Dr. Melissa Bumbach
@melissabumbach.bsky.social
Singer/Conductor/Choral Musician/Educator/Writer • Progressive Christian • Twin Girl Mom • Miami Cuban roots • Earnest, vulnerable, & curious • 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️-affirming • BLM • Covid cautious • She/Her
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When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Massachusetts AG Campbell: What you heard from the president and the speaker is total bullshit.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Massachusetts AG Campbell: What you heard from the president and the speaker is total bullshit.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
Let’s take a step back. Never in the history of this country — during a war or an emergency shutdown — has the federal government ever stopped funding SNAP benefits for our most vulnerable.
Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.
November 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Obama: As for the president, he has been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes and gold plating the Oval Office and building a ballroom… If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry. He will save you a dance.
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White House? GOP
Senate? GOP
House? GOP
USSC? Conservative majority
Which part, exactly, of government are Republicans not currently in charge of????
Senate? GOP
House? GOP
USSC? Conservative majority
Which part, exactly, of government are Republicans not currently in charge of????
Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
White House? GOP
Senate? GOP
House? GOP
USSC? Conservative majority
Which part, exactly, of government are Republicans not currently in charge of????
Senate? GOP
House? GOP
USSC? Conservative majority
Which part, exactly, of government are Republicans not currently in charge of????
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NOT-SO-FUN FACT: A month before Thanksgiving, wholesale turkey prices are about 40% HIGHER than last year. 🦃
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
NOT-SO-FUN FACT: A month before Thanksgiving, wholesale turkey prices are about 40% HIGHER than last year. 🦃
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SEN. @schatz.bsky.social : "This is not about money. There is enough💰to bail out Argentina with ($40 BILLION). Enough to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173 MILLION for Noem. Enough to renovate the ballroom. What there isn't enough💰for under this Republican government is YOU."
October 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
SEN. @schatz.bsky.social : "This is not about money. There is enough💰to bail out Argentina with ($40 BILLION). Enough to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173 MILLION for Noem. Enough to renovate the ballroom. What there isn't enough💰for under this Republican government is YOU."
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To all the disingenuous or ignorant people posting that "No Kings" is ridiculous because Trump never claimed to be a king, here is an official tweet from the White House earlier this year:
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
To all the disingenuous or ignorant people posting that "No Kings" is ridiculous because Trump never claimed to be a king, here is an official tweet from the White House earlier this year:
#NoKings 1 Samuel 8
October 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#NoKings 1 Samuel 8
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Officials from the Wayne County Airport Authority in Detroit have asked #TSA officials to stop playing a video that blames Congressional Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown. The video in question features Homeland Security Secretary #KristiNoem.
Detroit Airport asks TSA to stop playing Noem video faulting Democrats for government shutdown • South Dakota Searchlight
Officials from the Wayne County Airport Authority have asked Transportation Security Administration officials to stop playing a video that blames Congressional Democrats for the ongoing federal…
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October 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Officials from the Wayne County Airport Authority in Detroit have asked #TSA officials to stop playing a video that blames Congressional Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown. The video in question features Homeland Security Secretary #KristiNoem.
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Are you ready for the largest peaceful protest in modern US history? In five days, millions of Americans will stand up and speak out on a massive scale to reject Trump’s authoritarianism and show the world what democracy looks like. We’ll see you on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Are you ready for the largest peaceful protest in modern US history? In five days, millions of Americans will stand up and speak out on a massive scale to reject Trump’s authoritarianism and show the world what democracy looks like. We’ll see you on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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that last line
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
that last line
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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The most powerful people/companies IN THE WORLD crumble and cave after a mere sneeze from the White House in their direction.
Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down.
Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects
Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken do...
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October 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The most powerful people/companies IN THE WORLD crumble and cave after a mere sneeze from the White House in their direction.
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Today, masked agents (I assume to be BP or ICE agents from the badge) threw tear gas canisters toward civilians because they were blocked in traffic and were heckeled at
October 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Today, masked agents (I assume to be BP or ICE agents from the badge) threw tear gas canisters toward civilians because they were blocked in traffic and were heckeled at
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Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
It would be a shame for you to share it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
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Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country
WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.
crow.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
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It's easy to give into panic and there IS a ton of things to be afraid of right now and in the future
But what I am holding onto is that the truth of the matter is that the current regime is incredibly unpopular and relying on projecting the image of overwhelming power because they don't have it
But what I am holding onto is that the truth of the matter is that the current regime is incredibly unpopular and relying on projecting the image of overwhelming power because they don't have it
September 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It's easy to give into panic and there IS a ton of things to be afraid of right now and in the future
But what I am holding onto is that the truth of the matter is that the current regime is incredibly unpopular and relying on projecting the image of overwhelming power because they don't have it
But what I am holding onto is that the truth of the matter is that the current regime is incredibly unpopular and relying on projecting the image of overwhelming power because they don't have it
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Chris Van Hollen. The Senator with tenacity and determination who had the guts to go down to CECOT and see Kilmar Abregu.
Following Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s criticism of Democratic leadership for refusing to endorse Zohran Mamdani, Hakeem Jeffries’ spokesman mocks: “Chris Van Who?”
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Chris Van Hollen. The Senator with tenacity and determination who had the guts to go down to CECOT and see Kilmar Abregu.
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My god the pressure on autumn’s shoulders this year 🤯
September 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
My god the pressure on autumn’s shoulders this year 🤯
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This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I can’t overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I can’t overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.
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The DeSantis administration currently has at least seven Florida Highway Patrol troopers just on anti-chalk duty: Two watching from a Dunkin Donuts next door and five more parked in the lot right behind them.
August 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The DeSantis administration currently has at least seven Florida Highway Patrol troopers just on anti-chalk duty: Two watching from a Dunkin Donuts next door and five more parked in the lot right behind them.
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The Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*
August 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*