MelissaZD
@melissazd.bsky.social
public libraries • early literacy • Avs hockey • crafter • baker • she/her • Coloradan • so GenX
I hope it helped Cat Sebastian to write Dooryard as much as it helped me to read it
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I hope it helped Cat Sebastian to write Dooryard as much as it helped me to read it
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Minnesota Wild and FanDuel Sports Network are celebrating Native American Heritage Day today with a first-of-its-kind broadcast in the Ojibwe-language. Indigenous language speakers Maajiigoneyaash, Ombishkebines and Ginoonde will call the game between the Wild and Colorado Avalanche, MPR reported.
Ojibwe-language broadcast coming to Friday's Minnesota Wild game
Chato Ombishkebines Gonzalez, one of the announcers, told Cathy Wurzer about preparing for the professional hockey broadcast and what it means to be part of the experience.
www.mprnews.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Minnesota Wild and FanDuel Sports Network are celebrating Native American Heritage Day today with a first-of-its-kind broadcast in the Ojibwe-language. Indigenous language speakers Maajiigoneyaash, Ombishkebines and Ginoonde will call the game between the Wild and Colorado Avalanche, MPR reported.
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Now, 2 years later, every company and educational institution is desperately cramming that shit into everything, relentlessly spamming that basic message of "you don't need to learn and you don't need to give a fuck"
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Now, 2 years later, every company and educational institution is desperately cramming that shit into everything, relentlessly spamming that basic message of "you don't need to learn and you don't need to give a fuck"
I was waiting to see if we would round up to 100% or if Micah would just keep adding 9s after the decimal 💪🏼
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I was waiting to see if we would round up to 100% or if Micah would just keep adding 9s after the decimal 💪🏼
On the one hand, being less online is probably a net positive, otoh I now need VH1 Pop Up Videos to return and explain everything
Twitter just got switched off, possibly because the "smartest boy in the world" realized that everyone is laughing at him after he forced his robot to pretend that he was the smartest, best looking, strongest boy ever
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
On the one hand, being less online is probably a net positive, otoh I now need VH1 Pop Up Videos to return and explain everything
I was 16, and haven’t seen it again since. My most visceral memory is the scene of the preacher and his hatred, in the rubble
Tonight in 1983, more than 100 million Americans saw multiple thermonuclear weapons destroy Kansas City, Missouri, in “The Day After” on ABC. A.C. Nielsen Company reported that 62 percent of television sets that night were tuned to the film. I watched in my packed college dorm lounge. How about you?
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I was 16, and haven’t seen it again since. My most visceral memory is the scene of the preacher and his hatred, in the rubble
jfc
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
jfc
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One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One girl said “it doesn’t matter if you ban a book because everyone can find that information online” and then I blew their minds by talking about how your search history can be monitored and sold to the government without your permission, but your library borrowing history requires a warrant.
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
me, logging on after 8 hours of meetings, trying to piece together an entire day of Discourse and News:
😮
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November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
me, logging on after 8 hours of meetings, trying to piece together an entire day of Discourse and News:
😮
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Trans care, free busses, childcare support. Colorado.
What are three policy proposals that you heard from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social during his campaign & where do you currently live? [I want to see something/ I allowed QP on this]
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Trans care, free busses, childcare support. Colorado.
Yesterday I turned in performance reviews like five hours early and FINALLY am starting Murderers, go me 🙌🏼
I’ve been saving @kjcharleswriter.com’s All of Us Murderers till after I finish annual
performance reviews which is why I am writing them tomorrow on a Saturday 🙄
performance reviews which is why I am writing them tomorrow on a Saturday 🙄
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Yesterday I turned in performance reviews like five hours early and FINALLY am starting Murderers, go me 🙌🏼
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Smith is retiring next year despite being an entire 6-year Senate term younger than John Hickenlooper, who is running for reelection.
Sen. Tina Smith: It’s critical for leaders in the Democratic party not to view themselves as indispensable and instead provide both mentorship and space for the party’s next generation. trib.al/vqIYsX6
Right Now With @perrybaconjr.bsky.social
Right Now With @perrybaconjr.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Smith is retiring next year despite being an entire 6-year Senate term younger than John Hickenlooper, who is running for reelection.
All of these are perfect
The Oz
He destroyed his stone
Yes
YES
The despair is out
He destroyed his stone
Yes
YES
The despair is out
my name is Oz
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
October 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
All of these are perfect
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Mamdani is daring us to imagine a politics of solidarity and community that isn't grim and reactive and fearful. His ability to articulate and embody that vision is, I believe, a huge part of what put him over the top in the primary.
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Mamdani is daring us to imagine a politics of solidarity and community that isn't grim and reactive and fearful. His ability to articulate and embody that vision is, I believe, a huge part of what put him over the top in the primary.
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If you’re trying to make sense of the world and lovingly fight back, listen to this convo between two brilliant thinkers and activists & spread hope.
(Preorder the book!)
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social @deanspade.bsky.social
(Preorder the book!)
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social @deanspade.bsky.social
Episode 10 is out! In this episode, I talk to Kelly Hayes, the brilliant journalist and organizer whose writing and podcast so many of us rely on to make sense of the world.
Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you’re trying to make sense of the world and lovingly fight back, listen to this convo between two brilliant thinkers and activists & spread hope.
(Preorder the book!)
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social @deanspade.bsky.social
(Preorder the book!)
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social @deanspade.bsky.social
I’ve been saving @kjcharleswriter.com’s All of Us Murderers till after I finish annual
performance reviews which is why I am writing them tomorrow on a Saturday 🙄
performance reviews which is why I am writing them tomorrow on a Saturday 🙄
October 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I’ve been saving @kjcharleswriter.com’s All of Us Murderers till after I finish annual
performance reviews which is why I am writing them tomorrow on a Saturday 🙄
performance reviews which is why I am writing them tomorrow on a Saturday 🙄
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Anyway, librarians & cultural workers—it’s very informative to spend a day asking everyone if they have any ideas for the library/amphitheater/park/museum
October 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Anyway, librarians & cultural workers—it’s very informative to spend a day asking everyone if they have any ideas for the library/amphitheater/park/museum
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Should add really that if you're a smol newsletter bean who would dearly love to NOT be on Substack, then I will happily roll (and manage) a Ghost install for you for cost + a small maintenance fee.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
Okay, Ghost V6 integrated with Tinybird for analytics is pretty damn filthy.
Been running @theupfront.media on Ghost for a while as part of our "No Nazi platforms" stack. Very happy with it (and with our Germany-based email hosting instead of Google Business)
The technology you use is a choice.
Been running @theupfront.media on Ghost for a while as part of our "No Nazi platforms" stack. Very happy with it (and with our Germany-based email hosting instead of Google Business)
The technology you use is a choice.
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Should add really that if you're a smol newsletter bean who would dearly love to NOT be on Substack, then I will happily roll (and manage) a Ghost install for you for cost + a small maintenance fee.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
I'll talk you through setting up your own mailgun and stripe. Do that and you keep ALL your revenue.
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LibraryPAC is proud to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor of New York City. He understands the role libraries play in civic life and is committed to .05% baseline funding. That would transform our city!
librarypac.nyc/endorsements...
librarypac.nyc/endorsements...
LibraryPAC Endorsements
librarypac.nyc
October 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
LibraryPAC is proud to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor of New York City. He understands the role libraries play in civic life and is committed to .05% baseline funding. That would transform our city!
librarypac.nyc/endorsements...
librarypac.nyc/endorsements...
Cozy British murder mysteries set in the interwar years are actually post-apocalyptic novels.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Dangit Avs I really wanted a STATEMENT WIN also I can’t do playoff hockey in October, consider my nerves
October 12, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Dangit Avs I really wanted a STATEMENT WIN also I can’t do playoff hockey in October, consider my nerves
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I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
jfc this is my alma mater
Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.
www.dailytarheel.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
jfc this is my alma mater
Watched the game but listened to the radio & thought EJ hit it out of the park. Funny stories, personal perspective, detailed explanations, good timing, smooth exchanges with Conor. Can’t wait for more ❤️#GoAvsGo
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Watched the game but listened to the radio & thought EJ hit it out of the park. Funny stories, personal perspective, detailed explanations, good timing, smooth exchanges with Conor. Can’t wait for more ❤️#GoAvsGo