Emily
@em-the-gem.bsky.social
FKA em_thegem
West Virginia raised, Virginia living
Likes dogs, books, karaoke, and travel
West Virginia raised, Virginia living
Likes dogs, books, karaoke, and travel
Does it feel a little off to anyone else that we keep leaving it up to Black men to make these grand gestures of democracy?
July 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Does it feel a little off to anyone else that we keep leaving it up to Black men to make these grand gestures of democracy?
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I think about this headline all of the time.
February 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think about this headline all of the time.
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2. Even if Trump's "I'm king" tweet *is* characterizable as a joke, you're never "just joking." Nobody is ever "just joking." Humor is a social act that performs a social function (always).
February 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
2. Even if Trump's "I'm king" tweet *is* characterizable as a joke, you're never "just joking." Nobody is ever "just joking." Humor is a social act that performs a social function (always).
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IRS enforcement is the most highly-efficient investment the government makes. $1 for enforcement brings back between $5 and $9 from tax cheats. Cutting the IRS is about one thing and one thing only: Making it easier for scumbags like Elon Musk to cheat the rest of us out of billions.
🚨NEWS: Massive layoffs are about to hit the IRS -- around 10,000 employees -- potentially in the middle of filing season.
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Of particular interest to the DOGE: Cutting IRS enforcement capabilities.
-- with @jeffstein.bsky.social + Hannah Natanson
Layoffs to hit IRS as DOGE targets tax collections
Several people briefed on the matter said cuts to the IRS cuts numbering in the thousands. One target is tax collections.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
IRS enforcement is the most highly-efficient investment the government makes. $1 for enforcement brings back between $5 and $9 from tax cheats. Cutting the IRS is about one thing and one thing only: Making it easier for scumbags like Elon Musk to cheat the rest of us out of billions.
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“If a married woman hasn’t paid $130 to update her passport —assuming she has one, which only about half of Americans do— she may not be able to vote in the next election if the SAVE Act becomes law,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social tells Glamour
The SAVE Act Could Stop Millions of Women From Voting. Here’s What You Need to Know
The bill would make it harder for women, people of color, young voters, and other marginalized groups to register to vote.
www.glamour.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“If a married woman hasn’t paid $130 to update her passport —assuming she has one, which only about half of Americans do— she may not be able to vote in the next election if the SAVE Act becomes law,” @wendyweiser.bsky.social tells Glamour
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I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
February 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons
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I can not emphasize enough to folks-we have no alternative infrastructure built up. just destroying infrastructure means old people and children don't eat. cancer patients don't get their treatment. refugees don't get medical care. bird flu doesn't get addressed.
seeing some posts celebrating the end of USAID as a strike against empire. folks, none of the bad stuff is going away, it'll be funding for refugee camps, medicine, etc
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I can not emphasize enough to folks-we have no alternative infrastructure built up. just destroying infrastructure means old people and children don't eat. cancer patients don't get their treatment. refugees don't get medical care. bird flu doesn't get addressed.
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I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
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enough is enough. democratic leadership in congress needs to act now and text me saying they need five to ten dollars
February 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
enough is enough. democratic leadership in congress needs to act now and text me saying they need five to ten dollars
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They saw the black in Blackhawk and immediately thought DEI
January 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
They saw the black in Blackhawk and immediately thought DEI
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First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.