Mel K
@alwaysnevermaybe.bsky.social
Oakland. Cats. Food. Justice. Debate. Critical thinking. Coffee.
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“If cis journalists don’t step up to the task this year, it’s no longer a failure of their research. It’s a failure of their humanity.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“If cis journalists don’t step up to the task this year, it’s no longer a failure of their research. It’s a failure of their humanity.”
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/cis-...
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
Protest. Celebrate. Show up. #sanfrancisco
Trans, Dyke marches kick off Pride weekend
The official San Francisco Dyke March is returning after a five year absence this Pink Saturday while the annual Trans March the night before will highlight a community defiantly expressing itself.
www.ebar.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Protest. Celebrate. Show up. #sanfrancisco
Always proud when my child wants to stand up for truth and justice. #sanfrancisco
June 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Always proud when my child wants to stand up for truth and justice. #sanfrancisco
One week ago, I was in Budapest. And it was lovely. And I was able to tune out US news for a hot minute. Uber driver in Budapest: "American news is nothing compared to here." Ahh, the world.
May 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
One week ago, I was in Budapest. And it was lovely. And I was able to tune out US news for a hot minute. Uber driver in Budapest: "American news is nothing compared to here." Ahh, the world.
Oakland, I love you. Here's to Mayor Barbara Lee doing great things.
Barbara Lee made history — elected as Oakland’s first Black woman mayor after a career spent fighting for justice in Congress. With deep roots in the city and a vow to restore trust, she'll now lead a community looking for unity, leadership, and real results.
Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayor’s race, taking over a city in crisis
The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other deep-blue districts.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Oakland, I love you. Here's to Mayor Barbara Lee doing great things.
Our true north strong and free.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election
Trump’s threats to annex Canada reversed its political trend—but they should not reverse its commitment to free trade.
www.theatlantic.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Our true north strong and free.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
As a naturalized citizen, I am well aware of our three branches of government. Checks and balances. With the executive and legislative branches being full of shenanigans, we need a stronger, honest, ETHICAL judiciary.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Trump Administration: Live Updates and Latest News (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
As a naturalized citizen, I am well aware of our three branches of government. Checks and balances. With the executive and legislative branches being full of shenanigans, we need a stronger, honest, ETHICAL judiciary.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
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jamelle is correct
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
jamelle is correct
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Gov JB Pritzker (R-IL) signs order prohibiting Jan 6 rioters from state employment in Illinois:
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
January 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Gov JB Pritzker (R-IL) signs order prohibiting Jan 6 rioters from state employment in Illinois:
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
“I hereby direct CMS to apply the State Personnel Code and consider
any participation in the January 6 insurrection as infamous and disgraceful conduct that is antithetical to the mission of the State”
Trans folks are under attack. Trans is being peddled as an ideology. It isn't. It is part of someone's identity. Please stand with your trans friends and family. There are a million things this world needs to address. Gender and sex are not among them.
VCU clinic begins to comply with Trump’s transgender healthcare ban on those under 19
“Who are you to decide what my child needs? This is the party of small government,” the mother of a transgender child told Radio IQ Thursday morning.
www.wvtf.org
January 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Trans folks are under attack. Trans is being peddled as an ideology. It isn't. It is part of someone's identity. Please stand with your trans friends and family. There are a million things this world needs to address. Gender and sex are not among them.
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“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
January 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.”
—Elie Wiesel
—Elie Wiesel
The silliest conversations that come from the most serious of spaces.
January 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The silliest conversations that come from the most serious of spaces.
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Trump's freezing of all civil rights cases at the DOJ is not part of an anti-DEI agenda, but an anti-civil rights agenda. DOJ was *founded* to protect Black rights during Reconstruction. That this difference is unclear speaks to the success of conservative propagandists and the failures of liberals.
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump's freezing of all civil rights cases at the DOJ is not part of an anti-DEI agenda, but an anti-civil rights agenda. DOJ was *founded* to protect Black rights during Reconstruction. That this difference is unclear speaks to the success of conservative propagandists and the failures of liberals.
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39 years ago today
The Replacements backstage at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 1986.
#punk #punks #punkrock #replacements #firstavenue #history #punkrockhistory
The Replacements backstage at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 1986.
#punk #punks #punkrock #replacements #firstavenue #history #punkrockhistory
January 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
39 years ago today
The Replacements backstage at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 1986.
#punk #punks #punkrock #replacements #firstavenue #history #punkrockhistory
The Replacements backstage at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 1986.
#punk #punks #punkrock #replacements #firstavenue #history #punkrockhistory
Um...
A man in North Carolina who fired a rifle inside a Washington restaurant in 2016 because he wrongly believed an internet conspiracy known as Pizzagate was fatally shot by the police in North Carolina over the weekend when he pulled out a gun during a traffic stop, the authorities said.
Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer during a...
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Um...
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After the election I felt so defeated, alone, and scared. But today I have so much hope! I’m so grateful for deleting Twitter and finding a home at Bluesky. The positivity here has been amazing. Thank you for welcoming me … and so many like me 💙💙💙
November 17, 2024 at 4:12 AM
After the election I felt so defeated, alone, and scared. But today I have so much hope! I’m so grateful for deleting Twitter and finding a home at Bluesky. The positivity here has been amazing. Thank you for welcoming me … and so many like me 💙💙💙