Amy Armstrong
@saltysweetsnacks.bsky.social
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Dog lover! Book lover. Horror book and film obsessed. Writer and lover of slush piles. 🎥🍿👻📚📓
Uh. What? Why?
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal
5 days ago
When Democrats regain power in Congress, we must take on ICE and Border Patrol’s abuses of power. The immigration system is civil, yet Trump is treating it as a criminal one and locking up tens of thousands of people. It is not just and we will not let it stand.
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Mark Hamill
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#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood
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Duotrope
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New publisher listing for: Blue Beech Press (Fiction; Mystery, Romance, Thriller; pays).
#WritingCommunity
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New Publisher Listing: Blue Beech Press
New publisher listing for: Blue Beech Press (Fiction; Mystery, Romance, Thriller; pays). #WritingCommunity
https://duotrope.com/publisher/blue-beech-press-39853
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About time, Avelo Air!
www.huffpost.com/entry/avelo-...
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/avelo-airlines-ice-air-no-more_n_695fdd28e4b05f1e1aabf80b/amp
15 days ago
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Oh come on!
www.kuer.org/education/20...
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‘Wicked,’ the novel behind the musical and movies, is now banned in Utah schools
Twenty-two books are now banned in Utah K-12 schools. In addition to “Wicked,” the popular young adult novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “Nineteen Minutes” were also added to the ban list.
https://www.kuer.org/education/2026-01-05/utah-school-book-bans-wicked-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-nineteen-minutes
16 days ago
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I might need to check these out.
www.npr.org/sections/wor...
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Ditching music algorithms? Here are 12 streaming alternatives to explore
If you're looking to shake things up in the new year, these streaming platforms will help you diversify your music-listening habits.
https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2025/12/16/nx-s1-5628939/music-streaming-alternatives-without-algorithms
about 1 month ago
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What’s going on with the weekend? Seems extra violent.
about 1 month ago
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Overall, a successful holiday filled with food, naps, friends, puppy snuggles & wine. I’m also enjoying The American Revolution
#PBS
@pbs.org
#thanksgiving
about 2 months ago
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ProPublica
about 2 months ago
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)
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UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...
https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitis?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1764554405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The Rotting Leaf
about 2 months ago
The whispers are true. We open to submissions at midnight (12am EST)
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No contract, no coffee. Sign the pledge
www.nocontractnocoffee.org?fbclid=PAdGR...
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No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
https://www.nocontractnocoffee.org/?fbclid=PAdGRleAN_duhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAad9uXwqF-pNEc4UNH1jpTs9Y3uV2MYKCIiqnyplYl9w58CiJ9C3-Wh533QzSw_aem_RPCEyhpUdsAk0LcFdCbnjw
2 months ago
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I love this!
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A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts
Washington, D.C.'s vending machine LitBox distributes books, with a serving of hope as local writers struggle with arts funding cuts.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93546/litbox-dc-literature
2 months ago
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Starting November 13, if you normally get your coffee at Starbucks, please consider a different coffee shop. Starbucks workers are going on strike starting on the 13th. Don't cross the picket line.
sbworkersunited.org/take-action/
#nocontractnocoffee
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Take Action - Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks partners are winning this fight because we are united, and customers and allies are standing with us.
https://sbworkersunited.org/take-action/
2 months ago
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Yay
@kodyboye.bsky.social
So glad I was able to help out with What We Left Behind
gnofhorror.com/what-we-left...
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What We Left Behind Review: A Chilling Descent Into Psychological Horror - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
What We Left Behind Review: A Chilling Descent into Psychological Horror check out the ginger nuts of horror review here
https://gnofhorror.com/what-we-left-behind-review/
3 months ago
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Pledge not to cross picket lines if Starbucks workers strike.
crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H
#nocontractnocoffee
@sbworkersunited.org
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No Contract, No Coffee! Pledge To Act In Solidarity With Starbucks Workers United
https://crm.broadstripes.com/ctf/SJID0H
3 months ago
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Love this clip from Rachel Maddow on why protest is important.
youtu.be/8xnHWD53w60?...
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Rachel Maddow: Why protesting against authoritarians matters
YouTube video by MSNBC
https://youtu.be/8xnHWD53w60?si=_vp2s7y8Vhgiv-3y
3 months ago
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Even if you aren’t a fan of Newsom, we need more people to say this. I 100% agree that this is the point.
www.kqed.org/news/1206144...
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Newsom Says Trump Is ‘Rigging the Election’ With Federal Poll Monitors | KQED
In an interview with KQED, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned the Trump administration is laying the groundwork to question the results of California’s Proposition 50 vote.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12061445/newsom-says-trump-is-rigging-the-election-with-federal-poll-monitors
3 months ago
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This seems petty
governor.maryland.gov/news/press/p...
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Western Maryland Flood Survivors Left Without Federal Disaster Aid After Trump Administration Denies Appeal - Press Releases - News - Office of Governor Wes Moore
https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press/pages/Western-Maryland-Flood-Survivors-Left-Without-Federal-Disaster-Aid-After-Trump-Administration-Denies-Appeal.aspx
3 months ago
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jenn m. jackson
3 months ago
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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Angry
3 months ago
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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Not a great response
www.npr.org/2025/10/20/n...
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Trump's fake video featured 'Danger Zone.' Musician Kenny Loggins wants it scrubbed
The "Danger Zone" singer is asking for his performance to be deleted from a fake "King Trump" video that the president posted to Truth Social on Saturday.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/20/nx-s1-5580328/kenny-loggins-donald-trump-ai-video
3 months ago
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Every once in a while, there's good news.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/alex...
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Supreme Court declines to hear Alex Jones' appeal
Updated on Oct. 14 at 10:05 a.m. Last week, conservative media personality Alex Jones filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court, asking the justices to pause a lower-court judgment […]
https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/alex-jones-goes-to-the-supreme-court/
3 months ago
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Way to go--and in Wyoming.
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-gov...
#LGBTQ
#freedomofspeech
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Campbell County librarian fired after defending LGBTQ+ books wins $700,000 settlement
The long-time library director had sued local government officials for her 2023 termination, alleging they violated her free speech rights by punishing her for refusing to move LGBTQ+ books.
https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-government/2025-10-08/campbell-county-librarian-fired-after-defending-lgbtq-books-wins-700-000-settlement
4 months ago
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Ron Filipkowski
4 months ago
All to cover up the Epstein files.
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Governor JB Pritzker
4 months ago
If you come for my people, you come through me.
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
TAPPER: I don't understand why you're not calling the House back in session MIKE JOHNSON: Members are doing important work in their districts right now TAPPER: But the work legislating is also important work
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."
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Jacob Soboroff
4 months ago
Michigan Avenue right now.
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The majority of Americans oppose book bans. Let’s prove it. ✍️ Sign the pledge & share during
#BannedBooksWeek
#FreedomToRead
via
@everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
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Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read
This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.
https://action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
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📚 It’s Banned Books Week. Book bans don’t protect kids — they censor them. Stand with libraries, stand with readers, stand for the
#FreedomToRead
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#BannedBooksWeek
#StopBookBans
Sign the pledge today! via
@everylibrary.bsky.social
action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
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Pledge to Protect the Freedom to Read
This Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025), join EveryLibrary and We Believe in standing up for every reader’s right to read and access every story.
https://action.everylibrary.org/bookbanpledge
4 months ago
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Duotrope
4 months ago
New publisher listing for: Fun in the Dark Anthology Series (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, SF; pays).
#WritingCommunity
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New Publisher Listing: Fun in the Dark Anthology Series
New publisher listing for: Fun in the Dark Anthology Series (Fiction; Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
https://duotrope.com/anthology/fun-in-the-dark-anthology-series-39451
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Our tax dollars at work 🙄
www.npr.org/2025/10/05/n...
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Federal workers sue the Education Department over partisan shutdown emails
Employees say their out-of-office messages were changed without their consent to include language blaming Democrats for the shutdown.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/05/nx-s1-5563182/shutdown-lawsuit-education-department-partisan-messages
4 months ago
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MeidasTouch
4 months ago
MAJOR BREAKING: In a late-night order, Judge Immergut, a Trump-appointee, has BLOCKED Trump from deploying the National Guard from ANY state or D.C. into Oregon.
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More reasons to love The Boss.
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MicheleWitchyPoo🦋🤍🐾🦋🤍🐾🦋🤍🐾🦋
4 months ago
Another Decent, Loving, Kind, Caring, Humane, human being Gone to be with our Divine Father. God Bless You Jane Goodall, for EVERYTHING You Did to bring LOVE and LIGHT into this world. You turned the Negativity into Positivity. I love you Jane. RIP 🙏🏼💔😞😭♥️💋
#GoneButNotForgotten💫
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Read banned books!
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...
@penamerica.bsky.social
#bannedbooks
#freespeech
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PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'
A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/nx-s1-5559158/book-bans-challenges-pen-america
4 months ago
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HuffPost
4 months ago
In an interview with CNN, Harris said she was dismayed by Trump's Justice Department indicting former FBI Director James Comey at the president's direction.
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Kamala Harris On James Comey Indictment: 'Are You F***ing Kidding Me?'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-king-charles-live-updates_n_68c80c2be4b0642964ce9b92/liveblog_68d71ca8e4b085d511c6bdda
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Got a publication! It’s coming out in 2026!
4 months ago
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Kelley J. P. Lindberg
4 months ago
Been asked to critique someone's work? Keep kindness in mind, as Amy Armstrong (
@saltysweetsnacks.bsky.social
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rmfw.org/client-cente...
#IAmRMFW
#writingcommunity
#critiquegroups
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Client-Centered Critique
At almost every conference and writing class, I hear someone say that a good critique group is essential. The ancient craft book, How To Write a Damn Good Novel advises aspiring authors to not only fi...
https://rmfw.org/client-centered-critique/
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The protests go on.
deadline.com/2025/09/disn...
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Hundreds Of Union Writers & Actors March Outside Of Disney To Protest ABC’s Decision To Yank ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
Hundreds Of Union Writers and Actors are marching Outside Of Disney offices in Burbank and Ney York City To Protest ABC's Decision To Yank 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'
https://deadline.com/2025/09/disney-protest-burbank-abc-suspending-immy-kimmel-live-1236548509/
4 months ago
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Dann
4 months ago
If Disney makes such poor choices, we don’t have to let them shape young minds. Cancelling Disney is the healthy choice.
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DzBillFulton 🇺🇲🇺🇦
4 months ago
Finally was able to get rid of Hulu and Disney+, have a sell order on the kids Disney stocks when the market opens on Monday and will never step foot in one of their parks again
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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️
4 months ago
. EPSTEIN FILES!!!!!! NOW!!!!!! Any media outlet not calling for the files is complicit!!!!!
#Media
#Fox
#ABC
#CNN
#NBC
#Paramount
#Disney
#ESPN
#EPSTEIN
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Tim Williams Art
4 months ago
We can't bankrupt Disney, but we CAN keep hammering them in their pocketbook. Let's make them FEEL IT.
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Colorado peeps: COVID shots are available and covered by insurance. Got mine today at Safeway. The pharmacist said ins. wasn’t accepting all of them late last week, but they’re going through now. Walgreens & CVS locations also provide them.
@denverite.bsky.social
#covid
#vaccines
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