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Meredith Guthrie

@meredithea.bsky.social
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Transplanted Texan. Media scholar at Pitt. Co-chair of Disability Studies and Disney Studies at MAPACA. Loves baseball, movies with explosions, and being contrary. She/her.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Gyms for our brains," you say?
Don Draper meme showing him presenting with the words "Hear me out...We call it 'The University'."
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The excitement I felt when I saw that @jonbois.bsky.social video about Nolan Ryan vs Robin Ventura is up on YouTube. That (Fight? Encounter? Beat down?) was an absolute touchstone of my childhood.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's advising season. Meetings with Seniors graduating this spring are bittersweet. I'm happy they're succeeding but preemptively sad they'll be leaving. This year is extra hard because Pitt is moving away from faculty advisors and to staff advisors. I love advising my students and will miss it!
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Knobs aren't just more convenient, they're safer! You have to take your eyes off the road to use a touchscreen.
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 06/10/2026
Fun fact: Tesla went with a giant touchscreen instead of knobs for the Model 3 purely to save time and money. Knobs would have required spinning up a whole supply chain. The company spun it as a luxury feature and much of the industry followed suit. But it was always an inferior substitute.
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Kelsey, Segrentarri of Ca’at Data and Birb Mail @kelskels06.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As a little treat and since I was thinking about new crimbs, I’m bringing back this gem - the greatest crimb ever to happen!
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As the article says, he canceled Coyote vs Acme, a (good!) film on track to earn more than every other WB movie this year. “Don’t Zaslav it up” has become a meme with my teens, meaning “Don’t ruin it.”
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Karen Lillis @bookstorememoir.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Don’t miss FREE SHIPPING today on Bookshop dot Org, the site that benefits indie bookstores!
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This! When I started teaching Intro to Media, I taught about the Big Six/Seven.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My History of Media class discussed the invention of the telegraph. The US Postmaster General at the time was Cave Johnson. Please enjoy this super creepy picture of Cave Johnson 😳 (He's not the guy from Portal! Interesting! He introduced the postage stamp to the US! Yay! He was pro-slavery! Yikes!)
A black and white photograph of a bald white man wearing a 19th century outfit, complete with white shirt, black cravat, black vest and black coat. He is staring very intensely and creepily off to the side. The photograph appears to have been restored or upscaled in some way because it looks too sharp.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
👇🏼
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A link to a database of U.S. citizens who have been detained.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today’s rings are reptile themed.
A picture of a hand with long painted fingernails. On the middle finger is a silver ring shaped like an alligator. On the pinky finger is a silver ring shaped like a tortoise.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you ever run into a narwhal, I’m your girl!
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I would LOVE this (or White Sox. I’m a sucker for a comeback story.)
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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you only center inanimate objects in your conversations about censorship, you’re doing it wrong. #bannedbooksweek
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Steve Ammidown @stegan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love that everyone’s excited about #bannedbooksweek, but please remember that there’s so much more to it than just buying or reading a banned book. Its also about people- librarians, educators, and readers- Kelly’s body of work is a starting point to understand this more.
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Andy Dehnart @andydehnart.com · 06/10/2026
Take note of the language in business coverage of Hollywood. It centers the companies and money, not people. How will the poor organization cope with cutting $6 billion in staff? What a travesty for the organization!!
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That process will be hard on the organization as much of it will come from staff cuts to
address overlapping operations and redeployment of resources.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
She shall be miiiiiiiiine! (yay!)
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I think people love teensy charms of big things, like the lawnmower. If it’s in good shape I’d try to sell it?
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I want so many of these!!
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Dr. Jennessa Hester 🍒 @cherrypoppunk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's important we listen to the man who spent over a billion dollars to make Quibi
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 04/10/2026
Alll of this. I started my career in construction, working office jobs alongside people who worked trades. Know how many 60-year-old guys I saw working as bricklayers? Doing demo? Zero. How many 50-year-old roofers there are? Zero. One reason unions fight for high wages is because careers are SHORT.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Same, except for my sister, who is under “Sister.”
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Engadget @engadget.com · 04/10/2026
You have a lot of control over AI on your iPhone.
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How to disable or restrict your iPhone's Apple Intelligence features - Engadget
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’ve been laid up with bronchitis this week so, like a very normal person, I made my porch goose a new Halloween outfit.
Side view of a plastic goose statue wearing a dress with an orange top and a green skirt. Over that, the goose is wearing a black with hat with an orange stripe and a black cape with an orange stripe. Front view of a plastic goose statue wearing a dress with an orange top and a green skirt. Over that, the goose is wearing a black with hat with an orange stripe and a black cape with an orange stripe.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I just turned on the ALDS. Is anyone else’s sound quality super terrible? The crowd noise is louder than the booth, and the booth sound is murky. (Of course, sound on the commercials is pristine.)
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yaaaaaaay!!!!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 28/09/2026
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
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How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My mom raised me in Rangers fandom, but dang they’ve made it embarrassing to be a fan this year (and I’m not talking, at all, about the play on the field. We’re used to that.)
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s time for my annual announcement* that I will accept bribes to support your favorite team in the baseball postseason. As long as they aren’t the Braves or the Yankees, I’ll consider your proposal. *because the Rangers have been eliminated. Again. May the spirit of Ron Washington bless us.
Former Rangers manager Ron Washington, wearing glasses and a Texas Rangers hat and jacket. He has a big joyful smile on his face. The picture is captioned with his famous quote “That’s the way baseball go.”
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Stupid Astros. Ugh. Stupid Rangers. 😭
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Requisite Pitt is undefeated! Why so low? Comment 😉
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ah! I forgot to add alt text. I apologize! It’s a round crocheted doily that is red in the center, then orange, then red on the outside. All along the outside are picos, which are tiny circles.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So. Many. Picos!!!! (140 picos!!!) (Work in progress from a 1940 pattern) 🧶
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ve been told by sooooo many medical folks that I’m a “difficult stick.” My blood likes to stay on the inside 😂
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Democratic majority should understand that while trying to get bills through Congress is going to be important to address the tanking of the American economy, their job for the next two years is to Unleash the Constitutional Kracken.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Remember that even though the vaccine is not sterilizing it does lessen the severity in the acute stage and also lessens the chances you get long covid symptoms and damage that can last for months, years, or even be permanent.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it. Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va... Listen to a breakdown here:
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My eldest kid is getting their phlebotomist certification. Today I came in to their practice lab so they could draw blood from me (they’re required to draw blood multiple times for the certification). I’ve been told multiple times that I am a “difficult stick.” They did it! I’m a proud mom.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Uh, @drmario.bsky.social, I'm sorry about Alex Bregman? (Also, why no clear Phantom of the Opera face mask a la Don Slaught?) defector.com/it-sucks-to-...
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It Sucks To Be Alex Bregman Right Now | Defector
The person in the photo above is not a strange wanderer whose arrival at the local inn coincided with that of a growing pestilence. That is Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman, photographed in the...
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JND @jndevereux.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An autumnal nostalgic classic.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My kid, who just finished taping up broken headphones: “These are frankensteined in a modern sense because there’s like 3 kinds of tape on here, but also frankensteined in a classical sense in that I’m cheating (headphone) death.” I love this kid.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My mom (a ride or die Rexas Rangers fan) “Baseball’s not here to make you *happy*.”
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Rachel Ernst @rachelernst.myatproto.social · 22/09/2026
The people who are arguing that bookstores can just take the place of public and school libraries have never seen the children's section. The reason there is a 40-50 book limit for most patrons is kids books. The sheer volume that kids read through is beyond most adults' understanding.
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Meredith Guthrie @meredithea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I crocheted a halter dress for my kid’s Bratz doll. It’s hard to find patterns for Bratz, so I modified a pattern for Barbies. Did I take notes on how I did it? Hahahaha of course not. 🧶
A Bratz doll wearing a light green crocheted halter dress with a short skirt.
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