Emily Essley
@antimle.bsky.social
Bureaucramancer. Relative Value Unit Shifter. (f)Artsy. Bicycle Enthusiast. Auntie Phở. She/Her. Avatar: A b/w photo of a woman wearing headphones with a cassette tape sprockets for eyes. Zig zag "lightning bolts" indicate music playing on the headphones.
I accidentally bought what I suppose we could call "straight milk" at the chi chi grocery store in town and I was so sad about it.
posting this for those who are not aware of what whole milk is called in canada
February 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I accidentally bought what I suppose we could call "straight milk" at the chi chi grocery store in town and I was so sad about it.
Knuckles Noodle: Wait, can you have a coprolite wedding ring?
Me: Yes! And it would be an appropriate adornment according to the old tradition of "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something poo!"
Me: Yes! And it would be an appropriate adornment according to the old tradition of "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something poo!"
February 14, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Knuckles Noodle: Wait, can you have a coprolite wedding ring?
Me: Yes! And it would be an appropriate adornment according to the old tradition of "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something poo!"
Me: Yes! And it would be an appropriate adornment according to the old tradition of "something old, something new, something borrowed, and something poo!"
Noooooooooo
The 17-acre Leach Botanical Garden in far southeast Portland says it will close if it doesn't get more funding soon. The public park is owned by the city, but managed by a nonprofit. The city hasn't provided funding since last year.
www.opb.org/article/2026...
www.opb.org/article/2026...
Nonprofit says Portland’s Leach Botanical Garden will close in March without additional funding
The 17-acre public park in outer southeast Portland is part of a coalition that provides environmental education to Black and brown children and teenagers.
www.opb.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Noooooooooo
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Like I dunno, I keep thinking about how every time women, especially older women, start becoming *visible* in a left-of-center movement, instead of just invisibly making it run, there’s complaints that the movement is somehow now too centrist.
Still a little mad about this. Dismissing craftivists (who are mostly women) as cringey bandwagoneers is bullshit. Not everyone is Extremely Online; communities form in person, too: PTA meetings, book club, grocery store, gas pump, daycare pickup, pharmacy, dog park, ice rink, stadium, etc etc etc
And they aren't all crowing about it on social media, so let's not assume that all the people in hats and buttons passing out whistles are doing nothing else. People - "wine moms," "knitters," who else do you think has ready access to breast milk? - are working behind the scenes for good.
February 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Like I dunno, I keep thinking about how every time women, especially older women, start becoming *visible* in a left-of-center movement, instead of just invisibly making it run, there’s complaints that the movement is somehow now too centrist.
Letting my boss know I'll be a little late to the meeting because I have to register for summer camp for the kiddo, and it's like getting tickets to Taylor Swift, so I have to be online as soon as the registration opens.
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Letting my boss know I'll be a little late to the meeting because I have to register for summer camp for the kiddo, and it's like getting tickets to Taylor Swift, so I have to be online as soon as the registration opens.
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This is a really interesting article that links vitamin deficiencies and food webs along with anthropogenic change.
If you teach biology, which is a great starting point for understanding ecosystems at all scales.
If you teach biology, which is a great starting point for understanding ecosystems at all scales.
A Mysterious Salmon-Killing Affliction is a Mystery No More
In California, scientists tracked the source of a severe vitamin deficiency that’s killing endangered fish.
www.biographic.com/a-mysterious...
In California, scientists tracked the source of a severe vitamin deficiency that’s killing endangered fish.
www.biographic.com/a-mysterious...
A Mysterious Salmon-Killing Affliction is a Mystery No More - bioGraphic
In California, scientists tracked the source of a severe vitamin deficiency that’s killing endangered fish.
www.biographic.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 AM
This is a really interesting article that links vitamin deficiencies and food webs along with anthropogenic change.
If you teach biology, which is a great starting point for understanding ecosystems at all scales.
If you teach biology, which is a great starting point for understanding ecosystems at all scales.
Off the top of my head, "The Flowers She Sent and The Flowers She Said She Sent."
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Off the top of my head, "The Flowers She Sent and The Flowers She Said She Sent."
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I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever.
A thread.
A thread.
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Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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I join my City Councilors in calling for prosecution of ICE for this flagrant violation of city and state law. This is illegal, and if ICE does this to families and children on a sunny peaceful daytime protest, I shudder to think what they do without that kind of daylight and public scrutiny.
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I join my City Councilors in calling for prosecution of ICE for this flagrant violation of city and state law. This is illegal, and if ICE does this to families and children on a sunny peaceful daytime protest, I shudder to think what they do without that kind of daylight and public scrutiny.
From Portland Reddit. I don't think the fed goons realize how badly this is going to go for them.
February 1, 2026 at 3:20 AM
From Portland Reddit. I don't think the fed goons realize how badly this is going to go for them.
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To be clear, we were thousands of regular folks at an entirely non-violent march that passed by the ICE building. They let loose chemical agents on families with little children. Elderly in wheelchairs. For no reason. The cruelty was the point. Attempting to provoke a riot was the point.
ICE just tear-gassed the shit out of the entirely peaceful union protest here in Portland. Children. Elderly. Thousands of people exercising our First Amendment rights.
February 1, 2026 at 1:06 AM
To be clear, we were thousands of regular folks at an entirely non-violent march that passed by the ICE building. They let loose chemical agents on families with little children. Elderly in wheelchairs. For no reason. The cruelty was the point. Attempting to provoke a riot was the point.
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Congrats to ICE for dropping a metric ton of tear gas on a bunch of nurses, teamsters and children just now
February 1, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Congrats to ICE for dropping a metric ton of tear gas on a bunch of nurses, teamsters and children just now
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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February 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Absolutely massive turnout! Love you, Portland!
3/4 of the people are at the park. They're still come over the Tilikum Crossing bridge!
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Absolutely massive turnout! Love you, Portland!
See you there, Portland! We will be taking the Woodstock spur.
There are FIVE Solidarity Bike Rides on Saturday Jan 31, most linking up with the 2PM Irving Park Vigil Ride for those murdered by ICE.
From Milwaukie, Westside, Woodstock, Ladds
We are stronger together.
Find details about all at shift2bikes.org
@indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @bikeportland.org
From Milwaukie, Westside, Woodstock, Ladds
We are stronger together.
Find details about all at shift2bikes.org
@indivisible-oregon.bsky.social @bikeportland.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
See you there, Portland! We will be taking the Woodstock spur.
This is who runs this account
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This is who runs this account
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We've always been at war with the Radical Lefse
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
We've always been at war with the Radical Lefse
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Anyone who equates a tail light being kicked with "violence" is creating a false equivalence, one of the oldest tricks in the book. (whether or not the video is real)
Property damage ≠ violence.
Do not fall for it, and do not give it oxygen.
Property damage ≠ violence.
Do not fall for it, and do not give it oxygen.
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Anyone who equates a tail light being kicked with "violence" is creating a false equivalence, one of the oldest tricks in the book. (whether or not the video is real)
Property damage ≠ violence.
Do not fall for it, and do not give it oxygen.
Property damage ≠ violence.
Do not fall for it, and do not give it oxygen.
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Okay, so for those of you who don't want to consume AI slop and listen to music via streaming services, sit back and buckle up because boy do I have a story for you... So to start things off, I've been a Spotify subscriber since forever (in addition to purchasing physical media). I've been hesitant
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Okay, so for those of you who don't want to consume AI slop and listen to music via streaming services, sit back and buckle up because boy do I have a story for you... So to start things off, I've been a Spotify subscriber since forever (in addition to purchasing physical media). I've been hesitant