Christine Melland
@cmelland.bsky.social
Lifelong learner, adult educator, community volunteer. Striving to show up for community, especially those most vulnerable.
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In a matter of a few years in the 1960s, Dick Van Dyke became a star on Broadway, television and the silver screen. n.pr/4j0ZTkT
Dick Van Dyke is turning 100! Here's how he danced into our lives
In a matter of a few years in the 1960s, Dick Van Dyke became a star on Broadway, television and the silver screen.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In a matter of a few years in the 1960s, Dick Van Dyke became a star on Broadway, television and the silver screen. n.pr/4j0ZTkT
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U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order
A court ruled that Trump’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding libraries, was unlawful.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
U.S. reinstates all canceled library grants after court order www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/1...
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, a division of Wisconsin Watch, was recognized for its work advancing inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. NNS journalism amplifies underrepresented voices, deepens public understanding and builds bridges across Milwaukee. Follow them @milwaukeenns.org.
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service named 2025 IDEA Champion of the Year
The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service’s Ron Smith has been named the 2025 IDEA Champion of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Southeastern Wisconsin.
wisconsinwatch.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, a division of Wisconsin Watch, was recognized for its work advancing inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. NNS journalism amplifies underrepresented voices, deepens public understanding and builds bridges across Milwaukee. Follow them @milwaukeenns.org.
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Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great reads. n.pr/44gSAPS
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Our annual reading guide returns with 380+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 13 years of recommendations all in one place — that's more than 4,000 great reads. n.pr/44gSAPS
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Docu-series “The American Revolution” is unflinching in its portrayal of the nation’s messy origins.
Meredith Blake caught up with the film’s producer, Sarah Botstein, for an intimate look into its creation.
Meredith Blake caught up with the film’s producer, Sarah Botstein, for an intimate look into its creation.
How 'The American Revolution' was made
Co-director Sarah Botstein talks about the painstaking process of making the 12-hour documentary
contrarian.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Docu-series “The American Revolution” is unflinching in its portrayal of the nation’s messy origins.
Meredith Blake caught up with the film’s producer, Sarah Botstein, for an intimate look into its creation.
Meredith Blake caught up with the film’s producer, Sarah Botstein, for an intimate look into its creation.
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Page One in Iowa.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Page One in Iowa.
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Rep. Thomas Massie calls out Trump: "He can release these files without the Senate acting."
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Rep. Thomas Massie calls out Trump: "He can release these files without the Senate acting."
Clyde made his home in Madison, WI for many years. Always a treat to see our “funky drummer.”
How “R&B drumming had been permanently marked” by genre pioneer Clyde Stubblefield.
More Than James Brown’s Drummer: Clyde Stubblefield, An Unsung Pioneer of R&B
In the 1960s, R&B music was still designed to make you move. Hum any tune by one of the era’s many geniuses and stars and you’ll immediately think of its groove: “Green Onions,” with its hip-kn…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Clyde made his home in Madison, WI for many years. Always a treat to see our “funky drummer.”
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Honestly, this was my favorite news of the night.
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Honestly, this was my favorite news of the night.
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I'm looking to speak to people who rely on SNAP about what this past week has been like. If that's you, please reach out, or pass along to others. Can be anonymous.
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm looking to speak to people who rely on SNAP about what this past week has been like. If that's you, please reach out, or pass along to others. Can be anonymous.
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: [email protected]
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FoodShare is one of the most effective tools we have to fight hunger in Wisconsin and support local economies.
If the government remains shut down into November, this critical support system will be at risk.
If the government remains shut down into November, this critical support system will be at risk.
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
FoodShare is one of the most effective tools we have to fight hunger in Wisconsin and support local economies.
If the government remains shut down into November, this critical support system will be at risk.
If the government remains shut down into November, this critical support system will be at risk.
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Milwaukee #Wisconsin:
Nonviolent Vigil for those persecuted by ICE
Friday, October 10
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Milwaukee ICE Office
www.wisconsinresist.... #wipolitics #wiresist
Nonviolent Vigil for those persecuted by ICE
Friday, October 10
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Milwaukee ICE Office
www.wisconsinresist.... #wipolitics #wiresist
Milwaukee: Weekly Nonviolent Vigil for those persecuted by ICE — Wisconsin Resist
What: Weekly Nonviolent Vigil for those persecuted by ICE Where: Milwaukee ICE Office, 310 E Knapp St., Milwaukee, WI When: Fridays 9-10 am Why: Our fellow human beings are being persecuted
www.wisconsinresist.org
October 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Milwaukee #Wisconsin:
Nonviolent Vigil for those persecuted by ICE
Friday, October 10
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Milwaukee ICE Office
www.wisconsinresist.... #wipolitics #wiresist
Nonviolent Vigil for those persecuted by ICE
Friday, October 10
9:00 - 10:00 AM
Milwaukee ICE Office
www.wisconsinresist.... #wipolitics #wiresist
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Mary Cassatt, Breakfast in Bed, 1897 #womensart
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Mary Cassatt, Breakfast in Bed, 1897 #womensart
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Although the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” offers new tax deductions and credits across different income levels, low-income households – the bottom 20% of income earners – are largely excluded from any significant tax benefits.
Here’s how Trump’s new tax law affects people with low incomes
Llow-income households are largely excluded from any significant tax benefits from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
milwaukeenns.org
October 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Although the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” offers new tax deductions and credits across different income levels, low-income households – the bottom 20% of income earners – are largely excluded from any significant tax benefits.
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“Community has always been at the nexus of everything I’ve been a part of ... I really wanted a job that’s in the community. I want to be somebody that’s external facing.” -- Oby Nwabuzor, founder of Envision Growth
‘Quiet power': How Oby Nwabuzor centers public health in her real estate development firm
Oby Nwabuzor, a Milwaukee native, works at the intersection of public health, real estate development and systems innovation.
milwaukeenns.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“Community has always been at the nexus of everything I’ve been a part of ... I really wanted a job that’s in the community. I want to be somebody that’s external facing.” -- Oby Nwabuzor, founder of Envision Growth
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The first edition of @19thnews.org's menopause newsletter will hit your inbox on 9/30. Sign up so you don't miss it! 19thnews.org/newsletters/...
Menopause, without the noise
We’re talking about it, in your inbox every Tuesday.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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'Lilies Impressions' by contemporary US painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt
September 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
'Lilies Impressions' by contemporary US painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt
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The women are demanding an apology from the U.S. military and seeking payment for damages, which they say is $7,200 each. https://bit.ly/46r7gw5
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The women are demanding an apology from the U.S. military and seeking payment for damages, which they say is $7,200 each. https://bit.ly/46r7gw5
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As immigration enforcement increases nationwide, some community members want to better document the activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. A Milwaukee organization is training people to confirm or deny reports of ICE actions and document incidents when they do happen.
Video: How ‘community verifiers’ work to inform residents about ICE
As immigration enforcement increases, some community members in Milwaukee want to better document the activities of ICE.
wisconsinwatch.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As immigration enforcement increases nationwide, some community members want to better document the activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. A Milwaukee organization is training people to confirm or deny reports of ICE actions and document incidents when they do happen.
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‘It’s better than plastic and cheaper’: 20 sustainable swaps that worked (and saved you money)
‘It’s better than plastic and cheaper’: 20 sustainable swaps that worked (and saved you money)
From a metal dustpan and solid shampoo to refillable deodorant and organic veg boxes, these are the eco-friendly changes readers stuck with
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
‘It’s better than plastic and cheaper’: 20 sustainable swaps that worked (and saved you money)
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August 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Simply awful.
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Simply awful.
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I’m sorry but I really have to stand up for myself and independent media here. Everyone is crediting Ken Delanian for the Maxwell sex offender waiver story, but I was hours ahead of him. Hours. Independent media is important.
August 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I’m sorry but I really have to stand up for myself and independent media here. Everyone is crediting Ken Delanian for the Maxwell sex offender waiver story, but I was hours ahead of him. Hours. Independent media is important.
Yes, this happened right in our town.
Pizzeria mishap left at least 85 people intoxicated with THC after infused oil used for dough
Pizzeria mishap left at least 85 people intoxicated with THC after infused oil used for dough
In 2024, an odd outbreak of THC intoxication hit more than 80 people in Wisconsin after a pizzeria accidentally used oil infused with the psychoactive ingredient.
www.livescience.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Yes, this happened right in our town.
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