Meghan Wilson Duff
@mwduff.bsky.social
Psych prof, in tide pool when possible 🦑, excels at typos. (they/them) www.meghanwilsonduff.com Author of HOW ARE YOU, VERITY? illustrated by the excellent @taylorbarron.bsky.social
🚫 genAI, 🚫 fascism, IDIC 🖖
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We collectively rubberneck far too often for a pack of the most boring, boorish, entitled men who between them share a wet napkin's worth of a vision for the future.
We have to knock that shit off. They are other people with more substantive things to say in addressing our collective situation.
We have to knock that shit off. They are other people with more substantive things to say in addressing our collective situation.
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We collectively rubberneck far too often for a pack of the most boring, boorish, entitled men who between them share a wet napkin's worth of a vision for the future.
We have to knock that shit off. They are other people with more substantive things to say in addressing our collective situation.
We have to knock that shit off. They are other people with more substantive things to say in addressing our collective situation.
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It occurs to me that Oscar Isaac has kinda played Frankenstein twice now.
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It occurs to me that Oscar Isaac has kinda played Frankenstein twice now.
Sound on
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Sound on
public service announcement
(and the colds part continues beyond the preschool years)
(and the colds part continues beyond the preschool years)
do you love SLEEP and hate HAVING COLDS ALL THE TIME
then BEING PARENT OF PRESCHOOLER may not be for you
then BEING PARENT OF PRESCHOOLER may not be for you
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
public service announcement
(and the colds part continues beyond the preschool years)
(and the colds part continues beyond the preschool years)
see, there are always more new cool things
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
see, there are always more new cool things
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One on side, the Trump administration is arguing that hormones are "mutilating" when used by trans people. When used by cis people, they are removing all the warning labels and increasing access.
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One on side, the Trump administration is arguing that hormones are "mutilating" when used by trans people. When used by cis people, they are removing all the warning labels and increasing access.
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
Funny how that works.
archive.ph/JhbUF
Yoto & what not is nice, but how about paring it w/ actual text so the kids can put the auditory together w/ the visual? And for picture books & illustrated stories they can see the illustrations.
[said by parent w/ a kid who struggles w/ auditory processing and learned to language via cc's.]
[said by parent w/ a kid who struggles w/ auditory processing and learned to language via cc's.]
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Yoto & what not is nice, but how about paring it w/ actual text so the kids can put the auditory together w/ the visual? And for picture books & illustrated stories they can see the illustrations.
[said by parent w/ a kid who struggles w/ auditory processing and learned to language via cc's.]
[said by parent w/ a kid who struggles w/ auditory processing and learned to language via cc's.]
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Lovely video closeup of Toxopneustes! A sea urchin with potent venomous pedicellariae! youtube.com/shorts/PTEFZ...
アジサイの毒爪 #水中映像 #海の生き物 #ウニ #有毒
YouTube video by aquatic pro
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Lovely video closeup of Toxopneustes! A sea urchin with potent venomous pedicellariae! youtube.com/shorts/PTEFZ...
The worst ADHD pitch goes to Hallowell and Ratey for having the most pathetic coverage of autism in a book on ADHD that published after 2013... Swing and a miss, fellas.
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--from Childhood through Adulthood
Amazon.com: ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction-from Childhood through Adulthood eBook : Hallowell M.D., Edward M., Ratey M.D., John J.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The worst ADHD pitch goes to Hallowell and Ratey for having the most pathetic coverage of autism in a book on ADHD that published after 2013... Swing and a miss, fellas.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Black farmers doing what they always do - feeding their communities in a time of crisis.
My latest on SNAP and the folks stepping in to fill the void: capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-...
My latest on SNAP and the folks stepping in to fill the void: capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-...
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
capitalbnews.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Black farmers doing what they always do - feeding their communities in a time of crisis.
My latest on SNAP and the folks stepping in to fill the void: capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-...
My latest on SNAP and the folks stepping in to fill the void: capitalbnews.org/snap-crisis-...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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If you want to start a newsletter and don't want to use Substack because they currently platform/sponsor Nazis: consider using the free and open-sourced alternative that has been around for over a decade.
I'll personally walk you through it.
I'll personally walk you through it.
The Alternative to Medium/Substack - Sharpie Posts
Stop using closed-sourced solutions and move towards free and open-sources options that scale better, especially for indie creators.
sharpiepls.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If you want to start a newsletter and don't want to use Substack because they currently platform/sponsor Nazis: consider using the free and open-sourced alternative that has been around for over a decade.
I'll personally walk you through it.
I'll personally walk you through it.
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It's like letter of recommendation whack-a-mole. I seem to always have some to do no matter how many I finish, but I'm also out there saying, "Please DO NOT just apply to grad school because you aren't sure whatever to do after college."
please, please, please
please, please, please
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It's like letter of recommendation whack-a-mole. I seem to always have some to do no matter how many I finish, but I'm also out there saying, "Please DO NOT just apply to grad school because you aren't sure whatever to do after college."
please, please, please
please, please, please
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approaching the “cancelling thanksgiving to protect the epstein files” delta
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
approaching the “cancelling thanksgiving to protect the epstein files” delta
Could go all VT & ME style and let incarcerated people vote
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Could go all VT & ME style and let incarcerated people vote
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The food assistance program had not been funded since Nov. 1, when the USDA said it had run out of funding as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Janet Mills says Maine will pay full SNAP benefits in November
The food assistance program had not been funded since Nov. 1, when the USDA said the program had run out of funding as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.
www.bangordailynews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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It got drowned out in all the good news from last night, but Boston Mayor Michelle Wu became the youngest person to be reelected in the city's history.
She ran unopposed because her opponent--Patriots owner Bob Kraft's son--withdrew a few months ago after realizing he had no hope of winning.
She ran unopposed because her opponent--Patriots owner Bob Kraft's son--withdrew a few months ago after realizing he had no hope of winning.
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Firmly believe one of the ways to improve trust in journalism among young people is to support them in learning to research, write, and report themselves. Even if they never pursue it as a job, it helps to understand the process, and encourages them to engage with their local journalism outlets.
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.” More than a third of teens believe journalists could improve by simply “Telling the truth,” “Fact checking,” and “Not lying.” buff.ly/7vgO0ci
“Biased,” “Boring,” “Chaotic,” and “Bad”: A majority of teens hold negative views of news media, report finds
About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”
www.niemanlab.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Firmly believe one of the ways to improve trust in journalism among young people is to support them in learning to research, write, and report themselves. Even if they never pursue it as a job, it helps to understand the process, and encourages them to engage with their local journalism outlets.
We junk up everywhere
The documentary’s title echoes Daniel Pauly’s concept of “shifting baseline syndrome,” in which each new generation accepts progressively degraded ecosystems as the new normal. -- Satellite boom turns space into orbital wild west www.courthousenews.com/satellite-bo...
Satellite boom turns space into orbital wild west
Low Earth orbit is crowded with debris, threatening the atmosphere and future exploration. Experts say it’s time to treat space like an ecosystem, not a dumping ground.
www.courthousenews.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We junk up everywhere
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November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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30 previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton @oceancensus.bsky.social and collaborators. ecomagazine.com/news/researc...
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Recent Expeditions Confirm Discovery of 30 Previously Unknown Deep-Sea Species - environment coastal & offshore
Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Censu...
ecomagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
30 previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton @oceancensus.bsky.social and collaborators. ecomagazine.com/news/researc...
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