Altaira 99
@melissadl.bsky.social
Climate Change is worse than we think, long grey braid, she/her, tons of books, cat, native plants, art, trees, cooking and eating, full time caregiver. Old white lady in Massachusetts who wishes you well.
One of the best things about bsky is that amidst all the horror generated by the current occupant and his band of bozos you have people posting about their work with galls, and where to find the eel facts you are clearly missing. So refreshing.
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
One of the best things about bsky is that amidst all the horror generated by the current occupant and his band of bozos you have people posting about their work with galls, and where to find the eel facts you are clearly missing. So refreshing.
My stove broke. I had to buy a new one. I got a Frigidaire, the oven won't hold temp, called it in for warranty work--they set me up with a shop 3,000 miles away. Then with a shop under investigation for shoddy work and no-shows. Do not buy a Frigidaire appliance.
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My stove broke. I had to buy a new one. I got a Frigidaire, the oven won't hold temp, called it in for warranty work--they set me up with a shop 3,000 miles away. Then with a shop under investigation for shoddy work and no-shows. Do not buy a Frigidaire appliance.
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A girl in a science class at OU got a bad grade for a paper she turned in on gender that only cited her interpretation of the bible. She complained to the university and now the university is punishing the professor of the course.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
December 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A girl in a science class at OU got a bad grade for a paper she turned in on gender that only cited her interpretation of the bible. She complained to the university and now the university is punishing the professor of the course.
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LAST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER!
And we're about to see a bit of everything across New England. FULL video: https://1do.us/weekendeditionnov2930
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And we're about to see a bit of everything across New England. FULL video: https://1do.us/weekendeditionnov2930
📱 Free app + 24/7 stream | Membership deal: 25% off your first month thru Dec 4!
#digitalplatform #1degreeoutside #newenglandweather
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
LAST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER!
And we're about to see a bit of everything across New England. FULL video: https://1do.us/weekendeditionnov2930
📱 Free app + 24/7 stream | Membership deal: 25% off your first month thru Dec 4!
#digitalplatform #1degreeoutside #newenglandweather
And we're about to see a bit of everything across New England. FULL video: https://1do.us/weekendeditionnov2930
📱 Free app + 24/7 stream | Membership deal: 25% off your first month thru Dec 4!
#digitalplatform #1degreeoutside #newenglandweather
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
There is a huge challenge facing us...how to acknowledge the many injustices of our past, reconcile, and move forward into a society where everybody really does have a shot at "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Every nation faces this, not just ours.
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
There is a huge challenge facing us...how to acknowledge the many injustices of our past, reconcile, and move forward into a society where everybody really does have a shot at "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Every nation faces this, not just ours.
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This morning's chilly air cooled the ground temperatures enough for some patchy black ice where just enough moisture fell in light rain & snow showers last evening. Otherwise, cool & fair, says Matt Noyes - full forecast at the link: https://1do.us/z09t4r
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This morning's chilly air cooled the ground temperatures enough for some patchy black ice where just enough moisture fell in light rain & snow showers last evening. Otherwise, cool & fair, says Matt Noyes - full forecast at the link: https://1do.us/z09t4r
Things that amuse me in the morning: "My wife is a huge Jane Austen fan and wants to name our son Fitzwilliam. What do I do?"
November 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Things that amuse me in the morning: "My wife is a huge Jane Austen fan and wants to name our son Fitzwilliam. What do I do?"
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Americans shouldn't have to worry about being harassed, detained & imprisoned just because they fit an arbitrary racial profile. If there is no due process for everyone, NO ONE is safe. The presumption of innocence is the cornerstone of our justice system. Take that away & you have a fascist regime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Americans shouldn't have to worry about being harassed, detained & imprisoned just because they fit an arbitrary racial profile. If there is no due process for everyone, NO ONE is safe. The presumption of innocence is the cornerstone of our justice system. Take that away & you have a fascist regime.
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A fun break to share my favorite comments on this video:
5. Once again proving you take America + Italy & get New Jersey
4. Forgive me Father for I have Synth
3. Rave thrown by the pope was NOT on my 2025 bingo card
2. They ain't ever letting us have an American pope again
1. POPECHELLA 2025
5. Once again proving you take America + Italy & get New Jersey
4. Forgive me Father for I have Synth
3. Rave thrown by the pope was NOT on my 2025 bingo card
2. They ain't ever letting us have an American pope again
1. POPECHELLA 2025
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A fun break to share my favorite comments on this video:
5. Once again proving you take America + Italy & get New Jersey
4. Forgive me Father for I have Synth
3. Rave thrown by the pope was NOT on my 2025 bingo card
2. They ain't ever letting us have an American pope again
1. POPECHELLA 2025
5. Once again proving you take America + Italy & get New Jersey
4. Forgive me Father for I have Synth
3. Rave thrown by the pope was NOT on my 2025 bingo card
2. They ain't ever letting us have an American pope again
1. POPECHELLA 2025
Really chilly central MA in November. The old guy and I stayed up 'till midnight watching The American Revolution, but of course I was awake by 5:30. Made coffee, went out on the deck to bring the suet feeder into play--and the cat got out. It's in the thirties, I thought. Surely he will...
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Really chilly central MA in November. The old guy and I stayed up 'till midnight watching The American Revolution, but of course I was awake by 5:30. Made coffee, went out on the deck to bring the suet feeder into play--and the cat got out. It's in the thirties, I thought. Surely he will...
My moon matrons are all about the full moon, but this morning's tiny sliver of a last quarter moon is the moon for me. Just before dawn, "up pops a new moon as thin as a nail-paring."
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My moon matrons are all about the full moon, but this morning's tiny sliver of a last quarter moon is the moon for me. Just before dawn, "up pops a new moon as thin as a nail-paring."
A thought to distract from the sh*t show: why are humans so into penis art? I mean, the romans had phalli e v e r y w h e r e and it's a default dirty window motif. Is it just men who draw peckers? Why don't women scrawl vaginas on walls?
November 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A thought to distract from the sh*t show: why are humans so into penis art? I mean, the romans had phalli e v e r y w h e r e and it's a default dirty window motif. Is it just men who draw peckers? Why don't women scrawl vaginas on walls?
Let's be clear: I would far rather young people who are pro-person, rather than pro-corporate, run things. The experienced politicians are willing to preserve the status quo that preserves them and penalizes the unwealthed. Let's turn this stupidity around.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Let's be clear: I would far rather young people who are pro-person, rather than pro-corporate, run things. The experienced politicians are willing to preserve the status quo that preserves them and penalizes the unwealthed. Let's turn this stupidity around.
Today in OMG how appalling: "deathbot" avatars that mimic your dead loved ones. I'm 75, so my much loved friends and family have been departing this mortal coil with distressing frequency these days but the idea of encountering an AI version of them makes me want to shoot the laptop.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Today in OMG how appalling: "deathbot" avatars that mimic your dead loved ones. I'm 75, so my much loved friends and family have been departing this mortal coil with distressing frequency these days but the idea of encountering an AI version of them makes me want to shoot the laptop.
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Long video, but worth the full watch. It covers Peter Thiel’s journey, showing how much control he has and the danger he poses.
“That moment gave away what Peter Thiel really is: a greedy, selfish person who wants to own the world and will invent any fantasy he can possibly think of to justify it.”
“That moment gave away what Peter Thiel really is: a greedy, selfish person who wants to own the world and will invent any fantasy he can possibly think of to justify it.”
The Antichrist is Here: Story of Peter Thiel
YouTube video by Volksgeist
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November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Long video, but worth the full watch. It covers Peter Thiel’s journey, showing how much control he has and the danger he poses.
“That moment gave away what Peter Thiel really is: a greedy, selfish person who wants to own the world and will invent any fantasy he can possibly think of to justify it.”
“That moment gave away what Peter Thiel really is: a greedy, selfish person who wants to own the world and will invent any fantasy he can possibly think of to justify it.”
The NY times annoys me on a daily basis, but the headline about conservatives discouraging the use of hormonal birth control in favor of more natural methods was illustrated with a picture of a pregnant woman. Right on.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The NY times annoys me on a daily basis, but the headline about conservatives discouraging the use of hormonal birth control in favor of more natural methods was illustrated with a picture of a pregnant woman. Right on.
I listen to Braude and Egan on NPR but I do not understand why they are so in love with Chuck Todd. Yesterday he says that people want capitalism, they just want it to be regulated. No, Chuck, we had that and the wealthy class did not rest until they blew it up, which is why we're here.
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I listen to Braude and Egan on NPR but I do not understand why they are so in love with Chuck Todd. Yesterday he says that people want capitalism, they just want it to be regulated. No, Chuck, we had that and the wealthy class did not rest until they blew it up, which is why we're here.
The democratic party needs to become the Social Democratic Party. Enough of this gilded age bullshit.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The democratic party needs to become the Social Democratic Party. Enough of this gilded age bullshit.
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...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
I was never very interested in twitter, even before it stank of musk. Bsky, however, has actual scientists posting about their actual research and I love that the most.
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I was never very interested in twitter, even before it stank of musk. Bsky, however, has actual scientists posting about their actual research and I love that the most.
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we collectively through our government can eliminate poverty.
charitable giving just can't and won't do that.
charitable giving just can't and won't do that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 AM
we collectively through our government can eliminate poverty.
charitable giving just can't and won't do that.
charitable giving just can't and won't do that.
The trouble with this timeline is too many supervillains.
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The trouble with this timeline is too many supervillains.
On my way to Wordle I scan the come-ons from the whores on seventh--oops, I mean the NYT and the title of an audio piece caught my eye: "testosterone is giving women back their sex drive." You can keep mine, thanks. We're supposed to stay frisky until we die, and you can have my share of that.
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
On my way to Wordle I scan the come-ons from the whores on seventh--oops, I mean the NYT and the title of an audio piece caught my eye: "testosterone is giving women back their sex drive." You can keep mine, thanks. We're supposed to stay frisky until we die, and you can have my share of that.
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ICE knows where they are because they were carrying smartphones.
ICE is using stingrays (cell-site simulators) that can identify and geolocate phones nearby combined with a host of tools including Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE is using stingrays (cell-site simulators) that can identify and geolocate phones nearby combined with a host of tools including Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM