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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · May 2

I have new work in Wigleaf. Deepest thanks to Scott Garson and the @wigleaf.bsky.social team for holding my story with such care. I wrote this piece with love for a friend and I'd be so honored if you could read it.

Wigleaf @wigleaf.bsky.social · May 2

new new: "The Pink Lady, The Honeycrisp," by Maureen Langloss: wigleaf.com

w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction

An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.

wigleaf.com

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2h

It’s interesting that the administration is shedding doubt on vaccines and yet Trump himself got flu and Covid shots yesterday. They want good health for themselves but not for others.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2h

The Trump administration wants us to die.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 3h

Thanks, Celeste. ❤️

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 16h

I’m so sorry to hear this, Celeste. She sounds like an amazing woman. Having been through the same very recently, I know what a profoundly sad & incomprehensible time it is. I send you and your family my condolences.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 17h

Also this is really scary. Someone please help us! We are under the dictatorial power of an unelected megalomaniac.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 17h

Stephen Miller is just like Bob Alexander in the movie DAVE except even more evil and with less hair. (Dave is a great movie btw if you are too young to have seen it when it came out.)

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 19h

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 19h

Great—so glad to hear it!

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks, Meg! CVS finally put it on their online system so I made an appointment. My kids are getting theirs tomorrow. Phew.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 20h

FYI I’ve had barely any side effects from the Novavax vaccine yesterday. A little arm soreness. A little achy overnight. But I could totally function today, only just now feeling a little fatigued. I did choose to do the flu & Covid separately because often I react a lot.

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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 21h

It’s a very hard thing to sit with, but: if you’re talking about eugenics and you don’t mask, you aren’t someone who is trustworthy on the subject of eugenics.

You don’t get to make exceptions for your behavior just because you don’t want to do something anymore. That’s not how this works

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 21h

Traveling halfway across the world & packing into a room for a conference panel on the theme of resisting eugenics.

But not wearing a respirator during a surge in the ongoing pandemic.

What a fun way to show how the research & scholars you’re there to ostensibly listen to mean jack shit to you.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 22h

Dream Team, Part 2!! We are so excited to have all these amazing new readers join us!!!

Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 23h

✨ Please help us in welcoming our NEW FICTION READERS!! 🌟

welcome to
our new
fiction readers!

Garima Cchikra
Anaiah Davis
Joey Hedger
Valerie Hughes
Zara Karschay
Z Kennedy-Lopez
Adrianna Monsivais
Katherine Plumhoff
Ellen Rhudy
Chris Roberston
Matthew Yasuoka

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 23h

We are thrilled to have you! Thanks so much for joining us!

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

I say this from the bottom of my heart: thank god for emojis. What would we do without them? 😉

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome! We are so happy to have you!

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Dream team!!!!!

Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 1d

Please help us welcome our amazing new ⚡ FLASH FICTION READERS ✨

welcome to
our new
flash fiction readers

Jack Barrie
Marjee Chmiel
Adrian Dallas Frandle
Amanda Ellard
Arrendo Milan Mosley
Adita Narayan
Lucy Mitchell
Genevieve Santos
Sheena Daree Romero
Lilly Wellington

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

GORGEOUS

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I love this word too! I learned about it several months ago for the first time...

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yes I learned that one just this year actually. It’s fantastic!

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

I know that they are dangerous and terrible, but I love the word "nor’easter." It's a great term. I love all the scary weather names. Bomb cyclone is another good one. Microburst. Blizzard.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

A powerful nor’easter is about to bring nasty weather to millions along the East Coast, with fierce winds, drenching rain and dangerous seas expected this weekend into early next week. https://cnn.it/42z4JPq

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Yes for sure. If only.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me feel better about my life. 😂

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed it is...

Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 1d

I stand with Letitia James.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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