, 2023 at 7:45 PM
NON-CONCRETE FACT: GIFs are fun to use
CONCRETE FACT: Did you know that when fire damaged, concrete turns pink?
Follow me for more concrete facts.
Follow me for more concrete facts.
July 12, 2023 at 7:42 PM
CONCRETE FACT: Did you know that when fire damaged, concrete turns pink?
Follow me for more concrete facts.
Follow me for more concrete facts.
So after searching fruitlessly on here for other engineers, I’ve determined that I’m the only structural forensicist on this platform.
WHO’S READY for some random facts about CONCRETE???!?
WHO’S READY for some random facts about CONCRETE???!?
July 11, 2023 at 4:24 AM
So after searching fruitlessly on here for other engineers, I’ve determined that I’m the only structural forensicist on this platform.
WHO’S READY for some random facts about CONCRETE???!?
WHO’S READY for some random facts about CONCRETE???!?
Everyone has MedSky and LawSky and I’m over here just trying to get #engineers to socialize enough to scrape together something virtual
Some days, the stereotype wins
Some days, the stereotype wins
July 11, 2023 at 4:09 AM
Everyone has MedSky and LawSky and I’m over here just trying to get #engineers to socialize enough to scrape together something virtual
Some days, the stereotype wins
Some days, the stereotype wins