Aimee Chamernik
@achamernik.bsky.social
BLACK LIVES MATTER. Value them.
Trans rights are human rights. Protect them.
Immigrants make our country better. Welcome them.
DEI opens doors for the overlooked. Support it.
The VRA was essential. Restore and expand it.
Medicare4All. Pass it.
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Trans rights are human rights. Protect them.
Immigrants make our country better. Welcome them.
DEI opens doors for the overlooked. Support it.
The VRA was essential. Restore and expand it.
Medicare4All. Pass it.
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Seems like if you're going to make a national story out of Hasan Piker, who campaigned a few times with the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, saying Israel causes antisemitism, you should also make a national story out of the favorite intellectual of the US Vice President supporting Hitler.
October 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Seems like if you're going to make a national story out of Hasan Piker, who campaigned a few times with the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, saying Israel causes antisemitism, you should also make a national story out of the favorite intellectual of the US Vice President supporting Hitler.
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The amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money!
The US Energy Department will announce $150 million in new funding for power lines in Alaska on Monday as Vice President JD Vance visits the state, where Republicans are fighting to hold a critical Senate seat in the November midterm elections.
EXCLUSIVE: US to announce $150 million for Alaska power lines as Vance campaigns in Senate battleground
The US Energy Department will announce $150 million in new funding for power lines in Alaska on Monday as Vice President JD Vance visits the state, where Republicans are fighting to hold a critical Senate seat in the November midterm elections.
reut.rs
October 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money!
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Wilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot.
“When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”
“When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”
October 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Wilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot.
“When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”
“When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”
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Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
October 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company.
“Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
“Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
October 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company.
“Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
“Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
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I’ve been a media witness to two federal executions. One was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The other, a week later, was a drug kingpin named Juan Raul Garza.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
The Tennessean: Christa Pike still alive after administered drugs, attorneys say
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
October 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I’ve been a media witness to two federal executions. One was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The other, a week later, was a drug kingpin named Juan Raul Garza.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
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The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
September 30, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
Hegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."
September 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection.
Just appalling.
Just appalling.
September 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection.
Just appalling.
Just appalling.
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Holy shit, this ad!
I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
September 29, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Holy shit, this ad!
I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
I cannot imagine the impetus for pardoning this guy. But I’m not even sure it matters. Kind of along the lines of that Roger Marshall ad. If you’re explaining you’re losing.
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It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes"
A phenomenal moment in the Senate.
Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta.
Smith denies it.
Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury.
Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland.
WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta.
Smith denies it.
Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury.
Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland.
WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
September 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes"
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they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????
"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her."
www.thecut.com/article/what...
www.thecut.com/article/what...
What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
www.thecut.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:17 AM
they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????
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I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff.
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
September 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff.
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years.
Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb
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Kudos to the journalists, lawyers, priests and others trying to stop immigration judges from holding secret hearings.
We’ve now reached the point of “black site” hearings – secret, illegal hearings as part of Trump & Stephen Miller’s wretched crusade to detain & deport our immigrant neighbors.
Quite literally: hidden tribunals that disappear people.
Quite literally: hidden tribunals that disappear people.
DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza
A reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst.
www.thecityreporter.nyc
September 26, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Kudos to the journalists, lawyers, priests and others trying to stop immigration judges from holding secret hearings.
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AI EXECUTIVE (bragging about his product): Using this every day has made me incredibly stupid
September 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
AI EXECUTIVE (bragging about his product): Using this every day has made me incredibly stupid
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Andy Beshear forever, man
September 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Andy Beshear forever, man
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Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
September 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
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After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
September 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
I think they’re more malevolent than simply canceling healthy people’s coverage or misunderstanding corporate v. consumer fraud.
I think they’re intentionally breaking the system because it’s “Obamacare.”
Obama erased. Sick people dying when it all collapses. A win-win in their eugenicist eyes.
I think they’re intentionally breaking the system because it’s “Obamacare.”
Obama erased. Sick people dying when it all collapses. A win-win in their eugenicist eyes.
A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
Assistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters."
September 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I think they’re more malevolent than simply canceling healthy people’s coverage or misunderstanding corporate v. consumer fraud.
I think they’re intentionally breaking the system because it’s “Obamacare.”
Obama erased. Sick people dying when it all collapses. A win-win in their eugenicist eyes.
I think they’re intentionally breaking the system because it’s “Obamacare.”
Obama erased. Sick people dying when it all collapses. A win-win in their eugenicist eyes.
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peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”
September 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”
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I saw that clip circulating yesterday and thought there could be a completely normal, non-sexist, explanation other than the rage bait one.
Grateful for this (really well-written!) peek into a loving family, sad she felt she had to write it. themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
Grateful for this (really well-written!) peek into a loving family, sad she felt she had to write it. themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
themomoftheyear.substack.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I saw that clip circulating yesterday and thought there could be a completely normal, non-sexist, explanation other than the rage bait one.
Grateful for this (really well-written!) peek into a loving family, sad she felt she had to write it. themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
Grateful for this (really well-written!) peek into a loving family, sad she felt she had to write it. themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins
I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.
September 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Susan Collins is always horrified by the predictable results of her own vote, which means Mainers who genuinely care about Susan Collins should elect Troy Jackson as he won’t vote for things that wind up upsetting Susan Collins, unlike Susan Collins
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Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
September 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
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"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline.
Comic book villainy.
Comic book villainy.
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
www.wsj.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline.
Comic book villainy.
Comic book villainy.