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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 1h

Saw the "We are the world" doc on Netflix. Famous people used to have yellow jagged teeth in America, huh!

Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 2h

Happy to hear from you nonetheless.

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 2h

I think I'd feel more trapped on the British Isles than I do in continental America, given the intensity of the sociopolitics and a longer history of British imperialism.

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 4h

I hear a LOT about UK politics just from looking at reposts from @meemalee.bsky.social here.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 18h

Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one “GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE” shirt.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 1d

Everything I've learned about David Harbour has been against my own volition—and I don't like any of it.

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 7d

On a side note, the old man who'd straight up tell me to give him $5-10 every now and then (for cr*ck) has passed. I wonder how much money he owed and to how many people.

Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 7d

This job barely covers rent, utilities and groceries. Y'all are in unions; I'm not. I will NOT be contributing. Get me out of here, please!

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 7d

Coworkers have informed me that they pool money to get the residents gifts every Christmas, bc the home won't put out any. The expectation is that I join in as well.

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 14d

Just added my immigration attorney to speed dial! 🫠

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 17d

Buddhism tells me, "You're always gonna want something and be mad about it, whether or not you get it. That's why your life sucks, and you do it all the time."

Can't argue with that.

It also tells me there's a way out. But to that, I say, "No, thank you! I'd rather have the things."

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 19d

I love it when I'm working with a younger/newer artist and they exceed my expectations in terms of professionalism, instinct on stage/camera, and willingness/ability to take notes.

Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 19d

So "nibling" is the gender-neutral term for niece and nephew. But black folks often use it to mean "n+sibling".

I've gone back and forth with more than one black person to clarify. But most black folks just make the "You shouldn't say that" face, and leave the other party confused.

Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 19d

I hate when y'all bitches do auto-captioning, but don't edit to correct errors. Sure we can tell from context clues, but y'all amateurs!

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 20d

The Zohran campaign is inspiring me to make more promo for my own show.

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 21d

Hi, Elton John!

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Emi Grate @emigratedrag.bsky.social · 22d

This Caribbean lady at work just told me I speak like an islander. I asked, "How so?"

"The way you say things like, 'How so?'"

It's coz I'm also from a former British colony. She's from the Barbados. We all start with British English, then develop local variations.

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