Meredith Slota
@heymeredith.bsky.social
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I extremely hate the policies and personality of Donald Trump to an insane degree but I’d be offended if China sent in team to kill a bunch of our civilians and military personnel and kidnap our leader and his wife and then declare that they now “ran” the United States, this isn’t hard
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I extremely hate the policies and personality of Donald Trump to an insane degree but I’d be offended if China sent in team to kill a bunch of our civilians and military personnel and kidnap our leader and his wife and then declare that they now “ran” the United States, this isn’t hard
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When editing Wikipedia, sometimes it's funnier to add the tag than to fix the sentence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police
![A sentence from the Wikipedia article on Police stating "Police forces have become ubiquitous and a necessity in complex modern societies." A [citation needed] tag has been added to the sentence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j4xglvgn5zlrqmdu5ihxmetr/bafkreickh6fijq4ji47adslznmzpt72nfjz337sz7xe7wpdqngxpmouwa4@jpeg)
January 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
When editing Wikipedia, sometimes it's funnier to add the tag than to fix the sentence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police
I’m happy that folks are rediscovering masking as a way to keep themselves and others healthy during a wicked flu season — maybe this is the year we can all mask for the flu and eradicate a strain of covid?
December 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I’m happy that folks are rediscovering masking as a way to keep themselves and others healthy during a wicked flu season — maybe this is the year we can all mask for the flu and eradicate a strain of covid?
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seeing this right after watching Jon Stewart be a complete ass about some people still wearing masks in public is quite something
like really? your brain can't comprehend why the less callous half of the population would like to physically protect themselves against the more callous half's choices?
like really? your brain can't comprehend why the less callous half of the population would like to physically protect themselves against the more callous half's choices?
Can't believe I have to say this, but it's 2025 still and apparently this is how this year has gone:
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
Possible Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Amid Holiday Travel: Health Officials
The non-NJ resident was in at least two terminals while infected with measles, officials said.
patch.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
seeing this right after watching Jon Stewart be a complete ass about some people still wearing masks in public is quite something
like really? your brain can't comprehend why the less callous half of the population would like to physically protect themselves against the more callous half's choices?
like really? your brain can't comprehend why the less callous half of the population would like to physically protect themselves against the more callous half's choices?
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"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
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This👇. When I try to explain masking to others (even friends), I get a lot of “yeah, I get it—you don’t want to get sick.”
I don’t want to get sick, but more importantly, I don’t want others to get sick & don’t want to be a part of a cycle of illness that makes a healthy life harder for everyone.
I don’t want to get sick, but more importantly, I don’t want others to get sick & don’t want to be a part of a cycle of illness that makes a healthy life harder for everyone.
don’t let denial’s sweet nothings lull you into ignoring the very real stakes; i get masking can *feel* as futile as using a recycling bin that's actually just trash, but it just isn’t—the choice to mask breaks chains of transmission that can grow exponentially. want change? make it happen: mask up.
December 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This👇. When I try to explain masking to others (even friends), I get a lot of “yeah, I get it—you don’t want to get sick.”
I don’t want to get sick, but more importantly, I don’t want others to get sick & don’t want to be a part of a cycle of illness that makes a healthy life harder for everyone.
I don’t want to get sick, but more importantly, I don’t want others to get sick & don’t want to be a part of a cycle of illness that makes a healthy life harder for everyone.
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AWU STATEMENT✍️
In response to last week’s announcement that Google has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of War, the elected Executive Board of the Alphabet Workers Union released the following statement: www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/awu-st...
In response to last week’s announcement that Google has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of War, the elected Executive Board of the Alphabet Workers Union released the following statement: www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/awu-st...
December 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
AWU STATEMENT✍️
In response to last week’s announcement that Google has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of War, the elected Executive Board of the Alphabet Workers Union released the following statement: www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/awu-st...
In response to last week’s announcement that Google has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of War, the elected Executive Board of the Alphabet Workers Union released the following statement: www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/awu-st...
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As of this morning 4,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. Don’t cross their picket line.
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
JUST IN: This morning, hundreds of baristas have joined our national ULP strike.
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As of this morning 4,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. Don’t cross their picket line.
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
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David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
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To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.
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I just got off the phone with the National Weather Service and am alarmed to hear that the Skagit River will peak 4-5 feet above the record crest level. Please please please stay alert and follow evacuation orders. This is not just another flood.
December 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I just got off the phone with the National Weather Service and am alarmed to hear that the Skagit River will peak 4-5 feet above the record crest level. Please please please stay alert and follow evacuation orders. This is not just another flood.
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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If you’re in Tennessee CD-7: if you get in line to vote by 7pm, STAY IN LINE. You still get to vote. If anyone questions your eligibility, you can ask for a provisional ballot. If you run into problems, call the voter protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE.
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If you’re in Tennessee CD-7: if you get in line to vote by 7pm, STAY IN LINE. You still get to vote. If anyone questions your eligibility, you can ask for a provisional ballot. If you run into problems, call the voter protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE.
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This is your annual reminder not to donate to the Salvation Army because they are aggressively anti LGBTQIA+
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is your annual reminder not to donate to the Salvation Army because they are aggressively anti LGBTQIA+
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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If you don't find our present dire enough to warrant masking, then where is your bar?
Where was it in 2020? 2021? ...2022? .....2023?
When did it shift, & why?
What did you read/who told you something that moved the needle? Does it hold up to scientific or your own moral scrutiny, considering?
Where was it in 2020? 2021? ...2022? .....2023?
When did it shift, & why?
What did you read/who told you something that moved the needle? Does it hold up to scientific or your own moral scrutiny, considering?
October 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you don't find our present dire enough to warrant masking, then where is your bar?
Where was it in 2020? 2021? ...2022? .....2023?
When did it shift, & why?
What did you read/who told you something that moved the needle? Does it hold up to scientific or your own moral scrutiny, considering?
Where was it in 2020? 2021? ...2022? .....2023?
When did it shift, & why?
What did you read/who told you something that moved the needle? Does it hold up to scientific or your own moral scrutiny, considering?
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.
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Hawaii's Governor Josh Green just noted that what the government pays out for ACA healthcare plans is "a drop in the bucket" compared with the tax breaks the GOP has given the wealthy.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The ACA isn't too expensive; this admin. just doesn't care about you.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The ACA isn't too expensive; this admin. just doesn't care about you.
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Hawaii's Governor Josh Green just noted that what the government pays out for ACA healthcare plans is "a drop in the bucket" compared with the tax breaks the GOP has given the wealthy.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The ACA isn't too expensive; this admin. just doesn't care about you.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The ACA isn't too expensive; this admin. just doesn't care about you.
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He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.
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HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
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I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...