Mindy
@melinda4.bsky.social
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Mindy
@melinda4.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.
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And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
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Interesting to consider that if you were to go and deface the Kennedy center by removing Trump’s name, you’d be arrested and charged with a crime, but your act would be no more unlawful than what they’re doing right now.
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Interesting to consider that if you were to go and deface the Kennedy center by removing Trump’s name, you’d be arrested and charged with a crime, but your act would be no more unlawful than what they’re doing right now.
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It says a lot about our political media environment that Democrats are called upon to defend things they never said and Republicans are allowed to emerge unscathed for things they're literally recorded saying.
December 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It says a lot about our political media environment that Democrats are called upon to defend things they never said and Republicans are allowed to emerge unscathed for things they're literally recorded saying.
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one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Wow. I don’t post much on BlueSky as my main hobby (watching TV, lol) doesn’t really match up with what people talk about here, but I just spent an hour reading this article. It’s a must read for TV fans.
Edi Patterson as Judy Gemstone is one of my all-time favorite comedy performances!!! www.theringer.com/project/best...
The 100 Best TV Episodes of the Century - The Ringer
Ranking the 100 best television episodes of the 21st century, from Mad Men to Succession to Game of Thrones.
www.theringer.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Wow. I don’t post much on BlueSky as my main hobby (watching TV, lol) doesn’t really match up with what people talk about here, but I just spent an hour reading this article. It’s a must read for TV fans.
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Sounds like a certain petulant orange shitgibbon is getting lost wandering around the White House in addition to falling asleep on camera multiple times a week
Photo credit: Kaitlan Collins
Photo credit: Kaitlan Collins
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Sounds like a certain petulant orange shitgibbon is getting lost wandering around the White House in addition to falling asleep on camera multiple times a week
Photo credit: Kaitlan Collins
Photo credit: Kaitlan Collins
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The White House has become “Weekend at Bernie’s.” Remember all the Fox segments on “Sleepy Joe” asking who’s in charge at the Biden WH? Shouldn’t the same questions be asked now?
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The White House has become “Weekend at Bernie’s.” Remember all the Fox segments on “Sleepy Joe” asking who’s in charge at the Biden WH? Shouldn’t the same questions be asked now?
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Pretty impressive that through this entire scandal and press blitz, RFK Jr. hasn't lost focus on his life's work of shortening the life expectancy of the average American and endangering the lives of children.
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Pretty impressive that through this entire scandal and press blitz, RFK Jr. hasn't lost focus on his life's work of shortening the life expectancy of the average American and endangering the lives of children.
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On World AIDS Day, we remember those we’ve lost to this heartbreaking disease, continue advocating for its prevention at home and across the globe, and thank the many scientists who have made progress on combating it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
On World AIDS Day, we remember those we’ve lost to this heartbreaking disease, continue advocating for its prevention at home and across the globe, and thank the many scientists who have made progress on combating it.
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You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
November 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You know, apropos of nothing in particular, and although I haven't researched it yet, I strongly suspect that a president starting a foreign war to distract from his extensive ties with child sex traffickers is probably a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution's impeachment clauses.
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American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The DOE just cut multiple fields from the “professional degree” list, shrinking loan access for future workers. Nursing, PAs, PT, OT, audiology, public health, social work, & education master’s all got dropped.
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
And yes, they’re fields dominated by women.
#ProudBlue
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
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i don’t think it is appreciated enough how much roberts has right-wing legal theoried himself into being a dumbass
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
i don’t think it is appreciated enough how much roberts has right-wing legal theoried himself into being a dumbass
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They could have at least taken the opportunity to ask the most Cronenberg question of their reporting career and gone “in what ways have actors with flesh failed us?”
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
They could have at least taken the opportunity to ask the most Cronenberg question of their reporting career and gone “in what ways have actors with flesh failed us?”
First time rewatching #Felicity since 1998. Keri Russell and Scott Foley were adorable.
#TV #felicityrewatch
#TV #felicityrewatch
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
First time rewatching #Felicity since 1998. Keri Russell and Scott Foley were adorable.
#TV #felicityrewatch
#TV #felicityrewatch
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Trump is under the mistaken impression that the Epstein scandal is about Democrats vs Republicans. Actually, it’s about pedophiles vs people who want pedophiles to spend the rest of their lives in prison
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump is under the mistaken impression that the Epstein scandal is about Democrats vs Republicans. Actually, it’s about pedophiles vs people who want pedophiles to spend the rest of their lives in prison
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Free Patton Oswalt
patton oswalt has been suspended from bluesky for saying that megyn kelly should be fed to a woodchipper for justifying the sexual abuse of minors
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Free Patton Oswalt
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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I just did an internet search for “Trump falls asleep in Oval Office” and found a couple stories from small left-leaning outlets and some foreign press.
Major American corporate media outlets or local news? Not so much.
Major American corporate media outlets or local news? Not so much.
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I just did an internet search for “Trump falls asleep in Oval Office” and found a couple stories from small left-leaning outlets and some foreign press.
Major American corporate media outlets or local news? Not so much.
Major American corporate media outlets or local news? Not so much.
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Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...
Air pollution from AI could surpass that of all the cars in California
Massive data centers power large language models but produce fine particles linked to asthma, cancers, and premature deaths.
www.fastcompany.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...
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The restored East Wing.
What building should AOC name after Nancy Pelosi when she becomes President in 2029?
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The restored East Wing.
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.