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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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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 6h
My latest: Chicago immigrant detainees write letters to Pope Leo as clergy prepare to visit him in Rome. Read the story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/12/c...
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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
I’m femme and gender-conforming enough that I have the privilege to come out to basically everyone I meet. being able to do that safely is something I try hard not to take for granted. #nationalcomingoutday
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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
even if it goes well, none of us wanted to be here
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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 · 10/10/2026
i was going to say that licorice/fennel is the unhinged 4th flavor, and that’s why I don’t like it… but I think it might just be all 3 flavors at once
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
what do you mean the thing that literally everyone says is good for you is actually good for you
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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
in another life I write a grad school dissertation on how different men act when they wouldn’t fuck you
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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
not even l*berty b*bberty can make me hate you, Jason
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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
Grant Taylor from Florence, Alabama, will neither bend nor break to heathens from “Houston”
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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
Juan graduated from Ronald Reagan High School in Orange County, California; was recruited from Hooch Junior College; and lives in Olalatchee Swamp, Florida, during the off-season.
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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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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
i love baseball
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“personality hire and designated extrovert who brings a lot of constructive ideas and creative thinking; needs to work on organization and time management.” Same as it ever was
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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
anyway this isnt a new feeling or phenomenon it’s just I want to know if you know who Porter Wagoner is before you post a Dolly Tribute youtu.be/YRHjl3xMB3o?...
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Barbara Mandrell -- I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool
YouTube video by J.W. Gauntt
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
it’s a little bit like how Nashville was a two-bit town that only had time for wannabe country singers and country music lovers before it became the Bachelorette Capital of the Country.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
she got married in my hometown, we did school field trips to Dollywood, she was known and beloved by her own people first and never forgot it.
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
not to go all parasocial but she was a punchline to broader American for YEARS and that’s if she was known at all. She didn’t mind a bit - “I know I’m not dumb and I’m not blonde” - “it takes a lot of money to look this cheap.”
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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
It was like looking into the past and seeing my reflection. The previous owner died in 2021, and I hope she is grilling Gene Roddenberry on if he knew he was doing All That with Kirk and Spock (he totally knew)
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Mel @28dogs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
there were easily 20 bankers boxes of fan material — zines for Star Trek, Hawaii 5-0, Starsky and Hutch, Simon & Simon, Star Wars, and, natch, crossover zines. Perfect condition, and paired with three ring binders of professional quality movie stills
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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
many thoughts the most Urgent of which is that everyone who watched The Odyssey should also watch Death of Robin Hood (2026)
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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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