Melissa D. Hellman
@hellmanmd.bsky.social
Omnivore. Editor. Cat person. Ice hockey. Gymnastics. Knitting. Cookbooks. Dessert and baking. Science. She/her. I post only for myself.
I am super happy to see Shiga Akane playing hockey and skating as well as she is, after the injury that took her out of last Worlds.
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I am super happy to see Shiga Akane playing hockey and skating as well as she is, after the injury that took her out of last Worlds.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
All the people I liked at the Washington Post are now gone. I’ve cancelled my subscription. I hope all of you (and most especially @emilygiam.bsky.social) have a soft landing somewhere your talents are appreciated. 💔
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
All the people I liked at the Washington Post are now gone. I’ve cancelled my subscription. I hope all of you (and most especially @emilygiam.bsky.social) have a soft landing somewhere your talents are appreciated. 💔
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
@knitty.com I’m getting a message that there’s an issue with the site, probably an expired security certificate?
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
@knitty.com I’m getting a message that there’s an issue with the site, probably an expired security certificate?
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Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.
January 20, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.
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NEW: Trump last week pardoned ex-Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez for the felony bribery case for which she was arrested in 2022, but not the misdemeanor campaign finance case to which she pleaded guilty in 2025.
Trump quietly issued her a new pardon for the misdemeanor yesterday.
Trump quietly issued her a new pardon for the misdemeanor yesterday.
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
NEW: Trump last week pardoned ex-Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez for the felony bribery case for which she was arrested in 2022, but not the misdemeanor campaign finance case to which she pleaded guilty in 2025.
Trump quietly issued her a new pardon for the misdemeanor yesterday.
Trump quietly issued her a new pardon for the misdemeanor yesterday.
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If I were a religious person, and my pastor was revealed to be acting director of an ICE field office, I wouldn't just protest before, during, and after services, I'd push to have the church deconsecrated.
What the pastor is doing is so profane that he's desacralized the space.
What the pastor is doing is so profane that he's desacralized the space.
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
If I were a religious person, and my pastor was revealed to be acting director of an ICE field office, I wouldn't just protest before, during, and after services, I'd push to have the church deconsecrated.
What the pastor is doing is so profane that he's desacralized the space.
What the pastor is doing is so profane that he's desacralized the space.
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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I’d like to see the PWHL try an over-and-back rule in OT next year: once you have possession in the o-zone, you can’t take the puck back across the red line. Delay of game penalty if you do. Keep things pushing forward!
January 11, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I’d like to see the PWHL try an over-and-back rule in OT next year: once you have possession in the o-zone, you can’t take the puck back across the red line. Delay of game penalty if you do. Keep things pushing forward!
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To put Vonn’s dominance so far in perspective: She’s been on the podium in five of her first six races this season.
At 41. With a partial knee replacement.
At 41. With a partial knee replacement.
January 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
To put Vonn’s dominance so far in perspective: She’s been on the podium in five of her first six races this season.
At 41. With a partial knee replacement.
At 41. With a partial knee replacement.
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For a literal decade the official CBP policy has been “don’t stand in front of or behind vehicles” because the decade before that their internally commissioned studies found that agents were putting themselves in front of vehicles so as to shoot the occupants
Because he put himself in front of the car to have an excuse to shoot!
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
For a literal decade the official CBP policy has been “don’t stand in front of or behind vehicles” because the decade before that their internally commissioned studies found that agents were putting themselves in front of vehicles so as to shoot the occupants
For my sports folks,this article has a nice listing of podcasts all about women’s sports. I can think of at least a couple more that should be included, but this is a great place to start. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
Inside the explosive growth of women’s sports-focused podcasts
The rise of women's sports has brought an equally strong surge in podcasts focused on them.
www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
For my sports folks,this article has a nice listing of podcasts all about women’s sports. I can think of at least a couple more that should be included, but this is a great place to start. www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...
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Here's another story about Ms Soskin from Civil War Memories..
Betty Reid Soskin, a National Treasure, Dies at 104
The next time you are told that the National Park Service is engaged in subversive or un-patriotic history.
substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here's another story about Ms Soskin from Civil War Memories..
Hero. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Hero. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
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"Health officials in Denmark and Germany...noted that the childhood vaccination schedule in [USA] had been tailored for the country’s large and diverse population and patchy system of medical care...'not at all fair to say look at Denmark unless you can match the other characteristics of Denmark.'"
Breaking News: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to swap the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule for Denmark’s, with fewer shot recommendations.
R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.”
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Health officials in Denmark and Germany...noted that the childhood vaccination schedule in [USA] had been tailored for the country’s large and diverse population and patchy system of medical care...'not at all fair to say look at Denmark unless you can match the other characteristics of Denmark.'"
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🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Let's be clear it is NEVER ok to deadname anyone.
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Let's be clear it is NEVER ok to deadname anyone.
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Admiral Rachel Levine is an amazing human. She should be thanked and appreciated for her service.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...