Melissa Manrow
@melissafayem.bsky.social
Former mid-level government bureaucrat. Erstwhile political candidate.
Opinions are my own.
She/hers/y’all.
Opinions are my own.
She/hers/y’all.
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This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
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I'll say it over and over.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
June 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'll say it over and over.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
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𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞
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#Generalstrikeus
@generalstrikeus.bsky.social
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#Generalstrikeus
@generalstrikeus.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞
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#Generalstrikeus
@generalstrikeus.bsky.social
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#Generalstrikeus
@generalstrikeus.bsky.social
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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I hear calls for “civility”
I believe that many of us are mistaking docility for civility
I believe that many of us are mistaking docility for civility
June 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I hear calls for “civility”
I believe that many of us are mistaking docility for civility
I believe that many of us are mistaking docility for civility
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted and is being held in a notorious prison in El Salvador — barred from contacting his family or lawyers.
I’m speaking to the press now after we were denied access to the prison to check on his condition. Tune in:
I’m speaking to the press now after we were denied access to the prison to check on his condition. Tune in:
Van Hollen speaks to press after being denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
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April 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted and is being held in a notorious prison in El Salvador — barred from contacting his family or lawyers.
I’m speaking to the press now after we were denied access to the prison to check on his condition. Tune in:
I’m speaking to the press now after we were denied access to the prison to check on his condition. Tune in:
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We were just denied entry into CECOT — the notorious prison in El Salvador where Mr. Abrego Garcia is being illegally held.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
Van Hollen denied entry to CECOT, notorious El Salvador prison where Abrego Garcia is illegally held
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We were just denied entry into CECOT — the notorious prison in El Salvador where Mr. Abrego Garcia is being illegally held.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
We were there for one simple reason: to check on his well-being, which his family and lawyers have not been allowed to do. We won’t stop fighting.
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BREAKING: Hundreds of U.S. Jews and friends are taking over the Trump Tower to say: Come for one, face us all.
March 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of U.S. Jews and friends are taking over the Trump Tower to say: Come for one, face us all.
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
March 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Last Spring, in an interview with CNN, Mahmoud Khalil expressed how Palestinian and Jewish safety are intertwined.
March 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Last Spring, in an interview with CNN, Mahmoud Khalil expressed how Palestinian and Jewish safety are intertwined.
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I have all the grace in the world for latecomers, it's all hands.
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I have all the grace in the world for latecomers, it's all hands.
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
I also know that folks who didn't give a shit until it hurt them ain't my fucking brethren; we can have a shared aim and walk together for as long as it lasts. I can be polite to a mercenary, knowing their rules.
They're not trusted
It’s a start.
NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion
As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — h...
www.bloomberg.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It’s a start.
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If you have direct information on what specific DOGE employees have access to Health and Human Services database systems, send me a signal message at NathanTankus.01
This is now a high reporting priority for me.
This is now a high reporting priority for me.
March 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If you have direct information on what specific DOGE employees have access to Health and Human Services database systems, send me a signal message at NathanTankus.01
This is now a high reporting priority for me.
This is now a high reporting priority for me.
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If your Georgia state Senator is a Democrat, I need you to call them NOW and tell them to vote "no" or walk on SB 185! The Constitution is NOT OPTIONAL!
March 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If your Georgia state Senator is a Democrat, I need you to call them NOW and tell them to vote "no" or walk on SB 185! The Constitution is NOT OPTIONAL!
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Paradoxically, we have an extraordinary opportunity right now to show not tell that government - and by that I mean the actual people who watch over our roads/airports/food/water/air/products/public health etc - is essential to our lives.
The regime is not "the government."
The regime is not "the government."
February 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Paradoxically, we have an extraordinary opportunity right now to show not tell that government - and by that I mean the actual people who watch over our roads/airports/food/water/air/products/public health etc - is essential to our lives.
The regime is not "the government."
The regime is not "the government."
Entitled thief
“Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits”
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“Over the years, Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits”
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The month of moping ends now.
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
WATCH: An *actual* plan to beat fascism
A masterclass from political sage Anat Shenker-Osorio on how you can fight back against Trump II, create "social proof," mobilize your community, stop waiting for Democrats, and start getting it DONE
open.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The month of moping ends now.
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
Here is an incredibly practical plan for fighting fascism. And it involves you acting, not waiting for Democratic spinal growth.
Let’s go. Watch and share Anat Shenker-Osorio’s brilliance.
open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...
Why am I NOT surprised to see that House Republicans are pushing ahead with their budget plan to cut TRILLIONS from the budget at the expense of American people? CUT Medicaid, CUT food programs for our seniors and children.
They’re just looking out for their billionaire buddies.
They’re just looking out for their billionaire buddies.
February 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If your rights depend upon who is president, you don’t have rights.
February 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If your rights depend upon who is president, you don’t have rights.
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are
Akash Bobba,
Edward Coristine,
Luke Farritor,
Gautier Cole Killian,
Gavin Kliger, and
Ethan Shaotran.
Akash Bobba,
Edward Coristine,
Luke Farritor,
Gautier Cole Killian,
Gavin Kliger, and
Ethan Shaotran.
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The men carrying out Musk's coup are
Akash Bobba,
Edward Coristine,
Luke Farritor,
Gautier Cole Killian,
Gavin Kliger, and
Ethan Shaotran.
Akash Bobba,
Edward Coristine,
Luke Farritor,
Gautier Cole Killian,
Gavin Kliger, and
Ethan Shaotran.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.
January 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.