Melissa
@ittllpass.bsky.social
Unduplicitous, unmalicious, unconniving, unnasty. Affinity for comparing and contrasting. Law, politics, perfume, Michigan, cats, mom stuff, personal finance, humor, bops.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
December 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
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You're pivoting to video.
I'm pivoting to sleep.
We are not the same.
I'm pivoting to sleep.
We are not the same.
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
You're pivoting to video.
I'm pivoting to sleep.
We are not the same.
I'm pivoting to sleep.
We are not the same.
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in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game
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I have to say I think it was a mistake putting Barry White in charge of CBS News. Great singer but he’s no journalist, and he’s been dead for 20 years
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I have to say I think it was a mistake putting Barry White in charge of CBS News. Great singer but he’s no journalist, and he’s been dead for 20 years
I’m reminded of this Girls scene with Desi. Replace Marnie with Libs.
How is this real life?
How is this real life?
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’m reminded of this Girls scene with Desi. Replace Marnie with Libs.
How is this real life?
How is this real life?
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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#Gerrymandered and fired up? Fight back—run for office, even when the map is rigged. Can’t Win Victory Fund helps “can’tidates” in impossible districts make noise, grow the vote for up-ballot races and push for fair maps—and yes, we make it fun.
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#Gerrymandered and fired up? Fight back—run for office, even when the map is rigged. Can’t Win Victory Fund helps “can’tidates” in impossible districts make noise, grow the vote for up-ballot races and push for fair maps—and yes, we make it fun.
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
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We went to No Kings looking for paid protestors. What we found will shock you.
October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We went to No Kings looking for paid protestors. What we found will shock you.
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saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever
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All you have to do is look at the first post of all of these accounts to see THEY ARE HERE TO TROLL. Don’t take the bait.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
All you have to do is look at the first post of all of these accounts to see THEY ARE HERE TO TROLL. Don’t take the bait.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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i just wish more people knew about the race to the north pole of 1909
October 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
i just wish more people knew about the race to the north pole of 1909
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"You are—at most—going to be one piece of that solution in a chain of many people that begins before you were born and continues after you die." degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/you-don-t-...
You don't have to swallow frogs
Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"You are—at most—going to be one piece of that solution in a chain of many people that begins before you were born and continues after you die." degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/you-don-t-...
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE
September 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE
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A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean
September 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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if you’re on the left, the question of “should you be on a platform consciously designed to turn people to the right” shouldn’t be some head-scratching dilemma
August 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
if you’re on the left, the question of “should you be on a platform consciously designed to turn people to the right” shouldn’t be some head-scratching dilemma
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I did a mock flyer to hand out to South Carolina Guardsmen being sent to DC (I did the Ohio one before coffee this morning, so SURELY it can be improved on), borrowing from @pbump.com's latest.
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![South Carolina Guard!
Governor Henry McMaster and President Donald Trump have ordered you to leave your home, your family, your job to patrol DC because this guy was assaulted by unarmed teenagers:
Ed “Big Balls” Coristine
[picture of Coristine with bad haircut and untucked shirt]
Who is Big Balls?
A 19-year old graduate of elite Rye Country Day whose Daddy runs company called LesserEvil
Previously associated with criminal hackers
Fired from internship for leaking internal documents
Hired by the richest man in the world to sort through your government data, including healthcare and social security data
With no relevant experience, hired at seniority paying upwards of $120,000
About the assault:
On August 3, around 3AM, Big Balls’ girlfriend approached her car and group of 10 unarmed teenagers approached
Big Balls shoved one of the kids into the car
Kids assaulted Big Balls and gave him a bloody nose and a concussion
Police responded, arrested two
Big Balls also lost $1,000 iPhone 16](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreigzfh27vratm4fffknl2p2ke5lun6pm6qcengsgdbwfne7o4x3hyy@jpeg)
![About DOGE:
Promised to root out waste fraud and abuse
Routinely fabricated claims of cost savings
Cut Cancer research, Nuclear Weapon security, Ebola prevention
Kicked Social Security recipients off the rolls
[line graph showing that crime has fallen sharply from a COVID spike]
South Carolina’s crime is worse than DC’s
Violent crime has fallen from COVID spike
Trump’s US Attorney bragged that violent crime dropped 25% this year
Many areas of South Carolina (in pink) have higher violent crime rates than DC
[Map of South Carolina with over thirty pink circles showing a higher violent crime rate than DC]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreiah4udypsp2ay2vr3dlslqhwnulio2nlc42plcy3bpk3onf5vt4ay@jpeg)
August 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I did a mock flyer to hand out to South Carolina Guardsmen being sent to DC (I did the Ohio one before coffee this morning, so SURELY it can be improved on), borrowing from @pbump.com's latest.
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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This Sunday, we’re hosting a back to school drive in Evanston with 500 free backpacks, all-day free haircuts, and free food by two of the best restaurants in Evanston!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
August 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This Sunday, we’re hosting a back to school drive in Evanston with 500 free backpacks, all-day free haircuts, and free food by two of the best restaurants in Evanston!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
Drop by the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center this Sunday afternoon to start the school year with everything you need!
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"Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks--no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea." - Madison
August 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks--no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical idea." - Madison
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The information environment for the too-online left (the type that use "liberal" as a sneer word) is every bit as fucked as the FOX/MAGA cinematic universe. No information that reflects well on Democrats penetrates. Information that reflects poorly on Democrats is boosted to the moon.
July 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The information environment for the too-online left (the type that use "liberal" as a sneer word) is every bit as fucked as the FOX/MAGA cinematic universe. No information that reflects well on Democrats penetrates. Information that reflects poorly on Democrats is boosted to the moon.
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We have to stop making “shitting on Dems” a national sport. (Along with “and you’re SURPISED?” useless takes..)
July 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We have to stop making “shitting on Dems” a national sport. (Along with “and you’re SURPISED?” useless takes..)
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When a party wins control of the House, Senate, and presidency, it can pass impactful laws involving trillions of dollars is taxes and spending, entirely on its own.
If anyone wanted to stop it, the time for that was November 2024. I’m sorry, empowering these forces is what America voted for.
If anyone wanted to stop it, the time for that was November 2024. I’m sorry, empowering these forces is what America voted for.
July 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
When a party wins control of the House, Senate, and presidency, it can pass impactful laws involving trillions of dollars is taxes and spending, entirely on its own.
If anyone wanted to stop it, the time for that was November 2024. I’m sorry, empowering these forces is what America voted for.
If anyone wanted to stop it, the time for that was November 2024. I’m sorry, empowering these forces is what America voted for.
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Of 14,777 unique articles on the NYT's homepage over the 310 days from 1/1/24 to Election Day, 293 articles–almost one a day–focused on Biden’s age compared with just 27 articles focused on Project 2025, a ratio of 10.9 to one mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu/blog/new-yor...
May 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Of 14,777 unique articles on the NYT's homepage over the 310 days from 1/1/24 to Election Day, 293 articles–almost one a day–focused on Biden’s age compared with just 27 articles focused on Project 2025, a ratio of 10.9 to one mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu/blog/new-yor...