Melissa (she/her)
@craftysciletters.bsky.social
#IOPsych scientist by day. Mom to 2 humans & 2 pups. Love sports, lettering, puns, public health, dataviz, podcasts, and junk food. DC ‘burbs. Radicalized by basic human decency.
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From the Bulwark on Reddit - spot the difference? This is why I get my news from independent journalists and just keep an eye on the MSM to monitor their shenanigans.
October 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
From the Bulwark on Reddit - spot the difference? This is why I get my news from independent journalists and just keep an eye on the MSM to monitor their shenanigans.
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"With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy."
172 Billionaire Families Have Spent Record $1.7 Billion on 2026 Midterms So Far: Analysis
"With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy."
www.commondreams.org
October 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"With each passing election since the Citizens United decision, billionaires have systematically bought up our democracy."
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"The president is no more or less unwell than the time he suggested bleaching our lungs to kill COVID, or the time he fantasized about getting away with shooting someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue."
buff.ly/iCtE1RE
buff.ly/iCtE1RE
Relax, We Can’t Invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment Every Time a President Offers to Let an Enemy Bomb an American City
“As we’ve said before, the bar for removal under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment is quite high. One little remark about approving the deaths of tens of millions o...
buff.ly
October 8, 2026 at 1:41 AM
"The president is no more or less unwell than the time he suggested bleaching our lungs to kill COVID, or the time he fantasized about getting away with shooting someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue."
buff.ly/iCtE1RE
buff.ly/iCtE1RE
Pretty sure this also works as a PMAP plan at work. (That’s a performance appraisal plan for those of you not in the same part of the hellscape.)
- I will create wilder expectations, deliver fewer results, and scapegoat even more.
- I will raise plausible deniability to record highs.
- I will say even less with more words.
buff.ly/FUlUXoG
- I will raise plausible deniability to record highs.
- I will say even less with more words.
buff.ly/FUlUXoG
My Campaign Promises
I will say even less with more words. I will create wilder expectations, deliver fewer results, and scapegoat even more. I will raise plausible deniability t...
buff.ly
October 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Pretty sure this also works as a PMAP plan at work. (That’s a performance appraisal plan for those of you not in the same part of the hellscape.)
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October 6, 2026 at 9:12 PM
October 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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no hell hot enough www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
no hell hot enough www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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These are the 7 Cornell fraternity boys who ruined that young girl's life.
Matthew Ingalls
Jonathan Newell (also spelled Johnathan Newell)
Winston Lee
Gillio Lopes
Diego Sarabia
Scott Norris
Scott Kretzschmar
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
Matthew Ingalls
Jonathan Newell (also spelled Johnathan Newell)
Winston Lee
Gillio Lopes
Diego Sarabia
Scott Norris
Scott Kretzschmar
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
These are the 7 Cornell fraternity boys who ruined that young girl's life.
Matthew Ingalls
Jonathan Newell (also spelled Johnathan Newell)
Winston Lee
Gillio Lopes
Diego Sarabia
Scott Norris
Scott Kretzschmar
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
Matthew Ingalls
Jonathan Newell (also spelled Johnathan Newell)
Winston Lee
Gillio Lopes
Diego Sarabia
Scott Norris
Scott Kretzschmar
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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Over 1,200 sexual assault cases in a six year period at Cornell.
The current case involves 7 men gang raping and drugging a student and being assigned essays as punishment.
In 6 years, only 7 students have been expelled or dismissed.
That’s less than 0.006%.
Cornell sides with rapists.
The current case involves 7 men gang raping and drugging a student and being assigned essays as punishment.
In 6 years, only 7 students have been expelled or dismissed.
That’s less than 0.006%.
Cornell sides with rapists.
Cornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | Exclusive
A third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year.
www.usatoday.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Over 1,200 sexual assault cases in a six year period at Cornell.
The current case involves 7 men gang raping and drugging a student and being assigned essays as punishment.
In 6 years, only 7 students have been expelled or dismissed.
That’s less than 0.006%.
Cornell sides with rapists.
The current case involves 7 men gang raping and drugging a student and being assigned essays as punishment.
In 6 years, only 7 students have been expelled or dismissed.
That’s less than 0.006%.
Cornell sides with rapists.
Women Are Fucking Tired
The Cornell Seven and the exhausting homework of being a woman.
lizplank.substack.com
October 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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A hill I will die on.
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A hill I will die on.
Omg, Atlanta, thank you. This is magical. 🪄(And I know some retirement communities losing their minds tonight. 🥹😂)
October 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Omg, Atlanta, thank you. This is magical. 🪄(And I know some retirement communities losing their minds tonight. 🥹😂)
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Love they after 9 years in the league, Fedde’s first playoff game had him on the mound to win the series. 🥹
October 1, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Love they after 9 years in the league, Fedde’s first playoff game had him on the mound to win the series. 🥹
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Case Keenum is the singular reason College Gameday went to Houston in 2011 which led to the greatest moment in show history.
September 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Case Keenum is the singular reason College Gameday went to Houston in 2011 which led to the greatest moment in show history.
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On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
September 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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NFL star Azeez Al-Shaair honored two Palestinian children today, wearing the name “Lana” and “Bana” on his eye black during the Houston Texans’ game. Both sisters were murdered by Israel.
September 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
NFL star Azeez Al-Shaair honored two Palestinian children today, wearing the name “Lana” and “Bana” on his eye black during the Houston Texans’ game. Both sisters were murdered by Israel.
That Medrano pick 6 was electric. So excited for this guy in his first NFL action (according to the broadcast?) - this is why I love sports.
September 27, 2026 at 8:12 PM
That Medrano pick 6 was electric. So excited for this guy in his first NFL action (according to the broadcast?) - this is why I love sports.
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This is all absolutely sickening.
September 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This is all absolutely sickening.
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I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
www.cornellsun.com
September 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
A look into the future. The access to getting, with constant encouragement to join, is going to be devastating for a LOT of regular people. And unlike the lottery, this money isn’t somehow helping state and local governments and social services. It’s more wealth transfer to the worst people alive.
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
September 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
A look into the future. The access to getting, with constant encouragement to join, is going to be devastating for a LOT of regular people. And unlike the lottery, this money isn’t somehow helping state and local governments and social services. It’s more wealth transfer to the worst people alive.
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"In 1906, years before Tulsa became known as home to one of the deadliest massacres of Black men and women in United States history, a similar race massacre befell Atlanta."
thegrio.com/2026/09/25/1...
thegrio.com/2026/09/25/1...
120 years later, Atlanta honors the lives lost in the 1906 Race Massacre
Fulton County has revealed official remembrance days for the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, one of the deadliest events in city history.
thegrio.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
"In 1906, years before Tulsa became known as home to one of the deadliest massacres of Black men and women in United States history, a similar race massacre befell Atlanta."
thegrio.com/2026/09/25/1...
thegrio.com/2026/09/25/1...
Honestly fascinating and spectacular writing - “The camera showed what I was carrying in my hands. It couldn’t show what he was carrying that night.”
People say Bluesky is a bubble, but mostly it's because the entire rest of the internet is an absolute sewer
I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
themomoftheyear.substack.com
September 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Honestly fascinating and spectacular writing - “The camera showed what I was carrying in my hands. It couldn’t show what he was carrying that night.”
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The Quadrangle of Doom consists of a megalomaniacal president, powerful fanatics occupying key positions in his administration, increasingly radicalized MAGA true believers, and reliably cowardly and collaborating elites:
Trump’s Quadrangle of Doom
It’s going to get worse.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 26, 2026 at 6:01 AM
The Quadrangle of Doom consists of a megalomaniacal president, powerful fanatics occupying key positions in his administration, increasingly radicalized MAGA true believers, and reliably cowardly and collaborating elites:
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For decades Americans in Republican counties have died sooner than those living in Democratic ones
Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born
These are policy choices
Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born
These are policy choices
September 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
For decades Americans in Republican counties have died sooner than those living in Democratic ones
Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born
These are policy choices
Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born
These are policy choices