Amber Chapin Byars

Amber Chapin Byars

@ambercb7.bsky.social

Historian, news and politics junkie, hiker, nature seeker, mom 💕

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Bruce Springsteen@brucespringsteen.net

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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1/9/1859 — b. Carrie Chapman Catt, American suffrage leader, orator, author. President of the National American Woman Suffrage Assn(1900-04, 1915-20); founder @lwvus.bsky.social(1919). Clashed w/Alice Paul which led to the founding of National Woman's Party #womenshistory #womensrigths #PolSky #BOTD

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Trump bragging about his $400 million ballroom and getting up to admire the construction site as he meets with oil company executives looking to plunder Venezuela with money from US taxpayers basically sums up this entire admin perfectly.

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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house. This is where America is now

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We’ve gone from bootlegging whiskey during prohibition to having to bootleg truth during fascism…

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

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1. A blockade is an act of war 2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨 3. It’s always about oil.

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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?

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“The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion: The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.” Via @amywestervelt.bsky.social in @thenation.com

thenation.comThe Media Is Complicit in the Climate ConfusionThe vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.

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They’re distracting you with talk about healthcare premiums while a dictator runs wild...snatching Americans off the streets, looting hundreds of millions, and tearing down the White House. At this rate, healthcare will be the least of America’s worries.

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The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no evidence they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had proof, they’d face a court, not a drone. The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.

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Over 170 American citizens have been unjustly detained by ICE this year, many for no reason other than the color of their skin. Justice Brett Kavanaugh said citizens shouldn't be concerned about being arrested during immigration raids, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

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ICE remember: Everything you do, is fully prosecutable under the law. Qualified Immunity only shields you from being sued not criminal penalties. Section 242 Title 18 of the US Code makes it a crime "when acting under the color of law" to deny another person their rights. Up to life in prison #FuckU

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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...” apnews.com/article/pope...

apnews.comPope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truthsPope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process. There's still time to sign! And please share. #EconSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

docs.google.comOpen letterClick here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...

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Rachel Maddow is the first major media television host who I have heard report: TRUMP IS A DICTATOR and we are living in his dictatorship! It’s true and it’s going to get worse. Americans appear very confused about our government. Otherwise Trump would’ve never been elected. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!

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The governing party of the United States is shutting down the federal government to cover-up evidence the president sexually abused children so he can continue trying to implement dictatorship. That's just a true statement about the world!

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Wowza. “Here’s what caught my attention: the files were stored on a shared drive that anyone in the division could access. Normally, access is only granted to those working on a project, but because of the hurried nature of the exercise, the usual permission restrictions were not in place. …”

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...

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A U.S. citizen and former Marine detained. A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record held at "Alligator Alcatraz." A father who has lived here for 30 years. No criminal record. Still held by ICE after nearly 6 months. We are witnessing the cruelty of Trump's police state.

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President Trump is hell-bent on curbing our freedom of expression however he can. He's launched politically motivated attacks on law firms, media outlets, and academia. We have a constitutional right to free speech — we won't let him destroy our First Amendment.

variety.comDefeat the Press: How Donald Trump’s Attacks on News Outlets Undermine the First AmendmentTrump's $16 million lawsuit settlement with Paramount and CBS is the latest example of the president's war to discredit media outlets he disfavors.

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🎯The regime's depravity is alarming, but we can't let our fear stifle action. We must organize & use the lessons of history to fight back! "We are confronting a system that relies on our silence and numbness. However, if we act together—with urgency, creativity, and compassion—we can disrupt it." ⬇️

Jennifer C@thejenniwren.teamlh.social

ICE will deport immigrants to 3rd party countries—places they’ve never lived—with as little as 6 hours’ notice. It’s cruel and illegal. The latest Digital Drumbeat Substack breaks it all down + how you can fight back. Read it. Share it. Raise hell. www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/0213846a-a...