EmmaTK55
@emmatk.bsky.social
Professional NYC tour guide and art historian. Loves opera, cooking, birding, and books. Politics junkie. Oversharer. 💙
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@tressiemcphd.bsky.social’s latest is a must read. She is one of the reasons I keep my NYT subscription.
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social’s latest is a must read. She is one of the reasons I keep my NYT subscription.
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
I need to get back to my regular @rudepundit.bsky.social reading. He’s so freaking spot on, all the time.
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-...
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-...
Why Are We Not Purging People in the Epstein Files from the American Government?
Politics and sometimes culture from a rude liberal in blog form.
rudepundit.blogspot.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I need to get back to my regular @rudepundit.bsky.social reading. He’s so freaking spot on, all the time.
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-...
rudepundit.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-...
Hmmm, you don’t say…
Paul Weiss was one of the first major law firms to bend the knee to Trump.
And, yup, connected to Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
And, yup, connected to Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...
Wall St. Lawyer Brad Karp Says He Regrets Epstein Interactions
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Hmmm, you don’t say…
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If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
Exactly: “underage women” are *girls* or *children*. The Epstein files are about child rape and child sexual assault and abuse. 🤬
February 3, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Exactly: “underage women” are *girls* or *children*. The Epstein files are about child rape and child sexual assault and abuse. 🤬
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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From trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, to the proud historic community of Altadena, California's 28th District has a rich Black history paved by incredible leaders, past and present, who have broken barriers and changed our nation for the better.
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
February 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
From trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Octavia Butler, to the proud historic community of Altadena, California's 28th District has a rich Black history paved by incredible leaders, past and present, who have broken barriers and changed our nation for the better.
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
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#VisibilityBrigade #oregon #OR #ICE #CivilLiberties #DueProcess #GovernmentAccountability #PeacefulProtest #PeoplePower
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @karenb4good.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social #alexpretti #reneegood @hcrichardson.bsky.social @samschifrien.bsky.social
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @karenb4good.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social #alexpretti #reneegood @hcrichardson.bsky.social @samschifrien.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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#VisibilityBrigade #Colorado #CO #ICE #CivilLiberties #DueProcess #GovernmentAccountability #PeacefulProtest #PeoplePower
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @karenb4good.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social #alexpretti #reneegood @hcrichardson.bsky.social @samschifrien.bsky.social
@visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @karenb4good.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social #alexpretti #reneegood @hcrichardson.bsky.social @samschifrien.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
“We are using the structure to renovate.” — he’s tearing it down.
President Donald Trump said Monday that he won't tear down the Kennedy Center but said it needs to be closed for about two years for work that cannot be done with patrons coming and going for shows and other performances. https://to.pbs.org/4telhrr
WATCH: Trump says he's not ripping down the Kennedy Center, 'we're using the structure' to renovate
President Donald Trump's comments suggested that the interior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will be gutted as part of the process.
www.pbs.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“We are using the structure to renovate.” — he’s tearing it down.
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🔥 AUTHOR MICHAEL WOLFF: “This is the 3rd or 4th time Trump threatened to sue me… I believe if the 🇺🇸 public knew the real nature of Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein they would turn away in revulsion and horror. So sue me.”
February 3, 2026 at 12:44 AM
🔥 AUTHOR MICHAEL WOLFF: “This is the 3rd or 4th time Trump threatened to sue me… I believe if the 🇺🇸 public knew the real nature of Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein they would turn away in revulsion and horror. So sue me.”
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GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
🙏🏻🙏🏻 @adamserwer.bsky.social “When you are asking men to essentially make war on their fellow citizens…you may find telling them that they can keep their identity hidden useful. The masks may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to to make it easier for them to do unspeakable things.”
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
🙏🏻🙏🏻 @adamserwer.bsky.social “When you are asking men to essentially make war on their fellow citizens…you may find telling them that they can keep their identity hidden useful. The masks may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to to make it easier for them to do unspeakable things.”
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A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
Defendant contacted police before freeway shooting
Charles Glen Simmons, 53, of Dillard, is in the Douglas County Jail on $1 million bail after Thursday morning’s alleged crime spree. According to a press release from the Oregon
www.nrtoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.
MUST READ Thank you @froomkin.bsky.social
I am horrified and disgusted by the lack out outrage on the part of the corporate media to the arrest of two Black independent journalists on Friday for doing journalism, Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. Where are the editorials? I'm mulling. In the meantime pls read:
presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
presswatchers.org/2026/01/jour...
Journalists must forcefully decry the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort | Press Watch
Press freedom is at stake, and news organizations need to say so
presswatchers.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
MUST READ Thank you @froomkin.bsky.social
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Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.
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Anyone who tells you there is a 'ceasefire' in Gaza is gaslighting you and is an anti-Palestinian racist:
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 30 Palestinians, including several children
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire.
www.pbs.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Anyone who tells you there is a 'ceasefire' in Gaza is gaslighting you and is an anti-Palestinian racist:
Rosina napping in three photos:
1. So comfy, I just look broken.
2. Are you talking about me?
3. I sleep now.
#dogsofbluesky #wheatenterrier #sleepydog
1. So comfy, I just look broken.
2. Are you talking about me?
3. I sleep now.
#dogsofbluesky #wheatenterrier #sleepydog
February 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Rosina napping in three photos:
1. So comfy, I just look broken.
2. Are you talking about me?
3. I sleep now.
#dogsofbluesky #wheatenterrier #sleepydog
1. So comfy, I just look broken.
2. Are you talking about me?
3. I sleep now.
#dogsofbluesky #wheatenterrier #sleepydog
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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This is a regime of the bullies, for the billionaires; of the pedophiles, for the profits; of the criminals, for the corporations; and the brave of us will end their hostile takeover of OUR government and Free America.
Portland, OR., Mayor Keith Wilson: "To those who continue to work for ICE: Resign. To those who control this facility: Leave. Through your use of violence and the trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame." www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...
Portland Mayor Statement on Federal Use of Chemical Munitions at Peaceful Protest
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "Our nation will never accept a federal presence where agents wield deadly force against the very people they are sworn to serve."
www.portland.gov
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is a regime of the bullies, for the billionaires; of the pedophiles, for the profits; of the criminals, for the corporations; and the brave of us will end their hostile takeover of OUR government and Free America.
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He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
He’s just describing The American Dream but you’re supposed to hate it for some reason
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Thirty-five million dollars were spent marketing this! It is like someone eating spoonfuls of gold-encrusted garbage and beckoning you to watch. Look at how much gold I’ve put on it! More gold than anyone! Doesn’t it look delicious?
'Melania' Is a Horror Movie
The first lady is trapped, and she doesn’t seem to know it.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Thirty-five million dollars were spent marketing this! It is like someone eating spoonfuls of gold-encrusted garbage and beckoning you to watch. Look at how much gold I’ve put on it! More gold than anyone! Doesn’t it look delicious?
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He decided to run for president the moment the federal government investigated epstein , and he knew he would also be charged.
February 1, 2026 at 2:42 PM
He decided to run for president the moment the federal government investigated epstein , and he knew he would also be charged.
Thank you @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
“It is well documented that strongmen are at their most dangerous when they feel threatened. … Americans should brace for heightened militarized domestic repression and more imperialist aggression abroad.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
“It is well documented that strongmen are at their most dangerous when they feel threatened. … Americans should brace for heightened militarized domestic repression and more imperialist aggression abroad.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
Opinion | History Shows Trump’s Worst Impulses May Backfire on Him
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Thank you @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
“It is well documented that strongmen are at their most dangerous when they feel threatened. … Americans should brace for heightened militarized domestic repression and more imperialist aggression abroad.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...
“It is well documented that strongmen are at their most dangerous when they feel threatened. … Americans should brace for heightened militarized domestic repression and more imperialist aggression abroad.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...