Emily B
@missem921.bsky.social
Just a childless cat lady doing my part to amplify the voices of truth, reason, science, kindness, and human rights 💙🩵💙
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She was a woman
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
She was a woman
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
THIS!
We need to stop trying to understand what the mad king is lying about today. Waste of time and changes zero minds. Those that believe the rants are hopelessly lost. Those of us who live in reality want to understand what can be done.
October 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
THIS!
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The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
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July 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
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"Change doesn't come from Washington. It comes TO Washington."
You have a right to call any senator not just your own.
There are 53 Republican Senators. We only need 4 to flip to stop this.
Call 10 of them every day.
202.224.####
Use the last 4 digits in PHONE column
Call every day
Blow up VM
You have a right to call any senator not just your own.
There are 53 Republican Senators. We only need 4 to flip to stop this.
Call 10 of them every day.
202.224.####
Use the last 4 digits in PHONE column
Call every day
Blow up VM
June 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Change doesn't come from Washington. It comes TO Washington."
You have a right to call any senator not just your own.
There are 53 Republican Senators. We only need 4 to flip to stop this.
Call 10 of them every day.
202.224.####
Use the last 4 digits in PHONE column
Call every day
Blow up VM
You have a right to call any senator not just your own.
There are 53 Republican Senators. We only need 4 to flip to stop this.
Call 10 of them every day.
202.224.####
Use the last 4 digits in PHONE column
Call every day
Blow up VM
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“Since the days of George Washington, the American armed forces have been strictly nonpartisan, declaring their allegiance to the U.S. Constitution itself rather than to any leader.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
#HandsOff #NoKings #HoldTheLine #TogetherWeCan
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#HandsOff #NoKings #HoldTheLine #TogetherWeCan
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June 10, 2025
Today President Donald J.
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June 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“Since the days of George Washington, the American armed forces have been strictly nonpartisan, declaring their allegiance to the U.S. Constitution itself rather than to any leader.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
#HandsOff #NoKings #HoldTheLine #TogetherWeCan
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
#HandsOff #NoKings #HoldTheLine #TogetherWeCan
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AI (cont.):
- Every time you use these models, it contributes to destroying the planet. Writing a 100-word email with ChatGPT equates to dumping out one water bottle.
- AI bots like ChatGPT often hallucinate, providing inaccurate information to users, and this phenomenon is only getting worse.
- Every time you use these models, it contributes to destroying the planet. Writing a 100-word email with ChatGPT equates to dumping out one water bottle.
- AI bots like ChatGPT often hallucinate, providing inaccurate information to users, and this phenomenon is only getting worse.
A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
AI (cont.):
- Every time you use these models, it contributes to destroying the planet. Writing a 100-word email with ChatGPT equates to dumping out one water bottle.
- AI bots like ChatGPT often hallucinate, providing inaccurate information to users, and this phenomenon is only getting worse.
- Every time you use these models, it contributes to destroying the planet. Writing a 100-word email with ChatGPT equates to dumping out one water bottle.
- AI bots like ChatGPT often hallucinate, providing inaccurate information to users, and this phenomenon is only getting worse.
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Good morning read: “Through experiential simulation of another’s feelings, empathy affords us a rich grasp of the distress that others feel. The upshot is that empathy isn’t just a subjective sensation. It affords us a more accurate understanding of others’ experiences and emotions.” #philsky
Elon Musk called empathy a “weakness” of Western civilization. But philosophers argue the opposite: empathy is a hard-won form of knowledge — and essential for understanding others and making informed decisions buff.ly/WTS28lC #PhilSky
Empathy can take a toll – but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength
Empathy affords us a more accurate understanding of others’ experiences and emotions. Just like pain, it can be hard to bear – but that’s also the source of its strength.
buff.ly
May 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Good morning read: “Through experiential simulation of another’s feelings, empathy affords us a rich grasp of the distress that others feel. The upshot is that empathy isn’t just a subjective sensation. It affords us a more accurate understanding of others’ experiences and emotions.” #philsky
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The Suspension Clause:
1) Doesn't allow the President to unilaterally suspend habeas, especially when Congress is in session;
2) Applies only to cases of invasion or rebellion (this is quite clearly neither); and
3) *Even then,* applies only "when the public safety may require it." (It doesn't.)
1) Doesn't allow the President to unilaterally suspend habeas, especially when Congress is in session;
2) Applies only to cases of invasion or rebellion (this is quite clearly neither); and
3) *Even then,* applies only "when the public safety may require it." (It doesn't.)
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
May 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Suspension Clause:
1) Doesn't allow the President to unilaterally suspend habeas, especially when Congress is in session;
2) Applies only to cases of invasion or rebellion (this is quite clearly neither); and
3) *Even then,* applies only "when the public safety may require it." (It doesn't.)
1) Doesn't allow the President to unilaterally suspend habeas, especially when Congress is in session;
2) Applies only to cases of invasion or rebellion (this is quite clearly neither); and
3) *Even then,* applies only "when the public safety may require it." (It doesn't.)
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Stop what you are doing and listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social's latest on how DOGE is removing protections for our privacy, as American citizens.
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May 7, 2025
Podcast Episode · Letters from an American · 05/08/2025 · 15m
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May 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Stop what you are doing and listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social's latest on how DOGE is removing protections for our privacy, as American citizens.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Everyone needs to act on the below. This is the proposition to replace what civil servants we have left with yes-men political appointees. Go click through what's been quoted below for more information and leave a comment (direct link below my post)
This is mandatory for everyone. Please do this.
This is mandatory for everyone. Please do this.
ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
Implementation of Schedule F
This is what a lot of us have been worried about.
This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.
BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...
1/n
the word alert is in a purple circle
ALT: the word alert is in a purple circle
media.tenor.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Everyone needs to act on the below. This is the proposition to replace what civil servants we have left with yes-men political appointees. Go click through what's been quoted below for more information and leave a comment (direct link below my post)
This is mandatory for everyone. Please do this.
This is mandatory for everyone. Please do this.
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Poor people gonna rise up,
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up,
And take what's theirs.
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up,
And take what's theirs.
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
Tracy Chapman - Talkin' About A Revolution (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman
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February 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Poor people gonna rise up,
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up,
And take what's theirs.
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up,
And take what's theirs.
youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...
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Nobody should be disappeared from the streets of Somerville – or anywhere in America.
Everyone should be alarmed by the video of Rumesya Ozturk being handcuffed and taken away by agents. The government must immediately release her.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...
Everyone should be alarmed by the video of Rumesya Ozturk being handcuffed and taken away by agents. The government must immediately release her.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...
Federal immigration authorities detain Tufts graduate student - The Boston Globe
An eyewitness said masked plainclothes officers arrested Rumeysa Ozturk outside a Somerville home.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Nobody should be disappeared from the streets of Somerville – or anywhere in America.
Everyone should be alarmed by the video of Rumesya Ozturk being handcuffed and taken away by agents. The government must immediately release her.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...
Everyone should be alarmed by the video of Rumesya Ozturk being handcuffed and taken away by agents. The government must immediately release her.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/26/m...
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They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
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“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
About our agency
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment aro...
www.noaa.gov
February 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
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“We are the faces of your Government: ordinary and diverse Americans, your friends and neighbors, working behind the scenes in the interest of the people we serve. We are not the enemy.”
I’d wager that most of us know someone that works for the government. We need to stand up for them.
I’d wager that most of us know someone that works for the government. We need to stand up for them.
February 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“We are the faces of your Government: ordinary and diverse Americans, your friends and neighbors, working behind the scenes in the interest of the people we serve. We are not the enemy.”
I’d wager that most of us know someone that works for the government. We need to stand up for them.
I’d wager that most of us know someone that works for the government. We need to stand up for them.
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For those reading, a single lead ECG from a phone or watch will give a rhythm but cannot diagnose or exclude heart attack. Even if your watch/phone says “sinus”, if you have symptoms seek help immediately.
January 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
For those reading, a single lead ECG from a phone or watch will give a rhythm but cannot diagnose or exclude heart attack. Even if your watch/phone says “sinus”, if you have symptoms seek help immediately.