Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Twenty bucks says it's, "Epstein Files are the friends we made along the way."
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Twenty bucks says it's, "Epstein Files are the friends we made along the way."
Annaleigh Watts 🇲🇽 (@annaleighmaria.bsky.social) reposted
Update II: Now at $80/$360, please keep it coming! I'm so grateful. I'm having a hard time physically because the house is hot and I'm having to binge clean so my heart is bothering me and I really don't feel good, but I have hope I can get this gathered soon! 💸💕
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Still searching for a job. Would be nice if the job searched for me.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Huh. Wrong answers only. What's going on?
Dagnabitalltoheck (she/her) (@dagnabitalltoheck.bsky.social) reposted
"He is scared. He knows his time of unlimited power is coming to an end. Will he try extreme measures to stay in power? Will he try to use military & fed agents to intimidate us? Will we choose to be strong or give in to his threats? " #Missouri #2nd
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
They both definitely get their tips from 1987 Mary Kay.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
We talking that one or Giuliani? Because both...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Please ask @gorskon.bsky.social to play funky music
It's Going Down (@igd.bsky.social) reposted
Absolute fucking 🔥. "Over eight hours...people throwing back tear gas...throwing anything that they could to defend themselves...Border Patrol retreated. “And the hundreds of workers in the factories were able to escape. If any community was going to fight back without apology, it was this one."
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
This sounds like you, @hartzell.bsky.social
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
At least 1,000 lives lost in Sudan. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
It literally said 14.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Missouri is now trying to redistrict, but you can't take the awesome out of the 5! Hartzell is the real deal. I know him personally, and he's the future we need.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
And how many people can't get the vaccine, either.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
I had it last month and now several others do as well. They also have no insurance. No access to anything.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
COVID hits much differently when you don't have insurance.
Carter Moon (@cartermoon.bsky.social) reposted
Wrote about @brian-goldstone.bsky.social’s exceptional book on working homelessness. Both deeply enraging but also morally clarifying, I hope I did it justice.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
It escalates from couches to countries.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reposted
Looking forward to it, @panagis.bsky.social!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm so sorry.
Typo Queen🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇲🇽 🇵🇸 🇩🇰🇬🇧🇫🇷🇬🇱🇵🇦 (@angie4hope.bsky.social) reposted
My oldest sent me this. i’ve always had a little bit of brain fog from fibromyalgia, but the brain fog I’ve been having lately has been far worse.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
To call you out on them, buddy.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
One of my best friends has long COVID. Their spouse, who thinks LC is just being tired, brought home COVID. Again. Spouse thinks it's no biggie, but I'm tired of watching my friend struggle with everyday tasks. Why are the people who are least affected also the least concerned? Unjust.
Patrick Vallely (@pjvphotography.bsky.social) reposted
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) reposted
#NIH is hanging by a thread. The #CDC has been decimated. #RFK Jr. and Russell #Vought are psychopaths--I don't say this frivolously--they are cold, calculating, inflicting violence on millions through public policy. It is where we are right now. These men are not normal. 1/
Gregg Gonsalves (@gregggonsalves.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Every American has to decide what they are going to do now, because your government is out to kill you. Perhaps in January, this might have seemed like hyperbole, but in late August, it sounds like just another Thursday morning in the United States. 9/
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
I just checked mine, and it said available September 4.
Greg Pak (@gregpak.net) reposted
This is great! High five, @aspwriter85.bsky.social!
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Looking forward to it, @panagis.bsky.social!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Give Air Support Project a follow, if you haven't already!!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
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Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Super great
John Dupuis (@dupuisj.bsky.social) reposted
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community It's not just you. Survey says: "Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky" arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Dale Chapman (@decmusicology.bsky.social) reposted
What I found especially noteworthy about this particular story of ICE abduction was that Shin's friend and stand partner, in the orchestras they play in together, has decided to play every day in the state Capitol until Shin is released, in an intimate and powerful act of personal solidarity
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Like Missouri is?
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you!!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks for that.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
And they're off to start new lives in Texas!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
They're excited! Thank you!! They are headed down to Texas in a little bit.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
www.thehandbasket.co/p/america-ti...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey @panagis.bsky.social
Angry Former Public Servant (@drneuro.bsky.social) reposted
Hi mutuals. Do I have anyone who might be able to connect me with public health (or public health adjacent like nursing or social work) professors or program directors at their school? Looking to invite students/folks for a public health showcase…. DM me!!!
Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.onestnetwork.com) reposted
Please be careful discussing Arctic security with the US.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh thank you!!! That really means a lot to me. They will love it!
Leta McCollough Seletzky (@letaseletzky.com) reposted
I have big feelings about the release of those MLK files washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/08/m...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
That sounds unhealthy. Good riddance.
QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid (@qpmutualaid.bsky.social) reposted
#MutualAid tip of the day! Quote Posting your mutual aid request with updates regarding your situation, thank yous that a donation was received increases the amount of interactions you get from your posts. (All tips are here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... )
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Truth
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
An American doctor who has volunteered in Gaza told @reveal and Mother Jones that after speaking out about what she witnessed over the past two years—including children shot by Israeli forces—the government of Israel has stopped her from re-entering Gaza.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
@julierovner.bsky.social I have this pie in the sky dream of running off to the Alaskan bush with 50 dogs. I just want to see what happens when corgis are dogsledding. The chaos appeals to me.
QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid (@qpmutualaid.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
You also may find this helpful! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh thank you!
QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid (@qpmutualaid.bsky.social) reposted
Beginning Sept 1 2025, I will be posting a mutual aid thread. Replies to it will be limited to people I'm following so follow this account so I can follow you back. I always tag the thread with #MutualAidThread & you can always find it by checking under the media tab on this account. 🧵
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you!!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
You can also donate to them here: spot.fund/xrspjbzsc 2/2
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
This summer, I took in two trans kids who aged out of the foster system. They've worked hard and have been such a joy. They are moving to Houston! They have a place and jobs. Let's get them started in life. Here is their wish list. 1/2 www.amazon.com/registries/g... 1/2
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you, Tyro!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks, Angie!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Christine is short about $75 for the campsite and needs help. Thank you for the support! Cash app: $ChristineH555 Venmo: @Christine-Hankins-5
molly taft (@mollytaft.com) reposted
SCOOP: FEMA is now requiring disaster survivors to sign up to receive aid using an email address - a move that is already putting some of the country’s most vulnerable people at risk of missing out on federal help, employees told me:
COVID-19 Long-Haulers Discussion Group (@covidlonghaulers.bsky.social) reposted
Join us on Fri, Sept 19 at 3 pm EDT for a town hall on pulmonary issues in #longCOVID with @panagis.bsky.social. We won't be able to take your questions live. Please submit in advance to covidlonghaulers@gmail.com. Live stream on FB. Later: YouTube.com/@covidlonghaul…
The Creatively Maladjusted (@tyrotcm.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
@bomper.bsky.social @publiusmaximus.bsky.social @medusaswink.bsky.social @roomcmoo.bsky.social @megaholt.medsky.social @rubyslippahs.bsky.social @liltristi.bsky.social @hillarymonahan.bsky.social @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social help? 🙏🏻
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you so much!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
I'm in between jobs right now and need help with meds, food, and cell phone. Hoping to start substitute teaching soon. 🤞 Thank you for any help! spot.fund/qsrm8f8sc
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted
As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous. Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
One of my long COVID friends in Milwaukee needs help. The recent flooding did some damage to their home, and they need a new water heater. Please give and share as you are able. Thanks! www.gofundme.com/f/help-repla...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
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Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) reposted
"Defense officials had previously said the 800 National Guard soldiers deployed to the city wouldn’t be armed..."
Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Video shared with me from a bystander in DC shows multiple masked federal agents (at least one of whom appears to have an ICE badge) violently attacking and handcuffing a delivery worker in the street outside Bluestone Lane cafe near Logan Circle this morning. Please take care when watching.
Lizzy (she/her) (@justalizzy.bsky.social) reposted
Anyone looking to hire an incredibly organized Executive Administrative Assistant who loves color coded Excel spreadsheets? I have the experience, the know-how, & I'm pretty damn good at it, too. Willing to relocate anywhere not needing a passport. I'm so ready for a new start w/gainful employment.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Sure! It's a very tight market right now, but I'm glad to share.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
God, I love this song. Andrew Bird: "This song is about the Apocalypse, and how great it's gonna be, when we can start over." youtu.be/0uxx1UP00bU?...
Erin Fogg (@criminalerin.bsky.social) reposted
Gluing your hand to the plexiglass covering famous art to raise awareness of climate disaster and the state persecution of environmentalists? Terrorism! Getting 12 of your most violently fascist friends together to surround the town hall? Congrats u got Barbie cancelled in Paris for being gay
Erin Biba (@erinbiba.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
There are 20 earth science missions now. Here’s a look at many of their current research projects and developments: science.nasa.gov/earth/
Greg Folkers (@gregfolkers.bsky.social) reposted
Nature: Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility go.nature.com/3HDx4wD cc Jay Bhattacharya
Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes.bsky.social) reposted
ICYMI: All 800 National Guard troops ordered to deploy to Washington D.C. have reported to the city.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Christine just stopped by and picked up a load of deliveries. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped so far! They are still in desperate need of a large tent.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Last month, I took in two trans kids who aged out of foster care. I'm looking for a new job and hope to start a substitute teaching position soon. They are also looking for work but no one is hiring. We could really use help right now. Thank you! spot.fund/qsrm8f8sc
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
Five years in a tent in Houston. Froglet needs our help in surviving the streets and long COVID. www.gofundme.com/f/frog1980?u...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
"Brazilian fossils in particular, according to a law established in 1942, don’t belong to the finder, noted Taissa Rodrigues, a professor of paleontology at the Federal University of Espirito Santo in Brazil. 'It belongs to the country.'" www.cnn.com/2025/08/15/s...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reposted
🚨🚨 Help Needed! 🚨🚨 Christine + family are living in a broken tent. The pole can't be fixed. They have a sturdier tent on their wish list, if anyone is looking for an opportunity to do a good deed today. Thanks!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reposted
You can also help through their fundraiser here: spot.fund/22j3vcmsc
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
You can also help through their fundraiser here: spot.fund/22j3vcmsc
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah, thank you so much!! And I'll pick some up for her here. 😀
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
She missed a lot of work taking care of her dad, so she's feeling all kinds of things right now. Thank you for helping.
The Creatively Maladjusted (@tyrotcm.bsky.social) reposted
$0/40 for benadryl, sanitary supplies needed TODAY $0/27 baclofen needed TOMORROW Azine needs meds & supplies ASAP. Baclofen withdrawal is *dangerous*, especially when it's hot. I don't know how much longer we can keep her alive without more help. #MutualAid PP: madeleinewedemeijer@gmail.com
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you so much, Karen! She is so frazzled trying to work and grieve and survive, she didn't even know what to put on it.
Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant.bsky.social) reposted
"It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual" -Meta's actual, written policy for its AI chatbots
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
🚨🚨 Help Needed! 🚨🚨 Christine + family are living in a broken tent. The pole can't be fixed. They have a sturdier tent on their wish list, if anyone is looking for an opportunity to do a good deed today. Thanks!
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social)
My friend Christine and her family need some help with camp gear.
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Cash app: $ChristineH555 Venmo: @Christine-Hankins-5
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I'll come back later and add her Venmo and Cash app, if anyone would like to help directly. She definitely needs help with gas to get to work. 3/3 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Many of us are really struggling, but let's see what we can do to minimize the hardship for Christine's family. I put together a wish list for them with things I found helpful when I was camping. Hopefully, they'll be able to get back on their feet again soon. 2/3 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Amanda Finley Digs All the Things (@rubyslippahs.bsky.social) reposted
My friend Christine and her family are living in a tent -- a broken tent -- and no one should live in a tent unless they really really want to. Christine has a heart condition that COVID did not help. She just lost her father recently on top of losing their home. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... 1/3