Malevolent Mel
@themel.bsky.social
GenX Grandma who is hoping for a better tomorrow. Anti fascist. Pro democracy 💙 Good Trouble/Chaotic Good. 🍉 I follow back kind people and block all 🍊 cultists. Make Critical Thinking a thing again
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Malevolent Mel
@themel.bsky.social
· Oct 20
7 million protesters
No arrests
No looting
No mountains of trash
No zip ties
No cops beaten
No gallows
No violent rampages
No destruction of property
And Grinder didn't crash
No arrests
No looting
No mountains of trash
No zip ties
No cops beaten
No gallows
No violent rampages
No destruction of property
And Grinder didn't crash
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NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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NEW: DOJ identified top US officials involved in the decision not to turn around planes of deported migrants in March per a judge’s order, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Judge Emil Bove (a DOJ official at the time)
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
NEW: DOJ identified top US officials involved in the decision not to turn around planes of deported migrants in March per a judge’s order, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Judge Emil Bove (a DOJ official at the time)
buff.ly/p0f1hnf
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When people post, turn off comments, turn off quote reposting and trash an entire generation....
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
When people post, turn off comments, turn off quote reposting and trash an entire generation....
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So, a senior Justice Department official — along with several members of Congress — used the authority of their offices to boost an obviously dubious conspiracy theory accusing a federal employee of a horrific crime.
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
So, a senior Justice Department official — along with several members of Congress — used the authority of their offices to boost an obviously dubious conspiracy theory accusing a federal employee of a horrific crime.
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
Pilgrims arrived in America, killed a lot of indigenous people, stole land & oppressed the few who survived. Thanksgiving isn't about "Wasn't it cool that one time we had dinner?"
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pilgrims arrived in America, killed a lot of indigenous people, stole land & oppressed the few who survived. Thanksgiving isn't about "Wasn't it cool that one time we had dinner?"
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
Gentle Reminder: We are not a Christian Nation. We're a Nation where you are free to be Christian...or not.
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Gentle Reminder: We are not a Christian Nation. We're a Nation where you are free to be Christian...or not.
How to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
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My new podcast!
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast ·
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My new podcast!
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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Cool story, but Tim Burchett was not on Fox & Friends today. The show played a short clip of a previous Fox hit Burchett did and a confused Trump apparently thought it was live. (1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Cool story, but Tim Burchett was not on Fox & Friends today. The show played a short clip of a previous Fox hit Burchett did and a confused Trump apparently thought it was live. (1/2)
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
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Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
He says he signed the bill.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.
a black and white photo of a young boy with his hand on his chin .
Alt: a black and white photo of a young boy with his hand on his chin .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
He says he signed the bill.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.
🧵👀🧵
Folks: Lindsey did not just cross out the no-billed charge, tho she epically fucked up the docketing in another way.
There are actually THREE versions of document:
The no-billed indictment as originally docketed. (The fucked no-bill.)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
There are actually THREE versions of document:
The no-billed indictment as originally docketed. (The fucked no-bill.)
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🧵👀🧵
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ANOTHER Republican state senator in Indiana says he's been swatted... as state legislators resist calls to redistrict to create more favorable GOP districts
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
ANOTHER Republican state senator in Indiana says he's been swatted... as state legislators resist calls to redistrict to create more favorable GOP districts
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Additional detail in a footnote of the government’s latest filing.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Additional detail in a footnote of the government’s latest filing.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
Suggests that the grand jury (other than the foreperson and deputy foreperson) had been released before second indictment was brought back to the grand jury room.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Fitzpatrick also says that either Halligan is wrong about the grand jury minutes being complete or we are in "uncharted territory" because the indictment returned in open court is not the same as the one presented to & deliberated upon by the grand jury. (h/t @emptywheel.bsky.social )
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fitzpatrick also says that either Halligan is wrong about the grand jury minutes being complete or we are in "uncharted territory" because the indictment returned in open court is not the same as the one presented to & deliberated upon by the grand jury. (h/t @emptywheel.bsky.social )
What are the odds now that Bondi, after accepting orders from Trump to investigate Dems in relationship to the Epstein files, will now say they can't be released due to an ongoing investigation?
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
What are the odds now that Bondi, after accepting orders from Trump to investigate Dems in relationship to the Epstein files, will now say they can't be released due to an ongoing investigation?
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With the starbucks strike happening we thought it would be helpful to cover what we, as people, can we do to support, striking workers. Sourced from r/union:
From the union community on Reddit: CEO Pay Versus Worker Wages
Posted by transcendent167 - 2,668 votes and 53 comments
www.reddit.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
With the starbucks strike happening we thought it would be helpful to cover what we, as people, can we do to support, striking workers. Sourced from r/union:
Both of my adult sons are married and are not planning to have children. Ever. Because even though they and their wives have careers, it's too expensive and they're worried about how much worse it could get.... I'm crushed and so angry at hyper capitalism.
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Both of my adult sons are married and are not planning to have children. Ever. Because even though they and their wives have careers, it's too expensive and they're worried about how much worse it could get.... I'm crushed and so angry at hyper capitalism.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
abc7.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
abc7.com/post/ontario...