Ben Emerson
@jbemerson.bsky.social
He/Him. PDX. 40-something choir kid. Newbie #DnD DM. #exvangelical. Work for the county library. Jack of all trades, master of none -- but sometimes better than a master of one. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.
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Here are things I like if you want to connect about them:
*In no particular order
🦅Birding / Bird watching
🎼Choral Music
🐉Dungeons & Dragons
🌈Parenting queer kids
🌅Post-evangelical life
🌳Cool nature stuff
Stop by and say hi!
*In no particular order
🦅Birding / Bird watching
🎼Choral Music
🐉Dungeons & Dragons
🌈Parenting queer kids
🌅Post-evangelical life
🌳Cool nature stuff
Stop by and say hi!
What he said. What a RIDE.
I watched S1 of “Pluribus” without having read any reviews, etc, that gave away the premise or plot. If you can do that as well, I recommend it. It’s so much fun to be completely surprised, and so odd that we always make sure we aren’t.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
What he said. What a RIDE.
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
My dad just died this morning and I’m having a lot of weird feelings*
*he had stage 4 cancer for a year so no surprise
*we were emotionally estranged. Hadn’t had a real conversation in like 15 years.
*I saw him last weekend and said my goodbyes.
*he had stage 4 cancer for a year so no surprise
*we were emotionally estranged. Hadn’t had a real conversation in like 15 years.
*I saw him last weekend and said my goodbyes.
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My dad just died this morning and I’m having a lot of weird feelings*
*he had stage 4 cancer for a year so no surprise
*we were emotionally estranged. Hadn’t had a real conversation in like 15 years.
*I saw him last weekend and said my goodbyes.
*he had stage 4 cancer for a year so no surprise
*we were emotionally estranged. Hadn’t had a real conversation in like 15 years.
*I saw him last weekend and said my goodbyes.
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Perennial reminder that you absolutely do NOT have to hand it to MTG under any circumstances
Marjorie Taylor Greene managed to tolerate being subjected to the sort of abuse, that she has subjected trans people to for years, for approximately one week.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Perennial reminder that you absolutely do NOT have to hand it to MTG under any circumstances
I had no idea this was a thing.
Color me intrigued.
GO SF!!!!
Color me intrigued.
GO SF!!!!
Meet the first San Francisco pro women’s baseball team, which drafted Kelsie Whitmore first overall on Thursday | @sfchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...
Kelsie Whitmore makes history as No. 1 pick by San Francisco in first WPBL draft
Kelsie Whitmore, who pitched for the Oakland Ballers last year, has become the first player drafted in the nascent Women’s Pro Baseball League.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I had no idea this was a thing.
Color me intrigued.
GO SF!!!!
Color me intrigued.
GO SF!!!!
Here are things I like if you want to connect about them:
*In no particular order
🦅Birding / Bird watching
🎼Choral Music
🐉Dungeons & Dragons
🌈Parenting queer kids
🌅Post-evangelical life
🌳Cool nature stuff
Stop by and say hi!
*In no particular order
🦅Birding / Bird watching
🎼Choral Music
🐉Dungeons & Dragons
🌈Parenting queer kids
🌅Post-evangelical life
🌳Cool nature stuff
Stop by and say hi!
November 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Here are things I like if you want to connect about them:
*In no particular order
🦅Birding / Bird watching
🎼Choral Music
🐉Dungeons & Dragons
🌈Parenting queer kids
🌅Post-evangelical life
🌳Cool nature stuff
Stop by and say hi!
*In no particular order
🦅Birding / Bird watching
🎼Choral Music
🐉Dungeons & Dragons
🌈Parenting queer kids
🌅Post-evangelical life
🌳Cool nature stuff
Stop by and say hi!
my For You tab is entirely Mamdani.
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
my For You tab is entirely Mamdani.
New Trump Strategy:
Surround him 24-7 with the most charming, charismatic, camera-friendly progressives we have and watch him give us everything we want.
Surround him 24-7 with the most charming, charismatic, camera-friendly progressives we have and watch him give us everything we want.
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
New Trump Strategy:
Surround him 24-7 with the most charming, charismatic, camera-friendly progressives we have and watch him give us everything we want.
Surround him 24-7 with the most charming, charismatic, camera-friendly progressives we have and watch him give us everything we want.
God, I loved this moment so much.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
God, I loved this moment so much.
The hero of the wizard of oz is Toto.
Gonna sit with that one for a bit.
Gonna sit with that one for a bit.
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The hero of the wizard of oz is Toto.
Gonna sit with that one for a bit.
Gonna sit with that one for a bit.
I LOVED sapiens when I first read it. I’ve since soured on it and am extremely excited for this episode.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I LOVED sapiens when I first read it. I’ve since soured on it and am extremely excited for this episode.
Monday after parent teacher conferences for me.
Cannot wait.
Cannot wait.
The girls have won. I shall be taking them to WICKED FOR GOOD tomorrow night.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Monday after parent teacher conferences for me.
Cannot wait.
Cannot wait.
My head canon about myself is that my hair is as good as Jonathan Bailey’s.
(It is not)
(It is not)
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My head canon about myself is that my hair is as good as Jonathan Bailey’s.
(It is not)
(It is not)
Very excited for when Disney makes a live action zootopia.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Very excited for when Disney makes a live action zootopia.
I think about this moment a lot.
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I think about this moment a lot.
“No more clothes in the freezer, please,” is an actual sentence I said to my kids just now.
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
“No more clothes in the freezer, please,” is an actual sentence I said to my kids just now.
If she wants to vote for democrats and democratic priorities, fine. Great. But that’s IT.
Don’t you dare parade her on stage during a campaign or make her priorities yours.
Don’t you dare parade her on stage during a campaign or make her priorities yours.
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If she wants to vote for democrats and democratic priorities, fine. Great. But that’s IT.
Don’t you dare parade her on stage during a campaign or make her priorities yours.
Don’t you dare parade her on stage during a campaign or make her priorities yours.
Nothing but respect for my president.
This Transgender Awareness Week, we celebrate the resilience, courage, and beauty of the trans community. Your lives matter, your stories matter, and your right to thrive and exist authentically is non-negotiable.
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
We stand with you today and every day🏳️⚧️
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Nothing but respect for my president.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Ooooh it’s really good.
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Ooooh it’s really good.
Star Trek 6. Not sure if it’s the best one, but it’s my favorite.
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Star Trek 6. Not sure if it’s the best one, but it’s my favorite.
Tonight I'm flying to California to see my dad for the last time.
This is WEIRD.
This is WEIRD.
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tonight I'm flying to California to see my dad for the last time.
This is WEIRD.
This is WEIRD.
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These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
These emails really do highlight why rich folk are so impressed by ChatGPT.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
My kids have now watched The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.
So I was contractually obligated to show them this and it has been playing for 20 minutes straight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1...
So I was contractually obligated to show them this and it has been playing for 20 minutes straight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1...
taking the hobbits to isengard
YouTube video by Aaron Hardbarger
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
My kids have now watched The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.
So I was contractually obligated to show them this and it has been playing for 20 minutes straight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1...
So I was contractually obligated to show them this and it has been playing for 20 minutes straight.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1...