Melissa Hansen Elrick (themindfulbee)
@themindfulbee.bsky.social
Personal integrity over mainstream culture✌️ Oregonian🌲❤️ Bay Area roots 🌉
I’ve got capital “S” Spirit (🔮✨😉)
Proponent of the truth, because legacy media and the far right is failing this country
💙🆘🇺🇸
She/Her/Hers
I’ve got capital “S” Spirit (🔮✨😉)
Proponent of the truth, because legacy media and the far right is failing this country
💙🆘🇺🇸
She/Her/Hers
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One other thing I want people to remember is that, as GOP officials themselves have said today, the public outcry over the Epstein files is so great that anything less than a full release is going to result in immediate and profound blowback to the regime.
We still have power.
We still have power.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
One other thing I want people to remember is that, as GOP officials themselves have said today, the public outcry over the Epstein files is so great that anything less than a full release is going to result in immediate and profound blowback to the regime.
We still have power.
We still have power.
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Anyone saying that we can’t abolish ICE clearly doesn’t remember that it didn’t exist until 2003, when the DHS was established by legislation.
Prior to that we had INS— the N standing for Naturalization, meaning helping immigrants along the path to citizenship.
A society that doesn’t
Prior to that we had INS— the N standing for Naturalization, meaning helping immigrants along the path to citizenship.
A society that doesn’t
June 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Anyone saying that we can’t abolish ICE clearly doesn’t remember that it didn’t exist until 2003, when the DHS was established by legislation.
Prior to that we had INS— the N standing for Naturalization, meaning helping immigrants along the path to citizenship.
A society that doesn’t
Prior to that we had INS— the N standing for Naturalization, meaning helping immigrants along the path to citizenship.
A society that doesn’t
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California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis tells CNN she anticipates that California leaders will file a federal lawsuit against the Trump admin over the federalization and deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
June 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis tells CNN she anticipates that California leaders will file a federal lawsuit against the Trump admin over the federalization and deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
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This is a big deal.
A federal judge is halting the Trump administration from carrying out, under a February executive order, mass firings or major reorganizations of multiple agencies going forward.
Judge halts drastic cuts to agencies being done under Trump executive order | CNN Politics
A federal judge is halting the Trump administration from carrying out, under a February executive order, mass firings or major reorganizations of multiple agencies going forward.
www.cnn.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is a big deal.
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I’m watching additional video and the woman in the red jacket at the ICE facility in Newark who tried to stop ICE from arresting Ras Baraka and was shoved and pushed and assaulted is my rep, LaMonica McIver.
Abominable.
Abominable.
May 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I’m watching additional video and the woman in the red jacket at the ICE facility in Newark who tried to stop ICE from arresting Ras Baraka and was shoved and pushed and assaulted is my rep, LaMonica McIver.
Abominable.
Abominable.
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The first American Pope, and one who has signaled support for gay marriage.
WOW.
WOW.
May 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The first American Pope, and one who has signaled support for gay marriage.
WOW.
WOW.
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Cardinal Robert Prevost--Pope Leo XIV--is a great choice. I'm fairly optimistic in terms of outreach and inclusivity for the Church's outlook.
May 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Cardinal Robert Prevost--Pope Leo XIV--is a great choice. I'm fairly optimistic in terms of outreach and inclusivity for the Church's outlook.
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New Pope has a Twitter account and this was the last thing he sent
May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New Pope has a Twitter account and this was the last thing he sent
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I'M IMPOSING A SKILLIONTY DOLLAR TARIFF ON ALL COLORS THAT AREN'T BLUE shouts the president, as he runs through the White House with a soup pot on his head and falls down a flight of stairs with his pants around his ankles
May 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'M IMPOSING A SKILLIONTY DOLLAR TARIFF ON ALL COLORS THAT AREN'T BLUE shouts the president, as he runs through the White House with a soup pot on his head and falls down a flight of stairs with his pants around his ankles
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Everything is so stupid.
We could have Medicare for all and free college and UBI and high speed trains and shit.
Instead we have this.
Stupid, stupid country.
We could have Medicare for all and free college and UBI and high speed trains and shit.
Instead we have this.
Stupid, stupid country.
May 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Everything is so stupid.
We could have Medicare for all and free college and UBI and high speed trains and shit.
Instead we have this.
Stupid, stupid country.
We could have Medicare for all and free college and UBI and high speed trains and shit.
Instead we have this.
Stupid, stupid country.
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Voters in red states are finally done 👏🏻
Watch constituents confront Sen. Chuck Grassley with righteous fury over Trump’s illegal deportations—especially Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
As Nicolle Wallace said: Americans are waking up to a lived reality. And no, Republicans—no one’s eating sand anymore.
Watch constituents confront Sen. Chuck Grassley with righteous fury over Trump’s illegal deportations—especially Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
As Nicolle Wallace said: Americans are waking up to a lived reality. And no, Republicans—no one’s eating sand anymore.
April 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Voters in red states are finally done 👏🏻
Watch constituents confront Sen. Chuck Grassley with righteous fury over Trump’s illegal deportations—especially Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
As Nicolle Wallace said: Americans are waking up to a lived reality. And no, Republicans—no one’s eating sand anymore.
Watch constituents confront Sen. Chuck Grassley with righteous fury over Trump’s illegal deportations—especially Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
As Nicolle Wallace said: Americans are waking up to a lived reality. And no, Republicans—no one’s eating sand anymore.
A must-read as we all wrestle with what comes next.
I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A must-read as we all wrestle with what comes next.
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Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
U.S. says it is now monitoring immigrants' social media for antisemitism
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
www.npr.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Effective immediately, the government says it will begin screening immigrant social media for activity that officials think indicates support for antisemitism.
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"Who could have predicted this?" say the people who spent the past year dismissing or mocking those who predicted this.
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"Who could have predicted this?" say the people who spent the past year dismissing or mocking those who predicted this.
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the perfect joke does not exi-
It’s the stupid, economy.
April 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
the perfect joke does not exi-
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everything is so goddamn stupid
*US MOVING FORWARD WITH 104% CHINA TARIFFS: OFFICIAL
April 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
everything is so goddamn stupid
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Here we come!
We & our many wonderful partners are seeking a preliminary injunction in the LULAC case to block Trump from interfering in our elections—& we’re gonna win too
We & our many wonderful partners are seeking a preliminary injunction in the LULAC case to block Trump from interfering in our elections—& we’re gonna win too
April 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here we come!
We & our many wonderful partners are seeking a preliminary injunction in the LULAC case to block Trump from interfering in our elections—& we’re gonna win too
We & our many wonderful partners are seeking a preliminary injunction in the LULAC case to block Trump from interfering in our elections—& we’re gonna win too
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75 percent.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
75 percent.
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Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.
April 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.
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April 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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The only genuinely warm feeling I have over this tariff nonsense is watching finance bros scream at each other that the other one is an idiot and agreeing with both parties on that count.
April 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The only genuinely warm feeling I have over this tariff nonsense is watching finance bros scream at each other that the other one is an idiot and agreeing with both parties on that count.
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oh wow
Boston is ready for Saturday’s national day of action: handsoff2025.com/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible
April 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
oh wow
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I am so fucking PROUD of Cory Booker tonight
April 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I am so fucking PROUD of Cory Booker tonight
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BREAKING: Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz used GMAIL to discuss NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION. That's LESS SECURE than Hillary's private email server. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
BREAKING: Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz used GMAIL to discuss NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION. That's LESS SECURE than Hillary's private email server. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...