Mel
@literaryplayground.bsky.social
Future librarian, current nerd
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Kamala is trying to awaken that call in people.
Without grandiosity, YOU are the one you've been waiting for.
Civic Responsibility doesn't mean you're a hero. It means you're an active citizen who participates in making the world a better place.
If we did this together, we wouldn't need a savior.
Without grandiosity, YOU are the one you've been waiting for.
Civic Responsibility doesn't mean you're a hero. It means you're an active citizen who participates in making the world a better place.
If we did this together, we wouldn't need a savior.
August 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Kamala is trying to awaken that call in people.
Without grandiosity, YOU are the one you've been waiting for.
Civic Responsibility doesn't mean you're a hero. It means you're an active citizen who participates in making the world a better place.
If we did this together, we wouldn't need a savior.
Without grandiosity, YOU are the one you've been waiting for.
Civic Responsibility doesn't mean you're a hero. It means you're an active citizen who participates in making the world a better place.
If we did this together, we wouldn't need a savior.
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9 out of 10 economists agree
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
9 out of 10 economists agree
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I keep imaging what would happen if 13 million Americans went off SSRIs simultaneously.
Nation In Pajamas. Doesn’t Even Want Takeout, Thanks.
Nation In Pajamas. Doesn’t Even Want Takeout, Thanks.
February 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I keep imaging what would happen if 13 million Americans went off SSRIs simultaneously.
Nation In Pajamas. Doesn’t Even Want Takeout, Thanks.
Nation In Pajamas. Doesn’t Even Want Takeout, Thanks.
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This is your reminder to download your kindle books onto a device where you can keep hold of them if Amazon decides to remove them.
They'll be removing that option on the 26th of this month. 5 days. So back up your library!
They'll be removing that option on the 26th of this month. 5 days. So back up your library!
February 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This is your reminder to download your kindle books onto a device where you can keep hold of them if Amazon decides to remove them.
They'll be removing that option on the 26th of this month. 5 days. So back up your library!
They'll be removing that option on the 26th of this month. 5 days. So back up your library!
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shout out to all the parent writers. to all the projects started and then withered because a kid had a cold, or fell when you were jotting an idea down, or started a bath and jumped in still dressed. for the conferences and fellowships and sub windows missed. shout out to y’all who keep coming back.
February 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
shout out to all the parent writers. to all the projects started and then withered because a kid had a cold, or fell when you were jotting an idea down, or started a bath and jumped in still dressed. for the conferences and fellowships and sub windows missed. shout out to y’all who keep coming back.
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Women find themselves having to post on Tik Tok to raise funds to leave their abusive spouses, yet our government has revoked federal funding for domestic violence shelters. Forgive me if I don’t see how this is eliminating fraud and waste.
February 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Women find themselves having to post on Tik Tok to raise funds to leave their abusive spouses, yet our government has revoked federal funding for domestic violence shelters. Forgive me if I don’t see how this is eliminating fraud and waste.
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not everything you love in your teenage years holds up but Green Day was cooking with American Idiot
February 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
not everything you love in your teenage years holds up but Green Day was cooking with American Idiot
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Since more and more instances are popping up of terrible men using autism as a scapegoat for their behavior, I’d like to link an article I made for the Nib in 2018. I hate that its continued to be relevant today thenib.com/james-damore...
Autism Isn’t To Blame For Bad Behavior | The Nib
Autism is a developmental disability, not an attitude or personality.
thenib.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Since more and more instances are popping up of terrible men using autism as a scapegoat for their behavior, I’d like to link an article I made for the Nib in 2018. I hate that its continued to be relevant today thenib.com/james-damore...
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Everyone should read this but especially our folks in federal agencies, where the walls have ears.
Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an independent non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and y...
ssd.eff.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Everyone should read this but especially our folks in federal agencies, where the walls have ears.
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CW:Suicide
Transgender VA patient completed suicide by jumping from the parking garage at the VA while wearing a trans pride flag.
Let's be clear, they were murdered by this administration.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/01...
Transgender VA patient completed suicide by jumping from the parking garage at the VA while wearing a trans pride flag.
Let's be clear, they were murdered by this administration.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/01...
January 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
CW:Suicide
Transgender VA patient completed suicide by jumping from the parking garage at the VA while wearing a trans pride flag.
Let's be clear, they were murdered by this administration.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/01...
Transgender VA patient completed suicide by jumping from the parking garage at the VA while wearing a trans pride flag.
Let's be clear, they were murdered by this administration.
www.syracuse.com/news/2025/01...
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The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.
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turn bagels into pizza
this is my snack report
in the morning, in the evening
don't give a fuck what time I am feeding
this is my snack report
in the morning, in the evening
don't give a fuck what time I am feeding
January 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
turn bagels into pizza
this is my snack report
in the morning, in the evening
don't give a fuck what time I am feeding
this is my snack report
in the morning, in the evening
don't give a fuck what time I am feeding
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CDC pages relating to LGBTQ+ queer health are being removed from the CDC website. Staff are not involved in this censorship. We will follow up with external resources for our communities.
January 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM
CDC pages relating to LGBTQ+ queer health are being removed from the CDC website. Staff are not involved in this censorship. We will follow up with external resources for our communities.
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BITCH ITS STILL JANUARY
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
BITCH ITS STILL JANUARY
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Congratulations to anyone who got literally anything done in the last week.
January 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Congratulations to anyone who got literally anything done in the last week.
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How it feels trying to get work done:
What Procrastination Really Feels Like GIF
ALT: What Procrastination Really Feels Like GIF
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
How it feels trying to get work done:
Enjoying the rain in LA
January 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Enjoying the rain in LA
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Apparently January's so long you can actually see it from space.
January 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Apparently January's so long you can actually see it from space.
Sugar Ray just started playing on Spotify and the warm tingly nostalgia almost soothed me. Almost.
January 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sugar Ray just started playing on Spotify and the warm tingly nostalgia almost soothed me. Almost.
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What’s genuinely upsetting about this is all the gaslighting from supposed allies over the last decade. The deep willingness to prioritize white feelings over BIPOC realities.
This is your mess.
This is your mess.
"Trump undercuts enforcement of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" - far more sweeping than just the DEI practices of recent years
1. IT WAS NEVER ABOUT "WOKE"
Trump just repealed an executive order that established basic non-discrimination requirements for federal contractors
It has been in place for 60 years
It survived Nixon, Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II
And now it is gone
Trump just repealed an executive order that established basic non-discrimination requirements for federal contractors
It has been in place for 60 years
It survived Nixon, Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II
And now it is gone
January 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What’s genuinely upsetting about this is all the gaslighting from supposed allies over the last decade. The deep willingness to prioritize white feelings over BIPOC realities.
This is your mess.
This is your mess.