Richard Melendez
@richardmelendez.bsky.social
"That's my secret, Cap. I'm always hungry."
Editor, writer, news junkie, comic geek, casual gamer, unfussy foodie and proud Boricua.
Opinions are my own. Reskeets (?) are not necessarily endorsements.
Editor, writer, news junkie, comic geek, casual gamer, unfussy foodie and proud Boricua.
Opinions are my own. Reskeets (?) are not necessarily endorsements.
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
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“This is unacceptable!” screams Democrat leadership as an announcement they’re about to do nothing and accept the thing.
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“This is unacceptable!” screams Democrat leadership as an announcement they’re about to do nothing and accept the thing.
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A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A+. Perfect. 10/10. No notes.
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lol - in order to fool Trump/Maga, Fox News has gone with Green Up Arrows for bad news.
December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
lol - in order to fool Trump/Maga, Fox News has gone with Green Up Arrows for bad news.
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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
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Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
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December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A lot of transphobic whataboutism is just straight up trying to make being a bigot sound like a legit position asked in good faith.
Nope, same old horseshit.
Nope, same old horseshit.
According to Gen X: ongoing
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
According to Gen X: ongoing
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Publishers and corporations can be exploitative, absolutely; IP law is objectionable on several fundamental grounds, fully agree; a system of universal basic income would be better for artists, I'm on board - but until those changes are in place we're talking about stealing
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Publishers and corporations can be exploitative, absolutely; IP law is objectionable on several fundamental grounds, fully agree; a system of universal basic income would be better for artists, I'm on board - but until those changes are in place we're talking about stealing
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I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
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How to make beautiful comics:
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
imgs.xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
How to make beautiful comics:
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
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How To Read A Book:
1: Buy a Good Book
2: Keep It Handy
3: When You Want To Look At Your Phone For No Reason, Read The Book Instead
#TheMoreYouKnow
1: Buy a Good Book
2: Keep It Handy
3: When You Want To Look At Your Phone For No Reason, Read The Book Instead
#TheMoreYouKnow
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How To Read A Book:
1: Buy a Good Book
2: Keep It Handy
3: When You Want To Look At Your Phone For No Reason, Read The Book Instead
#TheMoreYouKnow
1: Buy a Good Book
2: Keep It Handy
3: When You Want To Look At Your Phone For No Reason, Read The Book Instead
#TheMoreYouKnow
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Every bit of this only reinforces Joyce Carol Oates’ absolute roast of Elon Musk as fundamentally lacking in the ability to enjoy anything normally human. “I built a tool that can insult people in a social setting better than anything ever invented” is a real personal tell.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Every bit of this only reinforces Joyce Carol Oates’ absolute roast of Elon Musk as fundamentally lacking in the ability to enjoy anything normally human. “I built a tool that can insult people in a social setting better than anything ever invented” is a real personal tell.
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That flag at the NAACP headquarters was what inspired me to make this for a place in Hamden, CT, where ICE raided a car wash. I'm making more.
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
That flag at the NAACP headquarters was what inspired me to make this for a place in Hamden, CT, where ICE raided a car wash. I'm making more.
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“Google Gemini was by far the worst. It would make up an authoritative-sounding summary with completely fake and wrong references — much more than the other chatbots. It also used a satire source as a news source.”
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/a...
This company doesn’t get nearly enough blame imo
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/a...
This company doesn’t get nearly enough blame imo
AI gets 45% of news wrong — but readers still trust it
The BBC and the European Broadcasting Union have produced a large study of how well AI chatbots handle summarising the news. In short: badly. [BBC; EBU] The researchers asked ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemi…
pivot-to-ai.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Google Gemini was by far the worst. It would make up an authoritative-sounding summary with completely fake and wrong references — much more than the other chatbots. It also used a satire source as a news source.”
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/a...
This company doesn’t get nearly enough blame imo
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/05/a...
This company doesn’t get nearly enough blame imo
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steve is watching this right now and I’m wondering if it isn’t worth a try at this point
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
steve is watching this right now and I’m wondering if it isn’t worth a try at this point
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Below is the video to which Trump has responded:
“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Below is the video to which Trump has responded:
“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
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Is this the War on Christmas I've been hearing about?
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Is this the War on Christmas I've been hearing about?