Emmy in Ballard
@emmyinballard.bsky.social
This is Mary. Love democracy, minimalism, my dear departed Westie. Progressive Lutheran living in Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
A beautiful moment for Westie lovers.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A beautiful moment for Westie lovers.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Imagine if tech companies had made a wild capex bet on chasing clean energy, instead of inventing a plagiarism machine powered by **checks notes** extending the life of coal plants
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Imagine if tech companies had made a wild capex bet on chasing clean energy, instead of inventing a plagiarism machine powered by **checks notes** extending the life of coal plants
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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November 2025: the dismantling of USAID has caused 600,000 deaths- 2/3 of them were children
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November 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
November 2025: the dismantling of USAID has caused 600,000 deaths- 2/3 of them were children
www.google.com/search?q=us+...
www.google.com/search?q=us+...
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The Department of Education is parceling off its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies.
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Department of Education is parceling off its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies.
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
Much of the funding for K-12 and colleges is being handed over to—wait for it—the Department of LABOR.
Because what else is education good for apart from producing workers?😞
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
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Republicans have taken a Sharpie to my 2025 plans.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Republicans have taken a Sharpie to my 2025 plans.
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They think we’re all so stupid
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
They think we’re all so stupid
Great advice for anyone finding themselves unemployed. Or going through other hard things in life. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/w...
How to Protect Your Mental Health After a Job Loss
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November 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Great advice for anyone finding themselves unemployed. Or going through other hard things in life. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/w...
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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Clyburn calls out Bessent for trying to take credit on a project in his district initiated by Biden.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Clyburn calls out Bessent for trying to take credit on a project in his district initiated by Biden.
From the article: "...If an investigation into any one of the targets suggested by Mr. Trump were to ultimately start, it could allow the Justice Department to refuse to release any further files related to Mr. Epstein..." Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
The Justice Department Will Investigate Epstein Ties. Just Not to Trump.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
From the article: "...If an investigation into any one of the targets suggested by Mr. Trump were to ultimately start, it could allow the Justice Department to refuse to release any further files related to Mr. Epstein..." Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Scary
US has not only bombed another alleged drug boat killing more people- altho we have zero proof they were carrying drugs. Btw Venezuela does not make or sell fentanyl.
We don’t know why 3 American war ships, atomic sub, aircraft carrier& bombers- are in the waters outside Venezuela. Wtf
US has not only bombed another alleged drug boat killing more people- altho we have zero proof they were carrying drugs. Btw Venezuela does not make or sell fentanyl.
We don’t know why 3 American war ships, atomic sub, aircraft carrier& bombers- are in the waters outside Venezuela. Wtf
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Scary
US has not only bombed another alleged drug boat killing more people- altho we have zero proof they were carrying drugs. Btw Venezuela does not make or sell fentanyl.
We don’t know why 3 American war ships, atomic sub, aircraft carrier& bombers- are in the waters outside Venezuela. Wtf
US has not only bombed another alleged drug boat killing more people- altho we have zero proof they were carrying drugs. Btw Venezuela does not make or sell fentanyl.
We don’t know why 3 American war ships, atomic sub, aircraft carrier& bombers- are in the waters outside Venezuela. Wtf
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
Watching War Games. AI takes control…
a computer screen that says ' i mes make mistakes shall he play a game '
ALT: a computer screen that says ' i mes make mistakes shall he play a game '
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November 14, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Watching War Games. AI takes control…
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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“Silver Blaze,“ Sherlock Holmes told us that the dog didn’t bark in the night-time because he knew the criminal. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
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November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“Silver Blaze,“ Sherlock Holmes told us that the dog didn’t bark in the night-time because he knew the criminal. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale