Amber Rieke

📌Pope Leo XIV TODAY: “The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants. Blessed are the peacemakers, but woe to those who manipulate religion and the name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.” He is NOT backing down.

This brings me back to my favorite Internet moment of all time, that I frequently quote: "The rats are going to hate this announcement. But the rats don't run this city - we do."

WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize. “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

In the coming days/weeks if you see someone stealing food, no you didn’t. Repeat as necessary

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

I wish people would stop fixating on causes and cures for Autism and neurodiversity more broadly. It's time people listen to us, especially Neurodivergent people of color, women and others who are often excluded. Let actually Autistic and Neurodivergent people take the lead. This shouldn't be hard.

Based on everything we heard yesterday and everything we’ve seen from him in the past couple months, it’s as clear as ever: RFK Jr. must resign or be fired.

Savoring this moment of victory ✊🏻 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

Commissioner Slaughter and I just sued to clarify that we're still FTC commissioners. But this is bigger than us. This is about economic stability. If the President can break a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling to fire us for no reason, he can do it to the Fed, the FDIC and SEC.

The president’s attempt to fire me doesn’t just hurt consumers. It also hurts small businesses like the ones we’re trying to protect in our lawsuit against Amazon.

The president is trying to fire me. Who does this help? Is it going to help the family struggling to pay for medicine or groceries or rent? Or is it going to help the billionaires behind the president at his inauguration? My interview with @npr.org Morning Edition: www.npr.org/2025/03/20/n...

Commissioners Bedoya and Slaughter worked tirelessly to hold billionaires and massive corporations accountable, so it's no surprise they've been targeted by Trump and Musk. This is yet another gift from Trump to the rich and powerful that profit off of ripping off consumers.

I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:

these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions

Yes yes yes!!

If we can "avoid a government shutdown" by voting for this CR, then why is the entire Department of Education closed today? Why is USAID closed? Why are hundreds of billions in grant contracts frozen? We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.

Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident, is married to a U.S. citizen who is eight months pregnant.

So I guess not everyone was reading Anne Frank at age 9 and watching Schindler's List at age 11. I thought that was a more standard experience than it seems it was.

I'm gonna need @kairyssdal.bsky.social to explain how we'll know the impact of yesterday's economic blackout.

I love reading Dickens novels but I never wanted to live in one.

The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit

Opt out tomorrow!

Of the many surprises of Emilia Perez - Zoe Saldaña is billed as a supporting actress?

Medicaid is one of the most cost-effective health programs. It costs less per enrollee than private insurance & has lower administrative costs. Besides direct harms to people who lose their coverage, cutting Medicaid will put people out of jobs & close rural + community hospitals.

A reminder that what they're calling "fraud, waste, & abuse" is mostly not that at all. "most of the improper payments are made for eligible health services for people who were eligible for Medicaid; the issue is that proper documentation for the payments is missing." www.cbpp.org/blog/underst...

trump wants to be able to tell the USPS not to deliver ballots to blue states www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Book bans aren't funny except for this one.

"Impeach President Musk and his weird friend Donald."

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

New—The Food & Drug Administration (FDA), an agency that falls under RFK Jr.’s purview, just mass fired probationary employees via an email reviewed by me. They’re citing performance issues as the reason, even for employees who had great performance reviews. Don’t know how many people affected yet.

Anyone know a good Etsy witch? I'm looking to purchase some curses.

Oh my god. They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service. "Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights" WOW.

Half my syllabus for my Community and Public Health graduate course is suddenly obsolete. I might just covert it to a book club.

Don’t let them pull the wool over your eyes and call the CFPB “woke and weaponized.” The CFPB fights overdraft and junk fees, goes after lenders that target servicemembers with predatory loans, and has returned $20 billion to Americans. This is a giveaway to scammers & crooks.

I saw a European on TikTok say, "America, you've got 30 minutes."

Chappell Roan forever! ✨

They are burning the books. Decades of data gone. Health Resources Vanish Following D.E.I. and Gender Orders www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/h...

I'm tired of feeling astonished, I'm ready to fight. In Swiftie terms, my current mood is a mashup of mad woman + Who's Afraid of Little Old Me.