Megan Colello
@megenta.bsky.social
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He’s been through so much. They shouldn’t have made him fly the plane too.
February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
He’s been through so much. They shouldn’t have made him fly the plane too.
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Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
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I witnessed ICE using tear gas on children.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
This was the kind of treatment the union activists got today from Oregon’s largest unions alongside coalitions like @jwjpdx.bsky.social. They fired projectiles and injured many demonstrators and broke out neighbors windows. Gas for a half dozen miles in each direction. #iceout
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I witnessed ICE using tear gas on children.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
They shattered a window of low-income housing where a disabled vet lives. He got gassed in his own home.
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@meidastouch.com
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
@meidastouch.com
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
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America has now reached the stage of greatness where our very pro-family administration is tear gassing little children who were at a peaceful, daytime protest against that government’s mass round ups and deportations of little children.
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 4:12 AM
America has now reached the stage of greatness where our very pro-family administration is tear gassing little children who were at a peaceful, daytime protest against that government’s mass round ups and deportations of little children.
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"QUIT YOUR JOBS"
February 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"QUIT YOUR JOBS"
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@gluesenkampperez.house.gov where the fuck are you, our neighbors are getting tear gassed, your constituents are at events like these being abused by ICE agents you voted to fund
You bought this tear gas
You bought this tear gas
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
@gluesenkampperez.house.gov where the fuck are you, our neighbors are getting tear gassed, your constituents are at events like these being abused by ICE agents you voted to fund
You bought this tear gas
You bought this tear gas
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February 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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Looking for a seasonally-appropriate throwback read? Last year @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social wrote about the Christian Christmas complex and the holiday blues.
The Most? Wonderful? Time? of the Year
The Christian Christmas industrial complex wants us to buy the illusion of unity while fascism prepares to enter the White House.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Looking for a seasonally-appropriate throwback read? Last year @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social wrote about the Christian Christmas complex and the holiday blues.
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Check out these baddies waging a psyops campaign outside the hotel where ICE agents were *trying* to sleep.
Mariachi for the win!! 💃
Mariachi for the win!! 💃
June 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Check out these baddies waging a psyops campaign outside the hotel where ICE agents were *trying* to sleep.
Mariachi for the win!! 💃
Mariachi for the win!! 💃
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I do not think dixiecrat segregationists are the bar we should be aiming to clear in 2025
Also Byrd unreservedly repented from his previous views, Platner has nothing but excuses about how he didn't know it was a nazi tattoo bu if he did it's not a big deal anyway
Also Byrd unreservedly repented from his previous views, Platner has nothing but excuses about how he didn't know it was a nazi tattoo bu if he did it's not a big deal anyway
We cannot survive a world where Susan Collins returns to the Senate. If Platner has a better chance of beating her than his 77 year old opponent, then so be it. The Democrats lived with Senator Robert Byrd for years. Look him up.
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I do not think dixiecrat segregationists are the bar we should be aiming to clear in 2025
Also Byrd unreservedly repented from his previous views, Platner has nothing but excuses about how he didn't know it was a nazi tattoo bu if he did it's not a big deal anyway
Also Byrd unreservedly repented from his previous views, Platner has nothing but excuses about how he didn't know it was a nazi tattoo bu if he did it's not a big deal anyway
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So, I am now in a bit of a panic about the nearly $4k in refunds I have to issue via Stripe.
If you believe in helping small, marginalized creators who depend on our writing for income get off Substack, I could really use a show of support now.
Please subscribe at www.bugbeardispatch.com
If you believe in helping small, marginalized creators who depend on our writing for income get off Substack, I could really use a show of support now.
Please subscribe at www.bugbeardispatch.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
So, I am now in a bit of a panic about the nearly $4k in refunds I have to issue via Stripe.
If you believe in helping small, marginalized creators who depend on our writing for income get off Substack, I could really use a show of support now.
Please subscribe at www.bugbeardispatch.com
If you believe in helping small, marginalized creators who depend on our writing for income get off Substack, I could really use a show of support now.
Please subscribe at www.bugbeardispatch.com
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eat shit, this isn’t “doubling down”, it’s a plain statement of oregon law, bondi’s inability to read is her own problem
In a Tuesday letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Gov. Tina Kotek defended Oregon’s sanctuary laws and said Bondi’s assertions that the state hampers enforcement of federal immigration laws are unfounded.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
August 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
eat shit, this isn’t “doubling down”, it’s a plain statement of oregon law, bondi’s inability to read is her own problem
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Could folks please share this post? The stakes are pretty high for me to get the word out.
Fwiw--and I don't mean to whine, as leaving Substack is necessary and there will never be a "good" time--Ghost's upfront costs are high. For me, about $700 that I put on a credit card
Fwiw--and I don't mean to whine, as leaving Substack is necessary and there will never be a "good" time--Ghost's upfront costs are high. For me, about $700 that I put on a credit card
So I ran into some technical issue with the automated migration from Substack to Ghost, and now all I can do is ask those affected--about 200 people--to please subscribe to The Bugbear Dispatch on Ghost once I shut down paid subscriptions on Substack
bugbeardispatch.substack.com/p/update-2-o...
bugbeardispatch.substack.com/p/update-2-o...
Update 2 on the Migration to Ghost: What to Do if You Weren't Automatically Migrated
Hello to everyone who is still reading this!
bugbeardispatch.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Could folks please share this post? The stakes are pretty high for me to get the word out.
Fwiw--and I don't mean to whine, as leaving Substack is necessary and there will never be a "good" time--Ghost's upfront costs are high. For me, about $700 that I put on a credit card
Fwiw--and I don't mean to whine, as leaving Substack is necessary and there will never be a "good" time--Ghost's upfront costs are high. For me, about $700 that I put on a credit card
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"What began as a modest effort by a few members of a small congregation to reach out to migrants would evolve into a deep experiment in solidarity..."
our new issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is out! today I want to highlight this article by Benji Hart
hammerandhope.org/article/chic...
our new issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is out! today I want to highlight this article by Benji Hart
hammerandhope.org/article/chic...
Venezuelan Migrants, a Black Church, and an Experiment in Solidarity
A pastor in Chicago helps build a coalition that aids recent arrivals by asking them what they need.
hammerandhope.org
August 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"What began as a modest effort by a few members of a small congregation to reach out to migrants would evolve into a deep experiment in solidarity..."
our new issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is out! today I want to highlight this article by Benji Hart
hammerandhope.org/article/chic...
our new issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is out! today I want to highlight this article by Benji Hart
hammerandhope.org/article/chic...
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He doesn’t want to “reduce chronic illnesses,” he wants to reduce people with chronic illnesses
Chronically Ill? In Kennedy's View, It Might Be a Patient's Own Fault www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Chronically Ill? In Kennedy's View, It Might Be a Patient's Own Fault
These attitudes are shaping policies that affect millions of people
www.medpagetoday.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
He doesn’t want to “reduce chronic illnesses,” he wants to reduce people with chronic illnesses
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i will never forgive The Exorcist for making pazuzu another contextless name for fundies and wannabe occultists to incorporate into their slurry of oc demons
August 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i will never forgive The Exorcist for making pazuzu another contextless name for fundies and wannabe occultists to incorporate into their slurry of oc demons
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Last thought for now: we live in a time when people are trying to manufacture consent for abuse of racial minorities, sexual minorities, women, disabled people, and vulnerable people generally, by appealing to multiple imaginary pasts and the assumption that they represent natural norms.
July 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Last thought for now: we live in a time when people are trying to manufacture consent for abuse of racial minorities, sexual minorities, women, disabled people, and vulnerable people generally, by appealing to multiple imaginary pasts and the assumption that they represent natural norms.
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One of the dumbest times I went viral on Twitter was for a thread about this and there were creepy people in my mentions for days. So: fun fact, the average age of a bride on her first marriage in 18th-century England was 26.
Sigh.
Squicky people on the internet are at it again about the alleged old days of teen and tween brides, so this is my cue to bring out the graph showing that the median age for first marriage in the US has never been below 20 for the woman from 1890 to the present.
Squicky people on the internet are at it again about the alleged old days of teen and tween brides, so this is my cue to bring out the graph showing that the median age for first marriage in the US has never been below 20 for the woman from 1890 to the present.
July 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One of the dumbest times I went viral on Twitter was for a thread about this and there were creepy people in my mentions for days. So: fun fact, the average age of a bride on her first marriage in 18th-century England was 26.
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@megenta.bsky.social Hey, I will be teaching 4th grade Math & Science for the 1st time. I'll have 2 classes with 56 plus kids in a Title 1 school. We go back in 2 weeks. Even a share helps. I've added reward items. Thank you!❤️ #clearthelist
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July 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
@megenta.bsky.social Hey, I will be teaching 4th grade Math & Science for the 1st time. I'll have 2 classes with 56 plus kids in a Title 1 school. We go back in 2 weeks. Even a share helps. I've added reward items. Thank you!❤️ #clearthelist
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
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Oooooooh. It's revolution poasting. That explains it. Starting a revolution in a country you don't live in and don't understand one skeet at a time, the way Ba'al Marx intended
July 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Oooooooh. It's revolution poasting. That explains it. Starting a revolution in a country you don't live in and don't understand one skeet at a time, the way Ba'al Marx intended
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5 ways to help schools if you don’t have kids
1. Go to donorschoose.org and find a teacher project to support in your zip code
2. Follow the hashtag #clearthelist and donate to a teachers’s wish list
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1. Go to donorschoose.org and find a teacher project to support in your zip code
2. Follow the hashtag #clearthelist and donate to a teachers’s wish list
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DonorsChoose: Support a classroom. Build a future.
DonorsChoose connects teachers in high-need communities with donors who want to help.
donorschoose.org
July 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
5 ways to help schools if you don’t have kids
1. Go to donorschoose.org and find a teacher project to support in your zip code
2. Follow the hashtag #clearthelist and donate to a teachers’s wish list
🧵 1/3
1. Go to donorschoose.org and find a teacher project to support in your zip code
2. Follow the hashtag #clearthelist and donate to a teachers’s wish list
🧵 1/3
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Yet another excellent piece today.
Free advice for this Sunday morning:
When you see the byline “Eli Saslow,” you drop whatever the hell you’re doing and click on the link.
Gift link ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
When you see the byline “Eli Saslow,” you drop whatever the hell you’re doing and click on the link.
Gift link ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now?
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Yet another excellent piece today.