Emily Byrd
@em-i-am.bsky.social
Girl Mom, lover of lawn mowing videos, pajamas, NCSU, and the Oxford comma. And some weather stuff.
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Emily Byrd
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· Nov 15
Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.
I just found my life-after-weather career.
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Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface.
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface.
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3
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1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.
June 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
1/ If Justice Barrett thinks we need to go back to what the Founding Fathers intended, I’ve got news for her. Their biggest concern was avoiding tyranny. So they created 3 branches of gov’t & divvied up the power the people (that’s us) were allowing the gov’t to use to create order for all of us.
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This is not good.
Investors now own 30% of metro Atlanta’s single-family rental homes
Data: Investors now own 30% of metro Atlanta’s single-family rental homes
Sen. Jon Ossoff unveiled new data showing corporate ownership in the region is about 10 times the national average.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This is not good.
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Wow. Listen to Bruce Springsteen kick off his European tour, talking about what is happening here.
May 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Wow. Listen to Bruce Springsteen kick off his European tour, talking about what is happening here.
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Musk has already used Starlink to blackmail countries by cutting off services when he wanted to apply pressure. Why would anyone use his services if they had an alternative?!
#SayNoToStarlink
#MuskIsAConman
www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...
#SayNoToStarlink
#MuskIsAConman
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'The Corruption Is Staggering': Trump Officials Push Tariffed Nations to Approve Musk's Starlink | Common Dreams
"The glaring conflict of interest inherent in this pressure to preference a Musk-owned company is disgusting," said Public Citizen co-president Lisa Gilbert.
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May 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Musk has already used Starlink to blackmail countries by cutting off services when he wanted to apply pressure. Why would anyone use his services if they had an alternative?!
#SayNoToStarlink
#MuskIsAConman
www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...
#SayNoToStarlink
#MuskIsAConman
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
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May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.
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One of Pope Francis’ “popemobiles” is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza Strip, the Vatican’s official media outlet said on Sunday. cnn.it/3GG2TnN
May 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
One of Pope Francis’ “popemobiles” is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza Strip, the Vatican’s official media outlet said on Sunday. cnn.it/3GG2TnN
Oh, come ON…
JUST IN: Trump orders 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the U.S.
May 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Oh, come ON…
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We are in the thick of a crisis. It’s not a “maybe” anymore. It’s happening.
We are in the thick of a crisis. It’s not a “maybe” anymore. It’s happening.
How staffing shortages at the National Weather Service could put lives at risk
The Trump administration’s dismissals of hundreds of experts compiling a key report on climate change is only the latest in a series of science-related rollbacks and cuts. That includes job cuts at th...
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May 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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We are in the thick of a crisis. It’s not a “maybe” anymore. It’s happening.
We are in the thick of a crisis. It’s not a “maybe” anymore. It’s happening.
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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of A…
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May 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
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Two airliners abandoned landing attempts at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Thursday afternoon when an Army Black Hawk took a “scenic route” near the flight path and circled the Pentagon before landing at a military heliport.
Airliners abort landings as Army helicopter makes ‘scenic’ loop around Pentagon
The Black Hawk was trying to land at the Pentagon’s heliport, bringing it close to a pair of airliners, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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May 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Two airliners abandoned landing attempts at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Thursday afternoon when an Army Black Hawk took a “scenic route” near the flight path and circled the Pentagon before landing at a military heliport.
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Yesterday, a top Trump Administration official made an apparent threat to arrest me.
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
Gov. Evers Releases Message to Wisconsinites Regarding Apparent Trump Administration Arrest Threats
YouTube video by Governor Tony Evers
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May 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Yesterday, a top Trump Administration official made an apparent threat to arrest me.
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
Here’s my message to Wisconsinites. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch. ⬇️
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It was a long week, but today ended with two voting rights victories in Pennsylvania and Trump's executive order targeting my old law firm being permanently blocked by a federal judge in DC.
My advice: stay hopeful, stay strong, stay informed.
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My advice: stay hopeful, stay strong, stay informed.
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May 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It was a long week, but today ended with two voting rights victories in Pennsylvania and Trump's executive order targeting my old law firm being permanently blocked by a federal judge in DC.
My advice: stay hopeful, stay strong, stay informed.
hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
My advice: stay hopeful, stay strong, stay informed.
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🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, North Carolina settles with voting rights groups and DNC to permanently block part of SB 747. The law required officials to reject some voters' ballots due to address verification issues and offered no remedy to fix the problem.
Paige and I explain.
Paige and I explain.
BREAKING: Settlement Approved to End North Carolina Voter Suppression Law
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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April 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, North Carolina settles with voting rights groups and DNC to permanently block part of SB 747. The law required officials to reject some voters' ballots due to address verification issues and offered no remedy to fix the problem.
Paige and I explain.
Paige and I explain.