Emily Greenhalgh
@emwritesscience.bsky.social
Scientist turned science writer | Enjoys pottery, puzzles, and putting 🧀 on things | Kids' science 📚 FUN WITH OCEANS AND SEAS, FUN WITH OUTER Space, and BUG EXPLORER are out now! | #AmQuerying YA SFF Novel THE ENDLESS HALLWAY
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Friends - My next children's science book is out! Pick up BUG EXPLORERS wherever books are SOLD! 🐛 🐝🐞🦋🐜
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Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
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Nobel Please Prize
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Nobel Please Prize
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You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.
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A decade ago, an election ago, a year ago, even a week ago, abolishing ICE may have seemed out of the question.
But now? Despite trepidation from centrists, the movement has support from politicians, celebrities, journalists, neocons — and 50% of American women.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/a...
But now? Despite trepidation from centrists, the movement has support from politicians, celebrities, journalists, neocons — and 50% of American women.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/a...
A 5-Year-Old Disappeared in Austin. A Mom Shot Dead in Minneapolis. How Much More Violence Will It Take to ‘Abolish ICE’?
50% of American women support the abolish ICE movement.
thebarbedwire.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A decade ago, an election ago, a year ago, even a week ago, abolishing ICE may have seemed out of the question.
But now? Despite trepidation from centrists, the movement has support from politicians, celebrities, journalists, neocons — and 50% of American women.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/a...
But now? Despite trepidation from centrists, the movement has support from politicians, celebrities, journalists, neocons — and 50% of American women.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/a...
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[reading the news both sidesing a terrorism campaign against american citizens by roving bands of wannabe death squads] damn I wonder why people don’t trust a lot of journalism anymore
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
[reading the news both sidesing a terrorism campaign against american citizens by roving bands of wannabe death squads] damn I wonder why people don’t trust a lot of journalism anymore
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I know I need to stay informed on things, but the fact that nearly every article reads like: “The Almighty Oz Did [Insert New Awful Thing]” is not-so-slowly driving me insane.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window and says " i just want it to stop "
Alt: Jim from The Office in a suit and tie sitting in front of a window saying "I just want it to stop."
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I know I need to stay informed on things, but the fact that nearly every article reads like: “The Almighty Oz Did [Insert New Awful Thing]” is not-so-slowly driving me insane.
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Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
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"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"The sweeping study... found that using AI in education can 'undermine children's foundational development' and that 'the damages it has already caused are daunting.'"
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
They include limiting kids' cognitive, social, and emotional developmen, and increasing inequity.
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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It’s kind of wild that we simply do not have a federal government right now and nobody is talking about it directly
January 15, 2026 at 1:13 AM
It’s kind of wild that we simply do not have a federal government right now and nobody is talking about it directly
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
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Periodic reminder that your state can pass a law allowing civil suits against federal employees. No need to wait on the feds to adopt a Bivens clause. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Of State Remedies and Federal Rights
The Supreme Court has repudiated Bivens on the grounds that it arrogated legislative power to the federal judiciary. As the Court steps back, Congress is free t
papers.ssrn.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Periodic reminder that your state can pass a law allowing civil suits against federal employees. No need to wait on the feds to adopt a Bivens clause. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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As a small woman I think it’s pathetic to feel the need to carry a gun everywhere to feel safe. If I don’t feel the need how tf do these men that think they’re so big and tough.
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 AM
As a small woman I think it’s pathetic to feel the need to carry a gun everywhere to feel safe. If I don’t feel the need how tf do these men that think they’re so big and tough.
BIG POT! BIG POT! BIG POT!
(still in progress)
(still in progress)
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
BIG POT! BIG POT! BIG POT!
(still in progress)
(still in progress)
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Banning Plato from your university is pretty much the loudest way to scream “we hate free thought and despise the western tradition” i can think of.
Texas A&M’s decision to censor Plato is “absurd and sinister,” Adam Kirsch writes. But “it is ironically fitting that Plato, of all philosophers, should be targeted by a regime worried about the effect of subversive ideas on tender minds”:
Texas Sends Plato Back to His Cave
Even in ancient Greece, people worried about philosophy’s subversive effect on tender minds.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Banning Plato from your university is pretty much the loudest way to scream “we hate free thought and despise the western tradition” i can think of.
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Every day is a great day to write to your state legislators and tell them they need to take action for our immigrant communities and against ICE's lawlessness.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
MA Stands with Our Immigrant Communities
Over the past couple weeks, we have seen increased ICE presence in Massachusetts. ICE has been kidnapping people off the streets, harassing bystanders, and terrorizing communities.
actionnetwork.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Every day is a great day to write to your state legislators and tell them they need to take action for our immigrant communities and against ICE's lawlessness.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
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ICE is buying up people's location data as they go to and from work. That's not okay.
And Beacon Hill can do something about it.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
And Beacon Hill can do something about it.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Beacon Hill: Don't Let ICE Buy Our Data
The Massachusetts House may be taking up a data privacy bill as soon as this month. Recent reporting has shown that ICE has been buying up cell phone location data in order to follow people from wor...
actionnetwork.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
ICE is buying up people's location data as they go to and from work. That's not okay.
And Beacon Hill can do something about it.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
And Beacon Hill can do something about it.
#mapoli
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
If you're wondering if we all are having the same kind of week, I just heard my husband say to a colleague:
"Do you ever think work would be more productive if you got hit by a bus?"
"Do you ever think work would be more productive if you got hit by a bus?"
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If you're wondering if we all are having the same kind of week, I just heard my husband say to a colleague:
"Do you ever think work would be more productive if you got hit by a bus?"
"Do you ever think work would be more productive if you got hit by a bus?"
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A neat thing about health & fitness trackers is watching your sleep deteriorate across time in relation to world events.
January 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
A neat thing about health & fitness trackers is watching your sleep deteriorate across time in relation to world events.
I had the thought "I should log in to next door and see what's happening in town" and it's just racism and lies all the way down.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I had the thought "I should log in to next door and see what's happening in town" and it's just racism and lies all the way down.
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bluesky is all about saying something insane into the void and hearing 2-3 people go “yeah!” in the distance
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
bluesky is all about saying something insane into the void and hearing 2-3 people go “yeah!” in the distance
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2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
2025 was the third hottest year ever.
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Trend is worrying and faster than expected a few years ago.
Only when we stop burning coal, oil and gas, temperature will stop rising.
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...