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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · 22h

Houston

While Houston Street was named after William Houstoun, the street's spelling got changed at some point even though the pronunciation did not

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 29d

Have been tagged in to provide the reminder about traumatic video because of the Charlie Kirk shooting video going around!

1. Settings -> Content & Media, turn off "autoplay video"
2. Keep your device sound off while browsing so an accidental activation won't include the sound

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Aug 15

The end of the article (or the giant Dropout reddit thread) gives you the skip to the ending directions. It looks like 100,000 is the number needed to put the code in to unlock a surprise extra Game Changer episode.

A screenshot from the website ep11.love after entering the code SAMALAMADINGDONG. The background features a vibrant sunburst pattern in shades of orange, yellow, red, and blue, emanating from the bottom center. A large black-bordered white rectangle in the upper half contains the main congratulatory text, while a smaller black-bordered white rectangle with a yellow progress bar is positioned below it.

The congratulatory text, in all caps, states:
"Congrats on exposing Sam's secret
You are game changer superfan #5190
94810 others needed to unlock episode 11"

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Jul 20

Mostly (when yelling from another room) the dog's name followed by maybe one of the cats before she would get to my name

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Jul 19

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Jul 15

Reposting with alt text

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NYC Emergency Management & @nycemergencymgt
NEW: NWS REPORTS FLASH FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL FIVE BOROUGHS
Thunderstorms are producing heavy rain across NYC. Flash flooding is already happening or expected to begin shortly. Up to 2 more inches of rain may fall quickly.
Areas affected include, but are not limited to:
Flatbush, Flushing, Mott Haven, East Tremont, Coney Island, Crown Heights, Midtown Manhattan, LaGuardia Airport, Huguenot, Harlem, and Todt Hill.

If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground. Keep your Go Bag near the door and clear exit paths.
Avoid flooded areas. Never walk or drive into water. Turn around, don't drown.

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Jul 2

I love that the working name for the blue tiger in Kpop Demon Hunters is Derpy and the magpie with too many eyes is Sussy

Kpop Demon Hunters' seriously derpy tiger: "It was genius"

Without singing a note or swinging a weapon, this character was the true fan-fave from Netflix's hit movie

www.salon.com

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · Jun 14

Here are some tips for ways to “show up” when you aren’t able to show up in person, as well as suggestions for all of us for building more inclusive movements for social justice and human rights.

How to Protest If You're Disabled And Can't Show Up at Rallies

Tips and tricks to help you resist.

www.teenvogue.com

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Jun 11

NEW: What went wrong with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? Why was the writing so tonally inconsistent? Why did it feel so shallow? Why were there so few choices?

Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Inside the ‘Dragon Age’ Debacle That Gutted EA’s BioWare Studio

The latest game in BioWare’s fantasy role-playing series went through ten years of development turmoil

www.bloomberg.com

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · May 30

fuck Target's sad beige pride. You don't have to like rainbows to be loud and proud; AND you can support a currently-unemployed trans artist! (many more at link) www.teepublic.com/user/chekhov...

a black hoodie with hand-lettered white text reading, "feral queer"

a black tshirt with hand-lettered white text reading, "queer but not into bright colors"

a red tshirt with hand-lettered black text reading, "queer rage"

a maroon tshirt with hand-lettered white text reading, "trans power"

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · May 1

Polygon sold to Valnet
aftermath.site/polygon-layoff...

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Apr 23

Gough (as Dedra) has such an epic line: "I will guarantee a level of engagement, but it will be inversely proportional to the volume of anxiety you generate in our lives". Intersections between domestic drama & rebellion are fun and make the characters a galaxy away feel real.
#Andor #AndorSpoilers

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Apr 23

There were so many good moments in the first three episodes of Andor's new season; the fondue dinner to meet essentially the mother-in-law was hilarious. Denise Gough's comment: "It's amazing how many people in America really connect with that scene, especially women"
#Andor #AndorSpoilers

'Andor' stars Kyle Soller and Denise Gough break down their 'Thanksgiving dinner from hell'

Now officially a couple, Syril Karn and Dedra Meero invite Syril's mother for dinner, and it goes about as well as you'd expect. Actors Kyle Soller and Denise Gough walk us through filming the 'dinner...

ew.com

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Apr 2

There are a limited number of £5 standing tickets at the Globe released on Fridays for the following week if they like Shakespeare & can stand for 2-3 hours. Broadway Market has become more touristy but you can walk from there to Victoria Park (or vice versa) in a straight line on the canal path.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Apr 1

You can watch @booker.senate.gov here as he breaks Strom Thurmond's filibuster record in 14 minutes. www.booker.senate.gov/live

Live | U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey

www.booker.senate.gov

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Apr 1

Not April Fools' releated but a timely article on Apothecary Diaries by @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social which I think hits on why I've enjoyed it so much (murder mysteries, hierarchical/court intrigue, etc):

I'm Apothecary Diaries-Pilled, And The Frog Scene Made Me Worse - Aftermath

This lil guy changed lives

aftermath.site

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Apr 1

ICYMI Apothecary Diaries had one of the few delightful April Fools' brand pranks:

The Apothecary Diaries Just Pitched the Perfect Anime Spin-off Thanks to an April Fools' Day Prank

The Apothecary Diaries pranks fans with spin-off.

screenrant.com

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 31

While I don't currently own any cats, here are some at a cat cafe I went to. They partner with a local shelter to get cats at the cafe adopted.

Floofy black cat with a white chest & paws mostly out of sight; it has very green eyes and bit of white fur on its right side lip & nose. It is sitting up and looking over it's shoulder. It is next to a white pet water fountain that has a green basin and the spout is a flower.

Corner of a room with wall shelves for cats. On the left white wall, there is an orange shelf with an orange & white floofy cat asleep on it. On the back orange wall, there are white shelves with a brown tabby cat on the closest shelf to the orange shelf. The tabby is staring intensely at the tail of the floofy cat.

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 31

She also deleted posts on reddit where she linked to an archive site which captures some of the posts she made. Includes her quote skeet of someone discussing screenshots which have been shared in this thread
- www.reddit.com/r/transgende...
- www.reddit.com/r/transgende...
- archive.ph/MMWGe

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 31

Well, she's talked about deleting the posts:
- bsky.app/profile/zinn...
- bsky.app/profile/zinn...
- bsky.app/profile/zinn...
- bsky.app/profile/zinn...

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 30

Awesome to see the US team excel at Worlds! AP outlines some of the Olympics speculation which is now on everyone's minds.

The US dominated figure skating's world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics

The Americans had arguably the best world championships in their long and distinguished figure skating history, and now they are pointing toward next season and the Olympics.

apnews.com

Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 30

Just want to flag that some of the brigading might be due to her cross-posting on reddit to specifically call you out which is not great...

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 6

The way I found out I was missing a random childhood vaccine was cleaning out my mom's house & finding school records where she filled in the dates on med forms. Pneumococcal only joined the routine pediatric schedule in 2000; my PCP quickly fixed that for me 🤣

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 6

Neither my partner nor I were charged at CVS for the booster in Dec (didn't check ahead of time, no questions asked). I think the framing when asking is that you can't verify so do they cover titers for the MMR or do they recommend (and cover) jumping straight to the booster without checking

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Margaret @margaretwanders.bsky.social · Mar 6

Most people don't have *documented proof* of their childhood vaccines so it depends on your insurance. The MMR is a recommended vaccine & the HHS states "most insurance plans are required to cover recommended vaccines without charging you".

www.hhs.gov

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