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Melanie Scheller

@melaniescheller.com

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Writer. Childless cat lady with attitude. Happy to call the NC mountains home. Fiercely proud of my rural Southern heritage. Defender of democracy, banana pudding, and the Oxford comma.

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Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · Dec 6

A few of my favorite things: writing children's books, orange tabby cats, reading children's books, old-time music, tuxedo cats, collage art, gray tabby cats, quilt shows, black cats, waterfalls, blue-gray cats, sewing, tortoiseshell cats, bluegrass music, white cats, craft fairs, calico cats.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #Caturday!

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Digital drawing of a white cat sitting in a garden. There are layers of flowers echoing the blue, pink, and white colors of the trans flag. Blue hydrangea at top, pink roses, white snowdrops, pink daisies, and finally, small blue flowers among the grass at bottom.

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Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · 29m

This is exquisite! What a lovely gift to the world.

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What a perfect combination of text and photo!

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Michelle Cozens @measureofcalm.bsky.social · 10h

“So, if you are too
tired to speak,
sit next to me
because I,
too,
am fluent in
silence.”
- R. Arnold
#imageandverse #eastcoastkin #birds

Two great egrets stand in a salt marsh, facing right. In the foreground and along the left side of image are marsh grasses, which have turned a golden brown color.

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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American Oversight @weareoversight.bsky.social · 54m

The Trump administration bombed a small boat in international waters last month, killing 11 people on board. Legal experts allege the attack was a possible war crime. We requested records to learn more about the attack.

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Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · 54m

"When we read, we’re essentially performing a complex neural symphony. Our brains must coordinate visual processing, language comprehension, memory systems, and abstract thinking—all in milliseconds. "

How To Raise a Reader in an Age of Digital Distraction

People make certain assumptions about you when you’re the CEO of a children’s book company. Some assume I must have spent my childhood summers in a hammock reading Rebecca of Sunnybrook…

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22h

A 77 year old man sent a postcard to Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia that simply read: “You lack values.”

Police showed up at his door.

This is not only a first amendment violation but a clear sign of how fast the fascists are moving to censorship and constant monitoring.

Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 22h

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

www.rawstory.com/florida-2674...

Law experts appalled as cops swoop on 77-year-old for writing 'innocuous' postcard

Florida resident James O’Gara received a surprise visit from law enforcement at his home last week in what First Amendment experts have labeled a clear attempt at intimidation in response to a “pretty...

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Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · 18h

This is obscene.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21h

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

Zach Schermele
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 2d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

The last time we stopped Fascism:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Hm...

Nazi Town, USA | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

YouTube video by American Experience | PBS

www.youtube.com

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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d

Book Review: The Omnivore's Deception #books
ecolitbooks.com/2025/09/05/t...?

The Omnivore's Deception: Conscience makes cowards of us all : EcoLit Books

If the title of this book reminds you of the bestseller The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, that is intentional. For as author John Sanbonmatsu writes, Michael Pollan did a ... Read more

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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 19h

Happy Cat Cafe Caturday Evening from adoptable kitty, Maxwell! Look at this sweet little face! Maxwell is busy daydreaming away about finding his very own forever home, he is going to be such a lovely forever family member. This sweetheart is 2 years old and he does well with other kitties.

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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Caturday from adoptable kitty, Gemma! Every day is Caturday Cuddle day for our Gemma! This sensitive sweetie continues to open her heart and reach out for pets, makes us so happy to see. Gemma is 3 years old and she is looking for a calm and quiet child free forever home. Her adoption fee

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Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry @chshumanists.bsky.social · 2d

“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance." -Lyndon B Johnson #1stAmendment #BannedBooksWeek #Censorship #IntellectualFreedom

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 22h

Despite the vaccine conspiracies & skepticism spread by his incompetent health czar

Donald Trump got a Covid vaccination last week

Watch what they do, not what they say!

GET YOUR Flu, Pneumonia, RSV, Covid & Shingles vaccines! 💉

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 20h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · 18h

Uh-oh.

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 21h

So dominion voting got sold, look at this fascinating statement from their new owner (not to doom but this is, uh, suboptimal). www.dominionvoting.com

(Dominion voting website now redirecting to libertyvote.com with the following statement:)

Our Promise.
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My Fellow Americans,
Today, I am proud to announce Liberty Vote - a 100% American-owned election technology company dedicated to restoring trust in our elections. Our mission is clear: every vote must be secure, fair, and verifiable.
I have spent my life working to strengthen America's elections. That commitment began years ago, in the aftermath of the 2000 election, when I worked for the Missouri Secretary of State. Later, as Election Director in St. Louis, I led the effort to modernize outdated systems and rebuild public trust. Eventually, I founded an election technology company that today serves nearly one in four voters nationwide.
With Liberty Vote, we are building on that legacy. We are turning the page and beginning the vital work of restoring faith in American elections. While these changes will not happen overnight, Liberty Vote's mission is rooted in American values and committed to transparency, independent audits, and verifiable paper records.
Our purpose is simple: to ensure that America's elections are secure, fair, and honest.
Scott Leiendecker
Founder and Chairman, Liberty Vote

Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · 19h

I love a good protest song!

Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 19h

This was fun!

youtube.com/watch?v=hAGr...

Battle Hymn of the Donald

YouTube video by NM RagingGranny

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Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · 19h

Congratulations!

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 19h

🇺🇸 Outside ICE, frogs multiply under the floodlights while a unicorn argues with a raccoon about justice. Portlanders have unmasked Trump’s lies through creativity and peaceful protest, proving the loudest man in America is the most fragile one.

Troops to Portland still on hold, multiplying protest frogs, fact-check on Trump claims: Get caught up

It’s unclear when the 9th Circuit panel will issue its ruling, but it will likely come before an Oct. 17 hearing.

www.oregonlive.com

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Melanie Scheller @melaniescheller.com · 19h

You certainly are!

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I love this!

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