Mel Ko
@airpeach.bsky.social
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It has been estimated
that most people can read
between 3 and 7
words per second,
and it has been estimated
that at the moment
around 5 people
are contracting Covid
every second in the US,
so by the time
you finish reading these words
around 60 people
will have contracted Covid.
that most people can read
between 3 and 7
words per second,
and it has been estimated
that at the moment
around 5 people
are contracting Covid
every second in the US,
so by the time
you finish reading these words
around 60 people
will have contracted Covid.
October 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It has been estimated
that most people can read
between 3 and 7
words per second,
and it has been estimated
that at the moment
around 5 people
are contracting Covid
every second in the US,
so by the time
you finish reading these words
around 60 people
will have contracted Covid.
that most people can read
between 3 and 7
words per second,
and it has been estimated
that at the moment
around 5 people
are contracting Covid
every second in the US,
so by the time
you finish reading these words
around 60 people
will have contracted Covid.
It's definitely missing. The page comes up in search engine results, but it's mysteriously missing when you access the page.
August 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's definitely missing. The page comes up in search engine results, but it's mysteriously missing when you access the page.
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In other sticker news, Biblically Accurate Pigeon.
July 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In other sticker news, Biblically Accurate Pigeon.
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Gentle reminder that if you rag on a GOP guy for installing a make-up room by saying he’s feminine and/or gay you’re being queerphobic, transphobic, and misogynist.
April 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Gentle reminder that if you rag on a GOP guy for installing a make-up room by saying he’s feminine and/or gay you’re being queerphobic, transphobic, and misogynist.
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For every autistic person who never writes a poem, there will be one who writes six hundred sonnets just because they can, and also an allistic person who never writes a poem. I love poetry. It does not define a person's worth.
As I wrote in the piece, Kennedy continues to use stigmatizing and frankly pretty shocking language to refer to people with autism, implicitly framing them as a burden on society and their families who will, as he said, "never pay taxes" or "write a poem."
April 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
For every autistic person who never writes a poem, there will be one who writes six hundred sonnets just because they can, and also an allistic person who never writes a poem. I love poetry. It does not define a person's worth.
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I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
March 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I learned this week that you can put our troops' lives in danger, compromise our national security, and violate the Espionage Act. And the government will do nothing.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
But if you write an editorial for your school newspaper that Trump doesn't like, you will be abducted on the street and disappeared.
Those ASSHOLES
I told Kevin about this and he went green to the gills.
these utter dipshits
March 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Those ASSHOLES
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Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
By @arthurallen202.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Scientists have just cured pancreatic cancer in some patients with personalized mRNA vaccines. Pancreatic cancer. And this Trump administration wants to throw it all away.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
They’re throwing away a cure for cancer.
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Not a drag queen.
Not a trans person simply trying to exist in peace.
This is who comes after your children: Republican men who hide behind a cross and wrap themselves in the flag.
We need to protect our kids from Justin Eichorn and people like him who prey on them.
#RepublicanPredators
Not a trans person simply trying to exist in peace.
This is who comes after your children: Republican men who hide behind a cross and wrap themselves in the flag.
We need to protect our kids from Justin Eichorn and people like him who prey on them.
#RepublicanPredators
NEW: Minnesota Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn, co-author of the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" bill that just made headlines, was arrested yesterday in Bloomington for allegedly soliciting sex with a 16-year-old girl. minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/18/g...
GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 16-year old girl • Minnesota Reformer
Eichorn’s arrest complicates efforts by Senate Republicans to expel DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell from the upper chamber.
minnesotareformer.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Not a drag queen.
Not a trans person simply trying to exist in peace.
This is who comes after your children: Republican men who hide behind a cross and wrap themselves in the flag.
We need to protect our kids from Justin Eichorn and people like him who prey on them.
#RepublicanPredators
Not a trans person simply trying to exist in peace.
This is who comes after your children: Republican men who hide behind a cross and wrap themselves in the flag.
We need to protect our kids from Justin Eichorn and people like him who prey on them.
#RepublicanPredators
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Are you subscribed to Democracy Docket? Here, they explain that the court has the power to appoint someone to execute civil contempt if the Marshall’s are ordered by Bondi to ignore them. 👀
I strongly suspect this recent piece from Prof. David Knoll is about to be come extremely relevant and widely read.
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
"Even a rogue marshal’s service, in other words, is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law. If courts have the courage, the legal tools are there."
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Are you subscribed to Democracy Docket? Here, they explain that the court has the power to appoint someone to execute civil contempt if the Marshall’s are ordered by Bondi to ignore them. 👀
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
March 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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This is a lie, and also, reminder to the folks in the comments to the original post, if you add things like “istan” or “iban” to a name to imply an equivalency with Muslim extremism, that’s really gross. Stop doing that bigoted shit.
This is a lie. It's so funny that these men who hate women and women's sports act like other cis men have some kind of wild desire win at women's sports, the thing they degrade and lie about whenever they get the chance. Every piece of this is so warped.
Tuberville: "We're getting to a point now where women and girls sports and getting ready to be extinct. Because already in states across this country, we have high school teams that are made up of totally boys participating against girls."
March 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a lie, and also, reminder to the folks in the comments to the original post, if you add things like “istan” or “iban” to a name to imply an equivalency with Muslim extremism, that’s really gross. Stop doing that bigoted shit.
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Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Good morning. This artist clearly knows this feeling
www.inprnt.com/gallery/juli... they also have several other lovely prints
www.inprnt.com/gallery/juli... they also have several other lovely prints
Please God No, an art print by Julie Kwon
Gallery Quality Prints
www.inprnt.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Good morning. This artist clearly knows this feeling
www.inprnt.com/gallery/juli... they also have several other lovely prints
www.inprnt.com/gallery/juli... they also have several other lovely prints
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Hey, people who want to quibble about what “we didn’t vote for this” means here: I will block you if you imply that Trump has the *authority* to do what is happening here by virtue of the election. He does not.
Stop giving cover to fascists.
Stop giving cover to fascists.
February 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hey, people who want to quibble about what “we didn’t vote for this” means here: I will block you if you imply that Trump has the *authority* to do what is happening here by virtue of the election. He does not.
Stop giving cover to fascists.
Stop giving cover to fascists.
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Right now we’re witnessing the difference between authority and power.
Elon Musk does not have the legal authority to do any of the things he is doing. He is not authorized to shut down USAID. He is not authorized to take over OPM. He has no legal authority to access all our data and payments.
Elon Musk does not have the legal authority to do any of the things he is doing. He is not authorized to shut down USAID. He is not authorized to take over OPM. He has no legal authority to access all our data and payments.
February 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Right now we’re witnessing the difference between authority and power.
Elon Musk does not have the legal authority to do any of the things he is doing. He is not authorized to shut down USAID. He is not authorized to take over OPM. He has no legal authority to access all our data and payments.
Elon Musk does not have the legal authority to do any of the things he is doing. He is not authorized to shut down USAID. He is not authorized to take over OPM. He has no legal authority to access all our data and payments.
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I had a walk today and thought about the relationship between civility, discomfort, and abuse.
Some of you know that “civility” is one of my hard “ugh” triggers. This thread will explain why.
Some of you know that “civility” is one of my hard “ugh” triggers. This thread will explain why.
January 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I had a walk today and thought about the relationship between civility, discomfort, and abuse.
Some of you know that “civility” is one of my hard “ugh” triggers. This thread will explain why.
Some of you know that “civility” is one of my hard “ugh” triggers. This thread will explain why.