Melissa Welborn
@mgwelborn.bsky.social
Writer. PhD student. Systems analyst. Wife and mom. Romance books. Board games.
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When he showed up to an immigration meeting in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen.
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing
ICE arrested Kasper Eriksen, a Mississippi father, at his citizenship hearing, imprisoning him and threatening him with deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
When he showed up to an immigration meeting in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen.
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.
@nickjudin.bsky.social reports:
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More than 150 Ohio farms were recently supplying the state’s food pantries with fresh produce, meat, and dairy. President Donald Trump's USDA has put an end to that program, devastating both small family farmers and the effort to feed hungry Ohioans buff.ly/4A1ohgA
Their small farms helped stock food pantries. That program is going away. • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 150 Ohio farms were recently supplying the state’s food pantries with fresh produce, meat, and dairy. President Donald Trump's USDA has put an end to that program, devastating both small…
buff.ly
May 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More than 150 Ohio farms were recently supplying the state’s food pantries with fresh produce, meat, and dairy. President Donald Trump's USDA has put an end to that program, devastating both small family farmers and the effort to feed hungry Ohioans buff.ly/4A1ohgA
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“Common sense is back” says guy who just said a women’s marathon record was broken by five hours
March 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“Common sense is back” says guy who just said a women’s marathon record was broken by five hours
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This historian CANT STAND ANOTHER PRONOUNCEMENT THAT “THERES NEVER BEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.”
March 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This historian CANT STAND ANOTHER PRONOUNCEMENT THAT “THERES NEVER BEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.”
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Didn’t Trump’s DOJ recently say in court that Musk wasn’t the head of DOGE?
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Didn’t Trump’s DOJ recently say in court that Musk wasn’t the head of DOGE?
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Here come the DOGE lies
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Here come the DOGE lies
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Rep. Al Green was removed from the chamber on an order from Speaker Johnson after he was standing and shouting too much at Trump's lies.
March 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Rep. Al Green was removed from the chamber on an order from Speaker Johnson after he was standing and shouting too much at Trump's lies.
Every word out of his mouth is a lie. Every single one.
March 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Every word out of his mouth is a lie. Every single one.
Saying you brought back free speech when you suppress free speech at every turn. Make it make sense.
March 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Saying you brought back free speech when you suppress free speech at every turn. Make it make sense.
Watching this bucket of lies called the #SOTU. He is certifiably insane. He actually believes his crock of crap. I also watched a representative being thrown out for no reason.
March 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Watching this bucket of lies called the #SOTU. He is certifiably insane. He actually believes his crock of crap. I also watched a representative being thrown out for no reason.
I just saw that the fascist in the whitehouse was rooting for the Chiefs to win. Now I am even happier that the Eagles won.
February 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I just saw that the fascist in the whitehouse was rooting for the Chiefs to win. Now I am even happier that the Eagles won.
Went to a big box store today that shall remain nameless. I saw a woman in her mid-twenties wearing a sweatshirt with a large picture of the White House. The current president was superimposed in front with a picture that said Daddy’s Home. I wanted to throw up.
February 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Went to a big box store today that shall remain nameless. I saw a woman in her mid-twenties wearing a sweatshirt with a large picture of the White House. The current president was superimposed in front with a picture that said Daddy’s Home. I wanted to throw up.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
February 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Happy Chinese New Year. It’s the year of the snake. Seems appropriate.
January 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Happy Chinese New Year. It’s the year of the snake. Seems appropriate.
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It’s shocking how few people know about the #Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas. Why? Because the CDC can’t issue notifications to alert healthcare workers about it. #PublicHealth
January 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s shocking how few people know about the #Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas. Why? Because the CDC can’t issue notifications to alert healthcare workers about it. #PublicHealth
For the most scandalously the temerity and audacity of foolish and worthless men was violating a most honorable and virtuous system, to the excessive injury of the republic, the more studiously didn’t become others to resist them, and to consult the welfare of the public. Cicero
January 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
For the most scandalously the temerity and audacity of foolish and worthless men was violating a most honorable and virtuous system, to the excessive injury of the republic, the more studiously didn’t become others to resist them, and to consult the welfare of the public. Cicero
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If you do sweat to put a tyrant down,
You sleep in peace
You sleep in peace
January 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If you do sweat to put a tyrant down,
You sleep in peace
You sleep in peace
@jaynefury.bsky.social hi!! Good to see you over here.
January 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
@jaynefury.bsky.social hi!! Good to see you over here.
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“I didn’t make up the problems,” I pointed out. ‘All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.’"
- Octavia Butler (2000)
commongood.cc/reader/a-few...
- Octavia Butler (2000)
commongood.cc/reader/a-few...
A Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Butler was an author of moving and prophetic science fiction novels. She wrote an essay in 2000 for Essence Magazine that teaches us the capacity we have to understand the future, as well a…
commongood.cc
January 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“I didn’t make up the problems,” I pointed out. ‘All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.’"
- Octavia Butler (2000)
commongood.cc/reader/a-few...
- Octavia Butler (2000)
commongood.cc/reader/a-few...
In the immortal words of Meghan Trainor,
“I know you lie
'Cause your lips are moving
Tell me do you think I'm dumb?”
That’s gonna be the soundtrack of the next four years. 🙄
“I know you lie
'Cause your lips are moving
Tell me do you think I'm dumb?”
That’s gonna be the soundtrack of the next four years. 🙄
January 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In the immortal words of Meghan Trainor,
“I know you lie
'Cause your lips are moving
Tell me do you think I'm dumb?”
That’s gonna be the soundtrack of the next four years. 🙄
“I know you lie
'Cause your lips are moving
Tell me do you think I'm dumb?”
That’s gonna be the soundtrack of the next four years. 🙄
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I have never felt more vindicated for turning off Siri the second "hey Siri" was released. I don't tend to be particularly tin-hat about tech, but I thought there was no WAY it wasn't doing this. I wasn't even sure turning it off would prevent it from listening, but i figured off was better than on.
"The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri's alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items like Air Jordans or brands like Olive Garden"
Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M
Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I have never felt more vindicated for turning off Siri the second "hey Siri" was released. I don't tend to be particularly tin-hat about tech, but I thought there was no WAY it wasn't doing this. I wasn't even sure turning it off would prevent it from listening, but i figured off was better than on.
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Ah yes, I see it's the time of year when the Philanthropy Industrial Complex (Big P for short) seeds negative stories about Mackenzie Scott because everything about the way she gives money undercuts their entire model...
fortune.com/article/mack...
fortune.com/article/mack...
MacKenzie Scott's game-changing philanthropy still mystifies nonprofits: 'Her gifts are super generous, but unfortunately, they don’t provide long term sustainability'
"What they are saying with trust-based philanthropy is to offer support beyond a check," Indiana University's Pamela Wiepking says, "and that’s typically not what she is doing.”
fortune.com
December 30, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Ah yes, I see it's the time of year when the Philanthropy Industrial Complex (Big P for short) seeds negative stories about Mackenzie Scott because everything about the way she gives money undercuts their entire model...
fortune.com/article/mack...
fortune.com/article/mack...
Our finished Christmas puzzle. This is our third or fourth year.
December 30, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Our finished Christmas puzzle. This is our third or fourth year.
#JimmyCarter is the first president I really remember. (I am from Georgia so when he was running for office it was a big deal in schools). What an amazing example of how to be a good citizen in the world. We need more humans like him.
December 29, 2024 at 9:53 PM
#JimmyCarter is the first president I really remember. (I am from Georgia so when he was running for office it was a big deal in schools). What an amazing example of how to be a good citizen in the world. We need more humans like him.