Dr. Melissa R. Meade
@drmelissameade.bsky.social
Ethnographies of inequality, digital media + tech, labor, environment, economic decline, collective trauma + memory, identity. Assistant professor of communication.
If you’re seeing this, congrats! You didn’t make the "Rapture" cut either. Looks like it’s just us running Earth’s after-party. I’ll be turning the Rapture leftovers into existential dread and questionable memes.
September 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
If you’re seeing this, congrats! You didn’t make the "Rapture" cut either. Looks like it’s just us running Earth’s after-party. I’ll be turning the Rapture leftovers into existential dread and questionable memes.
I see the minnow fin #acetaminophen #Tylenol
September 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I see the minnow fin #acetaminophen #Tylenol
Informative video. Thank you! @repyassansari.bsky.social Were those military fighter jets sent out to disrupt the press conference that the Epstein survivors held?
Just left the press conference with Epstein and Maxwell survivors on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
Don’t let Trump gaslight you: the corruption is real and we need full transparency and justice.
Don’t let Trump gaslight you: the corruption is real and we need full transparency and justice.
September 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Informative video. Thank you! @repyassansari.bsky.social Were those military fighter jets sent out to disrupt the press conference that the Epstein survivors held?
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NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty.
The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...
The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...
August 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW: Last week, oil literally rained down on a Black town in rural Louisiana where 60% of folks live in poverty.
The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...
The company isn’t taking responsibility & the federal + state governments are saying residents have to clean it up themselves. capitalbnews.org/louisiana-oi...
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Some things you need to know about NetChoice v. Fitch
Mississippi’s Social Media Censorship Law Threatens Free Speech and User Privacy Online
cir-usa.org/cases/amicus...
Mississippi’s Social Media Censorship Law Threatens Free Speech and User Privacy Online
cir-usa.org/cases/amicus...
August 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Some things you need to know about NetChoice v. Fitch
Mississippi’s Social Media Censorship Law Threatens Free Speech and User Privacy Online
cir-usa.org/cases/amicus...
Mississippi’s Social Media Censorship Law Threatens Free Speech and User Privacy Online
cir-usa.org/cases/amicus...
“When I’m alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall
And in the back of my mind, I hear my conscience call …”
I don’t know much about LL Cool J’s stance on issues, but it’s act of conscience to stand with labor … esp when so many others are not.
He needs ❤️ in the City of Brotherly Love.
And in the back of my mind, I hear my conscience call …”
I don’t know much about LL Cool J’s stance on issues, but it’s act of conscience to stand with labor … esp when so many others are not.
He needs ❤️ in the City of Brotherly Love.
LL Cool J said that he will not perform at Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia on July 4th because of union strike
“There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line”
“There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line”
LL COOL J drops out of Wawa Welcome America concert because of union strike
LL COOL J said that he is not going to perform at Wawa Welcome America on July 4th in light of the AFSCME District Council 33 strike in Philadelphia.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“When I’m alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall
And in the back of my mind, I hear my conscience call …”
I don’t know much about LL Cool J’s stance on issues, but it’s act of conscience to stand with labor … esp when so many others are not.
He needs ❤️ in the City of Brotherly Love.
And in the back of my mind, I hear my conscience call …”
I don’t know much about LL Cool J’s stance on issues, but it’s act of conscience to stand with labor … esp when so many others are not.
He needs ❤️ in the City of Brotherly Love.
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Ah, yes, nothing like a cheerful photo of people playing in a fountain to go with the news that it’s 46°C
Climate collapse or vibes...which is it?
Get a grip @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate collapse or vibes...which is it?
Get a grip @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave
Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ah, yes, nothing like a cheerful photo of people playing in a fountain to go with the news that it’s 46°C
Climate collapse or vibes...which is it?
Get a grip @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate collapse or vibes...which is it?
Get a grip @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Check out the POW soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Folks from Dagestan, Kenya, Iran, China, Colombia, Ghana
Folks from Dagestan, Kenya, Iran, China, Colombia, Ghana
June 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Check out the POW soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Folks from Dagestan, Kenya, Iran, China, Colombia, Ghana
Folks from Dagestan, Kenya, Iran, China, Colombia, Ghana
Non-uniformed men with covered faces hauling off a mayoral candidate in the largest city in the USA. Stand up or it will be you next.
June 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Non-uniformed men with covered faces hauling off a mayoral candidate in the largest city in the USA. Stand up or it will be you next.
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In some sermons that we reviewed, Vance Boelter can be heard railing against the LGBTQ community and abortion
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry
The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
www.wired.com
June 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
In some sermons that we reviewed, Vance Boelter can be heard railing against the LGBTQ community and abortion
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/shooti... story with @timmarchman.bsky.social and @leahfeiger.bsky.social
🧵 1 “Effective immediately, members of the Congressionally mandated Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board voted overwhelmingly to resign from the board, rather than endorse unprecedented actions that we believe are impermissible under the law, compromise U.S. national interests and integrity, and …
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Resignation Statement
Effective immediately, members of the Congressionally mandated Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board voted overwhelmingly to resign from the board, rather than endorse unprecedented actions that we beli...
frmrffsb.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🧵 1 “Effective immediately, members of the Congressionally mandated Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board voted overwhelmingly to resign from the board, rather than endorse unprecedented actions that we believe are impermissible under the law, compromise U.S. national interests and integrity, and …
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This happened live on the show today. Independent journalist Jorge Ramos caught up with a pregnant U.S. citizen who told us she was roughed up and arrested by federal agents during a detainment near Los Angeles. Watch!
June 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This happened live on the show today. Independent journalist Jorge Ramos caught up with a pregnant U.S. citizen who told us she was roughed up and arrested by federal agents during a detainment near Los Angeles. Watch!
Keep your heads up ⬆️
We stand with you as you stand with your neighbours. Americans are showing soul and community.
What Trump is doing is unnatural to America. We see that clearly because of how Americans are rallying to protect their neighbourhoods from ICE thugs on power trips. Stay strong, guys. 🇺🇸♥️
What Trump is doing is unnatural to America. We see that clearly because of how Americans are rallying to protect their neighbourhoods from ICE thugs on power trips. Stay strong, guys. 🇺🇸♥️
June 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Keep your heads up ⬆️
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Mikie Sherrill: To have someone like Hegseth say that he’s going to put the Marines on the streets of America, that’s really dangerous, it’s dangerous for our civilization population, it’s not good for the Marines
June 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Mikie Sherrill: To have someone like Hegseth say that he’s going to put the Marines on the streets of America, that’s really dangerous, it’s dangerous for our civilization population, it’s not good for the Marines
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Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
June 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hell is empty,
And all the devils are here.
And all the devils are here.
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Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
June 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”
Sadly, you may watch this Australian reporter reporting on the LA protests get shot with a rubber bullet as she reports on camera with her back turned to the LAPD.
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Sadly, you may watch this Australian reporter reporting on the LA protests get shot with a rubber bullet as she reports on camera with her back turned to the LAPD.
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Better safe than sorry…
🚨Heavy ICE Presence Expected in Los Angeles on Sunday. A bilingual warning is being shared with the community — including areas to avoid.
Stay alert. Protect each other. Know your rights.
🚨Heavy ICE Presence Expected in Los Angeles on Sunday. A bilingual warning is being shared with the community — including areas to avoid.
Stay alert. Protect each other. Know your rights.
June 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Better safe than sorry…
🚨Heavy ICE Presence Expected in Los Angeles on Sunday. A bilingual warning is being shared with the community — including areas to avoid.
Stay alert. Protect each other. Know your rights.
🚨Heavy ICE Presence Expected in Los Angeles on Sunday. A bilingual warning is being shared with the community — including areas to avoid.
Stay alert. Protect each other. Know your rights.
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Everything you want to know about deep-sea mining in this interview with @divaamon.bsky.social. 🌊
Meet The Marine Biologist Trying to Prevent Deep-Sea Mining
"Using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress," says Diva Amon.
time.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Everything you want to know about deep-sea mining in this interview with @divaamon.bsky.social. 🌊
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The ocean… 🌊💙
sustains life,
regulates climate,
hosts biodiversity,
buffers storms,
produces oxygen,
holds untold wonder.
Yet, we’ve polluted its depths and pushed it to the brink.
On #WorldOceanDay and every day, let’s act to #SaveOurOcean.
sustains life,
regulates climate,
hosts biodiversity,
buffers storms,
produces oxygen,
holds untold wonder.
Yet, we’ve polluted its depths and pushed it to the brink.
On #WorldOceanDay and every day, let’s act to #SaveOurOcean.
June 8, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The ocean… 🌊💙
sustains life,
regulates climate,
hosts biodiversity,
buffers storms,
produces oxygen,
holds untold wonder.
Yet, we’ve polluted its depths and pushed it to the brink.
On #WorldOceanDay and every day, let’s act to #SaveOurOcean.
sustains life,
regulates climate,
hosts biodiversity,
buffers storms,
produces oxygen,
holds untold wonder.
Yet, we’ve polluted its depths and pushed it to the brink.
On #WorldOceanDay and every day, let’s act to #SaveOurOcean.
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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June 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off. Is this USA’s Tiananmen Square? #TiananmenSquare #SkaterKid #KentStatevibes #ICERaid #LosAngeles #Hegseth
June 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off. Is this USA’s Tiananmen Square? #TiananmenSquare #SkaterKid #KentStatevibes #ICERaid #LosAngeles #Hegseth
12 ICE officers stuck in a shipping container in Djibouti with deportees who were deported illegally to third war-torn countries by this administration and are now under fire by Yemen, are not wearing body armor, and are ill from the poor conditions: Utter chaos and abuse.
Nearly a dozen immigration officers and eight deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the searing-hot East African nation of Djibouti, where they face the constant threat of malaria and rocket attacks from nearby Yemen, according to a federal court filing.
ICE officers stuck in Djibouti shipping container with deported migrants
The ICE officers and deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the East African nation of Djibouti. They also face the threat of malaria and rocket attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
12 ICE officers stuck in a shipping container in Djibouti with deportees who were deported illegally to third war-torn countries by this administration and are now under fire by Yemen, are not wearing body armor, and are ill from the poor conditions: Utter chaos and abuse.
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Okay Los Angeles, what was this? 💫
Seen minutes ago.
Seen minutes ago.
May 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Okay Los Angeles, what was this? 💫
Seen minutes ago.
Seen minutes ago.