Melody
@jaidling.bsky.social
She|Her. I'm 36, with 2 partners, 5 cats, and 1 house. I like cats, books, people, and rye (in that order). I also avidly adore Padoru season.
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Melody
@jaidling.bsky.social
· Dec 3
And catgirl cafes
TO BE CLEAR: not maid cafes with catgirls!!! CAT CAFES with catgirls.
Yet again, 2A in action and where are the pasty NRA bootlickers? This is literally what they said they needed their guns for.
A community member armed with a firearm stands guard in his neighborhood after ICE was spotted nearby during an abduction operation in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 18, 2026.
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Yet again, 2A in action and where are the pasty NRA bootlickers? This is literally what they said they needed their guns for.
On the one hand: I appreciate the candor
On the same hand: *ENDLESS SCREAMING*
On the other same hand: this honestly feels worse than the sham "we investigated ourselves and found nothing problematic and in fact we are awarding ourselves this medal of excellence" investigations they usually do
On the same hand: *ENDLESS SCREAMING*
On the other same hand: this honestly feels worse than the sham "we investigated ourselves and found nothing problematic and in fact we are awarding ourselves this medal of excellence" investigations they usually do
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 AM
On the one hand: I appreciate the candor
On the same hand: *ENDLESS SCREAMING*
On the other same hand: this honestly feels worse than the sham "we investigated ourselves and found nothing problematic and in fact we are awarding ourselves this medal of excellence" investigations they usually do
On the same hand: *ENDLESS SCREAMING*
On the other same hand: this honestly feels worse than the sham "we investigated ourselves and found nothing problematic and in fact we are awarding ourselves this medal of excellence" investigations they usually do
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Guys the reason the US is doing this isn't that Trump is dumb or senile or whatever.
It's that the billionaires have written self-insert fanfic involving Greenland.
It's that the billionaires have written self-insert fanfic involving Greenland.
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Guys the reason the US is doing this isn't that Trump is dumb or senile or whatever.
It's that the billionaires have written self-insert fanfic involving Greenland.
It's that the billionaires have written self-insert fanfic involving Greenland.
GODDAMMIT I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SPORTSBALL
I mean, aside from everything else, isn’t Army-Navy generally a mediocre game of football?
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 AM
GODDAMMIT I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SPORTSBALL
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ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
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Those of you who have followed my work for a few tears might recall how I say: Borders also keep you in.
It’s also worth noting that in Nazi Germany, closing down scientists and other intellectuals’ ability to travel for work was an early move to keep people from escaping.
Scientific conferences are where the exchange of important ideas happen. It’s where new collaborations come forth and innovation dreamed up. It’s really disheartening that NIH scientists and representatives are being banned from attending. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Those of you who have followed my work for a few tears might recall how I say: Borders also keep you in.
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January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
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exactly this. do you correctly view MAGA as an evil force that jerks off over murdering women and flash banging babies, which must be crushed and destroyed forever? Or are you still clinging to a dangerously naive delusion that these creatures can be won over with the Power of Debate?
the dividing line amongst democrats is basically do you view republicans as existential threats to the country or do you view them as sparring partners.
it’s 2026. cuck democrats can either get on board or get primaried
it’s 2026. cuck democrats can either get on board or get primaried
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
exactly this. do you correctly view MAGA as an evil force that jerks off over murdering women and flash banging babies, which must be crushed and destroyed forever? Or are you still clinging to a dangerously naive delusion that these creatures can be won over with the Power of Debate?
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Hey peeps, one of my soccer teammates needs me to write him a character reference letter (the government is trying to deport him and he’s a solid dude who doesn’t deserve any of this), any immigration lawyers here with recommendations on the best way to go about that?
January 17, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Hey peeps, one of my soccer teammates needs me to write him a character reference letter (the government is trying to deport him and he’s a solid dude who doesn’t deserve any of this), any immigration lawyers here with recommendations on the best way to go about that?
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Per the Minnesota Reformer, Juan Carlos is reported to be a U.S. resident (green card holder), though they have not verified this. No word on Juan Carlos's whereabouts or condition. Grateful to nurse Monica Bicking for the video, and note the screenshot
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/u...
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/u...
January 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Per the Minnesota Reformer, Juan Carlos is reported to be a U.S. resident (green card holder), though they have not verified this. No word on Juan Carlos's whereabouts or condition. Grateful to nurse Monica Bicking for the video, and note the screenshot
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/u...
minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/u...
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Chris would be an excellent and responsible choice to give information to if you find me a little too, well, you know.
REQUEST: If you have or have seen the subpoenas or know of any other information about this investigation, please reach out. If you are in DOJ, ASAO, White House, Minn Gov or AG’s Office, or Minneapolis mayor’s office or legal dep’t, and have any relevant info, I am on Signal at crg.32
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Chris would be an excellent and responsible choice to give information to if you find me a little too, well, you know.
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They must be SO mad watching Renee Good become the murdered folk hero they wanted Charlie Kirk to be
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
They must be SO mad watching Renee Good become the murdered folk hero they wanted Charlie Kirk to be
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I will say gently that defiance and refusal to cower is a virtue.
And I am saying this as someone who has been on Nazi kill lists more than once
And I am saying this as someone who has been on Nazi kill lists more than once
I really wish leftists wouldn’t downplay the amount of people who had their lives destroyed by this including the history teacher of my former hs.
"these stay-at-home moms are a menace, we're going to make them national heroes and try to get them fired"
Lol okay bud thank you for threatening everyone with a good time
Lol okay bud thank you for threatening everyone with a good time
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I will say gently that defiance and refusal to cower is a virtue.
And I am saying this as someone who has been on Nazi kill lists more than once
And I am saying this as someone who has been on Nazi kill lists more than once
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"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
Growing up my parents made sure I understood what an honor and privilege it was to be born in the USA, rather than the USSR or Eastern Germany, and one of the key evidences was that because innocent until proven guilty—no one needed papers, unlike third world hellholes.
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Growing up my parents made sure I understood what an honor and privilege it was to be born in the USA, rather than the USSR or Eastern Germany, and one of the key evidences was that because innocent until proven guilty—no one needed papers, unlike third world hellholes.
This this this this this!!! If you need papers to be safe, no one is safe. If you can't choose (or accidentally!!) disobey, then there is no virtue in obedience. If speaking is criminal, then we are in hell.
"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 AM
This this this this this!!! If you need papers to be safe, no one is safe. If you can't choose (or accidentally!!) disobey, then there is no virtue in obedience. If speaking is criminal, then we are in hell.
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OK - now at US v. Nicolas Maduro presentment in SDNY, in Venezuela narco case 1st indicted in 2011, Maduro added in 2020, wife Cilia Flores added last week. Inner City Press has covered it all, including in UN until banned, and will live-skeet, thread below
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
OK - now at US v. Nicolas Maduro presentment in SDNY, in Venezuela narco case 1st indicted in 2011, Maduro added in 2020, wife Cilia Flores added last week. Inner City Press has covered it all, including in UN until banned, and will live-skeet, thread below
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I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
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When we start reaching the point of "better a dead child," I don't give a fuck what the other half of that sentence was going to be. The trans children I have known--and trans kids exist, absolutely--have been joyous, delightful, wonderful souls. They would not be better dead. No child is.
December 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When we start reaching the point of "better a dead child," I don't give a fuck what the other half of that sentence was going to be. The trans children I have known--and trans kids exist, absolutely--have been joyous, delightful, wonderful souls. They would not be better dead. No child is.
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A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
TO BE CLEAR: not maid cafes with catgirls!!! CAT CAFES with catgirls.
And catgirl cafes
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
TO BE CLEAR: not maid cafes with catgirls!!! CAT CAFES with catgirls.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread