Melissa D. Hellman
@hellmanmd.bsky.social
Omnivore. Editor. Cat person. Ice hockey. Gymnastics. Knitting. Cookbooks. Dessert and baking. Science. She/her. I post only for myself.
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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Heads up, Tennessee folks!!!!! Special election is DECEMBER 2!!!!!!
Election Day for Tennessee’s Special Election is December 2. Spread the word and help counter the misinformation. 🤝
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#Tennessee #AftynBehn #Nashville
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#Tennessee #AftynBehn #Nashville
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Heads up, Tennessee folks!!!!! Special election is DECEMBER 2!!!!!!
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new from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
new from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social
Question for #BakeSky: any pointers for making 7-layer/🌈 cookies (recipe from CSaffitz or @smittenkitchen.bsky.social, haven’t decided which yet) ahead and bringing them on a ✈️? Should I keep as a slab or cut ahead of time & wrap together? How far ahead can I make them? Do they freeze well?
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Question for #BakeSky: any pointers for making 7-layer/🌈 cookies (recipe from CSaffitz or @smittenkitchen.bsky.social, haven’t decided which yet) ahead and bringing them on a ✈️? Should I keep as a slab or cut ahead of time & wrap together? How far ahead can I make them? Do they freeze well?
Thanksgiving Eve, morning and afternoon.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Thanksgiving Eve, morning and afternoon.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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They did this today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
They did this today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
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I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
Hey hey! I’m back in print at @theicegarden.bsky.social with this year’s D3 preview! www.theicegarden.com/the-state-of...
The State of D3 Women’s Hockey, Fall 2025
Melissa takes a look at what's changed in NCAA Division III women's hockey as we approach the 2025-26 season.
www.theicegarden.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hey hey! I’m back in print at @theicegarden.bsky.social with this year’s D3 preview! www.theicegarden.com/the-state-of...
The kids are more than all right. I hope someone @nytimes.com follows them for a few years so we can see where they wind up as adults. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
New York Lacked an Affordable Housing Portal. So These Teenagers Made One.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The kids are more than all right. I hope someone @nytimes.com follows them for a few years so we can see where they wind up as adults. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
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CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women.
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CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs. All of them are women
EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources told The Independent that senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta was added to the layoff list following a last-minute change by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
It’s here, complete with proof that I got a first printing! @kateatherley.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It’s here, complete with proof that I got a first printing! @kateatherley.bsky.social
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Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
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Being loud about this is how we support and protect women’s sports.
My reporting also confirmed that the WNBA tried to silence fan support for the players’ CBA negotiations at the WNBA Finals—having Mandalay Bay security threaten to ban fans & organizers who were handing out “Pay Them What You Owe Them” signs at Game 1.
NEW: I spoke to fans & labor organizers about how WNBA fan solidarity could be a key part of the CBA negotiations—& why women's sports fans are uniquely positioned to support a work stoppage, should one be on the table.
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Being loud about this is how we support and protect women’s sports.
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This should not be a controversial statement but if it’s Hitler (D) versus Trump (R) you vote third party and I DO NOT FUCKING CARE what you say about chances and throwing your vote away, you do not cast a vote for either of them.
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This should not be a controversial statement but if it’s Hitler (D) versus Trump (R) you vote third party and I DO NOT FUCKING CARE what you say about chances and throwing your vote away, you do not cast a vote for either of them.
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Everybody was distracted with Epstein and Trump tore down the White House.
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Everybody was distracted with Epstein and Trump tore down the White House.
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Feeling helpless? Here are 4 things you can do:
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
What's Next? — No Kings
The fight doesn’t end here. No Kings was a beginning — a reminder that power belongs to the people, not to those who would rule over us. The work now is to stay ready, stay connected, and keep fightin...
www.nokings.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Feeling helpless? Here are 4 things you can do:
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
1️⃣Vote in Nov 4 local elections. Early voting is now
2️⃣Call elected and tell them to hold the line. Negotiate a win with ACA subsidies
3️⃣Bookmark www.nokings.org/next for wkly calls to action. Build the muscle of collective action
4️⃣Spread the the word
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pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:
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the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing
October 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing
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An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch
No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.
techcrunch.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
@sbregman87.bsky.social I listened to the Jakarta Worlds preview podcast from Olympics.com and was a bit surprised there was no mention of the Israeli athletes being denied visas. Any reason why, since that’s a major storyline of Worlds, especially with respect to men’s floor?
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Official website of the Olympics. Access breaking sports news, watch video highlights, original sports series and relive the best Olympic moments.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
@sbregman87.bsky.social I listened to the Jakarta Worlds preview podcast from Olympics.com and was a bit surprised there was no mention of the Israeli athletes being denied visas. Any reason why, since that’s a major storyline of Worlds, especially with respect to men’s floor?