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.
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The people behind Franklin the Turtle have spoken out against Hegseth's use of the character in his post. I hope they sue him.
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The people behind Franklin the Turtle have spoken out against Hegseth's use of the character in his post. I hope they sue him.
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This entire thread makes me want to bawl. Inspiring, courageous, defiant.
Also, we all deserve #freemomhugs
Also, we all deserve #freemomhugs
Yo resisters!
Listen up for an #altCitizen #altPride history lesson about Brent Nicholson Earle (b.1951).
In the early AIDS years, long before the internets, before cell phones, before most of you were born, Earle did larger than life things you never heard of to raise awareness and #Pride. #1
Listen up for an #altCitizen #altPride history lesson about Brent Nicholson Earle (b.1951).
In the early AIDS years, long before the internets, before cell phones, before most of you were born, Earle did larger than life things you never heard of to raise awareness and #Pride. #1
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This entire thread makes me want to bawl. Inspiring, courageous, defiant.
Also, we all deserve #freemomhugs
Also, we all deserve #freemomhugs
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December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@nicolehaase.bsky.social Are there enough D1 hockey games played for NPI to be meaningful yet? How about east/west crossover games to be able to compare WCHA teams to everyone else (always the big issue in D3)?
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@nicolehaase.bsky.social Are there enough D1 hockey games played for NPI to be meaningful yet? How about east/west crossover games to be able to compare WCHA teams to everyone else (always the big issue in D3)?
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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Heads up, Tennessee folks!!!!! Special election is DECEMBER 2!!!!!!
Election Day for Tennessee’s Special Election is December 2. Spread the word and help counter the misinformation. 🤝
www.newsweek.com/democrats-in...
#Tennessee #AftynBehn #Nashville
www.newsweek.com/democrats-in...
#Tennessee #AftynBehn #Nashville
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Heads up, Tennessee folks!!!!! Special election is DECEMBER 2!!!!!!
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new from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
new from @alexhorton.bsky.social and @ellenwapo.bsky.social
Question for #BakeSky: any pointers for making 7-layer/🌈 cookies (recipe from CSaffitz or @smittenkitchen.bsky.social, haven’t decided which yet) ahead and bringing them on a ✈️? Should I keep as a slab or cut ahead of time & wrap together? How far ahead can I make them? Do they freeze well?
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Question for #BakeSky: any pointers for making 7-layer/🌈 cookies (recipe from CSaffitz or @smittenkitchen.bsky.social, haven’t decided which yet) ahead and bringing them on a ✈️? Should I keep as a slab or cut ahead of time & wrap together? How far ahead can I make them? Do they freeze well?
Thanksgiving Eve, morning and afternoon.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Thanksgiving Eve, morning and afternoon.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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They did this today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
They did this today www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/t...
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I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I think it’s great that our media elites have decided that men in their 30s saluting Hitler are just rambunctious kids who got carried away, while 16-year old girls being trafficked and raped by billionaires are “underage women” making informed choices. Definitely reflects well on us as a society.
Hey hey! I’m back in print at @theicegarden.bsky.social with this year’s D3 preview! www.theicegarden.com/the-state-of...
The State of D3 Women’s Hockey, Fall 2025
Melissa takes a look at what's changed in NCAA Division III women's hockey as we approach the 2025-26 season.
www.theicegarden.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Hey hey! I’m back in print at @theicegarden.bsky.social with this year’s D3 preview! www.theicegarden.com/the-state-of...
The kids are more than all right. I hope someone @nytimes.com follows them for a few years so we can see where they wind up as adults. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
New York Lacked an Affordable Housing Portal. So These Teenagers Made One.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The kids are more than all right. I hope someone @nytimes.com follows them for a few years so we can see where they wind up as adults. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
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CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs. All of them are women
EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources told The Independent that senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta was added to the layoff list following a last-minute change by editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
CBS News fired 8 on-air personalities in latest layoffs under new leader Bari Weiss. All of them are women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
It’s here, complete with proof that I got a first printing! @kateatherley.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It’s here, complete with proof that I got a first printing! @kateatherley.bsky.social
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Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
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Being loud about this is how we support and protect women’s sports.
My reporting also confirmed that the WNBA tried to silence fan support for the players’ CBA negotiations at the WNBA Finals—having Mandalay Bay security threaten to ban fans & organizers who were handing out “Pay Them What You Owe Them” signs at Game 1.
NEW: I spoke to fans & labor organizers about how WNBA fan solidarity could be a key part of the CBA negotiations—& why women's sports fans are uniquely positioned to support a work stoppage, should one be on the table.
October 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Being loud about this is how we support and protect women’s sports.
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This should not be a controversial statement but if it’s Hitler (D) versus Trump (R) you vote third party and I DO NOT FUCKING CARE what you say about chances and throwing your vote away, you do not cast a vote for either of them.
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This should not be a controversial statement but if it’s Hitler (D) versus Trump (R) you vote third party and I DO NOT FUCKING CARE what you say about chances and throwing your vote away, you do not cast a vote for either of them.
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Everybody was distracted with Epstein and Trump tore down the White House.
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Everybody was distracted with Epstein and Trump tore down the White House.