melissa
@femphil.bsky.social
Philosophy nerd. Bleak sense of humor. She/her.
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The holiday season can bring up a lot for many of us, especially those of us who have complex relationships with family. During this time, we want to make sure you know about safe direct services & resources so we’re re-sharing this list you can lean on for support during the holiday season. 💗
We want to make sure that you know about -- and share -- some more safe direct help resources available on Scarleteen and elsewhere, as well as some content on our site that might now or soon be particularly relevant to you if you live in the United States. (1/9)
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The holiday season can bring up a lot for many of us, especially those of us who have complex relationships with family. During this time, we want to make sure you know about safe direct services & resources so we’re re-sharing this list you can lean on for support during the holiday season. 💗
Man, AI really likes Pierre Bourdieu
December 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Man, AI really likes Pierre Bourdieu
Donations to @msf.ca triple-matched today give.doctorswithoutborders.org/campaign/744...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Donations to @msf.ca triple-matched today give.doctorswithoutborders.org/campaign/744...
… spent a lot of time & money repaying student loans to be this deep
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
… spent a lot of time & money repaying student loans to be this deep
Spent too much time (a few minutes) thinking about whether immorality or amorality is worse but it does not matter
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Spent too much time (a few minutes) thinking about whether immorality or amorality is worse but it does not matter
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I have a lifetime to think about what a world without Alice in embodied form looks like. To have loved and been loved by her was one of the greatest privileges of my life. I will carry her spirit with me always.
Many thoughts about my cyborg bitch boss goddess accomplice Alice Wong & all the things she meant but there is a tendency for white disabled people to overshadow conversations about disabled BIPOC including in death. I choose to let Alice speak for herself & uplift those she wanted to represent her.
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I have a lifetime to think about what a world without Alice in embodied form looks like. To have loved and been loved by her was one of the greatest privileges of my life. I will carry her spirit with me always.
Yaaay just subscribed in the ongoing effort to _curate_ my doomscrolling 😂😐🧛🏻♀️
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! Today is the last day of our Flytrap subscription drive. The goal for today is 159 subscriptions! THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR THE 15% OFF DISCOUNT: the-flytrap.ghost.io/chomp
The Flytrap
Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Yaaay just subscribed in the ongoing effort to _curate_ my doomscrolling 😂😐🧛🏻♀️
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It's early in the morning, but if you're online and cannot afford a subscription HYPE US UP! I mean look at what we've recently published. You can't find a feature on Halloween Villaging ANYWHERE ELSE: the-flytrap.ghost.io/inside-the-t...
Inside the Tiny, Weird World of Halloween ‘Villaging'
As part of this Boomer-coded subculture, two companies vie for the attention of weirdos like me, who prefer to spend their time—and money—constructing small, spooky landscapes.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It's early in the morning, but if you're online and cannot afford a subscription HYPE US UP! I mean look at what we've recently published. You can't find a feature on Halloween Villaging ANYWHERE ELSE: the-flytrap.ghost.io/inside-the-t...
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My precise age is “whistling Sebadoh in the Walgreens on Sunday night”
October 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My precise age is “whistling Sebadoh in the Walgreens on Sunday night”
what a time to be teaching social contract theory
October 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
what a time to be teaching social contract theory
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My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
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NEW: November general elections are around the corner, so it’s time to launch my cheat sheet of what’s on the ballot this fall!
I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
Explore, share, save:
I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
Explore, share, save:
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so much else... Read M...
boltsmag.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: November general elections are around the corner, so it’s time to launch my cheat sheet of what’s on the ballot this fall!
I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
Explore, share, save:
I guide you thru the *185* elections I'm watching, & why: lawmakers, governors, judges, DAs, mayors, school boards, & dozens of ballot measures.
Explore, share, save:
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Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
news.sky.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment
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This week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced their lates project, Freedom Trucks.
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
The IMLS's Freedom Trucks Project Is Propaganda in Support of Historical Erasure: Book Censorship News, September 12, 2025
This week, the IMLS announced their Freedom Trucks initiative. It is blatant propaganda.
bookriot.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced their lates project, Freedom Trucks.
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
That eternal question, what’s up with women in philosophy 🤷🏻♀️
The percentage of women among people earning PhDs in philosophy in the US over the past decade has increased, though the cause is unclear…
Women’s Share of US PhDs in Philosophy Increased by about One-Third Over Past Decade (guest post) - Daily Nous
Women earned 37% of US Philosophy Doctorates in 2024, up from 28% ten years ago. But what explains the change? Here with the data and analysis is Eric Schwitzgebel (UC Riverside). (A version of this p...
dailynous.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
That eternal question, what’s up with women in philosophy 🤷🏻♀️
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Whether or not you support political violence won’t change where we’ve come to, nor where we’ve been for some time in this country. I am quite taken aback by how many people only invoke the term ‘political violence’ when it happens to a person with power. It’s political violence the other way too.
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Whether or not you support political violence won’t change where we’ve come to, nor where we’ve been for some time in this country. I am quite taken aback by how many people only invoke the term ‘political violence’ when it happens to a person with power. It’s political violence the other way too.
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The APA board of officers has endorsed the @acls1919.bsky.social joint statement on the White House review of Smithsonian Institution museums. www.apaonline.org/news/708483/...
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The APA board of officers has endorsed the @acls1919.bsky.social joint statement on the White House review of Smithsonian Institution museums. www.apaonline.org/news/708483/...
Shop With A Cop (little kids holiday shopping with cops, precious); Cops & Robbers(!) Donut Run 5k; Cop on a Rooftop??
I will live all the days of my life and never understand people who go to things called “coffee with a cop” or “pizza with the police”.
August 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Shop With A Cop (little kids holiday shopping with cops, precious); Cops & Robbers(!) Donut Run 5k; Cop on a Rooftop??
I learned a new word today! ⚡️
Hey Ludomusicologists, check out this new edited collection on my list on MUSIC, SOUND, & IDENTITY IN VIDEO GAMES
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
link.springer.com/book/9783031...
Music, Sound and Identity in Video Games
This book studies how sound and music in video games represent various identities including gender, culture, ethnicity, and historical period.
link.springer.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I learned a new word today! ⚡️
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The early closure of the House of Representatives leaves the future of the only agency dedicated to public libraries in question. What this means and what you can do right now: bookriot.com/imls-funding...
Early Closure of House Leaves IMLS Future Hanging; What This Means & What You Can Do
The abrupt early recess in the House of Representatives means the future of IMLS funding remains a question mark. Use this time to act.
bookriot.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The early closure of the House of Representatives leaves the future of the only agency dedicated to public libraries in question. What this means and what you can do right now: bookriot.com/imls-funding...
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“...since Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disbanded USAID and the State Department subsumed the agency, no money or aid items can move without the approval of the new heads of American foreign assistance, several current and former USAID employees told me."
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“...since Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disbanded USAID and the State Department subsumed the agency, no money or aid items can move without the approval of the new heads of American foreign assistance, several current and former USAID employees told me."
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This. The narratives or arguments that separate out “criminal” from “innocent” immigrants (this includes when media and politicians emphasize stories of “perfect victims”) are bad—it implies that some people are actually deserving of criminalization and deportation, of cruelty and violence.
July 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This. The narratives or arguments that separate out “criminal” from “innocent” immigrants (this includes when media and politicians emphasize stories of “perfect victims”) are bad—it implies that some people are actually deserving of criminalization and deportation, of cruelty and violence.
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Here's a gift link to the piece about how the world's richest man decided to kill the world's poorest children. wapo.st/3GjK8qn
June 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Here's a gift link to the piece about how the world's richest man decided to kill the world's poorest children. wapo.st/3GjK8qn
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i shan't be listening to the takes of centrists who believe in nothing
June 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
i shan't be listening to the takes of centrists who believe in nothing
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