Reposted by AmandaKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10hNote: the Alexander Brothers represented Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump in their 2021 purchase of a Florida mansion for $24 million. 24153692491
Reposted by AmandaNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 9hBREAKING: The FBI made a video trashing Democrats & hyping Kash Patel, then posted it during early voting Spending your tax dollars to campaign or to hype the director is illegal -- This video did BOTH We want watchdogs to find out who signed off Our @democracydefendersfund.org letter👇 -TN 13264022584
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 14hMAGAs entire schtick is psychological regression to either toddler or teen, never grown. 061
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 15hCan you believe he's the incumbent? What is up with the ignorance that gets this guy elected to office in the first place? 120
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 15hYour field should start doing psych evals to enter because holy shit, it sure rewards and churns out some real doozies. 010
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 15hNot where I live, and we outnumber residents of those places by the millions. MAGA floats on a two-party, both sides equals half myth. It is not even close to half the population. It's nothing but tyranny of the minority, propped up by the most corrupt people on the planet. 000
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 15/10/2026She falsely claimed she was an attorney by working as general counsel for a CA non-profit in 2024-2025. 030
Reposted by AmandaKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Y’all, I hate to rain on the dead bot parade, but the Yandex data center destruction doesn’t seem to have significantly impacted social media bots. I made temporal graphs of X posts about AfD around the time of the attack and there’s no sign of a sudden dip or residual impact on that conversation. 15445011173
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Once you learn the names of the different tribal groups, it becomes much easier to learn about their distinct cultural histories. Some starting points: Salish, Athabasca, Yurok, Ute, Apache, Navajo, Hopi, Sioux, Ojibwe, Seminole, Choctaw, Osage, Mohawk, Algonquin, + more share.google/3hmEXkixHr2m...share.google 020
Reposted by AmandaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026Your reminder that ICE should be presumed lying when it claims someone "weaponized their vehicle" against them. It's never true. It never happens. It's always a lie. 6624207
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Yup, need to get around sanctions for the specialized parts to rebuild their refineries. 030
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026My kid went on a school trip. I had visions of all I would accomplish. In reality, my body opted for sleep. I slept like crazy. 000
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This one discusses weaving and agency: View of Women’s (Art) Work share.google/LAsOOhWnsfG9...share.googleView of Women’s (Art) Work 140
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Seeing photos from the past in contrast to now is a bummer. I hope she's okay because this level of scrutiny can't be good for what she has going on. Less plastic surgery, less Trumpism, more cheeseburgers, more internal confidence & we'd likely know more of her for entirely different reasons. 020
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Like the contour makeup, designed to create or accentuate features she is not lacking. I'm a random woman & think I could do wonders for her within 15 minutes. Her surgeon did her dirty. And so did her therapist, if you read between the lines of these choices. She's far from her Ironman era. 130
Reposted by AmandaCallsignBaker 2547 @bobtheangryone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's all a setup to blame Ukraine 🇺🇦 for high diesel prices in the US. It's only a one day of supply for the US that exports diesel. Russia 🇷🇺 can't provide diesel for it's own market. We aren't getting any diesel. We are getting a boatload of bullshit. 13512
Reposted by AmandaMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026Trump announced a diesel deal with Putin as Zelenskyy’s team met with Witkoff and Kushner in Miami. Ben explains why the deal won’t meaningfully lower prices, but could signal protection for Russian refineries as Trump pressures Ukraine to surrender territory. 1201378607
Reposted by AmandaGil Durán @gilduran.com · 09/10/2026Yesterday marked the 3rd annual Network State conference (in Singapore). This is the venture capital cult that plans to kill democracy. Peter Thiel protégés Curtis Yarvin and Balaji Srinivasan had a polite fireside chat about exactly how the USA will die. Yeah, The Nerd Reich is a very true story! 21427154
Reposted by Amandajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026huh, interesting that vance thinks this is the worst terrorist attack and not oklahoma city 1775950852
Reposted by AmandaNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Ossoff is acting like Trump/MAGA/GOP and what they’ve done to the country is Actually Bad. Charismatic and well spoken, which sure helps. But no “my friends across the aisle,” no acting like the imaginary “Baileys” are the only ones who matter, no “don’t talk values, only kitchen table.” That’s it. 482827532
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sadly, she didn't always look like this, and it's an unfortunate [souls] pose. Her insecurities seem to be screaming out. Years ago, she did the Ironman triathlon and her face was more natural. She should have left it alone. She should dump Trump and her search for the fountain of youth. 010
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026He can't help that he was born to be Gregory Peck shaped. If he activates memories of Atticus Finch, oh well. 010
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I love the flowers and colors in the tiles. I love the ironwork. It's very pretty. 010
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I have yet to see one where it looked like Collins was inevitable. And does he think the bribe news would give her a boost? 000
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026He's telling us he is impressed by bad boys with bluster. 000
Reposted by AmandaAlison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Really excited to have won a Loeb award for my story on Neom and the Line. Read the story here: ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...ig.ft.comEnd of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelledMohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance 1213521
Reposted by AmandaChris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Love that my opponent is trying to paint me as someone who wants political violence and meanwhile her party is going to execute someone on live tv (after already murdering multiple citizens in the streets and fishermen in boats) 443058467
Reposted by AmandaLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4073529410621
Reposted by AmandaAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I keep thinking of the soldiers convicted of war crimes in his first term that he pardoned. Hegseth was deeply involved with that. time.com/7176342/pete...time.comPete Hegseth's Role in Trump’s Controversial Pardons of Men Accused of War CrimesPete Hegseth advocated for Trump to intervene on behalf of service members in three cases involving war crime accusations in 2019. 337779
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They are actively supporting AI replacement of workers. 131
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Are they revealing to us the form of justice they expect for themselves? 020
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We're out here still trying to keep babies getting killed by regular products and furniture. You can't leave them alone with anything, let alone robots. Children need connection and these guys need a wake up call. 010
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He missed the day we all learned that the robber barons were a problem, and instead aspired to be one. He hates us and he gaslights us. 010
Reposted by Amandae.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not 172435723
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Rock and roll level arrogant for sure. (Sidenote: surprised and delighted by their new hotel build and its position on the Las Vegas Strip. It's a giant guitar.)static.klipy.comMad Max Guitar Guy's Desert PerformanceALT: Mad Max Guitar Guy's Desert Performance 000
Reposted by AmandaMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/ 462197244742
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There's for sure a whole visual semiotics thing happening here. 000
Reposted by AmandaturtlyBOOrtly @turtlyburtly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026this statement from WSF relies on you to 1) not notice that they are using the top earning job class and passing that off as representative; and 2) not realize that to make the math work here they would be demanding crews work ~73 hours per week, every single week they are on-duty 1214
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The whole thing reads like fodder for therapy. I wish these freaks would start there. 030
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just because they can be, doesn't mean they are. And they have yet to reach the same level on numbers when it comes to the impact of real harm and violent action. 1181
Reposted by AmandaDjinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Listen, you can say "touch grass" and "go to therapy" all you want, but as a guy who's been doing a lot of both these days: I am filled with a barely contained, boiling, white-hot fury every time I remember Thomas, Alito, or Roberts 42039
Amanda @wrybutterfly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Is it also flooded with bot users? I'm going to need to start seeing the breakdown numbers on followers because it's a lot of inflated BS. 100