Melissa Williams
@melissa13mw.bsky.social
Expat Chicagoan in the PNW woods. Doer of as good a works as possible. Posts my own.
#NewCollege alum
#NewCollege alum
Strange that America first doesn’t believe in global economics but also doesn’t believe in the sovereignty of other nations.
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Strange that America first doesn’t believe in global economics but also doesn’t believe in the sovereignty of other nations.
Christ, who hasn’t this guy sued.
The Pulitzer Board is actually fighting back against one of Trump’s vexatious lawsuits, saying, ‘If you were harmed, prove it — with medical and financial records.’
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Not rolling over like some of the capitulating companies we’ve seen.
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Pulitzer Board Demands Trump’s Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist
Donald Trump isn’t going to be happy about this one.
newrepublic.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Christ, who hasn’t this guy sued.
Horrifying
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Horrifying
I really appreciate Rian Johnson bringing back classic mystery stories! Wake Up Dead Man was very well done, full of classic tropes for the modern era.
December 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I really appreciate Rian Johnson bringing back classic mystery stories! Wake Up Dead Man was very well done, full of classic tropes for the modern era.
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Yall you gotta order your Christmas gifts by the end of the weekend.
December 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I guess it's Small Business Saturday so if anyone wants a new desk or a bookshelf or a dining table or whatever, I am currently accepting new commissions
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custom woodwork and design
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November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I guess it's Small Business Saturday so if anyone wants a new desk or a bookshelf or a dining table or whatever, I am currently accepting new commissions
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This really struck a chord. Not just for the academic enterprise but for one’s everyday life in these times.
But it requires not only a willingness to flunk students, but also a willingness to construct your course—and your pedagogy, and your professional persona—around an overt, articulated, emphatic set of ethical commitments.
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This really struck a chord. Not just for the academic enterprise but for one’s everyday life in these times.
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Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.
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Posted without comment, the 2026 America the Beautiful Pass for national parks and public lands.
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Posted without comment, the 2026 America the Beautiful Pass for national parks and public lands.
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REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
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People are going to pirate my books. I certainly can't stop them from doing it. But I refuse to pretend that it doesn't annoy me or that it has no bearing on my career. And I won't indulge them in the lie that they're doing anything other than stealing for pleasure
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
People are going to pirate my books. I certainly can't stop them from doing it. But I refuse to pretend that it doesn't annoy me or that it has no bearing on my career. And I won't indulge them in the lie that they're doing anything other than stealing for pleasure
Nothing in this piece says that the reason Boy Scouts (now known as Scouting America) started admitting girls was the massive costs of the lawsuits of the child sexual abuse cases. Kind of a terrible legacy for Hegseth to want to uphold.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Nothing in this piece says that the reason Boy Scouts (now known as Scouting America) started admitting girls was the massive costs of the lawsuits of the child sexual abuse cases. Kind of a terrible legacy for Hegseth to want to uphold.
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listen to me. listen to me right now. if you don't know what this tweet means, just close your device. don't look anything up. go for a walk. return in a week. if you don't listen to me, your life will be ruined and i can't be held accountable
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
listen to me. listen to me right now. if you don't know what this tweet means, just close your device. don't look anything up. go for a walk. return in a week. if you don't listen to me, your life will be ruined and i can't be held accountable
The weirder the US government gets, the more I lean into birding. Saw a brown pelican where they are uncommon today and tomorrow I’m getting up early to go see a bird that seems to have blown in from Asia.
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The weirder the US government gets, the more I lean into birding. Saw a brown pelican where they are uncommon today and tomorrow I’m getting up early to go see a bird that seems to have blown in from Asia.
I can hate what RFK is doing to health care and regulation in this country just fine without learning about his personal relationships, too.
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I can hate what RFK is doing to health care and regulation in this country just fine without learning about his personal relationships, too.
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Dr Bae this am: hey whatcha doin?
Me: reading the latest Ryan Lizza piece about Olivia Nuzzi
Dr Bae: I don't even know who that is
Me: then I won't tell you
And that, dear reader, is love
Me: reading the latest Ryan Lizza piece about Olivia Nuzzi
Dr Bae: I don't even know who that is
Me: then I won't tell you
And that, dear reader, is love
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dr Bae this am: hey whatcha doin?
Me: reading the latest Ryan Lizza piece about Olivia Nuzzi
Dr Bae: I don't even know who that is
Me: then I won't tell you
And that, dear reader, is love
Me: reading the latest Ryan Lizza piece about Olivia Nuzzi
Dr Bae: I don't even know who that is
Me: then I won't tell you
And that, dear reader, is love
I should have stayed far, far away from this link.
Part 2 omgwtf
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I should have stayed far, far away from this link.
I’m not the only one who thinks someone paid her off to quit, right?
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I’m not the only one who thinks someone paid her off to quit, right?
So are my previous tax filings through this private company now part of an AI training database?
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 AM
So are my previous tax filings through this private company now part of an AI training database?
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I'm so proud of local Chicago journalists & their fearless coverage of the ICE/CBP terror campaign. Now retired broadcast journalists are also playing a role with a powerful new letter to the people of our city. I talked to Phil Ponce, who led this effort.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Retired journalists raise the alarm about state sponsored terror in Chicago
"It is without precedent that the biggest names in Chicago journalism have come together to condemn a public action"
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm so proud of local Chicago journalists & their fearless coverage of the ICE/CBP terror campaign. Now retired broadcast journalists are also playing a role with a powerful new letter to the people of our city. I talked to Phil Ponce, who led this effort.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
I’ve never been more relieved to be thinking “Olivia who?”
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’ve never been more relieved to be thinking “Olivia who?”
My most woke opinion is that capitalism ruins everything.
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My most woke opinion is that capitalism ruins everything.
Relevant- nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Trump Hides White House Visitor Logs
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2017 – The Trump White House announced today it would no longer disclose the routine visitor logs maintained by the Secret Service and published online by the Obama adminis...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Relevant- nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Pouring one out for every furloughed fed’s inbox tomorrow.
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Pouring one out for every furloughed fed’s inbox tomorrow.