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Maureen Johnson
2 years
My friend was supposed to stay at our apartment tonight. She is vaxxed and boosted, but as a precaution, she tested herself for COVID before leaving her house. She is positive (confirmed at a testing site). She tested BECAUSE she was coming here. THIS IS HOW YOU STOP THE SPREAD.
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My mother just called me. She had ordered some flowers from a small local store, to be delivered and dropped on the porch. When they brought the flowers, they said, "Hang on, we have something for you." The driver went back to the truck and proceeded to bring out...
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
If you have gardening needs in Lower Bucks County, PA, here you go. This is a small local business and they are AMAZING PEOPLE:
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@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
5 years
This is the pain scale chart at my physical therapy.
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Maureen Johnson
2 years
Listen, the UK, I just want to say thanks. We've had a terrible few weeks here in the US and watching Boris Johnson get metaphorically kicked in the nuts for 24 straight hours has really cheered a lot of us up.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
There shall be only one Maureen Johnson on Facebook, and I guess it will be this other one.
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
...my parents have plenty of food. I've set up weekly deliveries. But this small business wanted to make sure. And they refused--REFUSED--payment for it. So I would like to shout out this business to the rooftops...
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8 months
This Russell Brand story is rough reading. A small ray of light: hats off to this taxi driver. He tried so hard.
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4 years
...a bag of hot meals, and then MULTIPLE bags of groceries. My mom was speechless and asked why. They said, "When you called, you mentioned you had promised your daughter not to go out, so we were worried you had no food and brought some."...
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@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
7 years
RT if you would turn down an invite to this White House.
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
This is a roadside plant and garden shop. They brought hot meals from one source and then went to the grocery store and bought food with their own money. They possibly spent more on the food than my mom did on the plants.
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@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
4 years
They may update their FB more than their site. Here they are again:
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Maureen Johnson
7 years
Maybe 2016 is the year a lot of heroes were born and we don't know yet.
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2 years
A strange and wonderful thing that just happened, to be filed under "why dogs are amazing." I was walking Dexy, something I do multiple times a day, hundreds of times, along our familiar paths here in NYC. While walking home, after she had passed literally hundreds of people...
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
Steve Irwin and his family reclaim land for animals and run a massive wildlife rescue. His life mission was to save animals and educate people about them. I’m one of many vegetarians who rip out their hair when @peta weighs in. Shame on you.
@peta
PETA
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#SteveIrwin was killed while harassing a ray; he dangled his baby while feeding a crocodile & wrestled wild animals who were minding their own business. Today’s #GoogleDoodle sends a dangerous, fawning message. Wild animals are entitled to be left alone in their natural habitats.
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2 years
I am not really a woo woo person, but she KNEW. It was odd. It was amazing. All dogs are good dogs.
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2 years
This is where we're at.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
I don't want context.
@Matt_Kroschel
Matt Kroschel
5 years
UPDATE: The North Branch library has reopened. Use caution when approaching the building. This moose has been here for three days now.
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10 months
Authors: we need to stand up with the actors. AI is ALREADY HERE in our work. I just spoke to a Very Famous Author who has to remain nameless for legal reasons. They are held up in a contract negotiation because a Major Publisher wants to train AI on their work.
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We found this this morning. Once again, my parents’ cat has dragged every kitten toy from every corner of the house and put their faces in the bowl to feed them.
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There was something about the man that Dex knew--knew she had to go over and talk to him. He was really moved and said it made his day. It was like some kind of magical starlight barking. She just knew he needed to hang with a dog, and she pulled me a GOOD DISTANCE to get to him.
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7 months
When you start removing content that book banners want removed so you don't have legal trouble, you are quite literally doing their work for them. You are holding the door open and inviting them in.
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Scholastic
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A message from Scholastic on Book Fairs:
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Maureen Johnson
7 years
2017 goals:
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3 years
Everyone in publishing: link arms. NO. BOOKS. FROM. THE. ESCAPEES. FROM. THIS. ADMINISTRATION.
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
SKELETON WITH A KNIFE FOR AN ARM.
@archaeologymag
Archaeology Magazine
6 years
A 6th-century Lombard warrior buried in northern Italy appears to have worn a knife as a prosthetic weapon in place of his forearm, which had been amputated
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2 years
Again, I was baffled. We do not know this man. He was baffled as well, but happy. "I just lost my dog of 17 years," he said. "I couldn't speak I was so sad." He was tearing up. Dexy is still talking to him NONSTOP. He pet her. I said, "She picked you out of everyone."
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
Marianne Williamson is like a sentient glass of Chardonnay.
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Maureen Johnson
2 years
This always gets filed under "things I can't believe have to be said" but--there is no trans "debate". "Trans debate" is a phrase used by people trying to justify prejudice and fear of other people by framing this as a both sides situation.
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Maureen Johnson
7 years
Can we all have situation rooms now? Here I am, in my situation room with my chief of staff:
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Maureen Johnson
3 years
Give 'em the old razzle dazzle.
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2 years
Because she was thoughtful enough to test, she ended up finding out her surprise positive status.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
This...is Catan.
@BiIndia
Business Insider India🇮🇳
5 years
The city would essentially be a collection of hexagonal platforms that can each hold around 300 residents.
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Maureen Johnson
2 years
She refused to budge, except to move in his direction. And he started to come over. Her tail was wagging furiously, and she was happy bark-chatting. (Dex is a hound. She TALKS.) woofWOOFwoofWOOFwoof. When he reached us, she continued chatting away as if they were reunited friends
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2 years
...she stopped cold, looked at an older man standing some distance from us, and let out a happy howl--a sound she rarely uses. The AWWOOOOOOO. I looked around to figure out why. We did not know the man, and he was far off.
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
Guess it's a good day to tell all the gorgeous trans kids (and all kids on the gender spectrum, and all adults too while we are here) that I respect who you are. Because this one sucks real bad.
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Maureen Johnson
7 years
NARRATOR: There was collusion.
@realDonaldTrump
Donald J. Trump
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....Also, there is NO COLLUSION!
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
I am very small And I have no money So you can imagine the kind of stress I am under
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Maureen Johnson
8 years
You know what? *backs away* I don't actually need any cheese. *backs away*
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
I guess I'll do a summary of the UK news thing, not because anyone asked, but because I was dumb enough to watch it. I'm taking broad strokes here...
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
My friends, Zelda's chemotherapy no longer serves her and we are fulfilling our commitment to her total happiness tomorrow. This is super hard! But love, only love! That's all we feel. If you could throw love balls in her direction, that would be appreciated.
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Maureen Johnson
3 years
I love John Mulaney. His shows never fail to make me happy. And hearing the news that he is going into rebah--or anyone going in--I always take that as good news? It means that is a step toward getting well--a good and healthy one. So all good health and happiness to him.
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
For many of us, this is the dream level of social interaction, even without COVID.
@nypost
New York Post
4 years
Medieval 'wine windows' are reopening, reviving Italian plague tradition
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
She's also in a group called Females for Trump. It's like I found the Upside Down version of me. I will befriend her.
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@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
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you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
Repeat their names like Arya Stark.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
I always knew I would have to fight another Maureen Johnson for control but I was sure it would be the one from Rent.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
Thanks a lot, BONES.
@Gizmodo
Gizmodo
5 years
Your bones secrete a hormone that can make you panic, scientists find
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
THIS is New York.
@SarahWaltonNews
Sarah Walton
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Hospital staff come out to applaud #GeorgeFloyd protestors in New York - demonstrators shout back ‘Thank You’.
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4 years
Facebook reminded me that this happened a year ago and when I saw it again I started to laugh so hard.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
There shall be only one Maureen Johnson on Facebook, and I guess it will be this other one.
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4 years
@RyuChoun It's not fake. It's my mom.
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
I asked Zelda if she wanted to go to the toy shop. She turned on the word “toy” and directed me the whole way there, for seven blocks. Then she carried her toy home.
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6 years
I'm just going to quietly slide some personal news in here when no one is looking. Oscar and I are getting married next year. *slides away*
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
@AOC This is the future liberals want.
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Maureen Johnson
2 years
THIS IS THE KIND OF THING ENGLISH PEOPLE DO IF YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE FOR TOO LONG
@ladbible
LADbible
2 years
Heinz are set to release Baked Bean-filled Hash Browns 😱
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Maureen Johnson
7 years
Seattle friends, could you share?
@Rebecca_Perry
Rebecca Perry 🍸
7 years
300 displaced pets from Texas are arriving in Seattle today. #Harvey
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
NEWS: WITCH HUNT NOT A WITCH HUNT TRUMP: *sits with Queen* *cannot touch phone* QUEEN* *stirs tea slowly, over and over, says nothing* TRUMP: *twitches* QUEEN: (internally) I can do this forever, ********er.
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@celestrogen what a time to be alive here in nyc. I mean, possibly not for long, but what a time.
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
Just to confirm. This week: 1. Golden State Killer caught 2. Cosby found guilty 3. ABBA reunites
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
It's so important for younger people to know: these shootings, these drills, these evacuations...IT'S RECENT. It was not always like this. Don't ever let them tell you it has always been this way. It's a lie. I never had a shooter drill in my life. End the @NRA .
@AFosterWBTV
Amanda Foster WBTV
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Students being led by an officer down sidewalk of UNCC campus. @WBTV_News
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5 years
Oh god. I bet she doesn't even KNOW about the Rent one.
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Maureen Johnson
3 years
Have this piece of good news while we wait.
@iElijahManley
Elijah Manley
3 years
The trans sports bill is DEAD in the Florida Senate. I’m crying tears of joy for our babies ❤️
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The President just--straight up--condoned the cold blooded murder and dismemberment of a journalist. There is no other story or other side. As a YA writer, I feel the need to really make it clear to any kids wondering what to think about this--it's as horrific as it sounds.
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Found a cat wandering outside today. Tracked it down, gave scritch, examined collar. Called owner who said to me, “If you looked at the collar you would see there was a note that says I KNOW WHERE I LIVE on it.” Now, a few things…
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6 years
2018: The third year in the trilogy, the one where we take the monster down.
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6 years
Did anyone else just lose a few days because of this Kavanaugh stuff? It was like a garbage Rumspringa in which nothing got done and I spun in circles and time had no meaning.
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@maureenjohnson
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2 years
I told her everyone thinks she did a very good job.
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Maureen Johnson
7 years
When it turns white, they'll have decided who our new President is.
@AP_Climate
AP Climate
7 years
Smoke pours from chimney of the Russian consulate in San Francisco that Trump ordered closed by Saturday.
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Maureen Johnson
3 years
Someone at @Twitter ---shut down his account. Anyone who can do it.
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@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
5 years
This will never stop making me explode with rage. YOU. DON'T. PENALIZE. KIDS. FOR. NOT. HAVING. MONEY. FOR. FOOD. And they could have had the money, I'm from the Philly area. I'll pay for the rest of the damn year. I'll collect the money. I'll figure it out. Feed the kids.
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@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
4 years
The impeachment hearings, in summary.
@bestofnextdoor
Best of Nextdoor 🏡
4 years
NO PETS
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Seventh. Since. Monday.
@amyminsky
amy minsky
8 years
174th mass shooting in the U.S this year, 13th this month, seventh since Monday.
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I'm pinning all my hopes on the creature in the sarcophagus.
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
I have no idea who made this but I can’t stop laughing and I want only to praise you.
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4 years
I could watch these all day.
@tyleroakley
tyler oakley // schedule pinned
4 years
oh my GOD the tiktok generation has has ENOUGH of their MAGA parents
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5 years
Voted. Ate my sticker. High-fived a bald eagle.
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Maureen Johnson
2 years
When Putin holds you up as an example, @jk_rowling , maybe have a think about things. Ask, “is it possible I’ve been wrong?”
@TLDRNewsUK
TLDR News UK
2 years
WATCH: Vladimir Putin says the West has "cancelled" JK Rowling and are now "engaging in cancel culture" against Russia. (Begins at 1:00)
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
This feels like a trap to help Stephen King decorate his human heart room.
@StephenKing
Stephen King
4 years
Give me a heart if you miss Barack Obama in the White House.
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
This writing process breakdown with @Lin_Manuel is fantastic.
@RottenTomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes
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Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down his process of writing the song, 'My Shot' for #Hamilton .
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
Shoutout to the other Maureen Johnson who is about to get her mind blown tonight.
@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
5 years
There shall be only one Maureen Johnson on Facebook, and I guess it will be this other one.
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His vision got blurry when he was sick. He wasn't sure if he could drive home. So he decided to test it by driving a half an hour yo a castle. Which is the standard test to see if you are fit to drive in the UK. If you can make it to a castle, you're golden.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
This is the Sign. Prepare for the Event. I assume you have all read and memorized your instructions. Begin.
@AFP
AFP News Agency
5 years
For more than 30 years, plastic phones shaped like the cartoon cat Garfield have been washing up on French beaches. The mystery is now solved: a shipping container which washed up during a storm in the 1980s was found in a hidden sea cave 📷 Fred Tanneau
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Prince Street station, NYC, tonight:
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She sit.
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My buddy from down the street. Five months old. 90 pounds. Eats dandelions. Wants to kiss you.
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Maureen Johnson
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I said “toy” again while walking Zelda and she took me on a quarter mile route *I did not even know* to the toy shop. She chose toy, retrieved it from counter, took it home.
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@maureenjohnson
Maureen Johnson
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This person will talk publicly when they can. They can't right now. But you see what this means, and what's already going on. If we don't support other artists, we're toast.
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5 years
She kiss you.
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Maureen Johnson
1 year
Just saw @hankgreen 's video and...Hank, all the love in the world. This is heavy--but you have all of us to help carry you. Everyone is here and will be here throughout and after.
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Maureen Johnson
2 years
…and that’s why you never fuck with a librarian.
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Maureen Johnson
1 year
@kmelkhat please let me know when to arrive I will bring my own fork
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Maureen Johnson
7 years
If you actually care about Syrians, let them come here.
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
I was hoping to hear from doctors but here we have *checks notes* the CEO of Target.
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Maureen Johnson
9 months
AI-scrape guy took Nora Roberts' work? lololololol. My dude. MY DUDE. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S COMING.
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
The economy is doing well when no one goes hungry. When everyone has a home to go to and doesn't have to worry about keeping the heat or lights on. When healthcare is automatic and an illness does not cause bankruptcy. When education is accessible to all.
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
My mom got Zelda a cape for being so brave at chemo.
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Maureen Johnson
2 months
May you love anything as much as JK Rowling loves calling her lawyers on anyone who dare stand up to her. JKR doesn't get away with things because she is right. She gets away with them because she is rich.
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Maureen Johnson
5 years
Please meet Dexy. She has agreed to live with us. Thank you ⁦ @muddypawsnyc ⁩!
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
We need a holiday where the whole thing is that you go to bed at like 7:30.
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Maureen Johnson
6 years
*ticks off WEDDING from to do list*
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Maureen Johnson
4 years
All best wishes to Rob Pattison on his recovery. But if a major industry can't keep the star of a huge motion picture safe from COVID, schools certainly can't.
@VanityFair
VANITY FAIR
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UPDATE: Robert Pattison has tested positive for Covid-19, causing filming of The Batman to be halted just days after the superhero drama resumed work
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