Julie
@mellendamerell.bsky.social
Pro-abortion and pro-keeping all the books on the shelves for everyone. Mom to 2 grown-ups, spouse to another. Grand-something to 2 small humans, 1 dog, 1 cat. @aocchecklist volunteer
You will find a way to support democracy here ⬇️. Because of @aocchecklist, I no longer worry about who to contact or what to say. I figured out how to make anxiety a tool instead of an obstacle. I feel empowered.
Greet the day and people with joy. Offer kindness and grace.
Remember hope.
Celebrate that #AoCChecklist is refreshed with new actions, good news, and gratitude. Whether you choose one or many, thank YOU for being a helper. https://americansofconscience.com/11-07-2025/
Remember hope.
Celebrate that #AoCChecklist is refreshed with new actions, good news, and gratitude. Whether you choose one or many, thank YOU for being a helper. https://americansofconscience.com/11-07-2025/
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
You will find a way to support democracy here ⬇️. Because of @aocchecklist, I no longer worry about who to contact or what to say. I figured out how to make anxiety a tool instead of an obstacle. I feel empowered.
You are—we are—not powerless. Americans of Conscience Checklist: October 10, 2025 americansofconscience.com/10-10-2025/
Americans of Conscience Checklist: October 10, 2025 - Americans of Conscience
Reopen the government while protecting healthcare, oppose a $150B ICE funding expansion, plus good news & gratitudes in the October 10th, 2025 AoCC Checklist.
americansofconscience.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
You are—we are—not powerless. Americans of Conscience Checklist: October 10, 2025 americansofconscience.com/10-10-2025/
“... a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering state and local politics in the Empire State. We aim to make government more transparent by publishing in-depth journalism that explains how the state really works.” Thanks to a researcher at @aocchecklist.bsky.social for finding this resource.
Follow our team of reporters, editors and contributors: go.bsky.app/AywY31k
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“... a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering state and local politics in the Empire State. We aim to make government more transparent by publishing in-depth journalism that explains how the state really works.” Thanks to a researcher at @aocchecklist.bsky.social for finding this resource.
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🚨🚨 Texas GOP is moving FAST to rig the district maps to retain their power. Redistricting bill HB 4 is now **out of House committee**
🔥📞🔥 TEXAS RESIDENTS --> Head to 5calls.org/state/texas NOW to call your state legislators and demand they OPPOSE this bill and break quorum if they're a Democrat
🔥📞🔥 TEXAS RESIDENTS --> Head to 5calls.org/state/texas NOW to call your state legislators and demand they OPPOSE this bill and break quorum if they're a Democrat
Breaking: Texas House redistricting committee passes Trump’s egregiously gerrymandered US House map giving GOP 5 new seats & 80% of congressional delegation in state Trump won with 56% of vote. Increases # of seats Trump won by 10+ points from 25 to 30 & reduces # of competitive seats from 2 to zero
August 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🚨🚨 Texas GOP is moving FAST to rig the district maps to retain their power. Redistricting bill HB 4 is now **out of House committee**
🔥📞🔥 TEXAS RESIDENTS --> Head to 5calls.org/state/texas NOW to call your state legislators and demand they OPPOSE this bill and break quorum if they're a Democrat
🔥📞🔥 TEXAS RESIDENTS --> Head to 5calls.org/state/texas NOW to call your state legislators and demand they OPPOSE this bill and break quorum if they're a Democrat
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OUTRAGE AGAINST THE REGIME peaceful protest & march
Fairport, NY, Saturday, August 2, 10am-Noon
Perinton Park (March Starting Point at 10:30) 99 O'Connor Rd. - or - Potter Park (Sit & Wave) 53 W. Church St
Organized by G.R.I.T.
More info: events.pol-rev.com/events/f7d0f...
Fairport, NY, Saturday, August 2, 10am-Noon
Perinton Park (March Starting Point at 10:30) 99 O'Connor Rd. - or - Potter Park (Sit & Wave) 53 W. Church St
Organized by G.R.I.T.
More info: events.pol-rev.com/events/f7d0f...
July 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
OUTRAGE AGAINST THE REGIME peaceful protest & march
Fairport, NY, Saturday, August 2, 10am-Noon
Perinton Park (March Starting Point at 10:30) 99 O'Connor Rd. - or - Potter Park (Sit & Wave) 53 W. Church St
Organized by G.R.I.T.
More info: events.pol-rev.com/events/f7d0f...
Fairport, NY, Saturday, August 2, 10am-Noon
Perinton Park (March Starting Point at 10:30) 99 O'Connor Rd. - or - Potter Park (Sit & Wave) 53 W. Church St
Organized by G.R.I.T.
More info: events.pol-rev.com/events/f7d0f...
I just used 5CAlls to contact my senators and representative about Gaza and spoke to a live person in every call. This has never happened to me before, and I make calls every week.
July 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I just used 5CAlls to contact my senators and representative about Gaza and spoke to a live person in every call. This has never happened to me before, and I make calls every week.
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Step 1: Open today's AoCChecklist ( ⤵️ )
Step 2: Take action to embetter our nation
Step 3: Treat yourself to a refreshing ice cream while reading the Good News section, because moments of joy keep us connected to our humanity
#NationalIceCreamMonth
www.americansofconscience.com/07-11-2025
Step 2: Take action to embetter our nation
Step 3: Treat yourself to a refreshing ice cream while reading the Good News section, because moments of joy keep us connected to our humanity
#NationalIceCreamMonth
www.americansofconscience.com/07-11-2025
July 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Step 1: Open today's AoCChecklist ( ⤵️ )
Step 2: Take action to embetter our nation
Step 3: Treat yourself to a refreshing ice cream while reading the Good News section, because moments of joy keep us connected to our humanity
#NationalIceCreamMonth
www.americansofconscience.com/07-11-2025
Step 2: Take action to embetter our nation
Step 3: Treat yourself to a refreshing ice cream while reading the Good News section, because moments of joy keep us connected to our humanity
#NationalIceCreamMonth
www.americansofconscience.com/07-11-2025
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#AoCChecklist knows you want to do something. Please share this. You never know who’s not registered.
Mad about voter suppression? Show up and vote about it. All Americans deserve to have their voices heard in our elections. It takes all of us to stand up and say enough is enough.
Register to vote today 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/register-to-...
Register to vote today 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/register-to-...
July 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#AoCChecklist knows you want to do something. Please share this. You never know who’s not registered.
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Please share this. 24/7, 365 days a year help is available.
Young LGBTQ people can always reach out to Trevor Project 24/7 for help: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/, call 1-866-488-7386, or text START to 678-678 to connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S.
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July 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Please share this. 24/7, 365 days a year help is available.
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Now’s our chance to let them know how we feel (right to their faces!)
Go to regulations.gov
Search ED-2025-OS-0020
Click “Comment” and make your voice heard!
Go to regulations.gov
Search ED-2025-OS-0020
Click “Comment” and make your voice heard!
May 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Now’s our chance to let them know how we feel (right to their faces!)
Go to regulations.gov
Search ED-2025-OS-0020
Click “Comment” and make your voice heard!
Go to regulations.gov
Search ED-2025-OS-0020
Click “Comment” and make your voice heard!
Many options here to be a voice for change. www.nokings.org/next
June 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Many options here to be a voice for change. www.nokings.org/next
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Land, water, and air: priceless. Let’s uphold the privilege of the planet’s gifts.
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Land, water, and air: priceless. Let’s uphold the privilege of the planet’s gifts.
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We are all a part of something greater than ourselves. This is not a radical idea — it's the truth. Open this week's #InspiringMessage to see how connectedness and community factor into our individual choices.
https://americansofconscience.com/something-bigger/
https://americansofconscience.com/something-bigger/
You’re Part of Something Bigger - Americans of Conscience
In a culture succumbing to division, choosing to connect, collaborate, and care is not an afterthought. It is an essenti
americansofconscience.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We are all a part of something greater than ourselves. This is not a radical idea — it's the truth. Open this week's #InspiringMessage to see how connectedness and community factor into our individual choices.
https://americansofconscience.com/something-bigger/
https://americansofconscience.com/something-bigger/
HB4 and SB6, two severe anti-library bills in Alabama, are dead.
EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
bit.ly/43zT8Ap via @everylibrary.bsky.social
EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
bit.ly/43zT8Ap via @everylibrary.bsky.social
The Advocacy Partnership that Defeated Two Bad Alabama Bills
EveryLibrary is so proud to be part of this kind of advocacy partnership.
bit.ly
May 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
HB4 and SB6, two severe anti-library bills in Alabama, are dead.
EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
bit.ly/43zT8Ap via @everylibrary.bsky.social
EveryLibrary stands behind frontline advocates and professional organizations, helping them succeed in their states and communities.
bit.ly/43zT8Ap via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Contact your House rep—regardless of their side of the aisle—to oppose the budget reconciliation bill. It includes cuts to Medicare, too. In case you don’t have that phone number on speed dial, we have a find your rep link in the comments
Medicaid cuts are an immediate threat to millions, stripping over 13M of health coverage and devastating access to care, jobs, & services. Disabled Americans will be hit hardest.
May 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Contact your House rep—regardless of their side of the aisle—to oppose the budget reconciliation bill. It includes cuts to Medicare, too. In case you don’t have that phone number on speed dial, we have a find your rep link in the comments
Why is any Democrat talking about Joe Biden now? There is a currently elected President who is doing incredible damage and Dems should be speaking about that, talking about fixing that.
May 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Why is any Democrat talking about Joe Biden now? There is a currently elected President who is doing incredible damage and Dems should be speaking about that, talking about fixing that.
Children in Gaza should be fed and sheltered. There isn’t another option.
May 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Children in Gaza should be fed and sheltered. There isn’t another option.
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Art is resistance in bloom. April and volunteer Julie D. remind us to seed the ground with democracy, freedom, and justice— and to persist 🌱
red fists line branches
tiny buds unclench like us
promising shelter
green reappears, springs
battered but resolved like us
stronger than cold winds
red fists line branches
tiny buds unclench like us
promising shelter
green reappears, springs
battered but resolved like us
stronger than cold winds
April 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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✅ Actions you can take toward a kinder nation include these:
✊ Support a union worker's constitutional rights
🏫 Encourage schools to oppose censorship
⚖️ Protect the courts’ ability to defend civil rights
and more!
For more, open the latest #AoCChecklist ⤵️
americansofconscience.com/04-25-2025
✊ Support a union worker's constitutional rights
🏫 Encourage schools to oppose censorship
⚖️ Protect the courts’ ability to defend civil rights
and more!
For more, open the latest #AoCChecklist ⤵️
americansofconscience.com/04-25-2025
Americans of Conscience Checklist: April 25, 2025 - Americans of Conscience
Protect federal workers from politicized firings, defend inclusive education, protect unaccompanied children from exploitation, and more in the April 25th 2025 Americans of Conscience Checklist.
americansofconscience.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
✅ Actions you can take toward a kinder nation include these:
✊ Support a union worker's constitutional rights
🏫 Encourage schools to oppose censorship
⚖️ Protect the courts’ ability to defend civil rights
and more!
For more, open the latest #AoCChecklist ⤵️
americansofconscience.com/04-25-2025
✊ Support a union worker's constitutional rights
🏫 Encourage schools to oppose censorship
⚖️ Protect the courts’ ability to defend civil rights
and more!
For more, open the latest #AoCChecklist ⤵️
americansofconscience.com/04-25-2025
Help your aspiring American neighbors know their rights. Free cards designed by The Immigrant Legal Resource Center you can print at home or at a print shop. Americans of Conscience Checklist Action 9: americansofconscience.com/04-25-2025/#...
April 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Help your aspiring American neighbors know their rights. Free cards designed by The Immigrant Legal Resource Center you can print at home or at a print shop. Americans of Conscience Checklist Action 9: americansofconscience.com/04-25-2025/#...
Which indie bookstore do you frequent? Mine is Hipocampo Children’s Books hipocampochildrensbooks.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Which indie bookstore do you frequent? Mine is Hipocampo Children’s Books hipocampochildrensbooks.com
Head Start has been and is really important to our family. Because of it, grand #1 has a voice. You can fill out this form, or you can use the info included to make your own contact with your legislators. nhsa.org/take-action/
Take Action for Head Start
Take Action for Head Start: Let your elected officials know proposed Head Start funding cuts will hurt kids!
nhsa.org
April 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Head Start has been and is really important to our family. Because of it, grand #1 has a voice. You can fill out this form, or you can use the info included to make your own contact with your legislators. nhsa.org/take-action/
#AoCChecklist Action 10: Prepare for electronic device searches when entering the U.S. americansofconscience.com/04-11-2025/
Searches of electronic devices, like cell phones and laptops, at international airports have increased, resulting in some travelers being denied entry or deported. Swipe to read more about what’s happening and how to protect yourself.
April 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#AoCChecklist Action 10: Prepare for electronic device searches when entering the U.S. americansofconscience.com/04-11-2025/
United States. www.aclu.org/news/privacy...
Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated. | ACLU
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about when border agents can legally conduct searches of travelers’ electronic devices at international airports and other ports of entry. Unfortunately, the answ...
www.aclu.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
United States. www.aclu.org/news/privacy...
Every life-saving breakthrough in healthcare starts with research. No research, no cures. Say no to NIH funding cuts and join the fight at killthecuts.org #KillTheCuts
Kill The Cuts
killthecuts.org
April 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Every life-saving breakthrough in healthcare starts with research. No research, no cures. Say no to NIH funding cuts and join the fight at killthecuts.org #KillTheCuts