Emily F. Popek
@emilypopekwriter.bsky.social
Words at thinkofthechildren.substack.com
Vintage clothes at depop.com/brvintage
School PR at nicholsstrategies.com
Vintage clothes at depop.com/brvintage
School PR at nicholsstrategies.com
Very niche pet peeve: When a news story says something happened in 'upstate New York' and never names where. Could be 10 miles down the road from me, could be hundreds of miles away. Just tell me the town! The county, even! www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing
The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.
www.npr.org
July 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Very niche pet peeve: When a news story says something happened in 'upstate New York' and never names where. Could be 10 miles down the road from me, could be hundreds of miles away. Just tell me the town! The county, even! www.npr.org/2025/07/05/n...
My 13yo doesn't know it yet but this is about to be her Summer of Chores. Get ready to do some laundry and dishes girl
June 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My 13yo doesn't know it yet but this is about to be her Summer of Chores. Get ready to do some laundry and dishes girl
Can't post it on LinkedIn yet so I'll just shout into the void here that I won an award and I'm really proud of the work I did on it
May 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Can't post it on LinkedIn yet so I'll just shout into the void here that I won an award and I'm really proud of the work I did on it
Not only is this false, but here's the thing: I also believe strongly in protecting people who AREN'T healthy. The way we care for the most vulnerable among us is the true measure of our society.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
That is dangerously false.
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.
www.medscape.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Not only is this false, but here's the thing: I also believe strongly in protecting people who AREN'T healthy. The way we care for the most vulnerable among us is the true measure of our society.
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Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it
April 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Building a mass movement (instead of a subculture) will require a lot of cringe, so get comfortable with it
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No amount of budgeting, or not eating at restaurants, is going to make up for the fact that we do not make enough money anymore. 💸
April 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No amount of budgeting, or not eating at restaurants, is going to make up for the fact that we do not make enough money anymore. 💸
I told my husband I had "some stuff I want to get done" tonight so now I'm making a big pot of chili and singing classic country songs and having a beer while he takes my daughter to an awards thing. Follow me for more parenting tips
March 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I told my husband I had "some stuff I want to get done" tonight so now I'm making a big pot of chili and singing classic country songs and having a beer while he takes my daughter to an awards thing. Follow me for more parenting tips
We got a new dog and you guys, I think he's ... really really dumb lol
March 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
We got a new dog and you guys, I think he's ... really really dumb lol
I was about to buy a couple new shirts but then I looked at my Social Security statement and you know what, I don't need to be spending any more money. Ever
March 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I was about to buy a couple new shirts but then I looked at my Social Security statement and you know what, I don't need to be spending any more money. Ever
So, what candidates are you canvassing for this year? What local office are you running for? It's go time
March 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So, what candidates are you canvassing for this year? What local office are you running for? It's go time
I'm just one person and I don't particularly matter but I use NCES statistics in my work all the time. ALL the time. I fail to see how we are better off as a nation without this valuable set of data.
I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
March 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I'm just one person and I don't particularly matter but I use NCES statistics in my work all the time. ALL the time. I fail to see how we are better off as a nation without this valuable set of data.
As a highly risk averse person, this is not a fun time to be alive
March 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
As a highly risk averse person, this is not a fun time to be alive
Having loyalty to a company is so embarrassing in late stage capitalism but I genuinely was loyal to Southwest because I could actually have a human-like experience while also affording to pay their rates. It seems like both of those things are ending with this change
The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant shift at the company long prized by consumers for its perks.
Bags fly for a fee: Southwest Airlines cancels its free checked luggage perk
The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant shift at the company long prized by consumers for its perks.
www.npr.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Having loyalty to a company is so embarrassing in late stage capitalism but I genuinely was loyal to Southwest because I could actually have a human-like experience while also affording to pay their rates. It seems like both of those things are ending with this change
It's March and the sun is shining and the temperature is ever so slightly above freezing so naturally I want to throw out my entire wardrobe and buy everything in the thrift store
March 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It's March and the sun is shining and the temperature is ever so slightly above freezing so naturally I want to throw out my entire wardrobe and buy everything in the thrift store
It's almost Wonder Where I Planted All Those Daffodils season, one of my faves
March 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's almost Wonder Where I Planted All Those Daffodils season, one of my faves
Hot take: Maybe the reason so many school PR professionals struggle with getting "a seat at the table" is because most of us are women, and most of the people in charge of "the table" are men.
March 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hot take: Maybe the reason so many school PR professionals struggle with getting "a seat at the table" is because most of us are women, and most of the people in charge of "the table" are men.
Reposted by Emily F. Popek
Everything that’s wrong with society can be traced back to the decline in popularity of point-and-click adventure games. None of this would be happening if there was a AAA King’s Quest game every five years
March 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Everything that’s wrong with society can be traced back to the decline in popularity of point-and-click adventure games. None of this would be happening if there was a AAA King’s Quest game every five years
The problem with encouraging your kid to go to thrift stores is that they will fall in love with something like this
March 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The problem with encouraging your kid to go to thrift stores is that they will fall in love with something like this
Just saying, if you had scheduled the economic boycott for the day BEFORE payday, it would have been way easier to participate
February 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just saying, if you had scheduled the economic boycott for the day BEFORE payday, it would have been way easier to participate
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Reposted by Emily F. Popek
Beastie Boys songs are even funnier when they became socially conscious and started doing rhymes like to rock the mic is my intention / I’m smart like the women at the Seneca Falls Convention
February 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Beastie Boys songs are even funnier when they became socially conscious and started doing rhymes like to rock the mic is my intention / I’m smart like the women at the Seneca Falls Convention
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I’m sorry but as a Gen Xer I promise you I will never, ever wear a barn jacket, this will never happen
February 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I’m sorry but as a Gen Xer I promise you I will never, ever wear a barn jacket, this will never happen
I don't know if the #DepartmentOfEducation will cease to exist, but I do know we've been here before. And the Heritage Foundation was at the back of it last time, too: thinkofthechildren.substack.com/p/a-nation-a...
A Nation At Risk From Itself
The power of bad ideas
thinkofthechildren.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I don't know if the #DepartmentOfEducation will cease to exist, but I do know we've been here before. And the Heritage Foundation was at the back of it last time, too: thinkofthechildren.substack.com/p/a-nation-a...
Here's something lovely: I got to interview Lisa Phillips about her new book, FIRST LOVE, which is such a caring, thoughtful, nuanced look at young adults' love/lust/desire lives. thinkofthechildren.substack.com/p/the-pursui...
The pursuit of pleasure
Lisa A. Phillips' 'First Love' is a sweet, heartfelt and caring look at the love, like and lust lives of young people, and how adults can support them
thinkofthechildren.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here's something lovely: I got to interview Lisa Phillips about her new book, FIRST LOVE, which is such a caring, thoughtful, nuanced look at young adults' love/lust/desire lives. thinkofthechildren.substack.com/p/the-pursui...
After living here for more than 20 years, I finally have a few of the kind of friends you can text and say "I'm flying to see my parents tomorrow and I'm hyperfixating on what to read, help" and they will lend you two books and make you feel taken care of. This is everything.
February 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
After living here for more than 20 years, I finally have a few of the kind of friends you can text and say "I'm flying to see my parents tomorrow and I'm hyperfixating on what to read, help" and they will lend you two books and make you feel taken care of. This is everything.