MELISSA AXEL
@melissaaxel.bsky.social
(just Melissa or singular they)
🌈 Passionate about projects rooted in inclusion and belonging, Melissa Axel is an L.A. based lyricist/songwriter and creative producer fueled by the joy of infusing every story with meaning and magic.✨
🌈 Passionate about projects rooted in inclusion and belonging, Melissa Axel is an L.A. based lyricist/songwriter and creative producer fueled by the joy of infusing every story with meaning and magic.✨
Let's continue California's legacy of being a leader in care! Join me and @caringacross.org in sending a message to Gov. Newsom urging him to sign two important care bills into law before Oct. 12. go.caringacross.org/a/ca-chosenf...
Tell Governor Newsom: Sign Important Care Bills Into Law!
go.caringacross.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Let's continue California's legacy of being a leader in care! Join me and @caringacross.org in sending a message to Gov. Newsom urging him to sign two important care bills into law before Oct. 12. go.caringacross.org/a/ca-chosenf...
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To ensure fair elections in 2026, we must stop the GOP’s voter suppression bill in the Senate. House Republicans have passed legislation that would restrict access to the ballot & end online and mail-in voter registration. Tell your senators to protect voting rights by rejecting this dangerous bill.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Senator to Vote NO on Legislation Silencing Americans
indivisible.org
April 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
To ensure fair elections in 2026, we must stop the GOP’s voter suppression bill in the Senate. House Republicans have passed legislation that would restrict access to the ballot & end online and mail-in voter registration. Tell your senators to protect voting rights by rejecting this dangerous bill.
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Did your Democratic senator betray you yesterday by voting to give Trump more power to dismantle the federal government? Let them know you’re outraged by their decision to cave to extreme GOP demands, and that they’ve got some work to do to win back your trust: indivisible.org/resource/tel...
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Did your Democratic senator betray you yesterday by voting to give Trump more power to dismantle the federal government? Let them know you’re outraged by their decision to cave to extreme GOP demands, and that they’ve got some work to do to win back your trust: indivisible.org/resource/tel...
Thrilled to share that I’ve been included in this year’s cohort of the @screencraftworks.bsky.social Cross-Border Mentoring Programme! So grateful and excited to meet my mentor and new colleagues in film /TV & music from around the world!
We are delighted to announce the ScreenCraft Works Cross-Border Mentoring 2025 cohort. Thank you to all our volunteer mentors and looking forward to working with all these brilliant mentees.
screencraftworks.org/cross-border...
screencraftworks.org/cross-border...
March 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Thrilled to share that I’ve been included in this year’s cohort of the @screencraftworks.bsky.social Cross-Border Mentoring Programme! So grateful and excited to meet my mentor and new colleagues in film /TV & music from around the world!
Some Congressional Republicans want to gut Medicaid – but we won’t let that happen. I’m joining @caringacrossgen.bsky.social and calling on my Congressmember to #ProtectMedicaid! go.caringacross.org/a/call-congr...
Call Your Congress Members and Say No Cuts to Medicaid!
go.caringacross.org
March 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Some Congressional Republicans want to gut Medicaid – but we won’t let that happen. I’m joining @caringacrossgen.bsky.social and calling on my Congressmember to #ProtectMedicaid! go.caringacross.org/a/call-congr...
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Weird, it’s almost like… All the people from the Trump administration and Republican members of Congress who are saying that they won’t cut #Medicaid and take health care & long-term care from their constituents were… Wrong or maybe even… lying?
#ProtectMedicaid
#CareNotCuts
#ProtectMedicaid
#CareNotCuts
GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Weird, it’s almost like… All the people from the Trump administration and Republican members of Congress who are saying that they won’t cut #Medicaid and take health care & long-term care from their constituents were… Wrong or maybe even… lying?
#ProtectMedicaid
#CareNotCuts
#ProtectMedicaid
#CareNotCuts
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In a week where President Reagan is being presented as some kind of standard bearer AND Trump edges closer to issuing an EO purporting to close the Education Dept (which he is NOT empowered to do), let me once again remind folks of where Trump’s people got the idea. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
March 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
In a week where President Reagan is being presented as some kind of standard bearer AND Trump edges closer to issuing an EO purporting to close the Education Dept (which he is NOT empowered to do), let me once again remind folks of where Trump’s people got the idea. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Brilliant.
Taking my Trump derangement syndrome to new heights. (Stay for the finale.) 🧹🫧💚🇺🇸 #NewVideo #DefyDemocracy #Parody
Defy Democracy - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Brilliant.
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Yes you did.
Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
March 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Yes you did.
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If we are not disabled, we are temporarily able-bodied.
Disability protections protect all of us.
Disability protections protect all of us.
There are many veterans with disabilities. They are included in DEI.
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback
"Disability is a natural part of the human experience," said Katy Neas, chief executive officer of The Arc.
www.axios.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
If we are not disabled, we are temporarily able-bodied.
Disability protections protect all of us.
Disability protections protect all of us.
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One thing you learn as your parents get older is that if you’re really lucky, they will live long enough to need a lot of help.
Yes, occasionally you get the fantasy of people living peacefully and unchanged until they’re 100 and then dying in their sleep, but it doesn’t usually go that way.
Yes, occasionally you get the fantasy of people living peacefully and unchanged until they’re 100 and then dying in their sleep, but it doesn’t usually go that way.
Like the saying goes:
"Disability is the Only minority anyone can join at any time, and the only one everyone *will* join if they're lucky enough to live that long"
"Disability is the Only minority anyone can join at any time, and the only one everyone *will* join if they're lucky enough to live that long"
If we are not disabled, we are temporarily able-bodied.
Disability protections protect all of us.
Disability protections protect all of us.
February 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
One thing you learn as your parents get older is that if you’re really lucky, they will live long enough to need a lot of help.
Yes, occasionally you get the fantasy of people living peacefully and unchanged until they’re 100 and then dying in their sleep, but it doesn’t usually go that way.
Yes, occasionally you get the fantasy of people living peacefully and unchanged until they’re 100 and then dying in their sleep, but it doesn’t usually go that way.
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1 in 7 families in California rely on SNAP.
That’s less than $7 a day to help afford increasingly expensive food.
$7 can barely buy a dozen eggs right now.
And, remarkably, Republicans want to lower that number to pay for tax cuts for corporate donors.
Unconscionable.
That’s less than $7 a day to help afford increasingly expensive food.
$7 can barely buy a dozen eggs right now.
And, remarkably, Republicans want to lower that number to pay for tax cuts for corporate donors.
Unconscionable.
February 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1 in 7 families in California rely on SNAP.
That’s less than $7 a day to help afford increasingly expensive food.
$7 can barely buy a dozen eggs right now.
And, remarkably, Republicans want to lower that number to pay for tax cuts for corporate donors.
Unconscionable.
That’s less than $7 a day to help afford increasingly expensive food.
$7 can barely buy a dozen eggs right now.
And, remarkably, Republicans want to lower that number to pay for tax cuts for corporate donors.
Unconscionable.
No. Medicaid is essential for so many of our elderly and disabled parents and loved ones, including mine. We cannot and will not abide this.
We pay for this support for those who need it most, and we will not be robbed of our hard-earned investment in our loved ones’ and our own well being.
We pay for this support for those who need it most, and we will not be robbed of our hard-earned investment in our loved ones’ and our own well being.
🚨Today, House Republicans aim to vote on a budget resolution that would open the door to slash Medicaid funding to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
This would cut incomes for the bottom 40% of households 📉
Read more about the impacts of cutting $880 billion from Medicaid:
www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...
This would cut incomes for the bottom 40% of households 📉
Read more about the impacts of cutting $880 billion from Medicaid:
www.epi.org/blog/the-hou...
The House Republicans’ plan to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the rich would slash incomes for the bottom 40%: See impact by state
The clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress is to keep taxes low for the richest households and corporations. Last week, House Republicans submitted a...
www.epi.org
February 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
No. Medicaid is essential for so many of our elderly and disabled parents and loved ones, including mine. We cannot and will not abide this.
We pay for this support for those who need it most, and we will not be robbed of our hard-earned investment in our loved ones’ and our own well being.
We pay for this support for those who need it most, and we will not be robbed of our hard-earned investment in our loved ones’ and our own well being.
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Call your House members today, tomorrow and every day next week telling them to vote NO on the Budget Resolution. Then rest and repeat, we will have to keep going all year to #ProtectMedicaid
It’s a #Medicaid Marathon, not a #Medicaid sprint!
It’s a #Medicaid Marathon, not a #Medicaid sprint!
February 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Call your House members today, tomorrow and every day next week telling them to vote NO on the Budget Resolution. Then rest and repeat, we will have to keep going all year to #ProtectMedicaid
It’s a #Medicaid Marathon, not a #Medicaid sprint!
It’s a #Medicaid Marathon, not a #Medicaid sprint!
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
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Trump promised voters he had nothing to do with Project 2025 while he was campaigning.
He lied.
36 of his first week executive orders were ripped straight out of the Project 2025 playbook.
Pay attention.
He lied.
36 of his first week executive orders were ripped straight out of the Project 2025 playbook.
Pay attention.
February 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump promised voters he had nothing to do with Project 2025 while he was campaigning.
He lied.
36 of his first week executive orders were ripped straight out of the Project 2025 playbook.
Pay attention.
He lied.
36 of his first week executive orders were ripped straight out of the Project 2025 playbook.
Pay attention.
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Thank you for calling. Our staff log every call and listen to every voicemail. Call volume is high, as you can imagine.
February 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Thank you for calling. Our staff log every call and listen to every voicemail. Call volume is high, as you can imagine.
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As polls aren't always trusted, Congress needs to hear from people, not polls. It's harder to ignore the actual voices.
February 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
As polls aren't always trusted, Congress needs to hear from people, not polls. It's harder to ignore the actual voices.
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Calling in red States is very important. Some Dems are saying there's nothing they can do because they're in the minority. Let those in the majority hear how you feel.
February 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Calling in red States is very important. Some Dems are saying there's nothing they can do because they're in the minority. Let those in the majority hear how you feel.
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This from a congressional aide:
They delete emails and trash written letters. They count calls. Make 6 calls a day. 1 Rep, 2 Senators. Local and DC offices. Only talk about one or two concerns. Give your zip code so they know you’re in their district. They are listening. They want your vote.
They delete emails and trash written letters. They count calls. Make 6 calls a day. 1 Rep, 2 Senators. Local and DC offices. Only talk about one or two concerns. Give your zip code so they know you’re in their district. They are listening. They want your vote.
February 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This from a congressional aide:
They delete emails and trash written letters. They count calls. Make 6 calls a day. 1 Rep, 2 Senators. Local and DC offices. Only talk about one or two concerns. Give your zip code so they know you’re in their district. They are listening. They want your vote.
They delete emails and trash written letters. They count calls. Make 6 calls a day. 1 Rep, 2 Senators. Local and DC offices. Only talk about one or two concerns. Give your zip code so they know you’re in their district. They are listening. They want your vote.
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Don't forget to call state attorneys general. 19 across the country just stopped Musk from accessing Treasury data.
February 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Don't forget to call state attorneys general. 19 across the country just stopped Musk from accessing Treasury data.
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And not just the federal reps. Be calling the state reps, too. Be calling the municipal reps. Be calling the elected judges. Be call the elected sheriff. Be call the elected dog catcher. This is all hands on deck.
February 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
And not just the federal reps. Be calling the state reps, too. Be calling the municipal reps. Be calling the elected judges. Be call the elected sheriff. Be call the elected dog catcher. This is all hands on deck.