Melissa Smith ❌👑
@melissa4thrivingmt.bsky.social
Montanan. Politics Junkie. Bookworm. Musician. Cook.
Pinned
The wolves in the Governor’s Mansion couldn’t give a hoot.
Lawyers for multiple conservation organizations argued during a hearing in Helena on Friday new Montana regulations around wolves could harm the species long term. By @jordyhansen.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/11/15/d... #mtnews #mtpol #montana
District Court hears arguments over wolf hunting regulations
Attorneys for state say wolves risk “severe population depletion" as 62 wolves have been killed during the current hunting season.
dailymontanan.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The wolves in the Governor’s Mansion couldn’t give a hoot.
Private Equity is a scourge that must be eradicated.
Hourly Walgreens employees will reportedly no longer receive paid time off for six major holidays, including Thanksgiving and Christmas, after the pharmacy giant was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners
Report: Walgreens cuts hourly workers’ pay for 6 major holidays
The hourly employees will only be paid if they work on those holidays.
www.whio.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Private Equity is a scourge that must be eradicated.
If you are in GF, MT this Friday - November 21 - you can see this film! Details in the comments.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5qv6...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5qv6...
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If you are in GF, MT this Friday - November 21 - you can see this film! Details in the comments.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5qv6...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=5qv6...
Oh Ro!
The lead on the Epstein Files discharge petition, Ro Khanna, is literally financially invested in Peter Thiel's company.
Peter Thiel, you know the one who visited Epstein and also is weirdly into injecting himself with the blood of young people.
Peter Thiel, you know the one who visited Epstein and also is weirdly into injecting himself with the blood of young people.
Rep. Ro Khanna’s Financial Disclosures Show Investments in Palantir the Tech Company Building Immigration Tool
Recent stock disclosures show that Rep. Ro Khanna reported nine trades in Palantir stock between Jan. 17 and Aug. 26 of this year.
www.svvoice.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Oh Ro!
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..."as many as 115 stations, collectively serving 43 million Americans, are likely to close by mid next year."
John Oliver
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
John Oliver
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
..."as many as 115 stations, collectively serving 43 million Americans, are likely to close by mid next year."
John Oliver
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
John Oliver
youtu.be/yknMJOgy2pA?...
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Release The Epstein Files !
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Release The Epstein Files !
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I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike across the country right now for better wages and working conditions.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
It’s Time to Roast Starbucks | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I stand with unionized Starbucks workers, who are on strike across the country right now for better wages and working conditions.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
Until Starbucks strikes a fair bargain with its workers and ceases its union-busting behavior, I'll continue to boycott the company.
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
The fact that this ignored - especially in light of the SNAP cuts to WORKERS, because Congress is demanding a work requirement (but SNAP recipients are working - unlike Congress 🙄) - just makes my head explode. 🤯 #SNAP
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The fact that this ignored - especially in light of the SNAP cuts to WORKERS, because Congress is demanding a work requirement (but SNAP recipients are working - unlike Congress 🙄) - just makes my head explode. 🤯 #SNAP
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Reposted by Melissa Smith ❌👑
Reposted by Melissa Smith ❌👑
Montana has a long history of citizen's grassroots reform & fierce independence, particularly when it comes to money in politics, corruption, and the citizen's initiative process. #CampaignFinance #DarkMoney #TEI
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Montana has a long history of citizen's grassroots reform & fierce independence, particularly when it comes to money in politics, corruption, and the citizen's initiative process. #CampaignFinance #DarkMoney #TEI
Preach - Bernie!
I stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers on strike.
When a corporation can pay $96 million to its CEO for just four months of work, it can afford to pay its workers a living wage and decent benefits.
When a corporation can pay $96 million to its CEO for just four months of work, it can afford to pay its workers a living wage and decent benefits.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Preach - Bernie!
Unconscionable!
“The Trump administration will require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps…”
Handing out billions to himself and his friends like candy and raiding the treasury but now wants to squeeze the poorest among us.
Handing out billions to himself and his friends like candy and raiding the treasury but now wants to squeeze the poorest among us.
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Unconscionable!
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Please repost this. It's time for these women to get the respect they deserve. And it's time to bring these pedophiles who brutalized these women as children out of hiding. 🔁
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Please repost this. It's time for these women to get the respect they deserve. And it's time to bring these pedophiles who brutalized these women as children out of hiding. 🔁
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That's what Montanans do! We have that opportunity with The Montana Plan. Help us end corporate and dark money in politics - volunteer at transparentelection.org or email volunteer@transparentelection.org #TEI #TheMontanaPlan
Transparent Election Initiative - Our Fight Against Corporate Money in Politics
Join our fight for transparent elections. The Montana Plan uses state constitutional authority to keep corporate money out of politics and restore democracy to the people.
transparentelection.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
That's what Montanans do! We have that opportunity with The Montana Plan. Help us end corporate and dark money in politics - volunteer at transparentelection.org or email volunteer@transparentelection.org #TEI #TheMontanaPlan
Appalled by the line I saw at one of the Starbucks in Great Falls.
It’s not even good coffee.
Go local or brew at home.
#QuitStarbucks
It’s not even good coffee.
Go local or brew at home.
#QuitStarbucks
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Appalled by the line I saw at one of the Starbucks in Great Falls.
It’s not even good coffee.
Go local or brew at home.
#QuitStarbucks
It’s not even good coffee.
Go local or brew at home.
#QuitStarbucks
What makes me even more crazy about this pivot - is that in MT extreme law enforcement wins elections because they say they are fighting cartels who engage in human trafficking.
But rich white men can engage in this practice as much as they want.
For us, draconian punishment if we protest.
But rich white men can engage in this practice as much as they want.
For us, draconian punishment if we protest.
With all the shady evidence coming out (with more to follow), MAGA is pivoting from “It's a hoax! Donald Trump had no relationship with Jeffrey Epstein!” to “Yeah, what’s the big deal about trafficking 15-year-olds anyway?”
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What makes me even more crazy about this pivot - is that in MT extreme law enforcement wins elections because they say they are fighting cartels who engage in human trafficking.
But rich white men can engage in this practice as much as they want.
For us, draconian punishment if we protest.
But rich white men can engage in this practice as much as they want.
For us, draconian punishment if we protest.
I just heard a pundit on NPR say that withholding SNAP benefits made the Dems cave. So cruelty works. 😱😱😱
Uh, if the Senate Dems who caved cared about people starving, they’d have had a very different strategy.
$79 day Senator meal allowance
$187 MONTH average individual SNAP benefit #SNAP
Uh, if the Senate Dems who caved cared about people starving, they’d have had a very different strategy.
$79 day Senator meal allowance
$187 MONTH average individual SNAP benefit #SNAP
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I just heard a pundit on NPR say that withholding SNAP benefits made the Dems cave. So cruelty works. 😱😱😱
Uh, if the Senate Dems who caved cared about people starving, they’d have had a very different strategy.
$79 day Senator meal allowance
$187 MONTH average individual SNAP benefit #SNAP
Uh, if the Senate Dems who caved cared about people starving, they’d have had a very different strategy.
$79 day Senator meal allowance
$187 MONTH average individual SNAP benefit #SNAP
ARGH!
Trump's HUD is preparing to gut federal support for long-term housing programs.
The changes could put 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of losing their housing — many of whom are disabled or over 50.
The cruelty is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The changes could put 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of losing their housing — many of whom are disabled or over 50.
The cruelty is endless. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
ARGH!
It was immoral to suspend them in the first place.
Payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were suspended at the start of November.
Food Stamp Benefits Will Be Paid Out ‘Within 24 Hours’ Of Government Reopening
Payments for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program were suspended at the start of November.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It was immoral to suspend them in the first place.
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A reminder that the Epstein files aren't a distraction from the oligarchy. They're an integral part of it.
A reminder: The perpetrators in the Epstein files are Oligarchs, and so are the ones protecting them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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JUST IN: Federal judge orders release of hundreds of people arrested in Trump's immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to CNN affiliate WLS.
https://cnn.it/3LzqUPL
https://cnn.it/3LzqUPL
WLS: Judge orders release of hundreds arrested in Illinois immigration crackdown | CNN
A federal judge ordered the release of hundreds of people arrested as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to CNN affiliate WLS, dealing a blow to federal ef...
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
JUST IN: Federal judge orders release of hundreds of people arrested in Trump's immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to CNN affiliate WLS.
https://cnn.it/3LzqUPL
https://cnn.it/3LzqUPL
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Let me be clear—House Democrats have been the ones pushing to get the Epstein files out. We’ve been calling for truth and transparency while Republicans drag their feet and play politics. But thanks to House Democrats, the truth’s coming out, one way or another.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Let me be clear—House Democrats have been the ones pushing to get the Epstein files out. We’ve been calling for truth and transparency while Republicans drag their feet and play politics. But thanks to House Democrats, the truth’s coming out, one way or another.
There is something so incredibly heinous and insidious when an Ivy League graduate misrepresents knowledge in order to hoodwink the general population.
The real elites laughing at the illiterate. Shameful.
The real elites laughing at the illiterate. Shameful.
This sounds reasonable but is 100% wrong. Whether you or agree or disagree with a study is completely immaterial. What matters is whether the study was conducted properly and generates valid results. And it's impolitic to say but it's true: you have to have some level of expertise to judge that.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There is something so incredibly heinous and insidious when an Ivy League graduate misrepresents knowledge in order to hoodwink the general population.
The real elites laughing at the illiterate. Shameful.
The real elites laughing at the illiterate. Shameful.