Meg-han
@therealmegjon.bsky.social
Maryland transplant living in Oakland, CA (via MA & NYC). Big fan of night herons, trains, O's & Ballers baseball, pinball, walkable cities, and street design. Getting my Masters in Library & Information Science, probably as a result of a midlife crisis.
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Meg-han
@therealmegjon.bsky.social
· Nov 11
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Nooooo lol my kangaroo and platypus choices are not aging well. I had both of them making it through a few more rounds 😭
GELADA OUTLASTS EASTERN GREY KANGAROO!!!! #2025MMM
March 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Nooooo lol my kangaroo and platypus choices are not aging well. I had both of them making it through a few more rounds 😭
Currently doing the Christmas Bird Count at Lake Merritt and quickly realizing I'm way out of my element here lol. But I'm learning so much from these way more experienced bird watchers.
December 15, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Currently doing the Christmas Bird Count at Lake Merritt and quickly realizing I'm way out of my element here lol. But I'm learning so much from these way more experienced bird watchers.
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i’ll say that RFK is the guy that genuinely frightens me because i think he would happily let as many people suffer and die as it took for him to feel vindicated about his beliefs. a totally amoral person who doesn’t seem to believe that other minds exist.
December 13, 2024 at 12:21 PM
i’ll say that RFK is the guy that genuinely frightens me because i think he would happily let as many people suffer and die as it took for him to feel vindicated about his beliefs. a totally amoral person who doesn’t seem to believe that other minds exist.
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As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
Two Very Different Manhattan Murder Investigations
The NYPD spent countless hours and resources searching for a CEO’s killer, but has made little evident progress on the fatal stabbing of a migrant teen.
hellgatenyc.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:19 PM
As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...
There is apparently a great horned owl hanging out in the tree outside my apt right now.
December 10, 2024 at 8:32 PM
There is apparently a great horned owl hanging out in the tree outside my apt right now.
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The final House results have now landed as 220-215 for the GOP. That means the House majority came down to the 3 NC seats the GOP flipped thanks to its brand new gerrymander.
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
December 4, 2024 at 1:17 AM
The final House results have now landed as 220-215 for the GOP. That means the House majority came down to the 3 NC seats the GOP flipped thanks to its brand new gerrymander.
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
And that gerrymander hinged on NC's supreme court flipping in 2022.
I wrote this last month: boltsmag.org/state-suprem...
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the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM
the frenzy over the hunter biden pardon is a good reminder that the press knows how to make something a scandal and has decided that nothing trump does is truly deserving of that treatment
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The funny thing about the people who write articles about echo chambers is that they were never, ever willing to debate anyone on Twitter. They just wanted to tell everyone how to think
December 1, 2024 at 7:51 PM
The funny thing about the people who write articles about echo chambers is that they were never, ever willing to debate anyone on Twitter. They just wanted to tell everyone how to think
Return
November 29, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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Veera watching over the Thanksgiving meal.
November 29, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Veera watching over the Thanksgiving meal.
It's bleak
1. Imagine how weird it is to just move to, and live, at Mar a Lago.
2. Imagine being people who spend their Thanksgiving at Mar a Lago.
3. Imagine how screwed up our media and political climate is that the richest man in the world just moving into the president-elect's house is totally normalized.
2. Imagine being people who spend their Thanksgiving at Mar a Lago.
3. Imagine how screwed up our media and political climate is that the richest man in the world just moving into the president-elect's house is totally normalized.
Elon Musk at Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving. The guest cheered for him with similar enthusiasm they show for Trump.
November 29, 2024 at 6:15 AM
It's bleak
Wore my BART sweater today, and I think this is why the transit gods blessed me. Took 2 BART rides and 2 MUNI rides, and never waited more than 2 min at any point, even without looking at the transit times on the way into SF! Truly a holiday miracle.
November 29, 2024 at 6:13 AM
Wore my BART sweater today, and I think this is why the transit gods blessed me. Took 2 BART rides and 2 MUNI rides, and never waited more than 2 min at any point, even without looking at the transit times on the way into SF! Truly a holiday miracle.
This! Also, that scroll helps them make a few dollars off of the recipe you're getting for free that we used to have to use cookbooks to get. Like, go spend money on supporting cookbook authors or stop complaining!
I used to feel like this till I found out how search engines basically force them to write this or they just scrape and steal the family recipe
I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.
November 28, 2024 at 8:29 PM
This! Also, that scroll helps them make a few dollars off of the recipe you're getting for free that we used to have to use cookbooks to get. Like, go spend money on supporting cookbook authors or stop complaining!
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Look, if cranberries can be weird and bitter and still liked by roughly half the people at Thanksgiving dinner, then so can you!
November 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Look, if cranberries can be weird and bitter and still liked by roughly half the people at Thanksgiving dinner, then so can you!
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Do not under any circumstances buy into the myth of a mandate or the idea that "everything has changed."
November 28, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Do not under any circumstances buy into the myth of a mandate or the idea that "everything has changed."
Last year I went to see a cover band that was entirely Tony Hawk Skater video game songs so I can confirm a few 20- something zoomers did at least
I’m worried that kids today are growing up without a video game series that teaches them 13 or 15 similar sounding skate punk songs
November 28, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Last year I went to see a cover band that was entirely Tony Hawk Skater video game songs so I can confirm a few 20- something zoomers did at least
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This is ridiculous. Dead salmon hats are classic if you wear them the right way
Embarrassing. They're going to feel so stupid in 10 years when nobody's wearing dead salmon hats anymore.
Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.
www.livescience.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:01 AM
This is ridiculous. Dead salmon hats are classic if you wear them the right way
Me but with Southern Comfort.
FDA Bans Captain Morgan Rum After Having Way Too Much Of That Shit In College
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November 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Me but with Southern Comfort.
Dinosaurs at an ancient tidal lagoon
November 26, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Dinosaurs at an ancient tidal lagoon
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To be clear, the correct response to these poll numbers for Dems isn't "turn right on immigration," it's "make a vigorous effort to sell the public on why this is a destructive idea"
CBS Poll:
Would you approve/disapprove of Trump starting program to deport all immigrants in the US illegally?
Approve: 57%
Disapprove: 43%
—
M: 63-37 (+26)
F: 53-47 (+6)
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White: 62-38 (+24)
Black: 46-54 (-8)
Hispanic: 48-52 (-4)
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Dem: 27-73 (-46)
GOP: 90-10 (+80)
www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
Would you approve/disapprove of Trump starting program to deport all immigrants in the US illegally?
Approve: 57%
Disapprove: 43%
—
M: 63-37 (+26)
F: 53-47 (+6)
—
White: 62-38 (+24)
Black: 46-54 (-8)
Hispanic: 48-52 (-4)
—
Dem: 27-73 (-46)
GOP: 90-10 (+80)
www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
November 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM
To be clear, the correct response to these poll numbers for Dems isn't "turn right on immigration," it's "make a vigorous effort to sell the public on why this is a destructive idea"
Whenever this happens to me, I start texting my friends with, "look at me being a baller getting a private ride in a $500k vehicle" and then they all let out a collective groan lol
I’m the only person on this otherwise empty bus on an otherwise busy route. What does everyone else know that I don’t
November 24, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Whenever this happens to me, I start texting my friends with, "look at me being a baller getting a private ride in a $500k vehicle" and then they all let out a collective groan lol
The clouds over Lake Merritt yesterday were perfect.
November 24, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The clouds over Lake Merritt yesterday were perfect.
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A party of Jonah Ryans.
November 24, 2024 at 1:03 AM
A party of Jonah Ryans.