Scott Meléndez-Stewart
@scodezdc.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈 Arizona Wildcats Alumnus, Genealogist, International Development, #ALLCAPS #GoBills #BillsMafia #DCStatehood #NATITUDE #DCU #LGBTFaith #BearDown
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Anyone who tries to sell the notion that Jan. 6 was not an attempted coup, does not believe in democracy. You can be upset when your candidate loses, but can’t demand that you get you way over the votes of a fair and free election. #ProtectVotingRights
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Anyone who tries to sell the notion that Jan. 6 was not an attempted coup, does not believe in democracy. You can be upset when your candidate loses, but can’t demand that you get you way over the votes of a fair and free election. #ProtectVotingRights
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Authoritarianism doesn't happen in a vacuum. It requires enablers. When a leader posts fantasies of monarchical rule, and his entire party looks the other way, they become complicit. The issue isn't just Trump's posts; it's the institutional decay of a party that refuses to be a check on his power.
October 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Authoritarianism doesn't happen in a vacuum. It requires enablers. When a leader posts fantasies of monarchical rule, and his entire party looks the other way, they become complicit. The issue isn't just Trump's posts; it's the institutional decay of a party that refuses to be a check on his power.
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Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
September 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
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Creating a new state is not an unprecedented action; Congress has done so for 37 other states through simple legislative action . #DCStatehood #Stetehood4PuertoRico
September 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Creating a new state is not an unprecedented action; Congress has done so for 37 other states through simple legislative action . #DCStatehood #Stetehood4PuertoRico
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She came into her job widely accused of being a foreign asset.
She now responds to those credible allegations by doing the first thing any foreign asset would do in her role: bury all intelligence on pending foreign threats to the United States.
It's almost like America doesn't *want* to survive.
She now responds to those credible allegations by doing the first thing any foreign asset would do in her role: bury all intelligence on pending foreign threats to the United States.
It's almost like America doesn't *want* to survive.
Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
She came into her job widely accused of being a foreign asset.
She now responds to those credible allegations by doing the first thing any foreign asset would do in her role: bury all intelligence on pending foreign threats to the United States.
It's almost like America doesn't *want* to survive.
She now responds to those credible allegations by doing the first thing any foreign asset would do in her role: bury all intelligence on pending foreign threats to the United States.
It's almost like America doesn't *want* to survive.
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If you’re wondering how batshit bananas he has to be to claim, without any evidence, that Tylenol causes autism, let’s not forget his other proclamations:
“Windmills cause cancer”
“Injecting bleach cures Covid”
“UV light cures Covid”
“Summer cures Covid”
“Covid will get bored and go away”
“Windmills cause cancer”
“Injecting bleach cures Covid”
“UV light cures Covid”
“Summer cures Covid”
“Covid will get bored and go away”
September 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you’re wondering how batshit bananas he has to be to claim, without any evidence, that Tylenol causes autism, let’s not forget his other proclamations:
“Windmills cause cancer”
“Injecting bleach cures Covid”
“UV light cures Covid”
“Summer cures Covid”
“Covid will get bored and go away”
“Windmills cause cancer”
“Injecting bleach cures Covid”
“UV light cures Covid”
“Summer cures Covid”
“Covid will get bored and go away”
Whahoo, Go Bills!!!
💙❤️💙❤️
💙❤️💙❤️
September 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Whahoo, Go Bills!!!
💙❤️💙❤️
💙❤️💙❤️
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SHAMELESS: Donald Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects across the U.S. funded by President Biden’s historic 2021 infrastructure law that Trump opposed and tried to derail. (NYT)
September 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
SHAMELESS: Donald Trump is slapping his name on infrastructure projects across the U.S. funded by President Biden’s historic 2021 infrastructure law that Trump opposed and tried to derail. (NYT)
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Have you noticed that people happy about Roe V Wade being overturned, don’t support prenatal care, maternal leave, child health care, etc. They aren’t pro-life, They are pro-control of women.
September 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Have you noticed that people happy about Roe V Wade being overturned, don’t support prenatal care, maternal leave, child health care, etc. They aren’t pro-life, They are pro-control of women.
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Yes, Trump IS a shameless piece of shit!
September 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yes, Trump IS a shameless piece of shit!
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On left
Rubio 2016: "We write to express grave concern about the campaign of extrajudicial killings...by the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte under the guise of his so-called 'War on Drugs.'"
On right
Rubio 2025: Praising presidential killing of alleged drug traffickers
Rubio 2016: "We write to express grave concern about the campaign of extrajudicial killings...by the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte under the guise of his so-called 'War on Drugs.'"
On right
Rubio 2025: Praising presidential killing of alleged drug traffickers
September 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
On left
Rubio 2016: "We write to express grave concern about the campaign of extrajudicial killings...by the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte under the guise of his so-called 'War on Drugs.'"
On right
Rubio 2025: Praising presidential killing of alleged drug traffickers
Rubio 2016: "We write to express grave concern about the campaign of extrajudicial killings...by the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte under the guise of his so-called 'War on Drugs.'"
On right
Rubio 2025: Praising presidential killing of alleged drug traffickers
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There really are no questions
AP reporting raises questions about Israeli strikes that killed 22 people at a Gaza hospital, including five journalists – among them Mariam Dagga, who worked for AP and other news organizations.
AP reporting calls into question why and how Israel attacked a Gaza hospital
Associated Press reporting into an Israeli attack that killed 22 people at a Gaza Strip hospital, including five journalists, raises questions about Israel’s rationale for the attack and the way it was carried out.
bit.ly
September 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
There really are no questions
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Here’s what was NOT released today:
- the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ
- the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed
- communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison
- the Epstein files
- the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ
- the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed
- communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison
- the Epstein files
August 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Here’s what was NOT released today:
- the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ
- the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed
- communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison
- the Epstein files
- the proffer agreement between Maxwell and the DoJ
- the agreement transferring Maxwell to club fed
- communications showing who waived Maxwell’s sex offender status allowing her transfer and possible work assignments outside prison
- the Epstein files
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Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.
June 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.
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When Dobbs came down, the media rightly saw it as the culmination of a decades long effort to eliminate abortion rights by the conservative legal movement. When Skrmetti came down, the media blamed trans people and not that same conservative legal machine.
It's the same court and lawyers.
It's the same court and lawyers.
June 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When Dobbs came down, the media rightly saw it as the culmination of a decades long effort to eliminate abortion rights by the conservative legal movement. When Skrmetti came down, the media blamed trans people and not that same conservative legal machine.
It's the same court and lawyers.
It's the same court and lawyers.
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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Russia still has the opportunity to surrender and withdraw fully from Ukraine, peace is in their hands if they want it.
June 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Russia still has the opportunity to surrender and withdraw fully from Ukraine, peace is in their hands if they want it.
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The F.B.I. is disbanding a unit that investigates members of Congress and federal employee fraud just as the Trump administration moves to sideline divisions handling public corruption.
May 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The F.B.I. is disbanding a unit that investigates members of Congress and federal employee fraud just as the Trump administration moves to sideline divisions handling public corruption.
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DC residents pay more in total federal income tax than residents of 22 other states but have no say over how those tax dollars are spent. #DCStatehood
May 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
DC residents pay more in total federal income tax than residents of 22 other states but have no say over how those tax dollars are spent. #DCStatehood
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WATCH: Trump & RFK Jr.'s HHS released a politically-motivated ‘report’ to lay the groundwork to replace best-practice medical care for trans people with so-called ‘conversion therapy.’
This gut-wrenching story reminds us why we CANNOT allow another generation of LGBTQ+ people to bear this burden.
This gut-wrenching story reminds us why we CANNOT allow another generation of LGBTQ+ people to bear this burden.
May 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WATCH: Trump & RFK Jr.'s HHS released a politically-motivated ‘report’ to lay the groundwork to replace best-practice medical care for trans people with so-called ‘conversion therapy.’
This gut-wrenching story reminds us why we CANNOT allow another generation of LGBTQ+ people to bear this burden.
This gut-wrenching story reminds us why we CANNOT allow another generation of LGBTQ+ people to bear this burden.
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I’m still baffled at how America took one of the basic principles of the presidency — the occupant shouldn’t be able to benefit financially from the office — and just said, nah, that just doesn’t count for this one guy.
An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as *** $20 MILLION *** worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence
The arrangement puts money in Trump’s pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy — exactly the sort of pay-to-play scheme critics warned about.
www.huffpost.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m still baffled at how America took one of the basic principles of the presidency — the occupant shouldn’t be able to benefit financially from the office — and just said, nah, that just doesn’t count for this one guy.
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Every evening, without fail, Pope Francis speaks with priests and parishioners at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City. He tells them that they are not forgotten and that, as long as he has a voice to cry out for an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza, there is hope for peace and justice.
A Pope Who Prays for Palestine
Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for Palestinians and Israelis to be able to live in peace.
www.thenation.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Every evening, without fail, Pope Francis speaks with priests and parishioners at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City. He tells them that they are not forgotten and that, as long as he has a voice to cry out for an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza, there is hope for peace and justice.
March 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM