meredith balkus
@meredithbalkus.bsky.social
writer | nerd | cat mom | motorcyclist
now: words at netflix + freelance + possibly a book
then: vice, thrillist, st. martin’s press
now: words at netflix + freelance + possibly a book
then: vice, thrillist, st. martin’s press
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stop 👏 anthropomorphizing 👏 the 👏 chatbot 👏
July 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
stop 👏 anthropomorphizing 👏 the 👏 chatbot 👏
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Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.
July 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.
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if being part of the union does not entitle you to any of the benefits of the union, we do not, in any real sense, have a union
President Trump has so far withheld federal relief funds, with many arguing that California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats in the deep-blue state have mishandled the fires and should be forced to rescind liberal policies in exchange for aid.
California awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of Texas
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), during a trip to South Carolina, highlighted the plight of Los Angeles communities still recovering from devastating wildfires.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
if being part of the union does not entitle you to any of the benefits of the union, we do not, in any real sense, have a union
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
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Listen do you want to try writing the book or amputating a limb with the civil war bone saw? It's going to feel about the same.
May 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Listen do you want to try writing the book or amputating a limb with the civil war bone saw? It's going to feel about the same.
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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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yeah that’s kidnapping
New from Rumeysa Ozturk's lawyer:
Rumeysa hasn't been accused of any crime & "DHS has not produced any evidence" that she did anything unlawful.
Rumeysa wasn't able to speak to her lawyer for 24+ hours & not until after she was in Louisiana — despite a court order that she not be moved from Mass.
Rumeysa hasn't been accused of any crime & "DHS has not produced any evidence" that she did anything unlawful.
Rumeysa wasn't able to speak to her lawyer for 24+ hours & not until after she was in Louisiana — despite a court order that she not be moved from Mass.
March 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
yeah that’s kidnapping
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all scrolling is doomscrolling under fascism
March 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
all scrolling is doomscrolling under fascism
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This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
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"Woke just means you give a damn about other people."
— Jane Fonda accepting the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards
— Jane Fonda accepting the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards
February 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Woke just means you give a damn about other people."
— Jane Fonda accepting the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards
— Jane Fonda accepting the Life Achievement Award at the SAG Awards
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when the crowd cheers for the Nazi salute, what you have is a crowd full of Nazis
February 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
when the crowd cheers for the Nazi salute, what you have is a crowd full of Nazis
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NEW for @aftermath.site - i wrote about Metaphor:ReFantazio, David Lynch, and the work we need to do to defeat doomerism and manifest the world we want.
Fantasy At The End Of The World - Aftermath
A new world is possible, but only if we log off and put in the work
aftermath.site
February 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NEW for @aftermath.site - i wrote about Metaphor:ReFantazio, David Lynch, and the work we need to do to defeat doomerism and manifest the world we want.
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"rapid response"
*checks calendar*
huh
*checks calendar*
huh
Leader Jeffries has announced the launch of the "Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group."
The task force is part of a "multifaceted struggle to protect and defend everyday Americans from the harm being inflicted by this administration."
The task force is part of a "multifaceted struggle to protect and defend everyday Americans from the harm being inflicted by this administration."
February 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"rapid response"
*checks calendar*
huh
*checks calendar*
huh
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Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize
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we love attentive blocking
February 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
we love attentive blocking
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Fabulous 🇺🇸💥
February 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Fabulous 🇺🇸💥
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Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate
Kendrick: actually
Kendrick: actually
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This is why the Samuel L. Jackson bits were so amazing. Just a total troll job on angry white people.
Right wing influencers on social media thought that halftime show sucked.
February 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is why the Samuel L. Jackson bits were so amazing. Just a total troll job on angry white people.
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Pretty sure it’s a racist overcurrent now.
February 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Pretty sure it’s a racist overcurrent now.
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we are reaching levels of national security threats I did not even realize were possible
this is the kind of thing you put in a terrible b-movie where some nefarious cybercriminal has hacked The Entire Treasury and everyone rolls their eyes at the implausibility
except somehow it's actually real
this is the kind of thing you put in a terrible b-movie where some nefarious cybercriminal has hacked The Entire Treasury and everyone rolls their eyes at the implausibility
except somehow it's actually real
February 4, 2025 at 6:17 AM
we are reaching levels of national security threats I did not even realize were possible
this is the kind of thing you put in a terrible b-movie where some nefarious cybercriminal has hacked The Entire Treasury and everyone rolls their eyes at the implausibility
except somehow it's actually real
this is the kind of thing you put in a terrible b-movie where some nefarious cybercriminal has hacked The Entire Treasury and everyone rolls their eyes at the implausibility
except somehow it's actually real
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same methods, different era
February 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
same methods, different era