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Wendi Aarons @wendiaarons.bsky.social · 12d

A fun piece in @newyorker.com today by me, @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social and Ali Fitzgerald, inspired by Ronnie No Vaccines DeSantis. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Disney World’s New Rides Are Sick

Make sure to wash your hands after Viruses of the Caribbean.

www.newyorker.com

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Wendi Aarons @wendiaarons.bsky.social · 28d

Now the nuts are claiming that "college radicalized" the shooter? He lasted one semester in Utah & dropped out -- not exactly Berkeley in 1967.

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Wendi Aarons @wendiaarons.bsky.social · Sep 1

Honestly, we should all be kinder. Perhaps his ear injury is acting up after it regenerated itself lizard-style, or he suddenly developed an allergy to the ketchup used in the assassination attempt. Show some compassion, people.

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eddietg51-42.bsky.social @eddietg51-42.bsky.social · Aug 23

@wendiaarons.bsky.social

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Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social · Aug 7

Their attacks up your legs are so meticulously coordinated you almost have to respect it. 🐜

If There’s One Carpetbagger All Texans Can Agree On, It’s the Fire Ant

Why the insect is even more evil than you thought.

www.texasmonthly.com

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Pamela @pjmilam1.bsky.social · Aug 7

I got a mention in this excellent piece by @wendiaarons.bsky.social
📣🐜📣

www.texasmonthly.com/travel/why-f...

Screenshot of article about fire ants in Texas. Colorful art with cartoon drawing of an ant in the grass plus text

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MothersAgainstGregAbbott @democracymoms.bsky.social · Aug 3

Walking out isn't a weakness. It's the only way to stop a rigged game when the dealer is cheating. If you can’t speak for your community inside the chamber, you take the fight outside it. stopthetexassteal.com
#WeStandWithTxDems #TxLege

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Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · Jul 28

I’m on @mcsweeneys.net today with some ideas about how to get a good night’s sleep!

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...

How I Think a King-Sized Bed Would Transform My Love Life

My husband and I gaze at each other while we brush our teeth, savoring these final moments together before we go our separate ways. I kiss him good...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jul 27

"Millennials want their kids to relive their 1990s summers, but that won’t cut it, because the 1990s had technology, stranger danger, and Coolio. No, I want to go back even farther, to a decade when parents didn’t put trackers on their children’s phones and women couldn’t vote."

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer—the 1890s

This summer, I’m letting my kids be kids. No camps or enriching activities that’ll get them into an Ivy in ten years. No screen time or YouTube or ...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jul 19

"Winning trivia night at the bar you went to in college."

How Gen X Can Make Money in This Economy

Winning trivia night at the bar you went to in college. - - - Dance partner in a high-end pharmaceutical commercial. - - - Social media influencer...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jul 24

"At daybreak, I’ll hand my children their metal lunch pails, button their fifty-button shoes, and they’ll shuffle off to their factory jobs, because in the Gilded Age, and southern states in the 2020s, no snowflake child labor laws exist."

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer—the 1890s

This summer, I’m letting my kids be kids. No camps or enriching activities that’ll get them into an Ivy in ten years. No screen time or YouTube or ...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jul 24

The third book will open some eyes for sure.

The Six Books Donald Trump Is Reading This Summer

Yep.

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Miriam Jayaratna @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social · Jul 23

Excellent parenting advice from @wendiaarons.bsky.social!

Wendi Aarons @wendiaarons.bsky.social · Jul 22

A new one from me today on @mcsweeneys.net!

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer—the 1890s

This summer, I’m letting my kids be kids. No camps or enriching activities that’ll get them into an Ivy in ten years. No screen time or YouTube or ...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Jul 22

"Just like the 1890s and the 2020s, they’ll play with the unvaccinated kids down the street and drink raw milk until dark. Then at daybreak, I’ll hand my children their metal lunch pails, button their fifty-button shoes, and they’ll shuffle off to their factory jobs."

I’m Giving My Kids a ’90s Summer—the 1890s

This summer, I’m letting my kids be kids. No camps or enriching activities that’ll get them into an Ivy in ten years. No screen time or YouTube or ...

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