Amber Lung
@freckledcackler.bsky.social
Social gadfly with a resting nice face.
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Here’s a gift link for this piece, which hits on so many themes I have been struggling with recently.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
September 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Here’s a gift link for this piece, which hits on so many themes I have been struggling with recently.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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A government that creates propoganda to promote the violent treatment of people as sport is not a government for people at all, but a government against all people.
September 28, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A government that creates propoganda to promote the violent treatment of people as sport is not a government for people at all, but a government against all people.
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You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
September 28, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
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Here's how we get Medicare for All done:
Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!)
Include vision, dental, and hearing.
Begin extending to more people, starting with children.
We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!)
Include vision, dental, and hearing.
Begin extending to more people, starting with children.
We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
September 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Here's how we get Medicare for All done:
Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!)
Include vision, dental, and hearing.
Begin extending to more people, starting with children.
We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!)
Include vision, dental, and hearing.
Begin extending to more people, starting with children.
We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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This land is OUR land. I grew up on public lands and I raised my daughters on public lands. They are in an incredibly important part of Idaho's spirit, and they belong to the people. So when I say not one damn acre will be sold under my watch, I mean it.
Donate at https://bit.ly/4fKPQkf
Donate at https://bit.ly/4fKPQkf
September 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This land is OUR land. I grew up on public lands and I raised my daughters on public lands. They are in an incredibly important part of Idaho's spirit, and they belong to the people. So when I say not one damn acre will be sold under my watch, I mean it.
Donate at https://bit.ly/4fKPQkf
Donate at https://bit.ly/4fKPQkf
Omg please. Please Idaho. Please elect a non-Republican please please please. For democracy of course, not bc I'm petty about MAGA-MAHA family there. I am pure. Please. Democracy.
ok, i kind of think Todd Achilles is the real deal candidate-wise. i gave him some money.
i'm going to sit down and do some math and try to figure out if this is legitimately a no-hoper or if this is a longshot-big-payoff bet, but if there's a chance we may do some cooking for him on Bsky
i'm going to sit down and do some math and try to figure out if this is legitimately a no-hoper or if this is a longshot-big-payoff bet, but if there's a chance we may do some cooking for him on Bsky
goin’ to a Todd Achilles fundraiser, gonna see how the Sensible Centrists live
September 25, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Omg please. Please Idaho. Please elect a non-Republican please please please. For democracy of course, not bc I'm petty about MAGA-MAHA family there. I am pure. Please. Democracy.
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Class solidarity.
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing "political" content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Class solidarity.
Feeling based that I got off all-things Meta on inauguration day 2.0. I was long gone from insta, but still on fb and WhatsApp. Was recently considering getting back on WhatsApp due to comms ease, but gonna hold off.
September 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Feeling based that I got off all-things Meta on inauguration day 2.0. I was long gone from insta, but still on fb and WhatsApp. Was recently considering getting back on WhatsApp due to comms ease, but gonna hold off.
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A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity.
Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.*
The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.*
The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A woman was drugged, raped, and sexually trafficked to members of a fraternity.
Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.*
The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
Two of the men involved were expelled. Five were given the opportunity to mitigate suspension by *writing an essay.*
The dozens of other men who knew this was happening and said nothing? You already know the answer.
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Netanyahu after the UNGA emptied out ahead of his speech: "If there any other moral cowards who have not left the hall, please do so now."
September 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Netanyahu after the UNGA emptied out ahead of his speech: "If there any other moral cowards who have not left the hall, please do so now."
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This is going to lead to so much more domestic violence.
September 23, 2026 at 3:55 AM
This is going to lead to so much more domestic violence.
September 21, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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Again, it’s not just that this Tesla asshole killed a mother and her child with his recklessness.
It’s that as his victims were dying, he did nothing to help them and instead sat scrolling through his phone.
It’s that as his victims were dying, he did nothing to help them and instead sat scrolling through his phone.
September 20, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Again, it’s not just that this Tesla asshole killed a mother and her child with his recklessness.
It’s that as his victims were dying, he did nothing to help them and instead sat scrolling through his phone.
It’s that as his victims were dying, he did nothing to help them and instead sat scrolling through his phone.
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Jesus Christ, this article will enrage you like nothing else
Tesla driver charged with murdering 2 in San Jose shows no remorse, prosecutors say
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — When Ivana Balistreri and her baby were trapped inside a “fireball,” a Tesla driver who had just crashed into the victims’ car on Highway 87 in San…
www.kron4.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Jesus Christ, this article will enrage you like nothing else
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The driver’s behavior before and after the crash is sociopathic. But also, no car operated on public roads should be able to go 100 mph, much less 142 mph.
Jesus Christ, this article will enrage you like nothing else
Tesla driver charged with murdering 2 in San Jose shows no remorse, prosecutors say
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — When Ivana Balistreri and her baby were trapped inside a “fireball,” a Tesla driver who had just crashed into the victims’ car on Highway 87 in San…
www.kron4.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The driver’s behavior before and after the crash is sociopathic. But also, no car operated on public roads should be able to go 100 mph, much less 142 mph.
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This is an EXCELLENT interview. I cannot recommend it enough.
In one of the most important convos I’ve had this year, I talked with Sherry Turkle about how our interactions with AI platforms, simulated companions, and artificial personalities can reshape us, diminish our capacities, and alter our very conceptions of ourselves and what it means to be a person.
Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
“We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle.
truthout.org
September 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is an EXCELLENT interview. I cannot recommend it enough.
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Reading this from Los Angeles
September 17, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Reading this from Los Angeles
Every bit of this. My brain is breaking.
the fact that the NTSB is conducting a federal safety investigation of the helicopter crash, but nobody is going to do anything about the original deadly car crash, really shows just how few fucks our country gives about every day traffic violence that kills 40k people every year
September 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Every bit of this. My brain is breaking.
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I don’t think people appreciate just how horrific the initial bus crash was too
a drunk driver was speeding and plowed straight into a bus, killing two people.
it’s almost a parody of how unsafe transportation is in LA, particularly in the valley where almost every street is just a mini highway
a drunk driver was speeding and plowed straight into a bus, killing two people.
it’s almost a parody of how unsafe transportation is in LA, particularly in the valley where almost every street is just a mini highway
September 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I don’t think people appreciate just how horrific the initial bus crash was too
a drunk driver was speeding and plowed straight into a bus, killing two people.
it’s almost a parody of how unsafe transportation is in LA, particularly in the valley where almost every street is just a mini highway
a drunk driver was speeding and plowed straight into a bus, killing two people.
it’s almost a parody of how unsafe transportation is in LA, particularly in the valley where almost every street is just a mini highway
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This story buries the lede, but if you pull out a calculator and do the math, AAA found that the average American spends $15,031 a year for a single car!
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/c...
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/c...
Car ownership costs an average of $5,851 a year on top of auto loan payments, analysis finds
The cost of insurance, gas, and maintenance or repairs can add thousands of dollars a year to the price of owning a car.
www.cnbc.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This story buries the lede, but if you pull out a calculator and do the math, AAA found that the average American spends $15,031 a year for a single car!
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/c...
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/c...
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Read this.
Oneil Cruz walked away from a deadly car crash without being charged and with his baseball career intact.
The fixer who helped make the case go away launched a business empire that led to him partnering with Red Sox legend David Ortiz.
The fixer who helped make the case go away launched a business empire that led to him partnering with Red Sox legend David Ortiz.
How Oneil Cruz Walked Away From a Deadly Crash With a Fixer's Help
When an accident involving top prospect Oneil Cruz left three dead on a darkened road in the Dominican Republic, secret payoffs helped rescue his career and launched a shadowy business empire.
www.propublica.org
September 13, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Read this.
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The next James Bond should be Gary Oldman in his Jackson Lamb persona.
May 16, 2026 at 8:31 AM
The next James Bond should be Gary Oldman in his Jackson Lamb persona.