Mel🏳️🌈 she/they universal healthcare now
@knownforms.bsky.social
She/her, they/them. Writer, Researcher. Work in Strange Horizons, Tin House, Electric Lit, and more. I used to do research for Roxane Gay.
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The Price: A Queer Daughter of a Queer Mother - Electric Literature
I am doomed to die an ugly death or at least to be separated from my partner, probably violently. So is my queer mother and my partner and my cousin and many of my friends. We are all doomed, it seems...
electricliterature.com
I wrote this and it's still true but also, I've since gone no contact because she's toxic and have been writing a response ever since electricliterature.com/the-price-a-...
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February 18, 2026 at 6:10 AM
🎶 Why am I up? Why am I up? Why am I, why am I, why am I.. up? Why am I up? Why am I up? Why am I, why am I, why am I.. up? Why am I up? Why am I up? Why am I, why am I, why am I.. up? Why am I up? Why am I up? Why am I, why am I, why am I.. up? Why am I up? Why am I up? Why am I, why am I, why 🎶
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Nina Jankowicz has been vilified by Fox News, gotten a huge number of death threats, had deepfake sex videos made about her, and been forced to flee home.
Years later, a stalker still files frivolous suits and institutions who could help are cowed. Chip in if you can to help defray her legal costs.
Years later, a stalker still files frivolous suits and institutions who could help are cowed. Chip in if you can to help defray her legal costs.
I know everyone has a lot bigger problems on their minds, but four years after I took a government job in my area of expertise, I continue to face astronomical legal bills because people lied about me.
If you can help at all, I'd appreciate it. Thanks 💙
www.gofundme.com/f/nina-janko...
If you can help at all, I'd appreciate it. Thanks 💙
www.gofundme.com/f/nina-janko...
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Nina Jankowicz has been vilified by Fox News, gotten a huge number of death threats, had deepfake sex videos made about her, and been forced to flee home.
Years later, a stalker still files frivolous suits and institutions who could help are cowed. Chip in if you can to help defray her legal costs.
Years later, a stalker still files frivolous suits and institutions who could help are cowed. Chip in if you can to help defray her legal costs.
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Campaigning and governing require different skillsets. The former requires differentiating oneself from others; the latter, attending to how one's actions may affect allies within the ecosystem. Once our candidate becomes an elected, we too must switch modes, from cheerleader to co-governing agent.
February 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Campaigning and governing require different skillsets. The former requires differentiating oneself from others; the latter, attending to how one's actions may affect allies within the ecosystem. Once our candidate becomes an elected, we too must switch modes, from cheerleader to co-governing agent.
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We saved 2 #mustangs on the first day of the #ChineseNewYear in the Year of the #FireHorse. Titus & Wyatt have arrived at #Skydog in California, where they will build up their weight, rest, and recover. Thank you to all who donated from around the world for Titus, and on @patreon for Wyatt.
February 18, 2026 at 4:44 AM
We saved 2 #mustangs on the first day of the #ChineseNewYear in the Year of the #FireHorse. Titus & Wyatt have arrived at #Skydog in California, where they will build up their weight, rest, and recover. Thank you to all who donated from around the world for Titus, and on @patreon for Wyatt.
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Happy year of the fire horse
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Happy year of the fire horse
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
Thank you, NOLA
Whatever they say Shia LaBeouf did, he did that shit
February 18, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Thank you, NOLA
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Whatever they say Shia LaBeouf did, he did that shit
February 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Whatever they say Shia LaBeouf did, he did that shit
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Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧 🐎
Happy year of the fire horse
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧 🐎
Thank you, NOLA.
February 18, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Thank you, NOLA.
Bloop
Beijing offers 53 African countries tariff-free trade access www.semafor.com/article/02/1...
Beijing offers 53 African countries tariff-free trade access
The zero-tarriff policy will come into effect on May 1.
www.semafor.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Bloop
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can’t buy house. can’t buy car. can’t buy computer. welcome to PISS WORLD bitch!!
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 AM
can’t buy house. can’t buy car. can’t buy computer. welcome to PISS WORLD bitch!!
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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We were honored to have Miss Major as a featured guest and speaker at last year’s Gender Liberation March.
As always, she reminded us that our survival is sacred and it is our duty to act and fight for the liberation of all people.
Rest in Power & Peace Miss Major 🏳️⚧️
As always, she reminded us that our survival is sacred and it is our duty to act and fight for the liberation of all people.
Rest in Power & Peace Miss Major 🏳️⚧️
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We were honored to have Miss Major as a featured guest and speaker at last year’s Gender Liberation March.
As always, she reminded us that our survival is sacred and it is our duty to act and fight for the liberation of all people.
Rest in Power & Peace Miss Major 🏳️⚧️
As always, she reminded us that our survival is sacred and it is our duty to act and fight for the liberation of all people.
Rest in Power & Peace Miss Major 🏳️⚧️
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Georgia Fort, the independent journalist who documented a protest that disrupted services at Cities Church in Minneapolis, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony civil rights charges.
Journalist vows to fight federal charges connected to St. Paul church protest
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist who documented the protest, made a brief appearance in St. Paul federal court, where she pleaded not guilty to felony civil rights charges along with activist T...
www.mprnews.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Georgia Fort, the independent journalist who documented a protest that disrupted services at Cities Church in Minneapolis, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony civil rights charges.
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They had to arrest him to protect him from New Orleans.
February 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
They had to arrest him to protect him from New Orleans.
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I'm a big fan of buses
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I'm a big fan of buses
Idk but mRNA vaccines that prevent COVID infection and can even cure some cancers seems like a pretty big deal in technology that actually helps people
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Idk but mRNA vaccines that prevent COVID infection and can even cure some cancers seems like a pretty big deal in technology that actually helps people
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With alt text, so everyone can be able to read it
February 18, 2026 at 5:16 AM
With alt text, so everyone can be able to read it
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>sees somebody remarking that they don't know why anyone would want to go to Mississippi
>sees post about Mississippi successfully ending an attempted ICE purchase of land to build a concentration camp
>lives and loves in the Delta right next to Mississippi and doesn't want to be elsewhere
>sees post about Mississippi successfully ending an attempted ICE purchase of land to build a concentration camp
>lives and loves in the Delta right next to Mississippi and doesn't want to be elsewhere
February 18, 2026 at 5:17 AM
>sees somebody remarking that they don't know why anyone would want to go to Mississippi
>sees post about Mississippi successfully ending an attempted ICE purchase of land to build a concentration camp
>lives and loves in the Delta right next to Mississippi and doesn't want to be elsewhere
>sees post about Mississippi successfully ending an attempted ICE purchase of land to build a concentration camp
>lives and loves in the Delta right next to Mississippi and doesn't want to be elsewhere
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Cannot stress enough how you can't make people leave their abusers, all you can do is be the person they feel safe going to for help and to reiterate that you will always be there for them.
February 18, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Cannot stress enough how you can't make people leave their abusers, all you can do is be the person they feel safe going to for help and to reiterate that you will always be there for them.
My wife after watching human Slim Jim RFK Jr in the sauna: This is so fucking embarrassing. I guess thats the point. To fully humiliate and demoralize everyone who works in public health. it wasn't enough to destroy the CDC
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
My wife after watching human Slim Jim RFK Jr in the sauna: This is so fucking embarrassing. I guess thats the point. To fully humiliate and demoralize everyone who works in public health. it wasn't enough to destroy the CDC
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In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
February 18, 2026 at 4:35 AM
In less than 24 hours, Colbert's interview with Talarico is at more than 3.8 million YouTube views.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
The video is already one of the two most watched videos on the Late Show's YouTube page this year.
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"[S]end oil to Cuba NOW."
"[S]uspension of Mexican oil imports, accepted in the face of Trump's tariff threats, confirms that Claudia Sheinbaum's government has chosen to be part of the imperialist machine."
#Brazil #Mexico #Cuba #USA #FossilFuels #Military
"[S]uspension of Mexican oil imports, accepted in the face of Trump's tariff threats, confirms that Claudia Sheinbaum's government has chosen to be part of the imperialist machine."
#Brazil #Mexico #Cuba #USA #FossilFuels #Military
Socialists in Latin America Demand Brazil and Mexico Send Oil to Cuba Now!
Left Voice’s sister groups in Brazil and Mexico are demanding that the Lula and Sheinbaum governments stop appeasing U.S. imperialism and send much-needed oil to Cuba.
www.leftvoice.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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GEO Group also provides guards for ICE flights and buses between ICE flights and detention centers.
If and when we get to the justice and accountability stage, don't forget the contractors.
If and when we get to the justice and accountability stage, don't forget the contractors.
The Dept. of War started announcing WEXMAC TITUS awardees in September, and the most recent list dropped on Friday.
One new vendor is GEO Group, the private prison company that already runs some of ICE's most brutal prisons. CoreCivic, another private prison group, was an earlier awardee.
One new vendor is GEO Group, the private prison company that already runs some of ICE's most brutal prisons. CoreCivic, another private prison group, was an earlier awardee.
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 4:20 AM
GEO Group also provides guards for ICE flights and buses between ICE flights and detention centers.
If and when we get to the justice and accountability stage, don't forget the contractors.
If and when we get to the justice and accountability stage, don't forget the contractors.