Melina Hammer
@melinahammer.bsky.social
Award-winning author, A YEAR AT CATBIRD COTTAGE. Chef. Photographer. Stylist. Forager, gardener… Queer, clear-eyed about terrors of the imperial machine & the need to meet the climate crisis.
https://catbirdcottage.substack.com/
https://catbirdcottage.substack.com/
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Melina Hammer
@melinahammer.bsky.social
· Jan 23
A little about me: I’ve always made things, and after transferring to art school to make it official, then some years as a metalsmith, I pivoted to commercial food photography and styling. It’s where an opportunity to sustain myself seemed to exist.
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Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.
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SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONSTITUENTS UNTIL YOU SWEAR HER IN, MIKE
Mike Johnson on Adelita Grijalva, who he refuses to swear in: "Instead of doing TikTok videos, she should be serving her constituents."
October 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
SHE DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONSTITUENTS UNTIL YOU SWEAR HER IN, MIKE
Google: Stop fueling Israel’s lies action.eko.org/a/google-sto...
Google: Stop fueling Netanyahu’s lies
In August, as people in Gaza were being starved, one YouTube ad by the Israeli foreign ministry showed misleading images of markets full of food. The text on the ad read “There is food in Gaza. Any ot
action.eko.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Google: Stop fueling Israel’s lies action.eko.org/a/google-sto...
Help Dr. Hamza and his family to survive chuffed.org/project/1331...
Help Dr. Hamza and his family to survive
Help & prayers needed.
chuffed.org
August 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Help Dr. Hamza and his family to survive chuffed.org/project/1331...
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Mamdani cruises to easiest victory ever recorded as 37 unlikeable freaks split the vote on the independent ticket (good ending)
Abusers never take no for an answer. nypost.com/2025/07/13/u...
Andrew Cuomo set to run as an independent in NYC mayoral race — but there’s a catch
Andrew Cuomo is expected to announce this week that he is staying in the New York mayoral race as an independent, despite the latest polls showing his odds of winning are slim.
nypost.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Mamdani cruises to easiest victory ever recorded as 37 unlikeable freaks split the vote on the independent ticket (good ending)
Stop the big corporations fueling Gaza’s destruction.
action.eko.org/a/stop-fueli...
action.eko.org/a/stop-fueli...
Stop fueling the “economy of genocide”
A historic new UN report just did what the UN almost never does — it named dozens of global corporations fueling Israel’s “economy of genocide”. They’re helping bomb Gaza and steal Palestinian land fo
action.eko.org
July 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Stop the big corporations fueling Gaza’s destruction.
action.eko.org/a/stop-fueli...
action.eko.org/a/stop-fueli...
Abdullah and his family face unimaginable challenges in Gaza, and every donation can make a real difference in helping them find safety & food. If you're able to, please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might want to help. Thank you!
July 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Abdullah and his family face unimaginable challenges in Gaza, and every donation can make a real difference in helping them find safety & food. If you're able to, please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might want to help. Thank you!
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The Tea Party protests in April 2009 had about a third of a million people involved, and the political media treated it like a game changer for the Obama presidency.
The No Kings rallies were AT LEAST ten times bigger than the Tea Party protests. Will the press keep pretending Trump is popular?
The No Kings rallies were AT LEAST ten times bigger than the Tea Party protests. Will the press keep pretending Trump is popular?
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Tea Party protests in April 2009 had about a third of a million people involved, and the political media treated it like a game changer for the Obama presidency.
The No Kings rallies were AT LEAST ten times bigger than the Tea Party protests. Will the press keep pretending Trump is popular?
The No Kings rallies were AT LEAST ten times bigger than the Tea Party protests. Will the press keep pretending Trump is popular?
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What’s wild about the current political use of “antisemitism” (as opposed to its actual instances) is it has nothing to do with Jewish people at all. So much so that an Italian sexual harasser can wield it against a Muslim who is endorsed by a Jewish candidate. It’s just all nonsense.
June 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
What’s wild about the current political use of “antisemitism” (as opposed to its actual instances) is it has nothing to do with Jewish people at all. So much so that an Italian sexual harasser can wield it against a Muslim who is endorsed by a Jewish candidate. It’s just all nonsense.
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Keep spreading the word:
Don't rank Cuomo.
Don't rank Cuomo.
Hearing from sources that a new NYC mayoral race poll is about to drop showing Zohran Mamdani clinching the No. 1 spot from Andrew Cuomo for the first time.
June 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Keep spreading the word:
Don't rank Cuomo.
Don't rank Cuomo.
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@mayor.lacity.gov needs to rein in her police force.
Those horses are being mistreated and the cops are using unnecessary and excessive force on peaceful protesters.
I saw another video of cops trying to use their horses to trample protesters.
Start disciplining this behavior.
Those horses are being mistreated and the cops are using unnecessary and excessive force on peaceful protesters.
I saw another video of cops trying to use their horses to trample protesters.
Start disciplining this behavior.
June 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
@mayor.lacity.gov needs to rein in her police force.
Those horses are being mistreated and the cops are using unnecessary and excessive force on peaceful protesters.
I saw another video of cops trying to use their horses to trample protesters.
Start disciplining this behavior.
Those horses are being mistreated and the cops are using unnecessary and excessive force on peaceful protesters.
I saw another video of cops trying to use their horses to trample protesters.
Start disciplining this behavior.
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"The survey, conducted by Public Policy Polling for Democrat Justin Brannan’s city comptroller campaign, found Mamdani beating Cuomo 35 percent to 31 percent — a difference that is narrowly within the 4.1 percent margin of error."
good things are still possible
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
good things are still possible
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor's race
The former governor has topped every voter survey since entering the race, but the democratic socialist is gaining on him.
www.politico.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"The survey, conducted by Public Policy Polling for Democrat Justin Brannan’s city comptroller campaign, found Mamdani beating Cuomo 35 percent to 31 percent — a difference that is narrowly within the 4.1 percent margin of error."
good things are still possible
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
good things are still possible
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Tactical agents and ICE min-tanks expected in Chicago tomorrow www.cbsnews.com/chicago/vide...
City officials confirm Trump will send tactical ICE agents to Chicago
At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas confirmed reports Trump is sending tactical immigration agents to Chicago.
www.cbsnews.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Tactical agents and ICE min-tanks expected in Chicago tomorrow www.cbsnews.com/chicago/vide...
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Federal agents' seemingly universal adoption of neck gaiters worn just below the eyes like they're robbing the railroad is emblematic of this time in the US
🚨 ICE activity reports for 5/9:
Activity reported at
- Fort Totten Dr & Gallatin St NE at 8:00AM
- 5 officers - 3 ATF, others federal police
- 4 unmarked black cars with VA tags
- At least one person detained
Activity reported at
- Fort Totten Dr & Gallatin St NE at 8:00AM
- 5 officers - 3 ATF, others federal police
- 4 unmarked black cars with VA tags
- At least one person detained
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Federal agents' seemingly universal adoption of neck gaiters worn just below the eyes like they're robbing the railroad is emblematic of this time in the US
Please PLEASE NYC friends, vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor. We all deserve a smart, forward-thinking, authentic mayor for a change. Let’s manifest this reality. Spread the word!!
the number one goal for everyone left-of-center for the next 6 weeks should be making sure Andrew Cuomo doesn’t become mayor of the largest city in the country.
even if you don’t live in NYC, you probably have friends or family who do. please tell them how awful Cuomo.
even if you don’t live in NYC, you probably have friends or family who do. please tell them how awful Cuomo.
Andrew Cuomo, who leads in the mayoral polls, has a Trumpian belief in his own spurious talents and triumphs. His election would likewise be a disaster for everyone subject to his rule.
May 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Please PLEASE NYC friends, vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor. We all deserve a smart, forward-thinking, authentic mayor for a change. Let’s manifest this reality. Spread the word!!
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The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
May 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cost of Grok: "I can't breathe at home, it smells like gas outside. How come I can't breathe at home and y'all get to breathe at home?"
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Really can’t get over the fact that Trump is trying to score a $400 million luxury jet for himself on the same day his party announces a budget that’d rip health insurance from 13.7 million Americans.
May 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Really can’t get over the fact that Trump is trying to score a $400 million luxury jet for himself on the same day his party announces a budget that’d rip health insurance from 13.7 million Americans.
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The Trump administration claims white Afrikaners face racial discrimination, even though South Africa’s white minority still own the vast majority of farmland decades after the end of apartheid rule.
May 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The Trump administration claims white Afrikaners face racial discrimination, even though South Africa’s white minority still own the vast majority of farmland decades after the end of apartheid rule.
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Look, it’s not uncommon for recent suburban transplants to hide all day in their luxury apartments. The city can be a little overwhelming when you’re used to Westchester!
April 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Look, it’s not uncommon for recent suburban transplants to hide all day in their luxury apartments. The city can be a little overwhelming when you’re used to Westchester!
