@mollybackes

Author of THE PRINCESSES OF IOWA. 2019-2020 @TulsaArtists Fellow. Proud member of Noodlehorse Nation. Mostly I tweet about my dog.

 Wisconsin
Joined May 2008
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M. Molly Backes retweeted
ADN Iditarod@ADNIditarod26 Mar 2025
A musher was cut from the Iditarod for being too far behind. He went to Nome anyway. adn.com/outdoors-adventure/i…

A musher was cut from the Iditarod for being too far behind. He went to Nome anyway.

Quince Mountain was withdrawn from the Iditarod under the race’s rule on competitiveness, but ended up driving a small team to the finish line.

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M. Molly Backes retweeted
derek guy
@dieworkwear9 Jan 2025
Sorry for tweeting so much, but Twitter throttles out-bound links, so I'm trying this again. SoCal animal shelters are overwhelmed with people dropping off injured animals they can't take with them as they flee. Many are in need of volunteers, money, and foster homes 🧵
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Yo anyone from the 1390s on this app
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This is such a welcome change from the performative toxic masculinity of the incel brigade at the RNC
Laura Bassett
@LEBassett22 Aug 2024
Walz’s son is in tears
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Oprah’s not doing a great job of convincing me that she shouldn’t run for office
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Tim Walz has a regular @culvers order.
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The worst thing about the Walz pick is that we’re in for 3 months (8 years???) of the rest of the country misusing the phrase “Minnesota nice.”
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Icon.
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Only recently did I realize that it’s not normal to take your baby to the bar in other parts of the country, lol. How else are they gonna learn how to pull a pint for you?
Erin Alberty@erinalberty4 Jul 2024
Every time I leave Utah I realize how big a relief it is to be able to take my kid to dinner and not have to make phone calls & worry about whether she's allowed to eat there.
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Legend ❤️
Sarah@heyaimsarah28 Jun 2024
For the past four years it’s been my job - nay, my PLEASURE - to be the tweeter behind the @OKWildlifeDept account. This is my final post. It’s been my absolute honor to roast and ratio some of you into the ground in the name of science. Let’s take a trip down memory lane: 🧵
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Update: Alfie is still a good boy.
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This is Baraboo, Wisconsin, about an hour north of Madison. Shameful.
Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account)
@shannonsharpeee5 Jun 2024
This wild af!!!! A District Superintendent was pushed away from congratulating a student graduating the Baraboo High School Turns out the person was the girls father & the reason he did it was because he didn’t want her touching him
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M. Molly Backes retweeted
Josh Ellis@jzellis4 Jun 2024
If I had to imagine what life as a climate refugee in these next few years will be like, I think it'll probably be like being a Vegas street person: wandering in the spaces between and beneath climate-controlled monuments to wealth and selfishness where you will never be welcome.
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“In the academic tradition, you show your devotion through the rigor of your engagement.” - @MrsFridayNext on @annehelen’s podcast. THANK YOU for this, Margaret! I’ve been trying to explain this to people for my entire life & I’ve never heard it expressed more succinctly.
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chali@chalipittman1 May 2024
Dr. Samer Alatout (@sameralatout) was assaulted and detained this morning by police. He says he was explicitly targeted. He's returned to Library Mall and tells me "It's important to support students, especially students experiencing physical violence."
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If I designed cars they would have a lot more little drawers and cubbies
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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
@OKWildlifeDept23 Apr 2024
she is beauty, she is grace, she is leathery on the face,
a majestic 9 banded armadillo stands on her back legs and looks into the light of the golden evening. She feels the breeze on her dillo nose, and the red dirt on her dillo feet. She is small, armored, and truly free.

ALT a majestic 9 banded armadillo stands on her back legs and looks into the light of the golden evening. She feels the breeze on her dillo nose, and the red dirt on her dillo feet. She is small, armored, and truly free.

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Meanwhile in Wisconsin I have a complete winter survival kit in my trunk from October to April.
Ben Dreyfuss
@bendreyfuss17 Apr 2024
People from SF who have been totally habituated to car break-ins are constantly like “it’s no big deal, just don’t leave anything in your car,” but, like, what? Being able to leave things in your car is a key benefit of having a car.
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Ah yes, it’s that time of year again when I Google “can you die from sneezing”
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