Melissa Jones Pelczynski
@mejomelissa.bsky.social
Mom of awesome 👨🏼💻🙋🏼👩🏼🏫 Wife of wonderful Army vet. Democrat. Davidson College & UVA Law alumna. Public school tutor. Moms Demand advocate. Armchair musher with #UglyDogs.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from detention.
Grand jury failed to induct Tish James for a second time.
Indiana Republican senate votes down redistricting.
Trump failed at authoritarian consolidation and he's losing his grip on power.
We're going to win.
Grand jury failed to induct Tish James for a second time.
Indiana Republican senate votes down redistricting.
Trump failed at authoritarian consolidation and he's losing his grip on power.
We're going to win.
🙏
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Lunacy.
December 13, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Lunacy.
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they are bad people doing tremendous damage and we will have to keep fighting them on every front, but “elections are over and we’re doomed forever” is not true
and we are going to win
and we are going to win
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
they are bad people doing tremendous damage and we will have to keep fighting them on every front, but “elections are over and we’re doomed forever” is not true
and we are going to win
and we are going to win
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Smart and brave of Bruna to go on CNN. And not that it should matter, but her accent sounding fully American makes the White House look even stupider here for trying to revenge deport her on behalf of the Leavitt family
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Smart and brave of Bruna to go on CNN. And not that it should matter, but her accent sounding fully American makes the White House look even stupider here for trying to revenge deport her on behalf of the Leavitt family
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Tonight DHS is once again attempting to rip up the AFGE contract of 47,000 TSA officers. This outrageous attack on workers’ rights puts all of us at risk.
It has never been more urgent for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to act. https://bit.ly/4awLqLx
It has never been more urgent for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to act. https://bit.ly/4awLqLx
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Tonight DHS is once again attempting to rip up the AFGE contract of 47,000 TSA officers. This outrageous attack on workers’ rights puts all of us at risk.
It has never been more urgent for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to act. https://bit.ly/4awLqLx
It has never been more urgent for lawmakers on Capitol Hill to act. https://bit.ly/4awLqLx
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A new report reveals how the Trump administration and members of the president’s family may have been involved in a larger movement in conservative circles to support Andrew and Tristan Tate, right-wing influencers charged with rape, human trafficking and other crimes. https://to.pbs.org/3MzqIAw
Investigation delves into the Tate brothers and their connection to the Trump family
A new report from The New York Times reveals how the Trump Administration and members of the president’s family may have been involved in a larger movement in conservative circles to support Andrew an...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A new report reveals how the Trump administration and members of the president’s family may have been involved in a larger movement in conservative circles to support Andrew and Tristan Tate, right-wing influencers charged with rape, human trafficking and other crimes. https://to.pbs.org/3MzqIAw
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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LOS ANGELES #SagAftraMembers! Show your support for striking Starbucks workers on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 AM at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Join President #SeanAstin on the picket line to demand a fair contract for Starbucks baristas. #NoContractNoCoffee
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
December 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
LOS ANGELES #SagAftraMembers! Show your support for striking Starbucks workers on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 9 AM at 5757 Wilshire Blvd. Join President #SeanAstin on the picket line to demand a fair contract for Starbucks baristas. #NoContractNoCoffee
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
More info: https://ow.ly/mR9n50XIJjj
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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Human Rights Watch is deeply alarmed by the arrest of several human rights defenders in Iran, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi.
Authorities must immediately release all individuals arrested in connection with exercising their human rights.
Authorities must immediately release all individuals arrested in connection with exercising their human rights.
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Human Rights Watch is deeply alarmed by the arrest of several human rights defenders in Iran, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi.
Authorities must immediately release all individuals arrested in connection with exercising their human rights.
Authorities must immediately release all individuals arrested in connection with exercising their human rights.
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there is a very good book about transatlantic exchange of fascist, eugenicist and racist ideas in the early 20th century and how those ideas shaped the nazi government in its early years. this has been transformed in popular understanding to "the nazis copied jim crow"
If you’ve heard the “the Nazis got their ideas from the US segregationists” I beg you to please stop. This is both false and it minimizes historical European antisemitism in a misguided attempt to emphasize the nature of US anti-Black racism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
It’s horrific without comparison to Nazism.
May I politely encourage you to reconsider this framing. It is inaccurately stated and suggests consistent and strong linkages that do not exist.
The Nazis did not “get their ideas” from confederate laws. Antisemitism and anti-Jewish laws existed in Europe long before the Confederacy…
The Nazis did not “get their ideas” from confederate laws. Antisemitism and anti-Jewish laws existed in Europe long before the Confederacy…
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
there is a very good book about transatlantic exchange of fascist, eugenicist and racist ideas in the early 20th century and how those ideas shaped the nazi government in its early years. this has been transformed in popular understanding to "the nazis copied jim crow"
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Almost half of the non-European population of New Zealand is Maori. There's no way to pretend that this kind of racial thinking in that context is anything but exterminationist.
what do we bet there's been more naziness since this?
. . . & yep, there it is
. . . & yep, there it is
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Almost half of the non-European population of New Zealand is Maori. There's no way to pretend that this kind of racial thinking in that context is anything but exterminationist.
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NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! DOJ & FBI have made revelatory disclosures in my #FOIA lawsuit about the docs it withheld related to their review/redaction of the Epstein files
Intriguingly, the FBI said it searched "client lists" to locate records
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Intriguingly, the FBI said it searched "client lists" to locate records
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! DOJ & FBI have made revelatory disclosures in my #FOIA lawsuit about the docs it withheld related to their review/redaction of the Epstein files
Intriguingly, the FBI said it searched "client lists" to locate records
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Intriguingly, the FBI said it searched "client lists" to locate records
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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what about the somali customers? good chance they were working class too. do they not deserve to live in a world where they can buy a snack without an assault on their dignity?
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
what about the somali customers? good chance they were working class too. do they not deserve to live in a world where they can buy a snack without an assault on their dignity?
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there is a certain condescension in the idea that “racism should be publicly unacceptable and come with consequences” is an attack on the “working class.”
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
there is a certain condescension in the idea that “racism should be publicly unacceptable and come with consequences” is an attack on the “working class.”
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My full write-up:
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
BREAKING: Judge Blocks ICE From Re-Detaining Abrego Garcia
Sua Sponte and Nunc Pro Tunc In a dramatic series of overnight...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My full write-up:
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Shopify’s president says ‘some of the greatest performers ever’ work 40 hours a week: They’re ‘incredibly efficient’ - yep www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/s...
Shopify's president says 'some of the greatest performers ever' work 40 hours a week: They're 'incredibly efficient'
Shopify president Harley Finkelstein says you can be a top performer without working 80 hours a week and people should aim for "harmony" over work-life balance.
www.cnbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Shopify’s president says ‘some of the greatest performers ever’ work 40 hours a week: They’re ‘incredibly efficient’ - yep www.cnbc.com/2025/12/12/s...
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A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear:
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A year ago, our lawsuits helped make sure congestion pricing would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Now, the results are clear:
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
Congestion pricing has resulted in a marked drop in air pollution – not just in Lower Manhattan, but throughout the metro region.
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Pretty notable that Republicans in a deep-red state declined to go along with a partisan power grab specifically because of the toxic, violent culture Trump encourages. www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump | CNN Politics
Jean Leising spoke at a breakfast this fall at her 8th grade grandson’s school. Hours later, when she was set to give him a ride home from basketball practice, he bashfully told her that his entire te...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Pretty notable that Republicans in a deep-red state declined to go along with a partisan power grab specifically because of the toxic, violent culture Trump encourages. www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
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First they decide you are guilty and then they find the evidence
NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
First they decide you are guilty and then they find the evidence
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You can do this right now:
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
You can do this right now:
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.
Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.
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This is full-on Great Replacement Theory, the white supremacist conspiracy that fueled the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting and the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting and more.
“…And yet there are Republican lawmakers who eagerly facilitate the disinheritance of their own children.”
That right there is some dark, disturbing shit.
That right there is some dark, disturbing shit.
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is full-on Great Replacement Theory, the white supremacist conspiracy that fueled the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting and the 2022 Buffalo mass shooting and more.
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A sitting Republican Congressman in good standing said this, tweeted it out from his own account, and not a peep of outrage.
Imagine if he had said this about any other religious group. Why would it be tolerated? Why is this condoned?
Imagine if he had said this about any other religious group. Why would it be tolerated? Why is this condoned?
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A sitting Republican Congressman in good standing said this, tweeted it out from his own account, and not a peep of outrage.
Imagine if he had said this about any other religious group. Why would it be tolerated? Why is this condoned?
Imagine if he had said this about any other religious group. Why would it be tolerated? Why is this condoned?
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This is the type of thread that only gets written if you're unaware that the VA healthcare system already exists. Or that it provides healthcare for millions of Americans. Or that it consistently generates higher patient satisfaction numbers and better clinical outcomes than the private sector.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 AM
This is the type of thread that only gets written if you're unaware that the VA healthcare system already exists. Or that it provides healthcare for millions of Americans. Or that it consistently generates higher patient satisfaction numbers and better clinical outcomes than the private sector.
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They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything.
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
This hit me like a gut punch, because I lost a good friend to glioblastoma. I wish Jason Collins a speedy & full recovery, knowing that Stage 4 Glioblastoma has always been terminal.
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Former NBA player Jason Collins announces he has Stage 4 brain cancer
Collins started experiencing symptoms while trying to pack for a US Open trip.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything.
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
[My father died of glioblastoma.]