Amanda Banks

Really fantastic panel on using/applying care data in economic analysis from @iaffe.bsky.social this morning.

So glad I registered for this one!

Accidentally matched my project to tonight's family movie selection.

Guess what we watched 😂

Y'all cross all your fingers for me please 🙏🏻😭📚

Motif crochet is an accessible and portable craft that has proven effective in subverting similar jewelry confiscation policies. 🧶📚🖖🏻

The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs

This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT

The final draft of my PhD proposal is out for review!

If all goes well, I can submit the full application before Thanksgiving. 🦃📚👩‍🎓

A 7ft diameter crochet snowflake stretched between wooden supports in a 200-year-old cabin.

Year 3 of Roundtop folk festival is in the books! I'm so happy that this 7ft snowflake could spread out, get some love, and inspire my community to get creative.

What an unexpectedly amazing day 🤩

UNA never ceases to impress me. I'm so thankful to have found such a supportive community of teachers and friends.

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I've just been invited to speak to my university's executive board

A three-pronged crown motif crocheted with butter yellow cotton yarn rests on a black background.

Really proud of my city today after seeing such a massive demonstration of solidarity.

My family and I made crochet crowns to mark the moment, sharing more than 20 in the hour we were present. It was an honor and a privilege to carry on the tradition of subversive stitching!

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I've never been more relieved to get final grades.

A miracle has occurred, and my GPA is intact after a seriously ass-kicking semester.

A whiteboard doodle in red ink of flowers and a mushroom growing from a cross-hatched pattern cup.

It's finals week for the most difficult term of my Master's program (so far), which means prepping my study space for virtual proctored exams.

Time to say goodbye to this board doodle from the kid 😢

Please do your part to protect these spaces, leave no trace, pack out all trash, stay on established trails, and avoid disturbing wildlife. Small acts of care from visitors help keep our parks safe, clean, and protected.

Two shelves with handmade trinkets, ceramics, artwork, and small notebooks.

Closing up shop for the night, thankful for the artistic spirit of my community ~

Someone at my school nominated me for the 2026 Promising Alumni award 😱🥹

The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women "This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.

#OpEd: "We can’t bury the deeper, driving forces behind why this is happening. This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents — ICE, police officers, prison staff — have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies." Read the full story here. ⬇️

One neighbor was blasting some truly hateful talk radio program in their backyard around lunchtime.

Another neighbor started running a chainsaw to cover the sound.

#Solidarity #NotInMyBackyard #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors

Are you a parent of a K-12 student? Have you noticed them using AI for schoolwork?

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HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...

Trans education saves lives, and access to Trans inclusive resources supports strong communities. If you're local to HSV, please consider adding your name 🖖🏻✨️

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The pin tomato chatelaine is pure perfection

I got called a doctoral candidate for the first time today 😭

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Getting this proposal across the finish line is going to feel so good.

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Gearing up to submit this proposal has me exhausted (in the best way).

I'm looking forward to about 3 weeks of sleep in October, though.

First day of college x3 is in the books!

It's a special experience to be nearing the end of the educational path my kids are beginning. I'm so grateful we get to live this life. 📚🖖

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Classes for the fall semester start tomorrow!

My first nine weeks are stats and accounting. It's not my first rodeo, but please pray for my brain, y'all. I'd love to maintain this GPA.

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I found a PhD supervisor, y'all

Thank you! 🥰

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I've got a meeting with a potential PhD advisor on Monday 😱

Is this real life?! Y'all, how do I prepare for this call?!?

Proposal and CV are officially out to a potential PhD advisor 😱