Amanda Becker
@amandabecker.bsky.social
Reporter @19thnews.org Author YOU MUST STAND UP https://tinyurl.com/4cvxyvwz on abortion-rights fight w/o Roe Nieman Nation. Ohioan. WV Mtn (Cat) Mama. Nat'l Parks lover. Journalism adjunct prof. OH-IN-NY-CA-DC-MA-DC-WV/OH Signal: AmandaBecker.41
Cori Bush's comeback bid falls short in Missouri Democratic primary 19thnews.org/2026/08/cori... via @19thnews.org
Cori Bush's comeback bid falls short in Missouri Democratic primary
The former representative’s primary loss further hurts Black women’s chances for representation in Congress.
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Always love joining @cinradio.bsky.social Cincinnati Edition. Today we talked about how Haitian immigrants with TPS received ICE summons to appear on Sunday morning and were sent home with ankle monitors. www.wvxu.org/show/cincinn...
Haitians in Ohio face ambiguity as their TPS ends
Temporary Protected Status ended for immigrants from Haiti on July 27.
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Here we go again in Texas: Can a Democrat win statewide? Maybe. James Talarico could be perfect to run against the MAGA Ken Paxton. Top Texas Political Reporter, Maria Recio analyzes the latest polls. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/UCyHnT-WVQY
“When most people say I’m not electable, what they’re pointing at is my name and my faith in a state that elected Barack Obama twice,” El-Sayed later told The 19th in an interview.
Who is electable? Michigan’s Senate primary asks a familiar question.
No one can agree on what, exactly, electability is — but both Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are making the case that they have it.
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Michigan’s Tense Democratic Senate Race Poses a Big Test for a Divided Party www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Michigan’s Tense Democratic Senate Race Poses a Big Test for a Divided Party
Progressives hope momentum by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will give them a signature victory. Centrists warn that picking him will backfire in November. Acrimony is everywhere.
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Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno on Sunday said Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller, his former son-in-law, is not fit to serve in the U.S. House as he faces allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife, who is Moreno’s daughter. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/03/r...
Ohio US Sen. Moreno says former son-in-law Rep. Max Miller unfit to serve in Congress • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, on Sunday said Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Max Miller, Moreno's former son-in-law, is not fit to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives as he faces…
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Sen. Husted won't call for Rep. Max Miller to withdraw from running for reelection despite abuse horrible allegations: "Let's focus on letting them sort through this on a family level"
"In my conversations with Democratic officials, multiple people acknowledged that data centers were one of those issues where what candidates campaigned on could well end up being different from the policy approaches they actually took once in office."
Data Centers Are Suddenly Everywhere in Democratic Campaigns
Here’s why it’s a risky issue.
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Didn’t he already threaten this in a different context? I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that *maybe he’s a 1996 democrat, not a 2026 democrat*… & that’s the underlying problem. Every time I got a DNC email from him in 2024 buildup I wondered: why? www.foxnews.com/media/james-...
James Carville vows to abandon Democratic Party if far-left Hasan Piker becomes leading voice
James Carville pledges to leave the Democratic Party if streamer Hasan Piker becomes a leading voice, saying an "overwhelming majority" of Democrats agree.
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And it pointedly raised the concern that most senior Democratic strategists in 2024 were “financially secure” and thus removed from the challenges facing many Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter
A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.
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About 2.3 mill American women of childbearing age live in a county where there is no place to give birth. The closures of labor and delivery units are reverberating in key battleground state races. 19thnews.org/2026/07/mate... via @19thnews.org
As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states
Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospitals.
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For college students, a school’s state politics can matter as much as its academics 19thnews.org/2026/07/coll... via @19thnews.org
For college students, a school’s state politics can matter as much as its academics
Students are looking beyond the usual admissions rankings and tuition prices to consider whether a campus — and the state its in — reflects the rights and values they need to feel safe.
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Abortion bans may be fueling a 'concerning increase' in suicidal thoughts among teen girls 19thnews.org/2026/07/abor... via @19thnews.org
Abortion bans may be fueling a 'concerning increase' in suicidal thoughts among teen girls
A new study found a significant increase in suicidal ideation for teen girls in states with abortion bans — regardless of if they are pregnant. There was no increase for teen boys.
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46 Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act. For some, it’s a liability. 19thnews.org/2026/08/demo... via @19thnews.org
46 Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act. For some, it’s a liability.
The immigration law named after a murdered Georgia college student boosted the administration’s immigration powers. Eighteen months later, some Democrats are answering for it.
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Sen. John Cornyn has struck a deal with acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ on an in-writing order nixing the “anti-weaponization fund.” https://www.notus.org/senate/todd-blanche-nomination-anti-weaponization-fund-deal-john-cornyn-thom-tillis
Blanche Cuts a Deal With Cornyn to Get His Nomination Back on Track
The agreement came together despite apparent opposition from Trump, who has vocally expressed support for the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
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I like to think I have a modicum of vision but this guy is talking about wanting to “uncover” pleasant surprises and all I’m seeing is abestos remediation and the structure potentially collapsing.
Amanda Becker@amandabecker.bsky.social · 3d agoFinally got access to my own HBO Max again (apparently I travel too much for their liking) and celebrating by watching absolutely unhinged seeming house renovations on Out With The Old.
Finally got access to my own HBO Max again (apparently I travel too much for their liking) and celebrating by watching absolutely unhinged seeming house renovations on Out With The Old.
The law firm Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. A New York Times investigation details the inside story of its transformation. trib.al/YQawT9z
The Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj
“Just because you chose this for her doesn’t make [her love] less real.”
Amanda Becker@amandabecker.bsky.social · 6d agoObsession is a good horror film, yes. But now that I’ve watched it I’ve skimmed the reviews and most seem to be missing the point that it is a great, thoroughly modern, very smart horror film about consent and how bodily autonomy is our humanity — with a message for presumptive “nice guys”
Obsession is a good horror film, yes. But now that I’ve watched it I’ve skimmed the reviews and most seem to be missing the point that it is a great, thoroughly modern, very smart horror film about consent and how bodily autonomy is our humanity — with a message for presumptive “nice guys”
New: An RGV mother deported to Mexico despite having DACA filed a lawsuit against the federal government after it notified her it would be terminating her DACA status because of “unauthorized travel” stemming from her deportation. apnews.com/article/daca...
US cites 'unauthorized travel' to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico
A woman deported to Mexico despite having legal permission to remain in the U.S. has filed suit against the federal government.
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Smith, a labor and deliver nurse, said she doesn’t “get into politics much.” She has nevertheless become an enthusiastic participant in a nurses-led effort to save Grady Memorial’s delivery unit that is reverberating across races in this key midterms battleground. 19thnews.org/2026/07/mate...
As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states
Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospi...
19thnews.org
Political scientist Michael Shepherd said that we’re still in a “wait-and-see place” when it comes to how the cuts in Trump’s OBBBA will resonate with voters. Another question is whether Democrats can effectively communicate their argument that Republicans are to blame. 19thnews.org/2026/07/mate...
As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states
Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospi...
19thnews.org
“A citizen-science program is training pet dogs to find the eggs before they hatch so they can be destroyed. It's revealing the surprising power of pet dogs' noses, with even unconventional sniffer-dog breeds like the humble pug able to play their part.” www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The spotted lanternfly is ravaging the eastern US. Pet dogs are coming to the rescue
Spotted lanternflies are an invasive pest and a multimillion-dollar disaster for the US's wine industry. Meet the good boys and girls of the resistance.
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As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states 19thnews.org/2026/07/mate... via @19thnews.org
As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states
Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospi...
19thnews.org
Boarding an Alaskan flight: “group A as in adventure,” “group C as in cuties like the mandarin.”
Social-media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face threats to their lives in the Miami jail where the brothers are being held pending extradition on UK rape charges, their lawyer said
Tate Brothers Face Threats to Lives in Miami Jail, Lawyer Says
Social-media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face threats to their lives in the Miami jail where the brothers are being held pending extradition on UK rape charges, their lawyer said.
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I just took my new, expensive-splurge-to-me vacuum for a quick spin and let me tell you, it made my 46-year-old heart swell.
