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Rebecca Dean
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Anthropologist (archaeology, biological anth, ecology). Director of Assessment and Data Analytics. Former Michigan diaspora now home but missing Minnesota. UMich grad working at MSU. Never speaks for MSU.
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Voter number 238
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Exhibit B
Trees with green and yellow and orange leaves along a still river Trees along a river
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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My campus is prettier than your campus.
Yellow and orange maple leaves with the blue sky beyond. The Red Cedar River with red maples on the bank A yellow maple tree in front of the MSU Administration building
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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13yo made this very scary pumpkin
A pumpkin painted to look like a yelling Trump
October 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Michigan is so damn beautiful
A photo of the central campus of MSU with a bright blue sky and leaves turning on the trees
October 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Very sneak. So hide.
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Didn’t Acosta pretty much clear Epstein of wrongdoing in the Epstein case too?
Screenshot of a Politico article entitled “Alex Acosta cleared Trump of wrongdoing in the Epstein case, GOP says”
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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God I love my kids. (This is from 19yo)
A screenshot of a text Today at 1:19am. 19yo: Did Neanderthals have soup Today at 6:07am Me: Why are you up at 1:19am? And…maybe. Hmm. Good question. Today at 11:10am 19yo: the question was too important to wait until morning.
October 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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May your #Caturday be full of cuddles
A tortie cat and a ginger cat (sisters) snuggle together on a blue chair.
October 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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What a gorgeous day. What a gorgeous campus.
A picture of the red cedar river from a bridge on the campus of Michigan State University
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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If you, like me, need your blood pressure lowered, have some cats spooning.
An orange cat spoons with a long-haired tortie cat on a white quilt.
September 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Apparently I’m popular 🤣
Screenshot of blue facts.app that says that I am very popular and have more followers than 99.8% of all users on Bluesky
September 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We said goodbye to Nonny today. In my Twitter days he was Big Fat Panda Cat. He’s been small and frail for years now and finally left us, peacefully and surrounded by his loving family.
A very old cat lying on a blue cushion looking at the camera.
September 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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I have a question for the gentleman: Should the displays in Texas classrooms show the prohibition of adultery as the 9th or 10th Commandment?
A tweet from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reading “Breaking: I’m encouraging Texas schools to begin the legal process of putting prayer back in the classroom and recommending the Lord’s Prayer for students. In Texas classrooms, we want the Word of God opened, the Ten Commandments displayed, and prayers lifted up.”
September 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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According to Facebook, Western Michigan’s Mustafi al-Garawi is the first college football player to have his name in Arabic on his jersey. Which is cool! But…I know the picture doesn’t show the name well, but I don’t see how you get al-Garawi from the script I can see.
A Facebook post showing the back of a football player. The caption says Western Michigan’s Mustafi al-Garawi is the first college football player to have his name in Arabic on his jersey. It looks like it actually reads either (sorry, I can’t type in Arabic on here, I’m trying to transliterate) ‘Aijawi or maybe Ghajawi?
August 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Couldn’t be a more beautiful day for college football! Too bad it’s a night game.
Michigan stadium. The Big House.
August 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Oh hey! Guess what was on my Facebook memory feed today!
Nuno no neolítico A picture of Nuno Bicho standing in a hole.
August 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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A brisk walk helps me problem-solve. One thing I love about working at MSU is that when I walk, I walk in beauty.
Colorful flower gardens and an ivy-covered hall View of the Red Cedar through the ordinate side of a pedestrian bridge A goose sleeping on a rock on the red cedar river The sign for the William Beale botanical gardens on MSU’s campus
August 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Sir, this is a Wendy’s. [No, seriously, this is the sign at the Wendy’s in Durand 🤷‍♀️]
A Wendy’s sign that reads “Misfortune awaits. Lucky you”
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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A beautiful day on a beautiful campus. I love the energy when the students return.
A shot of Spartan stadium against a blue sky.
August 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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This was one day’s work!
A van engine covered in fluff, wood chips, and cardboard scraps.
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Working from home today and I have a ridiculously cute puddle of office assistants.
Two cats are lying on a blue ottoman with a notebook and papers beneath them. One cat is orange and the other a long hair tortie. They are lying opposite each other with noses to backs.
August 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The funny thing is that RFK Jr is a walking advertisement for sunscreen. "Do you want your skin to look like this? Of course not! Wear sunscreen!"
A picture of RFK Jr looking particularly orange and leathery.
August 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM