Just Mel
@melthemartian.bsky.social
UX designer by day.
Running festivals and writing weird fiction by moonlight.
https://melthemartian.com
Running festivals and writing weird fiction by moonlight.
https://melthemartian.com
Was in a funk last night. Today I’ve committed to cleaning my bedroom—including mopping the floor.
I double pinky promised Teevee that I wouldn’t just sit on the couch and cry at sad tv shows again.
I double pinky promised Teevee that I wouldn’t just sit on the couch and cry at sad tv shows again.
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Was in a funk last night. Today I’ve committed to cleaning my bedroom—including mopping the floor.
I double pinky promised Teevee that I wouldn’t just sit on the couch and cry at sad tv shows again.
I double pinky promised Teevee that I wouldn’t just sit on the couch and cry at sad tv shows again.
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My grandfather had a favorite saying I like to bring up at times like this.
“Don’t piss down my back and tell me that it’s raining”.
No healthcare, no deal.
Hold the line.
“Don’t piss down my back and tell me that it’s raining”.
No healthcare, no deal.
Hold the line.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My grandfather had a favorite saying I like to bring up at times like this.
“Don’t piss down my back and tell me that it’s raining”.
No healthcare, no deal.
Hold the line.
“Don’t piss down my back and tell me that it’s raining”.
No healthcare, no deal.
Hold the line.
In bed before 9pm
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In bed before 9pm
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MEDIA ADVISORY: tr.ee/tI_pruMlk8
Community members from across Providence will gather on the steps of City Hall to demand action from city and state leaders as part of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
📆Nov. 16, 1pm
📍Providence City Hall
Read the full release ⤵️
Community members from across Providence will gather on the steps of City Hall to demand action from city and state leaders as part of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
📆Nov. 16, 1pm
📍Providence City Hall
Read the full release ⤵️
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tr.ee
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
MEDIA ADVISORY: tr.ee/tI_pruMlk8
Community members from across Providence will gather on the steps of City Hall to demand action from city and state leaders as part of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
📆Nov. 16, 1pm
📍Providence City Hall
Read the full release ⤵️
Community members from across Providence will gather on the steps of City Hall to demand action from city and state leaders as part of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
📆Nov. 16, 1pm
📍Providence City Hall
Read the full release ⤵️
Work is pushing an AI integration on the designers that doesn't work with Figma. Capitalism is dumb.
a close up of a man with a mustache
Alt: J. Jonah Jameson laughing hard
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Work is pushing an AI integration on the designers that doesn't work with Figma. Capitalism is dumb.
Today I met someone that missed the K Pop Demon Hunters phenomenon. Bless.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Today I met someone that missed the K Pop Demon Hunters phenomenon. Bless.
Hot take no one asked for but is happening because I’m rewatching Interview With A Vampire (tv):
Anne Rice’s real son is a producer/consultant. And it’s all about Claudia being a little piss and the unreliable narrator.
Hey, bro, that’s your sister and mom’s self-insert.
Anne Rice’s real son is a producer/consultant. And it’s all about Claudia being a little piss and the unreliable narrator.
Hey, bro, that’s your sister and mom’s self-insert.
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hot take no one asked for but is happening because I’m rewatching Interview With A Vampire (tv):
Anne Rice’s real son is a producer/consultant. And it’s all about Claudia being a little piss and the unreliable narrator.
Hey, bro, that’s your sister and mom’s self-insert.
Anne Rice’s real son is a producer/consultant. And it’s all about Claudia being a little piss and the unreliable narrator.
Hey, bro, that’s your sister and mom’s self-insert.
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If you're this dipshit's constituent you need to give him a quick call and remind him that trans people are not expendable bargaining chips.
SCHUMER is on the floor now making this offer to end the shutdown:
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
Clean CR
Bipartisan "minibus" of approps bills
1-year ACA funding extension
Bipartisan cmte to negotiate on health care
"This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability."
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If you're this dipshit's constituent you need to give him a quick call and remind him that trans people are not expendable bargaining chips.
Two sides of the photo I just took
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Two sides of the photo I just took
We’re in the news!
Oh.
Wait.
Oh.
Wait.
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We’re in the news!
Oh.
Wait.
Oh.
Wait.
Teevee has learned how to get under the covers (cute). But primarily uses this new power to tunnel under the covers and bite my toes (evil).
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Teevee has learned how to get under the covers (cute). But primarily uses this new power to tunnel under the covers and bite my toes (evil).
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Thinking about buying Affinity Photo so I can move my entire editing workflow off Adobe and cancel that dumb overpriced subscription, but I use Lightroom on my phone constantly.
Any recs for image editing app alternatives?
Any recs for image editing app alternatives?
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Thinking about buying Affinity Photo so I can move my entire editing workflow off Adobe and cancel that dumb overpriced subscription, but I use Lightroom on my phone constantly.
Any recs for image editing app alternatives?
Any recs for image editing app alternatives?
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sho nuff. check yours. i can handle rude, please.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
sho nuff. check yours. i can handle rude, please.
Elvie just lead me to the food bowl to show me “someone” knocked it over. (probably her and Teevee wrestling)
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Elvie just lead me to the food bowl to show me “someone” knocked it over. (probably her and Teevee wrestling)
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Gimme your complaints about Jack Reed I have to complain about him professionally tomorrow
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Gimme your complaints about Jack Reed I have to complain about him professionally tomorrow
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FULL BEAVER MOON
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
FULL BEAVER MOON
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Get better politics by putting in more public transit
The detail on these is gonna get destroyed by the image compression on this app but it was fun to make them, especially putting the subway lines in.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Get better politics by putting in more public transit
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"Don't get too excited, because-" Nah, how about you shut the fuck up. All the way up.
Let people have a crumb of joy, you miserable fucks, my GOD.
I promise, you can go back to posting "We're so fucked" and then not doing anything to stop it thrice daily tomorrow.
Let people have a crumb of joy, you miserable fucks, my GOD.
I promise, you can go back to posting "We're so fucked" and then not doing anything to stop it thrice daily tomorrow.
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Don't get too excited, because-" Nah, how about you shut the fuck up. All the way up.
Let people have a crumb of joy, you miserable fucks, my GOD.
I promise, you can go back to posting "We're so fucked" and then not doing anything to stop it thrice daily tomorrow.
Let people have a crumb of joy, you miserable fucks, my GOD.
I promise, you can go back to posting "We're so fucked" and then not doing anything to stop it thrice daily tomorrow.
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Ward 2: Vote for your next city councilor today! If you're Ward 2, you likely received lots of mail! But, if you're unsure if you're Ward 2, or where to vote, check vote.ri.gov Polls are open until 8 p.m. Still undecided? Here's the video from one of the candidate forums. buff.ly/2Aco236
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ward 2: Vote for your next city councilor today! If you're Ward 2, you likely received lots of mail! But, if you're unsure if you're Ward 2, or where to vote, check vote.ri.gov Polls are open until 8 p.m. Still undecided? Here's the video from one of the candidate forums. buff.ly/2Aco236
They put my arm in corn husks.
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
They put my arm in corn husks.
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Just remember, they have been and always would call the Democrats communists no matter who wins. You don't avoid that by running 'moderates.'
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Just remember, they have been and always would call the Democrats communists no matter who wins. You don't avoid that by running 'moderates.'
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“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969 in office)
― President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969 in office)
Someone once said something to the effect of "you don't have to take white people's money. Give them someone to look down on and they'll empty their pockets for you" and it's really fucking sad how true it continues to be
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969 in office)
― President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969 in office)
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If you have the means, now is a great time to financially support news orgs that aren't owned and/or run by awful people.
November 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you have the means, now is a great time to financially support news orgs that aren't owned and/or run by awful people.
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Tomorrow evening -- Tuesday, November 4 -- I'll be talking about news and misinformation at the public library in Bourne, Mass.
Swing by if you're in the neighborhood!
Swing by if you're in the neighborhood!
News Media in the Misinformation Age with Journalist Philip Eil
News Media in the Misinformation Age with Journalist Philip Eil Between the relentlessness of the twenty-four hour news cycle, rampant misinformation, and the influence of social media algorithms, sta...
bournelibrary.assabetinteractive.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Tomorrow evening -- Tuesday, November 4 -- I'll be talking about news and misinformation at the public library in Bourne, Mass.
Swing by if you're in the neighborhood!
Swing by if you're in the neighborhood!
Seconded. This movie is amazing.
Criminally underseen Wilder - what happens to Lola Lola after the war? www.youtube.com/watch?v=02U-...
Marlene Dietrich - Black Market
YouTube video by Oliveira062
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Seconded. This movie is amazing.