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Dr. Michaela Thompson
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Cross-disciplinary scholar, environmental humanist, union organizer, adjunct.
Systematically disorganized. Habitually unserious.

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Boston's "Chief of Streets" responding to 40+ resident testimonials begging for a safer Hyde Park Ave at tonight's city council meeting. #Boston #JamaicaPlain
Simpsons screenshot: "we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas"
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Hilarity on today's fbook marketplace trawl
Very large shark head, presumably meant to be mounted on a wall. Description from ad: "This thing is way too big and it is straining relationships with my friends and family. It comes with a mount for easy attaching to the wall."
July 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Still furious that I was gone for three whole days.
Two cats on a bed, one black and one white with black patches. The black one is staring reproachfully at the camera.
April 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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HAW-UAW and allies will be holding a walk-out and rally at 2:30 PM, March 4.

Show your support by attending!
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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In this time of trials, please enjoy the extreme displeasure of a creature who is Not Pleased that I’m leaving the house for work.
Small white cat glares at the camera; who will feed him if I go to campus?
February 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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If you need further help thinning the herd, this guy is a professional.
Extremely evil small white cat halfway up on a kitchen counter, waiting for an opportunity to break stuff.
December 24, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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"You'll be visited by three spirits"
c.1980s photo of Robert Parish, Larry Bird, and Kevin McHale.
December 24, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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To the incredibly sweet UD student who gave me this after my talk, thank you!
Beautiful grey/black fossil shark tooth in the palm of my hand
November 24, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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THIS IS THE GREATEST GOOGLE AI ANSWER EVER
I typed "jason isbell teeth" into Google. The result was one line: Jason Isbell has two teeth.
November 22, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Doing a thing tomorrow. Come for the history, stay for the shark/fish/ocean puns.
Poster for a talk at University of Dayton, titled "Blood on the Beach: Sharks, Swimmers, and Science in the Mid-20th Century", scheduled for 11/20 at 7 PM
November 19, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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Called it
Screenshot of Harvard Gazette announcement that Garber will remain Harvard president through 2027
August 2, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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Hey England, what’s your deal with rabbit tits? You okay?
Statue of a rabbit with human breasts on a horse Statue of rabbit with human breasts outside Paddington station
May 22, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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Here's the culprit (in the bag), with his very puzzled brother (not in the bag)
A small white cat in a paper bag on a kitchen floor, thinking about evil things to do next. A fat black cat looks on in bewilderment from under a nearby chair.
May 1, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Blurry pic of the NESN Fenway studio on Marathon Monday. Rice patiently watching the game on his tablet, Papelbon pacing around the booth like a coked-up tiger.
April 17, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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F it, I'll post it up here too.

HELP ME FIND WHO MADE THIS
Cartoon showing what at first looks like a menacing shark fin surfacing, but shifts to a full underwater view. The "fin" is the tip of a giant dollar sign bearing the words "WHITE SHARK INDUSTRY."
April 13, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Fight me.
Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, the only real Holmes, Basil and Benedict can jump away.
March 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM
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A long, long time coming. Harvard profits off the labor of underpaid NTT teachers and researchers. It needs to stop.
Screenshot of Tw*tter post about the recent union filing by 3,100 non-tenure-track workers at Harvard, with a pic of the NLRB filing.
March 5, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Growing up is realizing that Fabienne is the best character in Pulp Fiction.
Fabienne from Pulp Fiction, saying "I don't give a damn what men find attractive. It's unfortunate what we find pleasing to the touch and pleasing to the eye is seldom the same."
February 18, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Inside me there are two wolves.
A natural history etching of two wolves. One with a puzzled expression on its face, regards another that is barking/snarling. The first one is overlaid with the MIT logo, the second with the Harvard crest. The legend at the bottom reads "Wolfs"
January 12, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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Best place.
Picture of the southernmost end of Plum Island, ~20 min past sunrise. Black stripes of debris on the pale sand, wooded hills in the distance, backlit by dawn light
December 28, 2023 at 12:03 AM
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Legit the best talk I’ve been to, ever. Lynda Barry IS the Funk Queen of the Universe.
November 4, 2023 at 12:36 AM
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Extremely amused that this is the ONLY result that popped up, in a camera roll full of pics from AES, Cape Cod, and Miami, and of literal sharks, both dead and living. (edited to protect my long-suffering partner)
Chalkboard wall hanging in the shape of a shark, with the words "[Name redacted] smells real bad!" written on it in orange and purple chalk.
October 13, 2023 at 3:33 PM
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But maybe you'd prefer to live within the Boston city limits? Well, look at this steal of a deal at $575K:
September 30, 2023 at 4:23 PM
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This is what $400K gets you in the greater Boston area.
September 30, 2023 at 4:05 PM
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Okay, what the fuck?
September 7, 2023 at 9:16 PM