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Amanda Weinstein

@profweinstein.bsky.social
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Economist studying rural economies. Air Force Veteran. Ohioan. Mom of 3 kids. Wife of the 1 and only @senatorweinstein.bsky.social

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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“When the American people recognize us and all others whom they have denied, as God’s children endowed by our Creator with the same rights as all people who inhabit the earth, then and then only will she prove herself capable of leading the people of the world to eternal peace and security”
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A vegetarian diet is definitely cheaper. But a lot of people prefer chicken (or beef) to lentils, for example. New ways of thinking about vegetarian meals - easy, fast, cheap, and delicious - helps.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
What did move the needle? Grassroots energy. Small donations from across the community. Neighborhood events. Real conversations. Yard signs, letters written from neighbor to neighbor, and people opening their homes and hearts to this campaign.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Despite a flood of mailers, PAC money, and even a temporary “news” site created during the campaign, what truly made the difference in Hudson was our own residents showing up because they knew how much was at stake.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Do you think the Trump team has a running list of things they came up with titled “Horrible Things to Say or Do When the News Is Bad” that they just dip into any time headlines get too close to stuff like, say… Trump being listed in the Epstein files? Or do they use AI to generate ideas?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
This is my town. This is Hudson, Ohio, today. #NoKings
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Reading The Speeches and Writings of Sadie Alexander (edited by @ninabanks.bsky.social) and just listened to @npr.org’s Throughline on Frances Perkins — now I really want someone (Nina? 🙂) to write Economics According to Women in Economics.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Today, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. For many, Memorial Day is a day of deep personal loss. I want to honor the USAFA women who gave their lives in service—including my friend & squadron mate, C3C Chaney King. Their names live on in our hearts. Here’s a toast 🇺🇸
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Excited to join the Akron Press Club this Friday to talk about why it’s time to rethink how we do local economic development—and what more effective and more community-driven strategies could look like. www.akronpressclub.org/events/new-w...
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I have heard many economists (and policymakers) suggest that the answer to rural economic struggles is simple: “Just move to a big city.” Yet, some rural areas grow so rapidly that they’re eventually reclassified as nonrural, even as their success is rooted in rural strengths.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
What?! Ohio Republicans are the ones who paid people to sign fake petitions to make people think they'd already signed the petition to repeal the corrupt HB6
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Fair point. Many great minds were likely great because they had autism. We should better incorporate neurodiverse people into society if we want to keep advancing. But many parents have real questions about autism’s causes - if we don’t add science to that conversation, others will step in with BS.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Advanced paternal age is a known risk factor for autism. Old men should definitely stop sleeping with younger women (*clears throat* RFK jr.)
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Hey Siri, where did Timothy Mellon go to college?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Hey Siri, where did Peter Thiel go to college?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Hey Siri, where did Richard Uihlein go to college?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Hey Siri, where did the Koch brothers go to college?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Exactly. Hey Siri, where did Richard Uihlein go to college?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Hey Siri, where did Peter Navarro get his PhD?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Yes - this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing!
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Golden’s alma mater does not require political science majors (like Golden) to take an economics course. Nor does Maine (or Pennsylvania) require any economics content to be taught in their K-12 education systems👇
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Golden’s alma mater does not require political science majors (like Golden) to take an economics course. Nor does Maine require any economics content to be taught in its K-12 education system 👇
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Golden’s home state of Maine also does not require any economics (or personal finance) content in their K-12 education www.councilforeconed.org/survey-of-th...
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Just casually pointing out - for no particular reason - that many students finish high school (& even college) with no formal econ education. In states like Ohio, even when required, it’s not always a standalone course and often gets crammed into something else, especially in under-resourced schools
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Still true for the MAGAs 👇
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Proud to stand with @booker.senate.gov
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
It’s going to be a looooong time before I let Republicans forget they’re the party responsible for the largest tax hike in U.S. history.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
@booker.senate.gov just broke the filibuster record staying cool under pressure. But I knew he had it in him - because I once watched him deliver a full speech in Akron without flinching as my toddler rained Goldfish at his feet. Every step: crunch. Unfazed. Legend.👇
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
People underestimate how much a pair of gay penguins in the zoo can trigger Republicans
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Cancelled TV show you will never stop thinking about.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Every damn day: Republicans: The emperor’s clothes have never looked better.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
If only we had some democrats that are good at messaging and could draw a crowd
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A well-functioning, competitive market can serve as a signal—in this case, indicating that climate change is real.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
“The best Americans are not always famous. The best Americans are not the critics. They are the doers. None of them could do it all but they all could do something. These are the small and the mighty and we can be too. We are the ones we've been waiting for.” ~ Sharon McMahon
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
🤔 What could be the difference between the US and Europe this year?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Congrats!
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Yep! We all know there has been increased political polarization. Going after the median voter makes sense if we're living in 1994. We are no longer in 1994, folks. My kids call that way back in the 1900s. Energizing the base is priority number one. Swing votes don't matter if the base doesn't show
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
AI thinks Brown is more qualified based on merit alone: Brown’s high-level command experience, joint operations expertise, and strategic leadership make him the more qualified candidate. Caine’s strengths in special operations and intelligence are valuable but lack the same breadth and depth.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Trump replaced the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Brown Jr., a 4-star fighter pilot with John D. Caine, a retired 3-star Air Force general who put on a MAGA hat, despite military protocol prohibiting it. I asked ChatGPT who was more qualified …
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
It takes a lot to be willing to admit a mistake. Now who is gonna talk some sense into Gen X?
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
This
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
America is diverse—over 42% of the population isn’t white. Even rural areas are more diverse than popular media portrays. Adding religion, disability, and sexual orientation, … diversity grows across place and race. Opposing diversity (DEI) means opposing America.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I’m old enough to remember when Republicans were outraged at Michelle Obama’s efforts to improve the nutritional quality of kids’ school lunches.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
USAID’s Ohio ties
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
But but but Trump said he fixed aviation safety weeks ago 🤪
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Oh yeah sure. Consumer sentiment about high prices and inflation suggests people are totally ok with it 🙃
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
That’s terrible! I recently finished reading Code Girls - such a great book! Highly recommend.
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
“a wrecking ball through the regional compact at the foundation of US global competitiveness and economic power” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Amanda Weinstein @profweinstein.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
All of the above is an option too. But we do have research and data that indicates “consumers most aligned with a firm’s social stance increase their consumption at the firm by 19%”
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