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Melissa Kaercher

@chebutykin.bsky.social
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Queen of the Lizard People, a benevolent despot. I also like dogs.

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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My dear Texans: why do you live in an oven?
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
MAYBAAAAAAAAAY YOU'RE GONNA BE THE ONE THAT SAVES MAAAAAAAAAAE
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Seen on Google's web search just now, as a sidebar for my search on "reflecting pool":
An info box on Google's search engine for Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, marked with a reddish bar that says "Temporarily closed".
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hey Trump, are you going to be able to fix the bright green and peeling reflecting pool before [checks watch] 4th of July? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA give my tax dollars back plz thx
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The people in the attached photo should be ashamed of themselves for stealing people’s rights slogans and making dog jokes with them. Just traipsing blithely into the racism pit, aren’t ya? 1/n
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The administration has done fucked up. One of the Minnesota 15 is a folk singer, and he spent time in his holding cell leading a sing-a-long with other detainees. Hey ICE, you wanna make a Woody Guthrie? Cuz this is how you make a Woody Guthrie.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Several months ago, I took a couple short naps on the sofa where I laid my head on my dog Max like he was a pillow. He didn't seem to mind and didn't move until I woke up. Now if I lay down on the sofa for a nap, he grumbles until I let him be my pillow.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This week, I have a case of the Don't Wannas, right when I don't have time to spare for the Don't Wannas.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
At what point is keeping Trump as president a case of elder abuse?
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“In your alternate universe, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY is named after a different Beatles and Radiohead song, respectively. Quote this with the name of the movie.” Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey: A Coke Babies Mystery
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Listen up, MSP! Do not answer your door. Do not answer questions without your lawyer present. Save these phone numbers (see image/alt text). And as the lawyers say, shut the fuck up. You have constitutional rights. Use them.
Post from The Rebel Loon Archive

ATTENTION Twin Cities! DO NOT ANSWER YOUR DOOR.

ICE, DHS, and HSI raided two legal observers' homes in South Minneapolis this morning, seizing electronics and arresting both of them.

Save these numbers:
612-444-2654 (Legal Observers' Guild, arrest hotline.)
612-200-0844 (First Defense Hotline: call ASAP if arrested in Hennepin County for a volunteer lawyer visit.)

And if you're able, check in on your people. It's scary today.

Update as of 8:50am: sources are telling me that
FIFTEEN PEOPLE have been arrested now, some in S Mpls but others without location details.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Alright MSP, heads up. The FBI showed up at the house of a friend of mine (a vet with no criminal record) and threatened her vet benefits because she was a legal observer in January. She took no guff and immediately called the ACLU. So, be vigilant for more bullshit, and remember:
youtube.com
NLG Know Your Rights reminder: Shut the f*** up!
YouTube video by National Lawyers Guild, Detroit & MI
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Awoooooooo
static.klipy.com
Rotating Tornado Siren
ALT: Rotating Tornado Siren
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone
Mrs. Bezos at the Met Gala 2026
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Wolfproof Press 🐑🫸 🐺✨ @wolfproofpress.com · 19/05/2026
#ICYMI "The revolution will not be televised (bc of the dildos)." Letterpress posters of antifascist quotes that @chebutykin.bsky.social remixed to celebrate the good people who've acquired cartons of expired dildos to throw at ICE. Various colors available, $5/print to MN mutual aid:
store.wolfproofpress.com
"The revolution will not be televised (because of the dildos)" (from Melissa Kaercher) | Wolfproof Press
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
There is currently a plumber in my basement with his foot on the water access to our house — and he’s been like that for 45 minutes — because of a chain of mishaps that has resulted in being completely unable to shut off water to our house.
Photo of a pair of human legs, surrounded by wet linoleum, with one sneakered food shoved valiantly on a pipe to keep water from flooding my house.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
First Wednesday of the month
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
God help us, our shins, and our furniture. Two of our three dogs are stoned and in the dreaded Fido Flange.
A sad-looking mottled-white cattle dog with a large plastic cone on her headA sad-looking black-and-tan dog with a large plastic cone on her head
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This is what you want to see when you watch a movie:
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
First day back in the office in almost three weeks. I am working from the lobby because I forgot my badge at home. I forgot my backpack at the veterinarian’s office. I had to jump start my car because I forgot to start it until this morning. I AM BECOME MESS, DESTROYER OF MORNINGS.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
WHAT THE ALL HOLY FUCK IS THAT FONT AND WHAT MONSTER THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Chicago O’Hare Airport is where happiness goes to wither into a dusty husk.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I cannot think of a more daunting book to translate into Portuguese (or any other language, for that matter).
A photo of a copy of Ulysses by James Joyce, translated into Portuguese
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I am so honored that my dildo revolution jokes have been an inspiration. These are so cool!
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
When you are headed someplace fabulous, but first you have to spend six hours at Newark Liberty Airport.
A woman with very short hair and a man with pink glasses, making goofy faces at the camera while in an anonymous airport seating area.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
These Amazon seller names are getting out of hand.
A partial screen shot of an Amazon filter for seller names, and one of the names is so long that it can’t fit on the screen: “guangzhoubingjiashangmaoyouxiang‹—“
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
[looks at calendar] Oh shit, they’re resurrecting Jesus, aren’t they?
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Minnesotans, time to be Minnesotans: like the attached post to vote for our flag as the best flag.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Hey, all you fine trans folks out there: I see you. I love you. The Supreme Court can fuck right off (except for Jackson).
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Pokémon Go is glitching today and has turned my avatar into Nyarlathotep.
A close up of a Pokémon Go screen shot, showing the user avatar’s face above a score meter and user name. The avatar’s face and hat have turned completely flat black, and the hair has turned flat grey.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
[me, preaching loudly to strangers at a bar after three Iron Butterflies] AS A PERSON LIVING UNDER LATE-STAGE CAPITALISM, I VOTE THAT WE START TREATING MARKET TRADING LIKE GAMBLING ADDICTION.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
OH HELLO www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...
theguardian.com
Jamie Lee Curtis to lead Murder, She Wrote reboot movie
Oscar winner will take on role of Jessica Fletcher in 2027 film from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
My plant collection in my work cubicle might be getting out of hand.
A few dozen terracotta pots, all filled with succulents, on a shelf in front of a windowAbout a dozen terracotta pots, all filled with succulents, on a shelf in front of a windowA couple dozen terracotta pots, all filled with succulents, on a large windowsill
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
PLEASE ENJOY THESE HAPPY DOGS
Three black/tan/white/grey dogs, all with pointy ears and pink tongues, sitting on a brick patio, while they all “smile” at the photographer by panting
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I’m not Banksy. If I were, I’d have universal healthcare.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New Dune teaser poster just dropped.
The latest Dune teaser poster, which is mostly black, showing a golden ring of wrinkles, suggesting the mouth of a sandstorm.

Over the image is text that says:
GOATSE
YEAH, YOU SAW IT TOO
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I made a Dune joke.
The latest Dune teaser poster, with the text altered to say:

DUNC
…an Idaho
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🧵 I just found a set of notes from 15 years ago where I apparently created Drunken Achievement Badges. 1/
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
HOW DID IT COST THAT MUCH? It’s one minute long and partly uses stock footage! I desperately want to see the budget breakdown.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
20,000 images of dogs, from 120 breeds, for SCIENCE: vision.stanford.edu/aditya86/ImageNetDogs/
vision.stanford.edu
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This is a gorgeous remembrance of Tom Noonan. May his memory be a blessing to all.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
At B-Fest 2026, an annual 24-hour barrage of terrible movies at Northwestern University.
Photo of a movie screen with a graphic in yellow and purple that reads “WELCOME TO B-FEST 2026! 24 HOURS OF THE BEST OF THE WORST MOVIES”, with cartoon depictions of various characters from Plan 9 from Outer Space
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“Goddamnit, I’m gonna eat my Chunky.” - @kelvinhatle.bsky.social
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, who was mostly blind and unable to speak English, was dropped off by CBP at a random coffee shop somewhere after completely not notifying his family. The man never found his way home and died a few days later. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
'Nearly blind' refugee found dead after being released by Border Patrol in New York
Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan said the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam was preventable and “deeply disturbing.”
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I have the day off work today for the sole purpose of LOCAL ADVENTURE. I shall be doing things in town that I’ve never done before, and/or just generally treating myself to nice things.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Everything is horrible, except for Nazgûl the Dog deciding to crash the Olympics. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
theguardian.com
Very good dog invades course but falls short of medal glory at Winter Olympics
A local dog has missed out on a historic medal at the Winter Olympics despite a lung-bursting stretch in the homestretch
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
All of moviedom was so lucky to have Robert Duvall for so long. If you're not re-watching Apocalypse Now tonight, I suggest The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Sherlock Holmes meets Freud; hijinks ensue! Bonus: Alan Arkin, Nicol Williamson, Charles Gray, Vanessa Redgrave, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey.
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
If you know anyone who needs coverage for damages of Operation Metro Surge, this may be of interest:
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Minnesota 50501 @mn50501.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Day Out for Democracy 1:30pm at Stewart Park TOMORROW
2/16 DAY OUT FOR DEMOCRACY

Monday, February 16
Stewart Park, Minneapolis
Rally at 1:30 PM
March at 2:00 PM
Learn more & RSVP at AFL-CIO.mn/21626
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Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Tonight, I just started watching Blue Moon (2025), because it came up on streaming and I vaguely remembered it was up for an Oscar or two and I couldn't remember who or why it was. About 35 minutes in, I suddenly shouted to myself, "HOLY FUCK, THAT'S ETHAN HAWKE." I had to recognize him by voice.
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