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Melanie-EE-EE-EE! 🔪

@melmall.bsky.social

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Writer/editor in semirural Minnesota trying to reschedule the end times (she/her) I do not repost images without alt text, and I will not share your substack article. If I do either accidentally, please call me out.

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Melanie-EE-EE-EE! 🔪 @melmall.bsky.social · Jul 22

Mohammed's account got taken down, but he is real. His wife is real. We've had video calls (lots of attempted sign language!). Please, please, please help them out. They are starving to death!

Melanie-EE-EE-EE! 🔪 @melmall.bsky.social · Jul 20

I've been getting to know Mohammed. His home was destroyed before he and his new wife had a chance to live in it. They got married in a tent. He's a teacher who knows which students died, are missing after bombings, or are mutilated. He is also helping his community. He's hungry. gofund.me/7763073d

Donate to Contribute a step towards the journey of hope and education, organized by Kariman Saleh

Hello, I am Mohammed Hussein, living in Gaza. I work as a … Kariman Saleh needs your support for Contribute a step towards the journey of hope and education

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 6h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 6h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 10h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 6h

Minneapolis after dark

view down Marquette avenue downtown with yellow and pink lights in the rain, west streets, someone walking

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 6h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 6h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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Dana Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror 🎃 @danacorn.bsky.social · 5h

You couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today.

It takes way longer than one day to make a movie. If you wanted to make Blazing Saddles by today, you should have started months ago.

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 5h

Glad to see the "Chicago rat hole" (rodent-body imprint) of January 2024 Internet fame was studied more, but just to add my $0.02: Many folks missed the tracks leading away from the body imprint, meaning the squirrel (not rat) fell & splatted in wet concrete, but then walked it off. 🧪🐿️🐾

Photo showing the outline of small rodent body as a negative (concave) impression in sidewalk concrete, with left two limbs clearly defined but missing the upper right limb (arm) and only part of the right rear limb (leg); a thin tail is implied by a pointed imprint behind the main body imprint. The photo is labeled with "Direction of rodent movement" and a red arrow pointing to the upper right of the photo, and a red circle is around a set of rodent tracks in the upper right near the body imprint, labeled as "Rodent tracks."

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 6h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

I tried to write a PSA that people can send to their elderly relatives.

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 1d

If You Can Read This, You're About to Get Scammed

Scammers are pretending to be Elon Musk. They're stealing millions from hard-working people.

gizmodo.com

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 5h

In our new piece in @bmj.com, @michaeldgreen.com & I argue that diversity matters when it comes to medical school admission not only for fairness, equality, & equity but also because research shows that population health outcomes are better with a diverse medical workforce

A matter of life & death

HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · 6h

"[DEI] policies are not just about providing fair opportunities to all students. They are a matter of life and death."

Trump’s war on diversity in medical education could shorten Americans’ lives www.bmj.com/content/391/... by @gavinyamey.bsky.social @michaeldgreen.com via @bmj.com

www.bmj.com

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Fricking Delight (No Refunds) @blikethecheese.bsky.social · 5h

Oof

A recent study of electronic health records found racial bias in clinicians' assessment of patients' credibility19 Specifically, "clinicians were more likely to insinuate in the electronic health record that black
compared to white patients were not truthful and not competent in reporting their own experiences." In the emergency department, black patients wait longer to be seen by a clinician.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.bsky.social · 6h

**sighs in porn use effects researcher**

The Verge @theverge.com · 12h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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O'BrienP 💙 @obrienp.bsky.social · 6h

Trump Spends Peace Summit Whining How He Wants a Police State newrepublic.com/post/201707/... via @newrepublic.com

Trump Spends Peace Summit Whining How He Wants a Police State

Donald Trump waxed poetic about Egypt’s ability to stomp out unrest.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 6h

There should not be a rooftop in the city without a full load of solar panels.

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 7h

Power grid operators warn NYC could face increased blackouts as early as next summer https://gothamist.com/news/power-grid-operators-warn-nyc-could-face-increased-blackouts-as-early-as-next-summer

Power grid operators warn NYC could face increased blackouts as early as next summer

Gowanus generating station with the Manhattan skyline in the background New reports say power demand could soon exceed supply. [ more › ]

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Daniel Fisher @electrafish.social.electrafish.tech.ap.brid.gy · 6h

Kristi Noem can fuck all the way off!

MSP among U.S. airports not showing Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for shutdown

https://www.startribune.com/kristi-noem-airport-video/601492167

#msp #mnastodon #mn #Minnesota #minneapolis #stpaul

MSP among U.S. airports not showing Kristi Noem video that blames Democrats for shutdown

Phoenix, Houston, Seattle and several other airports are eschewing the video from the Department of Homeland Security secretary, too.

www.startribune.com

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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 6h

Well, at least this Politico text leak story has further divided the worst people (Fuentes just tweeted “Seriously fuck Gavin Wax … Zero tolerance for friendly fire”).

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 6h

Cover reveal!!!! The novella FES IS A MIRROR by Chantal James releasing from Willow Books on October 28 has stunning outerwear!

#booksky

The cover of Fes is a MIrror by Chantal James, multicolored geometric patterns in the zellige style

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Dragon Moll Z 🎃 @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 7h

I cant believe the president really said "lol should have turned his head like me"

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 13h

It's extremely funny to email me from Vice Studios asking for help making a documentary out of my reporting from before Vice laid everyone off. Personally I would be embarrassed to do that but your mileage may vary lol

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 6h

I will be ranting about this tonight

raquel @dominguezraque.bsky.social · 6h

gerrymandering! KS-01 just got expanded to include Lawrence which means Lawrence will probably never have a democratic rep despite being in the only county that reliably votes blue in the entire state

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 6h

Palmer Luckey is the homeschooled only son (very distinct from the only child) of a Southern California used car salesman and when you realize that everything about him makes sense

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 8h

recurring gripe of mine: stop talking about these people like they’re fucking supervillains, Palmer Luckey is grifter bullshit artist who is going to steal a lot of public money in exchange for buggy vaporware, he’s not Lex Luthor. they get off when breathlessl hyperventilating about them like this.

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Merchant of Death, billionaire Palmer Luckey, rebranded the DOD the Department of War.

Peter Thiel/Palantir gave his company, Andruil, a billion dollars in January.

This is Palmer “I love killer robots” Luckey.

Origin story on rename below, as well as him hanging out with the worst people.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

As another Jewish woman in the industry, I can clear this up: It's due to her being an asshole.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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