Judith Mcclain Melander
@melanjud.bsky.social
Singer, grower of flowers, soup maker
So, is this the end of our country? It sure feels like it.
June 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So, is this the end of our country? It sure feels like it.
I don’t want to go through a depression and a world war in order for the U.S. to find its way out of this. Can we not do that? Please?
April 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I don’t want to go through a depression and a world war in order for the U.S. to find its way out of this. Can we not do that? Please?
Well done, Wisconsin!
April 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Well done, Wisconsin!
Thank you, Senator Corey Booker, for SPEAKING UP in the face of injustice. I would remind everyone, we could have had this man for president.
April 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Thank you, Senator Corey Booker, for SPEAKING UP in the face of injustice. I would remind everyone, we could have had this man for president.
Dreaming of seeds to plant.
March 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dreaming of seeds to plant.
Yes, I will be participating in the economic blackout today. I have so little money that it will make almost no difference to the way I normally go about my day, but still, I'm in. Screw the oligarchs.
February 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Yes, I will be participating in the economic blackout today. I have so little money that it will make almost no difference to the way I normally go about my day, but still, I'm in. Screw the oligarchs.
Not DEI. Just straight up discrimination. jesspiper.substack.com/p/scraping-t...
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
Missouri's AG
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February 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Not DEI. Just straight up discrimination. jesspiper.substack.com/p/scraping-t...
I grew up thinking that nuclear war was more of a threat than the breakdown of democracy.
February 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I grew up thinking that nuclear war was more of a threat than the breakdown of democracy.
Can we get an EO that actually protects women, like guaranteeing access to health care and reproductive rights? Let’s go buck wild and guarantee FULL EQUAL RIGHTS for ALL women. Now that would be meaningful protection!
February 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can we get an EO that actually protects women, like guaranteeing access to health care and reproductive rights? Let’s go buck wild and guarantee FULL EQUAL RIGHTS for ALL women. Now that would be meaningful protection!
SEEKING SOPRANO SECTION LEADER/SOLOIST:
Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ on Summit is seeking a soprano section leader/soloist for its Sanctuary Choir. Please email Judith Melander at judith@spucconsummit.org for more details.
Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ on Summit is seeking a soprano section leader/soloist for its Sanctuary Choir. Please email Judith Melander at judith@spucconsummit.org for more details.
February 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
SEEKING SOPRANO SECTION LEADER/SOLOIST:
Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ on Summit is seeking a soprano section leader/soloist for its Sanctuary Choir. Please email Judith Melander at judith@spucconsummit.org for more details.
Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ on Summit is seeking a soprano section leader/soloist for its Sanctuary Choir. Please email Judith Melander at judith@spucconsummit.org for more details.
I called my senators today, and Keith Ellison as well. I suggest you do the same!
February 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I called my senators today, and Keith Ellison as well. I suggest you do the same!
Reposted by Judith Mcclain Melander
I avoid swearing in my posts (I’m old fashioned and squeamish), but it’s ABOUT FUCKING TIME.
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HURRAY!!! We now have a senator stepping up and saying he will refuse unanimous consent, effectively placing a blanket hold on all State Dept nominees until the attack on USAID ends. Thank you Senator Brian Schatz! 🩵💙🩵💙
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HURRAY!!! We now have a senator stepping up and saying he will refuse unanimous consent, effectively placing a blanket hold on all State Dept nominees until the attack on USAID ends. Thank you Senator Brian Schatz! 🩵💙🩵💙
Democratic senator to block Trump nominees over US aid agency shutdown
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz said on Monday he would block Senate votes on President Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic positions in protest over moves to close the U.S. Agency for International Development and fold it into the State Department.
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February 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I avoid swearing in my posts (I’m old fashioned and squeamish), but it’s ABOUT FUCKING TIME.
Sweet Jesus. Planes just falling out of the sky.
February 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Sweet Jesus. Planes just falling out of the sky.
How is it STILL January?
January 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
How is it STILL January?
Breathe. Drink water. Move. Sing. More water. Breathe.
January 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Breathe. Drink water. Move. Sing. More water. Breathe.
I am trying not add to all the political noise on social media right now. But it is hard, because I am so angry and despondent about so many things. I am trying to do more connecting in real life, which might be the best thing any of us can do at this moment.
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I am trying not add to all the political noise on social media right now. But it is hard, because I am so angry and despondent about so many things. I am trying to do more connecting in real life, which might be the best thing any of us can do at this moment.
I carefully pulled my sleeve over my hand to before I flipped the kitchen light switch. It didn’t give me the usual static shock. So I pulled out my hand and went ahead and flipped the second light switch, and just about got electrocuted to death! ⚡️☠️
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January 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I carefully pulled my sleeve over my hand to before I flipped the kitchen light switch. It didn’t give me the usual static shock. So I pulled out my hand and went ahead and flipped the second light switch, and just about got electrocuted to death! ⚡️☠️
Watching the government crumble in real time is just crazy
January 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Watching the government crumble in real time is just crazy
As I work on my musical programming, it is astonishing how many songs seem to be written exactly for times like these. Clearly, we have been here before.
January 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
As I work on my musical programming, it is astonishing how many songs seem to be written exactly for times like these. Clearly, we have been here before.
Surely the person who gave me this bulb in December knew how much I would need to see this flower in January.
January 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Surely the person who gave me this bulb in December knew how much I would need to see this flower in January.
I just renewed my passport online. Other than being a little fussy about the background of the photo I submitted, it was really easy!
January 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I just renewed my passport online. Other than being a little fussy about the background of the photo I submitted, it was really easy!
This might sound odd, but I am feeling so grateful to be a singer among other singers right now. It’s what’s keeping me afloat.
January 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This might sound odd, but I am feeling so grateful to be a singer among other singers right now. It’s what’s keeping me afloat.
January 15, 2025
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January 15, 2025
It is somehow fitting that President Joe Biden’s farewell address to the nation, scheduled for 8:00 Eastern time tonight, was overshadowed today by the dramatic announcement that after months of negot...
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January 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
January 15, 2025
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I have spent the last three days with the ineffable Melanie Demore, learning and recording her songs of comfort and transcendence. Many tears and smiles have been shared, and much healing through music has been happening in real time. It feels good to get back to the heart of it all ❤️
January 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I have spent the last three days with the ineffable Melanie Demore, learning and recording her songs of comfort and transcendence. Many tears and smiles have been shared, and much healing through music has been happening in real time. It feels good to get back to the heart of it all ❤️
It blows my mind that there were no laws in place to protect us from having a convicted felon as president. Too late now.
January 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It blows my mind that there were no laws in place to protect us from having a convicted felon as president. Too late now.