Amanda Becker

Amanda Becker

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Nat'l Reporter @19thnews.org Author YOU MUST STAND UP https://tinyurl.com/4cvxyvwz on abortion-rights fight w/o Roe Nieman Nation. Ohioan. WV Mtn (Cat) Mama. Nat'l Parks lover. Journalism adjunct prof. OH-IN-NY-CA-DC-MA-DC-WV/OH Signal: AmandaBecker.41

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Amanda Becker
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Vivek Ramaswamy has made Amy Acton's childhood abuse his closing argument against her in the Ohio governor's race. President Trump thinks he should “keep it up.” VP Vance told upset Republicans to "stop whining." UPDATED: 19thnews.org/2026/10/amy-...

19thnews.orgAmy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her.Vivek Ramaswamy has made this the closing argument against her in the Ohio governor's race. President Trump thinks he should “keep it up.”
Amanda Becker
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WV statehouse candidate Lucia Valentine (D) knocked on a registered Republican's door, his wife answered. "You’re a Democrat, am I right?" she asked. "Yeah." "You’ve got it," the woman said of her vote. "I almost came out and volunteered!" her husband shouted. 19thnews.org/2026/10/west...

19thnews.orgCan data center concerns help Democratic women win in deep-red West Virginia?They're campaigning on issues they say affect West Virginia families every day as they aim to break a GOP supermajority in the statehouse.
Amanda Becker
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Meet Uncle Murray, the talking skeleton programmed by a 9-year-old girl Nathalie convinced her parents to buy her a Home Depot skeleton. Then she dragged him to the basement and gave him a new personality. (His favorite color is now pink.) 19thnews.org/2026/10/girl... via @19thnews.org

19thnews.orgMeet Uncle Murray, the talking skeleton programmed by a 9-year-old girlNathalie convinced her parents to buy her a Home Depot skeleton. Then she dragged him to the basement and gave him a new personality. (His favorite color is now pink).
Amanda Becker
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Four days after a Ramaswamy campaign ad "leaked" onto the Internet that hit Acton for the abuse she survived as a child, Cook Political Report moves Ohio's governor's race from "tossup" to "leans D." www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/gov... 19thnews.org/2026/10/amy-... via @19thnews.org

19thnews.orgAmy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her.From mocking the Democrat's therapy to an ad featuring her estranged mother, Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies have made it his closing argument against her in the Ohio governor's race.
Amanda Becker
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I must feel better than I look?

Amanda Becker@amandabecker.bsky.social

Got my first sleep score above 72 last night and more than 6 hours for the first time in days and ready to take on the world! But I’m okay with a boring Friday.

Amanda Becker
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“I hope my neighbors will not vote for an individual with those kinds of accusations,” Noble said of Miller. “It kind of breaks my heart,” she added. “It’s going to be hard to live here if he’s reelected.” 19thnews.org/2026/10/ohio... via @19thnews.org

19thnews.orgOhio voters weigh how men candidates treat the women in their livesRep. Max Miller is running for reelection amid accusations of domestic violence that have put a spotlight on a painful issue for survivors.
Amanda Becker
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A notable theme in latest round of “fan mail” after this is seemingly older white men arguing that being sexually abused makes you “crazy” and therefore unfit to lead. It's not that they don’t believe she wasn't abused, it's that they do. 19thnews.org/2026/10/amy-...

19thnews.orgAmy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her.From mocking the Democrat's therapy to an ad featuring her estranged mother, Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies have made it his closing argument against her in the Ohio governor's race.
Amanda Becker
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Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is closing out one of the nastiest races of the 2026 cycle by suggesting that Democrat Amy Acton, his opponent in the Ohio governor’s race, has lied about the well-documented childhood sexual abuse she experienced for political gain. 19thnews.org/2026/10/amy-...

19thnews.orgAmy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her.From mocking the Democrat's therapy to an ad featuring her estranged mother, Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies have made it his closing argument against her in the Ohio governor's race.
Amanda Becker
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Democrat Amy Acton survived childhood abuse. Vivek Ramaswamy and his GOP allies have made it his closing argument against her in the Ohio governor's race. 19thnews.org/2026/10/amy-... via @19thnews.org

19thnews.orgAmy Acton survived childhood abuse. Her Republican opponent is using it to attack her.From mocking the Democrat's therapy to an ad featuring her estranged mother, Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies have made it his closing argument against her in the Ohio governor's race.
Amanda Becker
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Interesting that Ramaswamy's outfit went out of their way to astroturf one of the dirtiest political ads I've ever witnessed so it could be no fingerprints, then immediately indirectly take credit for it.

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NEW: A high-ranking Republican tried to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s school voucher program. Then three PACs — bankrolled by pro-school choice billionaires like the Koch family and Jeffrey Yass — worked to take him down. with @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social

propublica.orgHe Tried to Set Limits on His State’s School Vouchers. Billionaires Helped Bankroll a Campaign to Unseat Him.A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jef...

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Kyle Griffin
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Katie Zacharia was in the middle of an interview with WSJ when she was ousted. She was telling The Journal about her plans for the role. Then Jason Miller knocked on her door. 'JD wanted to chat with us real quick.' Zacharia never returned — to the interview, or the job.

wsj.comThe Moment Katie Zacharia Found Out Her Five-Day Stint as Press Secretary Was OverIn a Wall Street Journal interview, she said that she didn’t fault the White House for her brief and rocky tenure
Amanda Becker
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Wondered why this story referred to a didn't-even-register-in-primary candidate the same way you would, say, Hillary Clinton, and YEP the bio is: "Associate News Editor at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He drives the use of AI tools in the digital newsroom" www.newsweek.com/pete-rickett...

newsweek.comRepublican senator at risk in state Trump won by 20 pointsA new poll puts Dan Osborn ahead in deep-red Nebraska as Republicans pour millions into defending a once-safe Senate seat.
Amanda Becker
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Sen. John Husted got the coveted ass endorsement from Trump this wknd to bring home Ohio Senate race: “I examined his ass, and then I looked at his shoulders. I looked at his feet. I looked at his hand. I looked at his jawline. Stunning." www.cincinnati.com/story/news/p...

cincinnati.com5 takeaways from Trump's Northern Kentucky midterm rallyTrump's wide-ranging speech touched on familiar Republican talking points with a few bizarre departures. Here's what to know about his NKY rally.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑
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Update: without explanation, and after being suspended for more than an hour during peak mobilization time, Zuckerberg's Instagram restored the No Kings account but we still lack admin access. More to come. Rest assured we will not stop organizing against this regime and its collaborators.

Ezra Levin ❌👑@ezralevin.bsky.social

❗❗❗Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.

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David S. Bernstein
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With talk of Trump possibly looking to boot COS Susie Wiles, I remind you that Wiles is frequently the only woman in high-level meetings - such as today’s “SI Force” meeting

Amanda Becker
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You know things are going well when you 1) clearly misunderstand the law 2) don't listen to the ENTIRE PRESS POOL 3) try to pit reporters against a student journalist 4) demand officers intervene I STAN CAT MURPHY! Somebody hire this outstanding young woman the minute she graduates.

Matthew Hay Brown@matthewhaybrown.bsky.social

Here's Cat Murphy, a student journalist with the University of Maryland's Capital News Service, refusing to honor Rep. Andy Harris's false claim that she could not legally record his comments in this public setting @merrillcollege.bsky.social @cnsmd.bsky.social

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Matthew Hay Brown
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Here's Cat Murphy, a student journalist with the University of Maryland's Capital News Service, refusing to honor Rep. Andy Harris's false claim that she could not legally record his comments in this public setting @merrillcollege.bsky.social @cnsmd.bsky.social

Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com

Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.

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ProPublica
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NEW: The women were victims of domestic abuse. That’s what they told police officers, attorneys and anyone who would listen. It didn’t matter. They were all taken to an immigration detention center.

propublica.orgThese Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...

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Phil Lewis
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WSJ: 'The Trump administration’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe'

wsj.comIlhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her CitizenshipAuthorities have subpoenaed members of the Democratic congresswoman’s family as part of a broader look at their immigration paperwork.
Amanda Becker
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I'm considering contacting the families/employers (let's be real most likely don't have female partners or they wouldn't be so angry) of the men who send me physical threats and are dumb enough to use their actual names and accounts, with screenshots of what they sent. Seems fair.

Amanda Becker
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How can the country protect Black voters' rights now that "very little remains" of the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court's Callais decision? A conversation with NAACP's Kristen Clarke: 19thnews.org/2026/10/voti... via @19thnews.org

19thnews.orgThe Voting Rights Act has taken two devastating blows. What comes next?Kristen Clarke, the NAACP’s top lawyer, says the country needs to have an "honest conversation" about how to protect the rights of Black voters.

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Faith Smith
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“This Supreme Court is losing public confidence at an alarming rate, and the steps that we can and should take to restore the court’s integrity needs to be a necessary part of how we think about restoring, strengthening, & rebuilding democracy” Kristen Clarke. @amandabecker.bsky.social @19thnews.org

19thnews.orgThe Voting Rights Act has taken two devastating blows. What comes next?Kristen Clarke, the NAACP’s top lawyer, says the country needs to have an "honest conversation" about how to protect the rights of Black voters.