Carrie Poppy
@CarriePoppyYES
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Journalist, podcaster, writer. I have a BA in philosophy, an MS in journalism, a cert. in psychology, and pretty bad hyperacusis. I'm interested in the mind.
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If you want to help me with my trauma book, here's something fun and simple you can do: send me a photo of the book The Body Keeps the Score, wherever you see it in the wild. Looking for: location, date, and visual context. Some great examples from friends, here!
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IMO, If you can get the COVID-19 vaccine without lying, just get it. Don't overthink it. We need you vaxxed and we need to get this done quickly and effectively. If you're eligible, you're eligible. Don't wait for some magic moment where you're positive no one needier is waiting.
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It's World Schizophrenia Day. Schizophrenia affects at least 1% of the population. Someone you know could very well have this disease and not know it, or not tell you about it.
Here are some things I have learned firsthand (a loved one has this illness), or from my studies.
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@KevinTPorter
@LAFoodBank
I can’t vouch for anything being “real” if it didn’t happen to me, but this is as close as I can get:
My friend who worked at Real Food Daily says Ellen came in and dined and when she saw her server had a chipped nail, Ellen called management and tried to get her fired.
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@itsmegangraves
Once went to a show where this comic was only getting laughs from one table so she picked up a chair and moved it to that table and delivered the rest of her set to them. It was great and it was like 6 years ago and here I am talking about it
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(2) Identify your most pro-science friends early. Think about who reflects rationality to you. If your best friend believes in ghosts, fine, but she is probably not the person to talk you through your first psychosis episode. Think about this now.
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(1) If you think you might have schizophrenia, know that you are not alone even though you likely feel isolated. By plugging in with resources, you can meet others leading full, rich lives with this disease. You need to find autonomy, help, and safety in a difficult position.
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(4) People in psychosis need space/autonomy. The worst thing you can do for them is make them feel trapped. They are probably scared of you; they see you as in a conspiracy with something called society (it's kinda fair?). Learn de-escalation principles; prioritize their autonomy
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I got the flu shot this year AND the flu. And guess what? The flu cleared up in just a few days. The flu shot doesn’t just prevent cases of flu; it also shortens duration for those of us who catch it anyway. Thanks, docs! (Image: CDC)
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(5) Here are specific things you can look for in social media posts from friends:
- Hyperfixations on sounds, voices, or meaning in sound.
- Vague writing (in scientific lingo, "low semantic density"). Can't tell what they're trying to say? That's probably low semantic density.
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(3) Genetic testing can clarify things a lot, if you can afford it. My recommendation re mental illness risk is Nebula Genomics, and my recommendation re psych meds is GeneSight.
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(13) I vote for giving people money on the street, and here's why: they are at much greater risk of psychosis, and THEY AND YOU become safer if they start seeing the world as slightly safer and more trustworthy. You can do that by giving them money, regardless of how they spend.
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@KevinTPorter
@LAFoodBank
Knowing what we know about how memory and cultural storybuilding works, though, we probably shouldn’t take any of these stories as literally true unless the source of them is willing to talk about it. (Give $2 anyway though! I really did hear this story!)
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@AllieGoertz
Yeah, there was significant protest against seatbelt laws for years. Now that it’s a background feature of our lives, very few fight it. I think this shows what’s really up: a stubbornness about safety forms that seem NEW, and thus feel like compliance. Next generation won’t care
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(12) Shitty Men: please stop sexualizing actively mentally ill women. They are suffering. It's inhumane.
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(7) Know that hearing voices is not, in itself and on its own, necessarily a psychosis symptom. Some people hear voices in the wind, voices in water, voices in their minds during times of stress. It's *how you interpret them* that we want to keep grounded to reality.
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(11) If you encounter someone living on the street with mental illness and they have very likely been through many more life-threatening events than you (assuming you are housed). Give them lots of grace, keep all the above challenges in mind. They are in a battle all the time.
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(10) Without schizophrenia in the gene pool, we would not have the kind of creative genius we have, and certainly not the science. These are critical members of our society, and the government should support them, give them money without questions, and allow them to thrive.
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(6) Don't encourage someone in distress to dig for trauma. False memory is a particularly vicious risk in schizophrenia, where lives are shortened by isolation from friends and family. (Machetanz, 2023; Fairfield et al, 2016).
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(9) Get to know Capgras Delusion, a feature of schizophrenia where the mind identifies a familiar face, but fails to recall all the corresponding data. It produces an uncanny effect, making the person doubt their friend/family member/boss/neighbor is "the real version."
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To say she was my best friend is a wild understatement. Long live Ella. ❤️ More soon.
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(8) Subvocalizations are throat muscle constrictions that mimic speech. Many people produce them, but usually the mind compensates for them, making them "invisible" to the ear. If someone starts to think someone is "living in their throat," point out this explanation.
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(14) If you experience a psychological event that scares you, write it down. Then write down as many explanations as you can think of. Try to keep thinking of other way to explain your data. If this doesn't do enough to help you, that means you need help outside yourself.
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Happy World Schizophrenia Day.
To my loved one, I love you, wherever you are. <3
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James Randi was my imperfect hero whose impact on my life is too great to measure. He joked about death all the time and instructed me not to tell him to Rest In Peace when he’d gone. I’ll say what he wanted me to: Randi, you are dead.
(I’ll miss you as long as you are.) ♥️
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Some people say “daylight saving all the time!” Some say “cancel daylight saving!” I take the middle ground: the government should give everyone enough money to live so you can sleep/rise whenever you want and choose how much you want to work because you didn’t ask to be born 🌞
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Just interviewed someone who claimed to have a PhD on various materials, and when I asked them about it, they asked me to clarify what a PhD is. Please subscribe to
@OhNoPodcast
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Some common versions are: thinking someone is a doppelgänger, a robot, a twin, a projection, a hologram, a bot. (In earlier generations, people probably thought they were seeing their dead relatives, etc.)
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TFW you meet a guy at a book club in 2010, and a decade later y'all are flying cheeky plane banners over the flat earth conference in Frisco, TX. [Photo: Erin McDonald]
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(As with all things, we are looking for patterns here. Don't freak out every time someone posts a vague thing.)
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Anyway this is my why of saying Kaiser opened up eligibility to journalists and this is me crying and telling everyone in this tent that they’re witnessing a tremendous feat of human collaboration and them being like “yes ma’am, drink some water okay?” ♥️ 😭 🧬 💉 🧪 ♥️
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I’m on trump’s texting list and it’s the stupidest MLM style con artistry bullshit in the world.
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Fighting the important fights with vaccine misinformation accounts, over here.
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@CNN
This is fucked and no one should demand this upon their death.
But way way WAY more fucked is animals being slaughtered in much more painful and frightening ways, just because you like how they taste.
Everyone who’s disgusted, good! But I hope you take that one step further.
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@jzux
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: NYC is the best American city. But do you want to live in the best American city or do you want to always be able to find an excellent, cheap salad?
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If you're skeptical that these two things could predict so much, check this out: .
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GMOs are mostly a boon to human existence. Their main drawback is in economic policy, not safety. We will embrace them and provide fair access, or we will run out of food fighting about it.
Please quote tweet this with your most controversial food opinion, I love controversial food opinions
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80% of the tweets I see about HIPAA:
(1) completely misunderstand HIPAA on such a fundamental level, it's clear the person hasn't read any authoritative source on the matter,
(2) Spell it "HIPPA" (incorrectly) and then go Mandela Effect on whoever points it out.
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Whoops, Liam, you accidentally gave me a fake email address when you submitted this brave email on the
@OhNoPodcast
web form, so I am supplying my reply here in case you catch it!
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Any psychic who made predictions about 2020 and didn’t mention an earth-wide pandemic should never be taken seriously again.
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Do people want a memoir/modern history of independent journalism by a plucky reporter who has drunk her pee for science and confronted powerful people about their deceptions without a safety net? Is that a thing people would read? Asking for a me.
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Some bloviated male Christian public speaker who was obsessed with me when I was 23-28 (and once called me drunk to propose marriage but anyway) also bet me $500 that I would believe in God again by age 40, thinking I'd forget, I'm sure. Well guess what. Pay up Donny.
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Judging by the glare I got while walking past the Celebrity Center yesterday by a 19-year-old who couldn't have worked there very long:
Scientology still makes people sit down and memorize my face.
I love you guys,
@Scientology
. <3 <3 <3
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Had a really hard time yesterday (just the usual stuff with the world). Today i feel a lot better, not for any specific reason. Just wanted to say this out loud since I’m sure lots of people are having my yesterday, today. Hope you get my today, tomorrow.
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@MelindaTaub
Easiest movie question I've ever come across.
The answer is so obvious, no one can question it.
We're all thinking it.
It is Babe.
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If he gets reelected, it's a very real possibility that the U.S. won't have vaccine access.
We have to get this guy out. We have to. Yes, I'm asking you to sublimate other values in favor of this value of saving lives on an unfathomable scale. Yes, I'm asking you to triage this.
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All true, and also WHO WOULDNT GET A BEER WITH ELIZABETH WARREN?!
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@Flux_Capacitor1
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@23andMe
It’s opt-in. You don’t have to share your data if you don’t want to help with research. And the data is anonymized. If they shouldn’t use the biggest repository of DNA information in the world to eradicate disease, what application WOULD be okay?
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The faith healer I interviewed claps back by releasing the cover image of herself on a new age magazine to show I did “‘no’” real research. The cover image, that is, which I tweeted out a week ago. Anyway, happy to release the unedited audio if she’d like me to.
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In all seriousness,
@drewspurs
is an incredible person who has deeply held convictions, a heart of gold, and the kind of brain I love best. I’ve known I loved him since the first time we played chess. I’m so so lucky.
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@RepFischbach
I just set every prisoner free because we should be focused on climate change. That’s the new rule! You’re only allowed to care about one thing!
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Looking for an LA area home for this incredibly sweet cat who followed me and is now in my bathroom. Very affectionate, appears to be declawed (BOO!), not scared of small dogs. Checking for microchip tomorrow but I doubt it for various reasons. Come adopt this sweety!
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TGIF
Life can surprise you in the most amazing ways— sometimes it’s getting proposed to by
@CarriePoppyYES
in your gym clothes and a creepy Kurt Cobain shirt!
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My dog is 16.5 today. We have at various times in the last year thought we were gonna lose her. But our girl's a fighter (news to us!) and making it count. Halfy birthday, Ella Poppy.
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Tomorrow I’m interviewing an expert* on the Qanon conspiracy theory, the community built around it, and the violence inspired by it.
Send me your specific questions! What do you wish you understood about this issue?
(Note: expert is not a believer in said theory)
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@calebebling
Hi there. I may be off-base here, but I said things like this when I was a Christian and was fighting to maintain the safety net of my faith. It was a painful fight. If you ever want to talk to a former believer, lmk. The world is less scary than you’ve been taught.
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The medical intuitive / energy healer I recently interviewed said she would notify her LAWYER “the minute you release the audio” of the latest
@OhNoPodcast
, but it’s been several chunks of minutes so far. Lawyers, lmk if you need my email. 🤷♀️
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My job (which is essentially fringe-stuff reporter) was in the “light and fluffy” category in a lot of people’s minds four years ago. I knew it wasn’t, but that’s beside the point. Now it’s blindingly clear how critical thinking in reporting, including fringe science, is crucial.
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Okay. I didn’t get what I wanted (Warren) and then I didn’t get what I wanted (Sanders). It’s not that fun or energizing to be reduced to fighting against the thing you definitely want least (Trump) but it’s a test of moral character to do it anyway. So here we go. 🤝
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Saying you got the flu from the flu shot is like saying Shakespeare personally wrote you a sonnet: I know that's not true, cause that fucker's dead.
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My doctor just told me he listened to the
@OhNoPodcast
rythmia series and that it helped him talk to a patient who was considering ayahuasca! I am so proud.
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I am forty today! I feel good about it! Still hot and successful! It's fine! Just thought I should let everyone know!
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My one year old son just looked up at me and said “Mommy, why is the president so mean to everyone besides himself? Has he no shame? Does he not have a good mommy to teach him to be a good boy like I am?” Out of the mouths of babes.
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Other people bitching about their jobs: “Just sometimes I’m not sure my boss even cares about these twelve hour days I’m putting in. I need more time with my kids!”
Me: “A numerologist is mad at me.”
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Yo whats up. It’s my dog Ella’s “birthday.”* She is 14 and she is the greatest thing that ever happened to any one person. I love her and am incredibly grateful for every moment she’s by my side.
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Hate to brag but I saved a teenager’s life today. A human teenager. The paramedics and police involved actually told me so. Hate to brag but I guess I’m a hero? ✊ 🤷♀️
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Was nice to some retail workers at a major chain who didn’t have my online order, and ran around for 1/2 an hour, looking. Told them it was ok! not their fault! not in a hurry! Guess what: They gave me 1/2 off explicitly “for being nice about it.” Take that, squeaky wheel theory.
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My birthday begins in 46 minutes and all I ask is that you eat vegetarian all day if you usually don’t.
(Vegetarians, you can go vegan for the day. Vegans, you owe me expensive gifts.)
🍌 🥑 🍓 🥖 🎁
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Thank you,
@scientology
, for putting up this display that is clearly your personal apology to me for repeatedly asking me to leave events without giving me a reason why! I look forward to our more trusting future! 🤝🤝🤝
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Way too soon to say anything definite, but I started CGRP blockers for migraines a month ago, and I have had only four mild/moderate headaches and zero migraines these last thirty days. A 75% reduction from the mean average of the prior two months. 🤞
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When I bought this because it was buried deep in a bibliography footnote, and bought it on a whim, I had NO idea how thorough, well-sourced and well written it would be. Anyone interested in the creeping hand of pseudoscience into the helping professions should read this.
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@jwleblan
@mhaeberli
Yeah very possible that by waiting, you are giving someone covid instead of giving someone the Covid vaccine
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Did you believe the Qanon story, and now you don't? Feeling dismayed, hurt, maybe silly or lonely? I would love to talk to you, and we can discuss anonymity if that's a barrier. Please reach out! There IS a road back. <3
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Ross and I just recorded our longest ep of
@OhNoPodcast
ever, a mega-stroll down Coronavirus Pseudoscience Lane. It’s wild and sad and tough, but it’s also hopeful. I hope it brings you some comfort.
Also if you can listen without peeing once, you need to drink more water.
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Hey, cis people who have trouble with "the whole trans thing": You don't understand it yet? Fine. But don't pretend you do. Read the science. Look at statements from medical authorities. Don't harass trans people and their families as research or heroics. It's neither.
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Happy
#ComingOutDay
! I am attracted to various kinds of people of various genders. And I'm also extremely privileged in that I've mostly loved and dated men, so society has been relatively kind to me in this area. To my allies who have fought harder and lost more: Thank you. <3
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My next press conference will be at the Four Seasons (literally inside the Vivaldi composition). Play it backwards for a special message.
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I've written 161 pages of a book. None of them are in order, but it's happening. ENCOURAGE ME!
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Remember when Seinfeld had an entire standup bit about how laundry detergent shouldn’t get out blood stains cause WHO HAS BLOOD STAINS ON THEIR CLOTHES AND LAUNDRY IS THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM? And half the human population was so used to shutting up we were just like “ha ha yeah.”
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@Josh66489402
People care about things all the time that they struggle to act on. You can help them struggle toward good or you can tell them they’re bad for struggling in the first place. This takes the second approach, and I think it’s a mistake.
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God, it’s me, Carrie. Please bless the person who lost his shit when I asked him to fill out a web form to make a suggestion for
@OhNoPodcast
and then went on a rant about how we are the consumerist deep state. Lord, give him peace and maybe a netflix subscription.
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Congratulations to everyone who has even a little bit more hope today. ♥️ Let yourself have it. There will always be work to do, and if you save your joy for the day nothing is wrong, you’ll never get to enjoy this life. ♥️ Happy journey forward, everyone.
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Happy birthday to the friend who gave the money to buy my first microphone, the stamina to finish projects that matter, and the friendship that ultimately gave me a career. I adore him. <3
Happy birthday to Ross, the ONLY investigative podcast host who knows over one language* and over 1,414** digits of pi! Ross, you're the greatest, and we couldn't do this without you. The title and content of this show would blow chunks. <3
*Learning German on Duolingo
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
My neurologist approved me for migraine preventative Botox and gave me all 32 shots on the spot! Cross your fingers for some relief.
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@GraceSpelman
I went to a concert featuring Disney songs, and the emcee did some trivia. Asked what the official name of Snow White’s Prince is. I raised my hand like a bullet. He called on me. With the confidence of teacher’s pet, I responded, “THE. PRINCE.” The (alleged!) answer was Florian.
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My 3-yr-old identical twin daughters just looked up at me and said, in unison, “we now believe we can be Vice President one day. We will say we are one person and fake the other’s death and then trade places over and over til we are elected. Then we’ll share this stressful role.”
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I delivered this eulogy today, for my (almost) 17-year-old dog, Ella. It is about her, because she was singular. But it is also about the experience of being someone's god. I was a god to Ella, and I took the honor very seriously. Long live Ella. ✊❤️
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