Amy Thesing
@amythesing.bsky.social
artist, activist, ally, graphic designer, yogi, nuyorkina. animal & nature lover. trying to pay attention, call out injustice & inequality. practice radical ahimsa. she/her/ella
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Though Schwartz pleaded guilty to a $39M tax fraud scheme, prosecutors weren’t able to trace how funds moved through his 200+ accounts.
Trump’s pardon then wiped away Schwartz’s sentence — and likely any IRS effort to claw back the stolen taxes.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Trump’s pardon then wiped away Schwartz’s sentence — and likely any IRS effort to claw back the stolen taxes.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.
At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.
www.propublica.org
April 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Though Schwartz pleaded guilty to a $39M tax fraud scheme, prosecutors weren’t able to trace how funds moved through his 200+ accounts.
Trump’s pardon then wiped away Schwartz’s sentence — and likely any IRS effort to claw back the stolen taxes.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Trump’s pardon then wiped away Schwartz’s sentence — and likely any IRS effort to claw back the stolen taxes.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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Trump just threatened a war crime on national TV.
Every Senator and member of Congress who refuses to stop him is complicit.
Every Senator and member of Congress who refuses to stop him is complicit.
April 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Trump just threatened a war crime on national TV.
Every Senator and member of Congress who refuses to stop him is complicit.
Every Senator and member of Congress who refuses to stop him is complicit.
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ICE is still kidnapping people in NYC.
Here's a call for rent support for families affected by an ICE abduction in Queens. Shared to me by a trusted friend. Please feel free to donate if you're moved and able.
Here's a call for rent support for families affected by an ICE abduction in Queens. Shared to me by a trusted friend. Please feel free to donate if you're moved and able.
April 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE is still kidnapping people in NYC.
Here's a call for rent support for families affected by an ICE abduction in Queens. Shared to me by a trusted friend. Please feel free to donate if you're moved and able.
Here's a call for rent support for families affected by an ICE abduction in Queens. Shared to me by a trusted friend. Please feel free to donate if you're moved and able.
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On this TDOV, please visit this link and tell the Mayor to make good on his fine words, fine Mt. Sinai and Langone for denying trans kids health care, and direct NYC Hospitals + Health to provide those kids care.
gregpak.net/2026/03/27/t...
gregpak.net/2026/03/27/t...
March 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
On this TDOV, please visit this link and tell the Mayor to make good on his fine words, fine Mt. Sinai and Langone for denying trans kids health care, and direct NYC Hospitals + Health to provide those kids care.
gregpak.net/2026/03/27/t...
gregpak.net/2026/03/27/t...
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The Alabama Solution features footage shot on contraband cellphones wielded by men incarcerated by the fifth-largest state prison system in the U.S.
“The Alabama Solution”: Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Show U.S.’s Deadliest Prisons
Three activists — Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray and Raoul Poole — featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution were placed in solitary confinement last month in what advocates be...
www.democracynow.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Alabama Solution features footage shot on contraband cellphones wielded by men incarcerated by the fifth-largest state prison system in the U.S.
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
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I’ve got a lovely story to tell you and many of you made it happen. Watch this— you will feel so much better about your fellow humans. Yes things are still shit but this is one bright spot and we should celebrate it.
Thank you to Bri, Chabeli, and the @19thnews.org for this wonderful group effort.
Thank you to Bri, Chabeli, and the @19thnews.org for this wonderful group effort.
February 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I’ve got a lovely story to tell you and many of you made it happen. Watch this— you will feel so much better about your fellow humans. Yes things are still shit but this is one bright spot and we should celebrate it.
Thank you to Bri, Chabeli, and the @19thnews.org for this wonderful group effort.
Thank you to Bri, Chabeli, and the @19thnews.org for this wonderful group effort.
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We’ve been on the streets all day with @bradlander.bsky.social and because we had so many patrols out, multiple abductions were prevented.
The world is looking to us for inspiration, and we will keep showing them how we show up for our neighbors.
The world is looking to us for inspiration, and we will keep showing them how we show up for our neighbors.
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 PM
We’ve been on the streets all day with @bradlander.bsky.social and because we had so many patrols out, multiple abductions were prevented.
The world is looking to us for inspiration, and we will keep showing them how we show up for our neighbors.
The world is looking to us for inspiration, and we will keep showing them how we show up for our neighbors.
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Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Since September, ICE has shot people 9 times across 5 states. At least 5 people are dead, including 2 Americans in Minneapolis. But when we say ‘abolish ICE,’ we’re called radical. Meanwhile Trump has gutted USAID, the CFPB, the DOE, & more—without anyone calling THAT extreme.
Abolish ICE.
Abolish ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Since September, ICE has shot people 9 times across 5 states. At least 5 people are dead, including 2 Americans in Minneapolis. But when we say ‘abolish ICE,’ we’re called radical. Meanwhile Trump has gutted USAID, the CFPB, the DOE, & more—without anyone calling THAT extreme.
Abolish ICE.
Abolish ICE.
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Thank you FUNners and federal worker allies who came out today - from coast to coast - to stand against a would-be dictator. Federal workers take our oath to the American people seriously, and we will not be divided from the public we serve. #NoKings #NotPawns #WeTookAnOath ❌👑 ❌♟️
October 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Thank you FUNners and federal worker allies who came out today - from coast to coast - to stand against a would-be dictator. Federal workers take our oath to the American people seriously, and we will not be divided from the public we serve. #NoKings #NotPawns #WeTookAnOath ❌👑 ❌♟️
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The forever chemical PFNA is so hazardous that the EPA struck an agreement with 8 companies to phase it out nearly two decades ago.
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The forever chemical PFNA is so hazardous that the EPA struck an agreement with 8 companies to phase it out nearly two decades ago.
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Now an EPA report on its harms sits in limbo, and the Trump administration won’t say when it will be released.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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18,500 children have been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza.
Despite these war crimes, the US has provided more than $22 BILLION for the war.
Our taxpayer dollars are being used to starve children, bomb schools & gun down hungry people as they wait for aid.
Despite these war crimes, the US has provided more than $22 BILLION for the war.
Our taxpayer dollars are being used to starve children, bomb schools & gun down hungry people as they wait for aid.
August 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
18,500 children have been killed by the Israeli military in Gaza.
Despite these war crimes, the US has provided more than $22 BILLION for the war.
Our taxpayer dollars are being used to starve children, bomb schools & gun down hungry people as they wait for aid.
Despite these war crimes, the US has provided more than $22 BILLION for the war.
Our taxpayer dollars are being used to starve children, bomb schools & gun down hungry people as they wait for aid.
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“You might not be a Jedi but you actually are part of this movement that is gonna make a difference.”
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social spoke with @contrariannews.org about why Andor is inspiring so many people right now: contrarian.substack.com/p/how-andor-...
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social spoke with @contrariannews.org about why Andor is inspiring so many people right now: contrarian.substack.com/p/how-andor-...
August 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
“You might not be a Jedi but you actually are part of this movement that is gonna make a difference.”
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social spoke with @contrariannews.org about why Andor is inspiring so many people right now: contrarian.substack.com/p/how-andor-...
@leahgreenberg.bsky.social spoke with @contrariannews.org about why Andor is inspiring so many people right now: contrarian.substack.com/p/how-andor-...
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Over several days in May, the Tennessee Highway Patrol sent a surge of cruisers along the streets of south Nashville, pulling over drivers as ICE agents in unmarked vehicles with flashing lights waited next to them.
With @azluminaria.org
With @azluminaria.org
Local Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight
ICE officials tout an unprecedented expansion of its 287(g) Program, driven by agreements that allow local officers to function as deportation agents during routine policing. But advocates warn such…
www.propublica.org
July 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Over several days in May, the Tennessee Highway Patrol sent a surge of cruisers along the streets of south Nashville, pulling over drivers as ICE agents in unmarked vehicles with flashing lights waited next to them.
With @azluminaria.org
With @azluminaria.org
Deportations to a 3rd, war-torn, country with SCOTUS' blessing, the Constitution no longer applies when this administration deems migrants criminals. Humane treatment no longer applies. Shame on you: potus, scotus & the GOP for enabling this. Happy birthday Amerikkka. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/u...
Court Rejects Effort to Keep Migrants From Being Sent to South Sudan
www.nytimes.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Deportations to a 3rd, war-torn, country with SCOTUS' blessing, the Constitution no longer applies when this administration deems migrants criminals. Humane treatment no longer applies. Shame on you: potus, scotus & the GOP for enabling this. Happy birthday Amerikkka. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/u...
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"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech
“What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech
We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. On July 5, 1852, in Rochester,...
www.democracynow.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech
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Make the wrong choices and this is what follows 💔
➡️ Russia just launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine with 550 drones and missiles overnight 💥🇺🇦
#Ukraine #WarCrimes
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/55632
➡️ Russia just launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine with 550 drones and missiles overnight 💥🇺🇦
#Ukraine #WarCrimes
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/55632
A President Ignores the Law. Ukraine Pays the Price
The White House’s decision to suspend congressionally approved aide to Ukraine is unlawful and must be challenged. Every time Trump appeases Moscow, Putin responds by killing more innocents.
www.kyivpost.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Make the wrong choices and this is what follows 💔
➡️ Russia just launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine with 550 drones and missiles overnight 💥🇺🇦
#Ukraine #WarCrimes
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/55632
➡️ Russia just launched its largest aerial attack on Ukraine with 550 drones and missiles overnight 💥🇺🇦
#Ukraine #WarCrimes
🔗 www.kyivpost.com/post/55632
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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Fighting back with joy and community is a strategic reaction to the fascists who are trying to make us feel alone and powerless: “Their job is so much easier if we are convinced to give up our power.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @chrislhayes.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Fighting back with joy and community is a strategic reaction to the fascists who are trying to make us feel alone and powerless: “Their job is so much easier if we are convinced to give up our power.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @chrislhayes.bsky.social
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Sometimes it’s permissible to hate.
July 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Sometimes it’s permissible to hate.