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Melissa

@alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social
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Fierce advocate for rights and freedoms. Progressive Dem, LGBTQ, ceramic creator, cooking, coffee lover, former teacher, lawyer, and meeting planner. Member of Generation Jones.

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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 15h
The best way to vote is early voting.Most states allow it & it avoids using Trump's controlled post office & long lines on election day. The quickest process is voting during the week if you can & avoid peak times like lunch and just after work. Or drop your mail in ballots at these voting centers.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The "Forward Party" of NM is basically a mirror of the Teathuglican party in New Mexico and the Land of Enchantment Pac is a front them as well. Teathuglicans are so ashamed of their lack of policies for the people and their allegiance to trump that they have to hide in fancy sounding covers.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The orange fascist thug has committed treason against our nation more times than most people use the bathroom but nothing will be done until all branches of government are NOT controlled by the Rethuglians! Vote! Vote like your life, your rights and our country's future is at stake, because it is!
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My analysis is that the Rethuglians will hold the Senate with a 50 to 50 split and Vance as tiebreaker but th Dems will easily take back the House with margin of control between 12 to 24 seats. Worse case scenario in Senate is 51 to 49 for Rethuglians and best case is 51 to 49 for Dems. Thoughts?
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If any other president had said that it is OK for an enemy of this nation to take out two cities of this nation as a "small price", they would be removed from office post haste. Instead, people cheer, elect and support this insanity. We are living in the Twilight Zone in this country!
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Providing universal healthcare, education, food assistance & housing isn't truly socialism. Its just the government making sure its citizens have basic human needs so society can function & more opportunities to thrive can exist. Its being a decent human being. Government is composed of humans.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I just refer to them as the seven rapists from Cornell aided and abetted by Cornell of course. Rape & sexual assault are so prevalent in America society led by men for centuries it is just passed off as boys being boys by educational institutions. America is led by a predator who was elected twice!
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Things I hate more than a furry on a plane. Fascism Racism Sexism Homophobia Transphobia Human suffering Genocide Lack of healthcare Homelessness Greed Hate Fear Ignorance Poverty The orange fascist dictator thug as so called leader who is a pedophile Pretty much everything else !
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Your US tax dollars at work funding his ads about how "great he claims to be.
apnews.com
US government foots bill for television advertisement featuring Trump's midterm messaging
An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mike Johnson cancels more of the current legislative session for House and sends everyone home again until after midterms. Total lack of backbone and a complete lack of leadership on the part of the man who will likely lose his speakership position come January.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The orange fascist thug wanna be dictator hates it when "his" Court doesn't do what he wants to dictate on citizenship or elections. Most of the time they OK Donnie's madness but he throws tantrums when "his" Court actually but rarely follows the Constitution.
independent.co.uk
Trump says Supreme Court is ‘bullied’ by the Radical Left’ after mail-in ballot loss
Trump calls justices he appointed ‘a shell of their original selves’ in latest rage-filled Truth Social post
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I respect everyone's right to practice religious beliefs and spirituality as they see fit. I especially also honor those practices of the indigenous peoples. Their connection to the earth and beyond is extraordinary! The only judgment I have is when others disrespect practices which are different.
kob.com
A Christian pastor called Arapaho ceremonies 'idol worship.' Now the tribe wants her church gone
In the weeks since a Christian pastor on the Wind River Reservation likened Arapaho ceremonial ways to “idol worship,” the Sunday morning rhythm has become familiar. Congregants gather inside Foundati...
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The orange fascist thug says the only guardrails needed for AI is a smart president. Sadly, we are at least two plus years from having someone like that in office.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Now he is trying to bribe voters to save his ass with money the government doesn't have and couldn't afford. Its just another lie among the thousands of lies from this fascist thug and wannabe dictator. It truly amazes me how his cult will buy this lie just as they buy all the others.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So Mr. Magic Marker wants to rename my beloved home state of New Mexico "New America". Inflation is running rampant, so is his war, & the assault on our democracy, all while blocking the Epstein files proving he is a pedo. His renaming things are ego driven distractions from his failures & crimes.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Now the orange fascist thug wants to cancel holidays so people can do more work without enjoying time off that the rich and corporate types get nearly everyday. Any worker who voted for this man who wants them to work more and lose their healthcare and pay more due to his inflation is a damn fool.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The continued effects of the right wing's constant attack on one of the smallest, marginalized segments of society. Donations evaporate as the needs to defend the attacks rise.
them.us
Trans Leader Sounds Alarm About “Near Complete Exodus” of Philanthropy From Movement
​Shelby Chestnut, the executive director of the Transgender Law Center, says that the “dollars barely trickle in.”
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you are a Democrat or progressive, please vote in person on election day or early voting. The post office is complicit with the tangerine fascist & your vote may not be received to be counted. If your are a fascist thug otherwise known as a Rethuglian, please use mail in ballot process he uses.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dude.....he went over the brink of absurdity a decade ago.
independent.co.uk
Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario pushes US and his team to brink of absurdity
Absolutely nobody — not Democrats, nor Trump’s allies, journalists or even Canadians — walked away with anything useful from the president’s nonsense order signing on Thursday, writes John Bowden
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I renamed the toilet water in my three toilets in my house Lake Trump, Lake Vance and Lake RFKJR.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It has been, is now and will always be The Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario. The scribbles of a Sharpie by a crazy, deranged fascist thug who demands complete capitulation do not change these things!!
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New Mexico is joining 27 other states in challenging the ridiculous rule adopted by the post office demanded by the orange fascist thug to limit mail in ballots in elections which are operated by the states. If you vote this way, you do take the risk your ballot not reaching the Clerk's office.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The sad and unfortunate results of the continued assault on the existence and rights of transgender people by right wing extremists including this country's so called leader.
erininthemorning.com
After Anti-Trans Uproar At School Board Meeting, Iowa School District Rejects Trans Band Teacher
An Iowa school district chose to start the school year without the new band teacher instead of allowing a trans educator to take on the role he was offered, following protests from parents.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Warm, beautiful people who promote humanity and kindness continue to leave us while ugly, hate-filled evil people continue to live on and cause so much harm to others! It is truly sad !
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
More ignorant policies from the Donnie. He wants to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America as obviously this will ease tensions in the world and lower gas and food prices for Americans. Stop the lunacy. Vote blue!
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The orange fascist thug dictator huffs and puffs but can't blow down Iran's house. He is instead stirring up other countries and world political turmoil, all while sending prices for Americans through the roof! Why anyone would continue to support him is total insanity.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Jeffries meeting with Kushner secretly and privately clearly demonstrates he is unfit to be Speaker of the House should the Dems win control of the House this fall. I expect my Congressional reps in NM to oppose him in his quest for Speaker.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I stand with Canada! My country's so called leader is an embarrassment to many Americans. We don't all support him! I hope someday we can reconnect with our allies again and rebuild relationships.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
So the Log Cabin Teathuglicans plan to drop the T from LGBT. In reality they need to drop the LGB as well since all they have been is self loathing fools. Teathuglicans support the P and Rs ( you'll figure it out) their leader is all about. By way, I know where they can put that log as well.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
They simply dont care what the courts say. Voting by mail is going to be an issue this year. Show up in person at the polls on election day or early voting.
theguardian.com
US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes
Rule would require states to provide federal government with information on voters in return for delivering ballots
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The orange man who claims mail in voting is fraudulent and seeks to restrict it in the courts,votes by mail.
independent.co.uk
Trump votes by mail in Florida primary after railing against ‘fraud’
Trump pushes Supreme Court to implement sweeping mail-in ballot restrictions even as he participates in Florida primary elections remotely
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Democratic Party as l repeatedly have posted has brought our country many progressive programs since FDR. Progressives are the true voice of the party. Standing against universal healthcare, supporting a genocidal state and the American version of the gestapo is being the real traitor!
newrepublic.com
Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The media is desperately trying to create a great divide between centrist Dems & progressive/socialist Dems than really exists. We agree on many things & either is far superior to the band of fascist thugs the Rethuglians have become.The Dems would be wise not to fall into this false narrative.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Did anyone believe Blanche wouldn't get confirmed? The Rethuglians have spent nearly two years rubber stamping every single nominee of their lord and master without a shred of backbone.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
To the orange fascist thug, Supreme Court decisions are just optional if he and his Rethuglians don't like the decision. That is not how the process works. Executive orders cannot override Supreme Court decisions!
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Who doesn't have contempt for this Congress?? Seriously, Dr. Fauci saved millions of lives in this country, Rand isn't even board certified. Anyone want to have eye surgery by this fool?
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Regardless of what I prefer in the primaries as a progressive, I will vote blue in the general election whether the candidate is progressive, Dem Socialist, liberal, or establishment. Basically, I am voting to stop the spread of Rethuglians & put some breaks on tRumps fascism, madness & corruption
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Democrats brought this country social security, Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, civil rights, voting & labor rights, enviro protections, SNAP among others. Why now is the party attacking progressive candidates who want universal healthcare, more equality, living wages, childcare, etc? Its our core essence!
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Measles, mumps, rubella, polio, smallpox, etc. are eradicated and controlled with simple vaccinations, easily administered. There is absolutely not a shred of evidence that these vaccinations contribute to autism. This country let conspiracy theories and nut jobs override science and common sense.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The NM PRC just sold New Mexicans down the drain of great pain and anguish with approval of sale of NM Gas.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Senator Rand, a eye doctor who believes he knows more about diseases than a someone who has degrees in medicine and epidemiology is simply harassing Dr. Fouci because Rand is an obsessive conspiracy nut who pushed the nomination of RFKjr. I stand with Dr. Fauci. Rand is truly an embarrassment.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How is it a "crime" to tell people to keep their distance from each other and wear a mask when they can't so they minimize spreading a disease during a health pandemic? What a crock of 💩 from the looney Teathuglicans.
politico.com
Fauci takes the Fifth
The former Covid czar was at a hearing where Sen. Rand Paul pressed him on his handling of the pandemic.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Bathe me in the tub of socialism, roll me in the seeds of civil rights and freedoms for all, baste me with the progressive policies of universal healthcare, free childcare, free post high-school training & college tuition, make the rich pay their fair share, provide food and shelter for all people.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This sick, corrupt egomaniac, racist, sexist, fascist thug and & sexual predator is destroying our country. Prices are soaring everywhere, diseases are on the rise, unnecessary war is raging, food is contaminated, most countries hate us, tourism is drying up, rights & healthcare are diminished....
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yes, stop interfering on primary elections. Let the voters decide who they want to nominate. Save the money for the general election and the battle with Rethuglians!
axios.com
Scoop: House Democrats want changes at the DCCC after $500,000 blunder in Arizona
"I just think more input on these decisions is better in general," said one lawmaker.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Congressional approval of the NDAA today with its provisions to share military technology and personal with the terrorist genocidal nation of Israel is horrific and shameful! All Americans should be disgusted by this action. Six Dems voted for it and should be removed from my party.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Apparently,all it takes to get a " lfalse positive" report on a test for a parasite in the food you send to millions of people which could cause them harm is to make some large donations to the orange fascist thug. Easy peasy, or is that poopy poopy?
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
First Sam Bregman gets crushed in Democratic primary and refuses to endorse Deb Haaland who crushed him. Now former Democratic candidate Ken Miyashima who could not qualify as Democrat or independent to get on the ballot not only refuses to endorse Deb but instead, endorses the Teathuglican. DINOS
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
More outlandish lies, crazy conspiracy theories, and just plain bull from a deranged egomaniac who still cannot accept a clear, undisputed loss. He wants to suppress voters and steal an election. His knee benders and enablers will try and help him.
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Melissa @alwaysmelissaabq.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I don't care about having to change my clocks. I've done it for decades and it is a minor irritation for a couple days. I do care about stopping a senseless war, getting universal healthcare, saving social security, ending genocide in Gaza, or stopping voter suppression. Maybe even eat a salad.
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