RevMelanieNOLA
@revmelanienola.bsky.social
NOLAborn wht Creole, UU clergy, intersectionality, music lover, proud mom/Grandmom. Love my Saints, hate the NFL. Consistency overrated a la Whitman. She/hers
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Bad bad stuff, he's gotta go. #ScienceSky 🧪
The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective.
This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
October 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Bad bad stuff, he's gotta go. #ScienceSky 🧪
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Anyone who is extremely confident that AI can replace low-wage workers has clearly never tried to get help through the AT&T call bot
October 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Anyone who is extremely confident that AI can replace low-wage workers has clearly never tried to get help through the AT&T call bot
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One U.S. citizen was "subjected to, among other things, deprivation of food and water, simulated drowning, repeated beatings, electric shock to his testicles, and forced injections," per the indictment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
October 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
One U.S. citizen was "subjected to, among other things, deprivation of food and water, simulated drowning, repeated beatings, electric shock to his testicles, and forced injections," per the indictment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Cat 1 hurricane is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours and some advisories are in effect in the New Orleans metro. Here’s what you need to know.
Isaias is getting stronger in the Gulf. See Thursday forecast for Louisiana, the Gulf Coast.
The Cat 1 hurricane is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours and some advisories are in effect in the New Orleans metro. Here’s what you need to know.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The Cat 1 hurricane is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours and some advisories are in effect in the New Orleans metro. Here’s what you need to know.
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Some Louisianians could see their tax bills triple — the biggest increase in the country — following the expiration of a law that kept forgiven student loan debt from being treated as income, according to a new report. #lalege #lagov
Louisiana borrowers to face biggest 'tax bomb' from student loan forgiveness • Louisiana Illuminator
Louisianians could see their tax bills triple after having their student loans forgiven following the expiration of a federal law
lailluminator.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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I founded Lamplighter News on my core belief in incremental reporting.
When our community can look back to the bedrock of incremental reporting we see where we’ve grown and where we are still struggling to make progress.
Without that record we are untethered.
www.lamplighter.news/p/incrementa...
When our community can look back to the bedrock of incremental reporting we see where we’ve grown and where we are still struggling to make progress.
Without that record we are untethered.
www.lamplighter.news/p/incrementa...
Incremental Journalism in Action
Lamplighter: This is what incremental journalism looks like.
www.lamplighter.news
October 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I founded Lamplighter News on my core belief in incremental reporting.
When our community can look back to the bedrock of incremental reporting we see where we’ve grown and where we are still struggling to make progress.
Without that record we are untethered.
www.lamplighter.news/p/incrementa...
When our community can look back to the bedrock of incremental reporting we see where we’ve grown and where we are still struggling to make progress.
Without that record we are untethered.
www.lamplighter.news/p/incrementa...
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The Knight of Swords, Ace of Cups, and Six of Wands are your tarot cards this month. antigravitymagazine.com/column/tarot...
TAROT
Knight of Swords § Ace of Cups § Six of Wands The Knight of Swords is relentless, not reckless. She plans for what she can reasonably predict but otherwise trusts herself to face the unforeseen. She…
antigravitymagazine.com
October 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The Knight of Swords, Ace of Cups, and Six of Wands are your tarot cards this month. antigravitymagazine.com/column/tarot...
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Anybody else see the one meterologist talking about how the AI model for this Hurricane Isaias track was clearly a win for how great AI is forecasting? But...how can we know that before landfall??? 😒
Bob Breck and Margaret Orr may be retired but I'm still gonna check with them first every time.
Bob Breck and Margaret Orr may be retired but I'm still gonna check with them first every time.
October 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Anybody else see the one meterologist talking about how the AI model for this Hurricane Isaias track was clearly a win for how great AI is forecasting? But...how can we know that before landfall??? 😒
Bob Breck and Margaret Orr may be retired but I'm still gonna check with them first every time.
Bob Breck and Margaret Orr may be retired but I'm still gonna check with them first every time.
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Someone on this flutterby app asked how it is that these people changing the world for the worse don't even give a damn about their own children. There's a case study in this thread.
Somehow, flexing one's tech prowess muscles became more important than actually connecting with people.
Somehow, flexing one's tech prowess muscles became more important than actually connecting with people.
It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting.
Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.
Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.
October 8, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Someone on this flutterby app asked how it is that these people changing the world for the worse don't even give a damn about their own children. There's a case study in this thread.
Somehow, flexing one's tech prowess muscles became more important than actually connecting with people.
Somehow, flexing one's tech prowess muscles became more important than actually connecting with people.
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I honestly don’t know how anyone who cares about our military could support a man who treats the Medal of Honor like a piece of cheap jewelry.
October 8, 2026 at 11:38 AM
I honestly don’t know how anyone who cares about our military could support a man who treats the Medal of Honor like a piece of cheap jewelry.
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If you wanna know what it looks like when a bunch of Protestants try to do Carnival, the local krewes in Shreveport have announced the start of “Mardi Gras season.” In October.
October 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
If you wanna know what it looks like when a bunch of Protestants try to do Carnival, the local krewes in Shreveport have announced the start of “Mardi Gras season.” In October.
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Forgot who the Saints are playing Sunday and whoo boy, I might just sit on the ground and throw rocks straight up instead.
October 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Forgot who the Saints are playing Sunday and whoo boy, I might just sit on the ground and throw rocks straight up instead.
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There’s good news for New Orleans, but things may still get a bit wonky at times. Here’s everything you need to know.
What does Isaias mean for New Orleans this weekend? Watch Damon Singleton’s forecast.
There’s good news for New Orleans, but things may still get a bit wonky at times. Here’s everything you need to know.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
There’s good news for New Orleans, but things may still get a bit wonky at times. Here’s everything you need to know.
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The Public Service Commission will decide whether Entergy can invest billions in infrastructure to power Hyperion, Meta’s Richland Parish data center. bit.ly/3VCduYi
Entergy makes case for expanding Meta data center in hearing while opponents question costs
The Public Service Commission will decide whether Entergy can invest billions in infrastructure to power Hyperion, Meta’s Richland Parish data center.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The Public Service Commission will decide whether Entergy can invest billions in infrastructure to power Hyperion, Meta’s Richland Parish data center. bit.ly/3VCduYi
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'Understanding New Orleans as the epicenter of human trafficking does not diminish its celebrated culture. It reveals the conditions under which that culture developed.' #NOLAsky
New Orleans was once the capital of human trafficking in the U.S.
Following the theft of millions of acres of Native American lands and the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, New Orleans emerged as the largest slave market in the United States…
veritenews.org
October 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
'Understanding New Orleans as the epicenter of human trafficking does not diminish its celebrated culture. It reveals the conditions under which that culture developed.' #NOLAsky
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The French expression "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense" is the motto of the British chivalric designation the Most Noble Order of the Garter, but it was also used on the cover of the 1906 Blue Book issued by the good folks in Storyville. The charming ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
October 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The French expression "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense" is the motto of the British chivalric designation the Most Noble Order of the Garter, but it was also used on the cover of the 1906 Blue Book issued by the good folks in Storyville. The charming ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
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#NolaSky did I just hear on the morning news that the NOPD wants to cut its budget by eliminating the 3rd-party folks sent to document traffic accidents AND body cameras?
They want to pay for Flock and drones but not BODY CAMERAS?
@jpmorrell.bsky.social & @andrewtuozzolo.bsky.social is this real??
They want to pay for Flock and drones but not BODY CAMERAS?
@jpmorrell.bsky.social & @andrewtuozzolo.bsky.social is this real??
October 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
#NolaSky did I just hear on the morning news that the NOPD wants to cut its budget by eliminating the 3rd-party folks sent to document traffic accidents AND body cameras?
They want to pay for Flock and drones but not BODY CAMERAS?
@jpmorrell.bsky.social & @andrewtuozzolo.bsky.social is this real??
They want to pay for Flock and drones but not BODY CAMERAS?
@jpmorrell.bsky.social & @andrewtuozzolo.bsky.social is this real??
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October 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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October 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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I solved the 10/08/2026 New York Times Midi Crossword in 4:42!
October 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I solved the 10/08/2026 New York Times Midi Crossword in 4:42!
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So sad to hear that the iconic, trailblazing, Apollo 11 moon landing software engineering lead, Margaret Hamilton, is no longer with us. Love this image of her, standing next to a print out of the software that landed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Amstrong on the moon! 👩🔬🔭🛰️🧪
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 8, 2026 at 8:05 AM
So sad to hear that the iconic, trailblazing, Apollo 11 moon landing software engineering lead, Margaret Hamilton, is no longer with us. Love this image of her, standing next to a print out of the software that landed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Amstrong on the moon! 👩🔬🔭🛰️🧪
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” James Talarico
October 8, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The reason poverty exists is not because we can’t feed the poor, it’s because we can’t satisfy the rich.” James Talarico