Mel Kolstad
@melkolstadart.bsky.social
Artist, instructor, speaker, writer, proud wife, sister, auntie, Pommie mom, and friend. I love art (natch), comedy, food, reading, bebop and West Coast jazz, rock music history, and The Beatles, just to name a few of my passions. 😍
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Protect LGBTQ+ and Immigrant Sanctuary Communities
Iowa recently passed legislation to undo protections for trans people by removing gender identity from the state civil rights code—making it the first time a state has removed a protected class from a...
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March 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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And now this…👇
Angry yet?!
This. Once. Great. Country. Is. Weeping. ✨
Angry yet?!
This. Once. Great. Country. Is. Weeping. ✨
March 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
And now this…👇
Angry yet?!
This. Once. Great. Country. Is. Weeping. ✨
Angry yet?!
This. Once. Great. Country. Is. Weeping. ✨
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A few people have shared this here today, so I thought I’d post it.
March 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A few people have shared this here today, so I thought I’d post it.
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IMPEACH TRUMP
... the economy is starting to decline due to Trump's policies ...
... the economy is starting to decline due to Trump's policies ...
March 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
IMPEACH TRUMP
... the economy is starting to decline due to Trump's policies ...
... the economy is starting to decline due to Trump's policies ...
It’s The Big Share today in Wisconsin! 😍
I’m proud to have supported Wisconsin Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a cause very dear to my heart. ❤️
www.thebigshare.org/organization...
I’m proud to have supported Wisconsin Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a cause very dear to my heart. ❤️
www.thebigshare.org/organization...
Support Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired | The Big Share 2025
I’m ready to support Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired on March 3, 2025 during The Big Share 2025.
Learn more about Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired and all the ot...
www.thebigshare.org
March 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It’s The Big Share today in Wisconsin! 😍
I’m proud to have supported Wisconsin Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a cause very dear to my heart. ❤️
www.thebigshare.org/organization...
I’m proud to have supported Wisconsin Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired, a cause very dear to my heart. ❤️
www.thebigshare.org/organization...
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Reposted by Mel Kolstad
‘Are we gonna let Elon Musk buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?’
badgerherald.com/news/madison...
badgerherald.com/news/madison...
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford talks Elon Musk, opponent Brad Schimel at meet-and-greet
Candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court and Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford held a meet-and-greet on Saturday at EVP Coffee in Madison. About 40 supporters gathered in the small coffee sh...
badgerherald.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
‘Are we gonna let Elon Musk buy a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?’
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badgerherald.com/news/madison...
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Mass firings, shutting down critical services, blowing up our alliances, crashing the markets, encouraging inflation...
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
March 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Mass firings, shutting down critical services, blowing up our alliances, crashing the markets, encouraging inflation...
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
These aren't the actions of a political party aspiring to get reelected.
These are the actions of an authoritarian regime that does not intend to honor elections ever again.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans
Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.
sign.moveon.org
March 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
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Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race Could Shape the State’s Future on Abortion, Voting and Workers’ Rights
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msmagazine.com/2025/02/28/w...
Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race Could Shape the State’s Future on Abortion, Voting and Workers’ Rights
The nonpartisan effort to produce voter guides, Guides.vote, recently released its Wisconsin Supreme Court race guide, providing a cheat sheet leading up to the April 1 election. The high-profile race...
msmagazine.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race Could Shape the State’s Future on Abortion, Voting and Workers’ Rights
msmagazine.com/2025/02/28/w...
msmagazine.com/2025/02/28/w...
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We're Standing Up for Science on March 7th, in DC & Nationwide!
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
March 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're Standing Up for Science on March 7th, in DC & Nationwide!
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
The future of science is bright, but we need to protect it—because science benefits everyone.
More information: www.standupforscience2025.org
☀️⬇️📣
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Do you make less than $360,000 a year?
Your taxes are about to go UP.
And you have Trump, Musk, and the Republicans to thank for it.
Your taxes are about to go UP.
And you have Trump, Musk, and the Republicans to thank for it.
February 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Do you make less than $360,000 a year?
Your taxes are about to go UP.
And you have Trump, Musk, and the Republicans to thank for it.
Your taxes are about to go UP.
And you have Trump, Musk, and the Republicans to thank for it.
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If members of Congress—like Rep. Grothman —are this clueless about what the man who is dismantling our government is saying and promising, they don’t deserve to keep their jobs!
This woman is in his face, begging him to wake TF up—and he just walks off. Pathetic.
This woman is in his face, begging him to wake TF up—and he just walks off. Pathetic.
February 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If members of Congress—like Rep. Grothman —are this clueless about what the man who is dismantling our government is saying and promising, they don’t deserve to keep their jobs!
This woman is in his face, begging him to wake TF up—and he just walks off. Pathetic.
This woman is in his face, begging him to wake TF up—and he just walks off. Pathetic.
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Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
WASHINGTON—According to a new report published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, you live in a deeply embarrassing and barely functional country. “Our latest research and statistical analysis show...
theonion.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
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Trump is surrendering America. Trump is the opposite of strong.
He is a tiny, weak, small, scared, trembling, sissy, husk of a man.
There is nothing manly about his fat, sweaty, smelly, gross, makeup'ed self
An absolute joke
He is a tiny, weak, small, scared, trembling, sissy, husk of a man.
There is nothing manly about his fat, sweaty, smelly, gross, makeup'ed self
An absolute joke
February 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Trump is surrendering America. Trump is the opposite of strong.
He is a tiny, weak, small, scared, trembling, sissy, husk of a man.
There is nothing manly about his fat, sweaty, smelly, gross, makeup'ed self
An absolute joke
He is a tiny, weak, small, scared, trembling, sissy, husk of a man.
There is nothing manly about his fat, sweaty, smelly, gross, makeup'ed self
An absolute joke
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What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What the actual fuck?! America, it’s time to rise. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty!
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HOORAY! My weekly newsletter is out, and it’s chock full of fun art stuff! 😍❤️
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February 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
HOORAY! My weekly newsletter is out, and it’s chock full of fun art stuff! 😍❤️
Check it out here! mailchi.mp/736ed185a87d...
Check it out here! mailchi.mp/736ed185a87d...
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes…
February 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes…
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When I wake up in the morning and start to remember things
February 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When I wake up in the morning and start to remember things