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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Anonymous peer reviewer is questioning my choice to number participants for a qual project instead of using pseudonyms...

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Lol

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Guys, I'm starting to lose it. I'm working on my SSHRC Insight application and I am 1/6 for Insight submissions. I'm looking at my most significant contributions document and I'm about to write "Gillian Anderson talked about my book on her podcast." Someone tell me this is a bad idea...

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My 4 year old is clearly being taught some beginning meditation strategies at JK: "Breathe in, Mummy!" It's kind of annoying, but it will probably be good for everyone in the household in the long run.

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Request! I am the advisor for a group at VU for women interested in psych. We are hosting a virtual event in October and are looking for speakers who could give a 15-20 minute talk on a panel about the psychology of crime. We are especially interested in work that involves women victims/offenders.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Got an email from a co-investigator about a SSHRC Insight submission where the PI asked everyone to validate their participation and literally said "This means you, Dana."

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Dog in Cone of Shame Apologizes

ALT: Dog in Cone of Shame Apologizes

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mental health clinicians: "Let's endlessly debate all possible meanings of hugging a client and dogpile on anyone who questions the orthodoxy." My physiotherapist: "I'm going to strap my midsection to your hip using this seatbelt device and then I'm going to stick my butt out to create the stretch."

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'm thinking of going as "Work appropriate version of Britney Spears at the 2001 VMAs" for Halloween. Thoughts?

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My husband asking me if the independent bookstore I am feuding with is aware they are in a feud with me... Like all my feuds, obviously not.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A colleague asked me for a favour. She gave me a few more details and I accidentally typed "That's fine, no" when I meant to type "That's fine, np."

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's never a bad day to repost this one.

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED, reviewed in The New Yorker: "There are a seemingly infinite number of ways that pregnancy can be misunderstood, mislabelled, or oversimplified, whether because of deceptively binary tests or cultural narratives that tell us pregnancy is a linear experience.”

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The Unsettling Ambiguity of Early Pregnancy

Binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, but pregnancy is a nonlinear experience, and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Filling out an online form asking me about my sexual orientation. So tempted to click "other" and then type into the box: "Attracted to men, but unwillingly."

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Starting to think you either beat your liver into submission through regular drinking or you get a hangover from one 5 oz glass of sparkling rose, consumed slowly, with a meal. There's no in between.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm taking on a new project today and my printer decided to fail and I can't tell you how on brand that is for a printer.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just submitted a photo of me feeding a stick of celery to a capybara for the official "Meet the faculty" orientation Powerpoint deck. If that doesn't convey my vibe, nothing will.

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Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A "feminist" is someone who recognizes equality and humanity for all. The struggle continues. RIP Gloria Steinem 🕊️ #GloriaSteinem #SheShed

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

September looks like it's going to be ROUGH. Seems like the right time to start a rewatch of "The IT crowd", right?

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In a sociology proposal meeting and I think another professor just shaded my whole discipline, but I genuinely can't tell.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hate qualitative journals that scold me for not providing enough methods details while also enforcing a ridiculously low word limit that INCLUDES references. What exactly did you want me to cut??

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

New wrinkle in Canada/US relations just dropped. @bskybymidge.bsky.social just claimed Wisconsim beer is better than Ontario beer. Gloves are off.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Listen, unless Blue Rodeo rerecords "Hasn't Hit Me Yet", I think we can just drop the whole lake convo. They have the final say around here.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I've put in about 35km hiking on the Southern end of the Bruce Trail this week and I'd just like to say, hats off to Columbia, they sure know how to make a good, sturdy boot.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're also going to answer the question "Who wrote erotic fan fiction about Carl Jung and created one of the world's most popular personality tests?" I feel like the answer to that one is surprising no matter what.

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Everyday I wonder how things can get stupider and everyday I am informed how, against my will.

Truth social post where Trump threatens to call Lake Ontario, Lake America

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We're going to play a little game in this year's Test and Measurement section called "Was this famous historical psychologist also a eugenicist?" The answer WON'T surprise you, after one or two classes.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Could you all keep an eye on @trantteam.bsky.social? I'm out of town until Friday and Rosemary isn't old enough to ride herd on anyone.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One of my favourites from a Canuck icon and new bride! youtu.be/q6wQqMpi2Ac?...

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Waiting In Canada

YouTube video by Jann Arden - Topic

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

It is national Rainbow baby day, which celebrates live births that occur following miscarriage or stillbirth. This is the reason I covered my baby in rainbow clothing her first year rather than, as my very Christian neighbours suspect, an attempt to turn her gay.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Tormenting @trantteam.bsky.social with gen Z slang is the gift that keeps on giving. Our daughter, who has a speech delay, was being very conversational with me the other day. I reported that she was "dialogue-maxxing." The full-body shudder was *chef's kiss*.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Literally don't see the problem here. I won and I won with flair. Maybe work on your gin skills?

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My latest strategy for managing work is to stop every day once I get too angry. Could be administrators, could be students, could be collaborators. The minute I start grinding my teeth and fuming, I'm done for the day. Do we think this is perimenopause in action or just being an academic in 2026?

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Teaching "tests and measures" again and I'm thinking we just spend the first lecture talking about the various eugenics movements because we're going to spend the rest of the damn semester talking about them anyway. Jesus Christ, wasn't anyone involved in 20th century testing NOT a eugenicist?? Fuck

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This "kinda chic" trend needs to go straight back to hell.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Having dinner with my gay BFF tonight where we will no doubt play a little game called "Who needs to be canceled since we last hung out?" Hugh Laurie coming in strong this week for voicing his support of Graham Linehan???

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Feel like you could host a @raffic.bsky.social singalong at any brewery and your average millennial would be absolutely all over that. I would definitely pound a few pints and sing "Bananaphone" with a hundred of my closest friends.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Our 4 year old is my husband's double. Same looks, same personality, same challenges. I think of this every time I sneeze and my C-section scar pulls.

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John Trant @trantteam.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Lots of things, normally a dozen before breakfast. But that's because my wife is a Dr. and she is FIRE in the morning.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Okay, I'm coming up on the end of season 3 and it's pretty clear where the writers ran out of runway. I still love it but oof.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

At the restored Michigan Central Station.

A man in a Grey v neck t shirt kisses a woman in a blue paisley dress.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I'm rewatching The Golden Girls again and realizing that I didn't make enough "Shady Pines" jokes during the year my dad lived with me. Maybe I'll get out the ouija board this weekend and make up for it.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Why does CIHR's researchnet platform send a verification code every single time I log in? What are they trying to protect me from? "Oh no, someone logged in and worked on my project grant application, that's terrible."

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MediaSmarts @mediasmarts.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

2025 was a busy year for MediaSmarts! We reached more educators, families and young people with research, resources, workshops and national initiatives to build digital media literacy across Canada. See more in our 2025 Annual Report: ow.ly/cpbL50ZtY0H

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

. @trantteam.bsky.social giving me feedback on how I could play gin better when I beat him in every game we played tonight is all you need to know about why I dunk on him so relentlessly here.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The spectators at my run this morning didn't seem too focused on cheering.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Watching undergrads panic in the uWindsor subreddit because they've got @trantteam.bsky.social for organic chemistry is the gift that keeps giving.

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Dana Menard @shufflersunite.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I'm begging everyone doing thinkpieces about early 2000s diet culture to leave Bridget Jones out of it. That was intended to be satire and it is made very, very clear in the book.

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Dan Mennill @dmennill.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"Canada-wide nocturnal bird sound migration tracker takes flight." There's an article about our Motus Audio project, and Natalie and Madison's cross-country research expedition, on CBC.ca! Read it here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @birdscanada.bsky.social

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