Mel
@studiomel.bsky.social
Designer. "Photographer". Dog mom. She/her. Do not use or repost my art. 🚫 ai.
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Good lord just what the hell is up today. A potential ban on any regulation for AI for the next 10 years? This includes good bills like AB 412 of legislation protecting folks from Deepfakes! Wtf?! Call your congressmen and women asap to tell them to take this down!
www.404media.co/republicans-...
www.404media.co/republicans-...
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill
Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
www.404media.co
May 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Good lord just what the hell is up today. A potential ban on any regulation for AI for the next 10 years? This includes good bills like AB 412 of legislation protecting folks from Deepfakes! Wtf?! Call your congressmen and women asap to tell them to take this down!
www.404media.co/republicans-...
www.404media.co/republicans-...
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on predatory creative software practices, this is incredibly well executed and i spotted hbomberguy in the comments, give it some love if you have an hour to kill 🫡🫡🫡
For-Profit (Creative) Software
YouTube video by EndVertex
youtu.be
March 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
on predatory creative software practices, this is incredibly well executed and i spotted hbomberguy in the comments, give it some love if you have an hour to kill 🫡🫡🫡
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Calico cat and Taiwanese majolica tiles, my first ever 4 color riso design. It's been restocked on my etsy!
March 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Calico cat and Taiwanese majolica tiles, my first ever 4 color riso design. It's been restocked on my etsy!
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"The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent."
In his first letter since being detained by ICE, activist Mahmoud Khalil details the harrowing ordeal he and his family have experienced in retaliation for protesting in support of Palestine.
In his first letter since being detained by ICE, activist Mahmoud Khalil details the harrowing ordeal he and his family have experienced in retaliation for protesting in support of Palestine.
A Letter From Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil | ACLU
Khalil, who was unlawfully arrested in retaliation for his advocacy, details this violation of his free speech rights.
www.aclu.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"The Trump administration is targeting me as part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent."
In his first letter since being detained by ICE, activist Mahmoud Khalil details the harrowing ordeal he and his family have experienced in retaliation for protesting in support of Palestine.
In his first letter since being detained by ICE, activist Mahmoud Khalil details the harrowing ordeal he and his family have experienced in retaliation for protesting in support of Palestine.
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🚨SPEAK UP FOR WOLVES 🚨
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
March 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
🚨SPEAK UP FOR WOLVES 🚨
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.
Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG
Artists do yall glaze your work before posting? I've got a couple doodles I've been sitting on bc I don't want to post them "unprotected"
March 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Artists do yall glaze your work before posting? I've got a couple doodles I've been sitting on bc I don't want to post them "unprotected"
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Really wish bsky would allow private accounts...
March 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Really wish bsky would allow private accounts...
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Still frustrated by how this narrative erases the incredible disability justice organizing that takes place online.
Like Crips for eSims for Gaza, which has raised *over 2 million CAD* to give Palestinians life-saving internet access throughout the genocide:
chuffed.org/project/crip...
Like Crips for eSims for Gaza, which has raised *over 2 million CAD* to give Palestinians life-saving internet access throughout the genocide:
chuffed.org/project/crip...
February 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Still frustrated by how this narrative erases the incredible disability justice organizing that takes place online.
Like Crips for eSims for Gaza, which has raised *over 2 million CAD* to give Palestinians life-saving internet access throughout the genocide:
chuffed.org/project/crip...
Like Crips for eSims for Gaza, which has raised *over 2 million CAD* to give Palestinians life-saving internet access throughout the genocide:
chuffed.org/project/crip...
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And here's their public FB profiles:
www.facebook.com/share/16BHTL...
www.facebook.com/share/15yDT8...
www.facebook.com/share/1A5Fk4...
www.facebook.com/share/1FQzUb...
www.facebook.com/share/19wpmx...
www.facebook.com/share/19DU6V...
www.facebook.com/share/16BHTL...
www.facebook.com/share/15yDT8...
www.facebook.com/share/1A5Fk4...
www.facebook.com/share/1FQzUb...
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February 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
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The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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thread with @aoc.bsky.social’s advice for this moment, and it involves calling your reps.
not sure how? use 5calls.org (they have an app too).
not sure how? use 5calls.org (they have an app too).
February 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
thread with @aoc.bsky.social’s advice for this moment, and it involves calling your reps.
not sure how? use 5calls.org (they have an app too).
not sure how? use 5calls.org (they have an app too).
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Environmental groups, incl. @westernwatersheds.bsky.social, say the federal government violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to consider the effects of livestock on an expanding Mexican gray wolf population.
Cattle grazing in the Greater Gila Bioregion could threaten lobos ⬇️
Cattle grazing in the Greater Gila Bioregion could threaten lobos ⬇️
Grazing project could burden endangered wolves, conservationists tell Ninth Circuit
Environmental groups say the federal government violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to consider the effects of livestock on an expanding Mexican gray wolf population.
www.courthousenews.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Environmental groups, incl. @westernwatersheds.bsky.social, say the federal government violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to consider the effects of livestock on an expanding Mexican gray wolf population.
Cattle grazing in the Greater Gila Bioregion could threaten lobos ⬇️
Cattle grazing in the Greater Gila Bioregion could threaten lobos ⬇️
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If you haven't already, I highly recommend reading MLK's Letters from Birmingham Jail
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]
www.africa.upenn.edu
January 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If you haven't already, I highly recommend reading MLK's Letters from Birmingham Jail
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen...
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For the sake of clarity; sexism, racism, fascism, nationalism, homophobia, transphobia, colonialism, apartheid, pro-birth, military power, and all adjacent right-wing ideologies are a form of weakness I do not tolerate. If you're a conservative, then block me and move on. You don't belong here.
January 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For the sake of clarity; sexism, racism, fascism, nationalism, homophobia, transphobia, colonialism, apartheid, pro-birth, military power, and all adjacent right-wing ideologies are a form of weakness I do not tolerate. If you're a conservative, then block me and move on. You don't belong here.
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Reposting this to possible save someones life.
If your Health Insurance Company denies you coverage. Do this! ⬇️
January 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Reposting this to possible save someones life.
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We stand with Canada and Mexico!
February 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We stand with Canada and Mexico!
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Community self defense, tenant organizing, mutual aid, mask blocs, cop watching, start/join a jail support project, organize/participate in political education, + more is needed. Look out for one another. Just don't get wrapped up in the liberal outrage & despair machine.
Not sure where to start?👇
Not sure where to start?👇
January 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Community self defense, tenant organizing, mutual aid, mask blocs, cop watching, start/join a jail support project, organize/participate in political education, + more is needed. Look out for one another. Just don't get wrapped up in the liberal outrage & despair machine.
Not sure where to start?👇
Not sure where to start?👇
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My sister and some friends have told me stories already of these pamphlets as people talk about them at work. My sister is taking a class and the professor made students aware of their rights. Community is what Trump seeks to destroy. No matter the path going forward, community is what will save us.
January 29, 2025 at 6:07 AM
My sister and some friends have told me stories already of these pamphlets as people talk about them at work. My sister is taking a class and the professor made students aware of their rights. Community is what Trump seeks to destroy. No matter the path going forward, community is what will save us.