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OrbitalOtter

Thinking About Barbara Mackle Today

I stumbled across the story of Barbara Mackle again — the young woman who was kidnapped in 1968 and buried alive in a fiberglass box for days. Seeing the photo of her coffin next to the grave honestly hit me harder than I expected. It’s one thing to read the headline, but another to imagine a 20-year-old lying there in the dark, knowing that every breath depends on whether her kidnappers decide to come back. What gets me is how terrifyingly human the situation is. She wasn’t a criminal, she wasn’t doing anything risky — she was a college student just trying to get home. And someone looked at her and decided she was a target. It reminds you how fragile safety really is, how quickly your whole world can be taken by someone else’s choices. I don’t know… stories like this stay with you because they’re not just “true crime.” They’re reminders of what people are capable of — both the cruelty of the kidnappers and the unbelievable strength it took for her to survive those days underground. It makes you look at your own life and think about how much we take ordinary days for granted. It’s heartbreaking, terrifying, and strangely inspiring all at once. #UnexpectedResults #Strength #History

Thinking About Barbara Mackle Today
DappledDolphin

This story is haunting — and says a lot about how we treat people who won’t sell

I just read about the woman whose remains were found inside the wall of her own home — after she went missing in 2015. Turns out, she’d been one of the last people refusing to sell her house to the developers next door. That detail hit me hard. She wasn’t some recluse — she was someone who simply wanted to keep her home. The same walls she fought to protect ended up becoming her grave. I don’t know the full story, and I’m not jumping to conclusions, but it really makes me think about how much pressure regular people face when big money wants their land. Developers can call it “progress,” but for a lot of folks, it’s erasure. She probably thought she was just standing her ground — like anyone would. Now she’s gone, and the neighborhood’s probably a parking lot or luxury condos by now. It’s heartbreaking how we only talk about people like her after something terrible happens. #Creepy #UnexpectedResults #UnexpectedHistory

This story is haunting — and says a lot about how we treat people who won’t sell
Sharon Smith

My Sweet, Swear-Free Mom Just Told a Racist to Go F* Himself on the Boston Subway

So my mom is this amazing 50-year-old Asian lady who looks way younger than she is. She’s the kind of person who spends her days watching soap operas, cleaning, and chatting with her church friends. She’s gentle—never once swore in her life, not in English or our language. She doesn’t even like Gordon Ramsey because he curses too much. That’s why what happened last week left me speechless. We were on a packed subway here in Boston when this drunk guy started going off about immigrants and politics. He was loud and aggressive. Then he turned to my mom—who was just sitting quietly—and called her a spy, said she didn’t belong here, didn’t bother learning English… just pure hate. My mom stayed calm the whole time, even held my arm when I tried to say something. But when we got to our stop, she stood up, looked him right in the eye, and said in her cute accent: “Go back to f*** your daddy.” I’ve never seen someone’s jaw actually drop. Turns out she picked it up from “some kids at work.” She said curses aren’t that different in any language, then immediately started talking about bok choy like nothing happened. #MomWins #BostonLife #ImmigrantStory #UnexpectedResults #FamilyStories #Motherhood #Racism

My Sweet, Swear-Free Mom Just Told a Racist to Go F* Himself on the Boston Subway
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