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 Price: A Queer Daughter of a Queer Mother - Electric Literature
I am doomed to die an ugly death or at least to be separated from my partner, probably violently. So is my queer mother and my partner and my cousin and many of my friends. We are all doomed, it seems...
electricliterature.com
I wrote this and it's still true but also, I've since gone no contact because she's toxic and have been writing a response ever since electricliterature.com/the-price-a-...
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This is a more poorly lit eye, but it was physically closer, so i was more willing to risk a slower shutter speed(1/500) to get the ISO down(450).
Great opportunity when it was a captive audience! (drinking from a feeder) 🪶
Great opportunity when it was a captive audience! (drinking from a feeder) 🪶
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is a more poorly lit eye, but it was physically closer, so i was more willing to risk a slower shutter speed(1/500) to get the ISO down(450).
Great opportunity when it was a captive audience! (drinking from a feeder) 🪶
Great opportunity when it was a captive audience! (drinking from a feeder) 🪶
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We went from “the files don’t exist” to “there are over a million documents” in record time.
December 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
We went from “the files don’t exist” to “there are over a million documents” in record time.
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This scene rewired my brain chemistry lmfaoooo
Do not play with me because THIS WAS THEE SCENE! You really had to be there. WOW.
December 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
This scene rewired my brain chemistry lmfaoooo
NY State flu tracker. It's going to be a bad flu season. Please get vaccinated and mask up, punks! nyshc.health.ny.gov/web/nyapd/ne...
NYS Health Connector - Flu Tracker Weekly - NYAPD - Liferay DXP
Influenza, often referred to as ‘flu’, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Seasonal flu epidemics occur yearly during the colder months. Although the yearly impact of influenza varies, it affects the health of New Yorkers each season. Most people who get sick with flu will have mild illness and will recover in less than two weeks without medical care. Some people, such as older adults, young children, pregnant women, nursing home residents, and people with asthma, lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, or obesity, are more likely to develop flu-related complications. Getting an annual flu shot, staying home while sick, washing your hands often, and other good health habits help prevent the spread of influenza.
nyshc.health.ny.gov
December 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
NY State flu tracker. It's going to be a bad flu season. Please get vaccinated and mask up, punks! nyshc.health.ny.gov/web/nyapd/ne...
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Will Stancil sucks and will never stop sucking so let me just inform you you can block him and never think about him more than 2x a year and then also if enough of us just block him then that frequency reduces by at least half and i promise you you are no less informed of a person for doing so
December 27, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Will Stancil sucks and will never stop sucking so let me just inform you you can block him and never think about him more than 2x a year and then also if enough of us just block him then that frequency reduces by at least half and i promise you you are no less informed of a person for doing so
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"[D]espite repeated calls for help, the black goo still clings to walls, roofs, and soil of more than half of the town's properties ... Dozens [of] pets and livestock, including cattle and horses, have been coated in the [harmful] residue."
Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the disaster, but residents worry the case won’t bring relief to their town.
After a Billion-Dollar Oil Disaster, a Louisiana Community Fights for Relief
Residents remain uncertain about their water, their health, and whether legal action will help them.
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
"[D]espite repeated calls for help, the black goo still clings to walls, roofs, and soil of more than half of the town's properties ... Dozens [of] pets and livestock, including cattle and horses, have been coated in the [harmful] residue."
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I'm sharing this because sharing an NYT story about this outweighs my dislike of the publication.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
“New York City’s syndromic surveillance system, which collects information about every patient who visits an emergency room, reported 9,857 visits for “influenza-like illness” last week. That was higher than in the worst weeks of the 2017-18 or 2024-25 flu seasons, both ranked as “high severity”
Flu Cases Climb to Highest Levels in New York City in a Decade
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I'm sharing this because sharing an NYT story about this outweighs my dislike of the publication.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
We have known for months because of data outside of Japan that this year's flu season was going to be bad but we have an HHS secretary that hates vaccination and so voila.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
December 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
You can do a lot locally with a dedicated group of 15 to 40 people. Regular people should be thinking at that scale rather than at the scale of thousands.
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And by "women" the NYTimes means children. #RapeCulture
The lengthy article suggests some of the reasons that Trump fears exposure from the Epstein records.
Two sordid creatures, naturally best friends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Two sordid creatures, naturally best friends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
And by "women" the NYTimes means children. #RapeCulture
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Officials calculate the Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm has saved ratepayers $8.8 million since its grand opening on Dec. 12, 2005.
Once opposed, A.C. windfarm has become a landmark 20 years later
www.inquirer.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Officials calculate the Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm has saved ratepayers $8.8 million since its grand opening on Dec. 12, 2005.
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My friends, Blue Sky keeps blocking my accounts.😢 I am Rania🇵🇸 and I still need your donations and support. Please, the winter is harsh and the tents are freezing.🇵🇸🇵🇸I hope you will donate $200 before my account is closed.
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/d0cc0587
@mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/d0cc0587
December 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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I feel this way about "van life" and "tiny houses."
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I feel this way about "van life" and "tiny houses."
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
Capitalism trying to transform the broken promises made to Millennials and younger into hip, fun lifestyles, instead of acknowledging *their* parents were homeowners at 25 and something terrible has changed that trajectory.
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If you want the crowder beans (like black eyed peas) by new years basically today is your last chance to order and even then I can’t promise. I’ll ship them tomorrow but then it’s in the hands of the USPS
I also only have around 20 of these left, so they’ll sell out soon too
I also only have around 20 of these left, so they’ll sell out soon too
BEAN BOX 6 – Vigna and Runner and Lima
Crowder southern peas Red Bean Paste Moon Cake Urad Dal /Black Gram Lima Butter Beans Runner Beans "Gigante" Bean Letter 6
Crowder southern peas Red Bean Paste Moon Cake Urad Dal /Black Gram Lima Butter Beans Runner Beans "Gigante" Bean Letter 6
BEAN BOX 6 – Vigna and Runner and Lima
Crowder southern peas Red Bean Paste Moon Cake Urad Dal /Black Gram Lima Butter Beans Runner Beans "Gigante" Bean Letter 6
beanyear.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If you want the crowder beans (like black eyed peas) by new years basically today is your last chance to order and even then I can’t promise. I’ll ship them tomorrow but then it’s in the hands of the USPS
I also only have around 20 of these left, so they’ll sell out soon too
I also only have around 20 of these left, so they’ll sell out soon too
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE NOW.
"I don't have an additional $900 lying around…”
Millions of middle-class Americans who have ACA health plans are facing soaring premiums in 2026 — and tough coverage choices after the new rates kick in Jan. 1. And it often falls to women to figure out a family's insurance puzzle.”
Millions of middle-class Americans who have ACA health plans are facing soaring premiums in 2026 — and tough coverage choices after the new rates kick in Jan. 1. And it often falls to women to figure out a family's insurance puzzle.”
As insurance prices rise, women puzzle through coverage options for their families
Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026.
www.npr.org
December 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE NOW.
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Sorry for liking
your very old skeet
but
I only just saw it
and
it was
delicious
your very old skeet
but
I only just saw it
and
it was
delicious
December 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Sorry for liking
your very old skeet
but
I only just saw it
and
it was
delicious
your very old skeet
but
I only just saw it
and
it was
delicious
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The Atlantic is literally owned by a billionaire. I don't think it gets to count as independent journalism.
December 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The Atlantic is literally owned by a billionaire. I don't think it gets to count as independent journalism.
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Everything alive in the Devonian period tried too hard. “Ooo, look at me, I’m a weird elongated pentagon” Shut up!
March 30, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Everything alive in the Devonian period tried too hard. “Ooo, look at me, I’m a weird elongated pentagon” Shut up!
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Oh, and incidentally. Those other writers, they are not your competition. They are your colleagues, and the kinder, more generous you are to them the better things will go for you.
2/2 "fame" is not evenly temporally distributed; some people are hot out of the gate, some build over time, some get hot years or even decades after their debut. Every writer you meet, "famous" or not, will remember how you treated them, their friends, and why. Treat everyone as having value.
December 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Oh, and incidentally. Those other writers, they are not your competition. They are your colleagues, and the kinder, more generous you are to them the better things will go for you.
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PRO TIP ALT TEXT
I think the best way to do it when you're writing alt text, is to describe the image as you would if talking to a friend on the phone who can't see the image.
So, if the image is someone applauding and that's the point of the image...
I think the best way to do it when you're writing alt text, is to describe the image as you would if talking to a friend on the phone who can't see the image.
So, if the image is someone applauding and that's the point of the image...
December 27, 2025 at 3:07 AM
PRO TIP ALT TEXT
I think the best way to do it when you're writing alt text, is to describe the image as you would if talking to a friend on the phone who can't see the image.
So, if the image is someone applauding and that's the point of the image...
I think the best way to do it when you're writing alt text, is to describe the image as you would if talking to a friend on the phone who can't see the image.
So, if the image is someone applauding and that's the point of the image...
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Black Trans Texas Connection aka Thrive House is a pretty well known scam to Texas organizers. There is no "shelter". It is one dude that pops up every couple years to separate ne'er do wells from their cash and dox anyone that calls him out.
www.dailydot.com/irl/black-tr...
www.dailydot.com/irl/black-tr...
December 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Black Trans Texas Connection aka Thrive House is a pretty well known scam to Texas organizers. There is no "shelter". It is one dude that pops up every couple years to separate ne'er do wells from their cash and dox anyone that calls him out.
www.dailydot.com/irl/black-tr...
www.dailydot.com/irl/black-tr...