Amanda Petrucelli
@petrucellia.bsky.social
Master of Public Affairs student at IUSB. RPCV ‘93-‘95 🇩🇲 🏋🏻♀️📚🫏
ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS: if Freebird comes on when you’re at the gym, you should skip it.🪽🕊️
October 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO KNOWS: if Freebird comes on when you’re at the gym, you should skip it.🪽🕊️
When young, you have choices: marry? Who? 💍 kids? How many? 🧑🧑🧒🧒 College? What major? 👩🏻🏫 In middle age directional decisions are made cumulatively: who dies first and when? Did financial decision?s of decades past roll into burdens or freedom? How’s your health? Agency becomes path-dependent.
October 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
When young, you have choices: marry? Who? 💍 kids? How many? 🧑🧑🧒🧒 College? What major? 👩🏻🏫 In middle age directional decisions are made cumulatively: who dies first and when? Did financial decision?s of decades past roll into burdens or freedom? How’s your health? Agency becomes path-dependent.
Lately, after I make political FB post citing my rural county Democratic Party, I get an onslaught of “vote red” and similar comments from strangers with very thin, out-of-county/state profiles. From 2023, but there are plenty of recent articles on this behind paywalls: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that were used to spread politically partisan content in the United States before next year's election.
www.pbs.org
October 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Lately, after I make political FB post citing my rural county Democratic Party, I get an onslaught of “vote red” and similar comments from strangers with very thin, out-of-county/state profiles. From 2023, but there are plenty of recent articles on this behind paywalls: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Today is the day! The deadline to register to vote is October 5 in AZ, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MS, MT, OH, TN, & TX. Check out all these resources & get prepared. #VotingIsPunk #VoteEarly
October 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Today is the day! The deadline to register to vote is October 5 in AZ, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, MS, MT, OH, TN, & TX. Check out all these resources & get prepared. #VotingIsPunk #VoteEarly
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“The young people of the nation…must remember that freedom is not a static acquisition; it is an unending task in which each generation must ensure its continuous re-creation.”
~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938.
Image: Public domain.
~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938.
Image: Public domain.
October 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
“The young people of the nation…must remember that freedom is not a static acquisition; it is an unending task in which each generation must ensure its continuous re-creation.”
~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938.
Image: Public domain.
~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1938.
Image: Public domain.
This is why I spend too much time on the Internet.
October 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
This is why I spend too much time on the Internet.
The Cornell gang rape feels a little like the “good” Republicans who aren’t #MAGA. Silence and inaction is being complicit. A thinking man would leave #ChiPhi entirely, not just on the #Cornell campus. And a thinking citizen would leave a political party with an authoritarian dictator at the top. 🇺🇸☮️
September 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The Cornell gang rape feels a little like the “good” Republicans who aren’t #MAGA. Silence and inaction is being complicit. A thinking man would leave #ChiPhi entirely, not just on the #Cornell campus. And a thinking citizen would leave a political party with an authoritarian dictator at the top. 🇺🇸☮️
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John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals:
“Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
“Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
September 28, 2026 at 4:22 PM
John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals:
“Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
“Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
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A gang of suspected federal immigration goons rip a man from a work van and pile on top of him while taking him into custody.
No location provided
No location provided
September 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A gang of suspected federal immigration goons rip a man from a work van and pile on top of him while taking him into custody.
No location provided
No location provided
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"When my guests come over, it’s gonna be like BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes. Guess what season it is—fucking fall. There’s a nip in the air, and my house is full of mutant fucking squash."
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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September 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"When my guests come over, it’s gonna be like BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes. Guess what season it is—fucking fall. There’s a nip in the air, and my house is full of mutant fucking squash."
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What a fascinating feminist plot line here: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM
What a fascinating feminist plot line here: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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Three reporters were blocked from the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Trump said CNN, Politico, and MS NOW would be banned for reporting "FICTION and LIES." n.pr/4iyPwqp
CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters denied access to White House following Trump ban
Three reporters were blocked from the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Trump said CNN, Politico, and MS NOW would be banned for reporting "FICTION and LIES."
n.pr
September 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Three reporters were blocked from the White House grounds Saturday morning, a day after President Trump said CNN, Politico, and MS NOW would be banned for reporting "FICTION and LIES." n.pr/4iyPwqp
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Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️
September 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️
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Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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y’all are bad
September 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
y’all are bad
I’m about 6 weeks into quitting my job while I get my master’s degree and so far the number one thing that is stunning me is how quickly the day goes because I’m getting enough sleep and I’m taking time to wake up slowly and I’m working on things that I enjoy and engage my mind. 🤯
September 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I’m about 6 weeks into quitting my job while I get my master’s degree and so far the number one thing that is stunning me is how quickly the day goes because I’m getting enough sleep and I’m taking time to wake up slowly and I’m working on things that I enjoy and engage my mind. 🤯
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I'm in Indiana so I got the giant Tenderloin at One-Eyed Jack's in Winamac, and this is, far far and away, the best tenderloin I've ever had.
September 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I'm in Indiana so I got the giant Tenderloin at One-Eyed Jack's in Winamac, and this is, far far and away, the best tenderloin I've ever had.
When people say they’re anti-socialism or anti- socialist democracy, it’s because they know they have a bigger piece of the pie already and they don’t want to give it up for strangers who look and talk and act and believe differently than themselves, even if it would make the world a better place.
September 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
When people say they’re anti-socialism or anti- socialist democracy, it’s because they know they have a bigger piece of the pie already and they don’t want to give it up for strangers who look and talk and act and believe differently than themselves, even if it would make the world a better place.
Feminist non-cooperation may be the way we get a New World order: www.yalejournal.org/publications...
When Women Withdraw: The Global Politics of Refusal Feminist resistance, digital diffusion, and the transnational life of 4B (Volume 21, Issue 1) — Yale Journal of International Affairs
Ankita Singh Gujjar traces the 4B movement's emergence from Korea's gendered political economy and its rapid digital diffusion to the United States following Trump's re-election.
www.yalejournal.org
September 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Feminist non-cooperation may be the way we get a New World order: www.yalejournal.org/publications...
Actually it’s only Mansplaining if it comes from the Mansplain region of France, otherwise it’s just sparkling misogyny. www.guernicamag.com/rebecca-soln...
Men Explain Things to Me
<p>Before there was <em>mansplaining</em>, there was Rebecca Solnit's 2008 critique of male arrogance. Reprinted here with a new introduction.</p>
www.guernicamag.com
September 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Actually it’s only Mansplaining if it comes from the Mansplain region of France, otherwise it’s just sparkling misogyny. www.guernicamag.com/rebecca-soln...
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My three beers for the 2026 Hops and Coaster Drops event at Indiana Beach this year. I've gotta sample the bottled sparkling mead that might make a VIP hour.
The club is bringing 11-12 kegs this year. Should be a good time.
#beersky
The club is bringing 11-12 kegs this year. Should be a good time.
#beersky
September 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
My three beers for the 2026 Hops and Coaster Drops event at Indiana Beach this year. I've gotta sample the bottled sparkling mead that might make a VIP hour.
The club is bringing 11-12 kegs this year. Should be a good time.
#beersky
The club is bringing 11-12 kegs this year. Should be a good time.
#beersky
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The reading scores of American 15-year-olds are near their lowest point in 25 years, according to new results of a key global exam released. U.S. math scores are also among the lowest since the test began in 2000.
U.S. Reading Scores Plummet on Global Exam
Students in Singapore and parts of China had the highest scores on the test known as PISA. Scores for American students were near a 25-year low.
nyti.ms
September 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The reading scores of American 15-year-olds are near their lowest point in 25 years, according to new results of a key global exam released. U.S. math scores are also among the lowest since the test began in 2000.
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A House discharge petition seeking to force Trump Admin to make further releases of Epstein Files has quickly amassed more than 100 signatures among House members
meidasnews.com/news/epstein...
meidasnews.com/news/epstein...
Epstein Files Discharge Petition Reaches 106 Signatures
27 additional Democrats join effort to hold pedophiles accountable.
meidasnews.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A House discharge petition seeking to force Trump Admin to make further releases of Epstein Files has quickly amassed more than 100 signatures among House members
meidasnews.com/news/epstein...
meidasnews.com/news/epstein...
This will forever be my favorite photo of myself. The boy is *dying* and the mom (left) is saying “What did you think was going to happen when you wore that shirt?” #Midwestisbest #blueberryfestival
I shoulda won a fuckin Pulitzer for this shot.
Zero context needed. An entire story told.
Zero context needed. An entire story told.
September 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This will forever be my favorite photo of myself. The boy is *dying* and the mom (left) is saying “What did you think was going to happen when you wore that shirt?” #Midwestisbest #blueberryfestival