Mel Minzes
@melminzes.bsky.social
Am I Gen X or a Geriatric Millennial? | Sko Buffs | Counterterrorism | UN & Multilateral Stuff | Afghanistan | Real Housewives | Geaux Saints
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A word of caution, according to NOAA, Phil has only been right 30% of the time over the last decade.
February 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A word of caution, according to NOAA, Phil has only been right 30% of the time over the last decade.
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Sometimes you use a pen that turns out to write way better than you thought it would and oh man that’s the good stuff
January 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sometimes you use a pen that turns out to write way better than you thought it would and oh man that’s the good stuff
Metro Rewind is going to peer pressure me into riding the silver line to Dulles…
January 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Metro Rewind is going to peer pressure me into riding the silver line to Dulles…
“Officially, the Navy denies that there is a problem.”
Top-Gun Navy Pilots Fly at the Extremes. Their Brains May Suffer.
A confidential Navy program is studying whether intense fighter jet operations can cause devastating brain injuries in flight crews.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 AM
“Officially, the Navy denies that there is a problem.”
A thread worth your five minutes to read.
A brutal regime falls. But there’s a problem: the UN and several countries say the victorious rebels are terrorists. What to do? There’s no playbook for Islamist insurgents faced with the challenges of running a country. But there is a precedent, in Afghanistan. 1/
December 10, 2024 at 12:35 AM
A thread worth your five minutes to read.
*Santa Rosa Mall Easter Bunny
*Hostess
*Waitress
*11th hole grill girl
*Cigarette butt picker upper
*Collecting unpaid money from insurance companies that never paid up at a Auto Body Shop
*Hostess
*Waitress
*11th hole grill girl
*Cigarette butt picker upper
*Collecting unpaid money from insurance companies that never paid up at a Auto Body Shop
I’ve pumped gas, made pizzas, and tended bar. Those jobs never made it onto my resume. What jobs have you had that aren’t on your resume?
December 9, 2024 at 6:14 AM
*Santa Rosa Mall Easter Bunny
*Hostess
*Waitress
*11th hole grill girl
*Cigarette butt picker upper
*Collecting unpaid money from insurance companies that never paid up at a Auto Body Shop
*Hostess
*Waitress
*11th hole grill girl
*Cigarette butt picker upper
*Collecting unpaid money from insurance companies that never paid up at a Auto Body Shop
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Thirteen and a half years ago in March 2011, a group of teenagers in Dara'a, Syria spray painted: "Your turn has come, doctor," in reference to Bashar al-Assad. They were arrested and tortured, which led to protests in what would become the Syrian uprising.
Today is for them.
Today is for them.
December 6, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Thirteen and a half years ago in March 2011, a group of teenagers in Dara'a, Syria spray painted: "Your turn has come, doctor," in reference to Bashar al-Assad. They were arrested and tortured, which led to protests in what would become the Syrian uprising.
Today is for them.
Today is for them.
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Debra Tice just spoke at the National Press Club in DC: “Austin Tice is alive. Austin Tice is treated well, and there is no doubt about that.”
She says govt officials have confirmed her son, a journalist and Marine vet, is alive after 12 years of captivity. #Syria #BringAustinHome #FreeAustinTice
She says govt officials have confirmed her son, a journalist and Marine vet, is alive after 12 years of captivity. #Syria #BringAustinHome #FreeAustinTice
Sending energy for Austin Tice’s family today…and for the White House officials who need to #FreeAustinTice.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
December 6, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Debra Tice just spoke at the National Press Club in DC: “Austin Tice is alive. Austin Tice is treated well, and there is no doubt about that.”
She says govt officials have confirmed her son, a journalist and Marine vet, is alive after 12 years of captivity. #Syria #BringAustinHome #FreeAustinTice
She says govt officials have confirmed her son, a journalist and Marine vet, is alive after 12 years of captivity. #Syria #BringAustinHome #FreeAustinTice
I'm mostly invested in this SEC championship game because of Suzanne from Later Daters. Horns down.
December 8, 2024 at 1:08 AM
I'm mostly invested in this SEC championship game because of Suzanne from Later Daters. Horns down.
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The US journalist Austin Tice has been Assad’s prisoner in Syria for a dozen years. With rebel forces advancing and freeing inmates across the country, hope is rising that Tice may soon, at long last, return home.
December 7, 2024 at 11:45 PM
The US journalist Austin Tice has been Assad’s prisoner in Syria for a dozen years. With rebel forces advancing and freeing inmates across the country, hope is rising that Tice may soon, at long last, return home.
Feeling good about my life decisions right now, since I'm
not trying to stage an elaborate scene with a toy elf to start the holiday season.
not trying to stage an elaborate scene with a toy elf to start the holiday season.
December 2, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Feeling good about my life decisions right now, since I'm
not trying to stage an elaborate scene with a toy elf to start the holiday season.
not trying to stage an elaborate scene with a toy elf to start the holiday season.
The more you know 🌈
1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 4:17 PM
The more you know 🌈
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I love this too
“it’s a pleasure to pick up a book, years later, and see what lines I was struck by. (And also, since I’m that kind of person, finding receipts, ticket stubs, souvenirs of all kinds, stuck between the pages”
@garthgreenwell.bsky.social
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“it’s a pleasure to pick up a book, years later, and see what lines I was struck by. (And also, since I’m that kind of person, finding receipts, ticket stubs, souvenirs of all kinds, stuck between the pages”
@garthgreenwell.bsky.social
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How to Take Notes (& Why)
On reading less efficiently (with process photos); unpacking a sentence by Henry James
open.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:44 PM
I love this too
“it’s a pleasure to pick up a book, years later, and see what lines I was struck by. (And also, since I’m that kind of person, finding receipts, ticket stubs, souvenirs of all kinds, stuck between the pages”
@garthgreenwell.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/garthgre...
“it’s a pleasure to pick up a book, years later, and see what lines I was struck by. (And also, since I’m that kind of person, finding receipts, ticket stubs, souvenirs of all kinds, stuck between the pages”
@garthgreenwell.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/garthgre...
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Insomnia is so much better here.
November 27, 2024 at 6:33 AM
Insomnia is so much better here.
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The way Bluesky is responding to the Drake lawsuit is giving me hope for this app.
November 26, 2024 at 1:02 AM
The way Bluesky is responding to the Drake lawsuit is giving me hope for this app.
@wshcommanders.bsky.social trying to make me a fan for the past several months and then…
ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves
ALT: ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:20 PM
@wshcommanders.bsky.social trying to make me a fan for the past several months and then…
I know there is no algo on this site, but I am getting a lot of corgis in my feed suddenly 🤷♀️
November 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I know there is no algo on this site, but I am getting a lot of corgis in my feed suddenly 🤷♀️
Thankfully it’s Saturday, where joy is sparked by kids trying to kick field goals for cash and @db3-tip.bsky.social and the Buffs are playing.
denvergazette.com/sports/color...
denvergazette.com/sports/color...
Colorado’s Heisman duo of Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders ready to continue win streak
A breakfast meeting between Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter in Jackson, Mississippi sparked a lifelong friendship. A few years later, they're both Heisman Trophy candidates ready to continue leading...
denvergazette.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Thankfully it’s Saturday, where joy is sparked by kids trying to kick field goals for cash and @db3-tip.bsky.social and the Buffs are playing.
denvergazette.com/sports/color...
denvergazette.com/sports/color...
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Every restaurant table should have a hook underneath so we can put our bags there.
November 22, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Every restaurant table should have a hook underneath so we can put our bags there.
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Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
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whenever twitter servers went down it was stupid but when bluesky servers go down it’s just cute. like awe sorry we love you so much we know you’re doing your best
November 20, 2024 at 8:33 PM
whenever twitter servers went down it was stupid but when bluesky servers go down it’s just cute. like awe sorry we love you so much we know you’re doing your best