Emily C
@emilyc17.bsky.social
Bookworm, traveler, aspiring archivist and writer. I love exploring national parks to big cities. Also love theater, movies and history.
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So long Free Speech! 😭
So it’s ok for Utah GOP Senator Mike Lee to use his platform to spew hateful falsehoods, & it’s ok for a FoxNews correspondent to urge euthanizing the homeless, YET it’s not ok for an entertainer to share an opinion. Got it!
apnews.com/article/jimm...
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So it’s ok for Utah GOP Senator Mike Lee to use his platform to spew hateful falsehoods, & it’s ok for a FoxNews correspondent to urge euthanizing the homeless, YET it’s not ok for an entertainer to share an opinion. Got it!
apnews.com/article/jimm...
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ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
apnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
So long Free Speech! 😭
So it’s ok for Utah GOP Senator Mike Lee to use his platform to spew hateful falsehoods, & it’s ok for a FoxNews correspondent to urge euthanizing the homeless, YET it’s not ok for an entertainer to share an opinion. Got it!
apnews.com/article/jimm...
💔
So it’s ok for Utah GOP Senator Mike Lee to use his platform to spew hateful falsehoods, & it’s ok for a FoxNews correspondent to urge euthanizing the homeless, YET it’s not ok for an entertainer to share an opinion. Got it!
apnews.com/article/jimm...
💔
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We continue to, as DeLillo described once about Oswald, feel "the shock of unmeaning"
September 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We continue to, as DeLillo described once about Oswald, feel "the shock of unmeaning"
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Wait til McConnell hears about how many different ways he himself helped this happen, and how that will forever be his legacy.
Trump is president in ‘most dangerous period’ since second world war, Mitch McConnell says
Former Senate leader likens administration’s fixation with tariffs to isolationist policies of the US in the 1930s
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wait til McConnell hears about how many different ways he himself helped this happen, and how that will forever be his legacy.
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Soooo… How long til Trump takes over Dallas/OKC?
Or do facts not actually matter? 🤷🏼♂️
Or do facts not actually matter? 🤷🏼♂️
August 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Soooo… How long til Trump takes over Dallas/OKC?
Or do facts not actually matter? 🤷🏼♂️
Or do facts not actually matter? 🤷🏼♂️
From the Declaration of Independence, a partial list of grievances against the King of Great Britain:
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From the Declaration of Independence, a partial list of grievances against the King of Great Britain:
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
Happy 40th Anniversary, #BackToTheFuture!
“Are telling me that you built a time machine…out of a DeLorean?!”
“Are telling me that you built a time machine…out of a DeLorean?!”
July 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Happy 40th Anniversary, #BackToTheFuture!
“Are telling me that you built a time machine…out of a DeLorean?!”
“Are telling me that you built a time machine…out of a DeLorean?!”
From “The Mysterious Mr. Quin by #AgathaChristie:
“Let us say the disappearance of Captain Harwell took place a hundred years ago. That we, in the year two thousand twenty-five are looking back.”
😀🙃
“Let us say the disappearance of Captain Harwell took place a hundred years ago. That we, in the year two thousand twenty-five are looking back.”
😀🙃
June 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
From “The Mysterious Mr. Quin by #AgathaChristie:
“Let us say the disappearance of Captain Harwell took place a hundred years ago. That we, in the year two thousand twenty-five are looking back.”
😀🙃
“Let us say the disappearance of Captain Harwell took place a hundred years ago. That we, in the year two thousand twenty-five are looking back.”
😀🙃
“He sits alone
on a giant throne
pretending he’s the king
A little tyke who’s rather like,
a puppet on a string
And he throws an angry tantrum if he cannot have his way.” —“The Phony King of England”, Disney’s Robin Hood
#NoKings
on a giant throne
pretending he’s the king
A little tyke who’s rather like,
a puppet on a string
And he throws an angry tantrum if he cannot have his way.” —“The Phony King of England”, Disney’s Robin Hood
#NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“He sits alone
on a giant throne
pretending he’s the king
A little tyke who’s rather like,
a puppet on a string
And he throws an angry tantrum if he cannot have his way.” —“The Phony King of England”, Disney’s Robin Hood
#NoKings
on a giant throne
pretending he’s the king
A little tyke who’s rather like,
a puppet on a string
And he throws an angry tantrum if he cannot have his way.” —“The Phony King of England”, Disney’s Robin Hood
#NoKings
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” —Les Miserables
June 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” —Les Miserables
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He didn't send the National Guard when this happened.
June 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
He didn't send the National Guard when this happened.
OTD in 1965: With a 7-2 decision in favor of Griswold in the Griswold v. Connecticut, SCOTUS ruled that married couples could legally access contraceptives nationwide.
www.oyez.org/cases/1964/496
www.oyez.org/cases/1964/496
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www.oyez.org
June 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
OTD in 1965: With a 7-2 decision in favor of Griswold in the Griswold v. Connecticut, SCOTUS ruled that married couples could legally access contraceptives nationwide.
www.oyez.org/cases/1964/496
www.oyez.org/cases/1964/496
Ugh, I can’t take this anxiety. At this point, just get a stop gap budget passed.
Lawmakers left spring session without funding $770 million needed to cover budget gaps in regional transit agencies. CTA officials said they would soon begin planning cuts for the 2026 budget.
As CTA plots budget cuts, riders brace for slashes in service, pricey transport options
Lawmakers depart Springfield without funding $770 million needed to cover holes in regional transit agencies' budgets. CTA officials said Monday they would soon begin planning cuts for their 2026…
buff.ly
June 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Ugh, I can’t take this anxiety. At this point, just get a stop gap budget passed.
Four of the shows feature characters in drag: “Mrs. Doubtfire”, “Chicago”, “Moulin Rouge” and “Spamalot” 🙃
www.them.us/story/maga-k...
www.them.us/story/maga-k...
The Kennedy Center’s MAGA-Influenced Lineup Includes… A Lot of Drag?
Looks like Trump’s “Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture” includes ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’
www.them.us
May 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Four of the shows feature characters in drag: “Mrs. Doubtfire”, “Chicago”, “Moulin Rouge” and “Spamalot” 🙃
www.them.us/story/maga-k...
www.them.us/story/maga-k...
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Who are the good guys in the Declaration of Independence? These Fedaralist Society judges say King George and the British army.
May 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Who are the good guys in the Declaration of Independence? These Fedaralist Society judges say King George and the British army.
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Analysis | Donald Trump's corruption is breathtaking. But Democrats don't have a leg to stand on because nine years ago, it was revealed that their presidential nominee had used a private email server 13 years ago.
May 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Analysis | Donald Trump's corruption is breathtaking. But Democrats don't have a leg to stand on because nine years ago, it was revealed that their presidential nominee had used a private email server 13 years ago.
This sweet boy is 14! Happy Birthday, Sage! ❤️
May 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This sweet boy is 14! Happy Birthday, Sage! ❤️
“I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics, even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young, they're still princesses! All of us!”
Happy 30th anniversary to the beautiful and underrated movie, A Little Princess!
Happy 30th anniversary to the beautiful and underrated movie, A Little Princess!
May 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics, even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young, they're still princesses! All of us!”
Happy 30th anniversary to the beautiful and underrated movie, A Little Princess!
Happy 30th anniversary to the beautiful and underrated movie, A Little Princess!
I’m shocked this didn’t happen sooner…
BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:
May 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I’m shocked this didn’t happen sooner…