MISA
@misabelt.bsky.social
Boricua with big feels & bigger ideas 💡 | Fixes things (or tries) 🔧 | Leads with empathy, not ego 🤝 | Sci-fi dreamer, fantasy nerd 🚀🐉 | Gamer. Dog mom. Soft-hearted realist 🎮🐾 | Running on coffee & stubborn hope ✨
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incredible that this is so accurate. dem leadership really needs to quit eating lead paint chips and huffing the fumes coming off the reactionary centrist sharpies.
Okay I think I've mapped out ICE politics as of Monday night
January 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM
incredible that this is so accurate. dem leadership really needs to quit eating lead paint chips and huffing the fumes coming off the reactionary centrist sharpies.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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“If anyone was waiting for a moment of crisis to become active in street protests to stop the lawless conduct of this regime, now is the moment.”
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The extra-judicial execution of Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2025
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January 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“If anyone was waiting for a moment of crisis to become active in street protests to stop the lawless conduct of this regime, now is the moment.”
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Listening to Mark Carney speak is like being handed a map while realizing how far off course we’ve drifted. Calm. Precise. And deeply uncomfortable for anyone still pretending things are fine.
January 21, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Listening to Mark Carney speak is like being handed a map while realizing how far off course we’ve drifted. Calm. Precise. And deeply uncomfortable for anyone still pretending things are fine.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Another one down. #Cornell. No admission of wrongdoing, yet they caved all the same. Power flexed, and it worked. When academic “independence” collides with political leverage, we see how fragile it really is once the purse strings tighten.
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Another one down. #Cornell. No admission of wrongdoing, yet they caved all the same. Power flexed, and it worked. When academic “independence” collides with political leverage, we see how fragile it really is once the purse strings tighten.
I feel disconnected this holiday season. The usual urge to create, to celebrate... gone. What’s left to celebrate in a nation coming undone?”
October 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I feel disconnected this holiday season. The usual urge to create, to celebrate... gone. What’s left to celebrate in a nation coming undone?”
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Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
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The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.
I needed a palate cleanser, so I watched The Birdcage. Its laughter and sharp wit bridged our differences and reminded me of our shared humanity. Robin Williams on screen, it struck me how much of a force he’d be today. I mourn those times when hope for community felt abundant everywhere. I’m sad.
September 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I needed a palate cleanser, so I watched The Birdcage. Its laughter and sharp wit bridged our differences and reminded me of our shared humanity. Robin Williams on screen, it struck me how much of a force he’d be today. I mourn those times when hope for community felt abundant everywhere. I’m sad.
I'm feeling numb today. COVID meds, strange dreams. Last night, I was back in Texas as a child... fire outside the window, hooded and masked men staring in. I screamed and woke up. That #supremecourt decision is sitting heavy.
September 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'm feeling numb today. COVID meds, strange dreams. Last night, I was back in Texas as a child... fire outside the window, hooded and masked men staring in. I screamed and woke up. That #supremecourt decision is sitting heavy.
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Puerto Ricans express fear and solidarity as Connecticut ICE detainments ramp up
NPRA release of statement to emphasize that, although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they will not remain silent while immigrant brothers and sisters are dehumanized
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
NPRA release of statement to emphasize that, although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they will not remain silent while immigrant brothers and sisters are dehumanized
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
Puerto Ricans express fear and solidarity as Connecticut ICE detainments ramp up
The National Puerto Rican Agenda released a statement to emphasize that, although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they will not remain silent while immigrant brothers and sisters are dehumanized
www.elnuevodia.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Puerto Ricans express fear and solidarity as Connecticut ICE detainments ramp up
NPRA release of statement to emphasize that, although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they will not remain silent while immigrant brothers and sisters are dehumanized
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
NPRA release of statement to emphasize that, although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, they will not remain silent while immigrant brothers and sisters are dehumanized
www.elnuevodia.com/english/news...
A voice for peace, stripped of his humanity by the very place he sought for refuge. He came here under our country’s promise. We see this pattern repeat with every targeted group. It left me near tears.
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Mahmoud Khalil Tells His Story
The Ezra Klein Show · Episode
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August 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A voice for peace, stripped of his humanity by the very place he sought for refuge. He came here under our country’s promise. We see this pattern repeat with every targeted group. It left me near tears.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Czv...
open.spotify.com/episode/0Czv...
Hearing this is such an eye-opener... we are doomed. I need a plan B after these midterms.
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1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives (ft. Mehdi Hasan)
YouTube video by Jubilee
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July 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hearing this is such an eye-opener... we are doomed. I need a plan B after these midterms.
youtu.be/2S-WJN3L5eo?...
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My issues with 🤡 are secondary. He’s just a symptom of his country’s decline. What truly troubles me are those who excuse his vile policies and profit off the harm. They may not like him, but they tolerate it because it hurts those they hate or makes them $. Their judgment will come.
July 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My issues with 🤡 are secondary. He’s just a symptom of his country’s decline. What truly troubles me are those who excuse his vile policies and profit off the harm. They may not like him, but they tolerate it because it hurts those they hate or makes them $. Their judgment will come.
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
The images and videos from the #NoKingsProtest feel powerful and deeply human. People standing up with joy, creativity, and unity. The message? No one is above the people. It's a call for accountability, equality, and rejecting performative power structures that serve the few over the many.
June 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The images and videos from the #NoKingsProtest feel powerful and deeply human. People standing up with joy, creativity, and unity. The message? No one is above the people. It's a call for accountability, equality, and rejecting performative power structures that serve the few over the many.
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Since taking office, RFK Jr. has used his position to advance health misinformation, dismantle public health services, and undermine HHS’s mission to “to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans.”
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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Calls for RFK Jr. to Resign Grow Louder
More doctors are taking to social media to call for Kennedy's ouster
www.medpagetoday.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Since taking office, RFK Jr. has used his position to advance health misinformation, dismantle public health services, and undermine HHS’s mission to “to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans.”
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
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May 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A brilliant and compassionate worker won’t return to her job at a non-profit. Parole revocation pulled the rug out from under her work visa. Her residency claim is now uncertain. This is what it looks like when policy decisions erase people. We lose caregivers. We lose community. We lose our soul.
June 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A brilliant and compassionate worker won’t return to her job at a non-profit. Parole revocation pulled the rug out from under her work visa. Her residency claim is now uncertain. This is what it looks like when policy decisions erase people. We lose caregivers. We lose community. We lose our soul.