emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 4hDo these AI enthusiasts know that cancer is only one of the many health problems smoking is responsible for? My grandpa, a long time smoker suffered from COPD for years, but died from heart disease—both caused by smoking. 000
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 9hHuh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even. 9944731400
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 15hWas a young Col. Sanders a big supporter of the Civil Rights Act? Didn’t know that. 000
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialJoseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026No, bombing Yandex has not impacted automated Russian trolling operations in the U.S. 571350460
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 12/10/2026You’re right. Getting part way to Mars would be OK, too. 020
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 11/10/2026He will have gone far enough only when he arrives on Mars. 2200
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026statler and waldorf but it’s al-sayed and ossoff heckling republicans 794990670
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 10/10/2026His wife is very careful with the housekeeping money.— I think Peter Sellers says something like that in the first Pink Panther movie. 000
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There’s a short story, maybe by Ring Lardner, that includes a baseball player who plays poorly but sings very well. His teammates don’t want him traded because without him, their barbershop quartet wouldn’t sound nearly as good. (I may have the plot scrambled just a little bit.) 000
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Well actually, by “take out” he meant dating. Let Tehran take Los Angeles out to a movie and that will help ease tension. That makes much more sense. 140
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I thought how much my lifestyle had changed between the ages of 5 and 35, and marveled at Fig Newtons' versatility. 010
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When I was 5 or 6, fig newtons were one of my favorite cookies. As an adult, I still think they're great. I bought a little packet of them from the vending machine in the lunch room at work once, and it said--The fruit snack that fits your lifestyle! 110
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Based on 10 minutes of googling, accountants rank 55th among job titles of people with H-1B visas and have an average salary of $71,500 per www.myvisajobs.com/reports/h1b/...myvisajobs.com 2026 Active Hiring by Job Title (H-1B LCA) | Job Titles, Salaries & Employer Trends – MyVisaJobs Explore 2026 active hiring insights by job title based on H-1B LCA employer filings. See job titles, hiring volume (No. of LCA), and salary trends. Based on FY2025 employer filings (latest full year o... 000
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I tried to listen to basketball on the radio while watching it on tv at least 40 years ago, and it didn’t work then. I think it’s just the laws of physics rather than corporate greed. 010
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Whoof. Caused me to go back and reread the 2014 NYer profile of him, which mentions his dependence on a few very large donors but does not hint at this most disturbing relationship with Epstein www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...newyorker.comThe Duke of BardLeon Botstein has built the college in his own polymath image; can it outlast him? 06221
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Per Pete McCloskey’s Wikipedia page, it sure sounds like Robertson used Super Tuesday as an excuse to get out of the trial. He could see he’d get his ass handed to him on a plate. See the section “Pat Robertson presidential campaign controversy” for details en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Mc...en.wikipedia.orgPete McCloskey - Wikipedia 000
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing." 13783842217
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I should have been a pie advisor. Too bad I didn’t know about this career path when I was in high school. 010
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When he’s wearing all his PPE, the catcher looks sorta like a great big canary. He could use some pinstripes on his chest protector. 010
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026lolyoutu.beIntroducing Scanduel: Bet on Ken Paxton's ScandalsYouTube video by James Talarico 214450
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026One thing I learned in college is that faking it in a foreign language class is not a good idea, especially if you're faking it out loud instead of on a written test. However, it is a good way to get the class all laughing. Ask me how I know. 0161
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There's a movie from about 1973 set in SF (I think) with a great big tall building on fire, but it's saved because there's a swimming pool on the roof. Maybe the movie was inspired by this building. 000
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wouldn’t Maxwell have to finish serving her sentence before she’d get deported? Hope so. 000
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I read the statement the judge made when he was sentencing Hastert. He said that the conviction was about banking rules, the whole thing was really about abuse. 010
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 05/10/2026For you sensible people, who don't log in on weekends. 0399
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I was a worker bee in an office at a big univ. when email started to be a thing. It was so cool. You could ask somebody way across the country a question & get an answer back in a few minutes. Spam wasn’t an issue yet, nor was phishing. 020
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’m so old that back when I went to tavs to hear the bands, I had to walk around and look at the telephone poles to see who was playing where. 130
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My husband majored in Philosophy at a UC campus. His main takeaway from that was logical thinking. Find me a job where that’s not an asset. 160
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Is the new owner liable for the unpaid sales tax? 000
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026May the ghost of US Grant haunt Hegseth every night. 010
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Harassment isn’t in the eye of the beholder? 050
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 05/10/2026No man is dressed sharply when wearing high water pants. 070
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 04/10/2026Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Pot Shards From Dwelling Of Earliest Known Klutz theonion.com/archaeologists-unearth… 131599162
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’ve seen a photo of Musk in just his bathing suit, and clammy is just what I’d call him. He’s the whitest white guy I’ve ever seen. 020
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialMike Bender ✊❌👑 @mikebendervo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The excellent A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs podcast @500songspodcast.bsky.social has several episodes featuring Eddie Cochran 🤓 500songs.com/podcast/epis...500songs.comEpisode 52: “Twenty Flight Rock”, by Eddie CochranEpisode fifty-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Twenty Flight Rock” by Eddie Cochran, and at the first great rock and roll film Click the full post to read … 024
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialAyanna Pressley @ayannapressley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When we invest in Black leaders like @justinjpearson.bsky.social, everybody wins. 34413
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 03/10/2026FDR gives little twerp Stephen Miller a lesson in history. youtu.be/IrSFtia0JNA?...youtu.beFDR v. Stephen MillerYouTube video by L O L G O P 000
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026FDR v. Stephen Miller 41413168
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Before we retired, hubby & I would do a weekly shop with him carrying home most of the groceries in a giant backpack. The cashiers would always be impressed with how he could pick it up and carry it. After retirement, I mostly made multiple trips/week. We had very little food spoil. 010
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 03/10/2026On Star Trek, gah was a Klingon delicacy. It was live serpent worms all squirming around in a bowl. Worf thought it was great. You probably can’t get it in a can. 010
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation. 192242794
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Despite his uncle at MIT, numbers don’t seem to be his strong suit. 040
Reposted by @emily68.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In Claiming Misconduct, Trent McCotter and Stan Woodward Fabricated Key Claims emptywheel.net/2026/10/01/i...emptywheel.netIn Claiming Misconduct, Trent McCotter and Stan Woodward Fabricated Key Claims - emptywheelAmong the many wildly unethical things Trent McCotter and Stan Woodward do to frame Judge Patrick Schiltz with a misconduct complaint is quote something he said in a document filed in court as if it n... 710948
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trump’s so brainy because his uncle was a prof at MIT? Woodrow Wilson was a professor, department chair and president of Princeton. Sorry, Trump. You loose to Woody. 000
emily68.bsky.social @emily68.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I once ordered tickets to a Red Sox game and just about tossed them upon arrival because the envelope was so plain and didn’t say HERE ARE YOUR RED SOX TICKETS on the outside. I figured later that the lack of logos, etc. was probably a good idea. 0120
