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Amalia Gladhart

@amaliag.bsky.social
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Writer, reader, translator. EDGE PIECES forthcoming from Regal House. amaliagladhart.com

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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 13h
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Bopeep-Burton 💙🐓🏝🐈🏡🏖 🦋🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️🌎 @bopeep-burton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bastards
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Mixed Bag @m-ixedbag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We're having a party and you're invited!
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Matt Kendrick @mattkendrick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"When Sadie was sick, I used to do puzzles with her. Not with her, exactly. She was too tired to sit up or concentrate much" A piece full of so much poise and contemplation from @amaliag.bsky.social in @lit-namjooning.bsky.social
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
This is absurd. Trump is using YOUR taxpayer dollars to test for "abortions in the water." Seriously. This isn't about health care or science. This is about catering to anti-abortion extremists who are fighting to rip away reproductive rights and control women's bodies.
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POLITICO Pro: Abortion opponents claim ‘tremendous victory’ as EPA tests water for abortion pills
The new study will test for trace amounts of chemicals, pesticides and drugs — including ones used to induce abortions — in drinking water in multiple cities.
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have a story about keeping busy yet staying present in the lovely new Issue 3 of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social. Please check it out, and all the other wonderful pieces. I’m fortunate to be in such good company. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open! @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🥹🥹💜💜
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Mel🏳️‍🌈 she/they universal healthcare now @knownforms.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
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Anya Johanna DeNiro @adeniro.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
today is the 3rd (!) anniversary of the publication of my novel OKPsyche. I'm so grateful for everyone who's read it and got something meaningful out of it. It's safe to say that this book changed my life. And, you know, if you want a weird book about trans motherhood: bookshop.org/p/books/okps...
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Okpsyche
★ "DeNiro's novel is a lyrical, emotionally powerful story . . . of queer parenthood, of the reality of the sharp fear of trans lives, and of complicated self-discovery." - Booklist (starred review)In...
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Issue 3 @lit-namjooning.bsky.social is live! So pleased to have my flash fiction “Hourglass” included. Looking forward to reading all the other pieces and glad to be in such good company. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
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Hourglass by Amalia Gladhart
When Sadie was sick, I used to do puzzles with her. Not with her, exactly. She was too tired to sit up or concentrate much, and the chemo gave her brain fog. But I’d do a puzzle on a card table beside...
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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Open! @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It's finally the 12th! Which means, Issue 3 is LIVE, folx! 23 fabulous pieces of fiction and non-fiction. Come on in, grab a beanbag, your beverage of choice, and read! And if any of the pieces speak to you, let the author know! And so, here we go! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/issue3
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ISSUE 3 | Litnamjooning
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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‘Nakedly political’: US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report
HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conducted
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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 03/09/2026
National park emergency responders were diverted to Washington, D.C. to work on Trump's vanity projects right before flooding in the Grand Canyon killed two people and left 80 stranded. Trump only cares about enriching and building monuments to himself while the rest of us pay the price.
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Before Deadly Floods, Trump Diverted Emergency Responders To Beautify D.C.
Trump reassigned 300 National Park Service emergency responders to golf course and reflecting-pool renovations before the Grand Canyon flooded.
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species
Decision to rescind ‘roadless rule’ opens more than 45m acres of national forests to roads, drilling and logging
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Excited to share that I'll have a flash piece in the next issue of @lit-namjooning.bsky.social. Watch for the full contributor list toward the end of August.
A jumble of multi-colored wooden jigsaw puzzle pieces on a black tabletop. Red, orange, green, violet, teal, and beige plywood.
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This essay by Julia Serano (which I almost missed) nails it on all points.
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
ICYMI new essay & short 🧵!
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 31/07/2026
It would be very easy to use the Epstein Files as a wedge issue to pummel Trump and his supporters. Write up Articles of Impeachment for his violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Then challenge every Member of Congress to state on the record if they are pro-pedophile or not.
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Penguin Modern Classics (UK) has reissued my translation of Angélica Gorodischer's Trafalgar with a cool new cover. My copies just came in the mail today--and just in time for Women in Translation month.
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Bopeep-Burton 💙🐓🏝🐈🏡🏖 🦋🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇫🇷🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️🌎 @bopeep-burton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
substack.com/@grammamarta...
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Marta (@grammamarta)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/08/2026
Nearly 500,000 public comments have flooded in since the Trump administration proposed a rule that gives political appointees control over research funding. “The United States will not just fall behind. It will step aside,” one physicist wrote.
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How Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy Discovery
A proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...
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The Common @commonmag.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"In the wake of blurring seasons and rotations of the sun, I had come back here, ages 15, 16, 17, now 19, always to the same place, always to repeat the same exercises of loneliness." Aidan Cahill's dispatch reflects on a nature trail that defined his youth. Link below!
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An Exercise in Loneliness
AIDAN CAHILL <br> It would seem the Earth is always in flux, whether it be the monthly succumbings of the cabbage white butterflies or the water with its winter sleep, yet for the longest time I had…
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our new analysis of police stops in California finds that officers were more likely to search individuals perceived as transgender compared to those perceived as cisgender. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/CA-Police-Stops
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Center for the Art of Translation (CAT) @catranslation.org · 27/07/2026
We’re excited to announce the lineup for Day of Translation 2026 💫 This year’s program celebrates the deeply human elements of the art of translation, featuring 3 free, provocative panels and a featured keynote by Emily Wilson (@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social), and our community afterparty! +
Graphic announcing the Day of Translation, Sep 24, 2026, at the Center for Fiction, in Brooklyn, NY.Graphic featuring headshots of writers and translators, participants of the Day of Translation 2026.
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers? | Moira Donegan
The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 28/07/2026
He must be impeached and removed We cannot accept having a bloodthirsty dictator
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 28/07/2026
Sternly worded letters don't make headlines.
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lonewolfkuda.bsky.social @lonewolfkuda.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
And they have it set for another cut for Snap and Medicaid and Medicare in December after the midterms !!!
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Howard Beale Lives @groundedrealist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 24/07/2026
The fast growth of massive data centers has already upended races for local offices across the country, often uniting conservatives and liberals in revolting against projects in their midst. to.pbs.org/4bceOpJ
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Democrats seize on AI data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas
When Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, began her campaign last year, candidates weren't talking about — or hearing about — data centers that power artificial intelligence.
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre.... Unprecedented corruption. This is your daily reminder.
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Democrats need to hammer Trump on his unprecedented corruption | Steven Greenhouse
To win in this year’s midterm elections, the party must highlight that Trump has made huge financial gains while millions struggle to make ends meet
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 22/07/2026
Nobody knows what would have happened if Ryan or Pelosi impeached the criminal for every single impeachable offense. but one impeachment per week for two straight years, each backed by solid evidence of guilt, would have radically changed our political and media landscape forever
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Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com · 22/07/2026
This week's story is "Lavender and Glass" by Toshiya Kamei necessaryfiction.com/stories/lave...
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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"This morning, Democrats in Congress are hosting a Medicare for All shadow hearing — a walk-through of what it will look like in the Capitol when we finally have the votes to pass guaranteed health care." (on fb but here's a yt link) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASV9...
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Universal Healthcare: Now is the Time for Medicare for All
YouTube video by US Progressives
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This should have been the end of it
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NPR @npr.org · 18/07/2026
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts. n.pr/4f9OdMn
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ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Trump has normalized crypto. Is it the path to the next financial collapse? | Eduardo Porter
Cheerleading by the president, who made $1.2bn last year off uninsured currency, does not bode well for US economy
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The climate crisis is fueling an onslaught of dirty air, and it's making our communities sick. As the first and only lung doctor in Congress, I know we can't separate climate policy from public health. The climate crisis is a public health emergency.
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Wildfire Updates: Smoke Pushes Air Quality to Dangerous Levels for Millions
Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is choking a vast stretch of the Northeast and Upper Midwest. Officials encouraged residents, including in New York, to stay indoors.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The payment is an admission of guilt. This should be the biggest news on every platform.
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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
At least 1.5M fewer kids are receiving SNAP after unprecedented cuts enacted last year. Now, House Rs are starting a budget process that risks more cuts & ignores the urgent need to help low-income families who are losing SNAP & can't afford groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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Abortion Access Front @abortionfront.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
🥔The people have spoken: Idaho organizers turned in over 110K signatures for a ballot initiative to OVERTURN their state’s abortion ban. Because—and Nebraska, lean in here—the people. WANT. ABORTION. ACCESS. bit.ly/4f4XWSK
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The Trump administration continues to meddle in state elections. The Justice Department has notified three Michigan cities (Detroit, East Lansing, and Lansing) that it is seeking election-related records and plans to deploy federal election monitors to polling places during the state’s Aug primary.
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DOJ says it will send election monitors to 3 Michigan cities
The Detroit News obtained a copy of a letter sent by the U.S. Department of Justice to Chris Swope, Lansing's city clerk.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It’s a good day to reread @tressiemcphd.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
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Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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Amalia Gladhart @amaliag.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Trump officials to slash public input on fossil fuel drilling on federal lands
Plan to limit scrutiny of polluters and shift financial risks to taxpayers is attack on democracy, advocates say
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🫍ᑭᒪᗩIᑎ ᒍᗩᑎE🫈 @janeleecomiskey.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case (Gift Article)
The report, which said the special counsel’s office stood “fully behind” the merits of the prosecution, amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of the president-elect.
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"But if keeping kids indoors is what he means by a norm of our car system, then he expects Americans will develop burdensome and unhealthy coping mechanisms and a willingness to absorb pain on behalf of the perceived and real benefits of AI. He’s ready for Americans to eat AI’s numerous high costs."
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We Reshaped the Landscape for Cars, Not People. Will We Do the Same for AI?
On a gobsmacking interview with Nvidia's CEO
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Susan @suziqleathers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Fck Data Centers!!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The toll on press covering Delaney Hall:
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Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I just want to echo this, that my high school-age kid and his peers DO NOT want AI. They hate it, think it's gross and ignorant, and agree that it's ruining their lives.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/05/2026
The messy plaintiffs behind so many anti-abortion lawsuits
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The messy plaintiffs behind so many anti-abortion lawsuits
Allegations of domestic violence have turned yet another abortion-pill case into "a PR disaster."
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