Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Some ceramics nonsense I’ve been up to lately (these are new glazes I made myself; I’ve also been experimenting with colored porcelain handles 🥰): 120
Reposted by Emily Maloneys. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 19/07/2026I for one welcome our cephalopod overlords.nautil.usThe Cephalopods Are ComingThe Cephalopods Are Coming: Fossil records reveal Earth’s mass extinctions are followed by a rise of ocean cephalopods. They’re rising again. 014725
Reposted by Emily MaloneyMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17/07/2026They’re going to kill more people 34346911402
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 03/07/2026A little fun with some new cups. These will go back in the kiln soonish; hopefully this weekend? 🥰🎉 260
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I make all my feelings. Joy cups take forever. And they’re a real drag. What does that say about my experience of joy? @_@open.substack.comSlow workHow do you "optimize?" what is "optimization," anyway? 010
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I am making cups. It’s slow. My hand hurts. These are my first in over a year, since my accident and hand surgery. I can make 2/day right now. But I’m working on it. It’s very humid in the studio so trimming is not really happening yet, but hopefully soon. 2120
Reposted by Emily MaloneyChicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026"I often tell people that craft is how you survive the writing of the thing." @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social's interview with @reluctantlyjoe.bsky.social on "Spawning Season" (Bloomsbury Publishing) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/06/18/s...chireviewofbooks.com"Craft is How You Survive the Writing of the Thing": A Conversation with Joseph Osmundson about "Spawning Season" - Chicago Review of BooksAn interview with Joseph Osmundson about his new memoir, "Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood." 044
Reposted by Emily MaloneyElliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 16/06/2026Observing ICE activity is not a crime. This is another attempt from Trump’s authoritarian regime to try and suppress free speech and dissent. But we will never stop exercising our constitutional right to legally observe the federal government’s illegal activities. 5314122
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 14/06/2026i turned in my book to my editor. pls clap 201050
Reposted by Emily MaloneyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/06/2026In theory, "advanced placement" course in high schools are meant to give students a head start on college-level work, but in practice these courses serve as *replacements* for that college-level work, and very poor ones at that. 71944107
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 17/05/2026My therapist of almost 4 years abruptly could not see me anymore and said they would talk to new therapist re: my history so I didn’t have to rehash everything. I signed a release. New therapist is now unable to get in touch with former therapist. I know they’re dealing with a lot rn. I’m just sad. 130
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 06/05/2026watching the video of the guy in the marblehead town meeting is genuinely restorative and hilarious. this man is the physical embodiment of massachusetts. 10/10 recommend 020
Reposted by Emily MaloneyKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Kids should be learning that AI output isn’t trustworthy, where it really comes from, and how it’s disrupting our ability to tell what’s real. They shouldn’t be learning that AI will make them more efficient or do their work for them because it can’t. That would be propaganda, not education 5337781110
Reposted by Emily MaloneyElon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This perfect book will obliterate you, on all available platforms. 172
Reposted by Emily MaloneyEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The New York Times writes far more stories about the trans community than any other US print outlet, and is the least likely to quote a trans person when it does. Seems bad? 131894485
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 27/04/2026This morning, we went to the vet and paid $150 to find out she doesn’t have a UTI. She just feels we’re not paying enough attention to her. 3211
Reposted by Emily MaloneyKit O'Connell (🏳️🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽) @kitoconnell.com · 24/04/2026If you're a trans person based in Austin (or elsewhere in Texas for that matter) and have struggled to access gender-affirming care due to changes in insurance coverage OR because of trans healthcare bans at Catholic-owned medical centers, please reach out. DM or email kitoconnell at pobox dot com. 1173142
Reposted by Emily MaloneyTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 23/04/2026Just go ahead and make a thing. Even though you have no idea what you're doing. That's the whole point of all of it 119168
Reposted by Emily MaloneyDrew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 24/04/2026The fact that John Waters is, at 80, still vital and funny and just as forward-thinking as ever and no one will give him money to make a movie is proof this world is broken. 362565400
Reposted by Emily MaloneyUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 23/04/2026theirs was a love that could never be 1045751782
Reposted by Emily MaloneyErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/04/20261. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics. The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves. It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward. They are using AI to scan everything. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comTexas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ TopicsThe ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis. 411142655
Reposted by Emily MaloneyPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/04/2026"The average taxpayer in 2025 paid: $4,049 for weapons and war, vs. $2,492 for Medicaid, which provided health insurance to 68.5 million Americans in 2025 — about one in five Americans."ips-dc.orgTax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons - Institute for Policy StudiesTax Day 2026: The Average Taxpayer Paid $4,049 for War and Weapons 241012498
Reposted by Emily MaloneyMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality is finally out in the world! Combining nationwide survey evidence, state administrative data, and 111 interviews with patients, physicians & others, it tells the long-overdue story of coverage barriers and their deepening of burden an inequity. 32957370
Reposted by Emily MaloneyKat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I have space open in my editing calendar. I work with novellas and novels in a variety of genres. Mostly developmental editing, although I do limited line edits as well. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing I'm always happy to answer questions. 12828
Reposted by Emily MaloneyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/04/2026In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore. 687348917999
Reposted by Emily MaloneyAL @jebushchrist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Someday, with luck and hard work, she will have a name too. 11194531811
Reposted by Emily MaloneyRise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Scream Fest! 04/18/2026 Little Island Plaza, NYC Furious, disgusted, and outraged, a group came together today to scream it all out. Seriously, screaming at the top of their lungs in collective rage. 15011
Reposted by Emily MaloneyGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 18/04/2026It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...nytimes.comIris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 493433967
Reposted by Emily Maloneyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/04/2026this is just a warmed over david duke speech from 1990 13470881179
Reposted by Emily MaloneyTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026big ruling from the Montana supreme court. as bolts reported last year, this court in Montana has been a backstop against all sorts of conservative policies: boltsmag.org/montana-supr... 91514386
Reposted by Emily MaloneyCaren E. Short #RestoretheVRA @carenshort.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Good news! 010018
Reposted by Emily MaloneyJill "Bury a Friend" Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026"Is this cemetery haunted?" "No, don't worry. It's just 5.6 million bees." 11342104
Reposted by Emily MaloneyJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I am broken-hearted at the terrible news that my alma mater, @hampshirecollege.bsky.social, after 56 yrs, is closing. Its death is a victory for conformism, for corporatism, for higher education's dull love of hierarchy & status. It's a grievous defeat for imagination & experimentation. 991596316
Reposted by Emily MaloneyMia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 08/04/2026New: 150 unionized ProPublica workers are on strike TODAY over AI, layoff protections, wages, and more. They're asking readers to not visit ProPublica or engage with content on other platforms. It's the first work stoppage of its kind at the newsroom. www.theverge.com/news/908401/...theverge.comUnionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wagesA key issue is protections against layoffs from AI 4034101714
Reposted by Emily MaloneyLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 07/04/2026Teen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney sayslatimes.comTeen who went to photograph L.A. 'No Kings' rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney saysTucker Collins, an 18-year-old freshman at USC, attended a 'No Kings' protest in Los Angeles on Mar. 28. He ended up getting shot in the eye with a less-lethal projectile by a Department of Homeland Security agent and is now blind. 22482274
Reposted by Emily MaloneyKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work. 1824325510798
Reposted by Emily MaloneyNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 07/04/2026"The common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes... It must also reach men who possess themselves of great power and make deliberate and concerted use of it to set in motion evils which leave no home in the world untouched." —Robert Jackson, Nuremberg 5608184
Reposted by Emily MaloneyRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I simply can’t believe Congress and the cabinet are sitting around, totally fine with what is absolutely demented behavior from the president. 923545511
Reposted by Emily MaloneyBrian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Movements to shut down or ban data centers are amassing power and notching victories. Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content in articles. Publishers and entertainment studios are being pushed to reject AI-produced content outright. In other words: It's open season for refusing AI.bloodinthemachine.comIt's open season for refusing AIThere's been a wave of successful efforts to ban, reject and shut down AI. 151987827
Reposted by Emily MaloneyJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Every week I see a post like “well, Silicon Valley has built a dick-breaking machine. No matter how you feel about getting your dick broken, it’s our responsibility to integrate mechanical dick-breaking into our schools.” 1630356
Emily Maloney @emilyfmaloney.bsky.social · 07/04/2026at the point in the semester where I’m trying to quit therapy again IT’S FINE, I’M FINE (I will not quit therapy) 010
Reposted by Emily MaloneyNelson Black - Tampa, FL @nwblack3.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I know I’m repeating myself by re-praising this book still again, but @jeffsharlet.bsky.social’s This Brilliant Darkness is a book that demands your attention. And by Euclid’s equation of transitive properties, therefore, demands more attention from all readers. 😬 2184
Reposted by Emily MaloneySara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Today in 1977 began the 504 sit-ins by disabled people. The protest was the longest occupation of a federal building and a reminder that our human rights and access protections were not gifts from the ableds, but fought for by us, and in this instance with a big assist from the Black Panther party. 2447171
Reposted by Emily MaloneyMartha Bayne @marthabayne.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Getting the word out about a book is HARD, but I’ve still been sort of mystified by the low level of local attention GOING RACKLESS has received. It’s a great piece of long form narrative journalism, that follows several Chicago teams to the APA championships. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...press.uillinois.eduGoing Rackless 042
Reposted by Emily Maloney𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™ @dallasbarnett.com · 04/04/2026 Do we need a #Horsecake feed now? @joshuajfriedman.com 2165
Reposted by Emily MaloneyClaire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 04/04/2026Vessel with rodents! Vessel with rodents! Vessel with rodents! 321403353
Reposted by Emily MaloneyTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 02/04/2026Just write anything. It literally doesn't have to make sense even to you. If you're any good at this, you will be the last person to ever know 9605126