Fright Merkin
@magneticsara.bsky.social
She/her I like science and people and food. Seattle-based, but not based in general. Black lives matter.
Dubai seems like a sinister shopping mall.
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Dubai seems like a sinister shopping mall.
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For most people, intentionally stealing $5 million from the people who hired you and pay your salary usually comes with consequences
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
For most people, intentionally stealing $5 million from the people who hired you and pay your salary usually comes with consequences
Oh duh you have to unlock your phone if you have your car insurance info on it. Guess I need to fire up that printer.
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Oh duh you have to unlock your phone if you have your car insurance info on it. Guess I need to fire up that printer.
Europeans kept asking us why we weren't parading in the streets to oppose Trump all the time, but I think the street brawls with ICE express American resistance better than marches have or will.
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Europeans kept asking us why we weren't parading in the streets to oppose Trump all the time, but I think the street brawls with ICE express American resistance better than marches have or will.
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just like in Chicago before, these folks in St. Paul are standing up to armed goons in full tactical gear in nothing but pajamas
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
just like in Chicago before, these folks in St. Paul are standing up to armed goons in full tactical gear in nothing but pajamas
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Join the bigot party to have a good time in a good country!
- Republicans
- Republicans
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Join the bigot party to have a good time in a good country!
- Republicans
- Republicans
Had the least cool dream ever: the episode of Girls where they get into birding.
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Had the least cool dream ever: the episode of Girls where they get into birding.
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so the same people who just got end run by Marjorie Taylor Greene are going after an astronaut huh
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
so the same people who just got end run by Marjorie Taylor Greene are going after an astronaut huh
This is the time of year when everyone goes home and finds out what shows are still playing on network TV. Oh I just love the holidays. 🥰
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is the time of year when everyone goes home and finds out what shows are still playing on network TV. Oh I just love the holidays. 🥰
I just think they're neat!
ken have i told u about the humble potato
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I just think they're neat!
The corgi from cowboy bebop is named Ein! I've been annoyed at this oversight for a long time, and now I am annoyed enough to block.
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The corgi from cowboy bebop is named Ein! I've been annoyed at this oversight for a long time, and now I am annoyed enough to block.
I think soldiers shouldn't follow unlawful orders. Wanna court-martial me, g-men?
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I think soldiers shouldn't follow unlawful orders. Wanna court-martial me, g-men?
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
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If they want to prosecute Mark Kelly in a military court for proposing military personnel follow all lawful orders that should make for very good fun
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If they want to prosecute Mark Kelly in a military court for proposing military personnel follow all lawful orders that should make for very good fun
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Ouch
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ouch
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I fear this exactly. Failing to adequately prepare increases the likelihood of lockdowns. No one should want this.
The default pandemic strategy for many countries does now seem to be "Play it by ear then lockdown and wait for a vaccine"
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I fear this exactly. Failing to adequately prepare increases the likelihood of lockdowns. No one should want this.
It's super fun to introduce my kid to new foods. Also pretty edifying to see her enjoy her favorites.
November 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It's super fun to introduce my kid to new foods. Also pretty edifying to see her enjoy her favorites.
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i have no idea why a certain kind of substacky progressive decided that james carville was the avatar of all that's evil about the democratic party, but you should pick better targets, you're wasting your ammunition on a skeleton who hasn't mattered in more than a decade, go after the obama boys
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
i have no idea why a certain kind of substacky progressive decided that james carville was the avatar of all that's evil about the democratic party, but you should pick better targets, you're wasting your ammunition on a skeleton who hasn't mattered in more than a decade, go after the obama boys
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honestly i don't know why they decided to remake Annihilation so soon
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
honestly i don't know why they decided to remake Annihilation so soon
Wetlands are so important to the planet but people hate 'em. We need to start liking them somehow.
Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
dlvr.it
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Wetlands are so important to the planet but people hate 'em. We need to start liking them somehow.
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Day 24 of #Nudivember is Mexichromis macropus.
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/showall/mexi...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/418341-...
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/showall/mexi...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/418341-...
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Day 24 of #Nudivember is Mexichromis macropus.
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/showall/mexi...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/418341-...
Info: www.seaslugforum.net/showall/mexi...
Photos: www.inaturalist.org/taxa/418341-...
I think I like it that the woman teaching American children to speak has a regional accent. Ms. Rachel is from Maine, and she's not as bad as Steven King, but she says vrum instead of vroom, and woypers instead of wipers.
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I think I like it that the woman teaching American children to speak has a regional accent. Ms. Rachel is from Maine, and she's not as bad as Steven King, but she says vrum instead of vroom, and woypers instead of wipers.
I got off the internet quirk train at mothman.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I got off the internet quirk train at mothman.