Megan
@mactire.bsky.social
A lot of parenting, a little art and fandom and politics. Currently about 90% observations on the Cars universe
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I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection
‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities
Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 AM
I really hope people advocating to ban kids from SM read this. Some kids are isolated by disabilities or circumstances. Furthermore, some kids grow up in abusive households. “Ideally, a child’s exposure to online worlds should be moderated by their parents” isn’t a reassuring sentiment for everyone
Oh boy!
- Modern Irish Language
- Films of Alfred Hitchcock
- The American Road Trip
- Language, Thought and Culture
- Exploration of Light and Color
- Modern Irish Language
- Films of Alfred Hitchcock
- The American Road Trip
- Language, Thought and Culture
- Exploration of Light and Color
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
1. Egyptian mythology
2. Death and dying
3. Stochastic processes
4. Geology of Wisconsin
5. Nonparametric statistics
1. Egyptian mythology
2. Death and dying
3. Stochastic processes
4. Geology of Wisconsin
5. Nonparametric statistics
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Oh boy!
- Modern Irish Language
- Films of Alfred Hitchcock
- The American Road Trip
- Language, Thought and Culture
- Exploration of Light and Color
- Modern Irish Language
- Films of Alfred Hitchcock
- The American Road Trip
- Language, Thought and Culture
- Exploration of Light and Color
I think the first I can remember is “Do You Hear the People Sing” 😆
Or, possibly, “Fun Fun Fun”
Or, possibly, “Fun Fun Fun”
what was your very first “favorite song” growing up as a kid. mine was kiss from a rose by seal
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I think the first I can remember is “Do You Hear the People Sing” 😆
Or, possibly, “Fun Fun Fun”
Or, possibly, “Fun Fun Fun”
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Thinking of the the joy I feel seeing someone’s face emerge from a portrait I’m painting, or a familiar sprite from a cross stitch, or a brightly coloured mushroom peeking out from under leaves. How are these happinesses, or something else like them, not enough for these people?
January 25, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Thinking of the the joy I feel seeing someone’s face emerge from a portrait I’m painting, or a familiar sprite from a cross stitch, or a brightly coloured mushroom peeking out from under leaves. How are these happinesses, or something else like them, not enough for these people?
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In the Emily Holmes' original "tetris can help reduce PTSD" study, what was found was that tetris is an activity which busies the part of working memory called the visuospatial sketchpad: imagining the rotation of shapes.
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
Tetris used to prevent post-traumatic stress symptoms
A single dose psychological intervention, which includes using the computer game Tetris, can prevent the unpleasant, intrusive memories that develop in some people after suffering a traumatic event.
www.psych.ox.ac.uk
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
In the Emily Holmes' original "tetris can help reduce PTSD" study, what was found was that tetris is an activity which busies the part of working memory called the visuospatial sketchpad: imagining the rotation of shapes.
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/tetris-...
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Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
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Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Oh are we doing that whole bit again where we pretend Brianna Ghey died because of social media rather than because of the people who stabbed her 28 times.
Feeling emotional about finding out today that Youngest will be eligible.
My blogpost on the success of universal chickenpox vaccination in the US, and why the UK should have made the move sooner:
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/13-the-suc...
Chickenpox vaccines are really effective!
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/13-the-suc...
Chickenpox vaccines are really effective!
January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Feeling emotional about finding out today that Youngest will be eligible.
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- trying to clear space on my hard drive
- failing because I still love all my shitty old memes
- failing because I still love all my shitty old memes
January 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
- trying to clear space on my hard drive
- failing because I still love all my shitty old memes
- failing because I still love all my shitty old memes
2025 accomplishments:
- kept the tiny humans alive
- read one (1) book
- kept the tiny humans alive
- read one (1) book
December 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
2025 accomplishments:
- kept the tiny humans alive
- read one (1) book
- kept the tiny humans alive
- read one (1) book
What fresh hell, y’all.
Here’s a statement from Tomboyx in response to the FDA issuing warnings considering binders to be medical devices.
December 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
What fresh hell, y’all.
Is it a general British thing, or specific to my office, for someone to go “It’s like the Mary Celeste in here!” whenever a few people are on holiday?
December 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Is it a general British thing, or specific to my office, for someone to go “It’s like the Mary Celeste in here!” whenever a few people are on holiday?
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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Know how I keep saying that even ~35 yr olds don't know how much we've lost? It's bc they can't. The normalization is horrifying. Y'all never saw a real winter.
2025 Update. Spiralling Past 1.5C Paris Agreement Lower Limit
Data: Copernicus ERA 5 - @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
#ClimateChange #GlobalBoiling
Data: Copernicus ERA 5 - @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
#ClimateChange #GlobalBoiling
December 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Know how I keep saying that even ~35 yr olds don't know how much we've lost? It's bc they can't. The normalization is horrifying. Y'all never saw a real winter.
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You’d never know this was what was decided as part of that tribunal ruling…
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
You’d never know this was what was decided as part of that tribunal ruling…
December 6. I have finally finished reading 1 (one) book this year.
December 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
December 6. I have finally finished reading 1 (one) book this year.
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Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The first thing anti-trans groups like Bayswater Group and Transgender Trend say to parents of trans teens is take their phones, get them off the internet
So, given that a lot of trans people are offended that Brianna's transfemicide is being turned into a crusade against phone use, when Brianna had a supportive online community and was murdered offline by her classmates:
Do you think "Touch grass" is an appropriate response to that context?
Do you think "Touch grass" is an appropriate response to that context?
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The first thing anti-trans groups like Bayswater Group and Transgender Trend say to parents of trans teens is take their phones, get them off the internet
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stop saying it's black friday stop it WORDS MEAN THINGS
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
stop saying it's black friday stop it WORDS MEAN THINGS
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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First real fall day in New England today; there's a chill in the air, leaves are falling and blowing in the wind, and the people of the forest are looking for a warm place to lay their eggs @nicklutsko.bsky.social youtu.be/jpzWVh7f4TE
Fall Time in Tennessee
YouTube video by Nick Lutsko
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
First real fall day in New England today; there's a chill in the air, leaves are falling and blowing in the wind, and the people of the forest are looking for a warm place to lay their eggs @nicklutsko.bsky.social youtu.be/jpzWVh7f4TE
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Gender Identity Clinic's Waiting Lists from Shortest To Longest
October 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Gender Identity Clinic's Waiting Lists from Shortest To Longest
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🎭 😱 📣 Portlanders and Seattlites!! Come see the "Birth of Horror" on film: Some the first visual recordings of the horror genre, ca ~1900, from around the world -- for the first time with *sound* (score + foley)! Showings on October 27th (SEA) / 29th (PDX)!! 🧵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9C...
Church of Film & Hexafoils: THE BIRTH OF HORROR Trailer
YouTube video by Muriel Lucas
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎭 😱 📣 Portlanders and Seattlites!! Come see the "Birth of Horror" on film: Some the first visual recordings of the horror genre, ca ~1900, from around the world -- for the first time with *sound* (score + foley)! Showings on October 27th (SEA) / 29th (PDX)!! 🧵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG9C...
Trump: "If we didn't win this election. If we had these people that were running that were ruining our country, destroying our country with their open borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place ... I'm not sure we'd even have a country."
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM