Melissa Carlson
@melissapedia.bsky.social
We Melissa Carlsons are a dime a dozen. A gross for $1. I’ll be your favorite, though!
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(See also @adhdgenealogist.bsky.social)
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(See also @adhdgenealogist.bsky.social)
📊 Data Nerd 🗺️
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Took the weekend off from elder care to have some quiet me-time. Heading to the Family Search Center to convert some VHS to digital.
March 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Took the weekend off from elder care to have some quiet me-time. Heading to the Family Search Center to convert some VHS to digital.
Reposted by Melissa Carlson
Last night we introduced amendment after amendment to lower costs for Americans and protect Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
Senate Republicans voted down EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
Senate Republicans voted down EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
February 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Last night we introduced amendment after amendment to lower costs for Americans and protect Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.
Senate Republicans voted down EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
Senate Republicans voted down EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
Reposted by Melissa Carlson
February 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Reposted by Melissa Carlson
Today is #DayofRemembrance, when we commemorate the US government's mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
February 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Today is #DayofRemembrance, when we commemorate the US government's mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
My grandfather George was one of the 125,000+ imprisoned. I've spent the past few years uncovering his story, and it's never felt closer or more urgent than now.
My first reaction was, “That’s rich! Projecting much?” If Zelensky only had 4% approval, the military would be turning against him.
The reality is Trump is a Putin puppet and a dictator in the making.
The reality is Trump is a Putin puppet and a dictator in the making.
Trump calls Zelenskyy a 'dictator' as tensions rise between the leaders over the Russia-Ukraine war
President Donald Trump has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections.”
apnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My first reaction was, “That’s rich! Projecting much?” If Zelensky only had 4% approval, the military would be turning against him.
The reality is Trump is a Putin puppet and a dictator in the making.
The reality is Trump is a Putin puppet and a dictator in the making.
What government efficiency is served by DOGE access to taxpayer data?
Elon Musk's DOGE seeks access to taxpayer data at IRS: AP sources
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to troves of sensitive taxpayer data at the IRS.
apnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
What government efficiency is served by DOGE access to taxpayer data?
Phoenix is gonna be in the mid 80s this week, which means it is time to turn on the AC. We
Got almost no rain at all during our winter rainy season, which is the only time we usually get daytime rain.
Makes me sad. I miss rainy days.
Got almost no rain at all during our winter rainy season, which is the only time we usually get daytime rain.
Makes me sad. I miss rainy days.
February 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Phoenix is gonna be in the mid 80s this week, which means it is time to turn on the AC. We
Got almost no rain at all during our winter rainy season, which is the only time we usually get daytime rain.
Makes me sad. I miss rainy days.
Got almost no rain at all during our winter rainy season, which is the only time we usually get daytime rain.
Makes me sad. I miss rainy days.
Did Kanye accidentally slip her a sock and now she’s gonna be free…and dressed.
Kanye West and Bianca Censori Split
Kanye West needs a new muse ... because his relationship with Bianca Censori is donezo.
www.tmz.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Did Kanye accidentally slip her a sock and now she’s gonna be free…and dressed.
The degree to which this is true is deeply frustrating. Not just unrelated topics. It’s a survey of deeper conversations we’d LIKE to explore. At dinner with a friend, we had so much to say but couldn’t stick to any point long enough before being interrupted by the next great topic.
February 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The degree to which this is true is deeply frustrating. Not just unrelated topics. It’s a survey of deeper conversations we’d LIKE to explore. At dinner with a friend, we had so much to say but couldn’t stick to any point long enough before being interrupted by the next great topic.
Getting stuff done today! Definitely leveraging last-minute urgency to deploy the dopamines.
Ordered flowers for mom and aunt for their birthday lunch, got details about the restaurant so we can try to get a table ahead of their arrival. Ordered items my aunt needs. Made coffee.
🤷♀️💝💌🎈🎂🐻🍽️💐🛍️☕️
Ordered flowers for mom and aunt for their birthday lunch, got details about the restaurant so we can try to get a table ahead of their arrival. Ordered items my aunt needs. Made coffee.
🤷♀️💝💌🎈🎂🐻🍽️💐🛍️☕️
February 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Getting stuff done today! Definitely leveraging last-minute urgency to deploy the dopamines.
Ordered flowers for mom and aunt for their birthday lunch, got details about the restaurant so we can try to get a table ahead of their arrival. Ordered items my aunt needs. Made coffee.
🤷♀️💝💌🎈🎂🐻🍽️💐🛍️☕️
Ordered flowers for mom and aunt for their birthday lunch, got details about the restaurant so we can try to get a table ahead of their arrival. Ordered items my aunt needs. Made coffee.
🤷♀️💝💌🎈🎂🐻🍽️💐🛍️☕️
Dutch-ing it up.
February 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Dutch-ing it up.
Reposted by Melissa Carlson
If foreign dictators brainwashed Gabbard before, what's stopping them from doing it again - with our national security at stake?
Her confirmation as Director of National Intelligence is a threat to our security and the security of our democratic allies. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Her confirmation as Director of National Intelligence is a threat to our security and the security of our democratic allies. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as Trump’s director of national intelligence
Gabbard, among President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees, overcame the initial objections of a handful of Republicans skeptical about her qualifications.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If foreign dictators brainwashed Gabbard before, what's stopping them from doing it again - with our national security at stake?
Her confirmation as Director of National Intelligence is a threat to our security and the security of our democratic allies. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Her confirmation as Director of National Intelligence is a threat to our security and the security of our democratic allies. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
OMG! Our fly on the wall is reporting back from the Oval Office.
February 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
OMG! Our fly on the wall is reporting back from the Oval Office.
Call me new-fashioned but sending a thank you card for a get well card in addition to saying thank you in person or by text just seems like overkill. Express your gratitude and move on. Or just skip the cards altogether and DM me.
February 12, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Call me new-fashioned but sending a thank you card for a get well card in addition to saying thank you in person or by text just seems like overkill. Express your gratitude and move on. Or just skip the cards altogether and DM me.
Some weeks I really only end up talking with family. Life is so hectic that there’s little time for anything else outside of work and work is often just virtual conversations but no voices.
Then days like today, where there is an avalanche of contact with friends, to say hi, thinking of you. 🥰
Then days like today, where there is an avalanche of contact with friends, to say hi, thinking of you. 🥰
February 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Some weeks I really only end up talking with family. Life is so hectic that there’s little time for anything else outside of work and work is often just virtual conversations but no voices.
Then days like today, where there is an avalanche of contact with friends, to say hi, thinking of you. 🥰
Then days like today, where there is an avalanche of contact with friends, to say hi, thinking of you. 🥰
Heinous. Not a humane or humanitarian bone innhis body apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US 'ownership'
President Donald Trump says Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory.
apnews.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Heinous. Not a humane or humanitarian bone innhis body apnews.com/article/trum...
DEIA Coffee
we finally did it boys. we got our own freedom fries 🥲
February 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
DEIA Coffee
Trading oligarchs for cartels.
Putin will be mighty happy for the cash injection, I’m sure.
apnews.com/article/russ...
Putin will be mighty happy for the cash injection, I’m sure.
apnews.com/article/russ...
Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
apnews.com
February 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Trading oligarchs for cartels.
Putin will be mighty happy for the cash injection, I’m sure.
apnews.com/article/russ...
Putin will be mighty happy for the cash injection, I’m sure.
apnews.com/article/russ...
“It is ironic that the executive order makes provision for refugee status in the U.S. for a group in South Africa that remains amongst the most economically privileged,” South Africa’s Foreign Ministry said.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed and could be resettled in the US. They say no thanks
Groups representing some of South Africa’s white minority have responded to a plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying: thanks, ...
apnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
“It is ironic that the executive order makes provision for refugee status in the U.S. for a group in South Africa that remains amongst the most economically privileged,” South Africa’s Foreign Ministry said.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
What was wrong with the name “White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” or “White House OFBCI”
Looking forward to how @the-satanic-temple responds.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Looking forward to how @the-satanic-temple responds.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Establishment of The White House Faith Office
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to assist faith-based entities,
www.whitehouse.gov
February 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
What was wrong with the name “White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives” or “White House OFBCI”
Looking forward to how @the-satanic-temple responds.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Looking forward to how @the-satanic-temple responds.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Head of the National Archives and Records Administration fired for doing her job, making sure historic documents are properly and securely archived.
This impacts all Americans, but researchers like historians and genealogists are feeling this a lot.
This images has been edited to anonymize.
This impacts all Americans, but researchers like historians and genealogists are feeling this a lot.
This images has been edited to anonymize.
February 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Head of the National Archives and Records Administration fired for doing her job, making sure historic documents are properly and securely archived.
This impacts all Americans, but researchers like historians and genealogists are feeling this a lot.
This images has been edited to anonymize.
This impacts all Americans, but researchers like historians and genealogists are feeling this a lot.
This images has been edited to anonymize.
February 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If our nation was being gaslit about the pro whyte racism that has been endemic inthis administration, the apparent hypocrisy of this EO makes it clear - this is a pro-whyte administrstion www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov
February 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If our nation was being gaslit about the pro whyte racism that has been endemic inthis administration, the apparent hypocrisy of this EO makes it clear - this is a pro-whyte administrstion www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...