Melody Hampton
@melodyyhampton.bsky.social
born and raised in Wisconsin, living and working in Illinois | Working late ‘cause I’m a barbershopper
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Trans allies, here’s what you can do!
http://bit.ly/TransAlliesHeresWhatYouCanDo
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February 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trans allies, here’s what you can do!
http://bit.ly/TransAlliesHeresWhatYouCanDo
http://bit.ly/TransAlliesHeresWhatYouCanDo
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Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
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Normal reporting won’t cut it in these times. The follow-up questions need to be:
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
February 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Normal reporting won’t cut it in these times. The follow-up questions need to be:
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
- Who’s acting
- What position do they hold
- Are they paid by the govt
- What’s their legal authority to act
What’s being described as govt policy is really just a combo of breaking and entering and grand larceny.
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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Hey so Tennessee passed a bill that allows the attorney general to remove elected officials from office for voting a specific way! Oh they also said immigrants have to have Identification with special markings now!
Not super concerning or scary at all!!!! Totally normal!!!!!
Not super concerning or scary at all!!!! Totally normal!!!!!
February 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hey so Tennessee passed a bill that allows the attorney general to remove elected officials from office for voting a specific way! Oh they also said immigrants have to have Identification with special markings now!
Not super concerning or scary at all!!!! Totally normal!!!!!
Not super concerning or scary at all!!!! Totally normal!!!!!
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Chris Murphy said Connecticut Pre-schools can’t pay their staff because of the freeze.
Mark Warner said Domestic Violence shelters are likely to have to shut down in Virginia.
Maxwell Frost said the Medicaid portal is shut down in Florida.
Donald Trump did this.
Mark Warner said Domestic Violence shelters are likely to have to shut down in Virginia.
Maxwell Frost said the Medicaid portal is shut down in Florida.
Donald Trump did this.
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Chris Murphy said Connecticut Pre-schools can’t pay their staff because of the freeze.
Mark Warner said Domestic Violence shelters are likely to have to shut down in Virginia.
Maxwell Frost said the Medicaid portal is shut down in Florida.
Donald Trump did this.
Mark Warner said Domestic Violence shelters are likely to have to shut down in Virginia.
Maxwell Frost said the Medicaid portal is shut down in Florida.
Donald Trump did this.
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i said a few times here and there before the election that we’ll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it’s ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are
Minutes ago, the Trump admin revoked the sensitive locations policy that prevented ICE from carrying out enforcement arrests inside churches, hospitals, and schools.
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
i said a few times here and there before the election that we’ll see what the mass deportation plan looks like when it’s ICE agents dragging grandmothers out of churches and, well, here we are
NORTH DAKOTA IS TRYING TO DEEM CONVERSION THERAPY “ethical”
This is vile. Conversion therapy is abuse and it does not work.
This is vile. Conversion therapy is abuse and it does not work.
A panel of lawmakers considered two bills Tuesday that could have sweeping impacts on LGBTQ rights in the state: one requiring North Dakota to recognize only two genders and another authorizing social workers to offer conversion therapy.
Bills on gender, conversion therapy debated by North Dakota lawmakers • North Dakota Monitor
A panel of lawmakers considered two bills Tuesday that could have sweeping impacts on LGBTQ rights in the state: one requiring North Dakota to recognize only two genders and another authorizing…
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January 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NORTH DAKOTA IS TRYING TO DEEM CONVERSION THERAPY “ethical”
This is vile. Conversion therapy is abuse and it does not work.
This is vile. Conversion therapy is abuse and it does not work.
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The IL Legislative Latino Caucus is on high alert, ready to defend Illinois’ immigrant communities from any harm. We will not allow the hateful agenda of a few to undermine the rights and dignity of hardworking families. We are prepared to take action to defend our communities, rights, and future.
January 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The IL Legislative Latino Caucus is on high alert, ready to defend Illinois’ immigrant communities from any harm. We will not allow the hateful agenda of a few to undermine the rights and dignity of hardworking families. We are prepared to take action to defend our communities, rights, and future.
Absolutely heartbroken over the loss of Bob Uecker. Mr. Baseball was the sound of my childhood summers for as long as I can remember, listening to the Brewers with my dad out in the fields. He will absolutely be missed.
January 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Absolutely heartbroken over the loss of Bob Uecker. Mr. Baseball was the sound of my childhood summers for as long as I can remember, listening to the Brewers with my dad out in the fields. He will absolutely be missed.
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If only the United States could learn some lessons from South Korea:
South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law
Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean leader to be detained while in office, ending a tense standoff between his supporters and the authorities.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
If only the United States could learn some lessons from South Korea:
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Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to a new federal analysis that pins the blame on toxic forever chemicals.
EPA warns of toxic forever chemicals in sewage sludge used on farmland, including thousands of acres near the Chicago area
In northeast Illinois, more than 777,000 tons of sludge from Chicago and Cook County have been spread on farmland — in many cases near residential areas.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to a new federal analysis that pins the blame on toxic forever chemicals.
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Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy on @21st.show today on what's ahead for transgender people in the U.S.:
"If anybody thinks they're going to begin and end by persecuting trans people, I've got a bridge I can sell them. They're coming for all of it. This is the first test."
"If anybody thinks they're going to begin and end by persecuting trans people, I've got a bridge I can sell them. They're coming for all of it. This is the first test."
As part of our special series "Four More Years", State Representative Kelly Cassidy gives her take on what protections Illinoisans have and what type of actions might be expected from the federal government in regard to reproductive and transgender care under the new administration.
Four More Years: State Rep. Kelly Cassidy discusses Illinois protections for reproductive, transg...
YouTube video by Illinois Public Media
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January 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Illinois State Rep. Kelly Cassidy on @21st.show today on what's ahead for transgender people in the U.S.:
"If anybody thinks they're going to begin and end by persecuting trans people, I've got a bridge I can sell them. They're coming for all of it. This is the first test."
"If anybody thinks they're going to begin and end by persecuting trans people, I've got a bridge I can sell them. They're coming for all of it. This is the first test."
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Produced a quick but thorough conversation today on the state of gender-affirming care and the uncertainties weighing on people in Illinois headed into the next Trump admin. Grateful to @oriion.bsky.social and others for sharing time, experiences and expertise with us this morning.
Journalist @oriion.bsky.social with @19thnews.bsky.social, the head of gender-affirming care for Planned Parenthood of Illinois, and a doctor, who specializes in trans healthcare weigh in on legislative actions that may restrict access to gender-affirming care under the new administration.
Four More Years: Trans community fears losing access to gender-affirming care as Trump makes come...
YouTube video by Illinois Public Media
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January 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Produced a quick but thorough conversation today on the state of gender-affirming care and the uncertainties weighing on people in Illinois headed into the next Trump admin. Grateful to @oriion.bsky.social and others for sharing time, experiences and expertise with us this morning.
To be clear: I don’t condone violence.
However: the death of the UHC CEO + BCBS’s waffling around anesthesia coverage is impacting legislation.
HB 1089 filed by Rep. Hauter ensures that all medically necessary anesthesia is covered by insurance regardless of the procedure’s duration.
However: the death of the UHC CEO + BCBS’s waffling around anesthesia coverage is impacting legislation.
HB 1089 filed by Rep. Hauter ensures that all medically necessary anesthesia is covered by insurance regardless of the procedure’s duration.
January 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
To be clear: I don’t condone violence.
However: the death of the UHC CEO + BCBS’s waffling around anesthesia coverage is impacting legislation.
HB 1089 filed by Rep. Hauter ensures that all medically necessary anesthesia is covered by insurance regardless of the procedure’s duration.
However: the death of the UHC CEO + BCBS’s waffling around anesthesia coverage is impacting legislation.
HB 1089 filed by Rep. Hauter ensures that all medically necessary anesthesia is covered by insurance regardless of the procedure’s duration.
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Hey did you know there was a school shooting in Wisconsin today.
“New York state is considering creating a special hotline exclusively for CEOs to report perceived threats”
New Crisis Hotline for CEOs?
Governor of New York wants to protect CEOs
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Hey did you know there was a school shooting in Wisconsin today.
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The Wisconsin school shooting was the 83rd school shooting in the U.S. THIS YEAR.
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul has held a therapy session with 175 corporate reps, CEOs to "calm the nerves of the NYC business elite" in wake of Brian Thompson killing; promising state assistance for corporate security to combat "domestic terrorism," per POLITICO.
December 17, 2024 at 12:44 AM
The Wisconsin school shooting was the 83rd school shooting in the U.S. THIS YEAR.
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Wow. When the 911 call came in about the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, officers were training for literally this type of scenario 3 miles away. "So what began as a training day became an actual thing," the Madison police chief said.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
December 16, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Wow. When the 911 call came in about the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, officers were training for literally this type of scenario 3 miles away. "So what began as a training day became an actual thing," the Madison police chief said.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
Devastating. My heart hurts for my home state.
We need meaningful gun reform now.
We need meaningful gun reform now.
Heartbroken for the kids and families reeling just days before Christmas. We don’t have to live like this. We shouldn’t accept children shooting and killing children as normal. Enough.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Live updates: 3 dead in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin
Latest news and live updates on the potential school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Devastating. My heart hurts for my home state.
We need meaningful gun reform now.
We need meaningful gun reform now.
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Local news matters.
New: Trump won the popular vote narrowly. But in news deserts—counties where there are no local news sources or reporters —he won in a landslide. Latest by me and @volk_maps for Medill School’s Local News Initiative. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/1...
In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide
localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu
December 5, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Local news matters.
Even though I haven’t lived full-time in Wisconsin since 2019, my accent still pops out every so often. Today’s example: the wind chill was not pleasant on the evening walk with the dog. I said to my pup “keep ‘er movin’ dere guy” no less than 6 times.
December 5, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Even though I haven’t lived full-time in Wisconsin since 2019, my accent still pops out every so often. Today’s example: the wind chill was not pleasant on the evening walk with the dog. I said to my pup “keep ‘er movin’ dere guy” no less than 6 times.