Amy Eason

I make podcasts (often), tweet (occasionally), and write (rarely). My alter ego lives here: @amylaclare.

[Amy Eason @AEasonNY]

There are only two streets named after NCAA coach Pat Summitt, and one is in my hometown. My thoughts on her legacy: https://t.co/GaewmQwZbA

[Amy Eason @AEasonNY]

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[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

In a state that touts itself as “the most pro-life state in the country,” where abortion is prohibited except to save the life of the mother, Arkansas has one of the nation’s worst maternal mortality rates. https://t.co/YpGW20nzn5

[ABC News Politics @ABCPolitics]

NEW: Multiple people who attended a Juneteenth concert at the White House last month — just 17 days before the presidential debate — told @ABC News in interviews that they had concerns about Pres. Biden after personally watching him at that event. https://t.co/5eprt5TxJX

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87.

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 13 former and current state employees while senior staff looked the other way and retaliated against some of his accusers, according to a new settlement agreement https://t.co/0byDpv3itF

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

3 Black Women Share the Symptoms That Led to Their Heart Failure Diagnoses
https://t.co/vfPXPQFeBh

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Secretary of State Blinken acknowledged that diplomats have expressed reservations about the U.S. backing for Israel as its assault on Hamas has had a heavy civilian death toll. Over 11,000 Palestinians have been killed, the Gaza Health Ministry reports. https://t.co/Lcjv5nEKLq

[TIME @TIME]

One therapist suggests using this template to articulate your boundaries: “If you say or do X again, I will need to do Y.”

For example, you might say to a parent: "If you comment about my clothes again, I’ll need to excuse myself from the dinner table" https://t.co/7ozMtTyRNV

[NBC News @NBCNews]

President Biden honors Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 killing helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement, and his mother with a national monument spanning two states. https://t.co/9TJaZIOLDG

[ABC News @ABC]

An alert beachgoer captured footage of a shark swimming off Navarre Beach in Florida's Panhandle, with swimmers scrambling for safety.

The shark briefly appears a second time before deciding to move on. https://t.co/WWPwoxpgWV

[ABC News @ABC]

Israeli forces fired tear gas inside of a hospital in the West Bank city of Jenin that injured 125 people as a two-day raid on the city continued, Doctors Without Borders said. https://t.co/yoKNxCXFhI

[NBC News @NBCNews]

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally shooting a teenage girl who tried to break up with him weeks earlier, authorities say. https://t.co/m3995WXZnj

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Ex-congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) offered a blunt assessment of her former profession Monday night: “What we’ve done in our politics is create a situation where we’re electing idiots.” https://t.co/qrA7QW4wr8

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

MIT engineers have synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions. Pictured are the hydrogel discs swollen in water. https://t.co/KZH9IrCJUA

[ABC News @ABC]

H. Lee Sarokin, the federal judge who freed boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and in a landmark case famously said tobacco companies engaged in a “vast” conspiracy to conceal the dangers of smoking, has died. https://t.co/LFRIEWUVrB

[Amy Eason @AEasonNY]

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[The Root @TheRoot]

Black Gen-Zers, You're Boss Doesn't Like You https://t.co/P8eDBPtuGD

[The New York Times @nytimes]

“Parade,” a musical based on the early 20th century lynching of a Jewish businessman in Georgia, won the Tony Award for best musical revival Sunday night. https://t.co/lfst1GWI0v

[Variety @Variety]

J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell Make History as First Nonbinary Acting Winners at Tony Awards https://t.co/cs1776pCFd

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

Lea MIchele performs "Don't Rain On My Parade" to close out the 2023 #TonyAwards

[NBC News @NBCNews]

BREAKING: Donald Trump has been indicted in connection with his mishandling of more than 100 classified documents that were discovered last year at Mar-a-Lago, making him the first former president to face federal criminal charges. https://t.co/wDoEphxDmi