Reposted by Emily A. GordonChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Why ben thei so numerous The songes about rainbowes And what ys on the othir syde? "Rainbowes are visiounes Yet onlye illusiounes, And rainbowes have no thynge to hyde." 928677
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026As we speak, I have The Gilded Age on while I do some repetitive tasks. I might as well be listening to the radio. Apparently they’re using different tones for different households, but I literally cannot see Denée Benton! At all! www.reddit.com/r/thegildeda...reddit.comFrom the thegildedage community on RedditExplore this post and more from the thegildedage community 140
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026“We are not happy with the change in government, as many aren’t. We will just leave it at that, I guess. It feels very unsettled there,” says Gwen. 020
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I hadn’t read about his racist invective against Filipino employees, but just did. Well, let’s see how New York treats him in 2026. harpers.org/archive/2015...harpers.orgDressed Down, by Colleen Brown 010
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Same. Also, I still have some of my American Apparel stuff. They had a big impact on manufacturing, branding, and public awareness of textile production. Also, he’s gross. 120
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Whaaaaat but also is he offering healthcare, massages (not by him I hope), English classes? Curious to see how he shows up for labor this time around. 140
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026This is fat shaming, though. Internalized fatphobia is vicious. I hate ICE and Trump too but their body fat is irrelevant to my hatred. Yes, even though they are hypocrites who demand fantasy physical fitness standards while not appearing to be CrossFit freaks themselves. 000
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I think about this Aimee Mann song a lot youtu.be/qROQ0XYP4Ck?...youtu.beAimee Mann - "Can't You Tell?"YouTube video by 1,000 Days, 1,000 Songs 000
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 16/01/2026They make stunning books that are well written and edited, useful, unusual, and worth your time. Independent publishers ❤️🔥 061
Reposted by Emily A. GordonJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 16/01/2026In 2022 I started tracking changes in how news outlets were describing trans people, and set up a bot to record every article pushed to the Google News index based on a handful of search phrases, including “biological sex” in both the US and UK. The amount in 2023 alone was absolutely staggering.jessk.orgAnatomy of a moral panic — Jessica KantA year ago, after noticing an alarming shift in both the number and tone of news articles being served search engines like Google and Bing, I cobbled together a system that would log news stories as t... 61104401
Reposted by Emily A. GordonDavid Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you. 297176768280
Reposted by Emily A. GordonSaoirse Ní Chiaragáin @miseryvulture.bsky.social · 15/01/2026It's just always so cheap. I suppose it wouldn't be any better if they truly committed, but these Party City displays of mock opulence just really underscore how stupid and vapid this all is for me. 68014
Reposted by Emily A. GordonLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 15/01/2026National park staff are asking about the citizenship status of visitorslatimes.comNational park staff are asking about the citizenship status of visitorsPlanning to visit Yosemite or Sequoia National Parks? You could be asked for your citizenship status. 31223
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026To prove how sex-positive he is, Musk quotes the famously unexploited Marylin Monroe, who approved of all her publicly shared images 000
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026“…ICE’s recruitment push is so sloppy that the administration effectively has no idea who’s joining the agency’s ranks. We’re all, collectively, in the dark about whom the state is arming, tasking with the most sensitive of law enforcement work, and then sending into America’s streets.” 000
Reposted by Emily A. GordonDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 14/01/2026Even just a name can put in motion efforts that get someone released. If they're a citizen, we can get them jail support. If they're an immigrant, there are groups working overtime to file habeas petitions before they're whisked out of state. But it starts with a name. 4542175
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I know, just letting you know that your U.S. fans will be startled because it’s an awful word here. 110
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026That word doesn’t really work with a U.S. audience. Lovely clothes though! 110
Reposted by Emily A. Gordongallaugher @gallaugher.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Good news. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...wgbh.orgBoston Harbor welcomes back shellfish harvesting, says goodbye to dirty waterFor the first time in decades, water quality has improved enough to reclassify certain areas to allow shellfishing for human consumption. 021
Reposted by Emily A. GordonEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Reporting (still) matters. It can (still) make a difference. 07121
Reposted by Emily A. GordonForbes @forbes.com · 12/01/2026Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.forbes.comTrump Vineyard Seeks Foreign Workers At Lower Wages After Trump Administration Policy ShiftRecords show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021. 70529341
Reposted by Emily A. GordonPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Will no one meme for the billionaires 2097880
Reposted by Emily A. GordonMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 08/01/2026People Magazine is incredibly clear eyed about ICE being a terrorist organization. I’ll probably buy a subscription because of it: 493400879
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 12/01/2026It’s in constant rotation in university Slacks, and all the Peggys (far more important than I ever was) thank you 020
Reposted by Emily A. GordonKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 12/01/2026Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this 1195413880
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 12/01/2026You must coördinate your thoughts with our style book, or we shall reëstablish your subscription with someone more coöperative 060
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 11/01/2026“When you look but you don’t see that the terrorists, terrorist sympathizers, and gang members can be you, you labour under the false assumption that you are safe.” — @monaeltahawy.bsky.social www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-safe...feministgiant.comEssay: SafeA protest demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil at Foley Square on March 10, 2025, in New York City. 000
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 11/01/2026He’s great! Also he’s married to my cousin Polly so I know he wrote a book! www.churchpublishing.org/withsighstoo...churchpublishing.org 062
Reposted by Emily A. GordonAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/01/2026The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same 738276946955
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 11/01/2026That makes sense, in a gross and sad way. He got busted for not really owning all those buildings and companies he put his name on. 000
Reposted by Emily A. GordonKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I will read every interview with Heated Rivalry writer and director Jacob Tierney because his quotes are truly a reporter's dream: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... 403229573
Reposted by Emily A. GordonBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans. This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota: “Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.” 679205649016
Reposted by Emily A. GordonJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10/01/2026Such a good quote! 141339230
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 09/01/2026My copyeditor colleague in the ‘90s once bludgeoned her new keyboard with her fists. She’d learned dozens of new systems and was done 020
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I wish the reporters had described the president even briefly—his affect, his speech, his posture. It matters if he’s falling apart. 000
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Relevantly, I had a Tumblr called “Obscure Controversies” www.tumblr.com/obscurecontr...tumblr.com@obscurecontroversies · Obscure ControversiesThis will not stand! Logged by Emily A. Gordon, neutral party. 030
Reposted by Emily A. Gordonbort @crushbort.bsky.social · 03/01/2026listen up private. the GI bill has been revoked and your enlistment has been extended into lifetime service. you have been reassigned to the 118th doordash division delivering $50 boba tea orders to critically sip-deficient regions 272472
Reposted by Emily A. GordonSuzy @suzypugs.bsky.social · 04/01/2026War is the consequence of failed communication. It’s also the easiest, bile-induced action a nation can take. 2836
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 03/01/2026“Not for the first time, and not for the last, I’m going to make the observation that it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine.” 031
Reposted by Emily A. Gordonceej @ceej.online · 30/12/2025Ken Burns, look me in the eyes, man. Every time I start talking I can see you start slowly panning across my face 1345847
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I like The Italian Homemade Company and Casa Barotti on College, but not cheap or mid enough maybe 110
Reposted by Emily A. GordonJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 25/08/2025Judge Xinis: Your clients are *absolutely forbidden* from removing Mr. Abrego from the continental United States. You understand this? DOJ: Yes. 139206375429
Emily A. Gordon @emdashes.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Hey Dems, just letting you know fat people can also hear you insulting Trump bc he’s fat 👹 010
Reposted by Emily A. GordonCharlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 25/08/2025“Real New Yorkers never get leisure time [and that’s the way we like it]” makes me think it’s time for a revival of the old labor slogan 3261
Reposted by Emily A. Gordon✨John Carpenter’s BOObies✨ @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies. 230154005059
