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Karen

@k8ren

πŸ“Boston Burbs I like reading and hiking and biking to work | Surviving toddler parenting one gummy snack at a time | The Philly special is the best special | I’ve never spoken to the manager |

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Turned on the Eagles game just in time to see the interception fumble situation. I know I should turn it off and walk away but I love to suffer.

09.12.2025 02:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch /listen to Boston’s mayor Michelle Wu live her dream..

Playing with Yo Yo Ma.. πŸ₯°

23.11.2025 01:23 πŸ‘ 217 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 13

I would pay a lot of $ for sheets of banana label stickers so I can make sure each banana has a sticker that is exactly the same as every other banana sticker

07.10.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2025 job market: 26 rounds of interviews, cage-fight two large land mammals, take the One Ring to Mordor, and then find out the job never existed

2025 job market [healthcare workers]: if you go outdoors in scrubs, you will be bagged and thrown in a van. you work for them now.

16.07.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

My 5 yo uses the word meticulous because he learned it from a very popular Disney song (Be Prepared) and asked what it meant.

15.07.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A mom at the park taught me to put the popsicles in an insulated water bottle and then have popsicles on the go!

04.07.2025 13:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You have a great collection! And it makes sense, from their end it’s probably easier to sell on Etsy than deal with the general public all summer πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

03.07.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t understand this at all. When I was new to Boston and asked why the hell all the nurses on this unit are wearing the same bracelet, it turned into everyone swapping stories and memories about trips to the shop. There’s no magic in buying it from Etsy.

02.07.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Elect Jalen Hurts to replace Fetterman so he can do this!

28.06.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the tip! Game changer!

26.06.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love that Round lab sunscreen. Are you telling me I can order this to my house and not wait until a random person I know goes to Korea to get it?!?

26.06.2025 19:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well that sucks!

09.06.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think whoever brought these charges should be fired (into the sun).

06.06.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 2837 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 5

I’m visiting friends in Cleveland next month and technically I can take the Amtrak. From Boston, it will take 15 hrs and arrive at 3:45 am. So like it’s possible but that’s a hard sell even for me and I love train travel.

05.06.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A box of 48 different colors of brand new sidewalk chalk

A box of 48 different colors of brand new sidewalk chalk

Taking a moment to admire the beautiful box of sidewalk chalk before I give it to the kids

03.06.2025 20:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Market Basket CEO placed on leave amid allegations of trying to initiate work stoppage Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has been put on paid administrative leave amid accusations that he has been considering leading a work stoppage that could upend stores across the region.
29.05.2025 01:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An extract of an article in the New York Times. These are the opening paragraphs. They read:

The children died one after the other. Twelve acutely malnourished infants living in one corner of Sudan's war-ravaged capital, Khartoum.
Abdo, an 18-month-old boy, had been rushed to a clinic by his mother as he was dying. His ribs protruded from his withered body. The next day, a doctor laid him out on a blanket with a teddy bear motif, his eyes closed.
Like the other 11 children, Abdo starved to death in the weeks after President Trump froze all U.S. foreign assistance, said local aid workers and a doctor. American-funded soup kitchens in Sudan, including the one near Abdo's house, had been the only lifelines for tens of thousands of people besieged by fighting.
Bombs were falling. Gunfire was everywhere. Then, as the American money dried up, hundreds of soup kitchens closed in a matter of days.
"It was catastrophic," said Duaa Tariq, an aid worker.
The stark consequences of Mr. Trump's slashing of U.S. aid are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has set off a staggering humanitarian catastrophe and left 25 million people - more than half of the country's population - acutely hungry.

An extract of an article in the New York Times. These are the opening paragraphs. They read: The children died one after the other. Twelve acutely malnourished infants living in one corner of Sudan's war-ravaged capital, Khartoum. Abdo, an 18-month-old boy, had been rushed to a clinic by his mother as he was dying. His ribs protruded from his withered body. The next day, a doctor laid him out on a blanket with a teddy bear motif, his eyes closed. Like the other 11 children, Abdo starved to death in the weeks after President Trump froze all U.S. foreign assistance, said local aid workers and a doctor. American-funded soup kitchens in Sudan, including the one near Abdo's house, had been the only lifelines for tens of thousands of people besieged by fighting. Bombs were falling. Gunfire was everywhere. Then, as the American money dried up, hundreds of soup kitchens closed in a matter of days. "It was catastrophic," said Duaa Tariq, an aid worker. The stark consequences of Mr. Trump's slashing of U.S. aid are evident in few places as clearly as in Sudan, where a brutal civil war has set off a staggering humanitarian catastrophe and left 25 million people - more than half of the country's population - acutely hungry.

Never forget that the richest man in the world chose to take food from the mouths of the world’s poorest children.

Burn in hell.

19.04.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 1332 πŸ” 523 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 37

Thanks for helping! It was such an inspiring day!

05.04.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one

03.04.2025 07:51 πŸ‘ 16282 πŸ” 2680 πŸ’¬ 389 πŸ“Œ 210
View of the shoreline somewhere in CT from a train window

View of the shoreline somewhere in CT from a train window

Amtrak appreciation post

07.03.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What if I, as a parent, don’t WANT to be the primary decision maker in my children education because…I do not have a degree in education??? What if I prefer someone who knows what they are doing does that instead and I teach them stuff I know about when they’re home??? Like how society should work??

04.03.2025 13:14 πŸ‘ 196 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

This sounds like just what I need. I’m a great cook if I have a recipe but want to get better at improvising and creating meals with whatever I have on hand.

24.02.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

r/50501 is active

03.02.2025 00:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

02.02.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 10933 πŸ” 5216 πŸ’¬ 339 πŸ“Œ 730
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CANADA CONFIRMED EAGLES FANS

02.02.2025 02:05 πŸ‘ 464 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 28

SAQUON!!!

19.01.2025 22:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the Intersection of A.I. and Spirituality (Gift Article) Modern religious leaders are experimenting with A.I. just as earlier generations examined radio, television and the internet.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/t...

05.01.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
jacob sansbury
@jsnnsa
having kids in the next 5 years might be a tragic mistake

every smart bio founder/scientist i’ve talked to seems to think embryo editing for things like short sleeper, reduced cancer risk, etc is possible on a near term horizon

imagine having two kids a couple years apart, one is a super human and the other isn’t

β€œsorry jim, little timmy won’t get cancer, only needs 4 hours of sleep and you’re normal you were just born in the wrong order 🀷🏻 β€œ

jacob sansbury @jsnnsa having kids in the next 5 years might be a tragic mistake every smart bio founder/scientist i’ve talked to seems to think embryo editing for things like short sleeper, reduced cancer risk, etc is possible on a near term horizon imagine having two kids a couple years apart, one is a super human and the other isn’t β€œsorry jim, little timmy won’t get cancer, only needs 4 hours of sleep and you’re normal you were just born in the wrong order 🀷🏻 β€œ

Tech bros know what every parent wants: children who sleep less

11.12.2024 14:39 πŸ‘ 8622 πŸ” 1203 πŸ’¬ 511 πŸ“Œ 713

Love both of these movies and have been so scared to rewatch since I’ve had kids.

06.12.2024 17:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just followed-I feel seen.

06.12.2024 15:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0