Maria Murumaa-Mengel
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Maria Murumaa-Mengel
@mariamurmen.bsky.social
Media educator and researcher. I am involved in research focusing mainly on people’s (non-)use of social media, different literacies (e.g. digital, MIL) and various online risks (e.g. gendered online hate, online shaming). Слава Україні!
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Scjuuze moi, but it is time to toot our own horn. It's finally out! An academic deep dive into manfluencers' messages and how they try to sell ideas of hypermasculinity to people who are seeking answers and anchors to their identity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mainstreaming the manosphere: discourses of contemporary masculinity among Estonian manfluencers - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Mainstreaming the manosphere: discourses of contemporary masculinity among Estonian manfluencers
www.nature.com
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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⚡️ Estonia has scrapped a planned Limp Bizkit concert after officials blasted frontman Fred Durst for backing Russia’s occupation of Crimea.

Organizers canceled the 2026 Tallinn show after Estonia’s Foreign Ministry said supporters of an aggressor state have no place in the country.
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Embalmed soviet nomenclature nostaligists meet kids born in free europe
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Former NYT reporter Landon Thomas, Jr.: Its getting scary. The stories you could tell...

Epstein: Wow

Thomas: Actually I don't think he/voters would care. Being effectively shameless is a pretty powerful weapon for a presidential candidate.

Epstein: But by being a phony rich person
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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NPR reported this morning that, based on their review of the #Epstein emails released yesterday, Trump’s name appeared more than 1,000 times in the document—

"I have met some very bad people, none as bad as #Trump. Not one decent cell in his body." - Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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«I have met some very bad people, none as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body.»

— Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Nerd fest.
@mariamurmen.bsky.social sai parima teaduse ja tehnoloogia populariseerija peapreemia - palju-palju õnne! 👏
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Best NO KINGS DAY sign so far

Chattanooga, Tennessee
October 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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For the love of country, get out and march. #NoKings #Oct18 #FirstAmendment

Country over party. 🇺🇸
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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It's so hard to tell if they're awful or idiots.
October 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Why are we here, you ask? This. This exchange, between these two men - in which the Speaker of the House is systematically not held to account for serially lying, violating his oath of office, & not respecting the results of democratic elections - illustrates exactly why we are here:
October 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Solidarity is the only way
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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The “average Russian”…in Switzerland
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month
October 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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October 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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October 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Tahate veel kettasse minna?
October 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ajakirjandusele etteheide: “viitab” on siinkohal pehmendav. Ta konkreetselt ju ütles niimoodi, ja täitsa ise.
October 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Issand kui kõrini mul TI tööriistadest on 🤦‍♀️
Jah, see võib olla parim valimisreklaam.
Jüri Ratas Tallinna kohal lendamas on uus tase.
October 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM