Malevolent Mel
@themel.bsky.social
GenX Grandma who is hoping for a better tomorrow. Anti fascist. Pro democracy 💙 Good Trouble/Chaotic Good. 🍉 I follow back kind people and block all 🍊 cultists. Make Critical Thinking a thing again
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Malevolent Mel
@themel.bsky.social
· Oct 20
7 million protesters
No arrests
No looting
No mountains of trash
No zip ties
No cops beaten
No gallows
No violent rampages
No destruction of property
And Grinder didn't crash
No arrests
No looting
No mountains of trash
No zip ties
No cops beaten
No gallows
No violent rampages
No destruction of property
And Grinder didn't crash
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Here's a gift link: www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Here's a gift link: www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Getting really tired of the people who defend this administration's immigration policies by claiming "Obama did the same thing". You don't have to like it but there is a difference between enforcing a warrant vs kidnapping people for having brown skin.
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Getting really tired of the people who defend this administration's immigration policies by claiming "Obama did the same thing". You don't have to like it but there is a difference between enforcing a warrant vs kidnapping people for having brown skin.
I'll never understand the people who didn't vote for Harris, or vote at all, because they held her to a purity test, and are completely fine with watching our country turn into a dictatorship right now.
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I'll never understand the people who didn't vote for Harris, or vote at all, because they held her to a purity test, and are completely fine with watching our country turn into a dictatorship right now.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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NEW: ICE’s policy of mass detaining immigrants w pending deportation proceedings has led to an avalanche of rejections in court.
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NEW: ICE’s policy of mass detaining immigrants w pending deportation proceedings has led to an avalanche of rejections in court.
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
More than 220 judges — including 23 Trump appointees — have called it an illegal distortion of long-settled law. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Hey football fans!! ... actually, cheerleader fans,
Why does it seem the pom-poms keep getting smaller? Next year, cheerleaders will just be pinching cotton balls.
Why does it seem the pom-poms keep getting smaller? Next year, cheerleaders will just be pinching cotton balls.
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Hey football fans!! ... actually, cheerleader fans,
Why does it seem the pom-poms keep getting smaller? Next year, cheerleaders will just be pinching cotton balls.
Why does it seem the pom-poms keep getting smaller? Next year, cheerleaders will just be pinching cotton balls.
If you have a crazy MAGA relative who wants to throw out any accusations....
The term is "innocent until proven guilty". The burden of proof is on the accuser. Not the accused.
The term is "innocent until proven guilty". The burden of proof is on the accuser. Not the accused.
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you have a crazy MAGA relative who wants to throw out any accusations....
The term is "innocent until proven guilty". The burden of proof is on the accuser. Not the accused.
The term is "innocent until proven guilty". The burden of proof is on the accuser. Not the accused.
A growing trend right now is posting a picture of oneself as a child and asking AI to age progress to your current age to see how it compares.
Stop.
Just stop playing with AI.
You're part of the problem that's polluting and ruining communities.
Stop.
Just stop playing with AI.
You're part of the problem that's polluting and ruining communities.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A growing trend right now is posting a picture of oneself as a child and asking AI to age progress to your current age to see how it compares.
Stop.
Just stop playing with AI.
You're part of the problem that's polluting and ruining communities.
Stop.
Just stop playing with AI.
You're part of the problem that's polluting and ruining communities.
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Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
It's not surprising folks in MAGA world are already blaming "the Left" for the shooting of National Guardsmen and ramping up the violent rhetoric. Charlie Kirk's so-called memorial was nothing more than a hate rally.
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It's not surprising folks in MAGA world are already blaming "the Left" for the shooting of National Guardsmen and ramping up the violent rhetoric. Charlie Kirk's so-called memorial was nothing more than a hate rally.
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NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
NEW: DOJ said tonight that it was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem who made the call to proceed with the deportation of more than 100 Venezuelan men to El Salvador, despite a judge's order seeking to block the transfer.
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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NEW: DOJ identified top US officials involved in the decision not to turn around planes of deported migrants in March per a judge’s order, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Judge Emil Bove (a DOJ official at the time)
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
NEW: DOJ identified top US officials involved in the decision not to turn around planes of deported migrants in March per a judge’s order, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, and Judge Emil Bove (a DOJ official at the time)
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When people post, turn off comments, turn off quote reposting and trash an entire generation....
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
When people post, turn off comments, turn off quote reposting and trash an entire generation....
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So, a senior Justice Department official — along with several members of Congress — used the authority of their offices to boost an obviously dubious conspiracy theory accusing a federal employee of a horrific crime.
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
So, a senior Justice Department official — along with several members of Congress — used the authority of their offices to boost an obviously dubious conspiracy theory accusing a federal employee of a horrific crime.
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
And now it’s clear the allegation was baseless.
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
Pilgrims arrived in America, killed a lot of indigenous people, stole land & oppressed the few who survived. Thanksgiving isn't about "Wasn't it cool that one time we had dinner?"
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pilgrims arrived in America, killed a lot of indigenous people, stole land & oppressed the few who survived. Thanksgiving isn't about "Wasn't it cool that one time we had dinner?"
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
This year, learn about the tribes native to where you live; their art, customs, recipes 💛🧡🤎
Gentle Reminder: We are not a Christian Nation. We're a Nation where you are free to be Christian...or not.
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Gentle Reminder: We are not a Christian Nation. We're a Nation where you are free to be Christian...or not.
How to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
I've got a teenager with an adorable idea for an app. Any advice on books to read and learn how to create an app?
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My new podcast!
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast ·
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My new podcast!
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
"Burn Order" - 6 episodes.
Free to listen on any podcast app, or online.
First 2 episodes come out for everyone on Monday 12/1.
MSNBC Premium subscribers get them early -- this Friday 11/28.
Listen to the trailer here and follow the series...
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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Cool story, but Tim Burchett was not on Fox & Friends today. The show played a short clip of a previous Fox hit Burchett did and a confused Trump apparently thought it was live. (1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Cool story, but Tim Burchett was not on Fox & Friends today. The show played a short clip of a previous Fox hit Burchett did and a confused Trump apparently thought it was live. (1/2)
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie.
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
FWIW, a court reporter's account, submitted *by the govt* on 11/19 in the Comey case--before it switched positions on 11/20—shows that the full grand jury could not possibly have approved the operational 2-count indictment.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
The jury was "released" when deliberations ended.
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Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Keep this story in the news.
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
"Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney"
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
He says he signed the bill.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.
a black and white photo of a young boy with his hand on his chin .
Alt: a black and white photo of a young boy with his hand on his chin .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
He says he signed the bill.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.
Waiting to see if an incredibly scrubbed version of the Epstein files will be released or if Bondi will have to say she can't due to an open investigation into Democrats, that he ordered her to do.