Michelle
@smellyt.bsky.social
Legal professional, gym rat, listener of good tunes
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence that UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
An investigation by ProPublica and @chronicle.com reveals how the U.S. government ignored due process to gin up its attack on the University of California.
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“Starting today, fishermen will finally be allowed to sail into America’s protected aquariums, drop a net in any marine exhibit they please, and begin trawling,” Trump said at a press conference
Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
WASHINGTON—Claiming that preservation efforts had impeded U.S. seafood production for far too long, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had opened up the nation’s aquariums to commercia...
theonion.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“Starting today, fishermen will finally be allowed to sail into America’s protected aquariums, drop a net in any marine exhibit they please, and begin trawling,” Trump said at a press conference
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More *convictions but yeah the sentiment stands
April 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
More *convictions but yeah the sentiment stands
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The Trump administration illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent graduate of Columbia University, in direct retaliation for his advocacy. The government must immediately release him from custody.
March 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Trump administration illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent graduate of Columbia University, in direct retaliation for his advocacy. The government must immediately release him from custody.
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i'm on bluesky for the scientific community
March 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
i'm on bluesky for the scientific community
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Congratulations to Charli XCX whose 'BRAT' has won Album of the Year at this evening's BRIT Awards!
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March 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Congratulations to Charli XCX whose 'BRAT' has won Album of the Year at this evening's BRIT Awards!
album.ink/CharliXCXBrat
album.ink/CharliXCXBrat
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We are nearing a precipice.
February 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We are nearing a precipice.
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MY GOD DRAKE IS 38 ARE YOU NOT TIRED OF RAPPING ABOUT WOMEN WHO DON’T LIKE YOU?!
February 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
MY GOD DRAKE IS 38 ARE YOU NOT TIRED OF RAPPING ABOUT WOMEN WHO DON’T LIKE YOU?!
If I had the chance to write a @theonion.com headline based on something I really just saw it would be “Internet user criticizing AI just can’t resist using fatphobia to do it” (wip)
February 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
If I had the chance to write a @theonion.com headline based on something I really just saw it would be “Internet user criticizing AI just can’t resist using fatphobia to do it” (wip)
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I'd like to urge my American fans to call their state representatives & strongly advocate against voting for the SAVE Act, which takes voting rights away from millions of people, especially women, minorities, & those in rural areas.
Click to learn more:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Click to learn more:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
SAVE Act Would Undermine Voter Registration for All Americans
Congress should reject this antidemocratic and ill-conceived bill.
www.brennancenter.org
February 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'd like to urge my American fans to call their state representatives & strongly advocate against voting for the SAVE Act, which takes voting rights away from millions of people, especially women, minorities, & those in rural areas.
Click to learn more:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Click to learn more:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Trump's latest power grab is allowing DOGE to access our bank accounts, health records, and Social Security numbers with no transparency or accountability.
Tell Congress: Keep DOGE out of our data.
Tell Congress: Keep DOGE out of our data.
Keep DOGE Out of Our Data
Trump has given DOGE unrestricted access to our personal info, from finances to health records. Join me in demanding accountability.
action.aclu.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trump's latest power grab is allowing DOGE to access our bank accounts, health records, and Social Security numbers with no transparency or accountability.
Tell Congress: Keep DOGE out of our data.
Tell Congress: Keep DOGE out of our data.
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NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
February 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
The sky is giving trans flag tonight 💓 I am beautifully outside the binary, reflected in the sunsets
February 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The sky is giving trans flag tonight 💓 I am beautifully outside the binary, reflected in the sunsets
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“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
February 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
Chat, is this like, actually cool??
Scissorhandz review – musical reanimates Burton classic with cuts from Radiohead and Aerosmith
Scissorhandz review – musical reanimates Burton classic with cuts from Radiohead and Aerosmith
Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London
Jordan Kai Burnett impresses in a fun, heartfelt yet tonally uneven show, co-produced by Michelle Visage
In Tim Burton’s 1990 fairytale, you hear Edward Scissorhands before you see him, as Johnny Depp cowers in the…
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Chat, is this like, actually cool??
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"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper.
January 31, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"The Gulf of Empathy," (11 x 15) watercolor, mixed media, pen and ink on paper.
Trying to figure out what flavor this is-I think after a few bites that it’s strawberry
January 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Trying to figure out what flavor this is-I think after a few bites that it’s strawberry