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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
From the archives: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... 💔🤍💙
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The New Puritans
Social codes are changing, in many ways for the better. But for those whose behavior doesn’t adapt fast enough to the new norms, judgment can be swift—and merciless.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I expected ICE to be quieter in the leadup to the election. 💔🤍💙 themigration.substack.com/p/operation-...
themigration.substack.com
“Operation Safe California”: What We Know and How to Prepare
Understanding the 45-Day ICE Surge in California and Essential Preparation Steps
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Here's hoping someone will hack this livestream. 💔🤍💙 apnews.com/live/trump-m...
apnews.com
Live updates: Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.”
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You would not think I would be putting the broken heart next to a Dave Barry story, but here we are. 💔🤍💙 The news industry is so broken. davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
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Michelle
A tribute.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wow. 💔🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Where Mary Harris delivers my favorite line ever: "Reporting as lore." ❤️🤍💙
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Corruption Is Everywhere in 2026. How Do You Force a Reckoning? Feat. Pablo Torre.
If you love What Next, join Slate Plus at https://slate.com/youtubeplus?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=link&utm_content=What_Next&utm_campaign=show_description&tpcc=youtube-link-show_description-What_Next to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. From promising voters $5000 if Republicans win, to an internecine web of crypto entanglements, Trump has gone off the corruption deep-end. If sports is a "scammer's paradise," but still seeing some accountability... what lessons are there for politics? Guest: Pablo Torre, investigative reporter and host of “Pablo Torre Finds Out.” Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Rob Gunther, Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort. Video production by Paige Osburn. Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD. Social: @maryharris on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/maryharris.bsky.social Note: Captions are auto-generated by YouTube. Learn more: https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next Follow Slate on Social: Slate on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Slate Slate Podcasts on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SlatePodcasts Slate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slate Slate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slate
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This explanation of “targeted enforcement action” kind of sums up the complete clusterf*ck of our immigration and border control systems. 💔🤍💙 (Scroll to section 3) themigration.substack.com/p/nurse-help...
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Nurse Helps Immigrant Detainee Escape
Examining 18 U.S.C. § 752 and the Critical Distinction Between Targeted Operations and Roving Patrols
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Short and sweet and powerful. ❤️🤍💙 youtu.be/6rvafufqH7g?...
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Why Protest Is More Powerful Than You Think (ft. Annie Leonard)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Disheartening immigration news from St. Louis. 💔🤍💙 www.stlamerican.com/news/ice-arr...
stlamerican.com
ICE arrests more than double in Missouri
Arrests by or on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Missouri more than doubled during the first seven months this year, while the share of those arrested who have no criminal convic...
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yet another appreciation post for the Stars and Stripes, its reporters, and their courage. ❤️🤍💙 I don't think anyone else is still tracking these strikes. 💔🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This author (sorry if I'm stereotyping males!!) missed a factor: the pressure to put on a social media-worthy table spread and decorations. It is very real, and it can take just as much time and energy and planning as the guest list and menu/ingredients. 💔🤍💙 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Why Americans Stopped Throwing Dinner Parties
The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined dramatically since 1975.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Everybody benefits when the rule of law is in play across the government.” ❤️🤍💙 wapo.st/4hE3aGy
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Trump’s opponents are planning efforts to reverse his changes to presidency
As the midterms approach, some of the president’s foes are working to ensure his aggressive approach to executive power doesn’t outlast him.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good investigation highlighting the impossible complexity of campaign financing. ❤️🤍💙 I'm not sure readers will notice this is a partnership article. Probably not. The Post-Dispatch is under new ownership, and it will be interesting to see their editorial practices. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
stltoday.com
FEC questions thousands of donations to Eric Schmitt tied to prolific online donors
The Federal Election Commission this year asked Sen. Eric Schmitt’s campaign committee about donations that appear to exceed federal limits and other issues with his reports.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It was one thing to believe his b.s. at the start. It's another to still believe it now. 💔🤍💙 youtu.be/1iwFKGLmM5c?...
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A Seismic Political Change
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The vigilante mentality around this case is shocking and sobering to me. I am so grateful my family did not experience that when a member was arrested and incarcerated for a sex-related crime. I agree the system is not perfect, but abusing innocent people is not the answer. 💔🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I 100% agree. The death penalty is inhumane no matter how "quick and painless" it is. I will never be convinced by the argument "they deserve it" -- especially for an adolescent whose brain was not fully developed when they committed the crime. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Christa Pike survived her execution attempt. Tennessee must not try again | Austin Sarat
What happened to Pike was gruesome. No one deserves what she went through, not even those who commit horrible crimes
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My kids sometimes tease me about how much I love listening to music on Twitch. Mostly I choose house and EDM. But what's not to love about a Gen Z streamer shredding to songs that are three times her age??? Currently playing: "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds. ❤️🤍💙 www.twitch.tv/emelea
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EMELEA - Live on Twitch
FIRST 80s NIGHT IN THE EMPIRE 💿🎶🎸 | !dono | Streaming djs.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One of the very few things my Missouri Sentator Josh Hawley is doing that I actually agree with. ❤️🤍💙 www.kqed.org/news/1210215...
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Experts Urge Federal Lawmakers to Regulate AI. Will Anyone Heed Their Alarm? | KQED
At a Senate subcommittee hearing, safety advocates decried the lack of federal action to protect Americans from fast-evolving AI-enabled threats.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is some true b*llsh*t. It is already hard enough being poor. And yet Missouri manages to find the will and the power to make it harder. 💔🤍💙 www.stlpr.org/health-scien...
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Missourians have to show household expense receipts to qualify for SNAP benefits starting Oct. 1
Missouri’s Department of Social Services will now review documentation of housing costs, childcare expenses and assets in applications for SNAP benefits.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hard "NO!" from me on this one as well.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I already shopped this way for hotels and airfare, but I'm annoyed enough that I'm going to start doing the same for lower-cost items too. 💔🤍💙 www.npr.org/2026/09/29/n...
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How to hide your spending habits from retailers (so you don't get ripped off)
Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
💔🤍💙 wapo.st/4ACHFOZ
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This district is by far the best in the St. Louis metro area for addressing the well-being of immigrant students and families. Kudos to him for building that culture. ❤️🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"... it not only comes at the expense of the journalism product but also extracts a heavy toll of unpaid labor from the news workers involved." 💔🤍💙 Always remember: Just because an entity is a nonprofit does not mean it is inherently good or beneficial. rq1.substack.com/p/how-nonpro...
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How nonprofit newsrooms are exploited by funders — and their own sense of calling
Plus: Audiences aren’t too keen on AI news anchors, journalists say government funding doesn’t compromise their independence, and disillusionment in the profession is prevalent
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Listen closely to the part about collective well-being. ❤️🤍💙 youtu.be/CB5SXtaQU-A?...
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Social and Collective Well-being with Dr. K. "Vish" Viswanath
YouTube video by Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This dude. 😒 So embarrassed to call him our Missouri Senator. Get on his email list and you will see what I mean. 💔🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This feels sketchy ... especially considering the character of most of the members of this board (like the former mayor of St. Louis, a well-known hack when it comes to public education). 💔🤍💙 www.stltoday.com/news/local/e...
stltoday.com
Private donors are funding Missouri ed board’s commissioner search, strategic plan
The state education board has approved consultants to help search for a new education commissioner and craft a new strategic plan.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
❤️🤍💙 this! My investment portfolio includes companies I strongly despise, like GEO Group (=concentration camps for immigrants). My financial advisor could have them individually removed, but it would be arduous, so I make donations of the estimated earnings instead. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
nextcity.org
Providence Will Vote on a First-Of-Its-Kind Divestment Initiative in November
The binding ballot initiative would bar the city from investing in countries or companies tied to genocide, apartheid, or occupation.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I applaud these two for speaking up. ❤️🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Imagine being a doctor doing an amputation on a child without anesthesia, with only the anesthesiologist singing as comfort. Or a parent knowing that happened to your child. Or a bystander not speaking out to our national leaders who can't get their sh*t together. 💔🤍💙 sumudpod.com/episodes/bea...
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Bearing Witness: Inside 'American Doctor' | Sumud Podcast w/ Dr. Ed Hasan - Sumud Podcast
Find upcoming screenings, purchase tickets, and learn more about the documentary, 'American Doctor' at https://www.americandoctorfilm.com
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thrilled to see folks connecting the dots between their past financial support and the administration's current detention policies. Sad that it has taken so much business disruption and personal trauma. 💔🤍💙 kfor.com/news/instagr...
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Ranchers claim ICE operations are disrupting the cattle industry
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association says the beef industry is struggling with a slew of disruptions, they say are caused by ICE operations. “These ICE opera…
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yay for these folks in my home state. ❤️🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My YouTube privacy settings are such that I see random ads. Sometimes that really sucks. Like tonight when I got an ad for pumpkin spice bone broth. 🤔 It was the most American thing I've seen in a hot minute. ❤️🤍💙 🤣🤣🤣
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Both my kids were mods in their teen years and they learned *a ton* of skills. ❤️🤍💙 This is an interesting perspective. www.techpolicy.press/millions-of-...
techpolicy.press
Millions of Volunteers Are Keeping the Internet Human. For Now.
We’re never going back to the human internet we had. But we can hope for a better internet than the AI-dominated one that is emerging, writes Sarah Gilbert.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The most recent episode of this podcast ends with a good question ... who can invoke "God's will" on immigration? 💔🤍💙 www.hopeinactionpodcast.com I never invoke God's will on anything, but I hear it often, and I like their answer.
hopeinactionpodcast.com
Home | Hope In Action
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Excellent description of the legwork an investigation like this requires. ❤️🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💔🤍💙 wapo.st/4dVWnqy
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How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation
Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"ICE’s own documentation listed the contractually obligated [detention] standards for the facility as “N/A”." 💔🤍💙 themigration.substack.com/p/alligator-...
themigration.substack.com
Alligator Alcatraz: They Put the Drinking Water Next to the Toilets
Also, A Guard Has to Apply the Toothpaste on Non-Shower Days
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So relevant and timely here in the City of St. Louis, where both public and parochial schools face declining enrollment. And don't even get me started on charters. [sigh] 💔🤍💙 districtadministration.com/article/how-...
districtadministration.com
How to keep families on your side during downsizing
Closing schools is often the only answer to declining enrollment. Here's how to win support from your impacted families.
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Impressively, this piece made me laugh -- I appreciate a moment of levity on this very serious topic. Here's hoping the press pool system gets some much-needed reform. 💔🤍💙
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ugh, the ownership pool at major sports teams just keeps getting slimier. "Josh Kushner ... is actually the venture capitalist behind Oscar Health, Inc., which boasts the highest denial rates of any ACA insurer." 💔🤍💙 www.instagram.com/reels/DcTzru...
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More Perfect Union on Instagram: "Josh Kushner, not Jared, was actually the first billionaire Kushner. Corporate media loves to describe him as a liberal, but he's actually a vulture venture capitali...
48K likes, 1,263 comments - perfectunion on August 21, 2026: "Josh Kushner, not Jared, was actually the first billionaire Kushner. Corporate media loves to describe him as a liberal, but he's actuall...
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Video response #6 (Are we on 6?? 🤷🏼‍♀️😅): I ❤️ Trae Criwder too. I also love football. And immigration. And free speech. ❤️🤍💙 Let the slime ooze out of the cracks so we can see it. youtu.be/VDzyQ6kXE2A?...
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Texas Man Stunned to Find that Brown People Attend College/Football Games | Trae Crowder
YouTube video by Trae Crowder (Liberal Redneck)
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Video response #5: An epic guest combo. ❤️🤍💙 MrBeast has been near to my heart since Jimmy was kind to my middle schooler IRL just as he was making it big. (Which doesn't explain his appeal to my Latino moms friends who don't speak English.) And y'all know I ❤️ Pablo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=erHs...
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Breaking Down MrBeast’s “Escape 100 Cops, Win $500,000”
YouTube video by The Real Oshow
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Video comment #4: Right after I watched this, with the topic of brain rot still fresh, I listened to a documentary filmmaker talk about generic beige coffeehouse chains 💔🤍💙 being a symbol of Millennials. I was like yeah, that tracks. I'd rather watch Gen Alpha's brain rot. youtu.be/kkLxhtPfZ2o?...
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Reacting to Holly Rowe AI + Anti-Asian Racism at Texas, with Mina Kimes | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Video comment #3: Still on the topic of misunderstanding Gen Z. Their brain rot is different from Gen Alpha's. Believe me -- I lived it for a week this summer with my nephew. It took a while to get a peek into his world. They know what judgmental adults think of them. 💔🤍💙 youtu.be/kkLxhtPfZ2o?...
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Reacting to Holly Rowe AI + Anti-Asian Racism at Texas, with Mina Kimes | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Video comments #2: Their take on Arch Manning's press conference comments had me wondering if they actually know any Gen Z people well enough to understand how irreverent they are. Most of them mask it well in public. Arch slipped up. I feel for him. I love Gen Z. ❤️🤍💙 youtu.be/kkLxhtPfZ2o?...
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Reacting to Holly Rowe AI + Anti-Asian Racism at Texas, with Mina Kimes | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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Amy De La Hunt @amydelahunt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So much to say about this video!! #1: Let's start with the Texas racist social media posts. When my family visited Houston and Dallas last winter, my kids noticed how diverse it was compared to what they expected. The racists are vastly outnumbered. I bet they know it. ❤️🤍💙 youtu.be/kkLxhtPfZ2o?...
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Reacting to Holly Rowe AI + Anti-Asian Racism at Texas, with Mina Kimes | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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