Meghan O'Keefe, PhD

A screaming llama standing in a green field in front of some Peruvian ruins.

*clears throat*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Everywhere you turn neurotic midwestern dykes are leading us into the future

live your life so that when you die everyone talks about how hot you were and not how you were a hateful bigot

Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader' Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

You are under no obligation to mourn the death of people who would’ve celebrated yours.

i think sloane was the one who wanted to go to the cubs game. cameron and ferris are going “hey batter batter” like they haven’t experienced baseball since before high school, while she’s keeping a scorecard

For someone who calls herself a people pleaser, very few people are actually pleased with me

Hi, immunologist here:

(a scientist who studies immune & inflammatory processes)

RFK Jr is talking absolute bullshit when he says he can “see in kids faces that they have inflammation”

That’s NOT how immunology works.

He is an anti-science profiteer.
Start calling him such.

Male Cheerleaders Are the Right's Latest Absurd Distraction Don't fall for it.

"The Republican Party has a long and proud history of producing the nation’s finest male cheerleaders. In the past 50 years, more Republican presidents have been male cheerleaders than seen combat."

Image of an eye on a starry night sky with text that says “Embrace imposter syndrome. Revel in the fact you have fooled everyone. You are a Trickster Goddess.

I don’t know who needs this today, but here you go..

Just to be clear - the MAGA freaks are celebrating sugary cola (39g/12oz!) as a “health” victory while they are bringing back asbestos, paraquat (one of the most toxic pesticides to exist), eliminating clean water and air protections, and more than 10 million Americans are losing healthcare coverage

Oh good! It’s got a name! 🕳️

A goose wearing shades on a pink background with text that says "people pleasing is over, become unacceptable"

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

This is the Washington Post - today - describing the fact that RFK Jr. does not believe that HIV is the cause of AIDS.

It is not controversial at all. It is a fringe, extremist conspiracy based in science denial and it is objectively false.

This is outrageous

Tim Curry does the Series of Unfortunate Events audiobooks and they're great. Would be about the right age range for your older kiddo I'd think?

"Friday I'm in Love"

Am watching the Rafael Nadal retirement tribute and, if I'm interpreting the French right, it turns out the cure for male loneliness is just to be locked in a bitter battle for tennis supremacy for two decades with three other dudes.

WikiHow headline and illustration: "Warming Yourself Up in Extreme Situations" illustration shows a woman with a knit cap, gloves, and parka wrapping a scarf around her face. on the right shows a close-up of warm long gray pants and socks and winter boots.

Memorial Day weekend is the official start of Cleveland's recreational beach and swimming season.

i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

PowerPoint slide that says: “does America do it, if yes, then no”

Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social

He's also the president who killed things like this.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

A drawing of a crow in a dress stirring a pot. Caption: I don’t need a recipe for disaster. I usually just eyeball it.

Happy Saturday!

Movie Note: ‘Conclave’: Say what you will, they’re snappy dressers.

"The witches got due process" is...a take

old brass keys on make-shift key rings with identification tags. sitting on a dark brown wood surface.

we all have old keys around the house. keys that once opened doors or locks that no longer exist. keys with purpose long lost.

i recently found these keys at our Easterly plant in an unmarked 1950s filing cabinet in storage.

it’s history collected on bent metal rings. 🧵