Emily
@emilychaffin.bsky.social
Millennial from Mesa, AZ. Here for the resistance. Passionate about social justice. Community college English professor trying to help my tiny slice of the world think more critically. Kicking at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.
Not blaming them at all, but it’s sad to me not to see the Canadian snowbird license plates here in the Phoenix area this winter. Canadians are always so nice to talk to. Miss you guys! Sorry for the fascism! Don’t blame me, I voted for her. #Canada
January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Not blaming them at all, but it’s sad to me not to see the Canadian snowbird license plates here in the Phoenix area this winter. Canadians are always so nice to talk to. Miss you guys! Sorry for the fascism! Don’t blame me, I voted for her. #Canada
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Roy Orbison sang this song 17 days before his death. For the first and only time.
“The most perfect voice” according to Elvis himself.
“The most perfect voice” according to Elvis himself.
August 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Roy Orbison sang this song 17 days before his death. For the first and only time.
“The most perfect voice” according to Elvis himself.
“The most perfect voice” according to Elvis himself.
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So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
July 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
So glad we all get to experience the Most Ironic Independence Day In American History.
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I am really terrified of all of the things currently going on in the US and it's very likely things are gonna get worse.
July 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I am really terrified of all of the things currently going on in the US and it's very likely things are gonna get worse.
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
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You’re telling me this guy was on drugs? I’m not buying it.
May 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
You’re telling me this guy was on drugs? I’m not buying it.
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You sure? Coz non-official acts of corruption are not immune from prosecution.
May 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
You sure? Coz non-official acts of corruption are not immune from prosecution.
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WHY DOES SHE HAVE THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME & I ONLY GET KID ROCK??? WAAAAAHHH!!!!! 😩
May 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
WHY DOES SHE HAVE THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME & I ONLY GET KID ROCK??? WAAAAAHHH!!!!! 😩
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It’s plain for all to see.
May 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s plain for all to see.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
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If South Africa is a sovereign nation, how are we able to send our own planes we paid for to transport white Afrikaners to the U.S., but simultaneously unable to send a plane to return Abrego Garcia et al?
May 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If South Africa is a sovereign nation, how are we able to send our own planes we paid for to transport white Afrikaners to the U.S., but simultaneously unable to send a plane to return Abrego Garcia et al?
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Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
May 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
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Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.
April 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.
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Haven’t you heard? Eggs are practically free now…unless you try to buy some.
April 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Haven’t you heard? Eggs are practically free now…unless you try to buy some.
Scenes from my backyard. #urbangarden
April 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Scenes from my backyard. #urbangarden
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Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.
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"I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again"
@maddow.msnbc.com
My dad is 98, WWII USNavy Veteran. Showed up for democracy in San Diego today. "I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again!" 💙🇺🇸💙 THIS is what democracy looks like!!!!
My dad is 98, WWII USNavy Veteran. Showed up for democracy in San Diego today. "I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again!" 💙🇺🇸💙 THIS is what democracy looks like!!!!
April 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again"
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If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
April 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
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I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
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Astronomers say they have found the strongest indication of life beyond our solar system, on a planet 124 light-years away called ‘K2-18b.’
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
April 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Astronomers say they have found the strongest indication of life beyond our solar system, on a planet 124 light-years away called ‘K2-18b.’
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.