Melissa B.
@melissablive.bsky.social
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This is Trump’s America. We need to ensure it won't be his “Mirror, Mirror” version much longer.
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This is Trump’s America. We need to ensure it won't be his “Mirror, Mirror” version much longer.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... #ProudBlue. For 50+ years Republicans have defended a 2nd Amendment right to ’keep and bear arms“. Until yesterday. Noem and Bovino made clear legally carrying a weapon is justification for the federal government to murder us in cold blood. Totally unconstitutional
Trump administration goes after Second Amendment rights in justifying Minneapolis shooting
A number of pro-gun rights Republicans pushed back on the administration's argument that Alex Pretti was dangerous because he had a gun. Pretti was legally licensed to carry one.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:46 PM
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... #ProudBlue. For 50+ years Republicans have defended a 2nd Amendment right to ’keep and bear arms“. Until yesterday. Noem and Bovino made clear legally carrying a weapon is justification for the federal government to murder us in cold blood. Totally unconstitutional
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
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WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
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I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Do sign this petition with me. Thanks. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
It's time to abolish ICE
Federal immigration agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, the third such incident in just weeks amid aggressive federal enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agen...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: It's time to abolish ICE. Do sign this petition with me. Thanks. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/it...
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Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
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A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.
It was a little different last week.
It was a little different last week.
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.
It was a little different last week.
It was a little different last week.
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And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
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New York is among the three states with the highest childcare costs — and it's driving working families out of our city.
Providing it as a universal right is good for our neighborhoods, our economy, and our future.
Providing it as a universal right is good for our neighborhoods, our economy, and our future.
Map shows states with the highest—and lowest—child care costs
Massachusetts is the state with the highest child care costs, according to new data from the North Carolina law office DeMayo Law.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
New York is among the three states with the highest childcare costs — and it's driving working families out of our city.
Providing it as a universal right is good for our neighborhoods, our economy, and our future.
Providing it as a universal right is good for our neighborhoods, our economy, and our future.
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We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work.
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work.
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
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In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
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It would cost roughly $700 million to make the nation's slowest buses fast and free.
And it would generate more than double that in economic benefits for our city.
And it would generate more than double that in economic benefits for our city.
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It would cost roughly $700 million to make the nation's slowest buses fast and free.
And it would generate more than double that in economic benefits for our city.
And it would generate more than double that in economic benefits for our city.
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Donald Trump's effort to deploy troops in American cities is not normal.
There is no rational justification for such a deployment.
It is a breach of the most fundamental values and customs that our armed forces operate on.
There is no rational justification for such a deployment.
It is a breach of the most fundamental values and customs that our armed forces operate on.
October 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Donald Trump's effort to deploy troops in American cities is not normal.
There is no rational justification for such a deployment.
It is a breach of the most fundamental values and customs that our armed forces operate on.
There is no rational justification for such a deployment.
It is a breach of the most fundamental values and customs that our armed forces operate on.
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It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
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When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, it will be a hub for change — a place for people from all over the world to come together, get inspired, and take what they learn back to their own communities. obama.org/presidential-center
We’re thrilled to take you behind the scenes of the Obama Presidential Center, a new home for hope located in Chicago, built for the world. @barackobama.bsky.social & Michelle Obama recently walked the site- “a living, breathing, dynamic cultural & gathering space.”
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October 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, it will be a hub for change — a place for people from all over the world to come together, get inspired, and take what they learn back to their own communities. obama.org/presidential-center
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Now is the time we need to stand up and speak up.
October 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Now is the time we need to stand up and speak up.
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We love America. We just hate kings.
October 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
We love America. We just hate kings.
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We have a supreme Constitution, not a supreme leader. Donald Trump, we have no kings here. We are not your subjects. We are free citizens. We will never be your subjects.
October 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
We have a supreme Constitution, not a supreme leader. Donald Trump, we have no kings here. We are not your subjects. We are free citizens. We will never be your subjects.
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Today, Californians joined millions nationwide to say loud and clear:
NO to authoritarianism.
NO to assaulting our democracy.
NO to censorship and fear.
NO to hate and division.
NO to corruption and cruelty.
NO to kings.
YES to a government by and for the people.
time.com/7326801/no-k...
NO to authoritarianism.
NO to assaulting our democracy.
NO to censorship and fear.
NO to hate and division.
NO to corruption and cruelty.
NO to kings.
YES to a government by and for the people.
time.com/7326801/no-k...
‘No Kings’ Protests Draw Millions Across U.S.
More than 2,600 "No Kings" rallies have been planned across the country Saturday against the Trump Administration.
time.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Today, Californians joined millions nationwide to say loud and clear:
NO to authoritarianism.
NO to assaulting our democracy.
NO to censorship and fear.
NO to hate and division.
NO to corruption and cruelty.
NO to kings.
YES to a government by and for the people.
time.com/7326801/no-k...
NO to authoritarianism.
NO to assaulting our democracy.
NO to censorship and fear.
NO to hate and division.
NO to corruption and cruelty.
NO to kings.
YES to a government by and for the people.
time.com/7326801/no-k...