Mary 🪷
@MHPoison1
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Atheist, feminist, heretic, unambiguous Hopeless Romantic Self-Taught Reprobate ☮️💜♓️ #GOMD
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Joined June 2017
Friends have been saying for years I should write. Tell my stories. I think, no, I'm not a writer. Not good enough. But today I'm compelled to tell a story. It won't be short, so prepare for a thread. The impetus is my fear 1/.
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I hate Valentine's Day. My son died on the 14th & his BDay was the 16th. I got myself pink roses today
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I spent a career trying hard to dispel this approach to teaching & disciplining babies. Children this age DO NOT have the cognitive ability to understand these concepts. It only reinforces distrust. I'll die on this hill. Address concerns in the moment. Thoughtfully.
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Cute til the end. Sweetest boy. He brought so much joy at a terrible time in our lives & for 15 years since. Say goodbye to my Brody 🌈
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@AMythicWitch I was a street kid in LA. Hitchhiking one night up PCH, got picked up by a carful of people. Invited me out to their ranch where the girls said someone named Charlie would like me. They let me out at Topanga Canyon when I said No. I think it was Tex Watson driving.
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@fuzzymittens Coworker who claimed to be hypersensitive to ALL cleaning products. Selective reactions, to say the least. 🙄.She came in one afternoon & I proceeded to spray down every surface. She started gasping. I waited a minute or 2 before announcing she must be allergic to H20.
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If you haven't listened yet, this is the only speech worth your time tonight.
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@emrazz @terminalyill3st "'Rowan was in a real bad place there for a bit because of the separation. 'He was struggling.". HE BURNED HIS CHILDREN ALIVE.
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My legs are as long as his & I've already had to push his leg out of my space. wtf is this man-spread thing??
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@HC_Richardson @lovseniors I was given my first beautiful charm bracelet by my coworkers when I retired. They each chose a charm for me & I added a few. I love it.
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@zozagoon Or the one who tells you her kids aren't by her only husband ever who sits by the bedside with tears in his eyes, distraught over losing his devoted wife. (Cardiac unit).
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@AMythicWitch I can still vividly recall getting another ride up to Trancas Market & getting a Coke & sitting out front thinking how those were weird people. (And a lot of people were weird those days).
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My brother married a woman in the 60s whose family immigrated from Poland. I sat beside her aunt at the reception & saw that blue tattoo. She noticed & asked if I knew what it was. She talked about being a professor in Warsaw & how she tried to protect her Jewish students. 🧵.
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you could get one more season of a cancelled show, what would it be?
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@ByTimReynolds Pop is everything the POTUS is not - smart, compassionate, articulate, respectful - need I go on?.
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I was 2 weeks into a position as an OR nurse after about 5 years as a charge nurse in ICUs. The dept director pulled me into her office to tell me I might not be a good fit for the department bc a surgeon had complained that I wasn't "BUBBLY ENOUGH". I refused to quit.
What’s an insult you’ll never forget?.
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When she slept with my (then) husband while I was in the hospital, dreadfully ill, after bringing me flowers earlier that night. 😖.
when did you realize your friend secretly hated you?.
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#InternationalWomensDay . "Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.". Maya Angelou
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@MurielVieux The OP is doubling down. Blaming the criticism on people who've never parented kids. No honey, that ain't it.
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Math is apparently hard (except for 3/5 calculations?) 🤨🤬. D.C. - 692,683.Wyoming - 578,759.Vermont - 623,989.
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@Shiinjuro I'm not sure what made you assume this child is "spoiled.". Milk spoils, children generally stay as fresh as the love & guidance provided.
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@HC_Richardson @stevenmazie Absolutely vile. I think the last straw was Blackburn tonight rudely lecturing this brilliant woman, & refusing her the courtesy of time to answer. Abhorrent behavior after the whole day of insults. The contrast with ACB & Kavanagh made it particularly awful.
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@Stonekettle @JerryFalwellJr @realDonaldTrump Guess I risk pedantry by pointing out that immigrants do pay taxes.
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I think I might have one of the best DeJoy "How I Fucked Up the Post Office" sagas. My hairdresser ordered a small part for something from Detroit to come to his home in Portland. Tracked it for 3.5 weeks thru 19 post office hubs around the US including a tropical stopover in HI.
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"In the meantime, the best argument for court reform comes from Alito, whose arrogant, slipshod and unconvincing defense makes him the poster boy for serious court reform.".
It's been a long and at times lonely fight, but the consensus is getting stronger by the day: we need to undo the billionaire capture of the Supreme Court.
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@Stonekettle This thread should be published in every newspaper, every on-ine platform, & tacked to every legislator's door across America.
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Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. Margaret Atwood.
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Tone deaf & disgusting that you'd post this after a Black Duke player was harassed, abused & threatened while no one did a damn thing to sanction those actions. This game should have been called, your coach & players should have walked off the court in protest to the racism.
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I think about the TB test I was required to have every year of the 20+ I spent at a desk answering poison calls in a building remote from any clinical area bc it was a requirement for all nurses at our institution. Somehow, my freedom wasn't compromised.
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The anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation reminds me of them. I wonder how many of us have the courage of that Polish woman or the fortitude of Preston's parents. Never forget. FIN/.
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All those OT shifts & holidays & extra weekends were worth it. I paid my grandkids fall tuition this AM from the 529 where every extra $ went. He's starting his path to BSN with the goal of becoming a CRNA. He's in FL, I don't see him often, but I love being able to do this.
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@_____LR____ That's not the point. Valid as it is. We each paid for the space allocated. I DESERVE MINE.
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In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and that nothing was true. Hannah Arendt.
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Thinking about Newt Gingrich today.
When conservatives blather on about the “benefits” of marriage for women I always think of this study, that shows a woman is far more likely to be abandoned by her male partner during a time of serious illness than the reverse
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A quick reminder for those too young to remember & too lazy to look. Democrats were on the forefront during those hell years & ever since.
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@TheRealDoctorT I can't say this often enough. You capture the pain on paper better than almost anyone. I'm so sorry. For all of us. 💔.
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#ShareAStoryInOneTweet. My brother, my soul twin, developed full blown AIDS at 43 - in 1991. I'm an RN, took all my paid time to fly 3 hrs to care for him, return to work, & repeat. My co-workers donated PTO so I could be w/him his final weeks.
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I've not been a fan of Stern. But I am glad he did this.
Watching Howard Stern thanking President Biden for his incredible leadership & compassion is EVEN better than listening to it. Take a minute to watch & then share this video far & wide. From all of us: Thank you, President Biden.
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@GoodishIntent I had 3 boys. They have boys of their own now. (The youngest would be so jealous that his big brother never thought of this.).😂😂😂.
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@OTirmizi I'm claustrophobic & VERY annoyed. Yes. It's ridiculous, but it doesn't excuse this.
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Raise your hand if you think she was too nice.
Smashing patriarchy 101.
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My mom cried when we got vaccines as they were developed. She would have crawled across the proverbial broken glass for me to have had a vaccine. Honor those mothers like her. Vaccinate your kids. 6/. #VaccinesWork.
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I think about my daughter, who came to me at age 8 for some very sad reasons. She was maybe 12 or so when someone asked her about her "real mother.". She didn't miss a beat. "What is Mary? AN ILLUSION?" . Maybe I am, according to some people. Feels too damn real these days.
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@ZerlinaMaxwell @ITSilverback I worked for Hillary from the start. Sat with groups of fellow white liberals in Portland just before election, screaming, begging, reasoning, crying for them to get over their purist BS. Heard the lesser of 2 evils shit, was told Trump could never win, so they wouldn't vote.
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@DrJenGunter I, too, was married to an man who beat & abused me. I would have either killed myself or tried a self-induced abortion. I'm old now. But nothing has upset me more than what is happening. Thank you. For being our voice. ❤.
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Literally what I did as a poison nurse. - No, don't eat the eggs dated 11/18.- Is the snake striped from head to tail?.- I know its disgusting, but eating an earthworm won't hurt him. - Get in the shower & wash it off.- Let me do some math.- How close is the nearest ER?.
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@drquinngyn I HATE this narrative that periods are not disruptive. I passed out in HS class & had debilitating cramps for years. NSAIDS finally helped, but I had headaches & IBS related to my cycle. Not a heavy bleeder, but everything else was horrible & I wish I could have avoided it all.
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Be happy for me!. My hepatologist just called to say my fibroscan shows no evidence of disease & he said I'll die of something someday, but it won't be my liver that kills me!.I'm done with the follow-up labs & scans. Grateful for the science that made HepC a curable disease.
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@B52Malmet Camping in ID near G Teton NP. Went into toilet & found this evidence of resistance.
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"we are one or two elections away from potentially losing our democracy for a generation or more. We have the ability to stop that from happening. But only if we all act together. And only if we all act now. Because there simply is no time to wait.".
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@TheRegularGirlT My best friend's retirement party after 40 years at a major teaching institution: A potluck with the expectation that she'd bring a dish. Meanwhile, the C-suite had their weekly catered lunch down the hall. 🙄.
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Every nurse who's ever cared for a child this sick understands the reality. How can we make it real for those anti vaxxers & mask resisters? . Or maybe they've beyond the humanity necessary to be concerned? 😢.
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They need to saturate the airways with ads with this message delivered by him exactly this way. about all those lying MFers who pretend to care about working people.
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I'm not sure this has sunk in yet with many women.
All 3 Republicans running for Michigan Attorney General just stated that they oppose the ruling in Griswold v Connecticut which outlawed prosecuting married couples for using contraception. You read that right. Terrifying.
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So I'm privileged enough to have a pet dental hygienist come to my house to clean my dog's teeth. She told me today that she has clients who blast Fox News while she works. She charges them more. I love her.
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Brody found out today that he doesn't have cancer & he wants you to be happy, too. ❤️
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"To put it bluntly, white men with authoritarian personalities are disproportionately likely to be drawn to policing."
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Abortion after rape IS medically necessary for the health of the person carrying the fetus. I know I wouldn't be here if I couldn't have accessed an abortion. I had a plan to end my life. Texas & all the states enacting these laws simply don't care. #AbortionIsHealthcare.
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My older brother called me today. We're not close, so it's a pretty uncommon event. Chatted a bit about current affairs & he asked if I remembered how sick I was w/ measles. About 3, mid-1950s. Bits & pieces flashed back. 2/.
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@AshleyGWinter I waited for years to purchase a piece, & I'd love to have more. The weight is the only negative. It holds heat beautifully, cooks evenly & moves from stovetop to oven. I love it.
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Masking in my husband's hospital room last night. No sign available. #KeepMasksInHealthCare
TWEETSTORM AT 1PM ET- Share a Selfie, Story, or both! Take a photo masking & holding #KeepMasksInHealthCare sign at healthcare setting or from home. If you don't want to share a photo of yourself, share a photo of your sign or something healthcare related! . #MaskWeekofAction.
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@sighnatasha This grandmother marched in the streets, dodging tear gas & police to protect my friends dying in the jungles of Vietnam. We made a critical difference. As You Will! Turning grief & pain to action is powerful. We stand with you.
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I feel like my soul has been polluted this past year. I aspire to kindness & empathy for others, but find myself consumed by hatred for this man in the WH & those who are directly or passively supporting him.
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@johnpavlovitz Calling long distance on the landline late at night bc the cost/min was cheaper.
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@nursekelsey I've managed to avoid getting COVID for almost 3 years & I'd still prefer not to. And no colds or flu. It's a simple way to protect myself & others.
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Please read this thread.
I volunteer as a translator with asylees coming through the Texas border and I wanted to make a thread on who these migrants are, what help is actually needed and why what DeSantis and Abbott are doing is so needlessly cruel. Everyone is talking about it, but so few understand.
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Watch it.
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I feel like my soul has been polluted this past year. I aspire to kindness & empathy for others, but find myself consumed by hatred for this man in the WH & those who are directly or passively supporting him.
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@alisadoc1 @IDontBlog We're tolerant of all kinds of poop joke books for little kids, & that's fine. I've yet to see much approaching an honest discussion about bodily excretions related to our normal reproductive functioning. The fact that this movie is *controversial* shows that clearly.
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The next time a woman of whatever color, or a dark-skinned person of whatever sex aspires to be president, the way should be a little smoother because I helped pave it. Shirley Chisholm.
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Mocco, who has spent his career studying strokes and how to treat them, said he was “completely shocked” by the analysis. He noted the link between covid-19 and stroke “is one of the clearest and most profound correlations I’ve come across.”
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@plantagious My brother died in '91. When he was hospitalized, i would drop in on the patients who had no visitors on his floor. Just to hold a hand for a few minutes. Thank you.❤.
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Omg I'm gonna cry happy tears 😭. I've been trying to acknowledge all the good wishes & this one ❤️❤️❤️.
@MHPoison1 For Mary: 🎂.
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@DemWrite @catikins9 @hiral4congress BTW, my grandson just moved to AZ this summer. Registered to vote, is in Hiral's district, promised his grandma he'll vote straight Blue!.
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@medievalguy What an incredible story. Thank you. I came to Twitter several years ago, specifically to follow & learn from historians, to give me context & provide me the energy & knowledge to challenge these assaults. Again, thank you.
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@TheRealDoctorT Oh, dear friend 💔. No words for you, the man who gives us the beauty of your words. The damage from this is incalculable . Cry when you can 😭.
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This whole Jacob Wohl inspired sex-4-pay scandal about Elizabeth Warren was said to have occurred in the basement of the pizza parlour, right? . I'm finding plenty of use for this response to every demon-possesed fuck who posts the story.
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F*ck your zodiac sign, what was your signature scent in high school?
F*ck your zodiac sign, what was your signature scent in high school?
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@tnicholsmd I think of all the patients over the years that every one of us has cared for. Skinheads, racists, religious fanatics, the abusers, the list goes on & on. Callers to me who were insulting, sexist. But every one received the quality of care our duty requires. I'm sick at heart.
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Friends, here's what you need to know about the anti-democracy movement — and the big money fueling it:
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"The state is reporting daily cases close to four times the national average — 26 new infections per 100,000 residents, the second-highest number in the country. The state’s latest covid-19 death rate is almost double the national figure. "
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