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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 13h

Me checking my email on Monday morning:

MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 14h

I didn’t want to answer any reasonable questions.

Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 1d

I can't go to smitten kitchen bc I always wind up with 37000 tabs open

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 2d

I just talked myself OUT of super cubes dammit *add to cart*

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Saki 🦄🪶✦Fae NTVtuber✦【NTVN】【V-Chunky】 @nightmaresakito.bsky.social · 2d

A beautiful native woman flipping the bird in response to Monday, Oct. 13th, Columbus Day. “Fuck Christopher Columbus.” Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 5d

Whatever that praying means for you, get it done. That includes scientifically cheering for her wellbeing. Don’t fuss about it, just make good thoughts for a good woman.

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 5d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 6d

Our daycare used to be in the same town I worked in, ~30min commute, and you better believe I made the round trip when I was sick enough to need a day off

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 6d

God damn it

Bsky post that says dems stop promoting failed candidates who failed because they sucked ten years ago and therefore would be the worst choice in the current political climate challenge 2025

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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 6d

in Prometheus, when the lady gets Alien’d, she DRAGS herself into a self-administered abortion pod and UN-ALIENS herself, five stars, fuck you, this movie rules, pick your face off the floor

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations we are making the exact same face right now

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 9d

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants. Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. They even partnered with Danish chefs to create three recipes using ant yogurt. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants

Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.

arstechnica.com

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 9d

I googled "Halloween jokes" and copy/pasted a good one, super easy!

Amanda Deibert @amandadeibert.bsky.social · 10d

Click to send a Halloween Card to a child at Children's Hospital LA. It cost you NOTHING, it takes 30 seconds and they donate $1 for every card sent between now and Halloween secure1.chla.org/site/SPageNa...

Send a Halloween card to a child in the hospital!

You can help a child in the hospital have a spook-tacular Halloween. Send a special card before the deadline.

secure1.chla.org

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 9d

Ugh this is all so gross because Doug Jones would NEVER

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 11d

Dems Stop Promoting Failed Candidates Who Failed Because They Sucked Ten Years Ago and Therefore Would Be the Worst Choice in the Current Political Climate Challenge 2025

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 14d

I love Mike Flanagan so much

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 16d

Zach Galifinakis Hangover GIF

Alt: Zach Galifinakis tossing his hair with the words in not jealous at all

media.tenor.com

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 17d

Gym tvs should exclusively play reruns of Escape to the Country and I'll die on that hill

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Businesslady 🌦️🪶🌄 @courtguerra.bsky.social · 19d

this was a lovely read, especially given [starts to gesture broadly & then just never stops spinning]

Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 19d

Interviewed two icons about being the faces of American food www.eater.com/food-culture...

Padma Lakshmi and Samin Nosrat Get Personal

With new books coming out this fall, the “Good Things” and “Padma’s All American” authors catch up to discuss their creative processes and what’s next for American food.

www.eater.com

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 20d

You know that feeling of deflation when you've been fantasizing about winning the lottery and you come back to reality where the odds are near zero? It's been like that for me for days

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 20d

Amazon reviews are telling me that a surprising number of adults don't know to take a watch to a jeweler for a battery replacement

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 24d

Meetings all day so I can't get any work done
Really looking forward to the meetings tomorrow where I have to explain why I couldn't get any work done
Do it all over again next week

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 24d

I can't drink any alcohol after 6pm if I want to sleep that night

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 24d

About to get put in bsky timeout for bot behavior for liking every reply in that thread

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 25d

Geniuses all

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 26d

The standouts in my memory were prob fine, but I didn't really *know* for sure. One lesbian who didn't broadcast, but low-key confirmed when we hint-quired.
A few knew my dad (all HS teachers running in the same crowd in their 20s), so I doubt they would have differed much politically

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azteclady @azteclady.bsky.social · 26d

Ten people with twenty bucks they can give to two good causes: funding this classroom 👇🏽 and celebrating Kelly's birthday in the way she wants.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 26d

$215!! We can fund this by lunch time.

www.donorschoose.org/project/book...

Bookshelves, {Some} Banned Books, and {Lost} Books, Oh My!, a project from Mrs. Gall

Help me give my students new books to choose from in my classroom library! For years, books have been banned or challenged because of different or unpopular ideas. It is so important that students ...

www.donorschoose.org

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Megan @megoo.bsky.social · 26d

My 5yo's favorite cookie is the fuckin pepperidge farm raspberry milano
Someone please help me budget this

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