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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · 2d

Living without a personal car in Atlanta has connected me back to reality. I got to live comfortably during college with a lot of support. You can't escape your social class. You will alway be connected to it. I am reconnecting to my roots in my current context.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · 2d

I'm glad to know my senses about Taylor's new album, TLOAS, were just pattern recognition kicking in. I did not feel that this album would meet the moment, but what I could not have predicted where the regressive and actively harmful parts. l can love her music and hold her accountable.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · 2d

One thing about me is that if you give me a product or service to locate, I will find you the best or most affordable one for your dollar. I am like a dog with a bone. I would have been a really good author of listicles and product researcher.

Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone is so excited about the album and I just can't get there right now. I'm happy to listen to it, but the state of the world and my life can't carry that joy right now.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · 8d

Somebody to lean on. I have had the pleasure of getting to meet and be in a few coalitions with Rep. Ruwa Romman. As a fellow Swiftie and member of the Working Families Party, Ruwa has my vote. She cares about Georgia.

Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 9d

Now is the time to be brave. Republicans in Georgia have controlled our state for over 20 years leading to underfunded schools, closing hospitals, & low wages stuck at $5.15.

I'm running for Governor to change that.

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 11d

Happy Caturday 🐾

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · 24d

I wish this was not brave, but damn it really is. 💛

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24d

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · 24d

This is the most bisexual thing he's ever worn. 💛

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oh, the men that they are. 😝

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 8

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Sep 6

You might check my response in the video comments or on the clock app.

Oh brother... this is gonna be bad folx. #maladaptive #parasocialrelationships#friendsofdorothea

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Sep 6

#Friendsofdorothea , this video frustrated me today. I will attach my comment below. As a colleague, it was disheartening to see a queer affirming LCSW post this without do the cultural research. It throws a us under the bus as a trending frame to talk about toxic parasocial relationships.

I Am Begging You To Go Outside | Therapist Unpacks "The Gaylors"

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am truly only on meta apps to keep up with references for jobs. That's the real tea. lol

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yet another day of being a woman witnessing a domestic incident on a public street filled with men sitting on a patio just watching and being the only person to say or do anything about it.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm not creating enough vitamin D to make needed neurotransmitters or energy. Any then when I try to replace them my body is also struggling to detox. I will need a geneticist, a naturopath, lots of vitamin support, and money I don't have to fix this. Delightful. ☀️ Here's the site.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Sep 3

I confirmed that my vitamin d genetically predisposed to be extremely low. My ATP conversion also really not great for the chronic fatigue I have been struggling with for years. My body apparently does not understand the Kreb Cycle.

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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · Sep 1

Georgia ranks almost last for workers because of our wage policies and lack of worker protections. But what really sets us apart is our score of 0/100 for right to organize. Corporations have every advantage while workers struggle for scraps leaving us all worse off. 1/

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 31

No, I did not. That's awesome.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yeah. If Hayley doesn't win a damn grammy for this album, I might lose it.

Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 29

In all reality, on her public profile it's probably full of messages from people that stalk her. The lawyers have her team leave the message up as evidence. I bet. 😅

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 29

Legal observer shift for Labor Day acquired. Happy to serve another shift before fall.

Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 29

I am giving myself grace. I am breaking a habit. I am adjusting my needs for stimulation from short form content back to ambient background noise, lofi beats, and coffee shop music. That's the stemming accommodation.

I will never forgive that job in 2014 that made me get an iPhone.

Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 28

I love a striped shirt. 💛

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Substack? I'll be there.

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Melonie Y. @rallywithmel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Okay Chat GPT you win. I'm too ADHD not to use a good tool. Even if it is just a glorified search engine.

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