Melissa
@moatis.bsky.social
Author: Rural Indigenousnness (SU Press, 2018). Historian turned fiction writer - querying my debut women’s fiction manuscript in 2025! k-drama fan since Covid. Love my family, travel and learning about people and places and especially Democracy!!
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Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Hey if you were wondering whether Hegseth's soldiers are willing to obey illegal orders, let's ask the ones who were last seen scurrying down ropes onto the deck of a Venezuelan oil tanker like contemptible Somali pirates, jonesing to steal some oil as part of a unilateral and unprovoked act of war
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Hey if you were wondering whether Hegseth's soldiers are willing to obey illegal orders, let's ask the ones who were last seen scurrying down ropes onto the deck of a Venezuelan oil tanker like contemptible Somali pirates, jonesing to steal some oil as part of a unilateral and unprovoked act of war
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The so-called “war” with Venezuela was supposedly about stopping drugs… yet they’re out there seizing an oil tanker.
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The so-called “war” with Venezuela was supposedly about stopping drugs… yet they’re out there seizing an oil tanker.
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Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall “the cradle of liberty”.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
If you ever claimed you want immigrants to do it the right way, this should outrage you. On the other hand, If you think this was okay, you need to come to terms with your white nationalist views.
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We need more of this across the USA! Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has approved a set of new laws designed to strengthen protections for immigrants and limit abusive immigration enforcement practices.
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
We need more of this across the USA! Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has approved a set of new laws designed to strengthen protections for immigrants and limit abusive immigration enforcement practices.
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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This is exactly what churches should be doing, calling out injustice.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This is exactly what churches should be doing, calling out injustice.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
📌 Lake Street Church Nativity: a bold social justice statement with ICE-like Roman soldiers, the Virgin Mary in a gas mask, baby Jesus zip-tied, Joseph on the ground, pushing viewers to think about immigration.
Massive Legal Blow for OpenAI: Authors Gain Upper Hand in Book-Piracy Suit Seeking $150,000 Per Title Across Billions in Stolen Works
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Massive Legal Blow for OpenAI: Authors Gain Upper Hand in Book-Piracy Suit Seeking $150,000 Per Title Across Billions in Stolen Works
What are the issues of contention in the US peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine? - www.reuters.com/world/us-pea...
So apparently Putin does have “the picture” as our fascist felon in the White House doubles down to do his bidding
So apparently Putin does have “the picture” as our fascist felon in the White House doubles down to do his bidding
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What are the issues of contention in the US peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine? - www.reuters.com/world/us-pea...
So apparently Putin does have “the picture” as our fascist felon in the White House doubles down to do his bidding
So apparently Putin does have “the picture” as our fascist felon in the White House doubles down to do his bidding
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The resistance is growing
Charlotte Rises To Resist, Indiana Republicans Block Trump’s Cheating Scheme, and Epstein Pressure Exposes A Regime Unraveling Under Corruption, Cruelty, and Scandal
Victories against Trump’s tyranny
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The resistance is growing
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"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
#Writers - it's not just authors any more - AI is after all the creativity ... they should stick to repetitive things where they might actually do some good imho
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
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What Hollywood Is Missing About A.I.
The technology is now popping up onscreen in everything from “The Morning Show” to “St. Denis Medical”—but nothing on air this year could compete with reality.
www.newyorker.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#Writers - it's not just authors any more - AI is after all the creativity ... they should stick to repetitive things where they might actually do some good imho
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
As the lights continue to dim on our Democracy, I just want to go on record that I have always believed that everyone deserves quality universal health coverage whatever it’s called. No one should ever have to worry about going to the doctor and putting food on the table. No one. It’s a human right.
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Say Goodbye To Pristine Wilderness and Hello To Chump's
Big Oil Donors. Chump's Greed
Is Killing Our Wildlife, And Our
Planet.......
Big Oil Donors. Chump's Greed
Is Killing Our Wildlife, And Our
Planet.......
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Say Goodbye To Pristine Wilderness and Hello To Chump's
Big Oil Donors. Chump's Greed
Is Killing Our Wildlife, And Our
Planet.......
Big Oil Donors. Chump's Greed
Is Killing Our Wildlife, And Our
Planet.......