Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 3mWars are not a particular focus of my history interests, but if you’re interested in American Civil War stuff? You need Rob’s threads in your life. They’re so good 110
Reposted by Whit EMRob Mitchum @robmitchum.bsky.social · 31mMassive fan of School of Rock here, it's given both my kids all the benefits of team sports without the competition part. Love to see a Jayson byline too. 4568
Reposted by Whit EMCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 4h"From Hell's heart I stab---[*dies*]" 9513
Reposted by Whit EMCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 53mI will admit I don't care for Blink 182 (just not my taste!) but it is truly something to hear a stadium full of people sing to this guy in appreciation of the music he created and the joy he brought to their lives. Impacting so many other humans positively like this has to feel amazing 1236523
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 49mI do not want to see Donnie baseball or his sideburns ever again 140
Reposted by Whit EMChicken Puppet 🏳️⚧️ @chickenpuppet.online · 14hExactly nine months after January 6th. Interesting 562866
Reposted by Whit EMlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 14hhowever the election shakes out, a minor lesson of 2026 is that maine is basically an alien planet where everyone is a grumpy old salt retiree at birth and we should consider giving them to canada as an apology and goodwill gesture for what we did to the Expos 32105863
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 14hOhhh I haven’t watched that in years! It’s time for a rewatch! 010
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 14hM has tapped out but I’m starting Angels & Demons cause why not 010
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 14hI’m sorry but it’s so funny to me the big twist in the movie is she’s buried in a mall. That’s a mall down there. One that barely lets you escape 110
Reposted by Whit EMThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 15hSometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 15690951555
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 16hYesssss I feel this deep in my soul Our first trip to Italy we went to Padova specifically for the Scrovegni Chapel because of the whole Giotto was inspired by Dante thing even though I know it’s almost certainly not true 020
Reposted by Whit EMBrian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 16hbraves-dodgers is a good reminder that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" is a flawed concept i can have two enemies 1043071
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 16hI will also admit that the church with the Bernini is far from the only sightseeing spot I’ve picked because it was in a book or used as a filming location 120
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 16hI admit I once made the time to see Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa because of that book I haven’t read it since it first came out but maybe I’ll do a quick plane re-read 120
Reposted by Whit EM8 Matts in a Duffel Bag @scratchbomb.bsky.social · 16hthis man is about to arrange the fuck outta the horn section for a Steely Dan track 1061942
Reposted by Whit EMMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 16hThey will have to invent books after stealing our books to feed their machines that then killed books. 291128179
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 16hWhen you’re sightseeing sometimes you have to make a choice to see something quickly or not see it at all. I am firmly in the see it quickly camp. If you ever find yourself with only 90 minutes to visit the Louvre, might I recommend the Louvre Express 110
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 17hCompletely forgot this features Paul Bettany doing an Inigo Montoya accent 110
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 17hDoing some last minute pre-trip research (M has picked The DaVinci Code for tonight’s background movie) 330
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 22hA fun legacy of the food tour we did in Tokyo is that I send our guide everything I see like this and he sends me abominations of American food 040
Reposted by Whit EMaaron boothby @ellipticalnight.bsky.social · 06/10/2026yes please, this is my actual issue with paywalls, not the idea of paying for what I read 1013237
Reposted by Whit EMMLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Roy Halladay's Postseason no-hitter is ICONIC 🙌 16 years ago today, Doc held the Reds out of the hit column as he became only the second player ever to throw a no-hitter in MLB #Postseason history! 0245
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026M messed up this piece and was going to squish it completely but I decided I liked the wonky shape so he glazed it for me 070
Reposted by Whit EMLouisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Also it could actually be good. And I still wouldn’t want to watch it, because it just makes me sad now that that’s ruined 31276
Reposted by Whit EMClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026anyway this play is my “I am hard on shitty men because I know a lot of good ones which means argument that the shitty ones can’t help it or are simply behaving as nature dictates hold no water with me, maybe you’re just a horrible person who should be banished from society” manifesto 022512
Reposted by Whit EMAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Oh my god TBS just flashed the ground rules for the Trop's multiple roof rings and it was like the instructions for Cones of Dunshire 10917
Reposted by Whit EMRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It always has and will strike me that Hastert's crimes were so terrible that the blackmailer apparently never faced consequences, at least not public ones, and his name has never come out. 417729
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I am not saying I think Catholicism is the one true religion. I am not saying I think the pope is right on everything. I am not saying that I’m not agnostic anymore. I *AM* saying that I’m getting close to changing my position on whether god has more important things to worry about than sports 0101
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Over 20 million people is a small price to pay God I can’t wait for it to happen 030
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is so fucked up. He’s an evil, doddering old fool.I know we all know that. Sometimes it’s just important to say out loud. 261
Reposted by Whit EMCatherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I don’t care where you started out on the political spectrum If your kid comes out as trans & you don’t become a rainbow-clad, parade-cheering ally & rock-solid supportive girl/boy/enby dad/mom? You were never a parent at all You were a doll collector furious they didn’t stay in their packaging. 252826743
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My husband finished packing in 10 minutes and I’m like yeah you don’t have to do bra logistics 010
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026‘Oh you check a bag? I’m carryon only. So much better’ My 2 bras are the size of your wardrobe for the week so shut it 230
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Perhaps a steamer trunk would work. I could cover it in souvenir stickers 120
Whit EM @whittyrem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I acquired a bra packing cube since I recently got new, nice bras and at the store they were adamant I not crush the cups So anyway it didn’t occur to me to look for an extra large cube for the zaftig girls and lol they do not fit 120
Reposted by Whit EMshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“every time someone is sleeping on a subway bench in a city, the rest of america can sort of say ‘ugh, look at these cities.’ but we are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.” 👏 👏 👏 461918436