Melissa (she/her)
@melissa-c.bsky.social
Doom scroller. 3 cats. Queer lady. Baker. Yoga sometimes. Work traveler. Cocktail guy. Fat and grumpy hiker. Poor typist. Trying to make my community a little bit better.
This is a very difficult read.
Bernadette Greene-Placentia was repairing her campaigning signs when she was attacked. The case remains under investigation.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/politicians-heartbroken-outraged-at-congressional-candidates-rape-40705348/
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/politicians-heartbroken-outraged-at-congressional-candidates-rape-40705348/
October 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This is a very difficult read.
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THAT’S CANTORE 🤌
October 5, 2026 at 12:17 AM
THAT’S CANTORE 🤌
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We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.
Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited future governors from handing over abortion providers, helpers, and patients to red states for criminal prosecution. The bill also barred extraditions involving transgender care.
Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
www.motherjones.com
September 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.
QUEENS QUEENS QUEENS
September 23, 2026 at 1:05 AM
QUEENS QUEENS QUEENS
September 23, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Hey its fucking wierd more of the dems platform isnt "we will give you abortion rights back"
September 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Hey its fucking wierd more of the dems platform isnt "we will give you abortion rights back"
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"If feminism means each of us finding our unique power, and helping other women do the same, Dolly Parton certainly has done both," wrote Gloria Steinem in 1987.
Dolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (January 1987)
Woman of the Year Dolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (From the January 1987 issue of Ms. Magazine)
msmagazine.com
August 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
"If feminism means each of us finding our unique power, and helping other women do the same, Dolly Parton certainly has done both," wrote Gloria Steinem in 1987.
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Incredible news. Illinois Governor Pritzker has signed a law removing testosterone HRT from the PDMP program, a program other states can use to access people's prescription records across state lines.
It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
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It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
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IL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring Program
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) could be exploited to carry out anti-trans attacks. Illinois just made it harder to do.
www.erininthemorning.com
July 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Incredible news. Illinois Governor Pritzker has signed a law removing testosterone HRT from the PDMP program, a program other states can use to access people's prescription records across state lines.
It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
I think if no one scores after 120 minutes, both teams should lose. PKs are for scorers.
July 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I think if no one scores after 120 minutes, both teams should lose. PKs are for scorers.
This announcer is just absolutely roasting Morocco. It feels personal.
July 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This announcer is just absolutely roasting Morocco. It feels personal.
Sports are NEVER about fairness. There are all kinds of biological, economical and political advantages in sport. It is about grit and determination. It's about the love of the game and your teammates. Trans girls deserve to play sports with other girls. #ProtectTransKids
June 30, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Sports are NEVER about fairness. There are all kinds of biological, economical and political advantages in sport. It is about grit and determination. It's about the love of the game and your teammates. Trans girls deserve to play sports with other girls. #ProtectTransKids
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Greenwater Berets
national guard deployed to keep people from touching the reflecting pool
June 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Greenwater Berets
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It’s not hyperbole that part of what kept the queer liberation movement going in the Reagan era was the partying part of the “bury your friends in the morning, protest in the afternoon, and dance at night” schedule. Without joy there is no air left to fight
Fascism's a fever you break with shit like what happened in New York last night. Create more excuses to feel things like that together.
June 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It’s not hyperbole that part of what kept the queer liberation movement going in the Reagan era was the partying part of the “bury your friends in the morning, protest in the afternoon, and dance at night” schedule. Without joy there is no air left to fight
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When these people insist the mere presence of people unlike them is an attack on them, their country, or their rights, this is exactly the outcome they are seeking, and disappointment among far right Trumpists is largely that he failed to produce events like this here. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack
The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions. The tech billiona...
www.yahoo.com
June 10, 2026 at 10:37 AM
When these people insist the mere presence of people unlike them is an attack on them, their country, or their rights, this is exactly the outcome they are seeking, and disappointment among far right Trumpists is largely that he failed to produce events like this here. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Big news: Capital Weather is now independent at CapitalWeather.com.
We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4
We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4
June 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Big news: Capital Weather is now independent at CapitalWeather.com.
We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4
We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4
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Which isn't to say people shouldn't boo him. Ideally, he should never be able to walk anywhere without being booed. Even to the toilet. If there was a hell, his punishment would be the old lady in "The Princess Bride" following him around and booing for eternity.
June 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Which isn't to say people shouldn't boo him. Ideally, he should never be able to walk anywhere without being booed. Even to the toilet. If there was a hell, his punishment would be the old lady in "The Princess Bride" following him around and booing for eternity.
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This is something I've been warning about, and mostly ignored over, forever: the anti-trans panic is going to affect cis people.
It's tempting for cis people to ignore this, thinking we're safe. But we're not. It's being used to police us, as well.
www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...
It's tempting for cis people to ignore this, thinking we're safe. But we're not. It's being used to police us, as well.
www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...
Trump Under Fire for Apparently Calling James Talarico ‘This Transgender’ on Fox News
Donald Trump came under fire Friday evening after the president appeared to call Texas Senate candidate James Talarico "this transgender" during a Fox News interview.
www.thewrap.com
May 30, 2026 at 11:18 AM
This is something I've been warning about, and mostly ignored over, forever: the anti-trans panic is going to affect cis people.
It's tempting for cis people to ignore this, thinking we're safe. But we're not. It's being used to police us, as well.
www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...
It's tempting for cis people to ignore this, thinking we're safe. But we're not. It's being used to police us, as well.
www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...
5 jobs you did as a teenager:
Babysitter
Worked the counter at the Bagel Bakery
Concession stand and ticket booth at a movie theater
Lab assistant at a masonry lab
Box office at a summer concert venue
Babysitter
Worked the counter at the Bagel Bakery
Concession stand and ticket booth at a movie theater
Lab assistant at a masonry lab
Box office at a summer concert venue
5 jobs you did as a teenager:
Addressed Baskin Robbins free birthday cone postcards for kids
Landscaping at our family farm aka pulled weeds
Counter worker at the softball concession stand
Spent summers giving horse-drawn wagon rides and lifting screaming kids up on to ponies.
Addressed Baskin Robbins free birthday cone postcards for kids
Landscaping at our family farm aka pulled weeds
Counter worker at the softball concession stand
Spent summers giving horse-drawn wagon rides and lifting screaming kids up on to ponies.
5 jobs you did as a teenager:
Retail at department store (part of a high school jobs program)
Retail at drug store (union job!)
Babysitter (bad one)
Sales asst at car dealer (for two days)
Newspaper layout
Retail at department store (part of a high school jobs program)
Retail at drug store (union job!)
Babysitter (bad one)
Sales asst at car dealer (for two days)
Newspaper layout
May 25, 2026 at 1:22 AM
5 jobs you did as a teenager:
Babysitter
Worked the counter at the Bagel Bakery
Concession stand and ticket booth at a movie theater
Lab assistant at a masonry lab
Box office at a summer concert venue
Babysitter
Worked the counter at the Bagel Bakery
Concession stand and ticket booth at a movie theater
Lab assistant at a masonry lab
Box office at a summer concert venue
Death knell for our ability to search and find correct/useful information?
Oh my fucking god I thought they made this up. They did not. I just tried it myself
May 22, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Death knell for our ability to search and find correct/useful information?
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www.politico.com/live-updates... republicans poisoned the smithsonian women's history museum bill because they're ideologically opposed to women, history, and museums in that order
May 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
www.politico.com/live-updates... republicans poisoned the smithsonian women's history museum bill because they're ideologically opposed to women, history, and museums in that order
Things may be crappy in different parts of my life and the world, but at least I'm surrounded by snoring cats.
May 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Things may be crappy in different parts of my life and the world, but at least I'm surrounded by snoring cats.
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My reporting finds that sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli authorities is widespread. I'm grateful to these assault victims for sharing with me the brutality they endured. Whether we're pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian, we should unite in being anti-rape. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...
Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
My reporting finds that sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli authorities is widespread. I'm grateful to these assault victims for sharing with me the brutality they endured. Whether we're pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian, we should unite in being anti-rape. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...
