Maggie Mae Mell
@wakeupmaggiemae.bsky.social
Computational Visual Neuroscientist.
American immigrant in Germany.
American immigrant in Germany.
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
Sometimes when I feel anxiety start to ramp up, my Fitbit will send me a little “Good Job” heart-rate notification. Oh dear sweet thing, this physiological response is not due to physical exertion.
But it amuses me enough to stop the anxiety from increasing. So that’s cool.
But it amuses me enough to stop the anxiety from increasing. So that’s cool.
April 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Sometimes when I feel anxiety start to ramp up, my Fitbit will send me a little “Good Job” heart-rate notification. Oh dear sweet thing, this physiological response is not due to physical exertion.
But it amuses me enough to stop the anxiety from increasing. So that’s cool.
But it amuses me enough to stop the anxiety from increasing. So that’s cool.
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When you run into a fellow American living in Europe
April 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
When you run into a fellow American living in Europe
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Look it sucks that Canadian and German people are being detained by CBP. But I find it really hard to see people falling over themselves to denounce it when they didn’t say shit about months of people who weren’t white & rich being detained outdoors without food, water, or shelter
March 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Look it sucks that Canadian and German people are being detained by CBP. But I find it really hard to see people falling over themselves to denounce it when they didn’t say shit about months of people who weren’t white & rich being detained outdoors without food, water, or shelter
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It's time to de-google your phones and choose www.european-alternatives.eu
February 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It's time to de-google your phones and choose www.european-alternatives.eu
If Democrats were serious about the (insane) strategy of waiting till midterms to take back Congress then they would be campaigning RIGHT NOW. Go to these districts. Talk to these people. LISTEN TO THEM. That's what they really want. They are frustrated & angry with their lives. 1/2
There’s gonna be so many variations on this theme over the next three years and eleven months. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If Democrats were serious about the (insane) strategy of waiting till midterms to take back Congress then they would be campaigning RIGHT NOW. Go to these districts. Talk to these people. LISTEN TO THEM. That's what they really want. They are frustrated & angry with their lives. 1/2
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There’s gonna be so many variations on this theme over the next three years and eleven months. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There’s gonna be so many variations on this theme over the next three years and eleven months. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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I am so tired of learning evil information!!!!!!
February 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I am so tired of learning evil information!!!!!!
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Thoughts and prayers to anyone getting on a plane in the U.S. right now.
February 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thoughts and prayers to anyone getting on a plane in the U.S. right now.
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Ah, the millennial experience of “every time you get some measure of financial and career stability, the world decides to do something extraordinarily stupid again”
February 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Ah, the millennial experience of “every time you get some measure of financial and career stability, the world decides to do something extraordinarily stupid again”
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Freaks like JD Vance think Catholicism is about memorizing obscure encyclicals, but it's actually about running charity 5Ks hungover, eating cold pasta in half-empty union halls, feeling weird about how horny you are, and getting off-the-books medical advice from the multiple nurses in your family.
January 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Freaks like JD Vance think Catholicism is about memorizing obscure encyclicals, but it's actually about running charity 5Ks hungover, eating cold pasta in half-empty union halls, feeling weird about how horny you are, and getting off-the-books medical advice from the multiple nurses in your family.
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Weird Catholic convert: Google “ordo amoris”
Normal Catholic: I better go get some more baked ziti from the big tray before they do the raffle
Normal Catholic: I better go get some more baked ziti from the big tray before they do the raffle
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Weird Catholic convert: Google “ordo amoris”
Normal Catholic: I better go get some more baked ziti from the big tray before they do the raffle
Normal Catholic: I better go get some more baked ziti from the big tray before they do the raffle
In October I said to a German acquaintance that I felt it was only a matter of time until CDU/CSU collaborated/combined w/AfD. He yelled at me that I was simply uninformed about German politics. It would NEVER happen. Some derogatory comments about Americans/US Politics.
Hope I see him again soon.
Hope I see him again soon.
Germany's parliament narrowly passed a resolution Wednesday urging tough restrictions on immigration that was especially controversial because it was backed by the far-right AfD
German Bundestag passes far-right backed motion to limit immigration
Germany's parliament narrowly passed a resolution Wednesday urging tough restrictions on immigration that was especially controversial because it was backed by the far-right AfD
www.thelocal.de
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In October I said to a German acquaintance that I felt it was only a matter of time until CDU/CSU collaborated/combined w/AfD. He yelled at me that I was simply uninformed about German politics. It would NEVER happen. Some derogatory comments about Americans/US Politics.
Hope I see him again soon.
Hope I see him again soon.
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Quite the indictment of AI products: they are more appealing to people who don't understand how they work and see them as magical
The paper concludes: "businesses may benefit from targeting those with lower AI literacy" and "maintaining an aura of magic around AI" ✨
tinyurl.com/ynefd8zk
The paper concludes: "businesses may benefit from targeting those with lower AI literacy" and "maintaining an aura of magic around AI" ✨
tinyurl.com/ynefd8zk
January 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Quite the indictment of AI products: they are more appealing to people who don't understand how they work and see them as magical
The paper concludes: "businesses may benefit from targeting those with lower AI literacy" and "maintaining an aura of magic around AI" ✨
tinyurl.com/ynefd8zk
The paper concludes: "businesses may benefit from targeting those with lower AI literacy" and "maintaining an aura of magic around AI" ✨
tinyurl.com/ynefd8zk
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This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a great piece.
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
"As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
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so with altman bending at the knees does that mean that people will stop arguing with me when i point out that genAI is the ecocidal handmaiden of fascism
January 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
so with altman bending at the knees does that mean that people will stop arguing with me when i point out that genAI is the ecocidal handmaiden of fascism
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ChatGPT is surprisingly similar to a yeast infection.
Nobody’s asked for it.
It seems to be spreading everywhere these days.
Most people don’t seem to understand what it is.
It feels wrong and disturbing to me when someone seems excited about it.
Nobody’s asked for it.
It seems to be spreading everywhere these days.
Most people don’t seem to understand what it is.
It feels wrong and disturbing to me when someone seems excited about it.
January 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
ChatGPT is surprisingly similar to a yeast infection.
Nobody’s asked for it.
It seems to be spreading everywhere these days.
Most people don’t seem to understand what it is.
It feels wrong and disturbing to me when someone seems excited about it.
Nobody’s asked for it.
It seems to be spreading everywhere these days.
Most people don’t seem to understand what it is.
It feels wrong and disturbing to me when someone seems excited about it.
I feel like this is so obviously the ultimate plan. Like let’s say some insane shit about Canada being a 51st state so that when it pivots to “Well Alberta WANTS to join the US so let’s just all settle for that!” it seems like a fair compromise in comparison.
Mike Lee on Trump talking about annexing Canada: "Can we take Alberta and leave the rest? I don't know. It might be like our own little frozen Texas of the north. They may even want to join us."
January 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I feel like this is so obviously the ultimate plan. Like let’s say some insane shit about Canada being a 51st state so that when it pivots to “Well Alberta WANTS to join the US so let’s just all settle for that!” it seems like a fair compromise in comparison.
