Melissa
@capnleela.bsky.social
Trying to make things a little more aesthetic and a little more functional. Into art, gardening, web design, community, Solar Punk, UX, and accessibility.
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One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
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If you know of any remote work please post it under this thread. Black women are losing jobs at alarming rates and it would be nice to pass along.
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
If you know of any remote work please post it under this thread. Black women are losing jobs at alarming rates and it would be nice to pass along.
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Something horrifying is happening in America: Because he was filming ICE Nazis, whuch is protected under the constitution, an American citizen in St. Paul, Minnesota was brutalized to the point of becoming unresponsive. What happened in Nazi Germany is happening in America. 😳👇
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Something horrifying is happening in America: Because he was filming ICE Nazis, whuch is protected under the constitution, an American citizen in St. Paul, Minnesota was brutalized to the point of becoming unresponsive. What happened in Nazi Germany is happening in America. 😳👇
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I have just been reminded of this, and let the record show that I did so, it is in HEMLOCK & SILVER, available wherever fine books are sold.
January 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I have just been reminded of this, and let the record show that I did so, it is in HEMLOCK & SILVER, available wherever fine books are sold.
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ICE agents continue to operate in Southern California. Izzy Ramirez recaps confirmed ICE sightings from over the weekend.
If you want to help, become a member!
If you want to help, become a member!
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM
ICE agents continue to operate in Southern California. Izzy Ramirez recaps confirmed ICE sightings from over the weekend.
If you want to help, become a member!
If you want to help, become a member!
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holy fuck
OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:39 AM
holy fuck
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They are $55,000 away from their goal. If they don't reach it by the end of the month, then they cannot open in the New Year.
We are behind schedule for hitting our end of year goal, making it very likely that we’ll be starting 2026 off with a closed intake line.
We need your help to make sure this doesn’t happen.
Give before December 31 → tinyurl.com/PSAFSupport
We need your help to make sure this doesn’t happen.
Give before December 31 → tinyurl.com/PSAFSupport
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December 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
They are $55,000 away from their goal. If they don't reach it by the end of the month, then they cannot open in the New Year.
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I live in CA where all registered voters get a mail in ballot; I stopped using USPS to post my ballot during the first trmp term. I vote early, and take it directly to the election office. Not even the ballot drop boxes, I hand it over to someone in the election office. Paranoid you say?
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I live in CA where all registered voters get a mail in ballot; I stopped using USPS to post my ballot during the first trmp term. I vote early, and take it directly to the election office. Not even the ballot drop boxes, I hand it over to someone in the election office. Paranoid you say?
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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Trump’s attacks on Vineyard Wind are attacks on union jobs and American wallets. This will make our nation weaker, our energy costs higher, and our families less certain about how they’re going to make ends meet.
December 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trump’s attacks on Vineyard Wind are attacks on union jobs and American wallets. This will make our nation weaker, our energy costs higher, and our families less certain about how they’re going to make ends meet.
If you've ever been a fan of Gilmore Girls, this is definitely worth a watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k7u...
A comfort watch gone too far
YouTube video by Indoor Kat
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
If you've ever been a fan of Gilmore Girls, this is definitely worth a watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k7u...
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“The employers control the entire system. These programs are supposed to have these safeguards in place for workers, but we’re seeing a pretty significant erosion.”
@mauriziogro.bsky.social spoke with advocates for low-wage migrant workers, as the Trump admin legislates indentured servitude.
@mauriziogro.bsky.social spoke with advocates for low-wage migrant workers, as the Trump admin legislates indentured servitude.
Trump's H-2 visa overhaul legislates indentured servitude, critics say
Low-wage migrant workers in agriculture and other dangerous industries are more vulnerable than ever as lawmakers push to further erode workers' rights
prismreports.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“The employers control the entire system. These programs are supposed to have these safeguards in place for workers, but we’re seeing a pretty significant erosion.”
@mauriziogro.bsky.social spoke with advocates for low-wage migrant workers, as the Trump admin legislates indentured servitude.
@mauriziogro.bsky.social spoke with advocates for low-wage migrant workers, as the Trump admin legislates indentured servitude.
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Terrorizing trans kids and their families isn’t going to bring grocery prices down. It won’t make housing affordable or give you decent healthcare or get you into “heaven.” It will just terrorize a minority and cause undue death. Every representative who voted for it is a despicable person.
“Three Democrats—Henry Cuellar (TX), Vicente Gonzalez (TX), and Don Davis (NC)—crossed party lines to vote in favor of the felony ban, siding with Republicans to criminalize providers and potentially parents involved in transgender youth care.” www.erininthemorning.com/p/breaking-m...
MTG's Felony National Youth Trans Ban Passes House; 3 Dems Vote For It, 4 GOP Vote Against It
The bill is not expected to pass the Senate, but marks the first time a national trans youth care ban has passed a chamber of Congress.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Terrorizing trans kids and their families isn’t going to bring grocery prices down. It won’t make housing affordable or give you decent healthcare or get you into “heaven.” It will just terrorize a minority and cause undue death. Every representative who voted for it is a despicable person.
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“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
December 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
“Disturbing… they had put in a ton of work and gone through every step of the process… they were pulled out of line steps away from swearing an oath to 🇺🇸…”
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
BOSTON’s @mayorwu.boston.gov on Trump/Miller blocking immigrants AT THEIR CEREMONIES
It was never just about illegal immigration
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Please note that this is a set up for denaturalizing citizens and setting up deportation camps for anyone who disagrees with Stephen Miller.
Also please note that these fascists are bound to lose.
Find your organizing home, join your neighbors, and stand up to these clowns wherever you see them.
Also please note that these fascists are bound to lose.
Find your organizing home, join your neighbors, and stand up to these clowns wherever you see them.
NEW: 6th Cir upholds the fed law barring undocumented immigrants from having guns.
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
What's shocking, though, is Judge Thapar's separate opinion arguing that noncitizens lack not only 2nd Am rights, but likely 1st, 4th & other const'l rights! 🧵
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Please note that this is a set up for denaturalizing citizens and setting up deportation camps for anyone who disagrees with Stephen Miller.
Also please note that these fascists are bound to lose.
Find your organizing home, join your neighbors, and stand up to these clowns wherever you see them.
Also please note that these fascists are bound to lose.
Find your organizing home, join your neighbors, and stand up to these clowns wherever you see them.
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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Just saying, I'll do a book cover illustration for $200.
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December 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just saying, I'll do a book cover illustration for $200.
www.shaenon.com
www.shaenon.com
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I suggest you all follow this guy. He covers how to spot AI videos & photos and while some are more obviously fake, some of them like the fake B&W security footage are shockingly difficult to notice & you have to rely on body language & consider natural behavior
www.youtube.com/@showtoolsai...
www.youtube.com/@showtoolsai...
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I suggest you all follow this guy. He covers how to spot AI videos & photos and while some are more obviously fake, some of them like the fake B&W security footage are shockingly difficult to notice & you have to rely on body language & consider natural behavior
www.youtube.com/@showtoolsai...
www.youtube.com/@showtoolsai...
Normally, when something I've ordered arrives unexpectedly a day early, I'm excited. But, that's not the case when it's more than 6,000 pounds of tile.
December 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Normally, when something I've ordered arrives unexpectedly a day early, I'm excited. But, that's not the case when it's more than 6,000 pounds of tile.
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JUST IN: New reporting that the Dept. of Defense tried to send vessel strike survivors to El Salvador terror prison, CECOT.
I've got all of the damning details, including analysis on why Hegseth is so desperate to silence any survivors or keep them away from US soil.
youtu.be/rbrpjxHLFlY?...
I've got all of the damning details, including analysis on why Hegseth is so desperate to silence any survivors or keep them away from US soil.
youtu.be/rbrpjxHLFlY?...
Hegseth PANICS After SHOCKING SECRET Plan is LEAKED
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
JUST IN: New reporting that the Dept. of Defense tried to send vessel strike survivors to El Salvador terror prison, CECOT.
I've got all of the damning details, including analysis on why Hegseth is so desperate to silence any survivors or keep them away from US soil.
youtu.be/rbrpjxHLFlY?...
I've got all of the damning details, including analysis on why Hegseth is so desperate to silence any survivors or keep them away from US soil.
youtu.be/rbrpjxHLFlY?...
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On October 10th, 2025, Dayanne was assaulted and kidnapped by masked ICE agents. They gave no reason why.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
On October 10th, 2025, Dayanne was assaulted and kidnapped by masked ICE agents. They gave no reason why.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
She is beyond brave for sharing her story and reliving her trauma, in hopes that someone will listen—that there will be change. Do not turn a blind eye to her pain.
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the only thing that doesn’t appear to be illegal race discrimination to the conservative legal movement is actual racist discrimination
worth noting here that the position of the conservative legal movement is that trying to remedy environmental racism is itself illegal race discrimination
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
the only thing that doesn’t appear to be illegal race discrimination to the conservative legal movement is actual racist discrimination
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I was gonna do that thing where I repost this and just say "Oh". As in here is some important info that is fucked up but ultimately unsurprising.
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔
"Big Tech and data center developers appear to be siting data centers in vulnerable communities...These locations show a troubling trend - they primarily impact working class and Black and Latine communities."
The Unequal Burden of Data Centers - Kapor Foundation
An examination of the Environmental and Public Health Impacts on Communities in California
kaporfoundation.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I was gonna do that thing where I repost this and just say "Oh". As in here is some important info that is fucked up but ultimately unsurprising.
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔
Then I realized my neighborhood is actually featured in this piece. 😔