Mel ThaFarmer
@jpie612.bsky.social
Sustainable farmer. Filmmaker. Educator. Abolitionist.
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If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
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Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...
August 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...
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Life expectancy for men in Gaza dropped from 73.6 years, pre-genocide, to 35.6 years: the largest crash in modern world history
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Life expectancy for men in Gaza dropped from 73.6 years, pre-genocide, to 35.6 years: the largest crash in modern world history
This, quite literally, is the textbook outcome of a sustained genocide that is absolutely decimating every single aspect of life inside of Gaza.
www.thenorthstar.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Life expectancy for men in Gaza dropped from 73.6 years, pre-genocide, to 35.6 years: the largest crash in modern world history
www.thenorthstar.com/p/life-expec...
www.thenorthstar.com/p/life-expec...
Maybe if copy paper ppl returned to the caucus mountains and hit up+down+up+down+A+B+A+B+Start+Select, it would fix this ghetto ass timeline. 😂🏔️
Y'all don't know that it's not gonna work, have you tried it?🤷🏾♀️🤔
Y'all don't know that it's not gonna work, have you tried it?🤷🏾♀️🤔
July 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Maybe if copy paper ppl returned to the caucus mountains and hit up+down+up+down+A+B+A+B+Start+Select, it would fix this ghetto ass timeline. 😂🏔️
Y'all don't know that it's not gonna work, have you tried it?🤷🏾♀️🤔
Y'all don't know that it's not gonna work, have you tried it?🤷🏾♀️🤔
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The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Masked Terror
At this point, we have all seen the videos.
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were a response to masked violent men who terrorized Black communities, violating their civil rights.The deployment of violent masked ICE ofcrs are tapping into this unique form of terror.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.
July 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
Hey. It's only the beginning of hurricane season.
July 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hey. It's only the beginning of hurricane season.
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More than 20 years ago, North Carolina legislators passed a law requiring that landslide hazards be mapped across 19 mountain counties.
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
(Published May)
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
(Published May)
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm…
www.propublica.org
July 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More than 20 years ago, North Carolina legislators passed a law requiring that landslide hazards be mapped across 19 mountain counties.
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
(Published May)
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
(Published May)
Shout out to the FEMA workers. Dedicated federal civilian employees who are responding to the floods in Texas despite their funding being gutted.
July 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Shout out to the FEMA workers. Dedicated federal civilian employees who are responding to the floods in Texas despite their funding being gutted.
Every time Angel Reese touch the basketball she's always surrounded by 3-4 players from the other team. And she's still getting the rebounds and mebounds. Ya fave could never! #WNBA
July 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Every time Angel Reese touch the basketball she's always surrounded by 3-4 players from the other team. And she's still getting the rebounds and mebounds. Ya fave could never! #WNBA
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Those of you who carefully planned ahead & worked within the system with the expectation of retirement & healthcare & are now coming to terms with the fact that you will not in fact have those things can feel free to receive consultation on how to proceed from us neurodivergents for a nominal fee.
July 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Those of you who carefully planned ahead & worked within the system with the expectation of retirement & healthcare & are now coming to terms with the fact that you will not in fact have those things can feel free to receive consultation on how to proceed from us neurodivergents for a nominal fee.
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no one who has traveled sufficiently around the world can conclude that the US is the “greatest country in the world”.
July 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
no one who has traveled sufficiently around the world can conclude that the US is the “greatest country in the world”.
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It’s a lot going on yall. A LOT. But let’s refocus on two things:
A) the election was stolen by billionaires who’ve bragged about this
B) it’s time to lock in and protect our own communities.
A) the election was stolen by billionaires who’ve bragged about this
B) it’s time to lock in and protect our own communities.
July 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It’s a lot going on yall. A LOT. But let’s refocus on two things:
A) the election was stolen by billionaires who’ve bragged about this
B) it’s time to lock in and protect our own communities.
A) the election was stolen by billionaires who’ve bragged about this
B) it’s time to lock in and protect our own communities.
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NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
By Anas Baba
By Anas Baba
Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
n.pr
July 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
By Anas Baba
By Anas Baba
Mayor Scott is a shining example of what leadership for the people looks like. This is what happens when you care about community; when you invest in prevention, social resources, and comprehensive data instead of just increasing the police budget.
Well-funded communities are safe communities.
Well-funded communities are safe communities.
July 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Mayor Scott is a shining example of what leadership for the people looks like. This is what happens when you care about community; when you invest in prevention, social resources, and comprehensive data instead of just increasing the police budget.
Well-funded communities are safe communities.
Well-funded communities are safe communities.
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Forcing people to have a job in order to get health insurance is just another form of indentured servitude.
July 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Forcing people to have a job in order to get health insurance is just another form of indentured servitude.
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Legit companies are advertising using payment plans for groceries. Groceries. This is where we are. In the richest country in the history of the world.
July 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Legit companies are advertising using payment plans for groceries. Groceries. This is where we are. In the richest country in the history of the world.
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the Democrats are, in material terms, a center-right liberal capitalist party: pro-business, pro-policing, pro-war, mildly socially progressive.
the Republicans are a far-right ethnonationalist, authoritarian, capitalist party: pro-business, pro-policing, pro-war and socially christofascist.
the Republicans are a far-right ethnonationalist, authoritarian, capitalist party: pro-business, pro-policing, pro-war and socially christofascist.
July 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
the Democrats are, in material terms, a center-right liberal capitalist party: pro-business, pro-policing, pro-war, mildly socially progressive.
the Republicans are a far-right ethnonationalist, authoritarian, capitalist party: pro-business, pro-policing, pro-war and socially christofascist.
the Republicans are a far-right ethnonationalist, authoritarian, capitalist party: pro-business, pro-policing, pro-war and socially christofascist.
Get back to your community. Meet with the most vulnerable ppl in your neighborhood then work with them and your neighbors to plan their support. Our wins come from love, in both feeling and practice. At the core of our forebearers' bravery is a deep, ancestral love for our people.
July 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Get back to your community. Meet with the most vulnerable ppl in your neighborhood then work with them and your neighbors to plan their support. Our wins come from love, in both feeling and practice. At the core of our forebearers' bravery is a deep, ancestral love for our people.
All the welps that ever welped in Welpville. The ancestors are active.
5 injured after boat explodes on Lake Lanier, Hall County fire officials say www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/07/05/5...
July 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
All the welps that ever welped in Welpville. The ancestors are active.
Say. It. Again.
Hitler is reviled as the worst person in history because white life is valued differently in the western moral order and because colonial powers control the narrative. but King Leopold of Belgium is responsible for the genocide of 12 million Congolese.
July 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Say. It. Again.
And gatekeeping those spaces is paramount.
being in places with Black people who genuinely love and care about other Black people is replenishing & healing to me
July 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
And gatekeeping those spaces is paramount.
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i’m starting to learn that people write off revolution not because they think it’s impossible but because they’re afraid of what it might mean for them… and their comfort.
July 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
i’m starting to learn that people write off revolution not because they think it’s impossible but because they’re afraid of what it might mean for them… and their comfort.
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If this isn’t your energy as a “progressive” white person, don’t speak to me.
July 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If this isn’t your energy as a “progressive” white person, don’t speak to me.