Emily M Goldsmith, PhD (they/them)

I just heard a woman grab somebody she knew and say, “hey what’s going on in the parish?” And you know what… hey what IS going on in the parish?

On live TV, Guardian Angels rough up a man in Times Square then misidentify him as a 'migrant' The disturbance played out as Curtis Sliwa, founder of the anti-crime patrol group, was speaking to Sean Hannity.

as hilarious as it is to imagine sliwa been pulled by cat-drawn chariot, I am reminded that he and the guardian angels are Not Good apnews.com/article/guar...

The Regent Diamond, left behind in the Louvre heist, mined from India, was purchased by Thomas Pitt, the governor of Madras in 1702. Pitt purchased it from a merchant who had himself purchased it from an English ship captain who had stolen it from an enslaved person on the ship back to England. 1/2

Ngl, seeing “you’re holding the nazi tatted racist white man to impossible standards” as a Black woman, aka the demographic ACTUALLY held to impossible standards, pisses me off deeply. The bar is so low for them and they still can’t clear it, but we’re “ideological purists” for pointing that out.

Company's plan to launch 4,000 space mirrors alarms scientists Reflect Orbital says their light-on-demand idea has generated significant interest from commercial and government customers.

A US tech bro corp in the US has decided the night sky should go away. They've made that decision for everyone on Earth.

Naturally they've named the first searing orbital array (many times brighter than the moon) after Eärendil, the light bearer, from Tolkien's work
www.space.com/space-explor...

If he wanted to, he would (remove his nazi tattoo)

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

Jello-sy

From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy

One of the many public health impacts of data centers - In Mexico, a community experienced a hepatitis outbreak because the data center had depleted the village's water supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...

“Historic black and white photo showing Heinrich Himmler in a Nazi SS uniform, identified by a red arrow, standing among other uniformed officers. He wears a peaked cap with an eagle insignia and appears to be speaking to a man in work clothes in the foreground.”

“Black and white portrait of a Heinrich Himmler wearing a Nazi SS uniform, including a peaked cap with a skull insignia and a skull emblem. The man has round glasses, a serious expression, and is facing slightly to the side.”

This is Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS and architect of the Holocaust. That symbol on his cap is the totenkopf. This isn't just a nazi symbol, it was the symbol of SS guards who mass murdered millions.

Just to be clear, no one who gets this as a tattoo should ever be elected.

I ain’t mad at it

Moodle is my nemesis.

If someone wants to necromancy Huey P Long back from the dead, now would be a good time

President Trump said:
"It'll be near it but not touching it and pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of.”

"Nothing will be torn down," Leavitt said.

Tearing down the White House could not be a more obvious metaphor

am i the only one who didn’t know amazon and canvas were, like, an item

Wonder how that's going for them. hyakkalog.com/en/archives/...

homer simpson from the simpsons is running down a street holding a bottle and a pair of keys . ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is running down a street holding a bottle and a pair of keys .

Somewhere a French thief is going “hon hon hon”

Okay but have they started looking for this guy yet?

Sandra @SandraH3llo on x posts image of Kombucha girl meme: bad face—weird AI music. Maybe face (with curly wig and accordion)—Weird Al music

This is very good

For my composition class, students analyzed songs. We picked songs from a class playlist and my addition was “Bills, Bills, Bills.” A bunch of my students analyzed this song and they had NEVER heard it before.

I can retire, lol

Libre by Skye Jackson - CALYX Skye Jackson invites readers into her debut collection with her award-winning poem, “can we touch your hair,” stumbling down the packed streets of New Orleans during a parade.

I am very excited to share my review of Skye Jackson’s debut collection, Libre. Thanks to CALYX for publishing this review!

www.calyxpress.org/reviews/libr...

Front view: A worn and stained image of a pale blue Victorian house, fragmented and partly reconstructed on a birch sheet, laser-cut to the house’s shapes and into long strips intersecting with the architecture and an integrated frame.

Sit back and enjoy our OCTOBER ISSUE. 🎃 🍂

WORDS by @lynnebeckenstein.bsky.social, Priyanka Champaneri, @monmita.bsky.social, & Mingyu Brian Chan.
ART by Jean Shon.
PLUS Nicole Zhao interviews @cherrylousy.bsky.social.

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Literally things are so terrible and it takes a lot to function and there’s a lot of fear. But I have a home with a lot of love: an angel of a spouse and two angel dogs. I couldn’t be more grateful to be battling from solid ground.

Their names are Felipe (lab mix) and Niko (Husky-German). Felipe will just come lay on your lap. Niko, however, wants occasional pets and then goes off to ponder the world.

I have two dogs and I love them! They are my buddies. They have strong personalities: one is a husky and German Shepherd who likes his space and one is a lab mix who is a clingy little snuggle bug. It helps my mental health so much to care for them! They’re just angels who live in my house.

A paused CBS News video features a close-up of a bearded man in a suit speaking outdoors. Video controls are visible over the image. The headline below reads about NYPD officers worrying about someone becoming the NYC mayor. The CBS News channel name and subscriber button appear at the bottom.

A news video thumbnail on the Paramount+ website shows a close-up of a bearded man in a suit speaking outdoors, with blurred greenery in the background. Below the image is a headline about NYPD officers expressing concern over a potential NYC mayor. The Paramount+ logo and navigation menu appear at the top.

A CBS News webpage shows a headline about NYPD officers expressing concern over someone potentially becoming New York City mayor. At the top, a news image features NYPD police cars with flashing lights, alongside a headline screenshot from The Free Press. Text below provides a summary of a report discussing police reactions to a political candidate. The CBS News logo and navigation bar are visible at the top.

The propaganda effort at CBS News has begun in full force.

There's this absurd hit piece saying his election would cause a large exodus at the NYPD.

This is a very big deal 🧵

I used to think people just didn’t understand what Columbus did but now I think some are really attached to him (as opposed to other worthy italians to celebrate) because their whole thing is not only getting away with doing horrible things but forcing everyone to praise them for being horrible