Emily Bunny
@emilybunny.bsky.social
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I’ve now aged out of this but navigating the pestering attention of older men in my field—which varied from manipulative flattery when they were trying to sleep with you to contemptuous retaliation when they realized they couldn’t—was an exhausting and demoralizing tax of my early professional life.
Keep coming back to Summers’ annoyance that this female mentee he’s trying to sleep with “takes her presentation very seriously.” To men like this—to a lot of men—women’s intellectual or professional ambition is an irritating presumption that they condescend to tolerate.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’ve now aged out of this but navigating the pestering attention of older men in my field—which varied from manipulative flattery when they were trying to sleep with you to contemptuous retaliation when they realized they couldn’t—was an exhausting and demoralizing tax of my early professional life.
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
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This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
House Dems unite to tell GOP to stop "demonizing" trans people with "dehumanizing" slurs - LGBTQ Nation
Rep. Nancy Mace's "tra**y, tra**y, tra**y!" tirade is just one example.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
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Stephen Miller thinks reminding people of their oaths of office is “calling for an insurrection,” which should tell you exactly how he feels about the Constitution
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Stephen Miller thinks reminding people of their oaths of office is “calling for an insurrection,” which should tell you exactly how he feels about the Constitution
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👇🎯 Again, knows the correct amount of viewpoint diversity, but it simply cannot include "all ideas advanced by a far right authoritarian party that constantly lies about everything & does not believe in democracy." We cannot run a serious university that way.
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Mnookin is the chancellor of UW Madison, and I agree, her response here is terrible (from NYT interview, linked farther down). Roth, president of Wesleyan, is the only one in this conversation even acknowledging that the root cause of the current crisis is Trump's attack on universities.
This is an egregiously bad response from Mnookin. The Trump administration does not care about viewpoint diversity! They are trying to nuke the whole sector!
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
👇🎯 Again, knows the correct amount of viewpoint diversity, but it simply cannot include "all ideas advanced by a far right authoritarian party that constantly lies about everything & does not believe in democracy." We cannot run a serious university that way.
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chat is it happening
BREAKING: Oracle's $300 billion OpenAI deal is already underwater, now worth a NEGATIVE $74 billion, per The Financial Times.
Since the deal was announced in September, Oracle has now lost $315 billion in value.
Since the deal was announced in September, Oracle has now lost $315 billion in value.
November 19, 2025 at 12:38 AM
chat is it happening
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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we have got to destroy ICE and salt the earth
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
we have got to destroy ICE and salt the earth
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE
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this is the correct framing
Republicans vote overwhelmingly to pretend they want the Epstein Files released. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/h...
House votes to force DOJ release of Jeffrey Epstein files
While the vote marks an important step in backers' crusade to get the files released, significant barriers remain.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
this is the correct framing
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
Man, CBS must feel really stupid right now!
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Just kidding, CBS wasn't settling a lawsuit. They were paying a bribe and they knew it.
Eleventh Circuit throws out Trump's suit against CNN in a per curiam unpublished ruling. Meaning Trump's arguments were totally meritless, not even worthy of a published opinion. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
*Every single* institution, organization, and individual who caved into Trump already looks worse for having done so.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
And every one that stood up continues to look better.
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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NARRATOR: Roth quite clearly did not name call & we need our leaders to stop granting <every bad faith premise> of the far right authoritarians' lawless assault on higher education before we push back.
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
NARRATOR: Roth quite clearly did not name call & we need our leaders to stop granting <every bad faith premise> of the far right authoritarians' lawless assault on higher education before we push back.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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Merkley Demands Senate Act NOW to Release Epstein Files
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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"Do you think that Trump was involved in crimes allegedly committed by Jeffrey Epstein?"
All:
Yes: 42%
No: 34%
Yes Among:
DEM: 79%
IND: 43%
GOP: 7%
YouGov / Nov 17, 2025
All:
Yes: 42%
No: 34%
Yes Among:
DEM: 79%
IND: 43%
GOP: 7%
YouGov / Nov 17, 2025
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"Do you think that Trump was involved in crimes allegedly committed by Jeffrey Epstein?"
All:
Yes: 42%
No: 34%
Yes Among:
DEM: 79%
IND: 43%
GOP: 7%
YouGov / Nov 17, 2025
All:
Yes: 42%
No: 34%
Yes Among:
DEM: 79%
IND: 43%
GOP: 7%
YouGov / Nov 17, 2025
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"maybe marjorie taylor greene has experienced a genuine change and wants to do good things now" give me your bank account information and number immediately there's no time to waste
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"maybe marjorie taylor greene has experienced a genuine change and wants to do good things now" give me your bank account information and number immediately there's no time to waste
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Laura Loomer has just discovered - to her shock and horror - that noted extremist Laura Loomer is a part of the GOP.
I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Laura Loomer has just discovered - to her shock and horror - that noted extremist Laura Loomer is a part of the GOP.
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can we just take a minute to admire the Chuck Schumer number here, nobody has managed to tank their approval with their own party this hard since, I dunno, George W Bush
Zohran Mamdani has a higher favorability rating than Donald Trump, JD Vance or Chuck Schumer. The most popular political figures in America are Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
can we just take a minute to admire the Chuck Schumer number here, nobody has managed to tank their approval with their own party this hard since, I dunno, George W Bush
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BREAKING: A Federal Court has BLOCKED Texas republicans from using their new maps in the 2026 midterms. The ruling must be appealed directly to the Supreme Court. Unsure why the Trib has two conflicting headlines. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Federal court clears new Texas congressional map for 2026 // Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
BREAKING: A Federal Court has BLOCKED Texas republicans from using their new maps in the 2026 midterms. The ruling must be appealed directly to the Supreme Court. Unsure why the Trib has two conflicting headlines. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
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A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
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Whatever the Saudis paid to get the President of the US to sit in the Oval Office with MBS and freakin' run interference for their dismembering of a journalist working for an American newspaper . . . man. I'm sure they think it was worth it.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Whatever the Saudis paid to get the President of the US to sit in the Oval Office with MBS and freakin' run interference for their dismembering of a journalist working for an American newspaper . . . man. I'm sure they think it was worth it.