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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · 6d

Not me dancing to a Huggies commercial cuz they played a Ludacris song and showing off my millennial roots to my baby.

a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing in a hallway .

ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing in a hallway .

media.tenor.com

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jun 14

Check out my friend James’ new Etsy shop, NamesbyCelticknots! He draws names and words using interlocking Celtic knots that can come colored in, or without color so you can enjoy coloring it yourself!

www.etsy.com/shop/Namesby...

www.etsy.com

Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · May 7

The SEC softball tournament has been 🔥 and it’s only the second round! These games have been incredible to watch!

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Apr 23

I just DM’d you!

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Apr 23

Giving away my collection of original Scary Krystal #WynonnaEarp prints! We don’t have a good place for these anymore and I’d love to give them to an #Earper in North America! DM me!

Included: Emily Andras, 2 Wynonna, Waverly, Dolls, Jeremy, Rosita, and Bobo (damage on the bottom left).

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Mar 11

Just used a twist tie to fix our microwave door latch! And all before my morning coffee.

a man standing next to a plane with the words just call me mcgyver written on the bottom

ALT: a man standing next to a plane with the words just call me mcgyver written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 28

Duo is a mood.

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 27

Exactly what I was thinking.

Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 24

Ahh yes, I almost forgot all the scam responses and listings. Those have been really frustrating too, to the point where I have trouble trusting potentially legit emails from companies/recruiters.

Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thank you. We’ve really had to buckle down, and thankfully have great friends and family around to support us. Unemployment has been useless so time to try and take my PhD back to retail.

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 24

The job market is ROUGH. As a laid off former federal contractor, it’s been really really difficult to find a role. And even when I do, I’ve either heard nothing back, or been contacted by a recruiter and then ghosted after I answer back.

So, happy to say I’ve applied to work at Costco.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · Feb 16

Good lord.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Feb 16

On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now

Meanwhile...

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 10

Wow! Did not think we’d see the refs putting the whistles away (mostly)

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 9

So early too!

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 9

And the terrible calls begin already

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NParoubek the Earper who biked the arctic @nparoubek.bsky.social · Feb 7

The cruelty is the point 🤠

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · Feb 7

How the fuck are you supposed to find a missing trans kid without using the name they would be using for themselves?

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Feb 7

New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Feb 4

Senator, I’m a little more concerned about the chaos causing layoffs among federal workers and contractors, and especially about the illegal access to our sensitive data and financial systems by unelected, unaccountable people!

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 28

Hey @markwarner.bsky.social, what are you, Gerry Connolly, and Tim Kaine doing about this illegal suspension of funds? Isn’t it Congress’ job to handle money? It’s really tough now to pay my bills, get groceries, and take care of my prenatal care without a paycheck thanks to all these freezes.

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 28

As someone who relied on grants to pay my rent and bills in graduate school, these are vital funding methods to support those doing the real research in medicine, science, and health. I wouldn’t have been able to develop methods that help identify illicit and dangerous drug compounds without grants.

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 28

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 27

Not when there’s two camera angles that show the ball over the line, but the officials got the word that it’s a Chiefs home game.. and we know how that goes.

Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 27

This isn’t even fun to watch anymore. So many missed calls, missing the fact that the ball hit the ground on that “catch” and now no delay of game when there was a full second there before the 2min warning? NFL and the refs aren’t even trying to hide it anymore. #NFL

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 26

Just gonna start drawing an asterisk next to things like that.

*except for queer, non-white, disabled, poor, non-Evangelical Christian, etc.

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 26

I’m so tired of having to spent so much time, energy, and money (literally thousands and thousands in legal fees) to protect my rights in a country that claims Liberty and Justice For All. It’s exhausting, but I’ll never give up.

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Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 26

Hey @foxsports.com.web.brid.gy your app sucks and keeps crashing while we’re trying to sign in and watch the Commanders game. Get it together.

Mel @doctormel7.bsky.social · Jan 25

Cat Staggs NYCC AA K-4 @catstaggs.bsky.social · Jan 25

When they caved to the bigots about the Pride Gear the writing was on the wall... this shouldn't surprise anyone.

Tris @trisresists.bsky.social · Jan 24

🚨 Today Target said it will end its three-year DEI goals, stop reports to external diversity-focused groups like the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index and end a program focused on carrying more products from Black- or minority-owned businesses.
You guys know what to do?!

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