Melissa Jacobs
@melis70.bsky.social
Living with purpose, moving with intention. Good energy, real conversations, and a little bit of adventure.
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I called it. That is why he’s been traveling around the country doing political rallies at taxpayer expense in the middle of the week.
August 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I called it. That is why he’s been traveling around the country doing political rallies at taxpayer expense in the middle of the week.
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A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It ended up running into a wall to stop and was carried away on a stretcher. 😂
CreditCredit...Achmad Ibrahim/Associated Press
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
CreditCredit...Achmad Ibrahim/Associated Press
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: Chinese Robot Beats Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record
A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It ended up running into a wall to stop and was carried away on a stretcher.
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2026 at 5:09 AM
A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It ended up running into a wall to stop and was carried away on a stretcher. 😂
CreditCredit...Achmad Ibrahim/Associated Press
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
CreditCredit...Achmad Ibrahim/Associated Press
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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You know the United States is an unpleasant place when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would rather live in a country with newspapers and relatives that hate them.
August 19, 2026 at 11:53 PM
You know the United States is an unpleasant place when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would rather live in a country with newspapers and relatives that hate them.
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“You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams. And I know if I can make you smile by jumping over a couple of couches or running through a rainstorm, then I'll be very glad to be a song and dance man.”
— Gene Kelly
— Gene Kelly
July 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM
“You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams. And I know if I can make you smile by jumping over a couple of couches or running through a rainstorm, then I'll be very glad to be a song and dance man.”
— Gene Kelly
— Gene Kelly
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Natalie Harp, a close aide to President Donald Trump, has surged into the national spotlight over her near-constant presence around the president.
Natalie Harp Worked At White House For Over A Year Without Security Clearance, Report Says
Natalie Harp, a close aide to President Donald Trump, has surged into the national spotlight over her near-constant presence around the president.
www.forbes.com
August 20, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Natalie Harp, a close aide to President Donald Trump, has surged into the national spotlight over her near-constant presence around the president.
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Tonight I had a volunteer shift. I chopped red peppers and cabbage for two hours. Someone else was on watermelon, somebody on apples, tomatoes, carrots. All produce that would've been tossed out. It'll feed hundreds of people fresh meals. That is community. Good people are still doing good work.
August 20, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Tonight I had a volunteer shift. I chopped red peppers and cabbage for two hours. Someone else was on watermelon, somebody on apples, tomatoes, carrots. All produce that would've been tossed out. It'll feed hundreds of people fresh meals. That is community. Good people are still doing good work.
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My husband Drew wrote this at breakneck speed while moving cross-country and caring for an 8 month old, bc he felt it was necessary, ethically and politically, to correct the record. If you read Tyler Austin Harper's piece, I hope you'll read this.
Andrew Baker was also a “token black professor” at Bates College. But his perspective on the events Tyler Austin Harper recounts in his Atlantic cover story is very different. Read Baker’s side of the story online today.
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/racism-and...
newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/racism-and...
Racism and labor at Bates: the other side of the story
Andrew Baker responds to Tyler Austin Harper
newsletter.thedriftmag.com
August 20, 2026 at 12:32 AM
My husband Drew wrote this at breakneck speed while moving cross-country and caring for an 8 month old, bc he felt it was necessary, ethically and politically, to correct the record. If you read Tyler Austin Harper's piece, I hope you'll read this.