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Melanie Stone

@cyberboojum.bsky.social
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She/Her A weary blue voter living in a dark red state. I love, and am loved, by a gray tripod kitty. 🐈‍⬛ Likes, posts, replies, are mine alone, and do not represent my friends, family, or employer.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
As I first reported on Monday, Katie Zacharia is not a lawyer and has never been licensed to practice law. The WSJ reports that she took the California Bar Exam but failed. Nevertheless, Zacharia appeared on media programs for YEARS and repeatedly called herself a lawyer. Here's a super cut:
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Katie Zacharia didn't pass the California bar exam because she squandered 90% of her prep time preparing for the nonexistent swimsuit competition.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/10/2026
Katie Zacharia on failing the bar exam: "We just said, 'I'll take the bar and see what happens.' The results are somewhat inconsequential because I knew I wouldn't need the bar in China." (She spent years lying that she's an attorney!)
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
BREAKING: In an interview w/Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia admits that despite describing herself repeatedly as a lawyer and working as General Counsel for a non-profit she has never been licensed to practice law and failed the California bar.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
My shocked face 😑 www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Exclusive | White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Didn’t Pass Bar Exam
Zacharia has previously referred to herself as a lawyer in public appearances.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸
This sculpture is a satirical piece titled "[The Orange Plague] created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt.

The Imagery: The 2.6-meter-tall, gold-plated bronze sculpture depicts a naked, oversized Donald Trump riding on the back of a smaller man. He is holding a golf club in one hand and a pair of scales in the other. 

The Meaning: According to Galschiøt, the piece is a satirical commentary on modern political power, climate policy, and the subversion of the rules-based international order. 

Recent Exhibition: In October 2026, the statue drew global headlines when it went on public display inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, organized by Danish MEP Per Clausen.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He’s kicking her ass
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lizard @lizzzard.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“we can’t eat road salt” is a such a bar
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like it or not this what Maine Guys actually sound like. Might sound like shit to you, but this is a Meryl Streep-level performance for guys from Maine with this voice and personality.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m a senior. Where can I send Trump’s check back to him? I don’t accept bribes.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If this reads like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails, it’s because it’s exactly like one of those Nigerian prince scam emails
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug.
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Semi-feral Post Monger @dwaynefuhlhage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quartz has taken out too many #TeamPoison pals over the years. Cuprite is blood red and sparkly and can assume the form of D&D dice. That’s enough for this hater. Resist Quartz domination. Vote Cuprite. #MinCup2026
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Pumpkins and Old Skeletons @corgiseveryhour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The choice here is diabolical. This is a tough call but im voting for #cuprite to balance the scales. #mincup26 WHAT A FINISH!
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#MinCup26 FINALS!!! We have a pair of geometric beauties as deep red #Cuprite is against versatile #Quartz. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Split image of fine red needles of cuprite on one side and chunky clear quartz crystals on the other.
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#MinCup26 Quarterfinal 1 It’s a rich red start to the quarterfinals as two components of brass face off with zinc ore #Sphalerite is up against copper-rich #Cuprite. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Split photo of a glossy ruby-red chunk of sphalerite, slightly rounded, amongst smaller clear crystals and a gleaming ruby-red cube of cuprite jutting from a yellow matrix.
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#MinCup26 Quarterfinals 3 It's a pair of dissolvable beauties as rare and complicated #Julienite is against ubiquitous and straightforward #Halite. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Split photo of close-ups of minerals bright blue julienite in radiating fan shapes within a dark rock and clear perfect cubes of halite suspended in clear liquid, tiny bubbles hanging onto some of the crystals
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grumpyleigh.bsky.social @grumpyleigh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"chef's kiss" 👍
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
He’s a uniter
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 3: It's a shiny showdown as soft copper-rich #Cuprite is up against the multicoloured index mineral #Andalusite. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Split image of a pair of candy-looking translucent minerals. On one side is the geometric pointed tip of cherry-red cuprite, on the other is a rough bar of peachy andalusite embedded in a white grainy matrix.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
BASH: He's a US citizen MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He wasn't arrested BASH: He was arrested. He was later released, but he was arrested. Do Americans need to carry around proof of citizenship now? MULLIN: If you're a citizen, you have no reason to fear
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Bigbee @brandonfulmore.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Meet Team Vengeance 💚🩵🩶 Surge, Kit, and Lockjaw (My oc) #SonicTheHedgehog #SonicIDW #SurgeTheTenrec #KitsunamiTheFennec #LockjawTheDirewolf #OC #SonicOc #TeamVengeance
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OUGS Social Media @ougeolsoc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Arsenic - useful, but so contaminating e.g. Salsigne or Devon Great Consols Salsigne: The Arsenic Valley share.google/TPW6H57uqWuI... Devon Great Consols share.google/dhgIiKBGKdMh... And then there is wonderful salt, mine it, evaporate it from the sea, essential for health. #teamhalite every time
Beds of halite at Bex salt mine, SwitzerlandHalite collected from evaporated sea spray, Salinas de Carmen, Fuerteventura
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wyotitania @wyotitania.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My taste buds are firmly Team Halite. And look how pretty good ole NaCl can be! All different colors of the rainbow, thanks to traces of other elements in the structure. #MinCup26
Mostly clear halite crystal

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HaliteBlue halite

Source: https://www.geologyin.com/2014/05/blue-halite.htmlPink halite

Source: https://en.meteorologiaenred.com/pink-halite.htmlGreen halite

Source: https://www.geologyin.com/2017/06/extremely-wonderful-new-find-of.html
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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 27/06/2023
🧪 Salt tectonics is the study of significant thicknesses of rock salt within sedimentary basins, how and why salt structures evolve and the three-dimensional forms that result, and the physics of salt mobilization. Salt tectonics is a fascinating branch of geology in itself… Cont. 👇🏼 and in ALT
ISS image of an oval-shaped salt glacier, about 14 km (8 mi across) in the Zagros Mountains in Iran.
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Dots and Lines @dotsandlines.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you: - ever earned a salary - enjoy salad, salsa, slaw, sauce, or sausage - have used halogen lights Then you etymologically (and sometimes directly) owe that to salt! #Halite #MinCup26
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Vote in Round 1 Match 13 — Mineral Cup & Ore Cup
Vote in Arsenopyrite vs Halite Credit: Harold Moritz and Corentin Desseux
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 13 It's a match between a mineral you want to be cautious breathing near and one you eat every day as arsenic-rich #arsenopyrite is against table salt #halite. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
Split photo between angular arsenopyrite, metallic and abundant in parallelogram faces and halite in its classic perfect cube shape, but tinted deep blue.
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Sue Me @superberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
May they make every day of his stay miserable.
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ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The ugliest of ugly Americans.
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Chris Gough @toulousain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Yes, that's actually the point. He gets off on cruelty and damaging things.
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Linn425 @linroc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Everything. He thinks these stunts make him look important when in fact it shows what a loser he is.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2026
🤦🏽‍♂️
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2026
He ruins everything.
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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Last year, for Mineral Cup 2025, I ink-sketched all the minerals in a handmade sketchbook as an exercise to learn more about minerals. This was the result: #mincup #mincup25 #mincup26 #minerals #sketchbook #sciart
a collage of 16 photos os my minerals sketchbook, each photo a double page spread with two different minerals inked, the ones who participated in the 2025 mineral cup.
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Richard Silvia @yesrising.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It’s painful to watch “mannequin” with zero experience try to make the case for Ukraine to cede. It’s clear Kushner sides with Putin and it’s clear the United States no longer has a functioning Congress.
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Carey @distraughtcarey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
How about telling Putin to get the fuck out of Ukraine?
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michele collins @michelecollins5411.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
so, off topic, I was wondering how Jared had the folded US flag (sacrifice &/or service). According to a basic search: "Jared Kushner received a folded U.S. flag as a gift from the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to Saudi Arabia" So how did bone saw get a folded US flag?
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ballerina X @ballerinax.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Botox and fillers makes everyone look really really weird when they talk. Whose memorial flag or was it bought at Hobby Lobby ? It looks small.
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Shazzy @shazbear.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Courtesy of The Irish Star (US) . #Ireland #Trump #IrishWelcome
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Carter's Dad @johnmckendry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'm in. This is ridiculous, people voting for the captain of the football team and the pretty cheerleader against the minerals with real value. Kids these days.
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spooky murwolf the wereduck 〓〓🏳️‍🌈𓅄✊🐺🪄🎡 @murduck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sorry. FOR GYPSUM! FOR CALCITE! Last I looked at Quartz it was very much not winning and I assumed it had not won. The margin, as the poster says, is still shockingly narrow.
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spooky murwolf the wereduck 〓〓🏳️‍🌈𓅄✊🐺🪄🎡 @murduck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am in!!!! What was done to Calcite and Quartz!!! A travesty. To Battle!
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Naturae Lapides @naturaelapides.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
With so many posts in its favour, Calcite’s defeat is highly suspicious. I’m donning my armour and brandishing my nihilist sword to join you on the battlefield of vengeance. #TeamVengeance
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It turns out that Ted Cruz is hated by other Texans as much as he is hated by other Senators.
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Ian Saginor @volcanoclast.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Calcite thin section. #MinCup26
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Undergrnd @undergrnddrama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I need a bad lip reading on this one
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Lwalker @lwalkercems.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Show me mansplaining without the actual words...
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Distracted @aurelyah.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
He's mansplaining the tennis to her, right?
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The Cleric @thecleric.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Confident in my ability to properly tennis, I take the court. I smile at my opponent. Serena does not return the gesture. She'd be prettier if she did, I think. She serves. The ball passes cleanly through my skull, killing me instantly
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