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@amybirn.bsky.social
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Former news producer, now following the news with clenched teeth and bitten fingernails

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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I certainly hope the people of the next place occupied by Trump can be as brave as the people of Minnesota apple.news/AemZ9hkWjTY-...
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Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong — The Atlantic
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
5 calls app reporting: Yesterday, a Sunday, you peaked at 8,000 calls / hour via 5 Calls... Today? You're already at 14,000 calls / hour!! That's 4 calls a second, and that's only the calls logged on our site and apps. Keep it up, team. 💥📞💥
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Appalling. ICE OUT. Democrats caved and the funding bill passed.
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🌊❌👑🐸❌🧊 Target Majority NYC: An Indivisible & Swing Left Group @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Today 20,000 NYCers said No Wars, No Kings, No ICE & told @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social NO FUNDS FOR ICE OR WAR @indivisible.org @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @uwsag.bsky.social @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social Photos: @kenschles.bsky.social
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Brilliant
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
US CDC: a public health agency in critical condition - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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US CDC: a public health agency in critical condition
For almost 80 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been the nation's immune system, detecting threats early, coordinating rapid responses, and safeguarding population hea...
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback. www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
David Stevens: “Election fraud , election fraud. 4 years of the claim from Republicans. Now in plain sight there is clear election fraud. Done by state legislatures in red states with an added push from what they hope is a Supreme Court win.” #Pinks contrarian.substack.com/p/the-gops-2...
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The GOP’s 2025 playbook to steal House seats
Instead of changing its message, the Republican Party decided to change the maps.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
open.substack.com/pub/mikelevi...
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Fact-checking misinformation about SNAP
A recording from Mike Levin's live video
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
From CT Sen
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/10/2025
This was used in the the decision-making process for:
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/10/2025
A helpful chart from @jvl.bsky.social that explains the Republican decision-making process when it comes to power. Check it out in the latest Triad: www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-a...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/09/2025
oh looks like jill lepore wrote the book i thought i might write www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/b...
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Jill Lepore Thinks the U.S. Constitution Might Break America
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
My latest with @bakerinstitute.bsky.social www.bakerinstitute.org/research/new...
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New COVID-19 Vaccine Restrictions and Their Impact | Baker Institute
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines to protect against the latest strain. Unlike earlier rollouts, this authorization comes with added restrictions. In ...
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
How is this not 1933 Germany? Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Removal of Guatemalan Children www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Removal of Guatemalan Children
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
My heart is breaking for my country right now #cdc #chaos
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
I never watched Veep so I feel unprepared to process the current timeline #summit #npr
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We are the Soviet Union now
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
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Keep Colbert on Air!
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
In case we have forgotten #medicaid
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Adding something very necessary to the timeline.
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Ari Melber @arimelber.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
New with Coates: youtu.be/Wbz37lWzAtQ?...
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Confronting ‘cowardice’: How to fight Trump & racism with Ta-Nehisi Coates (Longform Melber intv)
YouTube video by MSNBC
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I woke up feeling punchy so I just wrote and submitted my comment on the OPM rule to reinstate Schedule F, which would dangerously politicize the civil service. Thanks to @donmoyn.bsky.social for the helpful explainers of what return to schedule F would mean. Submit your comment no later than 5/23
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The star spangled grifters.
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
This is an excellent chart… only wish the print wasn’t so teensy-tiny…
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This. Bravo. Support the ACLU.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Only my 32nd time this week saying “How is this allowed/how is this legal?”
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
@ritchietorres.bsky.social please let your constituents know what is being done to remedy this terrible tragedy.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
They are breaking every single part of our government and stealing our data to enrich the corporations.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
@maddow.msnbc.com Cornell so far not caving statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025041...
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Joint lawsuit challenging Department of Energy indirect cost cuts| University Statements | Cornell University
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The PLAYBOOK
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Almost everything Trump says about tariffs is “delusional”
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Make sure you read the comments esp this one bsky.app/profile/maxi...
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
OMG this is perfect
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
@maddow.msnbc.com
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
If you are looking for a good sign for Saturday:
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/04/2025
Sen. Cory Booker breaks the record for the longest Senate floor speech, passing former Sen. Strom Thurmond's 24 hr, 18 min filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. As Sen. Booker neared the record, he invoked the late Rep. John Lewis and called on the Senate to get into "good trouble."
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
On point.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The judges are DONE. “This is a terrible, terrible affidavit,” the judge said of Weiss’s declaration, describing it as “pure hearsay,” “assumptions” and “putting words in people’s mouths.”
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
substack.com/@krassenstei...
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Krassenstein on Substack
Make this go viral! Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is outrageous Even as the leak details were becoming public, members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted for Trump nominees Christopher Landau (to the State Department) and John Phelan. Phelan, who will become secretary of the Navy, is a major Trump donor with no military experience.
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10 things Democrats would do about leaked war plans if they were the GOP
A major national security scandal is still unfolding after top-level Trump administration officials accidentally invited a journalist to a private text chat being used to plan a military strike in ...
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Let’s turn out in big numbers, it’s at least something we can do.
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
This would be a great interview @nytimes.com @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
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amybirn.bsky.social @amybirn.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
How soon can we get Lutnick’s comments about fraudster seniors on #socialsecurity in ads? #lutnick @lincolnproject.us ?
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20/03/2025
i am going to keep coming back to this piece i think. trump is fighting a retribution campaign against the entire american people. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
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Opinion | Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind.
It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.
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