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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer

@melleesmith.com

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(she/her) 🇺🇸 in 🇮🇪 Co-founder @recordresistance.com Co-founder / jr web dev @gazasupporthub.com Creative writing @melliferamuses.com Founder @joyfulcreatorsclub.com

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 20h

🧵 I'm seeing news of a ceasefire. I don't understand what that means yet. I remember what happened last time. I'm wary. I'm cautious. But also hopeful.

My Pals are still tired, injured, hungry. Aid trucks are so close, yet so far.

Please keep supporting. @belal2011.bsky.social

gofund.me/c3f34ceb8

Donate to Help Belal and family get treatment outside Gaza, organized by Sheika Mushundusi

Update – 25 May 2025 My name is Bilal Ashraf. I’m a 14-year-o… Sheika Mushundusi needs your support for Help Belal and family get treatment outside Gaza

gofund.me

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 20h

Just heard back from Ahmed ❤️ This is the message he wants to share:

"I hope they don't forget [me] in the present, because my life is non-existent, my friend, and we are about to enter winter."

Please support if you can:

Text message between Ahmad in Palestine and Mel in Ireland. Mel's first text reads, "I am here for you today and praying for the ceasefire to take effect as soon as possible 🙏". Ahmed's reply reads, "God willing, my friend. Thank you for everything you have done for us in the past. I wish you success and prosperity always, my friend, and I hope that we will meet one day." Ahmed's next text reads, "I hope they don't forget him in the present, because my life is non-existent, my friend, and we are about to enter winter."

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 20h

While @monahijazi.bsky.social and I aren't directly connected, I've been following her story for many months.

Same with @mamatwins.bsky.social ❤️

Please follow and support them both if you can, they're both mothers with young children who need us!

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 20h

Our friend Ahmed, who's lost all his Bsky accounts, doesn't have good internet. I asked if he would like to share a message here, but my text hasn't delivered.

Please support him, as he has even less access to aid than some of our Pals.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-ahmed...

Donate to Help Ahmed's Family Rebuild Hope, organized by A Solis

Hello everyone, I am Ahmed, 22 years old, from the northern Gaza Strip, trying to hel… A Solis needs your support for Help Ahmed's Family Rebuild Hope

www.gofundme.com

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 20h

My friend from another platform, Abdullah, messages me frequently, and I always forget to include him since he's not on Bsky.

Please support his family. His mother is severely wounded and needs treatment.

gofund.me/1e53b565

Help Abdullah’s Family Rebuild Their Life Amid War, organized by Franziska Markus

"Hope is strongest when shared." My name is Abdullah Omar… Franziska Markus braucht deine Unterstützung für Help Abdullah’s Family Rebuild Their Life Amid War

gofund.me

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 20h

Hana's (@ilaymedia.com) family has special dietary needs and require daily sustenance.

Ilay Media is Hana's graphic design agency. She's a talented artist, and her work will bring light to your life. Please support her.

www.gofundme.com/f/Help-Hanaa...

Donate to Help Hanaa and her family to evacuate from Gaza, organized by Aimee M

Hello ❤️ My name is Aimee, I live in Berlin. Given its geographical locatio… Aimee M needs your support for Help Hanaa and her family to evacuate from Gaza

www.gofundme.com

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 20h

Donate to Help Belal and family get treatment outside Gaza, organized by Sheika Mushundusi

Update – 25 May 2025 My name is Bilal Ashraf. I’m a 14-year-o… Sheika Mushundusi needs your support for Help Belal and family get treatment outside Gaza

gofund.me

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 1d

This is actually such an effective approach to protesting

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 1d

Giving out subs and hugs at the ICE Facility in Broadview Illinois!

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 2d

CC (see top post!):

@lexialex.bsky.social
@leftistlawyer.com
@lubottom.bsky.social
@anna-orridge.bsky.social
@limbischessystem.bsky.social
@divyampersaud.com
@hebagowayed.bsky.social
@nora.zone

Any questions, DM me! ❤️

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 2d

Future improvements to the site include:

- An honor roll section naming and honoring those martyred
- An obituaries section where Palestinians can honor their lost loved ones properly
- Dedicated pages for each family where they can share their stories, updates, honor roll entries, and obituaries

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 2d

GSH was created to ensure Palestinian fundraising campaigns have somewhere to "live" that's not Bsky.

Once a campaign is added to our site, it will NEVER be removed — even if your Bsky account is deleted.

And we'll keep working to get it in front of as many people as we can.

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 2d

🧵 @gazasupporthub.com is now on Bsky! Please follow & share!

~50 campaigns from @mommunism.bsky.social's megathread are now live on the site.

ALL of them will be live soon.

GSH was created in direct response to Bsky's mistreatment of Palestinians. (More in thread 👇)

www.gazasupporthub.com

Gaza Support Hub - Welcome

www.gazasupporthub.com

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 2d

Feeling compelled to express gratitude for the driven, intelligent, hard-working activists on my teams.

From @recordresistance.com to Gaza Support Hub, we've got some true juggernauts fighting for global collective liberation.

Waking up to updates on these projects is the BEST way to start my day.

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

So many of my loves in Palestine are without internet. My messages are taking days to deliver 😞

Please support them if you can — every follow, every like, every share matters!

@belal2011.bsky.social
@save-my-family.bsky.social
@ilaymedia.com

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

A LindseyGrahamectomy!! I'm cryin 🤣🤣🤣

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

I'm cohosting a fundraiser in the DMV area next week for @drannieandrews.com, who's scheduled to perform a LindseyGrahamectomy on the United States Senate next year. If you're interested, you can DM Annie's finance director, @hreneeharvey.bsky.social, for the contribution/RSVP link.

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

Our team's barely just getting started, but we sure are finding interesting things...

Record Resistance | Archiving Against Power @recordresistance.com · 3d

The Office of the Inspector General website no longer has a valid SSL certificate (which ensures connections to websites are secure).

#1 - The site was still live as of Sept. 30

#2 - At roughly 5 AM Pacific on Oct. 1, a shutdown message appeared

#3 - The site was last archived Oct. 2

Screenshot of the homepage of the US Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General website. This is an archived version of the website stored on Internet Archive's Wayback Machine on September 30, 2025.

Screenshot of the US Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General, as it appeared on October 1, 2025. Taken from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

Screenshot of the "potential security issue" notice on the US Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General's website. This website is no longer being maintained or updated due to the US federal government shutdown.

Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

It's honestly sickening how hyperfocused European media has been on POTUS 47's response to talks happening in Occupied Palestine.

Why are y'all giving him airtime? Y'all need to be talking to actual human rights experts, ffs.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3d

BREAKING: Israel deports 171 Gaza Sumud Flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/erhxpu

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

Phew, glad it wasn't arson in the end, which could've been a much bigger threat in a society where books are consistently banned. Still, that's some real irresponsible reporting from The Irish Times.

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

It sounds as though arson has been discounted as a motive and they're able to open as usual. Keep supporting independent bookstores like @booksupstairs.bsky.social regardless.

Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social · 3d

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Kind of feels like feds occupying our city for a month, killing one person and shooting another while attacking neighborhoods with chemical weapons and kidnapping hundreds of people already counts as a civil war whether the Guard arrives or not, but what do we know?

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

Oh, this one really boils my piss. I LOVE Books Upstairs — they a vast selection of affordable books. I will definitely be ordering online once I'm able to help support their remodeling costs. I invite y'all to join me. ❤️

Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Books Upstairs is a fine store with a particularly excellent poetry section. Why not support them by ordering your books online instead: booksupstairs.ie

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3d

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 4d

I'm so over breaking news. How about some fixing news.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 3d

Yup, very disappointing

Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · 3d

Another day & still no focus on Tadhg Hickey & the other 15 Irish flotilla hostages in the media
Clearly standing up against genocide & being kidnapped in International waters by a terrorist state is not news worthy in Ireland
Very sad to see that this is where we are in 2025

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Slug 🐛 VTuber @vtuberloveslug.bsky.social · 7d

Lmao the resource guzzling 'get things wrong' machine isn't something that warrants pragmatism. It exists in an attempt to solve the problem of paying people to do labor. And it's never going to do that. It's a huge bubble of waste. You really are Elon lite.

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Mel Lee-Smith | Writer @melleesmith.com · 3d

My only other one is LinkedIn which is a cesspit… honestly, where do we even go at this point 😭

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · Aug 19

Jay is talking about making “billionaire proof “ socials

But the actual issues raised are

- anti Palestinian racism
- unclear applications of Adult material
- unclear moderation
- anti Black racism
- unresponsive mods
- poor communication
- a history of granting unequal access

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