Emily “Emme” Furda
@emilyfurda.bsky.social
Penguins are my thing. Purple is my color. Writer. Taco Lover. User of Sarcasm. Jesus. Mast Cell Disease Warrior/MCAS. Ally. AuDHD. She/Her.
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Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard & who have encouraged me and the mast cell diseases community. We can't do it alone.
@kimrhodes.bsky.social in case i’m slow on react video 💜😭 Yes. I’m crying. Still taking it all in. Thank you isn’t enough. I know who I am. (When I allow myself to listen to me. Imposter syndrome is strong here too)
Also, where should I start with Terry Pratchett books?
Also, where should I start with Terry Pratchett books?
February 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
@kimrhodes.bsky.social in case i’m slow on react video 💜😭 Yes. I’m crying. Still taking it all in. Thank you isn’t enough. I know who I am. (When I allow myself to listen to me. Imposter syndrome is strong here too)
Also, where should I start with Terry Pratchett books?
Also, where should I start with Terry Pratchett books?
Punxsutawney Phil has spoken! 6 more weeks of winter it will be. I’m not complaining! Love snow!
#6MoreWeeks
#6MoreWeeks
a picture of a furry animal with the caption he said 6 more weeks of winter
ALT: a picture of a furry animal with the caption he said 6 more weeks of winter
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February 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Punxsutawney Phil has spoken! 6 more weeks of winter it will be. I’m not complaining! Love snow!
#6MoreWeeks
#6MoreWeeks
@kimrhodes.bsky.social did you see the Girl Scout Troop met their goal? These kinds of big little wins with people coming together just make me so happy! Thanks for sharing their link.
January 31, 2026 at 7:19 PM
@kimrhodes.bsky.social did you see the Girl Scout Troop met their goal? These kinds of big little wins with people coming together just make me so happy! Thanks for sharing their link.
One way to find some sweetness in this world & give back.
For any fellow food allergy people, you can also donate cookies through the link to go back to their community.
For any fellow food allergy people, you can also donate cookies through the link to go back to their community.
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
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Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:15 AM
One way to find some sweetness in this world & give back.
For any fellow food allergy people, you can also donate cookies through the link to go back to their community.
For any fellow food allergy people, you can also donate cookies through the link to go back to their community.
1/2 🧶 #Knit & #Crochet time for
#MeltThelceHat pattern from a yarn shop in
MN. All proceeds go to help local immigrants in MN. This is a pattern from a yarn shop in MN.
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#MeltThelceHat pattern from a yarn shop in
MN. All proceeds go to help local immigrants in MN. This is a pattern from a yarn shop in MN.
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needle & skein
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January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
1/2 🧶 #Knit & #Crochet time for
#MeltThelceHat pattern from a yarn shop in
MN. All proceeds go to help local immigrants in MN. This is a pattern from a yarn shop in MN.
payhip.com/shopneedlean...
#MeltThelceHat pattern from a yarn shop in
MN. All proceeds go to help local immigrants in MN. This is a pattern from a yarn shop in MN.
payhip.com/shopneedlean...
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Imagine how many fires would ignite as those LYING about what’s happening in Minnesota self combusted. You’d be able to see the pyrotechnics from space!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
January 24, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Imagine how many fires would ignite as those LYING about what’s happening in Minnesota self combusted. You’d be able to see the pyrotechnics from space!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Today my therapist told me that more & more she gets “to understand the true joy and appreciation of penguins”through me.
Truly a milestone moment. I feel she’s making great progress in personal growth & am optimistic for her future.
No comment on me. I already adore penguins. 😇
Truly a milestone moment. I feel she’s making great progress in personal growth & am optimistic for her future.
No comment on me. I already adore penguins. 😇
a group of penguins are walking in a line on a dirt field .
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January 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Today my therapist told me that more & more she gets “to understand the true joy and appreciation of penguins”through me.
Truly a milestone moment. I feel she’s making great progress in personal growth & am optimistic for her future.
No comment on me. I already adore penguins. 😇
Truly a milestone moment. I feel she’s making great progress in personal growth & am optimistic for her future.
No comment on me. I already adore penguins. 😇
Today’s edition of #MCAS anaphylaxis: cold weather. I LOVE snow but apparently my mast cells throw a fit when it’s 11° & -6° windchill. Kind of can’t blame them, but still.
Send penguins please. Real preferred, 😏 but memes or gifs work too. Penguins are my thing.
Send penguins please. Real preferred, 😏 but memes or gifs work too. Penguins are my thing.
January 20, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Today’s edition of #MCAS anaphylaxis: cold weather. I LOVE snow but apparently my mast cells throw a fit when it’s 11° & -6° windchill. Kind of can’t blame them, but still.
Send penguins please. Real preferred, 😏 but memes or gifs work too. Penguins are my thing.
Send penguins please. Real preferred, 😏 but memes or gifs work too. Penguins are my thing.
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💡 How does #LightUpForRare work in practice?
Our new #casestudy explores how organisations in Northern Ireland, Ukraine & Ghana brought the initiative to life, demonstrating how a global initiative can be used to drive by local action.
🔗 Read now: https://go.rarediseaseday.org/casestudy
Our new #casestudy explores how organisations in Northern Ireland, Ukraine & Ghana brought the initiative to life, demonstrating how a global initiative can be used to drive by local action.
🔗 Read now: https://go.rarediseaseday.org/casestudy
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
💡 How does #LightUpForRare work in practice?
Our new #casestudy explores how organisations in Northern Ireland, Ukraine & Ghana brought the initiative to life, demonstrating how a global initiative can be used to drive by local action.
🔗 Read now: https://go.rarediseaseday.org/casestudy
Our new #casestudy explores how organisations in Northern Ireland, Ukraine & Ghana brought the initiative to life, demonstrating how a global initiative can be used to drive by local action.
🔗 Read now: https://go.rarediseaseday.org/casestudy
If you’re tempted to tell someone with a disability you’re “concerned for them” & then list reasons they shouldn’t attend an event, stop & ask what your concern is for: your comfort or the adult who knows their needs better than you? Give the facts, & let me decide, unless you don’t want me there
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 AM
If you’re tempted to tell someone with a disability you’re “concerned for them” & then list reasons they shouldn’t attend an event, stop & ask what your concern is for: your comfort or the adult who knows their needs better than you? Give the facts, & let me decide, unless you don’t want me there
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Conservative Christians clutching their pearls at people of conscience disrupting a worship gathering to call out hypocrisy and abuses of power remind us again that they have no interest in emulating Jesus or reading the Gospels.
He literally turned the tables over, dummies...
He literally turned the tables over, dummies...
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Conservative Christians clutching their pearls at people of conscience disrupting a worship gathering to call out hypocrisy and abuses of power remind us again that they have no interest in emulating Jesus or reading the Gospels.
He literally turned the tables over, dummies...
He literally turned the tables over, dummies...
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@kimrhodes.bsky.social thank you for the very personal & deeply meaningful cameo last week. 💜 I keep trying to make the thank you reply video, but after 21 tries I gave up for today. I should just send the outtakes instead 🫠
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
@kimrhodes.bsky.social thank you for the very personal & deeply meaningful cameo last week. 💜 I keep trying to make the thank you reply video, but after 21 tries I gave up for today. I should just send the outtakes instead 🫠
Does anyone else have a favorite pen & feel incapable of writing if they don’t have it? It’s purple & has purple ink Yes, have 5 of them, but they’re like scrunchies, hair pins, & phone chargers. I will lose them all. The second I buy more, all of the missing ones will appear to taunt me.
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Does anyone else have a favorite pen & feel incapable of writing if they don’t have it? It’s purple & has purple ink Yes, have 5 of them, but they’re like scrunchies, hair pins, & phone chargers. I will lose them all. The second I buy more, all of the missing ones will appear to taunt me.
Dear mast cell disease. Please chill the heck out. 2 more EpiPens is getting excessive. #MCAS it’s western PA, the temperature swings like this every year. No need to freak out.
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Dear mast cell disease. Please chill the heck out. 2 more EpiPens is getting excessive. #MCAS it’s western PA, the temperature swings like this every year. No need to freak out.
Today’s anaphylaxis: a paper towel. Actually a fragrance on the towel. This was not a new roll, & I’m pretty sure I’ve used one from it already. Eating dinner & I suddenly ended up inhaling what smelled like febreeze, which hasn’t been in my house in at least 25 years. #MCAS is weird & evil.
January 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Today’s anaphylaxis: a paper towel. Actually a fragrance on the towel. This was not a new roll, & I’m pretty sure I’ve used one from it already. Eating dinner & I suddenly ended up inhaling what smelled like febreeze, which hasn’t been in my house in at least 25 years. #MCAS is weird & evil.
Does anyone else ever reach the point where they no longer pretend the the cream cheese is destined for a cracker & just start eating it with a spoon?
Bonus points if you’ve ever done the same with salsa & chips.
Bonus points if you’ve ever done the same with salsa & chips.
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Does anyone else ever reach the point where they no longer pretend the the cream cheese is destined for a cracker & just start eating it with a spoon?
Bonus points if you’ve ever done the same with salsa & chips.
Bonus points if you’ve ever done the same with salsa & chips.
That @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social game! That was nuts. #HereWeGo!
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 AM
That @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social game! That was nuts. #HereWeGo!
Mast Cell Disease/ #MCAS is weird.
Like my mast cells decide:
“Sure! You can eat that pizza no problem!”
Then, the next day3 “you need 2 EpiPens because it’s windy outside” even though my mast cells won’t let me out.
Maybe they wanted a Christmas present. Wasn’t Benadryl festive enough?
Like my mast cells decide:
“Sure! You can eat that pizza no problem!”
Then, the next day3 “you need 2 EpiPens because it’s windy outside” even though my mast cells won’t let me out.
Maybe they wanted a Christmas present. Wasn’t Benadryl festive enough?
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Mast Cell Disease/ #MCAS is weird.
Like my mast cells decide:
“Sure! You can eat that pizza no problem!”
Then, the next day3 “you need 2 EpiPens because it’s windy outside” even though my mast cells won’t let me out.
Maybe they wanted a Christmas present. Wasn’t Benadryl festive enough?
Like my mast cells decide:
“Sure! You can eat that pizza no problem!”
Then, the next day3 “you need 2 EpiPens because it’s windy outside” even though my mast cells won’t let me out.
Maybe they wanted a Christmas present. Wasn’t Benadryl festive enough?
Sometimes I can’t help myself. I’ll be sure to wait till after midnight to feed them though. Happy New Year
January 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Sometimes I can’t help myself. I’ll be sure to wait till after midnight to feed them though. Happy New Year
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Another win! PA voters decided to retain the three justices on the Supreme Court!
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Another win! PA voters decided to retain the three justices on the Supreme Court!
If you can’t watch Trump’s speech tonight because it’s just too much, that’s okay. You can still stay informed by reading a transcript or gathering news from multiple sources. Your mental health matters.
As @aoc.bsky.social said:
“Do what you can, and know what you do is enough.”
As @aoc.bsky.social said:
“Do what you can, and know what you do is enough.”
March 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If you can’t watch Trump’s speech tonight because it’s just too much, that’s okay. You can still stay informed by reading a transcript or gathering news from multiple sources. Your mental health matters.
As @aoc.bsky.social said:
“Do what you can, and know what you do is enough.”
As @aoc.bsky.social said:
“Do what you can, and know what you do is enough.”
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ACTIVISM ALERT!
There will be protests in every state capital (and other areas) this Monday, Presidents' Day, starting around noon.
PLEASE attend if you can.
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There will be protests in every state capital (and other areas) this Monday, Presidents' Day, starting around noon.
PLEASE attend if you can.
www.newsweek.com/50-states-an...
What are the "50 States" anti-Trump protests? What to know about 50501
A social media movement is taking to the streets to protest recent moves by President Donald Trump. Here's how it got started.
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February 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ACTIVISM ALERT!
There will be protests in every state capital (and other areas) this Monday, Presidents' Day, starting around noon.
PLEASE attend if you can.
www.newsweek.com/50-states-an...
There will be protests in every state capital (and other areas) this Monday, Presidents' Day, starting around noon.
PLEASE attend if you can.
www.newsweek.com/50-states-an...
@bethmoore4nbafans.bsky.social I’ve been checking for a post. Are you watching NBA All Star Saturday Night? My mom & I watch every year.
February 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@bethmoore4nbafans.bsky.social I’ve been checking for a post. Are you watching NBA All Star Saturday Night? My mom & I watch every year.
For today’s episode of “Cozette’s Favorite Foods” we have Honey BBQ wings. Cozette is a cat. Please note the sauce on her forehead. Patience is not her virtue. (She was served only the chicken, not whole wings.)
February 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For today’s episode of “Cozette’s Favorite Foods” we have Honey BBQ wings. Cozette is a cat. Please note the sauce on her forehead. Patience is not her virtue. (She was served only the chicken, not whole wings.)