Mel
@neon-thyme.bsky.social
Very normal about my D&D characters. Will probably complain about fascism a lot and also talk about D&D stuff, maybe. Likes painting tiny minis and nails.
They/he queer
They/he queer
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People sometimes ask me what harm AltNPS is doing, and it's this. This right here.
AltNPS didn't do ANYTHING for this cause, and never even mentioned it before today. @protectparks.bsky.social is who made the difference (among others), but lots of people will now believe it was AltNPS.
AltNPS didn't do ANYTHING for this cause, and never even mentioned it before today. @protectparks.bsky.social is who made the difference (among others), but lots of people will now believe it was AltNPS.
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
People sometimes ask me what harm AltNPS is doing, and it's this. This right here.
AltNPS didn't do ANYTHING for this cause, and never even mentioned it before today. @protectparks.bsky.social is who made the difference (among others), but lots of people will now believe it was AltNPS.
AltNPS didn't do ANYTHING for this cause, and never even mentioned it before today. @protectparks.bsky.social is who made the difference (among others), but lots of people will now believe it was AltNPS.
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Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Bluesky tonight is neatly divided between trans people and family members appropriately angry and freaking out and everyone else who has barely noticed.
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PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
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This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.
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rip gainax, you ended in a weird convoluted way that pissed a lot of people off
Hideaki Anno just announced via the khara website that Gainax is officially dead and gone as a corporate entity as of December 10th: www.khara.co.jp/2025/12/11/2...
「株式会社ガイナックス」について
2025年12月10日の官報掲載にありますように、アニメーション制作スタジオだった「株式会社ガイナックス」の破産整理が終わり、法人として消滅し、その42年弱の歴史を終えました。 創設期から20年以上籍を置き、今日まで株主として関わっていたものとして誠に残念な最後ですが、静かに受け止めています。 まず、2019年、当時の代表取締役社長巻智博氏の逮捕を受け、弊社と共にガイナックス社の再建、後に整...
www.khara.co.jp
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
rip gainax, you ended in a weird convoluted way that pissed a lot of people off
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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and honestly im sick of not pushing back on this specifically
you want to advance human civilization?
- universal health care
- ubi
- green energy
- high speed rail and public transportation
- free education through college
you want to advance human civilization?
- universal health care
- ubi
- green energy
- high speed rail and public transportation
- free education through college
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
and honestly im sick of not pushing back on this specifically
you want to advance human civilization?
- universal health care
- ubi
- green energy
- high speed rail and public transportation
- free education through college
you want to advance human civilization?
- universal health care
- ubi
- green energy
- high speed rail and public transportation
- free education through college
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The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
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You're not a shitposter just because what you post is absolute shit
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
You're not a shitposter just because what you post is absolute shit
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"Federal agents are endangering neighbors, police + firefighters with their “relentless” use of tear gas, pepper spray + rubber bullets....A sniper with rubber bullets at the top of the ICE facility...shot protesters, breaking another building’s window..." blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/26/i...
ICE Is 'Making War' On Broadview — And It Must Stop, Suburban Mayor Says
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson released a public letter Friday to Russell Hott, the local field office director for Homeland Security, criticizing federal agents' use of tear gas and rubber bullets ...
blockclubchicago.org
September 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Federal agents are endangering neighbors, police + firefighters with their “relentless” use of tear gas, pepper spray + rubber bullets....A sniper with rubber bullets at the top of the ICE facility...shot protesters, breaking another building’s window..." blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/26/i...
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Hi, I served in Afghanistan: this is an obscenity and a perversion against both Christianity and America. Fuck this shit forever. Thanks.
September 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hi, I served in Afghanistan: this is an obscenity and a perversion against both Christianity and America. Fuck this shit forever. Thanks.
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it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."
Regardless of the disgraceful nonsense we will likely hear from this administration in the coming days on vaccine “recommendations,” Americas healthcare insurers issued a joint statement tonight saying coverage for Covid and flu shots will remain unchanged from prior years.
Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself.
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."
My wife and I play D&D to calm down and feel some joy. Like... So much D&D. She jokes that every time she gets stressed at politics, she adds another queer person as an NPC. It's a very queer world at this point, lol.
So like how are y'all dealing with the fear?
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My wife and I play D&D to calm down and feel some joy. Like... So much D&D. She jokes that every time she gets stressed at politics, she adds another queer person as an NPC. It's a very queer world at this point, lol.
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New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
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What an expertly called shot
September 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
What an expertly called shot
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Oh, hey.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Oh, hey.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".
Let that sink in.
Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.
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hi gay artists in my phone
December 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM
hi gay artists in my phone
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Hello from Washington DC, where hundreds of people and what seems like an unreasonable amount of police are assembling for the We Are All DC March
This is the first pre-planned, DC-focused protest since the occupation began. Let's see how this goes
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This is the first pre-planned, DC-focused protest since the occupation began. Let's see how this goes
🧵
September 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hello from Washington DC, where hundreds of people and what seems like an unreasonable amount of police are assembling for the We Are All DC March
This is the first pre-planned, DC-focused protest since the occupation began. Let's see how this goes
🧵
This is the first pre-planned, DC-focused protest since the occupation began. Let's see how this goes
🧵
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It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It's just a sports ban.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
It's just a bathroom ban.
It's just a healthcare for kids ban.
It's just a military service ban.
It's just a federal jobs ban.
It's just a university housing ban.
It's just a passport & visa ban.
It's just one Constitutional right.
It's just your status as free citizens.
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Astonishing nobody, it turns out that the Abundance movement is the brainchild of far-right billionaires, including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.
September 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Astonishing nobody, it turns out that the Abundance movement is the brainchild of far-right billionaires, including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.
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Banning trans people from owning guns is a really REALLY significant escalation and I think the scariest part about it that's not being discussed at all is that the plan is to declare that trans people are mentally ill
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
edition.cnn.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Banning trans people from owning guns is a really REALLY significant escalation and I think the scariest part about it that's not being discussed at all is that the plan is to declare that trans people are mentally ill
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
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Solidarity among the working class is essential for building collective power and effecting transformative change.
Only through solidarity and collective action can the working class challenge the entrenched structures of capital and build a more just and equitable society for all.
Teach 'em young
Only through solidarity and collective action can the working class challenge the entrenched structures of capital and build a more just and equitable society for all.
Teach 'em young
September 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Solidarity among the working class is essential for building collective power and effecting transformative change.
Only through solidarity and collective action can the working class challenge the entrenched structures of capital and build a more just and equitable society for all.
Teach 'em young
Only through solidarity and collective action can the working class challenge the entrenched structures of capital and build a more just and equitable society for all.
Teach 'em young