Melissa
@merlisser.bsky.social
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Gray's Papyaya Broadway & 72nd is the best!
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Gray's Papyaya Broadway & 72nd is the best!
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Gosh, thanks, Google (whose algorithms have long pushed users toward extremist content, because profit is everything and humanity is nothing, to Google).
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Gosh, thanks, Google (whose algorithms have long pushed users toward extremist content, because profit is everything and humanity is nothing, to Google).
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This narcissistic attitude that sees a vote as a curated extension of your personal brand or a version of a celebrity endorsement is going to be the death of this nation.
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This narcissistic attitude that sees a vote as a curated extension of your personal brand or a version of a celebrity endorsement is going to be the death of this nation.
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I should’ve learned this by now but DO NOT use FedEx. The diseased monkeys I ordered haven’t arrived and I can’t get a straight answer on what happened to them
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I should’ve learned this by now but DO NOT use FedEx. The diseased monkeys I ordered haven’t arrived and I can’t get a straight answer on what happened to them
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I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnnnnnnnng john silver's gift card
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnnnnnnnnng john silver's gift card
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I just heard "mansplaining" defined as "correctile dysfunction." I spat out my coffee.
a man in a suit and tie is drinking from a blue mug that says good on it
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is drinking from a blue mug that says good on it
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I just heard "mansplaining" defined as "correctile dysfunction." I spat out my coffee.
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From Stephen Colbert
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
From Stephen Colbert
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Connor... Ronald Reagan and Pope JPII were both *shot* in 1981.
There were 125 DOJ-cited *domestic* terrorism incidents recognized in the 80s alone.
Oklahoma and the Olympics Bombing were in the 90s.
We're the SAME AGE. You should know this.
There were 125 DOJ-cited *domestic* terrorism incidents recognized in the 80s alone.
Oklahoma and the Olympics Bombing were in the 90s.
We're the SAME AGE. You should know this.
September 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Connor... Ronald Reagan and Pope JPII were both *shot* in 1981.
There were 125 DOJ-cited *domestic* terrorism incidents recognized in the 80s alone.
Oklahoma and the Olympics Bombing were in the 90s.
We're the SAME AGE. You should know this.
There were 125 DOJ-cited *domestic* terrorism incidents recognized in the 80s alone.
Oklahoma and the Olympics Bombing were in the 90s.
We're the SAME AGE. You should know this.
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i'm sure this will spread just as far as the original
September 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
i'm sure this will spread just as far as the original
The moon is beautiful tonight
August 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The moon is beautiful tonight
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The White House landscape now matches our national political one.
August 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The White House landscape now matches our national political one.
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Elites and institutions have not “collapsed.” They have not “changed their tunes.” They have not “failed.” They are not “cowards.”
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Elites and institutions have not “collapsed.” They have not “changed their tunes.” They have not “failed.” They are not “cowards.”
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
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Listen, fighting the good fight is hard. Keeping the faith up day in and day out is hard. Staying above the fray is hard.
BUT!!
We’re all adults here and there are no rules saying you can only buy a cake on your birthday.
Go to the store and get a little cake. It will get you back in the game.
BUT!!
We’re all adults here and there are no rules saying you can only buy a cake on your birthday.
Go to the store and get a little cake. It will get you back in the game.
July 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Listen, fighting the good fight is hard. Keeping the faith up day in and day out is hard. Staying above the fray is hard.
BUT!!
We’re all adults here and there are no rules saying you can only buy a cake on your birthday.
Go to the store and get a little cake. It will get you back in the game.
BUT!!
We’re all adults here and there are no rules saying you can only buy a cake on your birthday.
Go to the store and get a little cake. It will get you back in the game.
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Two recent decisions in cases against Meta and Anthropic may seem like clear wins for AI companies that train their models using copyrighted books and articles—but the truth is far more complicated, Alex Reisner writes:
What Two Judicial Rulings Mean for the Future of Generative AI
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
bit.ly
July 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Two recent decisions in cases against Meta and Anthropic may seem like clear wins for AI companies that train their models using copyrighted books and articles—but the truth is far more complicated, Alex Reisner writes:
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Concentration camp jobs posted on Indeed. I wonder if they’ll start advertising that the uniforms are being made by Hugo Boss:
www.indeed.com/cmp/Critical...
www.indeed.com/cmp/Critical...
July 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Concentration camp jobs posted on Indeed. I wonder if they’ll start advertising that the uniforms are being made by Hugo Boss:
www.indeed.com/cmp/Critical...
www.indeed.com/cmp/Critical...
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Shout this!
July 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Shout this!
Aww the fur baby runs and jumped in my lap after it thundered.
July 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Aww the fur baby runs and jumped in my lap after it thundered.
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Maybe my expectations are unreasonably high for humans, but I find it very difficult to imagine thinking this, let alone thinking to publish it. The “savor” speaks volumes.
July 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Maybe my expectations are unreasonably high for humans, but I find it very difficult to imagine thinking this, let alone thinking to publish it. The “savor” speaks volumes.
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Love to have everyone mad at me specifically because library services are underfunded. My darlings, after the zero-ing out of federal support hits the state library and they decimate the funds we have for that whole category of things, you will remember today's Unacceptables with fondness.
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Love to have everyone mad at me specifically because library services are underfunded. My darlings, after the zero-ing out of federal support hits the state library and they decimate the funds we have for that whole category of things, you will remember today's Unacceptables with fondness.
This thread is wild
I’m here in MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, where military style vehicles have pulled up down Wilshire and Alvarado, amid rumors of an ICE raid in the park have proliferated since last night
July 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This thread is wild
OMG.
A reminder: FEMA is no longer going door-to-door to assist disaster victims
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
[From our Climate Desk partner @wired.com]
FEMA will no longer go door-to-door to assist disaster victims
The move, says one agency worker, will “severely hamper our ability to reach vulnerable people.”
www.motherjones.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
OMG.
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Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
July 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did?
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
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Happy 4th of July. 🍦
July 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Happy 4th of July. 🍦
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, has died at 90.
July 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, has died at 90.