Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Personal news: I’ve kept quiet I was diagnosed w slow onset ALS in my 40s. Last year, my body decided to speed it up. This summer I declined quickly. I chose no medical intervention & started hospice last week. I’ll continue fighting for our country until my last breath. And laughter is mandatory. 5110
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Please let this be real…please let this be real…please let this be real! I really want Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) sworn into office, but I also want the Grindr release, if it’s real. If Grindr guy isn’t a troll, may we have both?youtube.comUh-oh Mike.YouTube video by TizzyEnt 140
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Eric Adams is out of the NYC mayoral race. After posturing from Adams & the remaining candidates, polls still have Mamdani winning with Adams’ candidacy over. “When pollsters asked likely voters for their preferences in a race without Adams, Mamdani still led Cuomo by a double-digit margin.”theguardian.comEric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral raceNew York City mayor abandons faltering bid to win re-election in social media video set to strains of song My Way 1111
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Grindr having problems in the Phoenix area Sunday night through Monday evening during a large gathering of Republicans in Glendale (northern Phoenix.) Hmmm, what could be going on? 071
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025It would have probably been more cost effective for companies to pay fair corporate taxes as opposed to the shakedown money from the regime, as well as the losses from public economic boycotts. 011
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Economic boycotts are one of the best tools the people can use to protest the authoritarian regime & companies willing to go along with their unconstitutional behavior. Disney didn’t pay attention to Target’s loss of $12.4 billion due to economic boycotts. 021
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I miss the days when most people in this country understood satire and irony, as well as reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. 110
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Trump’s text accidentally posted on Truth Social confessing he’s trying to go after political opponents will go no where. Who the hell is going to hold him responsible? No one has held him responsible for the bajillion illegal things done under his name by this administration thus far. 062
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 20/09/2025My money is on Newsom’s account referencing Gov Newsom signing into law California’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks. When written & posted the way Felon47 writes & posts, his sycophants in office have aneurysms & tell daddy’s investigators. 082
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 20/09/2025In Congress, Republicans are getting a crash course in grammar from Democrats and learning what “pronouns” really mean. Your tax dollars hard at work…🤦🏻♀️youtube.comRepublicans Attempt Pronoun Ban at State Dept.YouTube video by NowThis Impact 0104
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025If ICE protesters started dressing like the ICE kidnappers, that would make for a confusing situation. If some of the ICE guys are not going to wear insignia and put masks on, what’s to stop protesters dressing the exact same way. Just a thought… 095
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Since “antifa” isn’t an organization, rather an ideology, declaring this so-called group a terrorist organization is going to be abused to attack anyone who speaks out against the fascist regime. Some will be scared to stand up against authoritarianism. How this gets enforced will be shocking.bbc.comWhat is Antifa and why is Donald Trump targeting it?President Trump says he will designate Antifa as a terror group, but legal experts have questioned whether this is possible. 272
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025“…comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether. We’re the banana peel in the coal mine. When a society is under threat, comedians are the ones who get sent away first. It’s just a reminder to people that democracy is under threat…” -Jon Stewartyoutube.comWOW: Jon Stewart CALLED ITYouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen 043
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Sometimes I forget this is really happening & feel I’m reading a silly article in The Onion. THIS IS THE FCC CHAIRMAN responding to a tweet! How are there so many authoritarian sycophants in positions of power?! The dumbing down of America which allowed this power grab will take decades to repair. 032
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025🚨October 18th’s No Kings protest needs to be the largest countrywide protest we have ever seen. We have one month to organize locally, spread the word, make arrangements to attend the closest protest near you. If everyone who attends brings a friend, we can make this a landmark protest.nokings.orgNo KingsAs the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ... 021
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Waiting on the rest of America to realize there are more of us who don’t support an authoritarian regime than there are those in the authoritarian regime… 020
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Seven authoritarian tactics…and the US has achieved all seven. 020
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025“The notion that tyranny requires great effort — because there are many more of us. Because our small acts of defiance and resistance and our demands for freedom cannot be ignored.” -Robert Reichyoutube.comRobert Reich Reacts to "Andor"YouTube video by Robert Reich 000
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Just add a string of curse words here…the gestapo doesn’t want lawmakers to see what they are doing. 0125
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025These particular politicians are literally following the Nazi handbook of instructions. 021
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025We can’t depend on politicians to protect our constitutional rights. I hope more will do the work beyond strongly worded letters & expressing concern. It requires everyone to do what is required to protect our fundamental rights. Grass roots organizing needs to expand bc many are unsure what to do. 021
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 18/09/2025At this point, we have to assume the 1st amendment is not recognized by the regime. It doesn’t mean you roll over and accept what the regime is doing. It means you proceed knowing the cost and willingly do so because it’s the right thing to do. 011
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Info if you’re interested in helping California pass Prop 50 in response to Texas taking 5 Congressional seats in an unprecedented redistricting of the House map. 011
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025This whole former CDC director senate hearing has been dystopian… How do we as a country stop this train barreling down a decline prepared to go off the tracks? 010
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Watch the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Kash Patel. It’s been combative…youtube.comLIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before House Judiciary CommitteeYouTube video by Associated Press 010
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025This breaks my heart. Here’s the real-world harm of what has happened to one family whose mother was detained while at her immigration check in. She and her daughter (who sounds like a typical American young woman) were deported. Two months later, her mother has died. Fuck this administration.youtube.comDeported mother passes away two months after being forced out of the U.S.YouTube video by MSNBC 021
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025PS: if you can’t sleep tonight, check out Kash Patel’s Senate hearing from earlier today. The Democratic senators were spectacular in calling out all of Patel’s BS, catching him in lies, & eviscerating everything he’s done in his short tenure as FBI director. I love these types of hearings!c-span.orgFBI Director Kash Patel Testifies at Senate Oversight HearingFBI Director Kash Patel testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He took questions on releasing the Epstein files--promising the FBI would "release everything we are le... 021
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I’ll chime in. I had to attend a work seminar held at the Redford Conference Center—an environmentally-friendly 3500 sq ft building in the Utah mountains. It’s a beautiful example of how you can build something without impacting the environment. It was amazing working ensconced in nature. Peaceful. 000
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025It’s the stage of fascism where the government “removes” the sick, the poor, the homeless, and anyone they deem as “undesirables.” It’s where the Nazis first started in removing “asozials,”—the undesirables of the community. 010
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025It’s embarrassing as a country being on the wrong side of history. Even more so when the party still has a lot of support. 010
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025I agree with Just Jack that fascism is already here. Sadly, we are merely at the beginning and haven’t even hit the most painful parts. And saying THAT hurts because where we are at now is already extremely painful. We have a blueprint to stop it, but there are not enough people fighting against it. 020
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025It was never really about the price of eggs which got Trump elected. The egg voters merely used it as an excuse to reelect an unfit person who matched their own hatred and bigotry. 010
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025The biggest lie we were ever taught in civics education was checks and balances would prevent the very situation we find ourselves in. 111
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025I appreciate this way of remembering Robert Redford’s iconic roles. His environmental activism is what I found most endearing about him. (1936-2025)youtube.comRobert Redford’s Legendary Journey Through His Greatest Roles – From The Sting to A Hollywood Icon!YouTube video by Past Vision 010
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025If this bill passes, revoking passports will be weaponized against political opponents, people who speak out against the regime, anyone who doesn’t cooperate w the gov regardless if the request is constitutional, or simply posting you don’t like someone. Government is terrorizing its own citizens. 2159
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025State terrorism charges dropped for Luigi Mangione as they don’t meet the legal requirement, murder charge stays, and trial set for Dec 1st. He still has federal charges to face.nbcnews.comN.Y. judge dismisses state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, keeps murder chargeMangione still faces federal charges and state charges in Pennsylvania in connection with in the December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 110
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025The internet is hard to use when one is too busy trying to make themselves look important and relevant. I remember a few of his screw ups like this…the good old days when he was merely a troll begging teens to debate him. 020
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025The PSAs to stay in school and continue to seek knowledge from legitimate sources throughout your life write themselves with this lot. 051
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Trump’s rant and NYT’s defamation lawsuit has no teeth. In his own filing he shows he suffered no harm as he won the election. More importantly, we will be here for a bit if we are going to list all the times newspapers made an editorial decision to endorse a candidate. That pesky 1st amendment…🙄 142
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025As someone living in Utah, it’s been laughable how the press laud Gov Cox as this great moderate who will bring political violent rhetoric down. I don’t believe him. He was a moderate con as Lt Gov who helped the LGTBQ community in UT, once the GOP went MAGA, Cox catered to MAGA to win elections. 063
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025‼️Nepal, WOW! Gen Z protested the government, gov shuts down social media, protesters use Discord to organize, then they toppled the gov, PM resigns, new elections held on Discord, voted an interim prime minister (retired Chief Justice Sushila Karki, Nepal’s first woman to hold the office of PM.)the-independent.comHow Gen Z protestors chose Nepal’s first woman prime minister on DiscordOver the week, multiple polls were held by representatives of the protest movement on Discord to nominate possible leaders and Karki emerged as a favourite, widely praised for her integrity 040
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Fox News is pushing Nazis ideology RE homeless people. Nazis categorized homeless as “asocials” & were identified by wearing an inverted black triangle. Homelessness was criminalized, raids started in 1933, eventually police bypassed courts to deport or send these people to concentration camps. 020
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Democratic leaders in both chambers are trying to use the situation to save healthcare through this bill. They are holding out to force Republicans to the table to negotiate putting healthcare back into the budget. 000
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Van Orden has been in several interviews, here’s screenshots from one article: 000
Melissa @melissa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025media.tenor.coma man is making a funny face while wearing a black shirt and a chain around his neck .ALT: a man is making a funny face while wearing a black shirt and a chain around his neck . 020