Emily J
@emexastris.bsky.social
She/her. Science, politics, cats, Judaism.
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Right before finding out which way SCOTUS comes down on the question of starving millions of children? That's the worst, stupidest time to cave. It's really weird that Dem Senators are posting pretending like they don't know that.
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Right before finding out which way SCOTUS comes down on the question of starving millions of children? That's the worst, stupidest time to cave. It's really weird that Dem Senators are posting pretending like they don't know that.
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
Sheldon Whitehouse absolutely understood what Jackson, J did. 🧵
My late contribution to Edmund Fitzgerald day - a video about the disaster itself and what happened to the crew’s bodies, by Caitlin Doughty of @ordergooddeath.bsky.social.
I was introduced to the Fitz by my sixth grade teacher, who used the song as *the* example of a ballad in the poetry unit.
I was introduced to the Fitz by my sixth grade teacher, who used the song as *the* example of a ballad in the poetry unit.
At least in one interpretation, “never gives up her dead” isn’t about wrecks being lost, it’s about the fact that the lake is so cold and anoxic at the bottom corpses don’t float to the surface (cw: video is very interesting, but also explicit about death and decay) youtu.be/u0Lg9HygEJc
The Lake That Never Gives Up Her Dead
YouTube video by Caitlin Doughty
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My late contribution to Edmund Fitzgerald day - a video about the disaster itself and what happened to the crew’s bodies, by Caitlin Doughty of @ordergooddeath.bsky.social.
I was introduced to the Fitz by my sixth grade teacher, who used the song as *the* example of a ballad in the poetry unit.
I was introduced to the Fitz by my sixth grade teacher, who used the song as *the* example of a ballad in the poetry unit.
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Retracting my previous WTF post. Thread re the hemp ban in the sedate bill.
This is deeply misleading. The agricultural section of the bill does NOT ban hemp-derived cannabinoid products that contain less than .3% THC total. www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15...
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Retracting my previous WTF post. Thread re the hemp ban in the sedate bill.
Vindicated to discover that the contact lens that’s been bugging me all day did, in fact, have a tear in it
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Vindicated to discover that the contact lens that’s been bugging me all day did, in fact, have a tear in it
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Rick Scott was CEO of a large, for-profit healthcare company called HCA. While Rick Scott was CEO, HCA stole so much money from Medicare they were fined $1.7 Billion.
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Rick Scott was CEO of a large, for-profit healthcare company called HCA. While Rick Scott was CEO, HCA stole so much money from Medicare they were fined $1.7 Billion.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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New leftist challenge, for a dollar name one lobbying group that isn’t AIPAC
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
New leftist challenge, for a dollar name one lobbying group that isn’t AIPAC
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If you voted in Seattle
Are you sure it was counted???
Now would be the time to check on that
Are you sure it was counted???
Now would be the time to check on that
Incredible. Progressive challenger Katie Wilson now has a 91-vote lead in Seattle’s race for mayor. She had been steadily gaining on incumbent Bruce Harrell.
There are about 8,000 ballots left to count.
There are about 8,000 ballots left to count.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If you voted in Seattle
Are you sure it was counted???
Now would be the time to check on that
Are you sure it was counted???
Now would be the time to check on that
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Avi Loeb really is the Dr. Oz of astronomy now. Impressive CV but full of pseudoscience so no one in the field likes him any more. 🔭
I've summarized the truth about Loeb's 10 "anomalies" about 3I/ATLAS in one post.
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
Thanks to @deschscoveries.bsky.social @michael-w-busch.bsky.social @cometary.org and @marshall-eubanks.bsky.social for contributing their expertise!
Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained
Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft. He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ...
sites.psu.edu
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Avi Loeb really is the Dr. Oz of astronomy now. Impressive CV but full of pseudoscience so no one in the field likes him any more. 🔭
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i'm tired of this.
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
And this is how we get Trump. Do. Not. Split. Even when you're furious. Especially when we're furious. Understand the gravity of the moment. We're not supporting him. We're supporting the fight against masked agents pulling people off of the street and children starving to death.
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
i'm tired of this.
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
"this is how we got trump" doesn't fucking matter anymore because we have him now and the Dems in the Senate are doing fuckall.
the question is what are we doing NOW not scolding about some future election (like come on).
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“Eds and meds” saved a lot of places coming out of the Great Recession. Rust belt cities like Pittsburgh have completely transformed their economies by leaning into this trend. A funding crisis in health care will be a disaster.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
“Eds and meds” saved a lot of places coming out of the Great Recession. Rust belt cities like Pittsburgh have completely transformed their economies by leaning into this trend. A funding crisis in health care will be a disaster.
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I can’t emphasize enough how much the health care industry is propping up small and midsized towns/cities all over the country. I work in all sorts of places across the west and health care is a top industry in almost every single one. Cutting funding will hit these towns like a brick.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I can’t emphasize enough how much the health care industry is propping up small and midsized towns/cities all over the country. I work in all sorts of places across the west and health care is a top industry in almost every single one. Cutting funding will hit these towns like a brick.
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The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Trump administration State Department is taking money that's supposed to be used for helping vulnerable refugees around the world and using it to bribe corrupt governments into taking people that ICE can't deport to their home countries.
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Catherine my good bitch you guys are the only ones who do not know where the Republicans stand
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Catherine my good bitch you guys are the only ones who do not know where the Republicans stand
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So....you gonna pay the extra $500 a month in premiums I have to come up with (or I die)?
My promise to you: I will never stop fighting to protect your health care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
So....you gonna pay the extra $500 a month in premiums I have to come up with (or I die)?
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my anger is not going away in a few weeks. it is insulting for these senators to horsetrade so that ppl retiring or not running until 2030 can vote no while they find just enough yes votes to do what the GOP wants.
i will be angry for longer than a few weeks and i don't appreciate the condescension.
i will be angry for longer than a few weeks and i don't appreciate the condescension.
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
my anger is not going away in a few weeks. it is insulting for these senators to horsetrade so that ppl retiring or not running until 2030 can vote no while they find just enough yes votes to do what the GOP wants.
i will be angry for longer than a few weeks and i don't appreciate the condescension.
i will be angry for longer than a few weeks and i don't appreciate the condescension.
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When I lived in a cultish community, they often used “unity” as a method to silence those who expressed disagreement or who were victimized by the system.
Same dynamic here. One sided “unity.” Unity for me, not for thee.
Same dynamic here. One sided “unity.” Unity for me, not for thee.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
When I lived in a cultish community, they often used “unity” as a method to silence those who expressed disagreement or who were victimized by the system.
Same dynamic here. One sided “unity.” Unity for me, not for thee.
Same dynamic here. One sided “unity.” Unity for me, not for thee.
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
wanting to fight as a united front is *why* we're mad
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
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Your colleagues promised us — promised activists, promised social media influencers, promised organizations — that they were actually going to fight for the ACA, that it was non-negotiable.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Your colleagues promised us — promised activists, promised social media influencers, promised organizations — that they were actually going to fight for the ACA, that it was non-negotiable.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
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Censoring sex/gender/sexuality words out of our comics with representative emojis for Facebook/Instagram is just a routine part of the job, but sometimes you have a fresh moment of clarity about just how dumb it truly is.
Today's latest linguistic innovation is substituting "foreskin" with 🧦.
Today's latest linguistic innovation is substituting "foreskin" with 🧦.
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Censoring sex/gender/sexuality words out of our comics with representative emojis for Facebook/Instagram is just a routine part of the job, but sometimes you have a fresh moment of clarity about just how dumb it truly is.
Today's latest linguistic innovation is substituting "foreskin" with 🧦.
Today's latest linguistic innovation is substituting "foreskin" with 🧦.
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this is so funny to me.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
this is so funny to me.
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do you all have recs for my friend Philip? I haven't read much fantasy fiction these past several years, but I know a lot of you do!
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
do you all have recs for my friend Philip? I haven't read much fantasy fiction these past several years, but I know a lot of you do!
This. It's not actually complicated unless you don't care about antisemitism.
You're not being accused of being a bad person. You're being told you're inadvertently engaging an antisemitic canard. Your *behavior* is being criticized, not your moral purity.
If you don't give a shit about engaging in antisemitic behavior, intentional or not, then yeah, you are a bad person.
If you don't give a shit about engaging in antisemitic behavior, intentional or not, then yeah, you are a bad person.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This. It's not actually complicated unless you don't care about antisemitism.
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Does AIPAC influence peddle on issues related to the state of Israel?
Yes, that is its stated purpose.
Does AIPAC secretly run Congress and bear responsibility for votes on other issues?
Nope, and if that's your argument you better flesh it out and back it up
Yes, that is its stated purpose.
Does AIPAC secretly run Congress and bear responsibility for votes on other issues?
Nope, and if that's your argument you better flesh it out and back it up
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Does AIPAC influence peddle on issues related to the state of Israel?
Yes, that is its stated purpose.
Does AIPAC secretly run Congress and bear responsibility for votes on other issues?
Nope, and if that's your argument you better flesh it out and back it up
Yes, that is its stated purpose.
Does AIPAC secretly run Congress and bear responsibility for votes on other issues?
Nope, and if that's your argument you better flesh it out and back it up