Mellisa
@pixyofwhimsy.bsky.social
County Librarian, former local journalist. My home is full of books and rescue dogs.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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In a leaked call Xi Jinping connected with Trump last night. Xi told Trump 2 things
1. There are NO deals with China
2. China will invade & and take Taiwan
Xi is not asking. He is telling the weakest president in history what the US is going to do. NOTHING
Xi feared Biden but knows Trump is a joke
1. There are NO deals with China
2. China will invade & and take Taiwan
Xi is not asking. He is telling the weakest president in history what the US is going to do. NOTHING
Xi feared Biden but knows Trump is a joke
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
In a leaked call Xi Jinping connected with Trump last night. Xi told Trump 2 things
1. There are NO deals with China
2. China will invade & and take Taiwan
Xi is not asking. He is telling the weakest president in history what the US is going to do. NOTHING
Xi feared Biden but knows Trump is a joke
1. There are NO deals with China
2. China will invade & and take Taiwan
Xi is not asking. He is telling the weakest president in history what the US is going to do. NOTHING
Xi feared Biden but knows Trump is a joke
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Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
What Trump's Medicaid cuts mean for two podcasters with Down syndrome
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Medicaid-funded services are their lifeline—and make their work possible. But the Trump cuts to the program could change it all.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
Meet Audrey and Jeremy, who went viral for talking about how the GOP's Medicaid cuts could devastate their everyday.
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Another horrific story from these times, featuring the tireless and heroic work of my Cornell Law colleague Liz Brundige and her clinic students. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Another horrific story from these times, featuring the tireless and heroic work of my Cornell Law colleague Liz Brundige and her clinic students. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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I think about this tweet every day
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I think about this tweet every day
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SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME IT'S WRONG FOR THE DEGENERATE WHO WAS FOUND LIABLE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT TO BE ALONE FOR HOURS WITH A TEENAGE GIRL IN JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S HOUSE. WOKE HAS GONE TOO FAR! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY POST IN WHICH I EXPLAIN THIS. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4qYtWx2
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME IT'S WRONG FOR THE DEGENERATE WHO WAS FOUND LIABLE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT TO BE ALONE FOR HOURS WITH A TEENAGE GIRL IN JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S HOUSE. WOKE HAS GONE TOO FAR! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY POST IN WHICH I EXPLAIN THIS. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4qYtWx2
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always fascinated by idea that i am not being sincere or that my tinglers are a joke or that this is a 'bit'. on one hand i get it because my art is BY DEFINITION unusual, but i just think WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE? what would me being 'fake' even mean? imagine writing 400 books over 10 years for a 'bit'
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
always fascinated by idea that i am not being sincere or that my tinglers are a joke or that this is a 'bit'. on one hand i get it because my art is BY DEFINITION unusual, but i just think WHAT IS ALTERNATIVE? what would me being 'fake' even mean? imagine writing 400 books over 10 years for a 'bit'
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SCOOP: In text messages sent in 2017, Jeffrey Epstein appears to position himself as a middleman between president Donald Trump’s administration and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. He seemingly represents himself as passing on information directly from Trump to Gates through an intermediary.
Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Intimate Knowledge of Donald Trump’s Views in Texts With Bill Gates Adviser
In text messages from 2017, Jeffrey Epstein seemingly represented himself as positioned to pass information from the Trump White House to Bill Gates through an intermediary.
www.wired.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
SCOOP: In text messages sent in 2017, Jeffrey Epstein appears to position himself as a middleman between president Donald Trump’s administration and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. He seemingly represents himself as passing on information directly from Trump to Gates through an intermediary.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
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Raskin: "The DOJ hasn't released any of these emails that mention Trump's name & identify his role in all these activities. Those came from the Epstein estate. So this is a demonstration the govt is deliberately withholding the info everybody is actually looking for & could be damaging to Trump"
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Raskin: "The DOJ hasn't released any of these emails that mention Trump's name & identify his role in all these activities. Those came from the Epstein estate. So this is a demonstration the govt is deliberately withholding the info everybody is actually looking for & could be damaging to Trump"
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Fired for online speech. Doxxed and swatted for covering breaking news. Bombarded with death threats for exposing corruption. These are just a few of the safety concerns that U.S. journalists are now navigating. (1/2)
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fired for online speech. Doxxed and swatted for covering breaking news. Bombarded with death threats for exposing corruption. These are just a few of the safety concerns that U.S. journalists are now navigating. (1/2)
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
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I love whippet jumper season
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I love whippet jumper season
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Incredibly evil right here.
A number of states worked Incredibly hard and fast to fulfill the court order to provide benefits.
Now they want to threaten and punish states who provided benefits based on a court order?
GTFO
I hope those states who are still pushing snap benefits continue to do so
A number of states worked Incredibly hard and fast to fulfill the court order to provide benefits.
Now they want to threaten and punish states who provided benefits based on a court order?
GTFO
I hope those states who are still pushing snap benefits continue to do so
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Incredibly evil right here.
A number of states worked Incredibly hard and fast to fulfill the court order to provide benefits.
Now they want to threaten and punish states who provided benefits based on a court order?
GTFO
I hope those states who are still pushing snap benefits continue to do so
A number of states worked Incredibly hard and fast to fulfill the court order to provide benefits.
Now they want to threaten and punish states who provided benefits based on a court order?
GTFO
I hope those states who are still pushing snap benefits continue to do so
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That's what I'm guessing, too. They'll find some way to get it back from the recipients. JFC!! We can't overlook that SNAP benefits weren't affected during his first term with the over month long shutdown. Why do I get the feeling the contingency fund is gone?
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
That's what I'm guessing, too. They'll find some way to get it back from the recipients. JFC!! We can't overlook that SNAP benefits weren't affected during his first term with the over month long shutdown. Why do I get the feeling the contingency fund is gone?
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"When I blow out my solar-powered, flame-free soy candles, I wish for the same thing I have for the past five years:" (@McSweeneys.net)
A Regular Day in California, as Envisioned by Right-Wing Republicans
“Nearly half of Republicans believe California ‘not really American.’ ” — LA Times - - -After being jolted awake by yet another earthquake, I take...
buff.ly
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"When I blow out my solar-powered, flame-free soy candles, I wish for the same thing I have for the past five years:" (@McSweeneys.net)
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Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
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Can we normalize trains?
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Can we normalize trains?
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In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.
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Look all I’m saying is if I were a library ghost just hanging out minding my own library ghost business in my library and a bunch of performative science males started stomping around hootin and hollerin and shooting lasers at me I’d be pretty angry too
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Look all I’m saying is if I were a library ghost just hanging out minding my own library ghost business in my library and a bunch of performative science males started stomping around hootin and hollerin and shooting lasers at me I’d be pretty angry too
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THE SANDWICH IS INNOCENT
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
THE SANDWICH IS INNOCENT
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It is clearly deeply annoying for a sociopath when a human collapses nearby and distracts attention from him.
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It is clearly deeply annoying for a sociopath when a human collapses nearby and distracts attention from him.
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They’re already calling Prop 50 as a yes in California, just as polls close.
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
They’re already calling Prop 50 as a yes in California, just as polls close.