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M. Molly Backes @mollybackes
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Among other disasters, 2018 was the year I lost my sweet Zia. So many of my Twitter friends showed up for me through her dying process and death, and I will be eternally grateful to every single person who sent me hugs, kind notes, encouragement, support, etc.
Twitter gets a lot of shit, much of it warranted, but it can also be an amazing community full of compassionate, kind people. Losing Zia would have been harder without you all. ❤️
Extra-special shout-outs to @sarahbethmoon, @looks_last, @leastilikehats, @danielleiat, @looks_last, @lindaholmes, & @ilovepemmican. Thank you all so much. ❤️❤️❤️
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The dog show announcer just said her favorite childhood novel was Where the Red Fern Grows?????
Maybe she never finished it
That toy poodle is ridiculous
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I really hate the expression "be your best self." It promotes an external, competitive, airbrushy selfhood that makes me feel anxious (which, I suspect, is the point) & rebellious (probably not the point). "Be your best self" says "because you sure as hell ain't her right now."
Who is this person? Your Best Self? Because she seems like your very worst friend, raising an eyebrow when you skip the gym, judging you for eating a cookie: "Is that what your best self would do?" Fuck you, I want to say, my best self loves cookies.
Why does your Best Self seem to look like everyone else, act like everyone else, & shop like everyone else? Is it possible this so-called Best Self is actually a fabrication of consumer culture, the same impulse magazines use to sell makeup & clothes & weirdly expensive candles?
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Alfie had to play in the little park alone because too many people brought their bunny-sized dogs to the big dog park ☹️
It's probably a good thing I don't have human children, because injustices to my dog make me want to throw bricks through windows.
Guys, listen. As soon as this dumb dog that looks freakishly like a bunny showed up, I grabbed Alfie and leashed him. He was not happy, but he was behaving. And then this terrible little rabbit ran over to Alfie and BIT HIM IN THE FACE.
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#Thread!

THE JOURNEY OF #AfricaTweetChat

1. ATC, @AfricaTweetChat, was launched on 1st February 2018 by @janetmachuka_ & the co-founder, @barryonyango as a platform to bring African individual brands and start-ups to one #digitalmarketing learning space.
2. The second chat was led by @Ugaman01 on 8th February on "How can #Startups leverage on #socialmedia to cost effective #marketing." The chat was successful drawing in a new audience from Uganda. #AfricaTweetChat
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1/ I'm stunned, but not surprised by AT&T's decision to extended their #Friends licensing deal with Netflix through 2019. A perfect example of, despite saying they were committed to winning in SVOD, Big Media wants to have their cake, eat it to - and then hope they get a 3rd cake
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1/ Two years ago from this moment I was blind tired. I had been awake for probably 50 hours by that point.

But I was exhilarated.

Today we were going to elect @HillaryClinton.

I was walking through downtown Chicago and asking my fellow Chicagoans to vote.

#BlackTuesday
2/ I remember taking some time near the Art Institute and sitting down for a moment to think about the previous eighteen months.

So much had happened, and while there were so many moments to hold on to and treasure, most of it had been awful.

God fucking awful.
3/ My mom had died only three months before and I was still turning into a puddle at the mere thought of her.

She'd come to love the campaign as much me and wanted to vote for Clinton so badly

The last real thing she said to me:

"I'm not going to get to vote for our girl."
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More #Twitter BIAS. Look up "Trump Rally" on twitter and this is at the top.

Left's been calling Cohen a liar & crook all this time, until he suddenly claimed Trump was racist, after he was indicted. Now they believe him b/c it's fits their narrative.

archive.is/sDYJ5
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"Trump emphasizes the "H" in Barack Obama's name"

#TwitterBias @realDonaldTrump @parscale
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No evidence: the drug wore off, he used a condom, she woke up confused and drove home after the humiliating conversation. They were friendly the day before and she accepted his offer to stay over instead of taking the road so late. No witnesses. The perfect #crime. #FicFri
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Eh, I'm still saying the same thing.
I read your tweet. That's why I commented.
You do know that's how Twitter works right?
Right I've blocked the bot who couldn't spell WOMB correctly.
It's 1am and Chris may well be asleep but I'll tweet in anyways.
The tweet above about innocent 30 human lives led me to believe that Chris sees the Repeal movement in a very black and white way.
And I used to see it the same way. I was extremely antichoice as a teenager and young college student. But then I found out that life and the real world is never EVER simplistic black and white.
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