Melanie Alvarez
@melaniealvarez.bsky.social
INFP, crafty, nature-loving human.
Some green heron photos from this morning.
May 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Some green heron photos from this morning.
A few photos from yesterday's Rally for the Santa Ritas to oppose the proposed Copper World mine. Learn more about what's at stake and how you can get involved: www.scenicsantaritas.org
May 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A few photos from yesterday's Rally for the Santa Ritas to oppose the proposed Copper World mine. Learn more about what's at stake and how you can get involved: www.scenicsantaritas.org
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This is being systematically under-reported. Say it with us!
April 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is being systematically under-reported. Say it with us!
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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
This video only covers a small portion of the Tucson protest today. A huge crowd showed up with clever signs and messages, and many people drivng by honked in support. I'm so proud of Tucson! #HandsOff
April 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This video only covers a small portion of the Tucson protest today. A huge crowd showed up with clever signs and messages, and many people drivng by honked in support. I'm so proud of Tucson! #HandsOff
I found the perfect mini prop for my tiny crochet octopuses! 3.5mm hook for scale.
March 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I found the perfect mini prop for my tiny crochet octopuses! 3.5mm hook for scale.
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We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
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No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
March 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
No matter your station in life, there is astoundingly little separating you from those men in that cage behind Kristi Noem. No charges, no attorneys, no hearings, no trial. Just conjecture and brute force could be enough to justify completely dehumanizing you, too.
And one more just for fun - Bernie getting photobombed by a wasp!
March 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
And one more just for fun - Bernie getting photobombed by a wasp!
"I'm gonna do something very radical. You ready? I'm gonna tell you the truth. And the truth is that right now in America, the people on top have never, ever in the history of our country had it so good." - Senator Bernie Sanders today in Tucson
March 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"I'm gonna do something very radical. You ready? I'm gonna tell you the truth. And the truth is that right now in America, the people on top have never, ever in the history of our country had it so good." - Senator Bernie Sanders today in Tucson
"The same billionaires who are taking a wrecking ball to our country derived their power from dividing working people apart... they want to divide us along lines of left or right, race and gender, creed and culture..." - AOC in Tucson today
March 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"The same billionaires who are taking a wrecking ball to our country derived their power from dividing working people apart... they want to divide us along lines of left or right, race and gender, creed and culture..." - AOC in Tucson today
"Your power is what they are afraid of!" Such an inspiring speech by Representative Greg Casar today in Tucson!
March 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Your power is what they are afraid of!" Such an inspiring speech by Representative Greg Casar today in Tucson!
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Quick nature walk as the storm rolls in.
March 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Quick nature walk as the storm rolls in.
Continuing economic blackout day with lunch at home and freshly baked pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips, cranberries, and walnuts.
February 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Continuing economic blackout day with lunch at home and freshly baked pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips, cranberries, and walnuts.
I spent the morning photographing birds in one of my favorite places. I am lucky to live so close to beautiful green spaces that provide refuge for so many species. Pictured: Common Moorhen, Northern Shoveler, and Verdin.
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I spent the morning photographing birds in one of my favorite places. I am lucky to live so close to beautiful green spaces that provide refuge for so many species. Pictured: Common Moorhen, Northern Shoveler, and Verdin.
Help me celebrate my nonexistent birthday by participating in the blackout tomorrow!
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Help me celebrate my nonexistent birthday by participating in the blackout tomorrow!
Today's little joy is a bowl of rice, chicken, shrimp, lap cheong, and steamed gai lan.
February 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Today's little joy is a bowl of rice, chicken, shrimp, lap cheong, and steamed gai lan.
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So that’s my pep talk. Spending time connecting to your true self is not selfish in these times — it’s intricately connected to a resistance movement that is tied to honoring our bodies, our communities, and to the land. We have to build capacity to resist by being exactly who we are!
February 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So that’s my pep talk. Spending time connecting to your true self is not selfish in these times — it’s intricately connected to a resistance movement that is tied to honoring our bodies, our communities, and to the land. We have to build capacity to resist by being exactly who we are!
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5). Remember they are like abusive parents: they only see us extensions of them. They have no clue how powerful joy and community and self-expression can be. We can use this to our advantage — we can be the strong-willed child they never saw coming.
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
5). Remember they are like abusive parents: they only see us extensions of them. They have no clue how powerful joy and community and self-expression can be. We can use this to our advantage — we can be the strong-willed child they never saw coming.
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3). The single best way you can resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you constantly. Protect your mental health to ensure you are not constantly in a terrorized state
4). Keep connecting to who you are at your core. Your values, preferences, ethics, and beliefs. Build up capacity to resist.
4). Keep connecting to who you are at your core. Your values, preferences, ethics, and beliefs. Build up capacity to resist.
February 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
3). The single best way you can resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you constantly. Protect your mental health to ensure you are not constantly in a terrorized state
4). Keep connecting to who you are at your core. Your values, preferences, ethics, and beliefs. Build up capacity to resist.
4). Keep connecting to who you are at your core. Your values, preferences, ethics, and beliefs. Build up capacity to resist.
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Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
1). They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement bc they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror
2). If they can’t terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war
1). They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement bc they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror
2). If they can’t terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war
February 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
1). They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement bc they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror
2). If they can’t terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war
1). They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement bc they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror
2). If they can’t terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war