Melody
@melodygfp.bsky.social
Partner. Parent of 3. Friend. Animal lover. Poli Sci Academic. Avid Reader. Attorney. Baker. Democracy fighter. Natural world, space junky. Episcopalian by practice, Last Battle theology. Yellow Dog. Sooner. Really tired. All the time. Also, my back hurts.
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Melody
@melodygfp.bsky.social
· Jan 30
Just a reminder....
Dr. Carlo M. Cipolla. 1976. The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.
Dr. Carlo M. Cipolla. 1976. The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.
Walters Awarded Staff Nearly $600,000 in Bonuses oklahomawatch.org/2025/03/26/w...
Walters Awarded Staff Nearly $600,000 in Bonuses - Oklahoma Watch
Department of Education staff received year-end bonuses. State payroll data shows most received 2.5% but Ryan Walters’ chief policy advisor, Matt Langston, received a lot more.
oklahomawatch.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Walters Awarded Staff Nearly $600,000 in Bonuses oklahomawatch.org/2025/03/26/w...
Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Gulf of Mexico!
March 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Gulf of Mexico!
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March 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Goodnight, Gulf of Mexico.
March 17, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Goodnight, Gulf of Mexico.
My husband has priorities.
Headed to the beach with sunscreen, swimsuits, and a fully cooked corned beef. St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t care where you are—just that you show up prepared.
March 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My husband has priorities.
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Ted Lasso is coming back for season 4
Ted Lasso is coming back for season 4
Believe.
buff.ly
March 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ted Lasso is coming back for season 4
My four year old is in the backseat on the way home singing a song with one verse, "Fuck is a bad word." He is on verse 20-something. Parenting win!
March 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My four year old is in the backseat on the way home singing a song with one verse, "Fuck is a bad word." He is on verse 20-something. Parenting win!
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Email list for all DOGE employees
Please ReSkeet!
Please ReSkeet!
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Email list for all DOGE employees
Please ReSkeet!
Please ReSkeet!
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Re-reading Francis’s encyclicals, and there are some true bangers.
Fratelli tutti, man.
“…true love for an oppressor means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and that of others.”
Fratelli tutti, man.
“…true love for an oppressor means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and that of others.”
February 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Re-reading Francis’s encyclicals, and there are some true bangers.
Fratelli tutti, man.
“…true love for an oppressor means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and that of others.”
Fratelli tutti, man.
“…true love for an oppressor means seeking ways to make him cease his oppression; it means stripping him of a power that he does not know how to use, and that diminishes his own humanity and that of others.”
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
Norman mayoral and city council wins today are beacons of light in the darkness. Act locally, act regionally, act nationally, act globally. Just act.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Norman mayoral and city council wins today are beacons of light in the darkness. Act locally, act regionally, act nationally, act globally. Just act.
It was privilege walk day in American Federal Government. 5 hours, 10 walks, just so maybe some of my students understand that their perspective isn't the only one.
February 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
It was privilege walk day in American Federal Government. 5 hours, 10 walks, just so maybe some of my students understand that their perspective isn't the only one.
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#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
For all who have children in their lives, may we help them be this type of person.
For all who have children in their lives, may we help them be this type of person.
January 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
For all who have children in their lives, may we help them be this type of person.
For all who have children in their lives, may we help them be this type of person.
Just a reminder....
Dr. Carlo M. Cipolla. 1976. The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.
Dr. Carlo M. Cipolla. 1976. The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.
January 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just a reminder....
Dr. Carlo M. Cipolla. 1976. The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.
Dr. Carlo M. Cipolla. 1976. The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity.
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This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is how you say “go fuck yourself sideways with a porcupine” in inspector general speak.
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
Going to be interesting to see how the administration responds
End of first week of the semester. Important information relayed regarding how to do assignments, how to use the textbook, and how to save democracy. Bonus: I am not yet behind in grading.
January 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
End of first week of the semester. Important information relayed regarding how to do assignments, how to use the textbook, and how to save democracy. Bonus: I am not yet behind in grading.
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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanakkuh, Merry Mithras Day, Happy Solstice, Merry Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, and a blessed holiday for all the holidays I have missed (Ashura and Bodhi Day come to mind) and a Joyous, Just, and Awakened New Year from all of to all of you!
December 25, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanakkuh, Merry Mithras Day, Happy Solstice, Merry Kwanzaa, Happy Festivus, and a blessed holiday for all the holidays I have missed (Ashura and Bodhi Day come to mind) and a Joyous, Just, and Awakened New Year from all of to all of you!
Grades are in! Merry Christmas!!
December 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Grades are in! Merry Christmas!!
As a note, Netflix Christmas movies' production value really enhances the Hallmark movie model.
December 14, 2024 at 3:54 AM
As a note, Netflix Christmas movies' production value really enhances the Hallmark movie model.
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I accept that we're living the plot of Idiocracy, but the premise of Zoolander, too?
December 10, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I accept that we're living the plot of Idiocracy, but the premise of Zoolander, too?
www.koco.com/article/okla.... Here is the 10 o'clock story. The statistics on maternal mortality rates were not included.
Tightening abortion laws will lead to more deaths, professor says
A political science professor at the University of Oklahoma pushed back on a bill that would tighten abortion laws in the state.
www.koco.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:16 PM
www.koco.com/article/okla.... Here is the 10 o'clock story. The statistics on maternal mortality rates were not included.
www.koco.com/article/okla.... I just talked about this proposed change to make Oklahoma's near abortion ban even more deadly for women.
Bill would change abortion law language in Oklahoma, making access stricter
A new bill could make abortion access even more difficult in Oklahoma, a state that already has one of the strictest abortion laws in the country.
www.koco.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:49 AM
www.koco.com/article/okla.... I just talked about this proposed change to make Oklahoma's near abortion ban even more deadly for women.