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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Interesting choice, foregrounding the guy who's never won an election, as opposed to the other two
A base that has long made pragmatic, sober decisions appears increasingly attracted to charismatic outsiders who promise to break from the party’s failures of the last decade. They see their party’s leaders as feckless and inept.
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Interesting choice, foregrounding the guy who's never won an election, as opposed to the other two
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Memphis is under a federal task force occupation that includes DEA, CBP, ICE, National Guard, state troopers, and (I’m not joking) IRS agents (IRS jackets kidnapping people). No national news.
ICE and CBP haven’t withdrawn from a single fucking U.S. city that they’ve occupied.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Memphis is under a federal task force occupation that includes DEA, CBP, ICE, National Guard, state troopers, and (I’m not joking) IRS agents (IRS jackets kidnapping people). No national news.
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When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
For these Americans, that wasn’t true.
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirms Trump prison camp purchase called off, and vows to ensure that no other site in Kansas City gets one either.
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirms Trump prison camp purchase called off, and vows to ensure that no other site in Kansas City gets one either.
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
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The kids don't know this but Lewandowski first got headline-famous roughing up a lady reporter at a Trump rally
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
The kids don't know this but Lewandowski first got headline-famous roughing up a lady reporter at a Trump rally
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The Boston Public Library unwisely made a wager with the Seattle Public Library over the results of Super Bowl LX. Now, thanks to the Seahawks’ win over the New England Patriots, Boston readers are getting a dose of Seattle culture.
Seattle Public Library intercepts Boston readers after Super Bowl bet
The real winners of Super Bowl LX are the Boston readers who will now be exposed to some Seattle culture.
www.kuow.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The Boston Public Library unwisely made a wager with the Seattle Public Library over the results of Super Bowl LX. Now, thanks to the Seahawks’ win over the New England Patriots, Boston readers are getting a dose of Seattle culture.
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Kidnapped August 28th.
Back to my wanderings around the scenic neighborhoods of DC.
February 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Kidnapped August 28th.
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probably good that we structured the health and well-being of humanity around profitability. oops!
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 AM
probably good that we structured the health and well-being of humanity around profitability. oops!
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Why don’t women report?
Brad Karp of Paul Weiss resigned today due to Epstein connections. There is a reason Paul Weiss was the first big law firm to fold. Trump knows his dark secrets. Will any reporters report on this story? It’s all Epstein folks. They’re all involved.
'We Have License Plate Numbers': How Brad Karp, Representing Leon Black, Worked with Epstein to Track a Woman | Law.com
Karp notified Epstein of an audio recording of a meeting with a woman and worked with Epstein to track her location, emails show.
www.law.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Why don’t women report?
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Epstein Barr has also been proven to be a cause of MS, as well as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, some lymphomas and stomach cancers. I was never symptomatic for EB but my mother had it, and now I have MS. Someone is working on an mRNA vaccine that could effectively stop MS entirely too
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Epstein Barr has also been proven to be a cause of MS, as well as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, some lymphomas and stomach cancers. I was never symptomatic for EB but my mother had it, and now I have MS. Someone is working on an mRNA vaccine that could effectively stop MS entirely too
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Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a wild success. #taxtherich @House Our Neighbors: Yes on 1A @Tech 4 Housing
TikTok video by Ron Davis
www.tiktok.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
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‘New one for you’: Inside Steve Tisch’s transactional friendship with Jeffrey Epstein www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
‘New one for you’: Inside Steve Tisch’s transactional friendship with Jeffrey Epstein (Gift Article)
In late 2011, a Russian model sent a pleading email to Jeffrey Epstein.
“We had sex, I did massage for u non-stop,” she wrote. “I took a bath with u and your girls even if I don’t like it..serve...
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:48 AM
‘New one for you’: Inside Steve Tisch’s transactional friendship with Jeffrey Epstein www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
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On this eve of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NBHAAD, PrEP in Black America is facing this critical moment by creating an HIV Policy Impact Tracker to track policy impacts on Black communities, and we need your help in this important effort.
Read more here: www.thebody.com/piba-tracker
Read more here: www.thebody.com/piba-tracker
February 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
On this eve of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day #NBHAAD, PrEP in Black America is facing this critical moment by creating an HIV Policy Impact Tracker to track policy impacts on Black communities, and we need your help in this important effort.
Read more here: www.thebody.com/piba-tracker
Read more here: www.thebody.com/piba-tracker
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Don't threaten me with a good time!
DHS expected to shut down as immigration talks falter
Senate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Don't threaten me with a good time!
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Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA. The Juno spacecraft reveals the gas giant isn't as big as we thought. #Space #Astronomy #Jupiter www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/jupiter...
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought, says NASA | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Data captured during 13 of the Juno spacecraft's flybys of Jupiter reveal the gas giant is narrower at the equator and flatter at the poles.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Juno is hardly an unbiased source here, NASA. “‘Guy Not As Big a Deal As He Claims,’ Says Vengeful Wife Guy Cheated On Constantly”
ABOLISH CBP/DHS
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
ABOLISH CBP/DHS
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"[E]ight prominent anti-trans figures [..] received support from Epstein or even visited his island, often through connections with Brockman or physicist Lawrence Krauss."
"[M]any of those academics have gone on to become prolific public figures."
#USA #Education #Media #Trafficking #SexualViolence
"[M]any of those academics have gone on to become prolific public figures."
#USA #Education #Media #Trafficking #SexualViolence
Epstein Backed 'Billionaires' Dinner' Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, sometimes meeting at his island.
transnews.network
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 AM
"[E]ight prominent anti-trans figures [..] received support from Epstein or even visited his island, often through connections with Brockman or physicist Lawrence Krauss."
"[M]any of those academics have gone on to become prolific public figures."
#USA #Education #Media #Trafficking #SexualViolence
"[M]any of those academics have gone on to become prolific public figures."
#USA #Education #Media #Trafficking #SexualViolence
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If state officials aren't investigating this, and our DOJ is MIA, what are the options? A class action suit?
The current chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Ohio State, Mark Landon, received ~$75,000 a year from Epstein in the early 2000s, supposedly for consulting. Was he treating Epstein’s victims? Landon still sees patients at Ohio State—who is investigating this?
February 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM
If state officials aren't investigating this, and our DOJ is MIA, what are the options? A class action suit?
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How Trump's withdrawal from Minneapolis is being covered abroad.
In Le Monde, the lead French daily, the homepage article starts with:
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
In Le Monde, the lead French daily, the homepage article starts with:
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
How Trump's withdrawal from Minneapolis is being covered abroad.
In Le Monde, the lead French daily, the homepage article starts with:
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
In Le Monde, the lead French daily, the homepage article starts with:
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Vaccine trial from Pfizer for COVID vax for people ages 50-64 (who are "healthy" as in not at high risk so . . . I'm not eligible but maybe you are).
www.pfizerclinicaltrials.com/NCT07300839-...
www.pfizerclinicaltrials.com/NCT07300839-...
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Vaccine trial from Pfizer for COVID vax for people ages 50-64 (who are "healthy" as in not at high risk so . . . I'm not eligible but maybe you are).
www.pfizerclinicaltrials.com/NCT07300839-...
www.pfizerclinicaltrials.com/NCT07300839-...
He's from the future. #12Monkeys
bearded guy on the G train wearing pristine white linen pants and a white linen shirt and no coat or shoes. when it was his stop he exited the train and bounded up the subway steps three at a time. so like. anyone know what the hell that was about
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
He's from the future. #12Monkeys
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There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
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lemon pig please
February 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
lemon pig please
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not putting Zohran in the center here is… a choice
A base that has long made pragmatic, sober decisions appears increasingly attracted to charismatic outsiders who promise to break from the party’s failures of the last decade. They see their party’s leaders as feckless and inept.
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
February 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
not putting Zohran in the center here is… a choice