Melissa W
@balletbookworm.bsky.social
I like books, films, yarn, ballet, my Murder Mittens. Bookseller, epidemiologist. She/her. Balletbookworm in most places. Hawkeye State.
Blog: balletbookworm.Wordpress.com
Blog: balletbookworm.Wordpress.com
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Anti-vaxxism is an ideology with maybe the dumbest combination of pointless and evil that has ever existed bsky.app/profile/nyti...
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Anti-vaxxism is an ideology with maybe the dumbest combination of pointless and evil that has ever existed bsky.app/profile/nyti...
This book pretty much wrecked me at the first names scene.
Harder actually watching these two characters ACTIVELY working against themselves every time any sort of vulnerability is displayed.
Harder actually watching these two characters ACTIVELY working against themselves every time any sort of vulnerability is displayed.
you know what haunts me. the person on threads who posted, "I just heard there's no third act break up in Heated Rivalry" and how deeply, deeply this misunderstands literally everything.
a man is looking out of a window with a reflection of himself
ALT: a man is looking out of a window with a reflection of himself
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December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This book pretty much wrecked me at the first names scene.
Harder actually watching these two characters ACTIVELY working against themselves every time any sort of vulnerability is displayed.
Harder actually watching these two characters ACTIVELY working against themselves every time any sort of vulnerability is displayed.
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every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
February 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
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Good Housekeeping website (?)
has done an article on "fairy porn" (??)
which recommends one of my books (???)
with specific detail indicating that the writer has read the book BUT NEVERTHELESS repeatedly misgendering the MC to make it into MF (?!?!)
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...
has done an article on "fairy porn" (??)
which recommends one of my books (???)
with specific detail indicating that the writer has read the book BUT NEVERTHELESS repeatedly misgendering the MC to make it into MF (?!?!)
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...
February 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Good Housekeeping website (?)
has done an article on "fairy porn" (??)
which recommends one of my books (???)
with specific detail indicating that the writer has read the book BUT NEVERTHELESS repeatedly misgendering the MC to make it into MF (?!?!)
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...
has done an article on "fairy porn" (??)
which recommends one of my books (???)
with specific detail indicating that the writer has read the book BUT NEVERTHELESS repeatedly misgendering the MC to make it into MF (?!?!)
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle...
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Just an FYI for people who may be new to the book banning stuff, when your books are banned it does not mean you’re on “the right side.” It means that your art (and probably you too) is being targeted by right wing extremists for erasure. It means you are being silenced. It’s NOT GOOD.
January 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Just an FYI for people who may be new to the book banning stuff, when your books are banned it does not mean you’re on “the right side.” It means that your art (and probably you too) is being targeted by right wing extremists for erasure. It means you are being silenced. It’s NOT GOOD.
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COVER REVEAL! Coming August 26, 2025, THE SEA WITCH, a swashbuckling romantasy where witch pirates sail the Caribbean, battling the British navy as they fight for freedom. Expect plenty of adventure and heat!
Preorder here: books2read.com/theseawitch
Preorder here: books2read.com/theseawitch
January 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
COVER REVEAL! Coming August 26, 2025, THE SEA WITCH, a swashbuckling romantasy where witch pirates sail the Caribbean, battling the British navy as they fight for freedom. Expect plenty of adventure and heat!
Preorder here: books2read.com/theseawitch
Preorder here: books2read.com/theseawitch
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wish this had turned out to be hyperbole wapo.st/4iyuDZW
Opinion | RFK Jr. to head newly formed Department of Disease Efficiency
We mistakenly thought that finding a dead mouse in your frozen ravioli dinner was a failure.
wapo.st
December 13, 2024 at 7:12 PM
wish this had turned out to be hyperbole wapo.st/4iyuDZW
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Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, has largely flown under the radar for her past vaccine advocacy.
But the reporting has missed her promotion of hydroxychloroquine, vaccine skepticism, anti-mask narratives, and supplements.
But we’ve got you covered.
But the reporting has missed her promotion of hydroxychloroquine, vaccine skepticism, anti-mask narratives, and supplements.
But we’ve got you covered.
From the Front Lines to the Fringes: What You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s Surgeon General Pick
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat went from the mainstream to promoting hydroxychloroquine, encouraging vaccine hesitancy, and selling supplements.
www.importantcontext.news
December 5, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, has largely flown under the radar for her past vaccine advocacy.
But the reporting has missed her promotion of hydroxychloroquine, vaccine skepticism, anti-mask narratives, and supplements.
But we’ve got you covered.
But the reporting has missed her promotion of hydroxychloroquine, vaccine skepticism, anti-mask narratives, and supplements.
But we’ve got you covered.
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In its short life, the CFPB has returned billions of $$$ to folks victimized by:
1. Predatory payday & auto lenders who discriminate against women & minorities;
2. Banks that illegally charge active military exorbitant fees;
3. Widows & orphans who have lost access to funds & credit.
1. Predatory payday & auto lenders who discriminate against women & minorities;
2. Banks that illegally charge active military exorbitant fees;
3. Widows & orphans who have lost access to funds & credit.
Elon Musk called Wednesday for the elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, one of the nation’s most powerful watchdog agencies, signaling it could be scrapped as part of a planned review of government spending ordered by President-elect Donald Trump.
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ federal financial watchdog as ‘DOGE’ begins work
“Delete CFPB,” the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency” said in an early-morning post on X.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:21 PM
In its short life, the CFPB has returned billions of $$$ to folks victimized by:
1. Predatory payday & auto lenders who discriminate against women & minorities;
2. Banks that illegally charge active military exorbitant fees;
3. Widows & orphans who have lost access to funds & credit.
1. Predatory payday & auto lenders who discriminate against women & minorities;
2. Banks that illegally charge active military exorbitant fees;
3. Widows & orphans who have lost access to funds & credit.
Went to see Wicked (movie) tonight.
Just after Popular, the fire alarm went off. Had it been an actual emergency we’d have died bc people had zero hustle leaving the theatre. And the staff let everyone stay indoors and create chaos.
After the fire department cleared the building, we waited ⬇️
Just after Popular, the fire alarm went off. Had it been an actual emergency we’d have died bc people had zero hustle leaving the theatre. And the staff let everyone stay indoors and create chaos.
After the fire department cleared the building, we waited ⬇️
November 27, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Went to see Wicked (movie) tonight.
Just after Popular, the fire alarm went off. Had it been an actual emergency we’d have died bc people had zero hustle leaving the theatre. And the staff let everyone stay indoors and create chaos.
After the fire department cleared the building, we waited ⬇️
Just after Popular, the fire alarm went off. Had it been an actual emergency we’d have died bc people had zero hustle leaving the theatre. And the staff let everyone stay indoors and create chaos.
After the fire department cleared the building, we waited ⬇️
🎉🎉🎉🎉
refreshed the page a not-weird number of times to get a screenshot of HFW at the top because I am reacting entirely normally to this!!!!!! apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
November 25, 2024 at 4:53 PM
🎉🎉🎉🎉
“Digital artbarf machine”
Sir, I salute you bc that’s pretty much the best summary anyone will ever come up with for this mess.
Also, those 4 bros probably read a summary of 48 Laws of Power, licked the cover of the Muskrat bio, and decided that they too could be mediocre lazypantses
Sir, I salute you bc that’s pretty much the best summary anyone will ever come up with for this mess.
Also, those 4 bros probably read a summary of 48 Laws of Power, licked the cover of the Muskrat bio, and decided that they too could be mediocre lazypantses
“How’d the world die? A pack of no-talent tech grifters created a digital artbarf machine to spew endless artbarf and each time the machine threw up it drank more water, destroyed more resources. Nobody wanted it but they did it anyway! Eat your roach paste.”
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:24 PM
“Digital artbarf machine”
Sir, I salute you bc that’s pretty much the best summary anyone will ever come up with for this mess.
Also, those 4 bros probably read a summary of 48 Laws of Power, licked the cover of the Muskrat bio, and decided that they too could be mediocre lazypantses
Sir, I salute you bc that’s pretty much the best summary anyone will ever come up with for this mess.
Also, those 4 bros probably read a summary of 48 Laws of Power, licked the cover of the Muskrat bio, and decided that they too could be mediocre lazypantses
November 25, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Corruption and moral depravity at the highest levels of Trump’s picks. How on brand.
November 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Corruption and moral depravity at the highest levels of Trump’s picks. How on brand.
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if you were ever casually like, "would i like a romance novel?" this one is A FUCKING BANGER and you can have it for $2.
November 22, 2024 at 4:30 PM
if you were ever casually like, "would i like a romance novel?" this one is A FUCKING BANGER and you can have it for $2.
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Thank you for all your texts, DMs, and tags about Linda McMahon being tapped for Secretary of Education
If you want a sense of how Linda treats kids, here’s an excerpt from my book RINGMASTER:
archive.is/GMwyh
If you want a sense of how Linda treats kids, here’s an excerpt from my book RINGMASTER:
archive.is/GMwyh
November 20, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Thank you for all your texts, DMs, and tags about Linda McMahon being tapped for Secretary of Education
If you want a sense of how Linda treats kids, here’s an excerpt from my book RINGMASTER:
archive.is/GMwyh
If you want a sense of how Linda treats kids, here’s an excerpt from my book RINGMASTER:
archive.is/GMwyh
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Your daily reminder: ChatGPT is not a search engine. It does not "know" anything: it smashes words together in plausible sounding way, but it does not have (and never will have) any ability to check whether something is true or false
Using it for anything beyond "re-word this headline" = failure
Using it for anything beyond "re-word this headline" = failure
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November 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Your daily reminder: ChatGPT is not a search engine. It does not "know" anything: it smashes words together in plausible sounding way, but it does not have (and never will have) any ability to check whether something is true or false
Using it for anything beyond "re-word this headline" = failure
Using it for anything beyond "re-word this headline" = failure
Recommended @deannaraybourn.bsky.social Veronica Speedwell series to a friend who binged them all on audio in like 2 months and is now mad at me that the next one isn’t out until 2025
So….success! 😜
So….success! 😜
November 18, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Recommended @deannaraybourn.bsky.social Veronica Speedwell series to a friend who binged them all on audio in like 2 months and is now mad at me that the next one isn’t out until 2025
So….success! 😜
So….success! 😜
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Call your senators and demand they block his nomination.
RFK Jr.: “Thank you [to the NIH] for public service. We’re going to give infectious disease a break for about eight years.”
Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Kennedy wants to take a “break” from studying infectious diseases like COVID-19 and measles.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
RFK Jr. comes ‘home’ to his anti-vaccine group, commits to ‘a break’ for U.S. infectious disease research
He has suggested without evidence that researchers and pharmaceutical companies are driven by profit to neglect chronic conditions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Call your senators and demand they block his nomination.
Proper bean hygiene is very important 😜 🫘
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November 17, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Proper bean hygiene is very important 😜 🫘
#toebeans #cats #catstagram #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #murdermittens #shakespearekitteh
#toebeans #cats #catstagram #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #murdermittens #shakespearekitteh
This is BANANAS
Last week @tuphlos.bsky.social Robin Bradford noticed AI narrators in her library's collection. She mentioned it here and then I jumped into the rabbit hole with her and found WEIRD STUFF.
The narrators are definitely AI. But are the authors, too!?
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2024/10/ai-a...
The narrators are definitely AI. But are the authors, too!?
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2024/10/ai-a...
AI Audiobook Narrators in OverDrive and the Issue of Library AI Circulation Policy
OverDrive is the company that provides a lot of digital content to libraries. If you’ve borrowed an ebook or an audiobook in Libby, or read a magazine in Kanopy, that’s OverDrive. It s…
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October 21, 2024 at 9:02 PM
This is BANANAS
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This one hurts
Breaking news: Maggie Smith dies at 89. The Oscar-winning British actress enchanted audiences in the Harry Potter films and ‘Downton Abbey.’
Maggie Smith, ebullient scene-stealer of stage and screen, dies at 89
The British actress won Oscars for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and “California Suite” and enchanted audiences as a professorial witch in the Harry Potter movies and the sly dowager countess on the...
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September 27, 2024 at 1:36 PM
This one hurts
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harold is AN BABY what the actual hell is this
March 13, 2024 at 3:05 PM
harold is AN BABY what the actual hell is this
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Corrain went with the Janet Dailey fauxpology maneuver?
She tried a DAILEY?
Really?!
She tried a DAILEY?
Really?!
December 12, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Corrain went with the Janet Dailey fauxpology maneuver?
She tried a DAILEY?
Really?!
She tried a DAILEY?
Really?!