Melissa Smiley
@melissasmiley.bsky.social
Passionate advocate for my Neurodivergent family & the truth that Black lives matter. Standing up for a FREE Palestine.
Seasoned Strategist | Amateur Political Enthusiast | Justice-Sensitive Creator
My fun: 🎨 Art 📖 Learning 🥫Canning 🎮 Gaming
Seasoned Strategist | Amateur Political Enthusiast | Justice-Sensitive Creator
My fun: 🎨 Art 📖 Learning 🥫Canning 🎮 Gaming
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🚨 Another massive AWS outage just took down Roblox, Fortnite, Coinbase, Snapchat, and all Supercell games.
Half the internet has gone dark because of one Big Tech company. This is not innovation, it is monopoly risk.
💡It’s time to choose alternatives.
#GoEuropean #DigitalSovereignty #AWS #Outage
Half the internet has gone dark because of one Big Tech company. This is not innovation, it is monopoly risk.
💡It’s time to choose alternatives.
#GoEuropean #DigitalSovereignty #AWS #Outage
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🚨 Another massive AWS outage just took down Roblox, Fortnite, Coinbase, Snapchat, and all Supercell games.
Half the internet has gone dark because of one Big Tech company. This is not innovation, it is monopoly risk.
💡It’s time to choose alternatives.
#GoEuropean #DigitalSovereignty #AWS #Outage
Half the internet has gone dark because of one Big Tech company. This is not innovation, it is monopoly risk.
💡It’s time to choose alternatives.
#GoEuropean #DigitalSovereignty #AWS #Outage
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Israel says it has a plan to build a “humanitarian city” built over the ruins of Rafah for 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza. A local gang lord in Gaza and the United Arab Emirates will be running and supplying services to the concentration camp.
Is the UAE involved in Israel’s Gaza ‘concentration camp’ scheme? Here’s what we know.
Israel says it has a plan to build a “humanitarian city” built over the ruins of Rafah for 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza. A local gang lord in Gaza and the United Arab Emirates will be running and…
mondoweiss.net
August 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Israel says it has a plan to build a “humanitarian city” built over the ruins of Rafah for 600,000 Palestinians in Gaza. A local gang lord in Gaza and the United Arab Emirates will be running and supplying services to the concentration camp.
🧨 Grok Gone Rogue—or by Design?
Platform X’s latest AI update praised Hitler, gave itself a Nazi nickname, and mocked “woke” culture.
This isn’t a glitch—it’s a warning.
A thread 🧵
Platform X’s latest AI update praised Hitler, gave itself a Nazi nickname, and mocked “woke” culture.
This isn’t a glitch—it’s a warning.
A thread 🧵
July 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
🧨 Grok Gone Rogue—or by Design?
Platform X’s latest AI update praised Hitler, gave itself a Nazi nickname, and mocked “woke” culture.
This isn’t a glitch—it’s a warning.
A thread 🧵
Platform X’s latest AI update praised Hitler, gave itself a Nazi nickname, and mocked “woke” culture.
This isn’t a glitch—it’s a warning.
A thread 🧵
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How is it possible U.S. citizens are being held as illegal aliens in America even after they produce their birth certificate? This is intolerable. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia
Juan Carlos Gomez-Lopez is being held even though a county judge found his birth certificate “authentic” and said there wasn’t reason to consider him an “illegal alien.”
www.nbcnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
How is it possible U.S. citizens are being held as illegal aliens in America even after they produce their birth certificate? This is intolerable. www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Crimes against humanity
April 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Crimes against humanity
Funny, an old friend once handed me this book—only now do I see how timely it is. Late-in-life-acknowledgement of ADHD & learning alot about over-commitment, over-compensation and burnout. The real joy? Celebrate the little things—or just life—without guilt. #adhd #underachievement #overcompensation
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Funny, an old friend once handed me this book—only now do I see how timely it is. Late-in-life-acknowledgement of ADHD & learning alot about over-commitment, over-compensation and burnout. The real joy? Celebrate the little things—or just life—without guilt. #adhd #underachievement #overcompensation
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We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
Venezuelan Migrant Sent to Guantánamo Bay Is ‘Not a Criminal,’ Family Pleads (Gift Article)
Luis Alberto Castillo arrived in the United States so that he could “give everything to his son,” said his sister. Then, while scrolling on TikTok, she found out he was headed to Guantánamo.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We only know this man is in Gitmo because Noem tweeted a propaganda photo that included him and his sister saw it. He has no criminal record. He entered the US in January and immediately made an appointment with CBP to claim asylum. They sent him to a concentration camp bc of his basketball tattoo.
This is highly problematic. My son’s public school couldn’t meet his needs, but Section 504 ensures he gets accommodations. If ruled unconstitutional, options shrink, cutting grant money to non-public schools & private school vouchers also limit IDEA rights. Stop buying MAGA’s spin. bit.ly/4jUei2s
February 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This is highly problematic. My son’s public school couldn’t meet his needs, but Section 504 ensures he gets accommodations. If ruled unconstitutional, options shrink, cutting grant money to non-public schools & private school vouchers also limit IDEA rights. Stop buying MAGA’s spin. bit.ly/4jUei2s
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Here's owner Kirk's article on how to start a real resistance movement, with a download of a Harvard Kennedy School paper that he's using as a blueprint. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/kirkbang...
February 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Here's owner Kirk's article on how to start a real resistance movement, with a download of a Harvard Kennedy School paper that he's using as a blueprint. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/kirkbang...
Donald Trump is our Christopher Columbus—I mean that in the most insulting way: Columbus was a depraved murderer and human trafficker responsible for commencing two of the darkest periods of western imperialism—the genocide of 50M Natives & 400 years of trans-Atlantic slave trading (15M victims).
The U.S. and Israel are preventing Gaza reconstruction in order to prevent Palestinian return. The only way to stop this is to commence the full reconstruction of the Gaza Strip immediately, regardless of what Israel and the U.S. have to say. mondoweiss.net/2025/02/the-...
The only way to stop the Netanyahu-Trump plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now
The U.S. and Israel are preventing Gaza reconstruction in order to prevent Palestinian return. The only way to stop this is to commence the full reconstruction of the Gaza Strip immediately, regardles...
mondoweiss.net
February 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Donald Trump is our Christopher Columbus—I mean that in the most insulting way: Columbus was a depraved murderer and human trafficker responsible for commencing two of the darkest periods of western imperialism—the genocide of 50M Natives & 400 years of trans-Atlantic slave trading (15M victims).
These are the kinds of criminal cops Trump wants to give blanket immunity to. He has no problem with crooked cops, klansman, pedophiles, etc. The only crime in Trump’s book is not subscribing to his cult.
100 pounds of fentanyl is enough to kill tens of thousands of people! Closing the border doesn’t stop American smugglers who are responsible for bringing in 90% of the illicit fentanyl in the U.S.
kesq.com/news/2025/02...
kesq.com/news/2025/02...
RSO deputy who transported over 100 lbs of fentanyl pills gets probation, time served
A former Riverside County sheriff's correctional deputy caught carrying more than 100 pounds of fentanyl on Interstate 10 was on probation today after pleading guilty to felony charges.
kesq.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
These are the kinds of criminal cops Trump wants to give blanket immunity to. He has no problem with crooked cops, klansman, pedophiles, etc. The only crime in Trump’s book is not subscribing to his cult.
Get civically engaged:
✅ city council
✅ neighborhood assoc.
✅ community boards
✅ HOAs
✅ school boards
✅ press events
✅ local townhalls with congress members (check your library)
✅ chamber of commerce
Represent at their events. Prioritize ensuring these meetings aren’t just fascists convening.
✅ city council
✅ neighborhood assoc.
✅ community boards
✅ HOAs
✅ school boards
✅ press events
✅ local townhalls with congress members (check your library)
✅ chamber of commerce
Represent at their events. Prioritize ensuring these meetings aren’t just fascists convening.
February 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Get civically engaged:
✅ city council
✅ neighborhood assoc.
✅ community boards
✅ HOAs
✅ school boards
✅ press events
✅ local townhalls with congress members (check your library)
✅ chamber of commerce
Represent at their events. Prioritize ensuring these meetings aren’t just fascists convening.
✅ city council
✅ neighborhood assoc.
✅ community boards
✅ HOAs
✅ school boards
✅ press events
✅ local townhalls with congress members (check your library)
✅ chamber of commerce
Represent at their events. Prioritize ensuring these meetings aren’t just fascists convening.
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RE book bans
We’re past signing petitions. Show up. Show up at the library. Show up at board meetings. Run for local boards. The fox is already in the hen house*, they don’t care about your signature on a petition.
*Books help us understand metaphors like this
We’re past signing petitions. Show up. Show up at the library. Show up at board meetings. Run for local boards. The fox is already in the hen house*, they don’t care about your signature on a petition.
*Books help us understand metaphors like this
February 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
RE book bans
We’re past signing petitions. Show up. Show up at the library. Show up at board meetings. Run for local boards. The fox is already in the hen house*, they don’t care about your signature on a petition.
*Books help us understand metaphors like this
We’re past signing petitions. Show up. Show up at the library. Show up at board meetings. Run for local boards. The fox is already in the hen house*, they don’t care about your signature on a petition.
*Books help us understand metaphors like this
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I remember when right-wing media said that I wasn’t qualified to be a member of Congress because of my credit card debt. My debt was nowhere near $1.2 million.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is in the running to serve as health and human services secretary, revealed he was carrying up to $1.2 million in credit card debt in recent financial disclosures, per CNBC.
February 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I remember when right-wing media said that I wasn’t qualified to be a member of Congress because of my credit card debt. My debt was nowhere near $1.2 million.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
Do they think the same of RFK Jr? Or does that standard only apply to young people? We know the answer.
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DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
DOGE is reportedly threatening NOAA with massive staff and budget cuts.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
NOAA houses the National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center, which produce forecasts and warn people about storms.
This attack on public safety is ripped straight from the pages of Project 2025.
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You are the company you keep.
February 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You are the company you keep.
She did NOT wait.
She also did not realize her clever, pithy “gotcha” was already a tired liberal meme.
Is the requirement for fighting for justice anywhere to speak out against injustice everywhere, at once? 🤔
It’s important to keep public convos, esp. w/former US state dept employees, public.
She also did not realize her clever, pithy “gotcha” was already a tired liberal meme.
Is the requirement for fighting for justice anywhere to speak out against injustice everywhere, at once? 🤔
It’s important to keep public convos, esp. w/former US state dept employees, public.
February 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
She did NOT wait.
She also did not realize her clever, pithy “gotcha” was already a tired liberal meme.
Is the requirement for fighting for justice anywhere to speak out against injustice everywhere, at once? 🤔
It’s important to keep public convos, esp. w/former US state dept employees, public.
She also did not realize her clever, pithy “gotcha” was already a tired liberal meme.
Is the requirement for fighting for justice anywhere to speak out against injustice everywhere, at once? 🤔
It’s important to keep public convos, esp. w/former US state dept employees, public.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” MLK
Thank you @algreen.house.gov #ImpeachTrumpNOW!
Thank you @algreen.house.gov #ImpeachTrumpNOW!
IMPEACH!! Thank you @algreen.house.gov 💞
Impeachment Announced by Congressman Al Green:
Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere (MLK). Injustice in Gaza is a Threat to Justice in America. Watch Rep. Green's floor speech online: youtu.be/N2xG1K0izqs?...
Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere (MLK). Injustice in Gaza is a Threat to Justice in America. Watch Rep. Green's floor speech online: youtu.be/N2xG1K0izqs?...
February 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” MLK
Thank you @algreen.house.gov #ImpeachTrumpNOW!
Thank you @algreen.house.gov #ImpeachTrumpNOW!
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Only 3% Of Jewish Israelis Think Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan For Gaza Is Immoral
"Three percent. If that isn’t a sign of a morally diseased society, I don’t know what would be."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/only-3-of-...
"Three percent. If that isn’t a sign of a morally diseased society, I don’t know what would be."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/only-3-of-...
Only 3% Of Jewish Israelis Think Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan For Gaza Is Immoral
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
February 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Only 3% Of Jewish Israelis Think Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan For Gaza Is Immoral
"Three percent. If that isn’t a sign of a morally diseased society, I don’t know what would be."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/only-3-of-...
"Three percent. If that isn’t a sign of a morally diseased society, I don’t know what would be."
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/only-3-of-...