Melissa (TheBookN3rd)
@thebookn3rd.bsky.social
44 F western NY w/ hubby (John) and cat (Weasley); lover of books, history, and tacos
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Stochastic terrorism.
BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Stochastic terrorism.
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Read Marjorie Taylor Greene’s full four-page statement resigning from Congress
Read Marjorie Taylor Greene’s full four-page statement resigning from Congress
Read Marjorie Taylor Greene’s full four-page statement resigning from Congress
www.independent.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Read Marjorie Taylor Greene’s full four-page statement resigning from Congress
There's a lot more that need to be in prison.
“Finally, we got an ICE agent who crossed the line so bad, he got arrested,” Attorney Greg Kirakosian said in a statement to L.A. TACO.
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
The full story: lataco.com/gerardo-rodr...
By @shoton35mm.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
There's a lot more that need to be in prison.
I have stomach pain once a week due to one of my medications and, unfortunately, it lasts 36-48 hours. I'm trying CBD gummies because I've had some with THC that helped the pain, but I hated the "high".
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I have stomach pain once a week due to one of my medications and, unfortunately, it lasts 36-48 hours. I'm trying CBD gummies because I've had some with THC that helped the pain, but I hated the "high".
Trump granted a second pardon to this guy for GUN CHARGES that were stemming from a separate incident from the January 6th insurrection.
Trump is giving his loyalists a free pass for criminal actions.
Trump is giving his loyalists a free pass for criminal actions.
Dan Wilson, a Kentucky man who was indicted and later pardoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, received a second pardon Friday for unrelated felony gun charges, with his attorney celebrating President Donald Trump for his latest "act of mercy.
‘A good man!’ Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter celebrates second Trump pardon for unrelated charges
Dan Wilson, a Kentucky man who was indicted and later pardoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, received a second pardon Friday for unrelated felony gun charges, with his attorney celebrating President Donald Trump for his latest “act of mercy.”“Dan Wilson is a good man. After more than 7 months ...
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump granted a second pardon to this guy for GUN CHARGES that were stemming from a separate incident from the January 6th insurrection.
Trump is giving his loyalists a free pass for criminal actions.
Trump is giving his loyalists a free pass for criminal actions.
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65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
For those who don't know, "Bubba" is a nickname for Bill Clinton.
Mark Epstein asked Jeffrey Epstein in an email to ask Steve Bannon if Vladimir Putin has "the photos of Trump blowing Bubba."
Donald Trump ‘Blowing Bubba’ Message in Epstein Emails Under Scrutiny
www.newsweek.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
For those who don't know, "Bubba" is a nickname for Bill Clinton.
Her career should have ended the minute she started kissing Trump's ass after all the nasty, misogynist comments he made about her.
The right-wing host didn’t view Epstein as an “actual pedophile” until after Pam Bondi announced that he had thousands of videos involving child sexual abuse.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Her career should have ended the minute she started kissing Trump's ass after all the nasty, misogynist comments he made about her.
Hell yes!!! Bring back REAL gentlemen rather than brutish "alpha males" that are really just deltas at best.
📸 PICTURED: Young French dandies find elegant solution to combat ugly world
A stylish 15-year-old schoolboy outside the Louvre is at the forefront of a quiet sartorial revolution that has led to young men embracing classic elegance
A stylish 15-year-old schoolboy outside the Louvre is at the forefront of a quiet sartorial revolution that has led to young men embracing classic elegance
Young French dandies find elegant solution to combat ugly world
Young French dandies find elegant solution to combat ugly world
www.thetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hell yes!!! Bring back REAL gentlemen rather than brutish "alpha males" that are really just deltas at best.
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It went down in 2023. It went down in 2024. It went up in 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It went down in 2023. It went down in 2024. It went up in 2025.
Trump is listed as a guest BUT according to multiple news reports from 2017, he was at a U.S. Coast Guard station handing out meals to service personnel, holding teleconferences with troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and various other deployments. Also at Mar-A-Lago w/ family.
Epstein spent Thanksgiving with Trump during president's first term in office: emails
Epstein spent Thanksgiving with Trump during president's first term in office: emails
President Donald Trump's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continued into his first term in the White House, so much so that Epstein spent Thanksgiving with Trump while the president was in office, according to newly released emails written by the late financier.Democrats on t...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Trump is listed as a guest BUT according to multiple news reports from 2017, he was at a U.S. Coast Guard station handing out meals to service personnel, holding teleconferences with troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and various other deployments. Also at Mar-A-Lago w/ family.
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Homicide is the No. 1 way pregnant women die, research has showed, but a new study finds that they are even more vulnerable than other women of childbearing age when there’s a gun involved. https://cnn.it/49M5XLr
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Homicide is the No. 1 way pregnant women die, research has showed, but a new study finds that they are even more vulnerable than other women of childbearing age when there’s a gun involved. https://cnn.it/49M5XLr
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A colonel at Fort Leavenworth was sentenced this week to 28 years in prison and dismissal from the Army after a panel of officers found him guilty of sex abuse charges in a general court-martial.
Military court convicts colonel in sexual abuse case for which he was acquitted in a civilian trial
Col. Scott C. Nauman, 53, was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison and dismissal from the Army.
www.stripes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
A colonel at Fort Leavenworth was sentenced this week to 28 years in prison and dismissal from the Army after a panel of officers found him guilty of sex abuse charges in a general court-martial.
If anyone ever deserved a chair to the face, it's #LaurenBoebert. I REALLY HATE HER.
November 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
If anyone ever deserved a chair to the face, it's #LaurenBoebert. I REALLY HATE HER.
Notice the American Dream, according to Trump's officials, comes from a time of racial segregation and doesn't involve Brown or Black people. Also a time when women were under their husband's thumb. Women couldn't even apply for their own checking account.
Young Americans have had the American Dream stolen from them, as jobs have been replaced by foreign workers due to rampant abuse of the H-1B visa.
Under President Trump’s leadership, we’re holding companies accountable for their abuse—and recapturing the American Dream for the AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Under President Trump’s leadership, we’re holding companies accountable for their abuse—and recapturing the American Dream for the AMERICAN PEOPLE.
October 31, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Notice the American Dream, according to Trump's officials, comes from a time of racial segregation and doesn't involve Brown or Black people. Also a time when women were under their husband's thumb. Women couldn't even apply for their own checking account.
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Two additional deaths have been reported in a listeria outbreak that’s been linked with recalled ready-to-eat pasta salads and prepared meals sold at major grocery chains including Trader Joe’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Kroger and Walmart, health officials said. https://cnn.it/3Lg9iID
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Two additional deaths have been reported in a listeria outbreak that’s been linked with recalled ready-to-eat pasta salads and prepared meals sold at major grocery chains including Trader Joe’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Kroger and Walmart, health officials said. https://cnn.it/3Lg9iID
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As the federal government shutdown grinds on, U.S. Army families in Bavaria may have fewer of the comforts of home for a while after the garrison there issued a stop-work order halting all furniture and appliance requests.
Army garrison in Bavaria halts furniture delivery, appliance maintenance as shutdown grinds on
The USAG Bavaria stop-work order affects family housing, unaccompanied housing and soldiers’ barracks in Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, Hohenfels and Garmisch.
www.stripes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
As the federal government shutdown grinds on, U.S. Army families in Bavaria may have fewer of the comforts of home for a while after the garrison there issued a stop-work order halting all furniture and appliance requests.
One of my FAVORITE #witch #movies - THE COVENANT. Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Chace Crawford, Taylor Kitsch, and Toby Hemingway. It's like a male version of "The Craft" but with more of an Olde Salem connection. #Halloween youtu.be/HJFW6-yAW30?...
The Covenant
YouTube video by YouTube Movies
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October 31, 2025 at 1:35 AM
One of my FAVORITE #witch #movies - THE COVENANT. Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Chace Crawford, Taylor Kitsch, and Toby Hemingway. It's like a male version of "The Craft" but with more of an Olde Salem connection. #Halloween youtu.be/HJFW6-yAW30?...
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A Democratic senator was charged with extorting an ex-consultant having an affair in a secret sex recording, according to reports Thursday.
State lawmaker accused of extortion over secret recording tied to alleged affair
A Democratic senator was charged with extorting an ex-consultant having an affair in a secret sex recording, according to reports Thursday. Maryland state Sen. Dalya Attar, a former prosecutor and the first Orthodox Jewish woman to serve in the state Senate, was charged by federal officials over an ...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A Democratic senator was charged with extorting an ex-consultant having an affair in a secret sex recording, according to reports Thursday.
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William Richard Roy, an active-duty Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has been arrested on accusations of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her, the FBI said Thursday.
Marine arrested and accused of kidnapping girl with intent to sexually assault her, FBI says
www.stripes.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
William Richard Roy, an active-duty Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, has been arrested on accusations of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her, the FBI said Thursday.
One of the best interviews I've seen. Insightful, enlightening, and a pleasure to watch. Pay special attention to the part starting at 13:00 ("Process Over Death"). Profound!!! Enjoy watching!! Waltz is promoting his new movie #Frankenstein from Guillermo del Toro. youtu.be/sBRbMvTlUok?...
Christoph Waltz Eats His Last Meal
YouTube video by Mythical Kitchen
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October 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
One of the best interviews I've seen. Insightful, enlightening, and a pleasure to watch. Pay special attention to the part starting at 13:00 ("Process Over Death"). Profound!!! Enjoy watching!! Waltz is promoting his new movie #Frankenstein from Guillermo del Toro. youtu.be/sBRbMvTlUok?...
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The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is being viewed by former and current career prosecutors as an alarming whitewashing of history.
‘Orwellian’: Current and former prosecutors alarmed after DOJ scrubs mentions of Trump and January 6 from court records | CNN Politics
The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is b...
www.cnn.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The Justice Department’s decision to sideline two US attorneys and remove mentions of Donald Trump and the US Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned January 6 rioter is being viewed by former and current career prosecutors as an alarming whitewashing of history.
Not gonna happen, big orange 💩
President Trump said he has not “really thought about” a third term in office but that he would “love to” run again in 2028, while also pointing to senior cabinet members as potential candidates
I would love to run again in 2028, Trump says
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Not gonna happen, big orange 💩
Everyone's going to become a government target.
NEW: DHS is looking to build mobile surveillance units for regular trucks that combine AI, radar, high-powered cameras, and wireless networking into a single system capable of spotting movement from miles away. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/dhs-wa...
DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.
www.wired.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Everyone's going to become a government target.
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Around 2bn birds were killed within two years of China’s “Four Pests” campaign during Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward. One working paper suggests that the policy inadvertently killed millions of people, too
How the persecution of sparrows killed 2m people
The birds were almost wiped out during China’s Great Leap Forward
econ.st
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Around 2bn birds were killed within two years of China’s “Four Pests” campaign during Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward. One working paper suggests that the policy inadvertently killed millions of people, too