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@melissanicole.bsky.social
berkeley, ca
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Betty Reid Soskin, one of the nation's most iconic park rangers, died peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sun., Dec. 21, 2025. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, has died. She was 104
Betty Reid Soskin, one of the nation's most iconic park rangers, died peacefully at her home in Richmond on Sun., Dec. 21, 2025. She was 104.
richmondside.org
December 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
more of this. protect trans lives
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:

I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care. 

Your health care is still legal and protected. 

I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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The Four Seasons Total Landscaping Peace Prize.
December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
⭐️ perfection ⭐️
a piece exploring this concept
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Baltimore hero.
I’m howling.
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”

Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
heatmap.news
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:
October 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats
I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
September 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
woah. a short, sharp earthquake here in berkeley woke us up. we’re fine, but *felt that*

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September 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Live your life in such a way that if people directly quote you after your death, no one will accuse them of "speaking ill of the dead."
September 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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4 fearless women were arrested last night at the Texas Capitol after refusing to leave, standing in solidarity with Rep. Collier. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and I were at the jail until 3:30 a.m., fighting for their release. Thank you everyone, this is what showing up for justice looks like. 🇺🇸 #txlege
August 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Zohran leads a RIDICULOUS pace for the Bus vs Pedestrian race on 34th St. God I love this town.
August 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Emailed my reps and you can do so too if you want to use my link

resist.bot/petitions/PP...
RFK Jr. cancelling vax research is a travesty
Text SIGN PPMGUH to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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I called and am getting transferred to the secretary, that direct line is: 202-690-7000
Introverts: it's after office hours right now, so you won't have to speak to a human if you call the direct line now and leave a message.

#DidThisToday
August 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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You never know what detail is going to get you, but learning that Turkish diplomats delivered a new hijab to Rümeysa Öztürk in her hellhole Louisiana detention center was mine this morning.

www.propublica.org/article/rume...
American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell
“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have be...
www.propublica.org
August 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Missouri is preparing to hand the GOP an additional seat, to go on top of the five in Texas (and we haven’t gotten to Florida or Ohio yet)
August 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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NPR gets 1% of their funding from the federal government. Another 30% comes from member stations, which get an average of 13% of their funding from federal sources. My incredible community station is losing 20% of its funding. Support local public media.

www.npr.org/2025/05/13/1...
A brief history of NPR funding : The Indicator from Planet Money
Where does NPR get its funding? Today on the show, we open our books and share a brief history of public radio. And we learn what's at stake with President Trump's executive order to cut off federal f...
www.npr.org
August 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Well, I'll be damned.

It's royalty free and there's already six, generic manufacturers lined up.

newatlas.com/infectious-d...
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM