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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I reread The Alchemist today and then this happened.

Wordle screenshot of the word “alchemical”

Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I adored the finale of Four Seasons season 2. Feel your feelings, be generous with the people you love, be your wild true self — and always, always include David Tennant.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

You guys I don't mean to brag but I just earned $3.16 from book sales.

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Jordan, a spooky guy @jordanhirsch.net · 14/06/2026

WE DID IIIIIIITTTTTT

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Join me in reclaiming the internet — and the world — for the good guys. Get the details and get hyped: www.mightyforces.co/blog/lets-re...

Let’s reclaim the internet
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The Onion @theonion.com · 02/06/2026

Trump Launches $88 Billion Fund For Anyone Who Has Ever Been Rejected By Woman theonion.com/trump-launches-88-bill…

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So just to be clear, this hype bubble is about…fake-smarts™️? What’s next: the Nobel “Fake-Peace” prize? More Real-Good, less Fake-Smarts.

I mean we all see the word “artificial” right there in artificial intelligence - right? 1 of 3

“Oh hey let’s invest a bunch of money in fake-smarts”

“I’m gonna use fake-smarts to write my college essay!”

“Surely l, fake-smarts will help my business grow.”

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I get it, life is hard. Short-cuts are appealing. Fake-Smarts (tm) is a shiny toy.

But you know what else is appealing? Puppies. Laughing. Consensual sex.

And you know what else is shiny? Sunlight glittering on water. Disco balls. Pride parades.

…And none of those things is hurting our planet earth.

In conclusion:
More Real-Good.
Less Fake-Smarts.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/05/2026

OpenAI Announces Construction Of New Data Center On Top Of Sick Child

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Dear Google and every other tech company: we do not want AI shoved down our throats. The only thing we want shoved down our throats is hot fudge sundaes with whipped cream and then only on every third Sunday.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Another easy way to help make the world a better place: stop using ChatGPT. Here’s how: 1) Stop using it. 2) Do not use it. 3) Cease usage. 4) When you find yourself reaching for it, spritz yourself with water & say “no! tsst! tsst!” 5) When you’re still tempted imagine using it kills Bambi.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

An easy way to help make the world a better place is to stop shopping at Amazon. Stop stop stop. Stop it. Just don’t do it. Stop it. No! Bad dog! Stop.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Pachinko by @minjinlee.bsky.social Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Today the weather in NY’s Hudson Valley is an expression of perfection: high of 80 with a beautiful fresh occasional wind, blue skies… every molecule vibrating with aliveness. Gorgeous, gorgeous — and what a gift it is to sit on my deck with people I love and just *soak*.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

What is bringing you joy right now? Me: Binging Rooster (thank you comedy from the Bill Lawrence playbook in the vein of Shrinking & Ted Lasso)

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Jordan, a spooky guy @jordanhirsch.net · 12/05/2026

I'll be taking part in a Zoom event on 5/20 to support entrepreneurs who need to speak about their business but find it challenging or draining. It's called the Sustainable Speaker Mastermind, and it's going to be really valuable! I'd love to see you there: clarity.hannakinez.com

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Sustainable Speaking — Live Mastermind

A 90-minute live online event. Three experts. One shared mission. 20 May 2026 · 2 PM Eastern · $7.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

AI tally: Economic growth: ~0 Kids driven to kill themselves: >0

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In: Unions Out: The State of the Union

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5 Calls @5calls.org · 24/02/2026

So, what's everyone doing tonight instead of watching a criminal madman air personal grievances and try to tell you that your reality isn't real?

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Andrea Joy Campbell @ajcampbellma.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Ways to get civically engaged instead of watching That Man lie on national television for an hour: 1️⃣ Check in on your neighbors and help them with shoveling 2️⃣ Contact your Senators and ask them to oppose the SAVE Act 3️⃣ Tune into @moveon.org and @meidastouch.com's People’s State of the Union

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Tell Your Senators: Vote NO on Voter Suppression | Indivisible

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

In: Loving each other Out: Bro’ing out in locker rooms

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Jess A. Goldberg 🇵🇸 @jessagoldberg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The utterance of "A.I.'s inevitability" is one of the most stark pure performatives I've seen in my time working in higher ed. Every time it is uttered, it is clearly not reporting a fact about the world but instead actively trying to create the reality it narrates. We can and must refuse.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

In: Looking away from figure skating because you’re afraid they’ll fall Out: Whatever other people do

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

In: Being a good friend Out: Beginning your fundraising text, “Friends,”

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The generic white bro-ness of it all. Is that new world order we requested here yet?

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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 14/01/2026

A politically motivated hearing will launder debunked claims and bad data through a Senate committee in an effort to undermine decades of scientific consensus on the safety of mifepristone and restrict access to medication abortion.

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Junk In, Junk Out: What to Expect From the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Medication Abortion

What to expect from the Senate HELP Committee hearing on medication abortion: undermining decades of scientific consensus on the safety of mifepristone

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

"The Democrats Have a Superweapon. They Use it to Beg" — THANK YOU to writer Paul Shattuck (who has a wonderful newsletter about sustainable resistance paultshattuck.substack.com) www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

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The Democrats Have a Superweapon. They Use It to Beg

Endless fundraising texts are engineered to manipulate you. How to stay steady when it's coming from your own side. The Democratic Party can text millions of Americans every single day. Think about th...

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5 Calls @5calls.org · 08/01/2026

Getting lots of reports of full DC and local office voicemail boxes. Keep it up 😎📞🔥

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

YES. This: “The many can and will defeat the money.”

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

2025 sucked in so many ways… *and*, I can’t remember a better Christmas-to-New Years stretch than this one. I’ve felt suspended in a beautiful place of anticipation and savoring the birth of the new. I’m almost sad for it to be over tomorrow…

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Jordan, a spooky guy @jordanhirsch.net · 29/11/2025

Well Bluesky, even though I'm experiencing a crippling headache for the 8th day in a row, I still posted my annual Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck playlist for you. Enjoy, you filthy animals. wiredformusic.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

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The 2025 Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck Playlist

2025 Holiday Music That Doesn't Suck Playlist - Christmas music, Chanukah music, hip holiday music

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

If you live in DC and are active on normie social media sites, you should be flooding the zone with videos of boring peaceful life in the city.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

I feel like we can cool it already with the advice to “do the thing that scares you,” because living in America right now is some John Carpenter-level shit.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Just back from a huge, joyful #NoKings protest in NY’s Hudson Valley. A little kid led the crowd in a call and response. An older man yelled “Henry Miller, not Stephen Miller.” There were dancing paper mâché cats. This is what democracy feels like.

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Dania Palanker @ipersist.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My grandmother was a young pregnant Jewish woman alone on a train in Poland during WWII when a German soldier told her to get off at the next stop because there wouldn't be any soldiers waiting at the station. She survived because, in that moment, a soldier chose the right thing over obeying orders.

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Some inspiration for today. From Marge Piercy's book, To Be of Use. No Kings. #poetry #books #writing #nokings

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Guy at my rally: “comparing DT to a king makes me feel bad for KINGS. At least kings can project some ✨MAJESTY✨ - has anyone ever seen majesty out of this guy?” 😂 #NOKINGS

Crowded park full of protestors and sign reading “if there’s money for a parade, there’s money for Medicaid!”

Crowded park full of protestors and sign reading “if you don’t want rapists entering the country, stop electing them”

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My 77-year-old mother is attending her first protest today. #NoKings

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Politico @politico.com · 12/06/2025

House Dems are demanding that Noem testify before Congress after Sen. Padilla was detained by federal agents at her DHS press conference in LA.

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House Dems demand testimony from Noem after Padilla handcuffed in LA

“If it can happen to Alex, it can happen to ... anybody,” Rep. Jimmy Gomez said.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/06/2025

A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.

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Sen. Padilla pushed to ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie

Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

"We cannot escape the paradoxical conclusion that while there is no limit to what people will do to each other, there is also no limit to what they will do for each other." - Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org

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Amanda Hirsch @amandahirsch.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

"I've spent years in movement spaces and know how vital collective action is. But most of us aren't full-time organizers. We're trying to stay human inside a system we depend on that is being ransacked and torn apart." paultshattuck.substack.com/p/the-harms-...

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The Harms Are Cumulative. Your Overwhelm Is the Goal. Let’s Get Unstuck

Trump and Musk weaponize chaos to exhaust our capacity for resistance. Recognizing the patterns of harm gives us the framework to protect our humanity and reclaim our strategic power.

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