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News Reporter, Anchor, Weather @CityNewsTO . Mental health advocate. Story idea? Email michelle.mackey @rci .rogers.com

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Michelle Mackey
3 years
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario @RNAO is calling on Premier @fordnation to immediately implement a 3-M Framework to offset 4th wave: - Mandatory vaccines for healthcare workers - Mandatory vaccines for education workers - Mandatory vaccine passports
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
With 7 minutes left #JurassicPark is booing fans leaving the arena.
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Michelle Mackey
11 months
I asked Premier Ford how he felt about the Greenbelt demonstration in front of #FordFest , he said he doesn’t worry about people being “bussed in.” Then a protester who got into the festival took over for a tense one-on-one. @CityNewsTO
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
I’m starting a petition to get grade nine student Marat a jersey! He’s doing his physics homework at the tailgate so he doesn’t miss the action! Retweet! @MLSEPR @MapleLeafs
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario ( @RNAO ) is out with two demands for Premier @fordnation : 1. Immediately move Ontario back to step one to slow the spread of the virus and save lives 2. #RepealBill124 and top up compensation for nurses to deal with critical shortages
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
#BREAKING Police called in to manage the crowd at the York Catholic District School Board meeting. The topic of raising the Pride flag at YCDSB schools this June sparked this scene. The man at the beginning who you are seeing get swarmed was there to support raising the flag.
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
Thousands of pro #HongKong shirts have arrived and volunteers are giving them out to fans attending the @Raptors home opener tonight at Scotiabank Arena. Details @680NEWS
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Michelle Mackey
8 months
The strangest professional email I’ve ever sent. And apparently, there was “contact” from the Nathan the kangaroo with an officer but no injuries. Nathan will not have to appear in kangaroo court.
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
Some personal *non career* news
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
Anyone else in Toronto have a RAGING headache from the smoke?
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Premier: “Don’t panic buy... only leave home for essential outings.” Yorkdale:
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
Some 2SLGBTQ+ students who were still in the meeting were in tears. A trustee then made a speech about keeping kids safe and denouncing hate. When students in the room asked how exactly they were going to do that, there was no response and the meeting continued.
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
I’ll never forget tonight, my first time anchoring @CityNews . Thank you to the wonderful crew for guiding me through. I’m truly so honoured.
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
This is the tiny stretcher used to carry Bingo, the fallen police dog, in this morning’s procession… one of the most heartbreaking scenes I’ve ever covered. Rest in peace, sweet boy. @breakfasttv @CityNewsTO
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Michelle Mackey
7 months
“While you’re skating bombs are dropping.” Pro-Palestinian protesters are now blocking the Zamboni from getting onto the ice at the mayor’s free skate party.
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
I have never seen waves like this on Lake Ontario. Stay away from the shoreline #onstorm @680NEWS @CityNews
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
3 things I learned from @taylorswift13 #ReputationStadiumTour 1) It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can dance your heart out here 2) Red lips are ALWAYS in 3) I didn’t think it was possible, but this show is her best yet 💫
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Mitigating or encouraging crowds? 2 days till lockdown and Yorkdale is PACKED. Yorkdale, Scarborough Town Centre and Square One all extending their hours this weekend.
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
Hey Toronto, it’s not safe to be outside right now AT ALL. We’re seeing gusts around 90km/h, items are flying off balconies downtown, trees are coming down… just stay inside #ONStorm @CityNewsTO
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Michelle Mackey
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Don’t be this driver. Imagine speeding up through flood water that you don’t know the depth of to get ONE car length ahead? #ONstorm
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
His name is @misterdebuono . Shortly after filming this, the crowd noticed that I was holding a @CityNewsTO mic and turned their attention towards me and my camera operator. Security had to escort us to a separate room. Police were then called in.
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
Can confirm, Maritimers are, in fact, the nicest.
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
After 5 incredible years at The @weathernetwork the time has come to start a new journey. Monday will be my last day on air before I start at @680news ! It’s been the privilege of my life to talk to you everyday about the 1 thing that connects us all as Canadians: the weather ☀️
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
How to move a snapping turtle across the road to avoid getting hit by a car! With @weathernetwork @ScalesNaturePrk and @CWF_FCF 🐢
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
NDP leader @theJagmeetSingh speaking outside of St. George Care Community calling for an end to for-profit LTC @680NEWS @CityNews
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Michelle Mackey
7 years
I think the @GameOfThrones editors had a very fun time creating the library scene in S07E01....
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Michelle Mackey
11 months
Signed, sealed, delivered 🎶 Took a couple weeks off work to marry my best friend ♥️ Missed you all!
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
I don’t usually call out trolls... but the number of people who say this to me... please just stop. I can do both. And if you are offended by the news I cover, I will not be offended if you unfollow me.
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
Power suit season.
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Michelle Mackey
8 months
City of Toronto says it will NOT be opening up its warming centres tonight as the threshold has not been met: low temp of -5 and winter weather event warning. But the windchill is currently -9, and a winter weather travel advisory is in place. I can’t imagine being outside in
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
Career update: I am so excited to announce that I'm the newest video journalist at The @weathernetwork ! You'll still see me on the green screen now and then but I'm primarily out in the field covering active weather and stories in southern Ontario. See you out there!
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
If you feel the need to dial 911 when an #AMBERAlert wakes you up, I have an idea: turn your phone off when you sleep. Now you might say, "but I need to keep it on in case of an emergency." Well, an #AMBERAlert IS an emergency.
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
THE SUN IS OUT I REPEAT THE SUN IS OUT!
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Michelle Mackey
8 months
#BREAKING pro-Palestinian protesters stage sit in at the Eaton Centre @CityNewsTO
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Kids: never skate whilst taking a selfie video 😬 @680NEWS @thebentway
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
Today I ran for those who’ve lost, for those who’ve suffered, and for those who are battling mental illness. 5km in the rain for the most amazing cause: @ridedonthide #ridedonthidegta @weathernetwork
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Twitter, meet Blu 💙
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
Today I learned that when a camera man is skating backwards whilst filming, it could end badly. WAIT FOR IT! #newsblooper @weathernetwork @AuroraFestTO
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
I did a shoot with @PetSmart and thought it would look cool to be surrounded by doggos. It was wonderful... but also a total disaster.
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
*unless medical exception of course
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
These are the shirts being handed out to @Raptors fans. There are 7000 of them - enough to cover about 1/3 of the audience in @ScotiabankArena #HongKong @680NEWS
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Michelle Mackey
11 months
The protester is @RamziTweetz
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
Oh my god #ONstorm Chemong lake
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
Every Toronto news reporter working downtown during rush hour:
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
It’s going to be okay. That’s it. That’s the tweet. ❤️
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
“I can’t face reinvention, I haven’t met the new me yet” and I am okay with that @taylorswift13 . #evermorealbum is art. Somehow this masterpiece is as good, if not better than #Folklore
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2 years
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
What happens in the @CityNewsTO newsroom when someone’s phone goes off during a live. @TikTokCanada
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
I’m a professional journalist.
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
Did I just hear thunder snow, Toronto? #ONStorm
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Michelle Mackey
26 days
Lakeshore update: water receding, mud everywhere, and horrible smell 💩 #ONstorm
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Michelle Mackey
7 years
Greetings from #PeggysCove ! It's my first time in Atlantic Canada and I'm loving it!
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
WOW - The line at Loblaws wraps all the way around the store. I’m not kidding. #COVID19 @680NEWS @CityNews
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
We’ve reached the midnight deadline, no updates. That means the one day #Strike is ON today. Ontario public high school teachers will walk off the job.
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
I just found out BOTH my parents are getting vaccinated with #AstraZenaca this Sunday. My hands are shaking. Did not think I'd be this emotional. Feeling very grateful.
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
Always an honour to host @CityNewsTO
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
No regrets #WeTheNorth
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
what have I done
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Will shave head for a game 7.
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Michelle Mackey
6 months
News reporters hear this kind of rhetoric every day. While this interaction started off tense a quick chat led to an understanding.
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Michelle Mackey
7 years
❄️ Merry Christmas to all ❄️
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
Our windows are really starting to rattle in Halifax and winds are only gusting to about 80km/h… it only goes up from here #HurricaneFiona
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Hundreds of demonstrators have blocked the intersection of Bloor/Church calling for an end to anti- Indigenous police brutality outside the Ontario Ministry of Indigenous Affairs @680NEWS @CityNews
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
This grade nine student is multitasking at the @MapleLeafs tailgate… doing homework LOL I love this vibe so much @CityNewsTO
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
My best parallel park in history, perhaps the world’s best parallel park in history. And before you freak out, there was plenty of room in front vehicle in front of me and room behind the one behind me. They’ll be fine.
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
... but did she bite you?
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Brett Ruskin
6 years
I asked my cat if she saw her shadow today. She got up and left the room.
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
"It's kind of warm!" It definitely wasn't. Seconds after a 5 degree water dip in Lake Ontario for #Brainfreeze @jackdotorg . Can't wait to show you the full video with @miawgordon tomorrow on The @weathernetwork !
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
It’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week #EDAW2021 . I’m sharing part of my journey with anorexia, recovery, and how incredibly difficult this is for sufferers in the midst of a pandemic. If you or someone you know is struggling see @jackdotorg @sheenasplace There is hope.
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
When you don’t realize it’s a spinning ride @SpringFest_TO @weathernetwork 🤢
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Toronto has an amazing community of reporters. To be able to go to a scene and be welcomed by colleagues from different stations is wonderful... and rare.
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
If you turn on the TV/radio to check the forecast in Canada, there's a very good chance the weather presenter was trained by Chris St. Clair, Canada's best storyteller. I am truly honoured to have been trained by @cstclair1 and wish you all the best in retirement.
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Michelle Mackey
5 years
It's official - we have our first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Located several hundred kms south of Bermuda, subtropical storm #Andrea has formed. Not expected to have major impacts. @weathernetwork
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
Ontario reporters the past 48 hours:
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
Here’s what happened when he tried to do it again.
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Laura Matte
1 year
There’s nothing I hate more than a reporter having a perfect and interactive hit… and a really inappropriate person completely ruin it. Anyone know this guy and care to ask him to explain harassing @michellemackey while she’s live on air?
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
Ever had two conversations at once? Welcome to life on the news! @CityNews @680NEWS @TikTokCanada
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
When the competition shows up but you like each other @BeatriceVaisman 👀 Thanks for having us @superfan_nav for #RaptorsForResearch
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
Thanks to @VaxHuntersON and the wonderful folks with @TNOtoronto I got a late night vaccine after work. There was such a sense of joy at this clinic, it was overwhelming. THANK YOU to the nurses, security guards, administrators, and volunteers. #ThisIsOurShot
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
I’m calling it: put away your winter clothes, turn off the heat, and grab an ice cream. Spring warmth is here to stay in the GTA. @CityNews @680NEWS
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
Wow! Sun angle + fog creating the coolest effect on these Vaughan condos.
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Reminder: Nearly 90,000 people have recovered from #Covid19 around the world.
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
My dad is really struggling with this whole texting thing. Happy birthday mom... surprise?
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
I can't wait for the day journalists can report on the number of daily vaccines, rather than the number of new cases #Covid19Ontario
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
If anyone is interested in having a super terrible evening, may I suggest beginning your search to buy a small starter home in Toronto?
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
When you remember it’s April 17th:
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Michelle Mackey
7 years
Missed today's #SolarEclipse ? Want to see a better one here in Canada? Well, it's just a few years away!
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
This 👏 is 👏 awful 👏 #ONstorm is winning today.
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
Commitment to the job 😂 Taking the #Brainfreeze2022 polar dip for @jackdotorg ! Tune in at 6pm on @CityNewsTO
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Tonight’s @CityNews forecast:
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Michelle Mackey
7 years
For those of you asking how I'm adjusting to the morning show, I just washed my hair with a facial cleanser.
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
Before going live on @breakfasttv our feed froze on this shot for 2 minutes. This was the face staring at the control room. I am crying 😂 please caption.
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
More than 120 indoor spaces in Toronto’s downtown are participating #BreatheEasyTO by testing their air quality. Here’s some of the highest and lowest ranks and how the ⁦ @CityNewsTO ⁩ newsroom stacks up!
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Michelle Mackey
4 years
Will shave head for a game 7.
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Michelle Mackey
6 years
Happy @TimHortons #CampDay ! Drink your coffee for a good cause today ☀️
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Michelle Mackey
1 year
Update on the #LeafsNation celebration near Maple Leaf Square after that game 6 win: Toronto police say one man was arrested for public intoxication after "he slapped one of our Mounts on their hind quarter." The horse was not injured.
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
A pleasure to anchor tonight’s @CityNewsTO show. The latest on testing barriers and the #OmicronVariant . On the weather front, will we have a white Christmas? Tune in!
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Michelle Mackey
2 years
I told my camera op @RobLeth that I wanted a beautiful winter backdrop. Instead I got this 😂
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Michelle Mackey
3 years
Upon closer inspection, I’m not as thrilled with the haircut I gave myself as I initially thought. Rating lowered to 6/10
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I call this “costume” WORKING FROM HOME #Halloween2020
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