e. amato
@eamato.bsky.social
poet, performer, writer, storyteller, curator, editor, filmmaker, scripty, facilitator, and plant-based kitchen witch #preWGA #RedListwriter #scriptsky https://ko-fi.com/eamato https://eamato.substack.com/
Whoever at @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk assigned this to Anne Carson, thank you. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anne Carson · On Rosalía
We require heroism of our entertainers. We want them sacrificing themselves to a certain ultimate degree of input. No...
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To listen to later...
Jewish Currents@jewishcurrents.bsky.social · yesterdayIn this episode of On the Nose, Arielle Angel speaks to Yotam Marom—an Occupy Wall Street veteran, IfNotNow co-founder, and movement facilitator—about how the left’s ambivalent relationship to power keeps us from winning. jewishcurrents.org/fighting-the...
! Grants (bw $1k-$20k) for Jews of Color aged 13-25 and their mentors to do cool stuff:
RFP - JoC Youth: Building the Future You Want to See - Jews of Color Initiative
The Jews of Color Initiative is excited to support projects where young JoC leaders are empowered to imagine new ways to engage in Jewish communal life, create communities they are excited to be a par...
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We did it! people.com/nashville-ai...
Nashville Airport Will Be Renamed in Honor of Dolly Parton, Tennessee Governor Announces 3 Days After Her Death
Those “Travelin’ Thru” Nashville, Tenn.’s main airport may soon be touching down at a hub named after the country queen herself. On Friday, Aug. 28, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Nashville Internati...
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Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · last wk.Sign the petition to rename Nashville airport in honor of Dolly Parton here: c.org/cGYwyrjYzW
We knew Trump’s cuts to DEI programs would have real-life consequences for people, especially marginalized communities. And now, these cuts have forced people to face problems like raw sewage, air pollution, & erosion on their own. It’s shameful and the cruelty is the point.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3w agoAfter Trump’s DEI cuts, communities struggle to fix problems with raw sewage, air pollution and erosion.
It can’t be TOO long until one of these old dickheads kicks the bucket, right?!
Loved ones search for missing 13-year-old Southern California girl
Loved ones search for missing 13-year-old Southern California girl
Loved ones are searching for a 13-year-old Southern California girl who has been missing for days. Scarlett Patricia Acuna, 13, was reported missing on Aug. 23, according to the Los Angeles Police …
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She can never be replaced. She was one of one. So the rest of us have to keep showing up and doing good to not let the bastards win.
Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · last wk.Dolly Parton was an angel on earth. But the outpouring of grief over her death is also a primal scream that the most wretched, greedy, amoral men on earth are holding this country hostage with their wealth and corruption. Dolly was the antithesis to all that and we need her light more than ever.
Did a Q&A on my disability reporting work for @apulrang.bsky.social's newsletter! disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/8-23-26-augu...
8/23/26 - August Monthly Q & A, with Julia Métraux
Good afternoon … … And welcome to the the newest Disability Thinking Weekday feature, the Monthly Q & A. Our first edition is with Julia Métraux, disability and related topics reporter at Mother Jon...
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Another day, another protection for American investors torched by the Trump Administration. Wall Street fraudsters are doing cartwheels.
US audit regulator scraps investor advocate role as Trump-era revamp accelerates
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board axes office set up under Biden administration to represent shareholders
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Uh huh. Now one of the big AI buyers is claiming nonreceipt of whole boxes of books. Boxes with tracking numbers, marked as delivered by USPS or UPS. Dozens of booksellers are reporting withheld payments. I expect that the booksellers who shipped books to AI facilities are about to get T****'d.
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
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Just a reminder that there's a Will Shakespeare miniseries from the heyday of BBC historicals starring Tim Curry as Shakespeare and Ian McShane as Marlowe, and it's on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpxC...
Every drag show this weekend is going to have to make some very hard choices
TIL Shelley Fabares and Nanette Fabray were related. Y’all knew and didn’t say?
Shelley Fabares, Star of ‘The Donna Reed Show’ and ‘Coach,’ Dies at 82
The baby-boomer icon had a No. 1 hit with "Johnny Angel," co-starred in three Elvis movies and was married to 'M*A*S*H' actor Mike Farrell.
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Trying to get the word out! Please share and donate if you are able!
e. amato@eamato.bsky.social · 3w agoHey y’all… my friend Darling is struggling immensely under the weight of health issues, health care bureaucracy and healthcare discrimination. Darling is a poet and performance artist, finding it difficult to work while so ill. They are grateful for any help you can give. 🏳️⚧️💛🤍💜🖤
Toi on Sunset needs our help! If you’ve ever had pad thai at 2am after the gig, pitch in if you can, amplify and share! #LAhistory #latenight #scriptsky
e. amato@eamato.bsky.social · 2w agoHelp save Toi on Sunset! #scriptsky #LAhistory #latenightpadthai
Great 🧵 #disability #journalism #disabledwriters
Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 2w agoHere is a journalism and disability journalism panel featuring Shruti Rajkumar and me, moderated by @emilybeitiks.bsky.social at @sfdcc.bsky.social, where I talk about my experience @motherjones.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx3o...
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Count Every Horse: Stop Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Sales to Slaughter. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...
Count Every Horse: Stop Bureau of Land Management Wild Horse Sales to Slaughter
A loophole in federal law allows the Bureau of Land Management to sell wild horses and burros, stripping them of federal protection once sold and leaving little oversight of where they end up. Despite...
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Trump is not just the worst president, but the worst US citizen of my entire lifetime. A world historical failure of humanity and morality. He and his wicked entourage have burdened us with the task of repairing his damage and eradicating his evil legacy for the rest of our lives.
University of Minnesota students are testing soil for what enduring harms tear gas caused. Good, vital work. www.startribune.com/operation-me...
What did a winter of tear gas leave in Minneapolis soil? U of M researchers are trying to find out.
The study aims to determine whether chemical munitions used by federal agents left contaminants in neighborhood gardens and soil.
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Childcare is intimate. Medical care is intimate. Sex work is different from other forms of service work because it is stigmatized, not because it is intimate.
YES! Landmark nominations submitted for Joe Gillis' bachelor pad the Chateau Alto Nido (Hollywood Heritage) and for moderne marvel Casa de Cadillac (LA Conservancy). Wild these iconic L.A. places are not yet designated. Soon! planning.lacity.gov/pdiscaseinfo... planning.lacity.gov/pdiscaseinfo...
Please help if you can! Sharing is helping! Amplifying is helping! 🩵
e. amato@eamato.bsky.social · 3w agoHey y’all… my friend Darling is struggling immensely under the weight of health issues, health care bureaucracy and healthcare discrimination. Darling is a poet and performance artist, finding it difficult to work while so ill. They are grateful for any help you can give. 🏳️⚧️💛🤍💜🖤
Some lovely news for the skyline - Anjelique Kidjo gets a star on the Walk of Fame!
HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HONOR MUSICIAN ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO WITH STAR ON THE WALK OF FAME - MAKING HER THE FIRST AFRICAN MUSICIAN AND FIRST BLACK AFRICAN TO RECEIVE A COVETED STAR - Hollywood Walk...
Five-time GRAMMY-winning musician Angélique Kidjo will be honored with the 2,854th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 18 at 11:30 am PT at 7011 Hollywood Boulevard, across the street from th...
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Had a friend reach out to me today who has been suffering with long covid and is struggling to find community. Does anyone know of any LC support groups near Paris?
