Melinda
@melindabee.bsky.social
Radio DJ, nonprofit swiss army knife, Cassandra. Listen here: https://koop.org/program/the-africa-express/
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"I told the nurse I jog three days a week, play soccer, lift weights, and take spin classes. She just giggled. Honestly, I’m used to it. It was kind of annoying when she took my blood pressure four times, though."
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Fat Lady Attempts to Get Health Care: An Oral History
MEGAN TRASK (Front Desk Assistant, Sunshine Primary Care): I could tell from the minute she checked in that she was fat. Like, real fat. The crazie...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"I told the nurse I jog three days a week, play soccer, lift weights, and take spin classes. She just giggled. Honestly, I’m used to it. It was kind of annoying when she took my blood pressure four times, though."
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From 2024: “Pogue takes photographs that are open-eyed and unblinking views of what many would rather not see.”
Bearing Witness: Alan Pogue's Life of Documenting Progressive Struggle
Pogue has spent his career photographing fights for social justice. Along the way, he captured the history of the Observer, too.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
From 2024: “Pogue takes photographs that are open-eyed and unblinking views of what many would rather not see.”
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Today on The Africa Express it's a mixtape! We've got tracks from Vincent Ahehehinnou, Baba Gaston, a little more Shirati Jazz and more so tune in at NOON CDT on KOOP Radio 91.7 in Austin or koop.org streaming wherever you are!
September 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Today on The Africa Express it's a mixtape! We've got tracks from Vincent Ahehehinnou, Baba Gaston, a little more Shirati Jazz and more so tune in at NOON CDT on KOOP Radio 91.7 in Austin or koop.org streaming wherever you are!
Today on @koopradio.bsky.social! Tune in and support community radio by going to KOOP.org and making a donation today!!
Musician, writer, & actor John Doe will be playing some of his favorite songs live on the radio, 9/10/25, 2-3pmCT, in support of KOOP Radio's Fall Membership Drive. Tune in to KOOP 91.7FM, or stream at KOOP.org, to hear the whole show & learn how you can help Austin's community station. Thanks!
September 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today on @koopradio.bsky.social! Tune in and support community radio by going to KOOP.org and making a donation today!!
Why did I have to find out about this on TikTok?
If you don't know, some platforms like TT are hiding these protests. Protests are happening every day in LA. And it's 24/7 at the Federal Building on Alameda, where they take the kidnapped brown folks.
On TT we call them Music Festivals now.
On TT we call them Music Festivals now.
August 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Why did I have to find out about this on TikTok?
This is a song that has been stuck in my head since I was a child. I was a huge Electric Company fan! I didn't know it was Tom Lehrer until I was in my 50s. What a funny, quizzical, smarty-pants fellow he was. RIP 💔
The Electric Company LY
YouTube video by Andres Ossa
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July 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is a song that has been stuck in my head since I was a child. I was a huge Electric Company fan! I didn't know it was Tom Lehrer until I was in my 50s. What a funny, quizzical, smarty-pants fellow he was. RIP 💔
This week on The Africa Express I'm back with records that I picked up on my travels including Balka Sound! You can tune in right now at KOOP.org or click on the archive on our show page to listen later!
July 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This week on The Africa Express I'm back with records that I picked up on my travels including Balka Sound! You can tune in right now at KOOP.org or click on the archive on our show page to listen later!
In limbo at the Tax Office in TX for car registration and I miss the Danbury, CT DMV. Snack bar! Signed celebrity photos! One time waiting I sat across from Willam Styron who was getting his licence renewed!
June 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In limbo at the Tax Office in TX for car registration and I miss the Danbury, CT DMV. Snack bar! Signed celebrity photos! One time waiting I sat across from Willam Styron who was getting his licence renewed!
Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated, though this sign is an apt metaphor for my current health status.
May 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated, though this sign is an apt metaphor for my current health status.
I got to catch Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas (seen here wearing my dream shirt) last night and it was fantastic. The band was 🔥. If they come 'round your way, go see them - the band alone is worth it. Taylor/Thomas deep dive next Friday on The Africa Express!
May 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I got to catch Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas (seen here wearing my dream shirt) last night and it was fantastic. The band was 🔥. If they come 'round your way, go see them - the band alone is worth it. Taylor/Thomas deep dive next Friday on The Africa Express!
My totally badass friend Janet needs your help to fund her next comic book project, which is also totally badass. Take a look!!
ITS HAPPENING! The Kickstarter for HIGH STREET HELLCATS by me and @meganlevens.bsky.social is now LIVE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/112...
We have some great backer rewards, including original art from our Wonder Woman story, and pages from Angel City! Go check it out :)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/112...
We have some great backer rewards, including original art from our Wonder Woman story, and pages from Angel City! Go check it out :)
April 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My totally badass friend Janet needs your help to fund her next comic book project, which is also totally badass. Take a look!!
I'm not a random out-loud laugher, but hearing tell that they're starting to look for a new defense secretary got me so bad that I was getting concerned looks from adjacent drivers. 😂
April 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm not a random out-loud laugher, but hearing tell that they're starting to look for a new defense secretary got me so bad that I was getting concerned looks from adjacent drivers. 😂
Is this anywhere in Dan Patrick's legislative priorities list? Haha no. But numbers 10, 11, and 13 are hanging the 10 commandments and mandatory prayer time in schools and banning books, respectively. Prioritizing children, indeed.
"When Home is the Danger," a multi-part TPR series on how Texas is leaving families without ongoing support or monitoring and children in dangerous homes.
Hardi was one of more than 1,200 Texas children who died from abuse or neglect between 2018 and 2023. She was nine.
www.tpr.org/government-p...
Hardi was one of more than 1,200 Texas children who died from abuse or neglect between 2018 and 2023. She was nine.
www.tpr.org/government-p...
March 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Is this anywhere in Dan Patrick's legislative priorities list? Haha no. But numbers 10, 11, and 13 are hanging the 10 commandments and mandatory prayer time in schools and banning books, respectively. Prioritizing children, indeed.
I don't think anyone pays attention to me on here so I'm going to tell a little story. 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I don't think anyone pays attention to me on here so I'm going to tell a little story. 🧵
I've spent most of today coming to terms with the CRM I use at my job can't produce the data I need "organically" through their interface. The result for me is manually going through our data and compiling my own reports making my job exponentially more difficult.
Meanwhile, have a meme.
Meanwhile, have a meme.
March 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I've spent most of today coming to terms with the CRM I use at my job can't produce the data I need "organically" through their interface. The result for me is manually going through our data and compiling my own reports making my job exponentially more difficult.
Meanwhile, have a meme.
Meanwhile, have a meme.
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I’m the dairy farmer running in the special election to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District.
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
March 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I’m the dairy farmer running in the special election to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District.
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
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Trump FTC getting ready to go after social media companies (I'm sure it will skip ExTwitter, and possibly now Meta) for their First Amendment protected editorial discretion.
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
February 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump FTC getting ready to go after social media companies (I'm sure it will skip ExTwitter, and possibly now Meta) for their First Amendment protected editorial discretion.
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
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I’m the dairy farmer running to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District.
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
February 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’m the dairy farmer running to replace Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District.
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
Can you repost this, give me a follow, and help spread the word?
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This is a program for teenagers with serious disabilities who are finishing high school and transitioning to their next steps in life. Trump just axed it, effective immediately, in the middle of the night, with no notice.
the richest man in the world has decided that your kids don't deserve special education programs
February 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is a program for teenagers with serious disabilities who are finishing high school and transitioning to their next steps in life. Trump just axed it, effective immediately, in the middle of the night, with no notice.
Spot on. I am 30 seconds away from proper dissociation from (waves hands) all of this.
If they wanted to take over the country, they only had to wait like three weeks until every technocratic nerd was unreachably distracted.
They fundamentally do not understand us, and that is why they will lose.
They fundamentally do not understand us, and that is why they will lose.
February 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Spot on. I am 30 seconds away from proper dissociation from (waves hands) all of this.