Reposted by MellzahStateline @stateline.org · 06/10/2026Household water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis. stateline.org/2026/10/06/a...stateline.orgAmericans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation • StatelineHousehold water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis. The environmental advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch analyzed water bill data among the nation’... 043
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Lately she's been willing to walk anywhere I point her nose, our partnership is getting to be so great. 110
Reposted by MellzahJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115902877
Reposted by MellzahDan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14195402207
Reposted by Mellzahcavu4ever.bsky.social @cavu4ever.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Look, get it straight: Rule 1: corporations are people. So they can spend lots of money gaming the political system. Rule 2: AI bots aren’t people. When AIs do stuff, it’s force majeure, so neither they nor their corporate progenitors are responsible for their actions. 051
Reposted by MellzahBARO @baro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I built a huge wheel at the top of the hill above the playground. I was terrified it would get loose one day, I begged the government to double my funding so I could afford bigger chucks, but it finally happened. The wheel got loose, it ended up crushing a dozen children. You can't prosecute a wheel 0337
Reposted by MellzahIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 26/09/2026Genuinely, half of me thinks the main area of AI experimentation going on right now is in how fully the concept of an "ai agent" can legally indemnify its operators 527063
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I was just at Michaels and feel this sentiment harder than ever. Private equity is ruining everything. 030
Reposted by MellzahAubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is profoundly alienating to see how gleefully folks are turning back the clock on body politics by *decades.* 654276
Reposted by MellzahTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 12/08/2026SOUFFLE MELLZ YOU ARE GENIUS 121
Reposted by Mellzahjentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 07/08/2026Tech leaders keep saying “we” must decide AI’s future. Here’s an actual plan to include the public.noemamag.comHow To Give Everyday People A Say In AI Governance | NOEMATech leaders keep saying “we” must decide AI’s future. Here’s an actual plan to include the public. 0105
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"you're my husband's favorite water fitness instructor, he's been telling all his friends how much fun your class is" I love to hear it 💪 120
Reposted by MellzahShepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I would rather have pronghorn antelope and bighorn sheep and elk and purple sage and four wing saltbrush than data centers and so far no one in tech has presented a compelling vision for how to have all of those things, they just seize more resources for the plagiarism engine. 3641155
Reposted by MellzahStephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026It's pretty infuriating that Trump is denying disaster aid to Oregon for political reasons and I have barely heard anything about it, while Biden was falsely accused of doing the exact same thing to North Carolina and millions of people believed that 5742961103
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 28/07/2026My leather dye supplier sent an email announcing new colors. "Oooh!" I thought as I clicked through until I saw the colors were brown and brown. 110
Reposted by Mellzahdrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 15/07/2026every gardener i follow is going absolutely hogwild flexing that they eat lettuce from behind their house. i've never seen gardeners act like this in my life. this is our super bowl. this is our olympics. gold medal in shitting normally 170621043
Reposted by MellzahDithereens @kkdithereens.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Luckily i planted a covid garden so I can eat one (1) mini bell pepper every 4 months and avoid all this stress. 440210
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Every single time I drive somewhere lately, I see at least one person doing the most dangerous, self-centered, oblivious-to-the-existence-of-others bullshit I've ever seen on the road. Today: someone making a u-turn on a two lane highway. 100
Reposted by MellzahJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026My god. The Heritage Foundation, which mercilessly attacked transgender kids in order to protect the "integrity of women's sports," is now attacking the legal basis for women's sports. The transgender student decision is barely 2 weeks old. 23041241357
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026"Lindsey Graham was so gleeful about ruining Americans' lives in his professional capacity, what a guy" 071
Reposted by MellzahLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 07/07/2026The ‘we told you so’s are less about Being Right than hoping to be listened to next time & reaffirming that ourselves that we were being gaslit & should continue trusting our judgment. But being right? Every time we’re right about this stuff our lives get worse. Nobody would sign up for that deal. 261278363
Reposted by MellzahHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 04/07/2026The Founders always feared the emergence of an autocrat. Now, on its 250th anniversary, the US is under the thumb of an idiot Caesar. Everyone knows it’s a betrayal, which is why the celebrations are so muted. 522051
Reposted by Mellzahhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“67% of profits went to just 0.1% of accounts” That is all you gotta say 61156399
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 03/07/2026In honor of the United States' 250th birthday and inspired by the perfect renovation of the reflecting pool, I decided to paint my nails American Flag Blue. 120
Reposted by MellzahPeter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...foreignpolicy.comAs the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning ManLike a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat. 35262662697
Reposted by MellzahDr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Think about data centre energy usage. People using genAI for words and pictures (things humans have made for millennia), or for activities/aids for which alternatives to genAI exist, are enabling technofascism and climate collapse. Don't buy Silicon Valley's framing for why this tech should exist. 29130
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Imagine getting years in jail for dipping your fingers in a public pool while rich pedophiles with mountains of evidence implicating them in horrific crimes walk free. 010
Reposted by MellzahBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 26/06/2026I wrote about the Reflecting Pooltheringer.comAmerica Is Trapped in the Grossest Pool Party of All TimeThe nation’s 250th birthday was supposed to be a celebration of all things red, white, and blue. Then the Reflecting Pool turned green. 1945892
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I arrived at work to discover antifa struck again, the third time this week 020
Reposted by MellzahUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 25/06/2026We are outraged at today's Supreme Court ruling, allowing Monsanto and chemical companies to avoid responsibility that their labeling fails to warn people about critical harms. 1/2 10553214
Reposted by MellzahLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts 196133276753
Reposted by Mellzahfrankenstonk's monster @stonkers.bsky.social · 23/06/2026every time you see a headline that begins with “we have to,” replace the “we” with “you” and you’ll immediately understand the purpose of the piece and the power dynamics at play 7855311581
Reposted by MellzahSteve White @stevewhite.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Trump didn't call out the Guard on Jan. 6, but he sent them to chase people away from the Reflecting Pool. 215729
Reposted by MellzahJonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 19/06/2026I simply do not understand how moving humanity to a planet that at a minimum doesn’t sustain any complex lifeforms would be an easier or better alternative than bringing the temperature back down slightly on ours 511266258
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I picked eleven pounds of strawberries this morning and this afternoon is dedicated to preserving them. First up: pie filling infused with lemon oregano. 040
Reposted by MellzahKelly “Free Link” McGonigal @kellysmcgonigal.bsky.social · 13/06/2026“Why’s it taking so long to take down the name when they put it up so fast?” yeah, undoing every single thing he’s done is gonna be exactly like that, get used to it 1789781860
Reposted by MellzahM'ris; Polkageist, Esq @stiricide.bsky.social · 13/06/2026The White Bronco car chase of our time. 041
Reposted by MellzahGiles Sparrow is adrift in the vortex @gswrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2026AI to lift the fucking toilet seat? Never beating the "Tech Bros just want a robot to replace their Mom" allegations. 3836
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Tech bros want a future where you can't even shit in peace without having targeted advertisements about supplemental fiber blaring at you. 030
Reposted by MellzahDan O'Dowd @realdanodowd.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Since 2011, Elon Musk has been promising to put a man on Mars within a few years. He failed. SpaceX burned through billions of dollars of venture capital. It still isn't profitable and Mars is now further away than it was in 2011. If you're buying the $SPCX IPO, you're the exit liquidity. 29428115
Reposted by MellzahTom Clark @tomsclark.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Listen, the fact that the GOP is freaking out that Spencer Pratt didn't win is a VERY bad sign for November. And the fact that they're willing to claim fraud and say the evidence is the lack of evidence, makes it even scarier. 77994218
Reposted by MellzahDTL @dtl.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Folks, if AI wipes out humanity, it won't be because it's a hypergod that decided we don't matter. It's because it's shit software that idiots put in charge of critical systems. 37770131
Reposted by MellzahAubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 04/06/2026“McNamara did not answer questions about what type of medical data is being provided to the federal health department or whether patients’ identifying information is removed.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/h...cnn.comRFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines | CNNU.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medic... 38916
Reposted by MellzahPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 02/06/2026A smart and insightful thread on art, with ambient music, Imagineers, and a clever little dig at homeopathy, which I’m always here for. 211417
Reposted by MellzahBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 02/06/2026And whatever the stories say, the headlines are very often misleading in ways that help create a permission structure around AI use—just give in, Martin Scorsese says it's OK, your objections are old news—and absolutely never misleading in ways that do the opposite 29817
Mellzah @mellzah.bsky.social · 01/06/2026SIGH it looks like I need to move my business to another platform 000
Reposted by Mellzahmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 31/05/2026i feel like the "story" of "Tilly Norwood", in terms of the newsworthy thing that's happening, would be a behind-the-scenes report on the company's PR team that keeps getting these articles placed in major news outlets and keeps getting them written with the company's preferred framing. 231832233
