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Em Byrne

@runnerlady.bsky.social
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Runner, comedy fan, raving lunatic

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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 6h
I read the article. Basket of deplorables.
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Simon Owens @simonowens.bsky.social · 14h
Honestly don’t know how we continue functioning as a society with such a small number of people vacuuming up this much wealth. Basically the equivalent of the US defense budget was rerouted to 500 people in just the last nine months.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dystopian
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
President Trump directed staff to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/4jBqx63
President Trump stands in a dark suit and red tie. A crowd of people and a large American flag are in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency." Photo by Doug Mills for The New York Times.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Boycott Starbucks. They won’t let their employees unionize.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some are.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Romance novels are a genre that typically is written for fast consumption. I think AI might be able to write those kinds of romance novels. I have friends that read them because they are cozy and guilty pleasure but understand they aren’t good.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ok, maybe you’re right. I’ve read a couple of them that were supposedly good and they were not good. But I haven’t read many of them. So maybe I’ve missed something. I don’t think they are LITERARY though.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think she’s right in both. Romance novels aren’t good and are so formulaic that even an AI could do it.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes. A bunch of sniveling little Yes Men who don’t deserve press coverage. They should all take a nap together.
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026
I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Breaking: WNBA credits Caitlin Clark with Assist of the Year.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No. I love him and will save him and keep him in my house.
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also I’ve heard this Choosin’ Texas song and read the RS article and I think the song sucks and the writer of the article is just mad he listens to a shitty genre and is whining that real ones don’t agree with him.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t agree with that necessarily, in that people can still get very creative on any topic. I do agree that there are stupid pop stars that the industry pushes on us that are just weird little puppets that we are supposed to like and usually we don’t and those artists still chart.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
But I don’t know if only listening to Eleanor Rigby would win someone over, is what I’m saying.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you had picked Katy Perry or Allen Walker, I’d agree with your claim. I agree either way with your claim just not your examples.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yes, but it’s the body of work that allows one to understand the depth of the artist. So asking someone for a list of songs would not do that. I’m a huge music fan, have a background in music theory, can play a few instruments, and I believe have good taste. I don’t know anything about you.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Which song would you choose from the Beatles to prove that they were great artists?
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you claim to have never heard Crazy Frog’s “Axel F,” it says more about you than it does Mr. Frog. This about virtue signaling that you are better than entire genres of music, that your friends are not in the custom ringtone game.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don’t really have time for all that, but have a nice day!
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Everyone has their own taste, but the three people you chose to talk about are the opposite of payola crap. They are creators who have made good music. There’s better artists to use as examples of slop music.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Those are all pretty good artists, though.
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Are people who don’t listen to modern pop country better than people who do listen to modern pop country? Yes, obviously.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Don’t close accounts. Just don’t use them.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Did you close the account?
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For me it’s about balance. I love to feel fit and healthy and comfortable in my clothes. However, I love things like chicken fingers, ice cream, peanut butter cups. I eat those, too. My food isn’t about the aesthetics of my body but rather how I feel mentally and physically.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Interesting.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you. We also need smaller class sizes. There are kindergarten classes with 28-30 kids. This is immoral. I teach high school and there aren’t even enough desks for kids.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In the US?
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If kids are required to be at school for 7 hours, they should be fed by that institution requiring them. Period.
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Did we ever figure out these guys’ motivation for being assholes? Or why they were just hanging out in armor there on Asshole Island? (I’m sure we did, Professor Graduate S. Chool, but you don’t actually have to tell me.)
The Laestrygonians in The Odyssey
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Bob Collins @mylittlebloggie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don't care how much you love your job. You'll never regret retiring. You are not your job.
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
sometimes I get bored and cancel myself on Threads by saying whatever the fuck
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There’s plenty of places in the US that have co-ed restrooms. It’s not a if deal except to a very minute group of people.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The president is just such a stupid asshole. I know we try to ascribe motives to this guy but he’s at the end of the day, when the story is written, just a dumdum idiot with a tiny brain that don’t work so good.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I use to love to smoke and felt very cool doing it! I smoked Camels. I was so addicted I felt like it was impossible to quit. I kept trying for many years. I finally got pregnant and smoking made me puke. So I was able to quit then and now it’s been almost 14 years since I’ve had one!
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Stop even doing news on Trump. There’s only 2 news stories I want to see about him and neither of those things have happened yet. Everything else is redundant.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/09/2026
Pritzker: "He is suffering from dementia. I think we can all see that."
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Very good documentary title.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great time at @cbbworld.bsky.social last night! Met some freaks from the discord and my wish came true when I finally got to see Lisa Gilroy and Vic Michaelis in person. My partner and I laughed and laughed. and I clapped at all the inside jokes. 😃 Third time live!!!
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
😂
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump’s rampage about renaming anything vaguely ethnic as “America” is just a ploy to hide the fact that he is a known p3d0phil3.
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Becky 🎃 @editrixbecks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dave looked up from his phone and said to me "Trump dyed his hair. Did you see that?" And for the splitest of split seconds, I thought he was telling me much better news.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
👍🏻
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Edward Marrs @edwardmarrs7.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Communists and socialists gave you the weekend off from work.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Look.
A smiling cat is sitting inside a cardboard box.
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Em Byrne @runnerlady.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I honestly can’t believe how cute cats are.
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