Sign in

Amanda Whitlock

@amandawhitlock.bsky.social
981 followers 420 following 1.4K posts

“As you’re always saying the Beastie Boys fought and possibly died for my right to party, so” Photo editing for Forbes. Blunt but charming. Illinois.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Robert Hirschfeld @rfhirschfeld.bsky.social · 12h
You can tell USDA to keep the Roadless Rule here: prairierivers.org/front-page/2...
prairierivers.org
Protect Shawnee's Roadless Areas: Keep the Roadless Rule in Place - Prairie Rivers Network
September 3, 2026 | Action Alert Sign the petition to protect over 10,500 acres of designated roadless areas in Shawnee National Forest.
021
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Robert Hirschfeld @rfhirschfeld.bsky.social · 12h
There are precious few wild places left in Illinois. We should zealously protect those that remain. Instead, USDA wants to repeal the Roadless Rule, putting 10,666 acres of the Shawnee National Forest at risk. 🧵 gift link to the @chicagotribune.com:
chicagotribune.com
Trump plan would remove protections for national forests like Shawnee: ‘We stand to lose our solitude’
More than 170,000 acres in the Midwest could be opened to roads, logging and mining, threatening fragile ecosystems.
1114
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · 13h
Australian National Botanic Gardens conservationists cloning rare ice age gum Known as the Mongarlowe mallee or ice-age gum, only six plants have been discovered in the wild, just south of Canberra. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
There are only six of these trees left in the wild. Conservationists are cloning them
The trees are estimated to be between 3,000 to 6,000 years old but they have no future without intervention.
043
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 17h
Outside Mother of the Americas church in Little Village, crosses commemorating immigrants have died in immigration custody or during enforcement actions in the United States
48747
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Steph @tokenweirdgirl.bsky.social · 16h
Trump take salsa
430664
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 16h
Why are we getting Ken Paxton ads during Bears/Jets? And why is Paxton allowed to flat out lie in ads and claim that minor gender affirming surgeries are being paid for with tax dollars?
2818537
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16h
This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
1321992877
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
191755876
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy
164116012481
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a snapshot from Charley Harper’s studio as he left it (and the origin of the title of my essay) 🐞
A hand painted sign leaning on a wooden garden chair in an art studio with the phrase LADYBUGS WILL SAVE THE WORLD in red paint on an ivory background
0366
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 03/10/2026
Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in the Peruvian Andes, the Natural History Museum of San Marcos University said Saturday. u.afp.com/S9Di
1288
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
so often the stupid personal essay de jure is a flagrant case of "that's an inside thought, mama. that's for your journal"
121114121
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 03/10/2026
Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
wired.com
Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
381151672
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
The Intercept @theintercept.com · 02/10/2026
How much does it cost to get more information about a cop who punched someone in the face? If you guessed anything lower than $2.5 million, you’d be wrong — at least according to the city of Eugene, Oregon. buff.ly/AlxYU8S
13424158
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
While digging around their website, I found their ethics policy—including a section on AI-generated content. I suspect that’s a part of what happened here. And I’m upset about that too! I did NOT speak to a journalist with the assumption that my interview would be funneled into producing AI slop.
132407258
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
WIRED @wired.com · 03/10/2026
Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later. www.wired.com/story/inside...
wired.com
A Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’
Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.
08019
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Capitol News Illinois @capitolnewsil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The alleged murder-for-hire plot surfaced days before trial in a case involving the death of 8-year-old Leland “Lee” Arnett and a family with an extensive history of involvement with child welfare services. buff.ly/y7rPEc5
buff.ly
Prosecutors: Man charged with killing 8-year-old DeSoto boy tried to hire inmate to kill boy’s mother
Prosecutors say a DeSoto man charged in an 8-year-old boy’s death later tried to hire an inmate to kill his mother.
133
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Color of Seattle @colorofseattle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The color of the sky in Seattle is dark electric blue #525f78
2026-09-30 11:55:00 #525f78 dark electric blue2026-09-30 11:55:00 #525f78 dark electric blue | [#525f78 - 47%] [#8c95a9 - 23%] [#a7a599 - 8%] [#707c97 - 7%] [#2f3d57 - 5%] [#eeeadd - 5%] [#283650 - 3%] [#c2c7cb - 1%] [#797a77 - 1%] [#9b9e9c - 1%]
062
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Grist @grist.org · 01/10/2026
California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
dlvr.it
California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity.
311030
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
if Canada were to pull the plug on sending the US oil- even for a week- states like MT, ID, WY, UT, ND, SD, NE, OK, MO, IA, MN, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH, KY, and TN would nearly immediately see huge problems.
426642
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year. n.pr/4z0FPpq
n.pr
'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy
Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year.
14345200
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 01/10/2026
Renee Good's family sues US government over her killing in Minneapolis
lemonde.fr
Renee Good's family sues US government over her killing in Minneapolis
The 37-year-old woman was killed by an immigration official during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis in January.
533408830
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 01/10/2026
🐋 A sperm whale cracked the hull of a yacht sailing in the remote South Pacific, forcing four sailors into a day-and-night fight for survival on the high seas. ➡️ u.afp.com/S96i
The 16-metre (52-foot) Tai Tam starts sinking after a sperm whale struck and cracked the hull of the yacht in the remote South Pacific.
23316
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump has insisted on so many flyovers of DC that they are regularly interrupting normal air traffic and also crowding the ones DC used to have for service member funerals. And insane price tags for all of this: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
From birthday celebrations to murderous dictators, Trump brings out the jets
The President's military flyovers are torturing DC-area residents.
514073
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Mike DiGirolamo @mikedigirolamo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For the first time in 150 yrs, kiwi once again live in the hills surrounding Wellington. More than 250 were successfully translocated back to the region, thanks to the efforts of the iwi (nations of Aotearoa), community members, and the Capital Kiwi Project. They join the podcast this week:
news.mongabay.com
Iwi and community-led effort return kiwi to Wellington for first time in over a century
For the first time in 150 years, kiwi once again live in the hills surrounding Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. More than 250 manu (“birds” in the Māori language) were successfully translocated back ...
112242
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting. n.pr/4iT13Ru
n.pr
Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.
18175123
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot
1736049915
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 30/09/2026
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a commitment by South Korea to invest $54 billion in a liquefied natural gas pipeline in Alaska, a White House official said.
adn.com
Trump to announce South Korean investment in Alaska natural gas pipeline
Project owner Glenfarne says the project is contingent on an overhaul of Alaska’s tax structure.
311
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Uh, maybe it would be good if we did not have a tax dodger in charge of the IRS. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
nytimes.com
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
213640
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Playboy @playboy.com · 30/09/2026
Seven men have been accused of raping a woman at Cornell University in 2024. South Park writer Toby Morton speaks to Playboy about why he made the viral "Cornell 7" website where he's publishing “names, photographs, documents, messages, and other information related to the case."
playboy.com
Meet The "South Park" Writer Behind the Viral "Cornell 7" Website
Cornell University has been the subject of innumerable headlines this week, as an anonymous woman’s lawsuit against the university over her alleged 2024 rape prompted New York prosecutors to reopen th...
428088
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Google and Apple immediately update their maps.
392475545
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Zack Quaintance @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bumping for the night crowd!
144
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Justin Horneker @hornekerjustin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everyone Watches Women’s Sports except for dumbass senators from Missouri.
17212
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
propublica.org
Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
36953569
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
open mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Montreal Toronto Cleveland and Chicago next week
2244
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Mongabay @mongabay.com · 29/09/2026
A new global database mapping 40 years of satellite and ocean data reveals that compound marine heatwaves and acidification extremes occur more frequently than expected. Experts warn more research is urgently needed to assess their impacts on marine life and fisheries. By María Paula Rubiano A.
mongabay.cc
New global maps chart 40 years of ocean heat and acidification extremes
Between 2014 and 2015, a marine heatwave known as “The Blob” warmed an area of the Pacific Ocean larger than the United States and Mexico combined. The massive event fueled toxic algae blooms,…
01312
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A physicist at the University of Chicago and an environmental scientist at the University of Illinois are among the fellows chosen this year to receive the prestigious MacArthur “genius grant,” the MacArthur Foundation announced.
news.wttw.com
UChicago Physicist, U of I Environmental Scientist Awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’
Vincenzo Vitelli, a physicist at the University of Chicago, and Kaiyu Guan, an environmental scientist at the University of Illinois, were among a group of 20 fellows chosen for this year’s MacArthur ...
072
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Philip Bump @pbump.com · 29/09/2026
tell me you flunked geometry without telling me you flunked geometry
34795111
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
12681052011
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SCOOP A Pentagon influencer called liberal women a "pestilence" who will end western civilization. He's also: • Praised dictators like Franco and Pinochet • Said people without kids should not be allowed vote • Called immigrants "semihuman savages" www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
wired.com
A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
54727315
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 29/09/2026
Evicted 87-year-old allowed to return to Madrid home she lived in for 70 years. She will not have to pay the 275% rent hike the real estate firm had demanded. Her treatment sparked nationwide protests and piled pressure on the government to resolve Spain's housing crisis u.afp.com/S9WH
15430
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I struggled to finish reading this important and horrifying reporting www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
theatlantic.com
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
614187
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh my goodness, it CAN be done!
324451
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌵 Curtis's botanical magazine.. London ;New York [etc.]: Academic Press [etc.]. [Source]
Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine showing a round, green cactus covered in thin, long, dark spines. Atop the cactus are clusters of large, vibrant yellow flowers with multiple pointed petals and a detailed white and red center. Below the cactus are fine line drawings depicting the cactus’s root system and flower anatomy, highlighting botanical features with numbered parts. The image has a vintage scientific style with delicate shading and soft color tones on a light beige background.
1274
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
👹 Monster was released on this day in 1994. “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?,” “Bang and Blame,” “Strange Currencies,” “Crush With Eyeliner,” “Tongue” — and a run of music videos that makes this one especially fun to look back on. Share your favorite song in the comments…
861220174
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 27/09/2026
🇨🇱 El Nino phenomenon causes unique bloom in Chile's Atacama desert The El Nino weather phenomenon has brought rainfall to parts of Chile's Atacama Desert, activating the flowering of plants across areas of the normally arid landscape.
22319
Reposted by Amanda Whitlock
The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
trib.al
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
164977665