Mel Saywell
@melsaywell.bsky.social
Hodophile. Dog-cuddling enthusiast. Aspiring polymath. Antiracist intersectional feminist. Genderfluid dyke.
Perpetually becoming.
they/she
Perpetually becoming.
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The Trump Administration accidentally texted War Plans.
“But HeR eMaiLS” 😵💫 🤦♀️
“But HeR eMaiLS” 😵💫 🤦♀️
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Trump Administration accidentally texted War Plans.
“But HeR eMaiLS” 😵💫 🤦♀️
“But HeR eMaiLS” 😵💫 🤦♀️
If you know WWII history, you know how terrifying this development is.
"The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis posted an updated policy manual late last week, which removes protections for LGBTQ+ identities in sections that set restrictions on gathering intelligence.
"The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis posted an updated policy manual late last week, which removes protections for LGBTQ+ identities in sections that set restrictions on gathering intelligence.
US Department of Homeland Security scraps ban on surveillance of LGBTQ+ people
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unit has scrapped policies preventing staff from gathering intelligence on people based solely on their LGBTQ+ status.
www.thepinknews.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you know WWII history, you know how terrifying this development is.
"The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis posted an updated policy manual late last week, which removes protections for LGBTQ+ identities in sections that set restrictions on gathering intelligence.
"The DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis posted an updated policy manual late last week, which removes protections for LGBTQ+ identities in sections that set restrictions on gathering intelligence.
This is the best explanation I've seen of what's happening in America. It accurately predicted every move this administration has made, months in advance. youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America
YouTube video by Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious
youtu.be
February 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This is the best explanation I've seen of what's happening in America. It accurately predicted every move this administration has made, months in advance. youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?...
Two headlines, exactly four months apart:
February 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Two headlines, exactly four months apart:
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Hey folks-you know what to do👇🏽
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the email address for Federal employees to send Elon what they did this month is [email protected] It would be an absolute shame if it got flooded by emails from concerned Americans, spam, porn sites, etc.
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the email address for Federal employees to send Elon what they did this month is [email protected] It would be an absolute shame if it got flooded by emails from concerned Americans, spam, porn sites, etc.
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a man in a black suit says do it in white letters
ALT: a man in a black suit says do it in white letters
media.tenor.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey folks-you know what to do👇🏽
TLDR: This random guy--who wasn't elected and whose boss swears he's not in charge of the made-up department he hired him to head--is going to judge whether 3 million employees are excelling in jobs he doesn't understand, based on email summaries of what employees accomplished last week.
Musk says all federal employees need to explain their work — or be let go
His post on X said employees will receive an email “shortly” requesting to “understand what they got done last week.”
www.politico.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
TLDR: This random guy--who wasn't elected and whose boss swears he's not in charge of the made-up department he hired him to head--is going to judge whether 3 million employees are excelling in jobs he doesn't understand, based on email summaries of what employees accomplished last week.
Honestly I wouldn’t have paid much attention to this—but the appearance of powerful people actively scrubbing it kind of gives it legs…
February 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Honestly I wouldn’t have paid much attention to this—but the appearance of powerful people actively scrubbing it kind of gives it legs…
This is the new Oklahoma bill to make mental illness illegal, end treatment, and replace mental health facilities with prisons.
February 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This is the new Oklahoma bill to make mental illness illegal, end treatment, and replace mental health facilities with prisons.
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BREAKING: Steve Bannon just did a Nazi salute at CPAC.
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
February 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
BREAKING: Steve Bannon just did a Nazi salute at CPAC.
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
THEY ARE TELLING YOU WHO THEY ARE!
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This is insane! When will their first amendment rights be honored? @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
The DHS will use polygraphs to question employees about communications with the media or nonprofit organizations in an effort to root out members of the resistance.
February 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is insane! When will their first amendment rights be honored? @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Migrants, Deported to Panama Under Trump Plan, Detained in Remote Jungle Camp www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp
The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Migrants, Deported to Panama Under Trump Plan, Detained in Remote Jungle Camp www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...
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Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Former president has denied breaking the law after police report accused him of organising a conspiracy to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with allegedly helping to mastermind a…
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in Brazil
Well, it happened. We officially have a constitutional crisis, in which the President claims sole power to interpret laws, rendering the judicial and legislative branches irrelevant.
Only the people, united, can stop this.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Only the people, united, can stop this.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reins in Independent Agencies to Restore a Government that Answers to the American People
RESTORING DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order ensuring that all federal agencies are
www.whitehouse.gov
February 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Well, it happened. We officially have a constitutional crisis, in which the President claims sole power to interpret laws, rendering the judicial and legislative branches irrelevant.
Only the people, united, can stop this.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Only the people, united, can stop this.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants.
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Trump’s latest executive order (that was no doubt written by psychopath RFK Jr.) goes after antidepressants.
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As someone whose life was saved by them, you will pry my prozac from my cold dead hands.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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CSU Women and Gender Studies Programs Call for Reinstatement of SSU WGS and Legislative Action to Protect, Expand WGS and LGBTQ Studies
Media inquiries can reach out to any of the signatories. #wgss #lgbtqstudies #ethnicstudies #csu #dei #calstate
CSU Women and Gender Studies Programs Call for Reinstatement of SSU WGS and Legislative Action to Protect, Expand WGS and LGBTQ Studies
Media inquiries can reach out to any of the signatories. #wgss #lgbtqstudies #ethnicstudies #csu #dei #calstate
February 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
**PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY**
CSU Women and Gender Studies Programs Call for Reinstatement of SSU WGS and Legislative Action to Protect, Expand WGS and LGBTQ Studies
Media inquiries can reach out to any of the signatories. #wgss #lgbtqstudies #ethnicstudies #csu #dei #calstate
CSU Women and Gender Studies Programs Call for Reinstatement of SSU WGS and Legislative Action to Protect, Expand WGS and LGBTQ Studies
Media inquiries can reach out to any of the signatories. #wgss #lgbtqstudies #ethnicstudies #csu #dei #calstate
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Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole
WASHINGTON—Saying his latest executive order was legal due to an “underutilized but totally feasible workaround,” President Trump claimed Tuesday that he could overrule the U.S. Constitution by means ...
theonion.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump Claims He Can Overrule Constitution With Executive Order Because Of Little-Known ‘No One Will Stop Me’ Loophole