Melissa (she/her)
@melissa-c.bsky.social
Doom scroller. 3 cats. Queer lady. Baker. Yoga sometimes. Work traveler. Cocktail guy. Fat and grumpy hiker. Poor typist. Trying to make my community a little bit better.
This really hurts
January 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This really hurts
Quiet and snowy morning.
January 25, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Quiet and snowy morning.
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Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Abolish ICE, prosecute and imprison its leaders, impeach and remove the President from office. This is the only sane reaction to a group of armed men kidnapping and gunning down our neighbors in the street.
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EXTRA, EXTRA! TRINITY RODMAN IS STAYING IN DC ⭐️
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 AM
EXTRA, EXTRA! TRINITY RODMAN IS STAYING IN DC ⭐️
What.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:57 AM
What.
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just increasingly obvious that everything online Dems got excited about in casting Newsom as a “fighter” was simply the skilled efforts of a comms team who knows exactly what online Dems will fall for, while the man himself has a spine made of absolute tapioca pudding
I put myself through the entire interview. Trust me when I tell you that Gavin "dank memes" Newsom agrees with him on EVERYTHING. I literally says "I agree with you" on EVERYTHING. Ben "extremely unpopular even with MAGA" Shapiro gets very combative with him and Gavin capitulates EVERY time.
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
just increasingly obvious that everything online Dems got excited about in casting Newsom as a “fighter” was simply the skilled efforts of a comms team who knows exactly what online Dems will fall for, while the man himself has a spine made of absolute tapioca pudding
Slightly diminish a band: Red Medium Chili Peppers
Slightly diminish a band: Guns & Carnations
Slightly diminish a band: 9,999 Maniacs
January 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Slightly diminish a band: Red Medium Chili Peppers
Slightly diminish a band: Guns & Carnations
Slightly diminish a band: 9,999 Maniacs
Slightly diminish a band: semipermanent entanglements
January 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Slightly diminish a band: Guns & Carnations
Good tip.
I am going to kindly share, as a Black person used to dodging these types of things, if you have your settings set to autoplay video, today is a great day to turn them off. You can be very informed without having to witness murder.
January 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Good tip.
Guess I'm ordering cookies.
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Guess I'm ordering cookies.
Team Jesus float at the Rose Parade. Ew. Tacky.
January 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Team Jesus float at the Rose Parade. Ew. Tacky.
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"When same-sex marriage was still years away, there was America’s Uncle, straight as can be, demanding a future in which LGBTQ families be given a full stake in the American Dream and hurry the fuck up on that, please and thank you."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
America's Uncle
He brought us comfort and humor.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"When same-sex marriage was still years away, there was America’s Uncle, straight as can be, demanding a future in which LGBTQ families be given a full stake in the American Dream and hurry the fuck up on that, please and thank you."
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/americas-u...
Is this why old men read books about war? The more you learn about something the more you realize you were never taught.
My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it.
Episodes #1-4 are up now... free on any podcast app.
Final two episodes post Monday 12/15:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Episodes #1-4 are up now... free on any podcast app.
Final two episodes post Monday 12/15:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Is this why old men read books about war? The more you learn about something the more you realize you were never taught.
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So we decided we should protect every baby.
Just like we decided to protect every baby by fortifying the food supply with folic acid, so that they would not have neural tube defects.
Just like we started doing community water fluoridation to protect everyone's teeth from cavities (and in...
Just like we decided to protect every baby by fortifying the food supply with folic acid, so that they would not have neural tube defects.
Just like we started doing community water fluoridation to protect everyone's teeth from cavities (and in...
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
So we decided we should protect every baby.
Just like we decided to protect every baby by fortifying the food supply with folic acid, so that they would not have neural tube defects.
Just like we started doing community water fluoridation to protect everyone's teeth from cavities (and in...
Just like we decided to protect every baby by fortifying the food supply with folic acid, so that they would not have neural tube defects.
Just like we started doing community water fluoridation to protect everyone's teeth from cavities (and in...
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Disney, or Marvel
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Disney, or Marvel
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Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Lincoln was re-elected on a party platform saying "That foreign immigration, which in the past has added so much to the wealth, development of resources and increase of power to this nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all nations, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy."
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Thanksgiving Eve thread repost!
as the kind of extra-ass bitch whose contribution to Thanksgiving dinner is often personalized place cards with hand-selected quotes, may I offer on this Thanksgiving Eve a few options for anyone wishing for a little pre-dinner reflection that isn’t cheesy, vapid, or off-puttingly Jesus-y
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thanksgiving Eve thread repost!
I'm looking for good Internet Safety resources for teens. Books? Videos? Not sure where to begin.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I'm looking for good Internet Safety resources for teens. Books? Videos? Not sure where to begin.
My rule is that you get to celebrate your birthday until the cake is gone.
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My rule is that you get to celebrate your birthday until the cake is gone.
Just got my tickets!!!
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Just got my tickets!!!
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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