Amanda Becker

Another fabulous year at the Tucson Festival of Books - this year as a moderator! Talkin’ 1776, revolution and rage with Kostya Kennedy, Jonathan Larson & Jonathan Turley.

Today’s morning walk.

Do we think Dorit knows her tagline this season is a ripoff of Shirley Chisholm?

From 'Hamnet' to 'Wicked': How women are leading sustainable filmmaking in Hollywood From using electric vehicles on set to showing less plastic on screen, the entertainment industry is rethinking how movies get made as the government pulls back on climate action.

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Black women to Rev. Jamal Harrison Bryant: they started the Target boycott — and they’ll decide when it ends.

For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be. A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.

A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off. 19thnews.org/2026/03/targ... via @19thnews.org

Dr. Lara Jones, a pediatric critical care specialist, still remembers her visceral reaction to the image of Liam Ramos. It wasn’t the most famous one, of the 5yo boy in a blue bunny winter hat and superhero backpack. It was one from days later, of him slumped in his father’s arms in custody in Texas

These pediatrician moms have a shared message: Release all children in immigration detention They didn’t know each other at the beginning of the year. Now these medical professionals text daily in their effort to advocate for the well-being of migrant children.

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We are aware of recent reports regarding targeted phishing attacks that have resulted in account takeovers of some Signal users, including government officials and journalists. We take this very seriously. 1/7

Good chance I would've been reported as a kid, who was cis, tragically straight but liked to climb trees and did not conform to gendered stereotypes. (Still don't.) My safe, wonderful, supportive Montessori school would've never complied, however.

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I got a sketchy Signal message today from "Signal Support" and reported it to security team and she shared this, which suggests it's likely government-backed hackers targeting journalists and activists. Stay vigilant, folks.
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it's to the point im convinced i have a second thing this is going on so long!

If you start asking around, you will find out that half of the people you know are on a GLP-1 & some you'd never expect.

I've had autoimmune hypothyroidism for 25yrs & it's seriously messed w/ my insulin so doctor recommended but I was leery & needed more info — didn't need to look far for it!

The moms risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth The government wants to ban the care nationwide. Hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

The moms risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth 19thnews.org/2026/03/moms... via @19thnews.org

Abortion bans reshaped reproductive health, and now the rental market New research found that abortion bans resulted in lower rental prices and higher vacancies.

Abortion bans reshaped reproductive health, and now the rental market 19thnews.org/2026/03/abor... via @19thnews.org

It's terrible! You feel better then you crash. Like today I am feeling better but I know better now than to make plans for tomorrow assuming it lasts...

Trump’s Reckless Gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau As the cost of living continues to spiral upward, the White House is dismantling the government agency built to protect Americans from financial ruin.

One of the subjects of this story, who hosted the dinner party, is a dear friend. Still laughing that his wife circulated this to the group chat this morning with: "Jolene [the dog] made her New York debut."

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DTF Saint Louis is better than I expected but should be DTF Cincinnati since this is where cornhole was invented. C'mon HBO.

15 days into some sort of flu/cold combo or chain and convinced I am never going to feel well again.

Target removes popular products from its shelves Target is going through a transformation in a bid to win back customers.

Target removing cereals w/ artificial dyes from shelves — which. But we are years & new CEO into them trying to sort this out & the answer has been obvious entire time: Apologize to customers & beg Black designers you cut contracts with to come back for more money. www.thestreet.com/retail/targe...

Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

Adam Johnson: I wrote about how the US and Israel carried out an attack on an Iranian girls school on par with the OKC bombing and US media relegated it to a back page story. No evening news segments, no front page stories, it made A11 in the NYT then everyone moved on.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Series | News From The States Billion Dollar Baby Bump: A States Newsroom 50-state investigation examining the tax records of more than 1,600 crisis pregnancy center organizations nationwide and state and federal budgets found the...

Many outlets have written about CPCs over the years, but surprisingly few people understand what they are, even those who are well-informed about the political landscape around reproductive care.

We've tried to lay out a foundation to build on with these first pieces.

Inside the Underground Safe Houses Sheltering Immigrants From ICE

Inside the underground safe houses in Springfield planning to shelter immigrants from ICE
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GOP senator compares Kristi Noem's DHS leadership to that time she shot her own dog Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., tore into the Homeland Security secretary during a hearing Tuesday, saying he will hold up Trump's nominees until he gets answers from her department.

During a tense public hearing, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis called on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign over her handling of the deadly Minneapolis immigration operation.

And he blasted her for killing her dog that she had described in her memoir as "untrainable," as well as a goat.

My nearly 16yo OG baby - Birdie - who just got near-perfect bloodwork back from the vet. ❤️🙏🏻💪🏼

Would you want to do it yourself or drop off and pick up service?

And a play area…

Tillis to Noem: "A 14 month old dog is basically a teenager in dog years. You decided to kill that dog bc you hadn't invested the appropriate training, then you have the audacity to write a book & say it's a leadership lesson! ... Those are bad decisions not unlike what happened in Minneapolis"

WELCH: Mr. Yoho is also the husband of your former spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin?

NOEM: Yes

WELCH: So your former assistant and her husband are the ones that got the DHS no bid contract for $143m. Any dispute about that?

NOEM: No.