Melissa Walker 🇺🇸
@melissacwalker.bsky.social
author of YA books, mom, vassar girl, tarheel at ❤, Head of Giving Circles @statesprojectus. It starts in state legislatures.
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Turns out the 1940s NYC Tax Department photographs (by WPA photogs) include outtakes, and they are so wonderful! 1940s.nyc/outtakes
August 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Turns out the 1940s NYC Tax Department photographs (by WPA photogs) include outtakes, and they are so wonderful! 1940s.nyc/outtakes
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gotta say, Brad Lander's really walked the walk in these past weeks and it's not something I'll soon forget
June 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
gotta say, Brad Lander's really walked the walk in these past weeks and it's not something I'll soon forget
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when we scream and shout about doing things, this is what we mean. got popped and still went back again? hell yeah brother
THIS JUST HAPPENED: Brad Lander walked through the fire, got burned, and came back with a fucking gasoline can.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
ICE arrested him — now he’s escorting migrants right past them, again. Most politicians wouldn’t show up. He showed out.
June 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
when we scream and shout about doing things, this is what we mean. got popped and still went back again? hell yeah brother
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The most vital thing you can do right now is spread this message offline to normies. There is no "unrest", there's a protest. It has 400 people. LA does worse when the Lakers come in 3rd in a season.
June 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The most vital thing you can do right now is spread this message offline to normies. There is no "unrest", there's a protest. It has 400 people. LA does worse when the Lakers come in 3rd in a season.
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The future of this country is on the line this November in Virginia. If you’ve been wondering how you can stand on the right side of history in this pivotal moment, this is your chance to get off the sidelines. RSVP to join us: bit.ly/TheLastLine
May 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The future of this country is on the line this November in Virginia. If you’ve been wondering how you can stand on the right side of history in this pivotal moment, this is your chance to get off the sidelines. RSVP to join us: bit.ly/TheLastLine
“Bacon cheese and egg”
I have not laughed this much in a long time.
I have not laughed this much in a long time.
June 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Bacon cheese and egg”
I have not laughed this much in a long time.
I have not laughed this much in a long time.
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I’m taking summer off from the workshop so May will be the last one till Fall. You can register here:
I added April and May dates for my online opinion writing workshop. Details and registration are here: www.elizabethspiers.com/writingworks...
Spiers Opinion Writing Workshops — Elizabeth Spiers
Learn to write opinion columns with New York Times contributor Elizabeth Spiers
www.elizabethspiers.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I’m taking summer off from the workshop so May will be the last one till Fall. You can register here:
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love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives
“Mr. Rodríguez, we’re going to miss you,” a girl told the teacher after singing.
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
“I’m going to miss you, too,” he said, fighting back tears of his own.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Fearing deportation, a beloved music teacher gives a final lesson
Jesús Rodríguez, a Venezuelan national whose U.S. humanitarian parole status is set to expire soon, decided to voluntarily leave the United States out of worry of being detained.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives
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Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.
April 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.
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Republicans are actually lowering the age limit to buy guns to 18, even though 18 to 20-year-olds are FOUR TIMES more likely to commit gun homicides. This is craven.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law lowering Iowa age to own a handgun to 18
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law, which goes into effect July 1, to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to own and carry handguns.
www.desmoinesregister.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Republicans are actually lowering the age limit to buy guns to 18, even though 18 to 20-year-olds are FOUR TIMES more likely to commit gun homicides. This is craven.
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Not sure who needs to hear this, but any govt official who violates someone's constitutional rights -- and is acting outside the scope of their lawful authority -- can be PERSONALLY liable in a civil suit.
ICE officers. Cabinet members. White House staffers. Even the president.
ICE officers. Cabinet members. White House staffers. Even the president.
April 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this, but any govt official who violates someone's constitutional rights -- and is acting outside the scope of their lawful authority -- can be PERSONALLY liable in a civil suit.
ICE officers. Cabinet members. White House staffers. Even the president.
ICE officers. Cabinet members. White House staffers. Even the president.
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Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, was on lockdown after a "shooting incident" wounded a 17-year-old in the leg. This comes one day after state lawmakers heard bills that could allow 18 year olds to carry loaded guns in schools.
Dallas school shooting: 4 hurt at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, suspect on the loose
Three people have non-life-threatening injuries, and one person is in serious condition because of a shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas.
www.fox4news.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, Texas, was on lockdown after a "shooting incident" wounded a 17-year-old in the leg. This comes one day after state lawmakers heard bills that could allow 18 year olds to carry loaded guns in schools.
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8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
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A Governor’s home was set on fire while he and his family slept inside, and the President has still not said anything, as far as I can tell.
Worth noting that Trump attacked Shapiro as a “highly overrated *Jewish* Governor” last summer.
Worth noting that Trump attacked Shapiro as a “highly overrated *Jewish* Governor” last summer.
It is horrifying no matter what — and there is still a lot to learn — but it’s particularly concerning that the Jewish PA Governor’s home was set on fire on the first night of Passover. apnews.com/article/josh...
Police say they are investigating an arson attack at the Pennsylvania governor's residence
Police say they evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the governor’s official residence after someone set fire to the building.
apnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A Governor’s home was set on fire while he and his family slept inside, and the President has still not said anything, as far as I can tell.
Worth noting that Trump attacked Shapiro as a “highly overrated *Jewish* Governor” last summer.
Worth noting that Trump attacked Shapiro as a “highly overrated *Jewish* Governor” last summer.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Goal achieved: An unusual number of people in an unusual number of places. 1,300 globally. There were probably more than 10,000 speakers alone at rallies today. Baffling to think about this scale!
April 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Goal achieved: An unusual number of people in an unusual number of places. 1,300 globally. There were probably more than 10,000 speakers alone at rallies today. Baffling to think about this scale!
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April 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.
It’s an essential step in the process.
It’s an essential step in the process.
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.
It’s an essential step in the process.
It’s an essential step in the process.