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Mel

@28dogs.bsky.social
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Tired, gay, lifelong Chicagoan born and raised in Georgia (🍑not🇬🇪). Looking for a mind at work

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Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋 @poppyhaze.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
every “ancient tradition” was invented between 1848-1870 and every “modern perversion” is so ancient as to predate writing
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
as far as coming out to my parents, friends and family goes, I had about as calm and friction-free experience as one can expect. It still stressed me the hell out
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
watching this game with the grim intensity of a surgeon excising a malignancy
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
it’s always awful how much better i feel after exercise
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
death, taxes, Kiké Hernandez stroking big ones in the post season
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Grant Taylor is doing his best to ensure
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
full playoff baseball insanity mel has been activated
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Alice in Wonderland (the Disney version) was a hard no for me as a child
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
due to some statistical weirdness, the average White Sox player is a Nippon league superstar named Juan Montgomery. He swings at 99% of first pitches.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 04/10/2026
Alll of this. I started my career in construction, working office jobs alongside people who worked trades. Know how many 60-year-old guys I saw working as bricklayers? Doing demo? Zero. How many 50-year-old roofers there are? Zero. One reason unions fight for high wages is because careers are SHORT.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Florence’s own Grant Taylor does not recognize nor legitimize anyone from “Cleveland”
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
it’s always better to listen to baseball on the radio but especially when the national broadcasters seem to be universally Bad
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
it’s been fascinating watching Paul navigate cohosting with someone he would conceivably fuck
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Watching the White Sox win playoff baseball games? It’s good, actually
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
holding out hope that Jason will post an instagram story of him smashing the yellow abomination against a rock
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
when the White Sox win ball games, it’s good. When the Astros lose baseball games, it’s good. So you can understand I’m having a good night.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
me: well postseason baseball is usually stressful but at least I’ll be able to be normal for a 3 game wild card series also me: I Will Destroy Jose Altuve With My Bare Hands
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ctrl-F “Laquan McDonald” <Not found>
nytimes.com
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
never forget
meme of Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, “no boomer posting, no fucking boomer posting”
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RTL3 @russelllatshaw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I know it's where we're at in 2026 and we all know it, but it bears stating the obvious that every major company in the world is openly throwing a tantrum that people expect them to provide goods and services instead of just sending them a payment of $200 every month for nothing
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026
Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Tums theonion.com/nobel-prize-in-medicin…
Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Tums
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
found an absolute treasure trove of fanzines from the 70s and 80s at an estate sale and I deserve an award for only coming home with 11
Cover illustration for NOME 7, a Star Trek fanzine with Kirk and Spock on the cover Cover illustration for BROTHERS IN ARMS 2, a Starsky and Hutch(?) fan zineCover illustration for TANTALUS 6, a Star Trek fan zine with Kirk and Spock on the cover Back cover illustration and lettering for a Captain James T. Kirk fan zine. “All I ask is a tall ship And a star to steer her by”
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
i love baseball
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
in some ways, my 10 year old self would find me unrecognizable. And, my annual performance review at 35 is basically identical to my 4th grade report card.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
it’s extremely weird to share Dolly with a wider audience
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
blockclubchicago.org
Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr...
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
found an absolute treasure trove of fanzines from the 70s and 80s at an estate sale and I deserve an award for only coming home with 11
Cover illustration for NOME 7, a Star Trek fanzine with Kirk and Spock on the cover Cover illustration for BROTHERS IN ARMS 2, a Starsky and Hutch(?) fan zineCover illustration for TANTALUS 6, a Star Trek fan zine with Kirk and Spock on the cover Back cover illustration and lettering for a Captain James T. Kirk fan zine. “All I ask is a tall ship And a star to steer her by”
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
old age status: first dance song now featured on an Indeed commercial
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
you odyssey me finish this sandwich (we saw The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX and that was worth the wait)
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
the soft animal of my body loves being in bed
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Aldi sour cream, cottage cheese and greek yogurt. Aldi is a gold mine for examples of this, but the dairy products are miles ahead of other name brand stuff while costing a fraction.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
These pubs could hire recovering addicts who are journalists (there are plenty of us!) to write these stories, but they would rather lie to the brunch set. This entire article is horseshit. Doesn't address how drugs are getting to the street in the first place and points fingers at the helpers.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
congratulations to Chattanooga-based Rojas
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nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 18/07/2026
hey we could use an assist here with public comment. its at eplanning.blm.gov/Project-Home... you have to hit "PARTICIPATE NOW" near the top of the page. im gonna drop some links about this in a thread too
eplanning.blm.gov
BLM National NEPA Register
The Bureau of Land Management National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Register allows you to review and comment on plans and project documents. Search by office, NEPA number, Project name, year, and ...
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Dan Notions
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Saw plenty of stinkers thanks to a second-run theater in my hometown, but American Dreamz (2006) stands out
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In a less deranged version of our country, skies full of smoke would inspire us to bold climate action. There’s an American majority that loves blue skies & air we can breathe more than fossil fuel profits.
The forecast for wildfire smoke showing a high smoke concentration in the Northern U.S.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
i didn’t know that sadness fireworks existed but they’re certainly a thing here in Berwyn, IL
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fangy @jeannesfangs.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
witnessing the birth of a new all timer post is such a beautiful thing
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
i love the world cup, i love the discourse, i love the content, i love the players and i love the storylines. i have yet to watch a full soccer game
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
every trans person in this country deserves better than those freaks in robes.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
whale tattoo whale tattoo whale tattoo
right arm with a tattoo: humpback whale diving around a red sunright arm with a tattoo: humpback whale diving around a red sun
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The Bridgeview Courthouse handles, among other things, domestic violence cases, divorces, adoptions and custody hearings. People are being abducted while going about the business of their lives.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
watch the world cup with me for incisive commentary like “can they kick the ball backwards” (they can) and hard questions like “is that tig notaro” (it was rob lowe)
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
starting a thread of beverages my beautiful wife invents
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
the people yearn for syndication
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
once again i am saying
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
living in chicagoland means sometimes you hear a bunch of fireworks and wonder if It Happened but it’s just a Wednesday
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