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Emma Cifrino (dr. maine witch, DMA, PhD⁷)
@mainewitch.bsky.social
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double doctor & music studies lecturer; freelance violist; in my k-pop era; reylo sleeper agent; free palestine 🇵🇸

I have a blog: mainewitchonpop.com
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You think everything is terrible (headache) but then there’s this creature and also you found a deeply cute Spider-Man AU for your favorite rarepair
Tortie point cat on a striped couch with her arm extended. Her paw is touch the outstretched hand of the photographer
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Hello from my baaaaaby
Black & white cat showing her belly while a white lady’s hand scritches her belly
November 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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a movie that takes place where I’m from
Still frame from The Iron Giant, showing the titular Giant crouching over a small brunet boy wearing a red jacket in an autumnal clearing
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Logan airport is such a strange place
Banner advert over an airport escalator seemingly advertising the charms of Swampscott MA with a photo of a harbor and the motto “Swampscott: something beautiful is on the horizon”
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Hello from a perfect creature
A 14-year-old perfect tiny baby cat (black and white) curled up on a red couch
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Newwwww glasses
White lady in an orange pashmina. She has hazel eyes, dark gray hair, and is wearing clear plastic framed glasses
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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My phone keeps showing me this photo of Snicker snoozing on my legs from a couple summers ago and I had to share because look at that BELLY FLUFF
Looking at my legs on a cream couch; a flame point cat is snuggled between my calves with her head on my ankle
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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No, grocery store, this is not actually good news, because I scheduled my pickup window at the time when I can come get it, not earlier!
Text from grocery store service: “Good news! Your ShopWoodman's pickup order is ready early. Let us know when you're at the store”
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Her sister does it even better
Tortie point cat curled up in a hat
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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That’s her job! And purring
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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In MUCH nicer news, here is a Big Potat
A flame-point cat with blue eyes sitting on a windowsill with a hula hoop framing her. The photographer is outside so you’re seeing the cat through the window.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Liberated from the evil website
“A second plane has hit” GWB meme but it says “sir a second Clinton blowjob has hit the White House”
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Going back to my hipster clear acetate frames roots and I’m super stoked, plus I got a pair that’s actually fitted to my face and won’t bump on my cheeks all the time
Oval clear acetate glasses frames on a white background
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Tentative plans — anything crucial on Friday/Saturday that I’m missing?
November 2025 07 Fri 08 Sat 09:00 AM 10:30 AM In Fashion: Musical Women in the Long 18th Century 12:15 PM Defining Femininity and Female Power through Music & Mary Simonson 12:30 PM 02:00 PM SMT Committee on Feminist Issues and Gender Equity Brown Bag Lunch 02:15 PM 03:45 PM Transatlantic Musical Cultures & Elaine Fitz Gibbon 4:00Pm-6:00pm Embodiment and Musical Gendering 9AM Gender Play: Music and Forms of Gender Impersonation 10:45AM Composing Women: Identity and Creative Agency 4-6PM K-Pop: Inside, Outside, New and Old
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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He didn’t even fucking graduate! As someone who has two doctorates from UW, I do not claim him and the alumni association will be hearing from me repeatedly.
Post from UW-Madison alumni association: “UW-Madison remembers Dick Cheney PhDx'68, a distinguished public servant known for his leadership and enduring impact on American politics.”
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The only thing holding me together right now
Photo of a sticker next to the track pad of a black laptop. The sticker is a drawing of Rinini, a cartoon calico cat character that represents Shen Ricky from the k-pop group Zerobaseone.
October 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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I did get my hair cut today and I wish I could figure out how to trim my bangs properly so they always look this perfectly choppy and cute
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Oh my GOD?!?!
"It was called "The Hunt for Ben Solo' and it was really cool," adds Driver. "But it is no more, so I can finally talk about it." Soderbergh, in a statement, said: "I really enjoyed making the movie in my head. I'm just sorry the fans won't get to see it."
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Welcome to lecture!
Chalkboard reading “I KNOW CANVAS IS DOWN”
October 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Also unironically UW-Madison’s student health services about me re: ADHD in 2018 because they don’t want to prescribe stimulants:
QT from @businessgoos3 on twitter: “this is unironically the conclusion several professionals separately came to about me as a child” Quoting user Lyme Disease Truther who tweeted: “I'm not autistic I just have all the symptoms”
October 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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I think she might be having a nice time
Tortie point cat sitting on the lap of a person wearing gray pants and a green sweatshirt. The cat is happily accepting neck scritches.
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Hello! Here is a vintage Doodle in her natural habitat: a sink
A tortie point cat curled up in a white porcelain sink looking supremely satisfied
October 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Made an excellent spur of the moment purchase today
Two hair clips; on the left an ivory claw clip decorated with blue eyeballs, on the right a claw clip that is shaped and painted like a giant blue eyeball
October 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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YES.
Snakes in the grass beneath our feet, rain in the clouds above Some moments last forever, but some flare out with love love love
October 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Meme of captain america with text “I understood that reference”
October 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM