Amber Rieke
@amberee.bsky.social
Here for public health, parenting and politics. Reader, Swiftie, gardener and burgeoning soccer mom.
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I just want to say, while we’re on the subject:
ALL of our youth sports, in one way or another, are too expensive & have too high of a barriers of entry - not just soccer.
+ we should reform our youth sports not with the goal to win a mWC, but with the goal to provide opps to play for all kids
ALL of our youth sports, in one way or another, are too expensive & have too high of a barriers of entry - not just soccer.
+ we should reform our youth sports not with the goal to win a mWC, but with the goal to provide opps to play for all kids
July 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I just want to say, while we’re on the subject:
ALL of our youth sports, in one way or another, are too expensive & have too high of a barriers of entry - not just soccer.
+ we should reform our youth sports not with the goal to win a mWC, but with the goal to provide opps to play for all kids
ALL of our youth sports, in one way or another, are too expensive & have too high of a barriers of entry - not just soccer.
+ we should reform our youth sports not with the goal to win a mWC, but with the goal to provide opps to play for all kids
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📌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.
“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.
April 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
📌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.
“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."
Good news for New Yorkers, bad news for rats: all trash will be in rat-proof bins by the end of 2031.
No more black bags on the sidewalks — it’s time to put a lid on it.
No more black bags on the sidewalks — it’s time to put a lid on it.
April 18, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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."
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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...
“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...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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...
“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...
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In the coming days/weeks if you see someone stealing food, no you didn’t.
Repeat as necessary
Repeat as necessary
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
In the coming days/weeks if you see someone stealing food, no you didn’t.
Repeat as necessary
Repeat as necessary
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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
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@politico.com
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October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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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.
September 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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.
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I simply CANNOT believe we have to live to in a world where Robert Malone of all people is shouting down scientists in an ACIP meeting like he's Alex Jones.
September 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I simply CANNOT believe we have to live to in a world where Robert Malone of all people is shouting down scientists in an ACIP meeting like he's Alex Jones.
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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.
September 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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.
Fans of performing arts - what are we meant to do about the Kennedy Center, ethically? It feels that we shouldn't boycott (yet), because 1) these performers are already so under-resourced, 2) most shows through this season were booked years ago, and 3) unlike Amazon, I would hate to see it go under.
April 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Fans of performing arts - what are we meant to do about the Kennedy Center, ethically? It feels that we shouldn't boycott (yet), because 1) these performers are already so under-resourced, 2) most shows through this season were booked years ago, and 3) unlike Amazon, I would hate to see it go under.
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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.
March 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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.
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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.
March 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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.
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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...
Alvaro Bedoya, Democratic FTC commissioner fired by Trump administration, speaks out
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Alvaro Bedoya, one of the two Democrats fired from their roles as commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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...
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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.
President Trump’s dismissals of Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter leave Republicans alone at the top of an agency meant to be independent of the White House.
Two Democratic commissioners fired from FTC
Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, the two Democrats of the Federal Trade Commission, were fired from their positions on the agency, which is supposed to be independent.
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March 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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.
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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:
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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:
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
Yes yes yes!!
“Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/12/p...
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
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March 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yes yes yes!!
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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.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
March 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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.
We are already in the shutdown. And your votes DON'T stop it. In fact, they allow it to expand.
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Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident, is married to a U.S. citizen who is eight months pregnant.
Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'
President Donald Trump is warning that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administ...
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March 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident, is married to a U.S. citizen who is eight months pregnant.
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I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
March 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
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.
March 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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.
March 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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.
February 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I love reading Dickens novels but I never wanted to live in one.