Em Essell
@blankcaraboo.bsky.social
International cheese smuggler. In the absence of light darkness prevails. El Marayah.
Me: <sends screen shot of email>
Him: I NEVER SAID THAT!
Me: … okay but… screen shot?
Him: I NEVER SAID THAT!
Me: … okay but… screen shot?
It’s super fun when a family member decides to fuck with you and you’re so fucking over their shit so you just start replying snarkily and also in another window compose a note to your lawyer…….
Super fun.
Super fun.
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Me: <sends screen shot of email>
Him: I NEVER SAID THAT!
Me: … okay but… screen shot?
Him: I NEVER SAID THAT!
Me: … okay but… screen shot?
It’s super fun when a family member decides to fuck with you and you’re so fucking over their shit so you just start replying snarkily and also in another window compose a note to your lawyer…….
Super fun.
Super fun.
February 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM
It’s super fun when a family member decides to fuck with you and you’re so fucking over their shit so you just start replying snarkily and also in another window compose a note to your lawyer…….
Super fun.
Super fun.
I’m sorry, what? “Inseparable”?
Q: “Gabbard was in Atlanta for the Fulton County search. This office said she was not part of the investigation…President Trump said it was at your insistence. What is the case here?”
Bondi: “DNI Gabbard and I are inseparable…I'm not going to talk about any other details of that matter right now.”
Bondi: “DNI Gabbard and I are inseparable…I'm not going to talk about any other details of that matter right now.”
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I’m sorry, what? “Inseparable”?
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Having a head cold is cool because no matter how well you try to time it you still get to wake up at 4am just to take more Sudafed. 😐
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Having a head cold is cool because no matter how well you try to time it you still get to wake up at 4am just to take more Sudafed. 😐
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Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
Wolfers: This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. But that’s exactly what this president is doing
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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Pam Bondi telling Minneapolis that ICE will be recalled *only* when that blue city turns over its voter rolls is a clear reveal that this isn't about immigration. It's about interfering with upcoming elections that may not favor Donald Trump.
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings
Minnesota's secretary of state rejected a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi for federal access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and kille...
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Pam Bondi telling Minneapolis that ICE will be recalled *only* when that blue city turns over its voter rolls is a clear reveal that this isn't about immigration. It's about interfering with upcoming elections that may not favor Donald Trump.
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
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The children’s face painter:
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The children’s face painter:
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
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Just had a mani/pedi. At the same time. Two people working at opposite ends of my body at the same time.
First five minutes I felt posh as fuck. After that it was weird, like I was a problematic dog at the groomer.
If I ever do it again, I demand gabapentin wrapped in a small piece of ham.
First five minutes I felt posh as fuck. After that it was weird, like I was a problematic dog at the groomer.
If I ever do it again, I demand gabapentin wrapped in a small piece of ham.
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Just had a mani/pedi. At the same time. Two people working at opposite ends of my body at the same time.
First five minutes I felt posh as fuck. After that it was weird, like I was a problematic dog at the groomer.
If I ever do it again, I demand gabapentin wrapped in a small piece of ham.
First five minutes I felt posh as fuck. After that it was weird, like I was a problematic dog at the groomer.
If I ever do it again, I demand gabapentin wrapped in a small piece of ham.
January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
“I’m watching West Wing. Because I am old and this is my generation’s version of watching WWI documentaries”
January 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
“I’m watching West Wing. Because I am old and this is my generation’s version of watching WWI documentaries”
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Here's something I wrote about Tim Walz before he was seen as VP prospect. After speech that got unprompted standing ovation from 20,000 scientists from around the world
He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man
fallows.substack.com/p/election-c...
He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man
fallows.substack.com/p/election-c...
Election Countdown, 99 Days to Go: Who Is Tim Walz?
A governor, a six-term Congressman, a National Guard artillery specialist, a school teacher for 20 years—and a geographer. A speech that will introduce you to him, and that contains surprises.
fallows.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Here's something I wrote about Tim Walz before he was seen as VP prospect. After speech that got unprompted standing ovation from 20,000 scientists from around the world
He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man
fallows.substack.com/p/election-c...
He is a formidable, accomplished, genuinely decent, genuinely intelligent and visionary man
fallows.substack.com/p/election-c...
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
I tripped over a bar mat at work last night and the way my bosses fussed over me??? Warmed my cold black heart! Although… all I really wanted was a shot of fernet and credit for not breaking any glassware 🤦🏻♀️🤣 #sograceful #ballerinabarbie
January 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I tripped over a bar mat at work last night and the way my bosses fussed over me??? Warmed my cold black heart! Although… all I really wanted was a shot of fernet and credit for not breaking any glassware 🤦🏻♀️🤣 #sograceful #ballerinabarbie
Damn, today was a whole rollercoaster.
December 31, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Damn, today was a whole rollercoaster.
I’m tired from doing all of the things.
Perhaps the patriarchy could dismantle itself for a bit?
No?
*sigh*
Okay, I’ll put it back on my list…
Perhaps the patriarchy could dismantle itself for a bit?
No?
*sigh*
Okay, I’ll put it back on my list…
December 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’m tired from doing all of the things.
Perhaps the patriarchy could dismantle itself for a bit?
No?
*sigh*
Okay, I’ll put it back on my list…
Perhaps the patriarchy could dismantle itself for a bit?
No?
*sigh*
Okay, I’ll put it back on my list…
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
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"The only group of people that he has consistently shown empathy for though, throughout his life are men who are accused of sexual harassment and assault."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"The only group of people that he has consistently shown empathy for though, throughout his life are men who are accused of sexual harassment and assault."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @neeratanden.bsky.social on Trump's long-running soft spot for alleged predators.
Omfg can Erica just be in charge now???? #strangerthings
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Omfg can Erica just be in charge now???? #strangerthings
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