DocMel
@malarkeybin.bsky.social
Made of roux, roller skates, and reproductive justice.
And music. And coffee. Sometimes Jameson.
I'm still on the app formerly known as Twitter @themalrkeybin
And music. And coffee. Sometimes Jameson.
I'm still on the app formerly known as Twitter @themalrkeybin
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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One of these days I'm going to say rather than merely think "Your having an opinion is not the same thing as my having knowledge," and, well, that'll be a day.
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
One of these days I'm going to say rather than merely think "Your having an opinion is not the same thing as my having knowledge," and, well, that'll be a day.
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I'm excited to share my piece in Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, which examines OpenAI's claims about ChatGPT's creative writing skills, Big Tech's weaponisation of grief and nostalgia, and the collapse of the academic humanities. lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.
lareviewofbooks.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm excited to share my piece in Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, which examines OpenAI's claims about ChatGPT's creative writing skills, Big Tech's weaponisation of grief and nostalgia, and the collapse of the academic humanities. lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
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I too got my doc in 2013 and began following @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that same year as I considered walking away then. I remember this interview. And like everything of Sarah’s, it still hits…
New article! On the authoritarian attack on higher education and the exploitative practices that preceded it: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-end-ti...
The End Times of Academia
"It was the non-existent future that I was working toward that was the problem."
sarahkendzior.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I too got my doc in 2013 and began following @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that same year as I considered walking away then. I remember this interview. And like everything of Sarah’s, it still hits…
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had a conversation with a prominent pundit recently who did not seem to realize that the departments of the executive branch are congressional creations, so not surprised at this
This @washingtonpost.com editorial doesn’t make it past the second paragraph without a glaring (and telling) factual error.
President Washington didn’t create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did:
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
President Washington didn’t create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did:
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
September 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
had a conversation with a prominent pundit recently who did not seem to realize that the departments of the executive branch are congressional creations, so not surprised at this
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The last five years has been a mind fuck not because the GOP has become more fash, but because previously seemingly reasonable people have normalized and leaned into fascism.
September 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The last five years has been a mind fuck not because the GOP has become more fash, but because previously seemingly reasonable people have normalized and leaned into fascism.
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It’s “Team by team reporters, baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped,
Look at that low playing,
fine, then
Look at that low playing,
fine, then
September 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s “Team by team reporters, baffled, trumped, tethered, cropped,
Look at that low playing,
fine, then
Look at that low playing,
fine, then
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Found the perfect cure for insomnia: watching exactly twenty minutes of Scarface. Relaxing orange tones, soothing eighties disco, Al Pacino gently jabbering at a Cuban accent, perfect time to pass out before that one guy literally loses his head.
September 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Found the perfect cure for insomnia: watching exactly twenty minutes of Scarface. Relaxing orange tones, soothing eighties disco, Al Pacino gently jabbering at a Cuban accent, perfect time to pass out before that one guy literally loses his head.
😡😡😡
WVUE confirms that for Louisiana residents CVS and Walgreens will require a prescription from a doctor for COVID-19 vaccines.
Cruelty is the point. 😡
Cruelty is the point. 😡
CVS, Walgreens to restrict access to COVID-19 vaccines in Louisiana
Residents and a health policy expert express concerns over CVS and Walgreens' new policy on administering COVID-19 vaccines.
www.fox8live.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
😡😡😡
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The fact a guy on the Pacers is named Haliburton and we're also talking about the war doesn't clear anything up
The way I had to do a quick basketball or apocalypse check because of the timeline
June 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The fact a guy on the Pacers is named Haliburton and we're also talking about the war doesn't clear anything up
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If you weren't around in 1996, it's hard for me to convey just how big of a deal the hype for N64 was.
Seeing Mario in full 3D and realizing everything he could do was mind-blowing. Super Mario 64 was literally a game changer.
Seeing Mario in full 3D and realizing everything he could do was mind-blowing. Super Mario 64 was literally a game changer.
June 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
If you weren't around in 1996, it's hard for me to convey just how big of a deal the hype for N64 was.
Seeing Mario in full 3D and realizing everything he could do was mind-blowing. Super Mario 64 was literally a game changer.
Seeing Mario in full 3D and realizing everything he could do was mind-blowing. Super Mario 64 was literally a game changer.
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The anti-abortion movement and what it has wrought is more horrifying than any horror movie. It is a rejection of the dignity of life and a mockery of human wellbeing
June 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The anti-abortion movement and what it has wrought is more horrifying than any horror movie. It is a rejection of the dignity of life and a mockery of human wellbeing
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You’ll be too young to remember, but there was a time when you could wake up as many as three mornings in a row and not find the world had lost its fucking mind.
June 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
You’ll be too young to remember, but there was a time when you could wake up as many as three mornings in a row and not find the world had lost its fucking mind.
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Time to prepare, beloveds. If you are considering stocking up, remember that these pills do expire eventually, and *do not* discuss your actions online or via unencrypted communication. Take no shit, and leave no trace.
www.plancpills.org
www.plancpills.org
PLAN C: Abortion pills by mail in every state
Plan C is an information resource for self-managed, at-home abortion with pills. Learn how people in the U.S. are accessing abortion pill options online.
www.plancpills.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Time to prepare, beloveds. If you are considering stocking up, remember that these pills do expire eventually, and *do not* discuss your actions online or via unencrypted communication. Take no shit, and leave no trace.
www.plancpills.org
www.plancpills.org
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When you go no-contact with your offspring.
Emailed a human rights group the other day named after Bobby Kennedy, which was founded by his wife, Ethel. I got an automated disclaimer back saying the org has nothing to with their son. 💀
May 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When you go no-contact with your offspring.
Fuck all the way off with this. Carla was (IS) a gift.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Fuck all the way off with this. Carla was (IS) a gift.
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I've been traveling so forgive me for not posting this yesterday, but: That Signal clone app for archiving messages that Mike Waltz has been using, TeleMessage? It's unlicensed. Signal was unaware of its existence until they saw it in that Reuters photo. There's no known security vetting.
Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages
More than a month after he drew criticism for using Signal to discuss an impending military attack, Waltz was seen using what appears to be a different messaging app to message others in the Trump adm...
www.nbcnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I've been traveling so forgive me for not posting this yesterday, but: That Signal clone app for archiving messages that Mike Waltz has been using, TeleMessage? It's unlicensed. Signal was unaware of its existence until they saw it in that Reuters photo. There's no known security vetting.
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I am tired of media institutions and society saying there is a crisis among white boys and men when everyone else, especially Black women, have been taught their entire lives that they should simply accept stereotypes, mistreatment, fewer opportunities and unfair conditions in schools and workplaces
May 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I am tired of media institutions and society saying there is a crisis among white boys and men when everyone else, especially Black women, have been taught their entire lives that they should simply accept stereotypes, mistreatment, fewer opportunities and unfair conditions in schools and workplaces
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Too on the nose honestly
May 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Too on the nose honestly