Emily
@eepbeepbeep.bsky.social
Math prof. Enthusiastic amateur at biking, circus, embroidery, knitting, puzzles of all kinds, and sewing. Figuring out this parenting shit on the fly.
The ONLY political conflict i want to read about in a romance novel in 2026 is, like, “I’m on whistle patrol every night” versus “I’m scared shitless, on my behalf and on your behalf (and I’m finding other ways to help my neighbors)”
Gag me. With a spoon, even. #collectiondevelopment bookshop.org/a/4013/97800...
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The ONLY political conflict i want to read about in a romance novel in 2026 is, like, “I’m on whistle patrol every night” versus “I’m scared shitless, on my behalf and on your behalf (and I’m finding other ways to help my neighbors)”
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I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 AM
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
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They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
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My whole life, fascism was defined as being stopped by armed, masked agents of the national government who demand your papers, on pain of arrest, injury, or death.
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
My whole life, fascism was defined as being stopped by armed, masked agents of the national government who demand your papers, on pain of arrest, injury, or death.
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
That’s now here, and the group of people who warned about that the most are either silent or in favor of it,
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
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I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
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What does David think the "disobedience" in "civil disobedience" is referring to?
January 11, 2026 at 10:08 PM
What does David think the "disobedience" in "civil disobedience" is referring to?
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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i wrote about dissociation, reading as comfort, vice and self obliteration during times of horror, and also about reading exclusively about gay love for like. a year
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
My Own Inner Elba
Let me start by saying that the news is incredibly awful. I’m very aware of this, in the way you’re aware of, say, a ninety-seven degree day with one hundred...
buttondown.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
i wrote about dissociation, reading as comfort, vice and self obliteration during times of horror, and also about reading exclusively about gay love for like. a year
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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the luddites were luddright
January 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
the luddites were luddright
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Ok but what if the Family Curse *is* too many hobbies? (stares at the camera in adhd)
can't emphasize enough what a good outlet this is for your sub–diagnostic threshold mental illnesses. keeping the Family Curse (OCD, hoarding) under control by building little bibliographies in Zotero and saving all the affiliated PDFs in a special little folder with appropriate file names.
i think american life would improve significantly and quickly if society was more encouraging of people to have Hobbies. the most perfect and serene state of mind that exists is when one is Doing one's Little Things
January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Ok but what if the Family Curse *is* too many hobbies? (stares at the camera in adhd)
In no particular order, some new year’s musings on things that were good last year that i want to focus on continuing this year:
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In no particular order, some new year’s musings on things that were good last year that i want to focus on continuing this year:
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Mayor Zohran Mandami’s crime reduction strategy notches early win.
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Mayor Zohran Mandami’s crime reduction strategy notches early win.
(On a student evaluation, question: What didn’t you like about this class?) ”you have to do so much work to succeed in this class”
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
(On a student evaluation, question: What didn’t you like about this class?) ”you have to do so much work to succeed in this class”
Surprised Pikachu face
what a shocking turn of events
who could’ve seen this coming
who could’ve seen this coming
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Surprised Pikachu face
Yes, and! By and large, students want a real education. Not all of them, every day, obviously. But they understand that plugging a q into genAI is not the same thing as learning.
It’s simply stupid to insist that educators not work to limit its use while also insisting that they supply adult yet helpless students with rigorous educations and degrees that reflect that rigour. It’s also an abdication of what is — if genAI is, ex hypothesi, everywhere — a shared responsibility.
December 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Yes, and! By and large, students want a real education. Not all of them, every day, obviously. But they understand that plugging a q into genAI is not the same thing as learning.
Top albums of 2025 according to someone or other:
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Top albums of 2025 according to someone or other:
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There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
Today is a *great * day for an unsubscribe binge, if that’s goes you roll.
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Today is a *great * day for an unsubscribe binge, if that’s goes you roll.
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This. Chicago continually fails the Be Normal About An Animal challenge, & honestly, I love that for us
I love how much Chicago comes out any time some animals show up that we don’t usually see
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This. Chicago continually fails the Be Normal About An Animal challenge, & honestly, I love that for us
If more parents and educators did this, games like Prodigy would be in the garbage bin where they belong and we’d have actual strategy/logic games as part of math classes.
A second spicy take: If you’re a parent, teacher, or anyone else who hangs out with kids, you should play video games. Learn what’s out there, figure out what you like, try to understand the appeal. Basically, have an educated opinion instead of a knee jerk reaction.
1. Congrats!
2. My spicy take is that we (my generation) sound like the boomer parents arguing that Rock and Roll Isn’t Music, when we try to pretend video games aren’t art.
2. My spicy take is that we (my generation) sound like the boomer parents arguing that Rock and Roll Isn’t Music, when we try to pretend video games aren’t art.
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If more parents and educators did this, games like Prodigy would be in the garbage bin where they belong and we’d have actual strategy/logic games as part of math classes.