Melancholy Mermaid ☮
@melancholymermaid.bsky.social
Atheist Pro-Choice Vegetarian Crone
allergic to toxic positivity & organized religion
allergic to toxic positivity & organized religion
catchy tune
September 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
catchy tune
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
This App State grad and 20-year resident of Guilford county who lives with her U.S. Army husband while deployed in Italy discovered that theirs were some of the thousands of military votes that Jefferson Griffin and the NCGOP are fighting in court to throw out.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
April 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This App State grad and 20-year resident of Guilford county who lives with her U.S. Army husband while deployed in Italy discovered that theirs were some of the thousands of military votes that Jefferson Griffin and the NCGOP are fighting in court to throw out.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸
March 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
I stand with Ukraine
February 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I stand with Ukraine
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The CFPB was dismantled over the weekend, with all activities suspended, its funding reduced to zero, and its headquarters temporarily closed—removing a crucial layer of oversight for consumer-facing financial companies. Staff members ordered to cease all ‘supervision and examination activities.
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
Now NOAA has been seized — just like the Department of Treasury, USAID, and Department of Education.
Elon Musk and his DOGE gang are at it again — storming past security and demanding access to IT systems. Insisting on access to confidential information.
Increasingly emboldened staffers of…
Elon Musk and his DOGE gang are at it again — storming past security and demanding access to IT systems. Insisting on access to confidential information.
Increasingly emboldened staffers of…
February 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Now NOAA has been seized — just like the Department of Treasury, USAID, and Department of Education.
Elon Musk and his DOGE gang are at it again — storming past security and demanding access to IT systems. Insisting on access to confidential information.
Increasingly emboldened staffers of…
Elon Musk and his DOGE gang are at it again — storming past security and demanding access to IT systems. Insisting on access to confidential information.
Increasingly emboldened staffers of…
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
wrd.cm
February 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975. via @mprnews.org
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI...
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975. via @mprnews.org
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…
January 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Enjoy the last day before tomorrow. Then four years…
if you hunt wolves, you are evil
Since 2021, over 1,400 wolves have been killed in ID by inhumane methods like trapping, aerial gunning, & running down with snowmobiles. Pups as young as 1 month old have been slaughtered. Expanded laws allow year-round hunting without limits! Read more: bit.ly/40kyV02
‘Reprehensible’: Idaho hunter killed weeks-old wolf pups and reaped rewards, records show
A wolf advocate said pups as young as the ones killed may not have even opened their eyes and likely had no chance of escape.
bit.ly
January 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
if you hunt wolves, you are evil
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
NEW: The CDC isn’t asking states to report deaths linked to abortion bans, obscuring the impact of these restrictions.
“It’s pushing it under the rug in a way — like we don’t want to count it, we don’t want to know what’s happening,” one researcher said.
“It’s pushing it under the rug in a way — like we don’t want to count it, we don’t want to know what’s happening,” one researcher said.
The CDC Hasn’t Asked States to Track Deaths Linked to Abortion Bans
The Biden administration hasn’t delivered on its goals of measuring the public health impact of abortion bans. Experts say it’s a missed opportunity to study how the laws may lead to deaths and…
propub.li
December 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM
NEW: The CDC isn’t asking states to report deaths linked to abortion bans, obscuring the impact of these restrictions.
“It’s pushing it under the rug in a way — like we don’t want to count it, we don’t want to know what’s happening,” one researcher said.
“It’s pushing it under the rug in a way — like we don’t want to count it, we don’t want to know what’s happening,” one researcher said.
Reposted by Melancholy Mermaid ☮
If what Brianna Boston said is a legitimate threat that warrants charges and $100k bond, every man who tweeted "your body, my choice" needs to be in prison.
December 13, 2024 at 10:47 PM
If what Brianna Boston said is a legitimate threat that warrants charges and $100k bond, every man who tweeted "your body, my choice" needs to be in prison.
