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Meredith W

@meredithw.bsky.social
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I care about doing research right, disability rights, 2E kids, SFF, music & much more. Biostatistician doing pediatric HIV clinical trials, previously psychiatry research. Life's too short to specialize.

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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
PSA: If you know anyone who might have been around baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina, they need to receive preventive treatment NOW. Once symptoms occur, it's too late. #rabies #NorthCarolina #goats #zoo
CNN: Baby goats with rabies at NC mobile petting zoo prompt calls across multiple counties to contact health officials.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"...Boston-based organization called 9to5 in 1972. Growing out of a local newsletter titled 9to5: Newsletter for Boston Area Office Workers, 9to5 brought women office workers together to organize for better conditions at work." #9to5 #Boston www.bunkhistory.org/resources/th...
bunkhistory.org
The Labor Feminism of 9to5 Should Guide Our Organizing Today
The vision of feminist labor organizing that guided the women’s white-collar organizing project 9to5 should still be our north star.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Last night I saw this wonderful documentary by and about a man with severe cerebral palsy and the life he's built with his partner and child. #disability #CerebralPalsy #family #love myownnormalmovie.com
myownnormalmovie.com
My Own Normal
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Starting Sept. 2026, 3 exciting MBTA pilots: * "Unlimited" Two-hour Transfer Window * Elimination of Express Bus Fares * Massachusetts residents who are 75+ and do not have a driver’s license will now be eligible for free travel www.mbta.com/fares/2026-f... #MBTA #CarFree #Seniors #MA
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2026 Fall Fare Pilots | Fares Overview | MBTA
View common fare information for the MBTA bus, subway, Commuter Rail, ferry, and The RIDE. Find online CharlieCard services and learn about bulk ordering programs.
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Jenn @jennmaitri.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
@migrainechat.bsky.social @universalhub.com #NEISvoid #Fenway Yesterday I could not get off the floor- health issues - today a short walk - amazing beauty around me - what a birthday gift! Thank you Fenway gardeners. If you are not able to go outside - this is for you 💜
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#disabilities #DisabilityPrideMonth #wheelchairs
Text: Many wheelchair users can WALK.
Wheelchair users who have the ability to walk are called ambulatory wheelchair users. 30-40% of all wheelchair users are ambulatory.

Just because someone uses a wheelchair does not mean they are paralyzed. In fact, only 10-20% of wheelchair users have paralysis.

Reasons a person may use a wheelchair include not being able to walk, only being able to walk short distances, and to reduce pain and discomfort.

Images: - person standing next to a wheelchair, dancing, and dribbling a basketball in a wheelchair.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Good to see people getting inspired by the classics.
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Handmaid @handmaid.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@universalhub.com #CanonPhotography #SunrisePhotography #Kretcheu This sunrise goes out to the Blue Sharks of Cabo Verde who have just advanced to the group of 32!
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Best summary of Alice in Wonderland ever.
the-swift-tricker:
in almost every other children's book where the main heroine is swept
away to a land of whimsy she's shown having a lovely time; braving
dangers occasionally, trying to find her way home, sure, but
ultimately delighting in the magic around her. meanwhile alice
spends her entire time in wonderland like
<image of man with grumpy face>

roach-works:
look, here's the thing: alice in wonderland’s enduring fucking charm
is that it perfectly captures the vibe of being a very tired and annoyed
child who is nonetheless required to play along with adult nonsense.

alice is dragged from place to place without warning, forced to play
stupid games with no good prizes, grilled over her schooling and
manners and recitation and dress, scolded, judged, insulted to her
face, sent away, given gifts she didn't ask for and doesn't like,
corrected incorrectly, been subject to shifting and arbitrary rules,
and then when she gets snappish with all this bullshit everyone acts
like a little girl's temper is the end of the fucking world.

alice in wonderland isn't a drug trip or a nightmare or a metaphor,
that's just what being ten years old is LIKE. that's why kids love it so
much. even if they can't quite articulate how, they recognize
themselves in it

#do yourself a favor and read the book
#its pretty short and full of absolutely banger lines
#alice in wonderland
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Ginnette Powell Bluesky is not a dating app @caffeinehusky.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
capitalbnews.org/juneteenth-f... @universalhub.com Baba Ben Haith creator of the Juneteenth flag!
capitalbnews.org
The Juneteenth flag, explained
The flag’s designer shares the story and inspiration for his design.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Make Way for Ducklings
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
May the 4th be with the flock. #MayThe4th #MakeWayForDucklings
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 04/05/2026
Local Black businesses being shut out from World Cup events in Boston - including Haitian ones (Haiti made the World Cup this year): baystatebanner.com/2026/04/29/s... And the Bay State Banner was denied press credentials for games at Gillette Stadium: baystatebanner.com/2026/04/29/a...
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 04/05/2026
A small plane is going to fly in a grid over Boston neighborhoods around the harbor and waterfront again and and again and again tomorrow.
EPA to fly a plane over areas near the harbor and waterfront to get ready for upcoming special events this summer. State Police, BFD and the city are also invoved.
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Sebastian Stockman @substockman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Turns out we DO let the pigeon ride the T. The Orange Line at least.
This shot and the next of a confused pigeon pacing on an Orange Line car
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Such fun reading a novel by a friend! This new book by @insertscenehere.bsky.social is great fun and I look forward to more from her. www.amazon.com/Infinite-Lib... #books #libraries
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The Infinite Library
Amazon.com: The Infinite Library eBook : Wood Franklin, Stephanie: Kindle Store
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Handmaid @handmaid.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@universalhub.com #JamaicaPlain 5:50am Tuesday. Sunrise over Franklin Park
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Anathema Magazine @anathemamagazine.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
And… Anathema’s Kickstarter is live! Please read, donate & share to increase our reach! We’re excited to bring more speculative fiction, poetry and nonfiction by queer writers of color into the world! Our fundraiser is scheduled to run through the end of May: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ana...
kickstarter.com
Anathema: Spec from the Margins
Support the relaunch of our Ignyte and British Fantasy Award-nominated magazine dedicated to the work of queer writers of color!
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Women's hockey for the win! #PWHL #BostonFleet
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I can't get over hearing so many women's voices on the broadcast! When I grew up, all the astronauts, and anyone briefing the public or working Capcom would have been male. It makes me so happy! #Artemis2 #NASAwomen
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Such sad news.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This blind man - a refugee from Burma - was dropped off by Border Patrol at a Tim Horton's in Buffalo, NY. In the middle of February. A mile from a home where he no longer lived. While his relatives were searching for him. Cops found his body 5 days later www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...
investigativepost.org
Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo.
A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
So NJ lawmakers wrote a bill to rein in ICE. And this is what they called it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...
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johnmcboston.bsky.social @johnmcboston.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Red skies in morning. Gonna miss morning light when DST kicks in next week. @universalhub.com
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It's a blizzardcane!
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CappyinBoston @cappyinboston.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
From @universalhub.com www.universalhub.com/2026/its-pre... #blizzard #blizzard2026 #clouds
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It's pretty, at least
The storm, as snapped by the GOES-East satellite at 7:51 p.m. See larger.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
[ WENT TO THE DR. TODAY AND
TOLD THE NURSE I GOT BIT BY
A WOLF. SHE SAID, WHERE? I
SAID NO, REGULAR. SHE STARED
AT ME FOR 10 MINS.

THE Adulting DIARIES
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 18/02/2026
"I see you have a new sword," the swordmaster said. "May I have a look?" "No," said the student. "It is a cursed blade. I would only draw this in dire need." "What kind of curse? Must draw blood, or will betray you?" "It will speak, and tell an embarrassing truth about both wielder and opponent."
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
FDA refuses to even consider Moderna's groundbreaking mRNA influenza vaccine application. "It wasn’t even getting formal consideration...because officials were refusing to accept the application." #vaccines #flu #influenza #FDA #Moderna www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
thebulwark.com
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Inadequately cleared sidewalks and blocked curb cuts put everyone at risk, especially those of us with disabilities. #snow #disabilities www.masslive.com/boston/2026/...
masslive.com
‘Putting my body at risk’: Boston sidewalks, curb cuts impassable 2 weeks after storm
Two weeks after Boston’s largest storm in years, streets are clear but walkways left blocked. Residents with disabilities say this is “always an obstacle” and their freedom is still buried.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Beginning in 2004, Joe Macken carved all 5 boroughs of NYC out of balsa wood, every site, stadium, bridge, and building. His creation consists of almost one million structures. At the Museum of the City of New York beginning Feb. 12, 2026. www.mcny.org/exhibition/h... #NYC #model #museum
Photo of balsa wood model of NYC, consisting of almost 1M structures
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Jordan Frias @jordanonbluesky.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Great space saver on Marginal Street @universalhub.com
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
3 images: (1) graph showing decorated tree lying on its side, labeled 'Xmas Tree', (2) graph showing the same tree upright labeled 'Ymas Tree', (3) 3-dimensional graph with tree projecting forward labeled 'Zmas Tree'
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
A get well present for @wiswell.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSvs...
youtube.com
I saw mommy kissing Yog-Sothoth
YouTube video by aabeeceed
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
On International Day of #People with #Disabilities, remember that some disabilities are #invisible #DisabilityRights #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #IDPD #IDPD2025 #Disability #HiddenIllness #ChronicIllness #InvisibleDisability
some disabilities look like this (figures using cane, crutch, wheelchair)
some look like this (figure with no visible disability)
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
@universalhub.com Have you decided to stop allowing comments on the French Toast system? I do see ones from this year. Also, could you please add the French Toast system to bksy, not just Xitter? Even if snow from a blue sky is oxymoronic? Thanks!
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
For all your vegan steak grilling needs.
Picture of a spice jar labeled "Simply Organic Steak Grilling Seasons, Certified Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian."
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The awesome Dr. Sarah Wayland, is writing another much-needed book and you can help. "The Forever Parenting Project How can you support your adult with disabilities as you age?" Join a focus group to share your experiences and concerns. substack.com/inbox/post/1... #parenting #disability #aging
substack.com
The Forever Parenting Project
How can you support your adult with disabilities as you age?
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
An American Tail poster with lil ol mouse immigrant Fievel
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Such joy seeing science nerding for SFF!
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
"MAKE GOOD TROUBLE" - John Lewis
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Built by a 14 year old!
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 18/10/2025
Hundreds gather around West Roxbury rotary to protest autocratic regime www.universalhub.com/2025/hundred... #Boston #WestRoxbury #NoKings
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balsama.bsky.social @balsama.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Moonrise over Logan tonight. Full moon is technically tonight, but it happens just 12 minutes before midnight. So tomorrow night's 99% illumination will be practically identical, just on the other side of sunset. This was at 6:07pm - about 5 minutes before sunset and 12 minutes after the moon rose.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This was our experience last weekend trying to re-animate a printer that had been disconnected by the house painters.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
@read-and-be-merry

List of Books to Read Before You Die
1. Any book you want
2. Don’t read books you don’t want to read
3. That's it
4. Congratulations you did it

@iammewhooaryou
| really like this list. All my favorite books are on it.

@ read-and-be-merry
Thanks | worked really hard on it
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Belated Labor Day post
@biogestgaudiest-patronuses
Other people can see magic in you that you will sometimes overlook.
Don't you dare try to convince them they're wrong just because you
can't see it yet.

@biggest-gaudiest-patronuses.
side note: this doesn't mean you have to automatically accept
inconvenient quests from oracles insisting you're the chosen one

@biggest-gaudiest-patronuses
they are literally just wizards looking for free labor

@allithnight
| don't care. I'm going on an adventure!

@biggest-gaudiest-patronuses
not without unionizing and demanding a living wage you're not

@cortwheotandrocepiant
Wizard: you're the chosen one

Me: not without healthcare | ain't.

@revotensni
Wizard: There's a dragon

Me: Pretty sure thats an OSHA violation

@fieldbears
Any winged reptile past 25 kilos requires hazard pay.
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Meredith W @meredithw.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Image of a bunch of Vikings. One wearing glasses with hand raised saying "Oh! Oh! Dibs on pillaging their library!" labeled "the little-known cousin of Erik the Red... Bjorn the Well-Read."
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