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Emily
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she/any || ❤️💜💙 || Autistic || Host of @atlbynight's Blood Bonding || Player of games Thurs 8 PM EST/Sun 12 PM EST || linktr.ee/FormerlyKnownAsEmily
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October 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social
We're in the end game now - come help me find the fates!

Going live at 12 PM ET at twitch.tv/FormerlyKnow...

#girlgamer #twitchstreamer #hades2 #hadesgame #melinoe
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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vanhollen.senate.gov
Yet another way Trump is screwing working families: this was a FREE tool we set up so folks could file taxes directly, without paying an expensive service. So who does cancelling it benefit? The answer is not working Americans, but it sure is big corporations who profit off them.
IRS to States: Direct File Tool Is a No-Go for Next Tax Season
The IRS told its state partners this week that the Biden-era Direct File tool won’t be offered for the 2026 tax filing season.
news.bloombergtax.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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derek.bike
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
guy said, “Do you like Marx?” I said, “I haven’t met him.” Guy said, “No, no, he’s dead.” “Wow, what happened?” “No, no, he died long ago.” I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, “Why are you asking me if he died long ago?” “No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” I said, “Sounds amazing.” I’m giving you a sense of how naïve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx. BS: The FBI. MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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emojimeadow.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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jackwaltimore.bsky.social
Mobsters loved The Godfather because it made them look like American royalty.

Mobsters (who were still in the game) fucking *haaaaated* Goodfellas, because it made them look like tacky thugs who kill their friends for money. Which, ya know, accurate.
opinionhaver.bsky.social William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 5d
It is sort of incredible that the mob tried to kill Sliwa twice. I can’t imagine him mattering at all to any actual serious organized crime. Evidently it was over an insult on a radio show. I guess the Hollywood version of them as sophisticated businessmen is deceiving. Just violent dumb goons.
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have just authorized a massive strike.

Union Starbucks baristas voted to authorize the strike by 92%.

Now baristas in over 25 cities could launch an unfair labor practice strike on Thursday, November 13th.
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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sarracopia.bsky.social
I beg of you, don't fall into the trap of thinking there are only two ways to be autistic.

Functioning isn't static. I can speak, hold a job, and live on my own with a little help.

I'm also extremely literal-brained, I have meltdowns and some days I'm nonverbal. What's my "functioning level?"
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in: - Los Angeles - Phoenix - Philadelphia - Denver - El Paso - San Diego - Seattle/Portland - New Orleans Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both. Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed. Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino. ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year. I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations. I am hearing from both sides of this friction. One senior DHS official tells me: "ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?". Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me: "What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table." It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there. Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results. Official statement to @FoxNews via @TriciaOhio : "While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country." 7:57 PM · Oct 27, 2025 · 29.6K Views
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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pixelsforaface.bsky.social
CNN has effectively turned into Fox Lite ever since Thompson took over. It's not worth watching and hasn't been for some time.
just-jack-1.bsky.social Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 14d
Here’s all the journalists at CNN who resigned after their CEO Mark Thompson told them to scale back reporting on Trump’s demolition of the East Wing.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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0x0.boo
Hurricane Melissa, closing on Jamaica - downloaded from NOAA just now. Locals not taking it seriously enough, ignoring warnings to shelter. Nightmare.
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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annijyn.com
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October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social
Hey kid, you wanna kill a Titan?

Going live at 12 PM ET on twitch.tv/FormerlyKnow...

#hadesgame #hades2 #twitchstreamer #girlgamer
October 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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beebrookshire.bsky.social
I see that we are talking about giant pumpkins and the horrors of their size.

Would you, er, like some science with that? Because here's HOW they get so big. www.snexplores.org/article/here...
Here’s how giant pumpkins get so big
Cinderella took a ride in a pumpkin coach. Though real pumpkins do get big enough, here’s why their ride would be uncomfortable at best.
www.snexplores.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social
Spent today helping out @theroastedcrow.bsky.social at LUGcon in Atlanta, and planning to do it again tomorrow, so I'm cancelling the stream tonight to recover. Come see me and buy some coffee/tea, though, at the Gas South Convention Center!
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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senchrislarson.bsky.social
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social
More time fighting through various monsters!

Going live with more #Hades2 at 12 PM ET on twitch.tv/FormerlyKnow...

#girlgamer #hadesgame #twitchstreamer
October 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social
I'm BACK. And so is Chronos - let's play some more #HadesII!

Going live at 8 PM ET on twitch.tv/FormerlyKnow...

#girlgamer #twitchstreamer #hadesgame
October 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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thiiirdperson.com
the GOP spent today spray painting the K slur onto the overton window
October 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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serpenillus.bsky.social
A trio of Caviramus (considering Raeticodactylus synonymous) soaring the skies of Late Triassic Europe

This is an illustration from my library of work available for non exclusive licensing

#paleoart #sciart #pterosaurs
Illustration of three Caviramus soaring on an early morning
October 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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kellybarnhill.bsky.social
To add context:
By the time I turned thirty, I had three little kids and a minivan. At thirty, my husband ran a small business and volunteered on the neighborhood council. These men at thirty chose instead to spew racist crap into eachother's phones. We all grow up - some better than others.
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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gailsimone.bsky.social
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moudry.bsky.social 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒓𝒚 ☕️ @moudry.bsky.social · 26d
@gailsimone.bsky.social, THIS was waiting for me at my LCS this afternoon. Woot!
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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jonathanbernstein.bsky.social
What do I know and I'm not saying it's a magic bullet or anything like that but it sure seems to me that Dems should run hard on the Argentina bailout. Not anywhere near the worst thing Trump has done, but i suspect it's unusually clarifying.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d
Jeffries: "It's perplexing to us that Rs refuse to spend a dime to protect the healthcare of the American people, but somehow the Trump admin found $40b to bail out a right-wing wannabe dictator in Argentina in ways that are also going to continue to hurt our soybean farmers in Iowa & the Midwest"
October 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social
Update: more stuff keeps coming up so it'll be another week before I'm back. I would like stuff to stop coming up.
frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social Emily @frmrlyknownasem.bsky.social · Sep 21
Life is surprisingly busy right now, so while this break is unplanned, I'm going to be taking a break until October 9. If I don't take this time off, I'm going to end up having a really unstable schedule because I've got like... weddings, work, etc., all coming up right now.
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM