Emily Mayer
@emilymayersc.bsky.social
She/her. #scpol strategy is my thing; trying to make it everyone else’s 🥴. Unapologetically opinionated and outspoken. Recovering people pleaser, former candidate, forever educator.
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Emily Mayer
@emilymayersc.bsky.social
· Mar 12
In celebration of a 3min video limit, here is my full testimony from last week against H3457, an abortion ban from conception without exceptions. Thankfully, no vote was taken.
Bill language here: www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025...
#scpol
Bill language here: www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025...
#scpol
Credit where it’s due: Massie not backing down on this issue. More than can be said for dem leadership.
Massie indicated today that he may read the names of Epstein’s redacted co-conspirators on the floor of the House or in Committee.
If he does so, he will be protected from prosecution and/or lawsuits (like defamation) by the Speech and Debate clause of the Constitution.
These guys know what’s up.
If he does so, he will be protected from prosecution and/or lawsuits (like defamation) by the Speech and Debate clause of the Constitution.
These guys know what’s up.
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Credit where it’s due: Massie not backing down on this issue. More than can be said for dem leadership.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Okay but why is racist in quotes. It is racist. Period.
“.. while the song ‘The Lions Sleeps Tonight’ plays in the background.”
@lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...
@lbc.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...
February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Okay but why is racist in quotes. It is racist. Period.
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Last night, Trump posted a video depicting the Obamas as apes. The most foundational racist idea is likening Black people to apes. Since humans evolved from an ape-like ancestor, racist ideas cast White people as the most evolved people and the furthest away on the evolutionary scale from apes.
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Last night, Trump posted a video depicting the Obamas as apes. The most foundational racist idea is likening Black people to apes. Since humans evolved from an ape-like ancestor, racist ideas cast White people as the most evolved people and the furthest away on the evolutionary scale from apes.
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This excellent piece about how the Charleston County Public Library (SC) and its collection is being used as a tool in the run-up for the state governor's race was behind a paywall. It should not be.
Here's the un-paywalled version. It's GOOD.
archive.ph/dL7oE
Here's the un-paywalled version. It's GOOD.
archive.ph/dL7oE
archive.ph
February 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
This excellent piece about how the Charleston County Public Library (SC) and its collection is being used as a tool in the run-up for the state governor's race was behind a paywall. It should not be.
Here's the un-paywalled version. It's GOOD.
archive.ph/dL7oE
Here's the un-paywalled version. It's GOOD.
archive.ph/dL7oE
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Trump mocks the idea of praying during a meal at the National Prayer Breakfast:
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Trump mocks the idea of praying during a meal at the National Prayer Breakfast:
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
“Mike Johnson is a very religious person... He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, ‘Sir, may we pray?’ I say, ‘Excuse me?’ You know, we’re having lunch.”
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Trump used his National Prayer Breakfast address to continue spouting lies about the 2020 election being rigged and how losing it hurt his ego.
If your faith leader constantly preached personal grievances like Trump, you’d find a different one.
No message of faith, nor unity.
If your faith leader constantly preached personal grievances like Trump, you’d find a different one.
No message of faith, nor unity.
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: "They rigged the second election. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible ... The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did"
February 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Trump used his National Prayer Breakfast address to continue spouting lies about the 2020 election being rigged and how losing it hurt his ego.
If your faith leader constantly preached personal grievances like Trump, you’d find a different one.
No message of faith, nor unity.
If your faith leader constantly preached personal grievances like Trump, you’d find a different one.
No message of faith, nor unity.
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Entirely predictable and entirely preventable.
It’s time to replace Lindsey Graham with a pediatrician (me).
www.wired.com/story/measle...
It’s time to replace Lindsey Graham with a pediatrician (me).
www.wired.com/story/measle...
Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Entirely predictable and entirely preventable.
It’s time to replace Lindsey Graham with a pediatrician (me).
www.wired.com/story/measle...
It’s time to replace Lindsey Graham with a pediatrician (me).
www.wired.com/story/measle...
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By a vote of 81-31, the House passes H. 4760.
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
By a vote of 81-31, the House passes H. 4760.
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More than 1,000 home-educated students received school vouchers this year and another 4,000 have already applied to participate next year, officials said.
SC homeschool students aren’t eligible for vouchers. Why are so many receiving them?
More than 1,000 home-educated students received school vouchers this year and another 4,000 have already applied to participate next year, officials said.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
More than 1,000 home-educated students received school vouchers this year and another 4,000 have already applied to participate next year, officials said.
So for me the deeper question is: why are all these rich and “powerful” men pedofiles? What is the correlation here? It’s more than just coincidence and power at this point. It’s about more than just sex and money. Like what wires are crossed in their brains to even be into that to begin with?
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 AM
So for me the deeper question is: why are all these rich and “powerful” men pedofiles? What is the correlation here? It’s more than just coincidence and power at this point. It’s about more than just sex and money. Like what wires are crossed in their brains to even be into that to begin with?
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BREAKING: Israeli fire in Gaza kills 17 Palestinians, most of them women or children, while militants wound Israeli soldier.
Israeli fire in Gaza kills 17, while militant gunfire wounds Israeli soldier
Israeli fire in Gaza killed at least 17 Palestinians, most of them women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, while Israel said militant gunfire had injured an Israeli soldier.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 8:52 AM
BREAKING: Israeli fire in Gaza kills 17 Palestinians, most of them women or children, while militants wound Israeli soldier.
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Pirro: "You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding law owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail. And that makes all the difference"
February 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Pirro: "You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail. I don't care if you have a license in another district and I don't care if you're a law abiding law owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this District, count on going to jail. And that makes all the difference"
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i hadn't realized that polio had such effective lobbyists.
February 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
i hadn't realized that polio had such effective lobbyists.
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Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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“I don’t know anything about it” says the guy who posted 3x about it on Friday and Saturday
February 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
“I don’t know anything about it” says the guy who posted 3x about it on Friday and Saturday
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Personally, I think that anyone who was sending friendly emails back and forth with Jeffrey Epstein or attending events with him post-2008 should be thrown into an active volcano.
January 31, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Personally, I think that anyone who was sending friendly emails back and forth with Jeffrey Epstein or attending events with him post-2008 should be thrown into an active volcano.
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This was four years after Epstein had pleaded guilty to (and sentenced to incarceration for) solicitation of prostitution with a minor.
NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This was four years after Epstein had pleaded guilty to (and sentenced to incarceration for) solicitation of prostitution with a minor.
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Thank you to Representative Courtney Waters for her unwavering support for transgender South Carolinians as she argued against bill H. 4756 on the House floor. Trans people exist and have the right to privacy.
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Thank you to Representative Courtney Waters for her unwavering support for transgender South Carolinians as she argued against bill H. 4756 on the House floor. Trans people exist and have the right to privacy.
Some of us do not have the luxury to take off in protest tomorrow. Just remember that and know that we find other ways to join the movement ✊🏻
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Some of us do not have the luxury to take off in protest tomorrow. Just remember that and know that we find other ways to join the movement ✊🏻
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Important. There has not been a deescalation.
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Important. There has not been a deescalation.
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Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
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More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.