Amanda Springs, PhD

Women are being erased at the Pentagon. Women are being erased from history. And now a woman has been erased from the desecrated White House.

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

When a thing is literal and figurative simultaneously:

Abortion restrictions may be fueling a rise in domestic violence, experts warn On average, a woman’s risk of being killed in the U.S. increases by 20% when pregnant or after giving birth. Pregnant and postpartum women are more likely to be killed than to die from childbirth-rela...

Good PBS News Hour piece tonight on how abortion restrictions compromise women's domestic safety.

In the US, a pregnant/postpartum woman's risk of being killed is 20% higher than that of other women; she is more likely die by murder than from childbirth-related issues.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

9-0 SCOTUS ruling from last year:
“Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.”

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. 1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

I just… I can’t.

Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."

"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.

Trying to get people to read for tone is an uphill battle. — any and every English professor

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The old equivalent of having too many browser tabs open

Carl Sagan on why books are human’s greatest invention:

As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging population that could begin to shrink.

This headline blames women & defines declining fertility as a problem. A smaller global population & footprint on the planet benefits the environment. There is also more individual freedom, women's economic empowerment & less adolescents giving birth. www.npr.org/2025/07/07/n...

Read more books.

This is a country where Snoop & Oprah are beloved endorsers to middle America but DEMs can’t figure out how to leverage Jasmine Crockett’s passion & authenticity. 🙄

Here’s a baby downy woodpecker peeking out of his hole. #birds 🪶

I’m gonna guess there are specific women they want to use as breeding mares.

Excellent news.

Hard agree. Action, not words, is the path forward.

Tariffs were NEVER going to “bring manufacturing back to the US.” There are many reasons, including:

•Even with tariffs, US labor is prohibitively expensive
•America’s supply chain isn’t ready
•Most Americans don’t want to do manufacturing jobs
•Not enough unemployed workers to fill new factories

Final grades are in. Let the sad student emails begin!

Why can’t I ever pick up something like this at a garage sale?

If you’re born in America, you’re an American.

Pass it on.

The majority of students’ personal reflection essays submitted were generated by AI. I’m not sure my job even matters anymore.

That said, I have deleted my post. I’m not interested in misusing anyone’s work.

CFBP Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.

Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data. www.wired.com/story/cfbp-q...