Melanie Javan Javidan
@brightermelanie.bsky.social
easily existential, pediatric cancer parent, bright bookkeeper, compulsively creative, proud Irish-Iranian-American
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A professor at Harvard released a study that indicates that the death toll on Gaza is close to 400,000 people.
Incredible. Just insane.
And the USA enabled and sponsored every single death.
One of the most disgusting things to happen in my lifetime.
Incredible. Just insane.
And the USA enabled and sponsored every single death.
One of the most disgusting things to happen in my lifetime.
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A professor at Harvard released a study that indicates that the death toll on Gaza is close to 400,000 people.
Incredible. Just insane.
And the USA enabled and sponsored every single death.
One of the most disgusting things to happen in my lifetime.
Incredible. Just insane.
And the USA enabled and sponsored every single death.
One of the most disgusting things to happen in my lifetime.
Me to 10 year old, exasperated: You can't just start reading a 600 page book at bedtime!
10 yo, after slowly flipping to the back of the book: It's 580 pages.
10 yo, after slowly flipping to the back of the book: It's 580 pages.
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Me to 10 year old, exasperated: You can't just start reading a 600 page book at bedtime!
10 yo, after slowly flipping to the back of the book: It's 580 pages.
10 yo, after slowly flipping to the back of the book: It's 580 pages.
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look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
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It is not easy to keep myself from being dragged into the rushing currents of anger and grief that are running through my heart right now. Others must feel the same. Yet these very feelings press me forward into action. Meet me there.
March 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It is not easy to keep myself from being dragged into the rushing currents of anger and grief that are running through my heart right now. Others must feel the same. Yet these very feelings press me forward into action. Meet me there.
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Qanon basically came true. a cabal of pedophile sex traffickers has seized control of the state news.sky.com/story/andrew...
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania for the US
Andrew Tate - a champion of Donald Trump - and his brother are on a private plane to Florida, according to Romanian media.
news.sky.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Qanon basically came true. a cabal of pedophile sex traffickers has seized control of the state news.sky.com/story/andrew...
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When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.
February 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.
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Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
February 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
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We’ve got a friend in Wisconsin who said she wasn’t worried about potential cuts to Medicaid because she and her 3 kids don’t need it - they’re on BadgerCare. She was stunned when I told her they were all on Medicaid.
Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.
Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.
Why haven't we seen more backlash against the GOP's proposed cuts to Medicaid? One reason is that people may not know they're on Medicaid, because Medicaid has different names in different states (see 🧵). Another is that some people may not realize that they (or their kids) could qualify.
Many Medicaid recipients do not know they receive it because Medicaid is called different things in different states. The public narrative of Medicaid focuses on a distant other, but 40% of US children and 60% of nursing home residents receive Medicaid. Just SOME of the names by state are below:
February 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We’ve got a friend in Wisconsin who said she wasn’t worried about potential cuts to Medicaid because she and her 3 kids don’t need it - they’re on BadgerCare. She was stunned when I told her they were all on Medicaid.
Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.
Protecting people from shame by renaming MA has definite downsides.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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DOGE Service, has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
DOGE Service, has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/u...
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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
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What’s worse? That the US Attorney’s office for DC call themselves “Trump’s lawyers” or that they don’t know where to put the apostrophe?
February 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
What’s worse? That the US Attorney’s office for DC call themselves “Trump’s lawyers” or that they don’t know where to put the apostrophe?
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💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Dutch pension fund ABP sells all Alphabet and Meta shares, CEO tells newspaper FD
ABP, the Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in tech companies Meta and Alphabet , its CEO told Dutch newspaper FD in an interview published on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💥The Netherlands' largest pension fund, has sold its shares in Tesla, Meta, and Alphabet (Google). The fund with US $569 billion equivolent in assets is "directing more money to companies and projects that help to improve society and the environment." #Divest
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
Feels like bad TV, like scripted wrestling. Are we entertained, America?
February 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Feels like bad TV, like scripted wrestling. Are we entertained, America?
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People who can eat a dick during the week of 2/23:
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
Vladimir Putin
Karoline Leavitt
GOP House Reps
Stephen Miller
Pete Hegseth
Marco Rubio
Jesse Watters
(Dis)honorable mentions: Kash Patel, Kanye West, Steve Bannon, Sean Combs, Kristi Noem
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
Vladimir Putin
Karoline Leavitt
GOP House Reps
Stephen Miller
Pete Hegseth
Marco Rubio
Jesse Watters
(Dis)honorable mentions: Kash Patel, Kanye West, Steve Bannon, Sean Combs, Kristi Noem
February 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
People who can eat a dick during the week of 2/23:
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
Vladimir Putin
Karoline Leavitt
GOP House Reps
Stephen Miller
Pete Hegseth
Marco Rubio
Jesse Watters
(Dis)honorable mentions: Kash Patel, Kanye West, Steve Bannon, Sean Combs, Kristi Noem
Donald Trump
Elon Musk
Vladimir Putin
Karoline Leavitt
GOP House Reps
Stephen Miller
Pete Hegseth
Marco Rubio
Jesse Watters
(Dis)honorable mentions: Kash Patel, Kanye West, Steve Bannon, Sean Combs, Kristi Noem
What's Kash Patel's story? Why would he get in Elon's way? Is this theater? This is his first big act after confirmation?
And the FBI is instructing employees to ignore the email as well.
Also reported earlier by NBC News.
Also reported earlier by NBC News.
February 23, 2025 at 5:56 AM
What's Kash Patel's story? Why would he get in Elon's way? Is this theater? This is his first big act after confirmation?
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At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
docs.google.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:
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It's such an awful piece of data to know as an American that the best teacher I ever had in our country still turned a blind eye to Palestine. The lengths that are gone to keep us uneducated terrifies me. It's scary to speak out, but we all have to grow a spine or people will keep getting killed.
February 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It's such an awful piece of data to know as an American that the best teacher I ever had in our country still turned a blind eye to Palestine. The lengths that are gone to keep us uneducated terrifies me. It's scary to speak out, but we all have to grow a spine or people will keep getting killed.
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I once did a school project on Palestine. I could've picked any country. When it was my turn to present to the class, my teacher skipped me. She taught us about the slave trade and Native genocide. Best teacher I ever had. But she skipped my Palestine project. That shit really fucks me up man.
February 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I once did a school project on Palestine. I could've picked any country. When it was my turn to present to the class, my teacher skipped me. She taught us about the slave trade and Native genocide. Best teacher I ever had. But she skipped my Palestine project. That shit really fucks me up man.
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random unsolicited social media thought: don't ever care if you lose followers because you post "too much" about whatever you care about. you're you. just do that. you'll gain followers who are interested in what you're interested in, which is how it should work.
February 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
random unsolicited social media thought: don't ever care if you lose followers because you post "too much" about whatever you care about. you're you. just do that. you'll gain followers who are interested in what you're interested in, which is how it should work.
Friends, do you know what this says? A man who was broken and busted by U.S. foreign policy and military action in Iraq and Afghanistan is getting revenge on the system.
I don't agree with anything these people are doing, but I understand their rage against this machine.
Reckon with that? How?
I don't agree with anything these people are doing, but I understand their rage against this machine.
Reckon with that? How?
"The firings do not seem to be related to a single dispute but rather appear tied to Mr. Hegseth’s view of why the U.S. military struggled to achieve any significant victories in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he served in combat, and how he wants the military to operate under his leadership."
Hegseth Fires Military’s Top JAG Lawyers in Pursuit of ‘Warrior Ethos’
The defense secretary has repeatedly derided the military lawyers for war crime prosecutions and battlefield rules of engagement.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Friends, do you know what this says? A man who was broken and busted by U.S. foreign policy and military action in Iraq and Afghanistan is getting revenge on the system.
I don't agree with anything these people are doing, but I understand their rage against this machine.
Reckon with that? How?
I don't agree with anything these people are doing, but I understand their rage against this machine.
Reckon with that? How?