Auntie Mel🏳️🌈 she/they universal healthcare now
@knownforms.bsky.social
She/her, they/them. Writer, Researcher. Work in Strange Horizons, Tin House, Electric Lit, and more. I used to do research for Roxane Gay.
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The Get-Get Man
The Get-Get Man travels at night, sharp as a scalpel, dark as soot. He cuts through the yards and streets, slicing and taking what doesn’t make way. They say...
firesidefiction.com
Some of my sort of scary stories still available online to read for free: firesidefiction.com/issue37/chap...
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getting away from your fuck ass family.
What is one thing you do to improve your mental health?
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
getting away from your fuck ass family.
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Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
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If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
If the rest don’t oust Schumer immediately, then the entire U.S. Senate sold us out. They think we’re stupid. It’s insulting.
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Nevermind the administration disappearing people off the streets or murdering Caribbean fishermen or shutting down agencies illegally or declaring war on trans people or openly accepting bribes, Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said
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'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Nevermind the administration disappearing people off the streets or murdering Caribbean fishermen or shutting down agencies illegally or declaring war on trans people or openly accepting bribes, Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said
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Novels 1-5 revealed to be AI slop results that do not actually exist.
Elon Musk Book Club
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Novels 1-5 revealed to be AI slop results that do not actually exist.
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this somehow feels like some end times shit
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
this somehow feels like some end times shit
Elon Musk Book Club
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Elon Musk Book Club
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The hilarious thing about the reading list that Elon Musk apparently begged to have publicly posted to prove that he's not, pace Joyce Carol Oates, a subliterate buffoon is that it's just as dreadful as you might expect, and I don't believe he's read any of them anyway.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The hilarious thing about the reading list that Elon Musk apparently begged to have publicly posted to prove that he's not, pace Joyce Carol Oates, a subliterate buffoon is that it's just as dreadful as you might expect, and I don't believe he's read any of them anyway.
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Ok this made me weep: from Bill Whitaker, see this CBS Morning News 2023 tribute to the legendary #BelvaDavis, the first BW to anchor local TV news in my hometown. She passed away recently, and was honored today in #SF. Ms. Davis inspired me to become a Journalist 🌁 www.cbsnews.com/video/journa...?
Journalist Belva Davis, a trailblazer who "kicked open the door"
In 1967, at a time when there were almost no Black reporters on television, Belva Davis began working at KPIX in San Francisco; she is believed to be the first Black female TV reporter in the western ...
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ok this made me weep: from Bill Whitaker, see this CBS Morning News 2023 tribute to the legendary #BelvaDavis, the first BW to anchor local TV news in my hometown. She passed away recently, and was honored today in #SF. Ms. Davis inspired me to become a Journalist 🌁 www.cbsnews.com/video/journa...?
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Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
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“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
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Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Wilson now leads in the Seattle mayoral race by 91 votes. Prior to today, Harrell had been leading by 4,300 votes, but this latest vote batch netted Wilson 4,391 votes.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Eight months ago, Katie Wilson declared her intention to run and all the conventional powers-that-be said she didn't stand a chance of winning.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Remember that we don't always know what is possible.
Thank you @governor.ny.gov MORE OF THIS
Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Thank you @governor.ny.gov MORE OF THIS
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Because this is a brand-destroying action by Senate Dems.
Interesting that NY gov Kathy Hochul felt compelled to put out a statement against Dems' deal to end the shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Because this is a brand-destroying action by Senate Dems.
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“Despite his no vote, the entire political world knows this is a direct result of @schumer.senate.gov’s leadership … He either blessed this surrender, or was incapable of leading his caucus to hold the line.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
Some lawmakers and progressive groups blame minority leader after eight senators defect
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“Despite his no vote, the entire political world knows this is a direct result of @schumer.senate.gov’s leadership … He either blessed this surrender, or was incapable of leading his caucus to hold the line.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I don’t care who you are, the one thing that links all of the -isms and bigotries together and sets them on fire is eugenics and ableism.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I don’t care who you are, the one thing that links all of the -isms and bigotries together and sets them on fire is eugenics and ableism.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
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Can’t wait to be added to three more Zionist scum blocklists for daring to suggest that maybe AIPAC isn’t as powerful as, say, the Christian extremist family who owns Uline.
Uline Is Funding Election Deniers. Why Aren’t More People Worried About This? - The Root
A new report by Propublica reveals the shipping giant gives money to those who are "spreading election falsehoods."
www.theroot.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Can’t wait to be added to three more Zionist scum blocklists for daring to suggest that maybe AIPAC isn’t as powerful as, say, the Christian extremist family who owns Uline.
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Catherine my good bitch you guys are the only ones who do not know where the Republicans stand
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Catherine my good bitch you guys are the only ones who do not know where the Republicans stand
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November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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SEATTLE CURE YOUR VOTES PLEASE
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
SEATTLE CURE YOUR VOTES PLEASE
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Also if you get insurance through your employer and are sighing a deep breath of relief (while obviously still giving a shit about this issue)
understand your insurance through your employer can go up as well, and coverage offered lessened.
And if you lose your job and can't quickly find another
understand your insurance through your employer can go up as well, and coverage offered lessened.
And if you lose your job and can't quickly find another
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Also if you get insurance through your employer and are sighing a deep breath of relief (while obviously still giving a shit about this issue)
understand your insurance through your employer can go up as well, and coverage offered lessened.
And if you lose your job and can't quickly find another
understand your insurance through your employer can go up as well, and coverage offered lessened.
And if you lose your job and can't quickly find another
THANKS @schumer.senate.gov
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
THANKS @schumer.senate.gov
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Prison is simply a white supremacist tool of violence used to threaten and control black and POC communities. Every D everywhere that has power to pardon had better start leaning on that power harder than pres is.
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Prison is simply a white supremacist tool of violence used to threaten and control black and POC communities. Every D everywhere that has power to pardon had better start leaning on that power harder than pres is.
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Imagine the levels of contempt you must have for your voters to post this. Playing in their faces like this. Incredible.
I will not support the Republican bill that’s on the Senate floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Imagine the levels of contempt you must have for your voters to post this. Playing in their faces like this. Incredible.
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The @pghguild.com strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules for striking Pittsburgh journalists - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday morning ruled for the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in the federal case behind their more than three-year strike at the Pit...
www.unionprogress.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The @pghguild.com strike paper's top story: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit orders the PG to restore the striking journalists' contract, including its health care plan, and bargain a new one, and strikers are looking forward to returning to work: www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...