kenny mellman
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Kiki and Herb , The Julie Ruin, Our Hit Parade. queer (he/him)
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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Then he exacerbated world hunger and killed, conservatively, hundreds of thousands of poor people, most of them children!
Elon Musk is a classic, if particularly dangerous, case here. The dude was literally given a costed plan for using his billions to end world hunger, and spent the money instead on buying a social media platform he could turn into his personal online open mic night for his edgelord comedy stylings.
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Then he exacerbated world hunger and killed, conservatively, hundreds of thousands of poor people, most of them children!
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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At SNL I worked with artists who made the funniest, stupidest graphics in no time flat. Some of my biggest jokes would have been impossible without these geniuses building an insane image or finding the perfect real-life photo of a politician. Sucks that their work is being pushed aside for slop.
December 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
At SNL I worked with artists who made the funniest, stupidest graphics in no time flat. Some of my biggest jokes would have been impossible without these geniuses building an insane image or finding the perfect real-life photo of a politician. Sucks that their work is being pushed aside for slop.
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The bullshit never ends.
Is this foreshadowing what is coming next?
Is Children’s Health Defense determining what RFK Jr’s HHS will do next?
Is Children’s Health Defense determining what RFK Jr’s HHS will do next?
CHD Asks FDA to Revoke COVID Vaccine Licenses, Calls on Public to Submit ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Comments
Children’s Health Defense filed a Citizen Petition with the FDA, urging the agency to revoke all existing licenses granted to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The petition alleges th...
childrenshealthdefense.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The bullshit never ends.
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Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump on Americans' healthcare costs going up by 200-300%: "Don't make it sound so bad"
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This ballroom not only marks the destruction of a historic landmark — it's also creating a monument to corruption in our country, as massive corporations & the ultra-wealthy have donated millions to build the ballroom & buy Trump's favor.
We need to put a stop to this entire corrupt enterprise.
We need to put a stop to this entire corrupt enterprise.
National Trust sues to stop Trump’s ballroom construction
The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, is seeking to halt construction on one of the president’s priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This ballroom not only marks the destruction of a historic landmark — it's also creating a monument to corruption in our country, as massive corporations & the ultra-wealthy have donated millions to build the ballroom & buy Trump's favor.
We need to put a stop to this entire corrupt enterprise.
We need to put a stop to this entire corrupt enterprise.
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Beyond parody.
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Beyond parody.
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Hakeem Jeffries is the worst, most corrupt national leader the Democrats have had in modern history.
This is legitimizing the rest of Trump's pardons as something others should respect and ratify.
Cuellar was convicted by a jury of his peers. His is a felon who gets to have power over our lives.
This is legitimizing the rest of Trump's pardons as something others should respect and ratify.
Cuellar was convicted by a jury of his peers. His is a felon who gets to have power over our lives.
"House Democrats on Thursday voted to return Rep. Henry Cuellar to his leadership role on the House Appropriations Committee following his presidential pardon on federal corruption charges."
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
JICYMI - Shameful, repulsive move by House Democrats and their leaders. Disgraceful.
Democrats Return Henry Cuellar to Powerful Spending Post After Trump Pardon
“We got ratified,” Cuellar told reporters after the vote.
www.notus.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is the worst, most corrupt national leader the Democrats have had in modern history.
This is legitimizing the rest of Trump's pardons as something others should respect and ratify.
Cuellar was convicted by a jury of his peers. His is a felon who gets to have power over our lives.
This is legitimizing the rest of Trump's pardons as something others should respect and ratify.
Cuellar was convicted by a jury of his peers. His is a felon who gets to have power over our lives.
he is the worst of humanity.
Elon Musk just posted “no more white guilt”.
The man is personally responsible for killing 600,000 people by cutting USAID.
He bought an election & helped usher in fascism.
He’s not capable of feeling guilt, white or otherwise.
The man is personally responsible for killing 600,000 people by cutting USAID.
He bought an election & helped usher in fascism.
He’s not capable of feeling guilt, white or otherwise.
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
he is the worst of humanity.
Imagine arguing this in writing to a court. Imagine having no self-respect. Imagine having no empathy. Imagine being a soulless husk of a human. That is every single person in this administration.
The Trump administration argued that it wouldn't provide sign language interpreters for Trump's appearances and for his press secretary's briefings. They offered a new reason:
December 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Imagine arguing this in writing to a court. Imagine having no self-respect. Imagine having no empathy. Imagine being a soulless husk of a human. That is every single person in this administration.
he is really going for it. He is a monster. The whole nation is now living in the upside-down.
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
he is really going for it. He is a monster. The whole nation is now living in the upside-down.
and the rest is that we are all slaves to AI? He is bonkers.
Trump: "We also know that a big part our economy -- it could be 50%, 60% of our economy going forward for a period of time at least -- is AI and AI based.
December 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
and the rest is that we are all slaves to AI? He is bonkers.
they are going to kill all of us one way or another
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
they are going to kill all of us one way or another
he must step down.
I wanted to say this was “unbelievable,” but it is unfortunately all too believable.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social should step down for failure to lead.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social should step down for failure to lead.
Significant statement from Jeffries and House Democratic leaders saying they will vote “present” on the motion to table Al Green’s resolution to impeach President Trump. They say they’re “laser-focused on fighting to lower the high cost of living” plus on health care and corruption.
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
he must step down.
the rich white women of Williamsburg love to walk their dogs without leashes and the rich white men of Williamsburg love to run red lights on their e-bikes. Makes walking a chihuahua a 2 out of 10 most days tbh.
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
the rich white women of Williamsburg love to walk their dogs without leashes and the rich white men of Williamsburg love to run red lights on their e-bikes. Makes walking a chihuahua a 2 out of 10 most days tbh.
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Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
they are the monsters we always feared.
This woman was an observer when ice was arresting her Somali neighbors who are legal citizens. She was arrested and her legs kept in shackles for 5 hours and they CUT OFF her wedding ring when they were processing her. It is so appalling. In Minneapolis my hometown.
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
they are the monsters we always feared.
they are all monsters. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
115 Democrats just voted to codify the first federal trans segregation law.
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
they are all monsters. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
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Step 1: Recruit Donald Trump to topple your government
Step 2: Try not to get caught in the crossfire
Step 3: Profit
Step 2: Try not to get caught in the crossfire
Step 3: Profit
Nobel Peace Prize Winner María Corina Machado’s escape from Venezuela was particularly risky because her team had to inform the US military that she was escaping so they wouldn’t mistake her boat for an alleged narco boat and bomb it.
Full Story: bit.ly/3XJXIsh
Full Story: bit.ly/3XJXIsh
December 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Step 1: Recruit Donald Trump to topple your government
Step 2: Try not to get caught in the crossfire
Step 3: Profit
Step 2: Try not to get caught in the crossfire
Step 3: Profit
i don't know man, but if a populace thinks it is actively being killed by its own government, what is the end result?
<Formaldehyde huffers> hell yeah bro
The Trump EPA has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale compared with a Biden-era assessment, which had already significantly underestimated the dangers of the chemical, a ProPublica investigation found.
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By @fastlerner.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
i don't know man, but if a populace thinks it is actively being killed by its own government, what is the end result?
when the Democratic party turned against trans people I knew we were all in danger. If the party that is supposed to be for civil rights turns against a small minority, they are willing to turn against larger minority to keep their power. LGBTQA, Women, Children, Immigrants, People of Color...
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
when the Democratic party turned against trans people I knew we were all in danger. If the party that is supposed to be for civil rights turns against a small minority, they are willing to turn against larger minority to keep their power. LGBTQA, Women, Children, Immigrants, People of Color...