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Amanda Hiber

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Writer, teacher, feminist, Detroiter.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 15/10/2026
Solidarity with our UNITE HERE Local 1 union family in Chicago as hotel workers across the city fight for a fair contract. ✊ www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha…
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Hundreds of Chicago's hotel workers are on strike. Thousands poised to join
Workers at six hotels are currently on the picket line and workers at 40 more hotels have authorized a strike.
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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 15/10/2026
this feels so familiar-it's almost painful: in addition to research...women of color often perform large amounts of...service that is not rewarded formally, but can negatively impact their evals if they say no....Men can...be bad departmental citizens as long as their research is valued-women can’t
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/10/2026
question for brooks: what if they are, literally, nazis?
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The left isn’t weak because of infighting. The left is weak because every facet of our society and economy is geared to the benefit of fascism and white supremacy and it is the challenge of multiple lifetimes to dismantle all of that.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I keep trying to think of any historical example where a given technology's PROMOTERS AND TRUE BELIEVERS were like 'we are absolutely going to ruin your fucking life so be prepared like it's the end of the world'
Andrew Curran: Axios is reporting that the top labs are wargaming scenarios for the aftermath of a catastrophic event in the next 6 - 12 months, that some executives now see as being inevitable.

Axios: Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAl and other Al companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event.
Why it matters: These officials anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack, that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water.

Edouard Harris: This is our view as well. Relatedly, average people will want to increase their level of personal resilience and preparedness as their resources allow. We will be publishing about this soon.

Nick Farina: Best ways to be prepared? Generators, water, books and DVDs?

Edouard Harris: Power, water, food, sanitation for most part. Parts of this depend on your geo latitude - solar vs propane for eg.

But also: set aside a computer that is not (and ideally has never been) connected to the internet. Buy faraday pouches and tape. Print out essential docs on paper.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/10/2026
‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff
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‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff
Order for workers to remain standing to ‘reinforce professionalism’ draws rebuke amid plunging morale
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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This is one reason why you shouldn’t upload work into LLMs during the peer review and grading processes. That work is confidential, and you have no right to share it without permission. You are taking someone’s intellectual property and giving it to the entire world without their consent.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/10/2026
"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?" buff.ly/oLdL54C
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Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?
“Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five poin...
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Amanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
MobLand is so over the top, it’s like a parody of organized crime. That said, episode 3 of this season is currently in my queue.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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Roshaun L. Harris @rowilltellthetruth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What up doe and hello world! We're coming to you from tonight's Renaissance Center and East Riverfront Project- CBO meeting #6 starting at 6pm for #Detdocumenters @detdocumenters.bsky.social. Follow this thread for more coverage.
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Creative Writing at NEIU @neiu-cw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Daily Herald journalists vote to form labor union
The 15-0 vote was observed by union and management officials at the National Labor Relations Board offices at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
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Amanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Of course he’s that guy
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Watchdog Progressive @watchdogprg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The group chat used by the rapists to tell others that there was "free pussy" is one of the most repellent aspects of this entire crime. #Cornell
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Irma Squirma 👻 🐛 @eckslibris.northsky.social · 23/09/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social My response to your fundraising text is, suppprt trans people. Unequivocally.
Text message from 737-259-0938, it says:

Talarico HQ : Is there ANYTHING we can say to convince you to contribute to our campaign before our FEC deadline ends in 7 days?

I responded "You can say you unequivocally support trans people"
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
last night we had ed sheeran apologizing for saying what’s happening in palestine is bad and at the same time david byrne putting up a huge graphic that says MAKE AMERICA GAY AGAIN and showing footage of ICE brutality to a sold out crowd. you can actually be famous and successful AND give a shit.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
some people replying and saying ed sheeran can’t take the same risks as an established legend like david byrne, but then you look at olivia rodrigo who is 12 years younger than sheeran and just organized an entire festival to support ABORTION. bravery has little to do with age/experience.
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eliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
just learned this today
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Amanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I fucking love riding Amtrak. While waiting for the bathroom, had a delightful convo with an elderly white dude wearing an Abdul for Senate pin; at every stop, the little girl in front of me loudly asks “ARE WE THERE?”; and the conductor just came on the mic to wish “Miss Naomi” a happy 9th birthday
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The NY Times is in “but her emails” mode regarding Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker. Relentless and unfair. Where’s the big story about a Republican megadonor who is a white supremacist? Maybe NYT has heard of him. His name‘s Elon Musk.
NYT headline: A provocative streamer creates headaches for El-Sayed in key Senate race
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
so funny— @nytimes.com columnist Bret Stephens says this with 0 clue how out of touch it makes him sound: “My friends are ‘stuck’ with @ZohranKMamdani bc they were all on the Vineyard or in Greece,” he whines A window into who “we” is👇🏽🤔 when does the working class get a column?
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Amanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
She is great in this! Comically genius in a couple episodes
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Amanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Woot! So well deserved!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
CDC’s 9/11 world trade center health program was one of the first things this regime purged. just something to remember when republicans get really into the performative nationalism this week
abcnews.com
New York Republicans scold Trump for CDC cuts that affect 9/11 responders
Critics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Briana Rice @brianarice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Are you struggling to afford your water bills? Have you experienced a shutoff for nonpayment? I’m working on a story now about water affordability and what’s being done to keep water on for Detroiters. I’d like to talk with you! Please DM me or email me at briana@outliermedia.org. @outliermedia.org
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Amanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Kermit and Piggy vibes right here
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The AI problem is also, at the end of the day, about our democracy. The real problem is oligarchy. If we had a political system which represented what most people wanted, we could deal with AI in a way that ensured public benefits and safety. The problem is a few oligarchs decide our fate.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I've never seen anything I wanted to frame and hang over the mantel more desperately
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cunt dracula 🎃 @malwhere.northsky.social · 07/09/2026
It’s kind of horrible to be politically aware right now bc you log onto websites that contain The News and the actual fact of things is like “the president was up late tweeting ‘GLONZO IS ALL, GLORY TO GLONZO’ and has proposed renaming France to East America, a bold and questionably legal maneuver”
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Jeff, formerly of MN and MA, still God of Cookies @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The last people I want to hear about "human nature" from are misanthropic Silicon Valley techbois. These people hate humans. They hate the users of their products. They keep trying to find ways to replace humans in the things we do. They can't bother with human rights, but demand machine rights.
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 07/09/2026
MY CAT: Runs over the keyboad. GOOGLE AI OVERVIEW: A clever observation, you hit a very valid point.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Such a great performance.
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chefmichael @cheftsonton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
goddamn hero...
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Beck Andoff @andoff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I swear every pitch for why kids *NEED* to be trained on AI "to use it critically" is instantly made foolish by the idea of just teaching kids more comprehensive general media literacy and research skills. I use research rules I learned in high school on a daily basis, and I am almost 40.
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This act is akin to burning a library to the ground. And these companies can & do erase archives whenever they like. We have got to develop systematic personal & organizational archiving practices that don’t trust record keeping to digital platforms that authors & users don’t own or control.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This has actually become a complete recalibration of what even matters and is at stake for all our classrooms. No matter what the field, what we teach, somehow we must all be part of the great AI push and prostrate ourselves at the feed of our tech gods, or be treated like children
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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem
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Tom Wambsgans’ Second Wife, PhD @drwambsgans.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We all agree that we’re demolishing this, right?
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Whether Arday cheated or not, whether he lied or not, the point is that the academic, media and social media hounding of Jason Arday was in fact unacceptable Unless you believe that the penalty for cheating and/or lying should be death, Im not clear why that Nature editorial is provoking some of you
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Amanda Hiber @amandahiber.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I’ve been watching old Law & Order SVUs from the pandemic and omg they also did that annoying thing people IRL did where they pull down their masks to talk. That’s when you most need a mask on, people! You’re spitting all over the special victims! I expected more from Olivia Benson
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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BREAKING: There’s been a massive recall of whatever it is you just put in your mouth
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/09/2026
Let this trouncing be a message to anyone who thinks throwing trans people under the bus is a good idea.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
She knows! ⚠️
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