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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I wish news orgs had a sliding scale for breaking news updates. Like, I only want the existential ones. If you are sending me breaking news five times a day, I think you are doing it wrong.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every time someone posts about USMNT, I sing in my head, "US Mutant Ninja Turtles." Turtle power.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Can we talk about the Title IX Regs news for a moment? I do Title IX stuff for a living. This story is NOT what the headlines make it out to be. The 2024 Biden regs were vacated in 2025. No one has been following them because they don't apply.

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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Anibowei v. Blanche cert petition on whether border searches of computers require a warrant is now circulated for 10/9: It remains to be seen if the Court will direct DOJ to file a brief in opposition. (The Administration waived.) www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dear Universal Cat Distribution System: we may be open to a small orange kitten. I cannot just go and get a kitten, as my husband would object based on the two cats two dogs already living here. So be sneaky about it.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Saturday is for cleaning and chores. 😵‍💫

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I remember a time before kids and dogs when I could sleep in on Saturdays.

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Okay - in lieu of quote posting myself AGAIN 🤣 Thought it would be helpful to fully update the Go Fund Me so folks not as familiar with me can understand what's going on! (see my TL for "worst timing ever" explainer) #cats gofund.me/c65973f9c

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Donate to Emergency Funds for Kiff’s & Binx's Vet Bills, organized by Christy Solo

Update (same as below - put here for clarity) Updated the request amount b… Christy Solo needs your support for Emergency Funds for Kiff’s & Binx's Vet Bills

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Come From Away is lovely, but I cry through a good chunk of it.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There are dinner shows, but apparently also brunch shows? So I am taking my parents to a brunch version of Come From Away this morning.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One morning Toad sat in bed. “I have many things to do,” he said. “I will write them all down on a list so that I can remember them.”

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All These Cats Feed+Rescue @allthesecats.org · 12/09/2026

We’re sorry we ghosted you. We’ve been dealing w/stuff. Kenna the bipod cat has been feeling poorly, we’re being threatened w:eviction due to our community cat activities (more on that later), all while making sure all get fed. For now, enjoy these pics 🫶🏻 my.linkpod.site/allthesecats #cats #rva

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Joseph Fasano @josephfasano.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

in memoriam 🕯️

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The Rooster @rooster.info · 07/09/2026

BREAKING: Multiple sources tell The Rooster that Dr. Amy Acton’s attacker is Patrick Havas, the brother of Andrew Havas, the pedophile lobbyist who resigned in disgrace from the Husted campaign in July.

patrick havas handcuffed on a bench next to weapons

Andrew Havas resigns from Husted campaign

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LegisLens @legislens.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🔔 New Bill Update 📜 H.R.10298: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain p... 🗓️ Action Date: 2026-09-04 📝 Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Read more #Politics #Republicans #Democrats #News

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today, my daughter and I are checking out to new independent bookstores and we are stoked.

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 05/09/2026

This is interesting. You get assigned to being born at a random place and time in history, to see what a typical person's life might have been like then. Unfortunately I was born in 1403 in the valley of Mexico and died at age 4 from dysentery.

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Any Human Ever

One life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I had my annual physical yesterday, and today the doctor's office had an AI assistant call me to ask follow up questions about diet and exercise. Questions I answered yesterday. I am half tempted to go find a new doctor.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My daughter is teaching me new slang while she does her PT lessons and I am not sure who is more pain

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Picking up my husband's new truck from the dealership and dear goodness there is a lot of paperwork

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Stephen Hardwick @nonfinality.com · 30/08/2026

Here’s hoping that my new acronym goes viral: IAALBNTTOLACNYL (I am a lawyer but not this type of lawyer and certainly not your lawyer)

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Lich-Lord Heppner 👻 @rlheppner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'M ALMOST DONE YELLING ABOUT THE CROWD SALE FOR TAG! THE JURISDICTION GAME! (There are only two days left in the crowd sale. If we sell 3 more copies, the discount goes up to 29%) www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/ta...

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Need advice: a new author asked my daughter to be a beta reader for her book. Daughter reports that the book is really, really good. How can my daughter best support the new author?

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

In Ohio, you can get a license plate with Dolly's face on it. Proceeds go to the Imagination Library.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A federal judge in California, in a damning 90-page decision, rules the government cannot revoke the F-1 visas of international student journalists because it doesn't like their reporting and such retaliation violates their First and Fifth Amendment rights. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Memorandum & Opinion – #108 in Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation v. Rubio (N.D. Cal., 5:25-cv-06618) – CourtListener.com

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(1) signed by Judge Noël Wise on 8/28/2026. (akw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/28/2026)

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I just sat and ate dinner at a concert hall while listening to live acoustic music. That was lovely.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Matilda girl naps on the couch, hoping for mid-dream belly rubs. Happy #nationaldogday

A black flat-coated retriever is passed out on a loveseat, legs up and ready for belly rubs.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Maizey dog has been super patient at boarding while my daughter has been recuperating from surgery. Today was the Floof's first day back home. Happy #nationaldogday

A Great Pyranees Husky shelter mix smiles at her doggie day care.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I think someone needs to hit the emergency stop button on the celebrity deaths.

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Grant Witness @grantwitness.org · 24/08/2026

Grant Witness tracks data on federal funding to defend American science and the rule of law. Visit grantwitness.org to keep up with with federal agency actions and grantmaking. Follow us for our investigations and analysis.

Summary dashboard showing 5,780 disrupted grants: 4,549 restored and 1,231 still disrupted; $15B total award value with $7.1B outlaid and $7.6B unpaid; lower section lists recent disrupted grants with individual outlaid and unpaid amounts.

Line chart showing cumulative NSF awards by award date for FY2021–FY2026; FY2026 (orange) and FY2025 (gold) trail FY2021–24 (grey) with a vertical "TODAY" marker near September; data cards show FY2026 = 5,910, 2021–24 average = 9,707, −39% vs average.

Website updates page showing a grid of announcement cards about AHRQ, NSF and NIH grant funding and data—each card shows a thumbnail chart or photo, date, and tag, with the left sidebar navigation highlighting "Updates."

Weekly grant activity: terminations (orange bars), reinstatements (black bars), and cumulative net terminated grants (blue line) that drops sharply to about −2,300 in mid‑2025, then rises to roughly −1,000 and remains flat through mid‑2026.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Seriously Airbnb and VRBO - give me a way to search for a fully fenced yard, and you have my business for life.

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Britta Shoot @brittashoot.com · 19/08/2026

Reporter source request: seeking professionals (esp <30) w/ career trajectory shaped by college radio. You don't need to work in audio/media, just gained experience, found your voice etc thru FM radio. Extra interested if yr campus broadcast license was sold/station online only now! RTs appreciated

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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults. In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools

Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Choosing between hospital cafeteria or hospital food court is ... a choice.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My fitbit counted my day of cleaning as swimming 🙃

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

First Day of School. The house is empty but for me and the dogs. I took a personal day because the daughter has surgery tomorrow so I am trying to get the house ready in peace. With the dogs. 🙄

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Laying quietly Does not get you half credit For your lack of sleep

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Watching West Wing through for the first time. Fascinating to see which political issues are still in play.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Today I'll be walking in a 5k to celebrate my eighth grade neighbor who died by suicide last year. In his memory, I repost this thread.

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Melissa Carleton @melissacarleton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This is a white dog. She got skunked, bathed, and then decided to roll in dirt to "help."

Maizey is a Great Pyranees. They are white dogs. In this picture, she is charcoal grey and covered head to toe in dirt after being freshly bathed. She is coming out from behind the snowball bushes. She was not the best dog that moment (but still a very good dog).

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