melanielp
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History has many painful lessons.
October 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
History has many painful lessons.
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They’re kicking Black men out of the military over beards. Three out of five Black servicemen have pseudofolliculitis barbae which is a painful skin condition caused by shaving.
This is blatant discrimination.
This is blatant discrimination.
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
They’re kicking Black men out of the military over beards. Three out of five Black servicemen have pseudofolliculitis barbae which is a painful skin condition caused by shaving.
This is blatant discrimination.
This is blatant discrimination.
October 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements
Thinking about... Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
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Thinking about... | Timothy Snyder | Substack
Opening the future by understanding the past. Click to read "Thinking about...", by Timothy Snyder, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thinking about... Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
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Is Science in Danger? Unexplainable podcast
Is Science in Danger? Unexplainable podcast
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Podcast player app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
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February 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Is Science in Danger? Unexplainable podcast
Is Science in Danger? Unexplainable podcast
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ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
ELON IS ALLOWED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. NOT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OR STUDENTS & PARENTS. I WILL BE BACK.
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And on his own platform! 😂
Tim Walz Goes Viral On X With Hilariously Epic Takedown Of Elon Musk
10/10 no notes.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
And on his own platform! 😂
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Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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Today’s author, Dr. Alexia Gordon, writes the Gethsemane Brown cozy mystery series about a classical musician who moves to Ireland to teach music. She turns to crime solving when she finds that her new cottage is haunted by its previous owner.
Today’s author, Dr. Alexia Gordon, writes the Gethsemane Brown cozy mystery series about a classical musician who moves to Ireland to teach music. She turns to crime solving when she finds that her new cottage is haunted by its previous owner.
February 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Today’s author, Dr. Alexia Gordon, writes the Gethsemane Brown cozy mystery series about a classical musician who moves to Ireland to teach music. She turns to crime solving when she finds that her new cottage is haunted by its previous owner.
Today’s author, Dr. Alexia Gordon, writes the Gethsemane Brown cozy mystery series about a classical musician who moves to Ireland to teach music. She turns to crime solving when she finds that her new cottage is haunted by its previous owner.
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2/2 Today’s author, Alyssa Cole, has several options for readers. My favorite is her civil war historical romance/spy series The Loyal League, but she also has contemporary and sci-fi romance series, several thrillers...
February 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
2/2 Today’s author, Alyssa Cole, has several options for readers. My favorite is her civil war historical romance/spy series The Loyal League, but she also has contemporary and sci-fi romance series, several thrillers...
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2/5 Today’s author, Barbara Neely, created the first black female sleuth series in mainstream American publishing, the indomitable Blanche White.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
2/5 Today’s author, Barbara Neely, created the first black female sleuth series in mainstream American publishing, the indomitable Blanche White.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackAuthors
#BookSky
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackAuthors
#BookSky
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@nashvilleresist.bsky.social Your 6 calls today.
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
February 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@nashvilleresist.bsky.social Your 6 calls today.
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
"I am a concerned citizen of Tennessee. I would like a call back from the staffer fielding calls re: DOGE. The President lacks the legal authority to create federal departments. That is the job of Congress. Will the senator support terminating DOGE?"
Uncertainty, confusion, & existential dread should not be the norm, yet here we are. Reach out to governmental leaders & ask that the government follow Constitutional law & show compassion, empathy, and respect for others that our nation has been known for.
February 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Uncertainty, confusion, & existential dread should not be the norm, yet here we are. Reach out to governmental leaders & ask that the government follow Constitutional law & show compassion, empathy, and respect for others that our nation has been known for.
This cant be happening !!!
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Ground News - Senate panel advances RFK Jr.'s nomination to be health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared a key hurdle Tuesday after a Senate panel voted to advance his nomination to be health and human services secretary to the full ch
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February 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This cant be happening !!!
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I worked at B&N briefly when I first moved to Colorado, just before all the change. Curious to go back and see what it looks like now. Interesting article.
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What Can We Learn from Barnes & Noble's Surprising Turnaround?
Digital platforms are struggling, meanwhile a 136-year-old book retailer is growing again. But why?
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January 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I worked at B&N briefly when I first moved to Colorado, just before all the change. Curious to go back and see what it looks like now. Interesting article.
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Anyone else struggling with the #NeilGaiman expose? #abuse #powerfulmen #grooming #abusesurvivor BE KIND TO YOURSELF!!!
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
This has a paywall. Just know it’s really bad! Don’t research if it will harm you.
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This has a paywall. Just know it’s really bad! Don’t research if it will harm you.
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
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January 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Anyone else struggling with the #NeilGaiman expose? #abuse #powerfulmen #grooming #abusesurvivor BE KIND TO YOURSELF!!!
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
This has a paywall. Just know it’s really bad! Don’t research if it will harm you.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
This has a paywall. Just know it’s really bad! Don’t research if it will harm you.
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I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
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"Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing." -- Naomi Shihab Nye
January 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing." -- Naomi Shihab Nye