
Amanda Abrams
@mandaabrams
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Freelance journalist, wife, & mom. People, meditation, dance, ice cream.
Durham, NC
Joined June 2011
Architects tell counties they need bigger jails. Then they get the contracts to build those jails. Conflict of interest much? @mandaabrams has a revelatory @theintercept story on why our communities keep expanding jails, despite good alternatives:
theintercept.com
So-called justice architecture firms produce studies that argue for expanding U.S. jails. Often they also win the contracts to build them.
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Peter Beinart - once again, so clear. And true, and heartening. There Is a Jewish Hope for Palestinian Liberation. It Must Survive.
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I'm working at a Duke library and looking around, wondering if all these undergrads are part of the 1%. It's creepy.
nytimes.com
A case study in elite college admissions.
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Weird article about the rise in breast cancer among young women. Not a single real Q about why - ie could it be a rise in environmental toxins? Heavy glyphosate use over past 20 yrs? PFAS? Never mentioned. Seems typical for breast cancer coverage. https://t.co/BEaMRS5iR9
washingtonpost.com
Breast cancer is increasing in young women. But there’s little advice for them regarding early detection.
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We're grateful for our Solid Waste employees. They're essential workers who handle dirty jobs & heavy equipment. Help us celebrate Waste & Recycling Workers Week, which begins today! Comment to encourage our team & we'll share your thoughts with them.
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A true effort to address homelessness will require housing vouchers, a suitable housing supply, and coordination. https://t.co/F6L1kh7h0i
shelterforce.org
Some say yes. But simply making it easier to build will not reach those who are unhoused. Alan Mallach responds to a piece in "The Atlantic."
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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 @jasondovemark for his insights & guidance.
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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, @mandaabrams writes. “Utter the words and folks might recoil.” 📸: @Cocobuttrshuttr
https://t.co/H3VkA1Ds14
noemamag.com
In Tyrrell County, North Carolina, folks might recoil if you mention climate change. But there’s no denying that the weather is changing, nor that water is everywhere.
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@ChrisMurphyCT 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.
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My husband just texted to ask what my love language is. Umm, who are you and where is my husband?
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So embarrassing but that VRBO ad with the giant family reunion, accompanied by Kermit singing "I'm right where I belong" gets me every time
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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." https://t.co/V9Kcsqe39D
nydailynews.com
The photo shows a Black teenager on a hospital gurney, blood seeping through his gray sweatpants. There are tears on his face, and he is sweating. His arms are handcuffed behind his back, and blue-…
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NEW: A Republican legislator has proposed a first-of-its-kind law to stop Missouri residents from accessing abortion *outside of Missouri.* Planned Parenthood calls it “the most extraordinary provision we have ever seen.” https://t.co/LHnjFuvw5Y
washingtonpost.com
Abortion rights advocates say the measure is unconstitutional. But it could signal a new strategy by the antiabortion movement to extend influence beyond the conservative states poised to tighten...
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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! @WCKitchen #ChefsForUkraine
My heart breaks for Ukraine, but the spirit of the Ukrainian people fills me with hope. In Kyiv, @WCKitchen restaurant partner Mafia has been cooking meals for shelters, hospitals & medical battalion. Tonight: chicken & vegetable stew with fresh baked bread! #ChefsForUkraine 💛🇺🇦
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Zoomed with a bunch of financial folks today for a story about commercial real estate, & they all look so put together. I can feel them thinking, "why are these journalist types always so frumpy?" cringe
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Love this. Beautifully written. He's clearly a very decent person. Only spreading Aloha: A journalist reflects on air travel and tourism in the pandemic era https://t.co/DJRfVPemCk via @ncpolicywatch
ncnewsline.com
air travel and tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic; mask mandates; Hawai‘i; COVID-19 misinformation; vaccines
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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.
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Not a single G20 nation is on track to meet its Paris Agreement commitments. This is the cost of inaction — and enough is enough!
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Is @Carvana's customer service terrible or what? Jesus, practically not worth it.
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