Just Melissa (she/her)
@pnwmelissa.bsky.social
Rescue & foster dogs, photogenic cats, gardening, social justice, etc. Coast Guard veteran. Free Palestine. “Leftists” who shit on “libs” can get fucked. I don’t believe all cops are bastards, but definitely more than half. Somewhere near Seattle, USA.
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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A video surfaced showing the brutalization of community members by ICE and the St. Paul, Minnesota PD after ICE abducted two of their neighbors. As a result of the chemical munitions and police beatings, eight people, including a journalist, were hospitalized. 11/25/25
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A video surfaced showing the brutalization of community members by ICE and the St. Paul, Minnesota PD after ICE abducted two of their neighbors. As a result of the chemical munitions and police beatings, eight people, including a journalist, were hospitalized. 11/25/25
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Sometimes military members are given orders which are legal but that they feel are clearly immoral. The GI Rights Hotline can help: 1-877-447-4487
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sometimes military members are given orders which are legal but that they feel are clearly immoral. The GI Rights Hotline can help: 1-877-447-4487
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Are you in the military? Are you concerned that the chain is command is fucking up and giving illegal orders? Call the GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
girightshotline.org
GI Rights Hotline: Military Discharges and Military Counseling
Are you in the military or thinking about joining? Are you unsure of where to get reliable answers? Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. Call for yourself or someone you care about Free and c...
girightshotline.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Are you in the military? Are you concerned that the chain is command is fucking up and giving illegal orders? Call the GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
girightshotline.org
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Not only is Waymo ICE, but they killed a cat!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/waymo-san-francisco-kit-kat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.pZjL.9oiY_Eewir9c&smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/waymo-san-francisco-kit-kat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.pZjL.9oiY_Eewir9c&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Not only is Waymo ICE, but they killed a cat!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/waymo-san-francisco-kit-kat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.pZjL.9oiY_Eewir9c&smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/us/waymo-san-francisco-kit-kat.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k8.pZjL.9oiY_Eewir9c&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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X's new location transparency feature shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., and also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was created.
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was created.
nbcnews.to
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
X's new location transparency feature shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., and also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was created.
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We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Find a place in your heart for Bette, located in Lawrenceville, GA.
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/bette-77396606/ga/lawrenceville/society-of-humane-friends-of-ga-inc-ga336/
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/bette-77396606/ga/lawrenceville/society-of-humane-friends-of-ga-inc-ga336/
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Find a place in your heart for Bette, located in Lawrenceville, GA.
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/bette-77396606/ga/lawrenceville/society-of-humane-friends-of-ga-inc-ga336/
Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/bette-77396606/ga/lawrenceville/society-of-humane-friends-of-ga-inc-ga336/
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Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the night is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Get more from Jeremy Creature on Patreon
fabric art, weird little guys, puppets
www.patreon.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the night is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, & other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
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NOT NOW, BIRD FLU
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
NOT NOW, BIRD FLU
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No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
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fellow Oakland homies, ICE is active this morning in West Oakland in the area of Hoover Elementary
multiple social media reports, and one of the local news helos is overhead investigating based off info from a local rapid response network
helicopter track: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a4fae1
multiple social media reports, and one of the local news helos is overhead investigating based off info from a local rapid response network
helicopter track: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a4fae1
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
fellow Oakland homies, ICE is active this morning in West Oakland in the area of Hoover Elementary
multiple social media reports, and one of the local news helos is overhead investigating based off info from a local rapid response network
helicopter track: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a4fae1
multiple social media reports, and one of the local news helos is overhead investigating based off info from a local rapid response network
helicopter track: globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=a4fae1
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Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
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President Trump campaigned on releasing the Epstein files, then turned around and called it a “Democratic hoax.” Now he’s saying House and Senate Republicans should vote to release them — but here’s the truth: he could release them himself TODAY.
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
President Trump campaigned on releasing the Epstein files, then turned around and called it a “Democratic hoax.” Now he’s saying House and Senate Republicans should vote to release them — but here’s the truth: he could release them himself TODAY.
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Indiana Man Faces Manslaughter Charge After Shooting Cleaner Who Entered Wrong House
Read more: www.complex.com/life/a/kris-...
Read more: www.complex.com/life/a/kris-...
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Indiana Man Faces Manslaughter Charge After Shooting Cleaner Who Entered Wrong House
Read more: www.complex.com/life/a/kris-...
Read more: www.complex.com/life/a/kris-...
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62-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of a house cleaner who arrived at the wrong address in Indiana.
November 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
62-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of a house cleaner who arrived at the wrong address in Indiana.
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Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
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I haven't been online because I've been writing
but we got another one to raise funds for. A lady needs to see a man about a horse: you know what to do. About $700, housing covered already. Timely.
Venmo linda-tirado-3
Chime $linda-tirado-3
PayPal riseandbeheard or bootstrapindustries@gmail
but we got another one to raise funds for. A lady needs to see a man about a horse: you know what to do. About $700, housing covered already. Timely.
Venmo linda-tirado-3
Chime $linda-tirado-3
PayPal riseandbeheard or bootstrapindustries@gmail
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I haven't been online because I've been writing
but we got another one to raise funds for. A lady needs to see a man about a horse: you know what to do. About $700, housing covered already. Timely.
Venmo linda-tirado-3
Chime $linda-tirado-3
PayPal riseandbeheard or bootstrapindustries@gmail
but we got another one to raise funds for. A lady needs to see a man about a horse: you know what to do. About $700, housing covered already. Timely.
Venmo linda-tirado-3
Chime $linda-tirado-3
PayPal riseandbeheard or bootstrapindustries@gmail
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⚡️Blackout in occupied Donetsk amid reported strike on electric substation.
Blackouts have been reported in occupied Donetsk amid a strike on a nearby electric substation, local media reported late on Nov. 16.
Blackouts have been reported in occupied Donetsk amid a strike on a nearby electric substation, local media reported late on Nov. 16.
Blackout in occupied Donetsk amid reported strike on electric substation
Blackouts have been reported in occupied Donetsk amid a strike on a nearby electric substation, local media reported late on Nov. 16.
kyivindependent.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
⚡️Blackout in occupied Donetsk amid reported strike on electric substation.
Blackouts have been reported in occupied Donetsk amid a strike on a nearby electric substation, local media reported late on Nov. 16.
Blackouts have been reported in occupied Donetsk amid a strike on a nearby electric substation, local media reported late on Nov. 16.
Adopt Mommastrone!
Mommastrone 🐕
Young female Chihuahua mix
Adoptable from Pups Without Borders (Van Nuys, CA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/mommastrone-79420133/ca/van-nuys/pups-without-borders-ca2836/
Young female Chihuahua mix
Adoptable from Pups Without Borders (Van Nuys, CA)
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November 16, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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