Otter 🪄🦦👩🏼🦰
@magicalotterlady.com
she/her
mid-30s, married, mom
chronically ill/disabled
way too involved
in the lives of
fictional characters
mid-30s, married, mom
chronically ill/disabled
way too involved
in the lives of
fictional characters
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I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
My area stopped fluoridation all together by 2020. By 2023 I had to have multiple extensive procedures done including the removal of a molar the day before I turned 35. Because of a genetic quirk in my bio maternal family, I was the oldest person to still have all of their own adult teeth.
NEW: Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same.
Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to other fluoride sources as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.
Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to other fluoride sources as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.
After Sowing Distrust in Fluoridated Water, Kennedy and Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Fluoride Sources
Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to supplements as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:41 AM
My area stopped fluoridation all together by 2020. By 2023 I had to have multiple extensive procedures done including the removal of a molar the day before I turned 35. Because of a genetic quirk in my bio maternal family, I was the oldest person to still have all of their own adult teeth.
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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People need to stop pretending the U.S. government isn’t actively rebranding as a white supremacist movement.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
People need to stop pretending the U.S. government isn’t actively rebranding as a white supremacist movement.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
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This is the safest, most moderate course of action that offers some prospect of de-escalation. It is the only way for Democrats.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 AM
This is the safest, most moderate course of action that offers some prospect of de-escalation. It is the only way for Democrats.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
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this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
Props to the lady giving an interview in her pink UFFDA hat and saying, "well, gosh, I've never had tear gas and flashbangs shot at me, but I'm happy to take it so my neighbors are safe."
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
I the exact timing of my wedding was because I desperately needed health insurance. We were planning on waiting. Being diabetic without adequate insurance is hard enough. Lots of med rationing. Add in becoming pregnant unexpectedly and unable to afford prenatal care is not compatible with living.
While Congress debates bringing back Affordable Care Act subsidies, many Americans have already made life-altering decisions to afford health care.
Marrying for health insurance? The ACA cost crisis forces some drastic choices
While Congress debates bringing back Affordable Care Act subsidies, many Americans have already made life-altering decisions to afford health care.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I the exact timing of my wedding was because I desperately needed health insurance. We were planning on waiting. Being diabetic without adequate insurance is hard enough. Lots of med rationing. Add in becoming pregnant unexpectedly and unable to afford prenatal care is not compatible with living.
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“Make America Healthy Again”
Under President Trump, the EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses. It’s counter to the agency’s mission statement, which says has a core responsibility to protect human health and the environment. nyti.ms/3Loch27
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
“Make America Healthy Again”
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The person using a mobility aid at the grocery store did not go to said store with the purpose of hoping to be asked about their disability, mobility aid, or be told how inspirational they are.
They went to the store with the purpose of buying ingredients for tacos and a case of seltzer water.
They went to the store with the purpose of buying ingredients for tacos and a case of seltzer water.
January 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The person using a mobility aid at the grocery store did not go to said store with the purpose of hoping to be asked about their disability, mobility aid, or be told how inspirational they are.
They went to the store with the purpose of buying ingredients for tacos and a case of seltzer water.
They went to the store with the purpose of buying ingredients for tacos and a case of seltzer water.
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Tennessee Dems not holding back👇🏽
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tennessee Dems not holding back👇🏽
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The term “visitability” refers to building homes in a way that allows those with mobility issues to be able to visit as easily as anyone else.
This accessibility design is cost-effective when built-in from the start and reduces social isolation related to being unable to visit family and friends.
This accessibility design is cost-effective when built-in from the start and reduces social isolation related to being unable to visit family and friends.
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 AM
The term “visitability” refers to building homes in a way that allows those with mobility issues to be able to visit as easily as anyone else.
This accessibility design is cost-effective when built-in from the start and reduces social isolation related to being unable to visit family and friends.
This accessibility design is cost-effective when built-in from the start and reduces social isolation related to being unable to visit family and friends.
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One of the weirdest things about graveyard shift is getting a lot of your historical news early and some of it very late. I watched the 2000 election count unfold and saw an exhausted Dan Rather announce live that Gore withdrew his concession. Then I woke up at 3pm on 9/11.
Night shift people are going to be sitting impatiently at the kitchen table when everyone else wakes up
January 3, 2026 at 10:42 AM
One of the weirdest things about graveyard shift is getting a lot of your historical news early and some of it very late. I watched the 2000 election count unfold and saw an exhausted Dan Rather announce live that Gore withdrew his concession. Then I woke up at 3pm on 9/11.
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Completely agree. Always pull these threads back to the Reagan Administration and Bush I.
Once again, one of the primary reasons we have arrived at this point (completely out-of-control & unconstitutional abuse of executive power to conduct wildly illegal foreign policy) is that no one, including the most senior people involved, went to jail for the rest of their lives for Iran-Contra.
January 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Completely agree. Always pull these threads back to the Reagan Administration and Bush I.
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Because I've already had to read several horrible stories today about AI and also see friends' jobs get stolen, I'm reposting my anti-AI pins. 100% human designed by me for my fellow haters.
Anti-AI pins have been RESTOCKED in my shop! (Shipping US & Canada only). Get 'em before the AI bubble bursts. 😉🤞 shop.breelundberg.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Because I've already had to read several horrible stories today about AI and also see friends' jobs get stolen, I'm reposting my anti-AI pins. 100% human designed by me for my fellow haters.
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Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Speaking ill of the dead is controversial, particularly when it was a violent death. It’s edgy; it’s sensitive; best avoided in most cases, etc.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
Baselessly making another person’s murder *about yourself,* and then approving of it, is a different thing. That is delusional, narcissistic, sociopathic.
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Level 36 is in the books.
Starting Level 37 today!
Feels fitting to celebrate with some of my Pokémon since I first started my journey 27 years ago with a Gameboy Pocket, Pokémon Blue, and a Squirtle I named Bubbles.
#Pokémon #OshawottForever #PokémonTrainerOtter
Starting Level 37 today!
Feels fitting to celebrate with some of my Pokémon since I first started my journey 27 years ago with a Gameboy Pocket, Pokémon Blue, and a Squirtle I named Bubbles.
#Pokémon #OshawottForever #PokémonTrainerOtter
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Level 36 is in the books.
Starting Level 37 today!
Feels fitting to celebrate with some of my Pokémon since I first started my journey 27 years ago with a Gameboy Pocket, Pokémon Blue, and a Squirtle I named Bubbles.
#Pokémon #OshawottForever #PokémonTrainerOtter
Starting Level 37 today!
Feels fitting to celebrate with some of my Pokémon since I first started my journey 27 years ago with a Gameboy Pocket, Pokémon Blue, and a Squirtle I named Bubbles.
#Pokémon #OshawottForever #PokémonTrainerOtter
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
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On top of this, Trump has:
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
NEW: This year, Trump ended collective bargaining rights for 1 million federal workers — ending union protections for 1 in 14 unionized workers in the U.S.
No, Trump hasn’t helped workers. He’s helped bosses exploit them. Lawrence S. Wittner in @inequality.org:
No, Trump hasn’t helped workers. He’s helped bosses exploit them. Lawrence S. Wittner in @inequality.org:
Donald Trump, Union Buster
Trump's second term in office has been an all-out assault on organized labor.
inequality.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
On top of this, Trump has:
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
-Prevented the NLRB from operating
-Reversed Biden's minimum wage hike for federal contractors
-Gutted OSHA
-Rolled back dozens of workplace health & safety regulations
-Dropped the FTC’s support for a noncompete ban
The “pro-worker" president.
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NOW is the time, TN-07!
Get yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors, your whole community to the polls to vote for Aftyn Behn, TODAY!
Healthcare, food, energy, schools, roads—she’ll fight to fix what’s broken and make life affordable for Tennesseans!
Need a ride? See below!👇
Get yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors, your whole community to the polls to vote for Aftyn Behn, TODAY!
Healthcare, food, energy, schools, roads—she’ll fight to fix what’s broken and make life affordable for Tennesseans!
Need a ride? See below!👇
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NOW is the time, TN-07!
Get yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors, your whole community to the polls to vote for Aftyn Behn, TODAY!
Healthcare, food, energy, schools, roads—she’ll fight to fix what’s broken and make life affordable for Tennesseans!
Need a ride? See below!👇
Get yourself, your family, your friends and neighbors, your whole community to the polls to vote for Aftyn Behn, TODAY!
Healthcare, food, energy, schools, roads—she’ll fight to fix what’s broken and make life affordable for Tennesseans!
Need a ride? See below!👇
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Hubs dragged me out for an early morning icy walk. But there were otters!
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hubs dragged me out for an early morning icy walk. But there were otters!
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Finally tally after my revival spree.
50 Jaw Fossils:
49 Male
1 Female
0 Alpha
0 Shiny
Sail Fossil:
40 Male
10 Female
2 Alpha (both female)
0 Shiny
Time to go and save up some more to try it again.
50 Jaw Fossils:
49 Male
1 Female
0 Alpha
0 Shiny
Sail Fossil:
40 Male
10 Female
2 Alpha (both female)
0 Shiny
Time to go and save up some more to try it again.
So apparently you can get Alpha fossils in Pokémon Legends Z-A, which I just learned after buying 50 of each Jaw and Sail Fossils in hopes of finding a shiny.
I'm through 75 of the fossils currently and found this lovely lady. Hoping the remaining 25 Sail Fossils grant a shiny.
#Pokémon #LegendsZA
I'm through 75 of the fossils currently and found this lovely lady. Hoping the remaining 25 Sail Fossils grant a shiny.
#Pokémon #LegendsZA
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Finally tally after my revival spree.
50 Jaw Fossils:
49 Male
1 Female
0 Alpha
0 Shiny
Sail Fossil:
40 Male
10 Female
2 Alpha (both female)
0 Shiny
Time to go and save up some more to try it again.
50 Jaw Fossils:
49 Male
1 Female
0 Alpha
0 Shiny
Sail Fossil:
40 Male
10 Female
2 Alpha (both female)
0 Shiny
Time to go and save up some more to try it again.