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@meganmarianne.bsky.social

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ESL educator in the Midwest; Slavic literature grad school escapee. Likes: karaoke, naps, klarbrunn. Dislikes: union busting, licorice. Free Palestine.

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 2d

Tinker, tailor, nicholas hoult(er) will poulter

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 3d

I would like to live my life in such a way that when I die people don't have to wonder how I felt about abusers.

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 3d

I'd only kick you out of bed for not sharing your crackers, honestly

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 10d

Never watched a Disney channel show. I feel like for people 2-3 years younger than me (I'm 39) that was their childhood

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 10d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 10d

Charli: Natasha

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 10d

Carrie: Taylor
Samantha: Sabrina
Charlotte: Olivia
Miranda: Chappell

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 11d

Conversation with my man:
Me: Why do I have so many doctor's appointments. I just wanna be healthy and normal, what do I have to do
Josh: Go to the doctor
Me: Goddammit

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 14d

Nothing like trying to find photos for an esl class on body parts to demonstrate dominant culture's diseased relationship with bodies

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 15d

Used it on NPR Up First today too, was also pleasantly surprised

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 16d

Cupcake. The Look is like 90 percent of a cupcake's appeal.

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 16d

Anyway, it's a beautiful day to stream Bad Bunny.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16d

MAGA have spent all day calling for the NFL to push out Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime show artist and replace him with the band Creed.

These people have no culture.

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 17d

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 18d

I thought it was vagina at first and now can't unhear

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Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 20d

It's good to see that Zach Woods has only become more powerful and based with time.

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 19d

Ugh, Weiner

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Tilmon Edwards @tilmonedwards.com · May 5

I have 3 axioms that help me decide when to talk to people I disagree with:

1. To debate a subject is to concede that the subject is debatable.

2. To reason with a person is to concede that the person is reasonable.

3. To ask for evidence of a claim is to concede that the claim might be true.

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 19d

I always thought this was Dexter 🤯

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PadRocky Horror @padrock.bsky.social · 19d

Since this show is back a reminder to everyone about the showrunner. Also that the female costar of this show, after hearing that this guy assaulted someone, suggested they all hash it out on a podcast

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · Feb 12

Even if you don’t watch the show English Teacher, hope you'll read this. This is about more than 1 show, 1 guy.

FX just renewed a show from a man facing allegations of assault. I have a LOT of questions about the implications not just for FX but for the whole industry www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...

FX’s renewal of "English Teacher" sends a dangerous message

FX's decision to look past allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez signals a troubling disregard for survivors.

www.salon.com

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 20d

Quite a Thursday where you shake your head in a disappointed manner at your fellow commuters twice in one hour

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 22d

How it feels to move apartments

mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 22d

Putting chapstick under my nose on the bus like I'm clutching flowers to my face during the plague

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 22d

Underrated aspect of having a dog: you have to leave early or you can't go because you HAVE to get home to let the dog out.

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Dr Grace Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 23d

Just so we are clear. There is nothing wrong with being trans or autistic. Don't give an inch on that

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mmk @meganmarianne.bsky.social · 25d

Really helpful if you've been wondering why chatbots lie

Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 25d

I didn't read the OpenAI one yet, but my last Science column discussed the Anthropic "scheming" report"

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Why AI chatbots lie to us

A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine needed to collect and format some data from a website, and he asked the latest version of Anthropic’s generative AI system, Claude, for help. Claude cheerfully agr...