Amanda Abrams
@mandaabrams
Freelance journalist, wife, & mom. People, meditation, dance, ice cream.
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http://www.amandaannabrams.com 10-06-2011 02:45:59
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I get that we as Americans have different conceptions of what is and isn't over the line, offensive, hurtful and taboo. But I also think most people understand it's better to be kind than cruel and it's *bizarre* to see that view treated as some kind of radical left proposition.
We are all an amazing Army of Empathy and goodness! This cooks fill me with hope! Cooks of the world, raise up! Let’s build longer tables! We can end hunger in the world. We can bring Peace to the world! World Central Kitchen #ChefsForUkraine
THREAD: This is a story about how a young teen was attacked by police. And how the police lied & the NYC Mayor used & disparaged this *child* to try to kill bail reform. Please read on. "All New Yorkers deserve true public safety. Let’s start w/ the truth."nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-ope…
Chris Murphy 🟧 The 1994-2004 federal assault weapon ban reduced gun massacres by 37%—and reduced the number of people dying by 43%. Mass shootings rose 183% after the ban expired, increasing deaths by 239%. A ban on assault weapons would save lives—again.
No one denies the weather is changing on the low-lying fringe of North Carolina. No one can. But virtually no one there would admit to believing in global warming, Amanda Abrams writes. “Utter the words and folks might recoil.” 📸: Chris Facey noemamag.com/as-the-water-r…
Really excited to get this story out about what climate change-related weather could do to the housing market. TLDR: It's likely going to be ugly in ways that we're fully unprepared for. Thanks to Jason Mark for his insights & guidance. sierraclub.org/sierra/1-sprin…
Architects tell counties they need bigger jails. Then they get the contracts to build those jails. Conflict of interest much? Amanda Abrams has a revelatory The Intercept story on why our communities keep expanding jails, despite good alternatives: theintercept.com/2024/05/31/jai…