Melissa
@crypticcalm1.bsky.social
I am direct and won't do a ceremonial dance around a subject.💙 Donald Trump is a criminal. If the GOP doesn't condemn his crimes, they condone them. Survivor.🚫DM.
Victor L. Corey Paillet III, a "car influencer" with more than 62,000 followers, was arrested for sexual assault of a 2-year-old child after the victim's mother found video of the assault on his phone.
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Texas Influencer Arrested After Allegedly Sexually Assaulting a Toddler on Video
Authorities in Texas have arrested a 40-year-old man, identified as a local car influencer, for the alleged sexual assault of a toddler. Victor L. Corey Paillet III is known as 'Kandy Red Bread' on so...
people.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Victor L. Corey Paillet III, a "car influencer" with more than 62,000 followers, was arrested for sexual assault of a 2-year-old child after the victim's mother found video of the assault on his phone.
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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The nurses are pissed
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The nurses are pissed
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Before joining the Veterans Administration, Alex Pretti did medical research to help treat cancer. His work is published in medical journals.
January 25, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Before joining the Veterans Administration, Alex Pretti did medical research to help treat cancer. His work is published in medical journals.
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Gov. Janet Mills: "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't believe in secret arrests or secret police."
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Gov. Janet Mills: "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't believe in secret arrests or secret police."
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that federal ICE agents shot another person in Minnesota on Saturday morning.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reports "another horrific shooting by federal agents" in Minneapolis
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said federal agents shot another person in Minnesota Saturday morning.
www.cbsnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that federal ICE agents shot another person in Minnesota on Saturday morning.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/li...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/li...
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
J.D. Vance has been showing up in my feed too often in the last few days.
For no particular reason I felt like sharing this image again.
For no particular reason I felt like sharing this image again.
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 PM
J.D. Vance has been showing up in my feed too often in the last few days.
For no particular reason I felt like sharing this image again.
For no particular reason I felt like sharing this image again.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Kinzinger: I saw a stupid post with a picture of The Art of the Deal, saying, “If you want to understand Donald Trump…” blah blah blah. And I’m like, actually, if you want to understand Donald Trump, we need the rest of the Epstein files.
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Kinzinger: I saw a stupid post with a picture of The Art of the Deal, saying, “If you want to understand Donald Trump…” blah blah blah. And I’m like, actually, if you want to understand Donald Trump, we need the rest of the Epstein files.
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Trump flooded Truth Social last night with dozens of political grievance and exaggerated praise posts.
Many of these posts came from fake, foreign-based MAGA accounts.
Many of these posts came from fake, foreign-based MAGA accounts.
January 23, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Trump flooded Truth Social last night with dozens of political grievance and exaggerated praise posts.
Many of these posts came from fake, foreign-based MAGA accounts.
Many of these posts came from fake, foreign-based MAGA accounts.
The real slap in the face is Israel being a member.
In February 2025, Trump floated a plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza, encouraging countries like Egypt and Jordan to absorb the population, to build a "Riviera of the Middle East."
"Why would they want to return?"
In February 2025, Trump floated a plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza, encouraging countries like Egypt and Jordan to absorb the population, to build a "Riviera of the Middle East."
"Why would they want to return?"
January 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The real slap in the face is Israel being a member.
In February 2025, Trump floated a plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza, encouraging countries like Egypt and Jordan to absorb the population, to build a "Riviera of the Middle East."
"Why would they want to return?"
In February 2025, Trump floated a plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza, encouraging countries like Egypt and Jordan to absorb the population, to build a "Riviera of the Middle East."
"Why would they want to return?"
It took a jury less than four hours to find Juan Espinoza Martinez not guilty of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man accused of plot to murder US border patrol’s Bovino found not guilty
Acquittal of Juan Espinoza Martinez in Chicago marks latest major federal prosecution to fall apart in court
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM
It took a jury less than four hours to find Juan Espinoza Martinez not guilty of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This shot that killed Renee Good. A bullet entered her head near her left temple and exited her right temple.
Johnathan Ross had no reason to shoot Good because his life was never in danger.
They had no reason to even ask her to exit the SUV.
Johnathan Ross had no reason to shoot Good because his life was never in danger.
They had no reason to even ask her to exit the SUV.
January 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This shot that killed Renee Good. A bullet entered her head near her left temple and exited her right temple.
Johnathan Ross had no reason to shoot Good because his life was never in danger.
They had no reason to even ask her to exit the SUV.
Johnathan Ross had no reason to shoot Good because his life was never in danger.
They had no reason to even ask her to exit the SUV.
The United States is set to officially withdraw from the World Health Organization amid warnings this move will have a potentially negative impact on global health.
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Why the US is set to officially withdraw from the World Health Organization today
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The United States is set to officially withdraw from the World Health Organization amid warnings this move will have a potentially negative impact on global health.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
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The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
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Dire consequences in Florida of Trump/Republicans' federal decision to eliminate ACA subsidies:
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
HIV advocates rally against changes to AIDS drug assistance program at Florida State Capitol
Advocates and patients warn thousands of Floridians living with HIV could lose access to life-saving medications under proposed changes to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program.
www.wtxl.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Dire consequences in Florida of Trump/Republicans' federal decision to eliminate ACA subsidies:
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
Cutting off HIV+ Americans from the medications **they're currently taking** that are keeping them alive.
www.wtxl.com/downtown-tal...
After deliberating for over seven hours a jury acquitted former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales for his response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May 2022.
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Uvalde trial: Former school police officer Adrian Gonzales found not guilty on all counts
A jury has acquitted former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales for his response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May 2022.
abcnews.go.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:13 AM
After deliberating for over seven hours a jury acquitted former Uvalde school police officer Adrian Gonzales for his response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May 2022.
abcnews.go.com/US/uvalde-tr...
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Rutte says the status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal Trump announced
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Rutte says the status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal Trump announced
Donald Trump: Had a productive talk with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte and formed a framework of a future deal on Greenland.
Denmark:
Mark Rutte: The status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal.
The World: 🤦♀️
Denmark:
Mark Rutte: The status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal.
The World: 🤦♀️
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Donald Trump: Had a productive talk with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte and formed a framework of a future deal on Greenland.
Denmark:
Mark Rutte: The status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal.
The World: 🤦♀️
Denmark:
Mark Rutte: The status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal.
The World: 🤦♀️
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Renee Good Family’s Lawyer: We gave the federal government a letter of preservation last week. We asked them to preserve that vehicle to make sure that it’s stored in a safe manner so that none of the evidence gets altered…That is an example of one piece of evidence that we don’t have access to.
January 21, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Renee Good Family’s Lawyer: We gave the federal government a letter of preservation last week. We asked them to preserve that vehicle to make sure that it’s stored in a safe manner so that none of the evidence gets altered…That is an example of one piece of evidence that we don’t have access to.
Donald Trump as director of a “Board of Peace” to oversee Gaza reconstruction is deeply concerning. The charter gives Trump sweeping control over what should be a multilateral process, and may undercut the UN’s role and Palestinian self‑determination.
Don't forget this. 👇
Don't forget this. 👇
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Donald Trump as director of a “Board of Peace” to oversee Gaza reconstruction is deeply concerning. The charter gives Trump sweeping control over what should be a multilateral process, and may undercut the UN’s role and Palestinian self‑determination.
Don't forget this. 👇
Don't forget this. 👇
Jurors are deliberating the fate of former Uvalde school officer Adrian Gonzales who faces 29 counts of child abandonment/endangerment over his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting. It's a rare case of an officer charged with failing to stop a criminal to protect lives.
January 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Jurors are deliberating the fate of former Uvalde school officer Adrian Gonzales who faces 29 counts of child abandonment/endangerment over his response to the 2022 Robb Elementary shooting. It's a rare case of an officer charged with failing to stop a criminal to protect lives.