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I have a PhD in chemistry (YAY RNA!) but I only sometimes tweet science. Expect a lot of politics, kids, food, and some Cubs tweets. Chicagoan relocated. Currently in SD area.

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Here's my take on the #hyundai plant disaster. Kristi Noem is the real inept supervillain #ice #georgia This administration is shooting itself in the foot w/o any prompting

10.09.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely take a few minutes and join in to watch

17.06.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@ashdashlee.bsky.social So happy to be on the call tonight. Are there any official numbers for the total turnout? #NOKINGS

17.06.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please demand to tour the Otay Mesa detention center. Use the power that you have at your disposal to show us how you are standing up for San Diego. We KNOW this gets under Trump's (thin) skin. Please apply pressure and make it obvious.

17.06.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to listen to "next steps" so we can keep up the momentum #NoKings

17.06.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When are you holding a meeting in California?

15.05.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We just want to remind you: You’re not alone. We’re all in this together, and we’ll get through it together. We’ve seen so many people sharing their feelings of anxiety and stressβ€”please take a moment for yourself. Your well-being matters. Sending you hugsβ€”you are amazing, and we love you all! πŸ’š

03.03.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 47103    πŸ” 6017    πŸ’¬ 929    πŸ“Œ 216

HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?

Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, β€œthink pieces,” about what happened yesterday.

01.03.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 30653    πŸ” 8629    πŸ’¬ 415    πŸ“Œ 294

This just could have been so different

28.02.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not even trying to hide it…

09.02.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21355    πŸ” 7114    πŸ’¬ 1229    πŸ“Œ 661
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@schiff.senate.gov Hey why is your voicemail full? Also, where are your local offices? What are you doing to stop Musk from grabbing our data?

03.02.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers and, on Musk’s instruction, fired the FAA chief early without replacing him.

This should be the only thing Dems are saying today. They should all be out on media saying this.

30.01.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14756    πŸ” 4455    πŸ’¬ 420    πŸ“Œ 283

If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked β€œDisallow.”

The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out

30.01.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 31877    πŸ” 5516    πŸ’¬ 835    πŸ“Œ 271

I'm truly mourning what we could have had. Instead we get maladjusted Cheeto who is going to tear this country into pieces while looking us in the eyes and saying it's the fault of women and people of color. It's sickening

31.01.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's almost like firing a bunch of people and issuing a hiring freeze is bad.
But DEI amirite? A woman or a person of color probably breathed too hard near the controller at some point during his life obviously causing this.

30.01.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mom 1: Does anyone have advice on how to get my 6yo son to pick up his toys? I’m so sick of his room being a disaster zone every day unless I clean it for him. TIA!

Mom 2: Have you tried cleaning together?

Mom 3: Put on a timer and make it a game!
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: I’ll tell you exactly what to do. Simply stop cleaning his room. Let it get messier and messier. Pretty soon, he won’t even be able to get out of his room because of the mess.	
Mom 1: I like using natural consequences, but that seems like a hazard. I can’t have him trapped in his room.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: You can feed him by putting toast on a rake and lifting it up to his window. Put the hose on the rake for water. It’s fool-proof.
Mom 1: That's insane.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: and just lmk when he’s trapped, I’ll bring a parade around your house just to really twist the knife.
Mom 1: why do you know where I live

Mom 1: Does anyone have advice on how to get my 6yo son to pick up his toys? I’m so sick of his room being a disaster zone every day unless I clean it for him. TIA! Mom 2: Have you tried cleaning together? Mom 3: Put on a timer and make it a game! Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: I’ll tell you exactly what to do. Simply stop cleaning his room. Let it get messier and messier. Pretty soon, he won’t even be able to get out of his room because of the mess. Mom 1: I like using natural consequences, but that seems like a hazard. I can’t have him trapped in his room. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: You can feed him by putting toast on a rake and lifting it up to his window. Put the hose on the rake for water. It’s fool-proof. Mom 1: That's insane. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: and just lmk when he’s trapped, I’ll bring a parade around your house just to really twist the knife. Mom 1: why do you know where I live


Mom 1: Mamas, I need your help. My dd (5f) is the slowest eater I have ever met. She just picks at her food and has barely taken a bite by the time dinner is over. We’ve checked for allergies, and I don’t think it’s a sensory issue. I follow Kids Eat In Color, but nothing is working. I don’t want to ruin her relationship with food, but I need her to hurry up!

Mom 2: Maybe she’s just a grazer, could you leave out fruits and cheese sticks and just not worry about meal times?

Mom 3: Include her in the cooking! My 4yo and I cook together every night.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Here’s what you do. Get yourself several smaller versions of all your plates and utensils, in increasingly small sizes. If you can't find any just lmk and you can have mine, I’ll leave them on the porch.
Mom 1: small plates? Why?
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: At first she’ll think it’s funny to have dainty little dishes, but eventually the malnutrition will become obvious.
Mom 1: My daughter is perfectly on the growth curve, she is not malnourished.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Not yet, but once you have her eating off a plate the size of a quarter and drinking milk by the thimble full she’ll become weak. So weak she won’t be able to play or lift her toothbrush. That’s when you swoop in and feed her a normal amount, and I promise you she will eat MUCH more quickly. Dm me for address, I put the plates on the porch in a Trader Joe's bag.

Mom 1: Mamas, I need your help. My dd (5f) is the slowest eater I have ever met. She just picks at her food and has barely taken a bite by the time dinner is over. We’ve checked for allergies, and I don’t think it’s a sensory issue. I follow Kids Eat In Color, but nothing is working. I don’t want to ruin her relationship with food, but I need her to hurry up! Mom 2: Maybe she’s just a grazer, could you leave out fruits and cheese sticks and just not worry about meal times? Mom 3: Include her in the cooking! My 4yo and I cook together every night. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Here’s what you do. Get yourself several smaller versions of all your plates and utensils, in increasingly small sizes. If you can't find any just lmk and you can have mine, I’ll leave them on the porch. Mom 1: small plates? Why? Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: At first she’ll think it’s funny to have dainty little dishes, but eventually the malnutrition will become obvious. Mom 1: My daughter is perfectly on the growth curve, she is not malnourished. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Not yet, but once you have her eating off a plate the size of a quarter and drinking milk by the thimble full she’ll become weak. So weak she won’t be able to play or lift her toothbrush. That’s when you swoop in and feed her a normal amount, and I promise you she will eat MUCH more quickly. Dm me for address, I put the plates on the porch in a Trader Joe's bag.

Mom 1: Spam me with your best advice for getting a 1st grader to take a bath instead of fighting you on it every. single. night.

Mom 2: Make it a fun thing! Add bath bombs or toys.

Mom 3: Switch to showers.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Buy some radish seeds.
Mom 1: ???
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: What part is confusing you
Mom 1: What do radish seeds have to do with taking a bath?
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: After the child hasn't bathed for long enough to build up a nice thick bed of dirt on their skin, just pop the seeds in there when they’re asleep. Once the radishes start to sprout, the child will be freaked out and will beg to take a bath. Works every time.
Mom 1: You’ve actually done this before on your own children?? Did CPS show up at your door???
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: No, I don’t have children.

Mom 1: Spam me with your best advice for getting a 1st grader to take a bath instead of fighting you on it every. single. night. Mom 2: Make it a fun thing! Add bath bombs or toys. Mom 3: Switch to showers. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Buy some radish seeds. Mom 1: ??? Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: What part is confusing you Mom 1: What do radish seeds have to do with taking a bath? Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: After the child hasn't bathed for long enough to build up a nice thick bed of dirt on their skin, just pop the seeds in there when they’re asleep. Once the radishes start to sprout, the child will be freaked out and will beg to take a bath. Works every time. Mom 1: You’ve actually done this before on your own children?? Did CPS show up at your door??? Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: No, I don’t have children.

Mom 1: How do you teach a boy table manners? My 7yo is so rude at the table we can’t take him anywhere. He eats with his hands, doesn’t cover his cough, chews with his mouth open. It’s disgusting tbh. All advice welcome!

Mom 2: Have you sat him down and explained the expectations?

Mom 3: We use a sticker chart.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: You need to shame your son. Show him someone he looks down on being better behaved.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: I’m omw over rn with my magic well-mannered pig.

Mom 1: How do you teach a boy table manners? My 7yo is so rude at the table we can’t take him anywhere. He eats with his hands, doesn’t cover his cough, chews with his mouth open. It’s disgusting tbh. All advice welcome! Mom 2: Have you sat him down and explained the expectations? Mom 3: We use a sticker chart. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: You need to shame your son. Show him someone he looks down on being better behaved. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: I’m omw over rn with my magic well-mannered pig.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle in the moms group

09.01.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 251    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7

I remember walking into a Sam Goody's and I was so excited to use my hard earned money to but Boyz II Men II and Green Day Dookie. The cashier looked at me oddly. 12 yr old me and 41 yr old me still have similar music sensibilities

26.01.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to see how they spend that sweet sweet political capital.

I hate living in 1930s germany

25.01.2025 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump just undid the only good thing GWB did in his entire 8 years.

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But I thought he was just joking ..... πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈHe'd never actually do what he's promising!

25.01.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want the Obamala timeline so much

24.01.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know it's hard to lose track of all the rights we're losing but seriously... maternal care is being purposely disregarded

21.01.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100% agree. I have been mostly lucky in my pregnancies (3 kiddos still here) but my (only) 1 miscarriage was so traumatic and it lasted 3 mo AND I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

21.01.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I peaked into the news several times today and immediately noped the eff out. Still going to hide in my book thank you very much.

21.01.2025 05:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In case anybody needs to argue with a relative about this…

21.01.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

I'm not a creator but I'm still taking a step back.... This just doesn't feel right. I'll keep an eye out but I'm still going to hide in my audiobook for now

19.01.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 245    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Love the snow angels! #letsgobirds #Eagles

19.01.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, should have tagged #booksky

19.01.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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