EmilyIC
@emilyic.bsky.social
Librarian. Civil Servant.
“Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master”-Terry Pratchett
“Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master”-Terry Pratchett
This Veteran’s parking spot at Lowe’s is the perfect metaphor for America
May 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This Veteran’s parking spot at Lowe’s is the perfect metaphor for America
Blackstone: Because cooking INSIDE is for girls.
May 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Blackstone: Because cooking INSIDE is for girls.
The Wheel of Time and Cats & Soup…just so, so much scurrying and custom outfits.
scavengers reign and zelda: tears of the kingdom
hell yeah we’re making some abominations with the fuse power alright
hell yeah we’re making some abominations with the fuse power alright
April 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Wheel of Time and Cats & Soup…just so, so much scurrying and custom outfits.
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Yeah his “when there are even more robots that need servicing we will finally fix the shortage of qualified trades workers” rhetoric is even dumber than “great news, we’re doing Snowpiercer child sacrifices”
April 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yeah his “when there are even more robots that need servicing we will finally fix the shortage of qualified trades workers” rhetoric is even dumber than “great news, we’re doing Snowpiercer child sacrifices”
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When I tell students about the realities of pre-New Deal industrial life — where it was so commonplace for workers to die on the job that a Pittsburgh newspaper once celebrated that “only” 127 had died the previous month — they can’t believe it.
That’s the world Trump wants us to return to
That’s the world Trump wants us to return to
April 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When I tell students about the realities of pre-New Deal industrial life — where it was so commonplace for workers to die on the job that a Pittsburgh newspaper once celebrated that “only” 127 had died the previous month — they can’t believe it.
That’s the world Trump wants us to return to
That’s the world Trump wants us to return to
Let me tell you about factory jobs and the American dream. My grandpa had an 8th grade education. After WWII, he became a machinist for Goodyear, a union job he held his entire life until retirement on full pension at 55. He sent two kids through parochial school. Grandma never had a job.
April 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Let me tell you about factory jobs and the American dream. My grandpa had an 8th grade education. After WWII, he became a machinist for Goodyear, a union job he held his entire life until retirement on full pension at 55. He sent two kids through parochial school. Grandma never had a job.
My mom died on Tuesday after a very long decline (3 years) that started with blood clots that led to dizziness and a fall, then a stroke and a second fall that put her in hospice for 7 months.
March 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My mom died on Tuesday after a very long decline (3 years) that started with blood clots that led to dizziness and a fall, then a stroke and a second fall that put her in hospice for 7 months.
Being on vigil for my mom gives me way too much time to square the circle of my obsessions with WoT and Discworld. Nyneave is traumatized Tiffany Aching. Cadsuane Sedai is Granny Weatherwax if she lived to be 300. Mat is magical Moist Von Lipwig. Prove me wrong.
March 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Being on vigil for my mom gives me way too much time to square the circle of my obsessions with WoT and Discworld. Nyneave is traumatized Tiffany Aching. Cadsuane Sedai is Granny Weatherwax if she lived to be 300. Mat is magical Moist Von Lipwig. Prove me wrong.
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Everything is bad, but that does not mean we should not strive to be less bad.
(I am a firm believer in 'there are no good people, only people who try to be good')
(I am a firm believer in 'there are no good people, only people who try to be good')
March 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Everything is bad, but that does not mean we should not strive to be less bad.
(I am a firm believer in 'there are no good people, only people who try to be good')
(I am a firm believer in 'there are no good people, only people who try to be good')
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Men do not need to put on a dress and go into a public restroom to abuse women and children.
They usually just go home.
They usually just go home.
The crux of this framing is that men will “exploit” trans inclusivity to perv in women’s bathrooms. The problem is: men - like the *registered sex offender* in this story - already do this, and there’s zero evidence that trans-inclusive policies have suddenly incentivised more of them into action.
February 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Men do not need to put on a dress and go into a public restroom to abuse women and children.
They usually just go home.
They usually just go home.
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Roald Dahl on his daughter's death from measles
February 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Roald Dahl on his daughter's death from measles
Y’all need to read up on King Edward II, the Despensers, and Piers Gaveston.
February 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Y’all need to read up on King Edward II, the Despensers, and Piers Gaveston.
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Whenever you feel lonesome, just look to the north star and think of me- no not that star, the other one, the north one- NORTH you fucking idiot
February 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Whenever you feel lonesome, just look to the north star and think of me- no not that star, the other one, the north one- NORTH you fucking idiot
And so, the children of the revolution were faced with the age-old problem: it wasn’t that you had the wrong kind of government, which was obvious, but that you had the wrong kind of people. 2/2
People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient. The People tended to be small-minded and conservative and not very clever and were even distrustful of cleverness. 1/2
February 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And so, the children of the revolution were faced with the age-old problem: it wasn’t that you had the wrong kind of government, which was obvious, but that you had the wrong kind of people. 2/2
People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient. The People tended to be small-minded and conservative and not very clever and were even distrustful of cleverness. 1/2
February 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient. The People tended to be small-minded and conservative and not very clever and were even distrustful of cleverness. 1/2
It occurs to me that the two best Discworld characters, Granny Weatherwax and Sam Vimes, are perfect bookends, bc Vimes arguably has the broadest character arc, in terms of his scope of influence at least, while Granny never changes, because she’s already perfectly herself.
February 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It occurs to me that the two best Discworld characters, Granny Weatherwax and Sam Vimes, are perfect bookends, bc Vimes arguably has the broadest character arc, in terms of his scope of influence at least, while Granny never changes, because she’s already perfectly herself.
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People talk shit about possums but it's badass that they're willing to die for their beliefs*
*“Fuck cars I’ll walk where I want”
*“Fuck cars I’ll walk where I want”
February 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
People talk shit about possums but it's badass that they're willing to die for their beliefs*
*“Fuck cars I’ll walk where I want”
*“Fuck cars I’ll walk where I want”
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statistically valentine’s day is the safest day on the road because none of the cybertrucks have anywhere to be
February 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
statistically valentine’s day is the safest day on the road because none of the cybertrucks have anywhere to be
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Mr. Rogers said "look for the helpers," but his advice was for CHILDREN.
If your ass is grown your role is to BE the helper.
I wish I could find the person who said this originally, but it's been too long.
If your ass is grown your role is to BE the helper.
I wish I could find the person who said this originally, but it's been too long.
February 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Mr. Rogers said "look for the helpers," but his advice was for CHILDREN.
If your ass is grown your role is to BE the helper.
I wish I could find the person who said this originally, but it's been too long.
If your ass is grown your role is to BE the helper.
I wish I could find the person who said this originally, but it's been too long.
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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It also lies in the heart of the New Deal-era public museums & institutions that line the National Mall & continue to draw tourists from across the country nearly a century later. Investing in public resources creates the infrastructure for lasting community.
February 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It also lies in the heart of the New Deal-era public museums & institutions that line the National Mall & continue to draw tourists from across the country nearly a century later. Investing in public resources creates the infrastructure for lasting community.