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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · Jan 26

If you're here to follow along with municipal meetings, you're in the right place. I post about #NewportRI #localpolitics to share what's going on (and some editorializing on events) because paying attention is important. Details of meetings and some community resources in this thread 👇

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 7h

Of course I did the ocean first.

Same puzzle table, more zoomed in, with a puzzle 1/3 done. The completed part is the southern coastline of RI and the water with Block Island, various boats and animals, and the words RHODE ISLAND on it.

Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 9h

Oooohhh I love drama

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 10h

Ok well now you will be subjected to updates on this puzzle.

Same puzzle table as in the previous post but with the completed frame/edges of the puzzle.

Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 10h

🤣🤣 legitimately lol-ing. I’ve never been! I’ll have to try it! I do love me a good pizza.

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 10h

I bet he loved panini pizza

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 11h

Fascinating. I donated a kidney last year and I found out about the recipient’s need through social media and a GoFundMe she set up. I’d be lots of people make this kind of ask, but most of them don’t have the platform he does.

Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 12h

Making us less safe in almost every way.

Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 1d

Sure and I’m not judging anyone’s circumstances. But if you can take that extra second to pour it into a bowl, I urge you to do it.

Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 1d

Please don’t heat up your food in your plastic takeaway or reusable containers. Just please don’t do it.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Microplastics are released from plastic when exposed to heat, including leaching from tea bags into hot tea and plastic containers releasing nanoplastics when microwaved. While health effects are still unclear, minimizing heating plastic is a simple way to reduce exposure.

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 1d

My mom got me a puzzle table for my birthday and I am SO stoked. It swivels! We love doing puzzles and the cats absolutely lose their minds over the pieces so hopefully this will keep them off of there. Excited to start this RI puzzle!

A puzzle table, light wood with a ~4’x3’ matte area (for doing puzzles), with the box top for a RI theme puzzle propped up. Sitting in Emily’s living room.

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 1d

Also this is so incredibly fucked. I hope that child is ok and gets back to their family soon.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

every asshole on this website loudly braying that elections either won’t happen or won’t be fair in 2026 had better be buying an inflatable costume and sturdy walking shoes for this saturday, because if truly believe that, you’re not gonna like what the next step is

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 1d

MA friends 👇👇👇

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

If you live in Everett, Mass. and have any information about the 13-year-old boy abducted by ICE, please message me on Signal at marisakabas.04

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BOOOOlioraptor, PhD (spooky version) @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 1d

Janet saying: Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump controls the White House, the Supreme Court and Congress. The only thing he doesn't control is public opinion. That's why the Trump regime is so worried about this coming Saturday's "No Kings" protests – so worried that it's blatantly lying about "No Kings" and showing itself to be pro-king.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

watching the UKs green party elect an actual unafraid leftist into leadership and see party membership double in under a month is once again endless proof that if you stand up for leftist causes and treat the electorate like adults, you’ll win people over easily

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

Vaccinate your children. My GOD.

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Rhode Island: LIHEAP assists eligible low-income households with their heating expenses through federal grants. Please share this information with anyone who may be struggling to pay their energy bills.

dhs.ri.gov/programs-and...

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) | RI Department of Human Services

dhs.ri.gov

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure I’m not always as gracious as I’m saying right now but like - your baby is crying on a plane? That baby is correct. Do you remember that internet thing pre-Covid of parents giving out baggies with ear plugs/candy because their twins might cry? Unbelievable to feel like you have to do that.

Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly. I think so many people feel that way! The only thing I’m ever going to say to a parent with a loud child is “do you need any help” because I’m sure they’re putting themselves through enough judgment that they don’t need my addition.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 3d

Fuck, man. This is water in a desert.

Thank you, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. I’m rooting for you.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 3d

This looks amazing. And it’s only $18! Preorder, ask your library to order, and buy Let This Radicalize You, while you’re at it.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3d

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 3d

Omg shut up. All of this is SO CUTE. Obsessed with the “Brooke 2” banner but everything is amazing! Please plan my next birthday, thank you.

Emily Conklin @emzconk.bsky.social · 3d

Correct 🙏