Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Ugh ok I’m happy that I got approved for iron infusions but ughhh it feels way more uncomfortable than when I did this a couple years ago 120
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Oh neat, a migraine. It’s been a while I almost forgot how bad they are 🫠 010
Reposted by MeleLauren Hudgins @laurenhudgins.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Portland. At a normal-feeling daytime protest with children. 011
Reposted by MeleMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/02/2026New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets. These are their stories:thehandbasket.coWhat it's like to see ICE tear gas kidsAttendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack 5637981693
Reposted by MeleAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now. 23534290619182
Reposted by MeleJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 03/02/2026DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting. Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her. 10685503928
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Mom’s surgery went well and she’s back home after a couple nights in the hospital. It rained all day today but we ordered yummy egg drop soup for dinner. Yesterday was gorgeous—I’ve never seen it so glassy at Kailua Beach. Walked along the shore from there listening to SKZ - magical aside from.. 140
Reposted by Meleʜᴇʟʟ-DOPA @bowsnonk.bsky.social · 31/01/2026when Delia Deetz said “I will go insane, and I WILL TAKE YOU WITH ME” I felt that 4727
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 28/01/2026It’s a spam musubi and kinoki no yama kind of breakfast morning — mom’s in surgery after some staffing delays. Cat and birds and fish are fed. Was gonna go for a walk on the beach but it’s HOT already, maybe tonight? 020
Reposted by MeleMother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/01/2026US Border Patrol shot and injured two people in Portland on Thursday, just one day after an ICE agent named Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. “We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” said Portland Mayor Keith Wilson.motherjones.comOutrage and mistrust mount as federal agents shoot two people in Portland one day after Renee Good’s killing“We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” said Portland Mayor Keith Wilson. 1119170
Reposted by MeleDex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 08/01/2026they never wanted small government. They just wanted to be the ones holding the gun. 215026
Reposted by MeleErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 09/01/2026ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week. www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...msn.comMSN 71621789
Reposted by MeleTaylor Griggs @taylorgriggs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead. 251129278
Reposted by MeleOPB @opb.org · 08/01/2026An Oregon lawmaker is warning of ICE agents posing as utility workers. NW Natural and Portland General Electric have published guidance in several languages on how to tell if a person is actually one of their employees.opb.orgICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warnsOregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz said three people were detained in his district after ICE agents posed as utility workers. 251657917
Reposted by MeleSenator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 03/01/2026Far from being a simple surgical strike, this action to remove Maduro will reverberate in unexpected and significant ways. It undermines our defense of sovereignty, reducing our authority regarding actions China might take against Taiwan or Putin against Ukraine. 311924
Reposted by MeleSenator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 03/01/2026Once again, U.S. foreign policy is all about oil, regime change, and might makes right. This military operation violated our own Constitution which requires Congressional approval for acts of war. 3928091
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Despite fireworks killing a bunch of folks here on Oahu last year NYE they are definitely still going nuts this year anyway 😵💫 121
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 29/12/2025lol well I’ve never returned from a trip to sleep at home one night and then booked a flight out with 5 hours to spare before 🤪 at least my status got me a comfort seat and it wasn’t prohibitively expensive for being so last minute 120
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Okay I need to save a lot more points before my next trip and/or fly JAL because yeah my body can’t fly to Asia in uncomfortable seats with bad food anymore. Running on less than an hour of sleep last night isn’t helping either… and why TF did they order vegan meals for us for no reason?! #hangry 110
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 08/11/2025LOL new google home assistant w/gemini launched today and it’s all like check out these different voices and they all sound literally the same on the app — but jarringly different when they are live on the devices. Love first day launch bugs 000
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Okay now if the government could just reopen soon that would be great 000
Reposted by MeleNick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back! Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary. Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest! #MundaneHalloween 3048022808
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 25/10/2025I’m having some fucking feelings! Life has been WAY TOO MUCH lately. Japan is coming up soon at least. Gotta squeeze all the fun out of it that I can and hope that things don’t go sideways while I’m away. 010
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Figured out last night via Ancestry research and DNA matches that I’m distantly related to Albert Brooks and likely Albert Einstein as well. The best part was telling my mom—she assumed it was via my very silly dad, but no it was on her side! Her mind was blown. 220
Reposted by MeleKwai 🌻 葵花 🇭🇰 Thought Bubble Bubbleboy B12b @kwaiflower.bsky.social · 24/08/2025holy shit the kpop demon hunters sing along was incredible like a spiritual experience 1201
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 24/08/2025I’ve been trying some new medication and not only has it brought back my flexibility and given me more energy but I can have near-religious experiences listening to music again, just in time for KPop Demon Hunters at the movie theater. A+ 120
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Using the international date line as the border… N: London E: Tokyo S: Sydney W: Kauai 100
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Coincidentally starting a new med on the same day as my cycle starts is WILD. My body is like oh my gosh I suddenly feel amazing what’s up I don’t need sleep I can run through walls! While my brain is like WTF IS HAPPENING ZAP ZAP I guess I should alternate between hyperfocus and anxiety??? 110
Reposted by MeleMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/07/2025"You know what I am nearly 100 percent certain about? Hitler never attended the opening of a single location... Like, what fascist leader in their right mind would appear on camera for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their Center for Crimes Against Humanity?"buff.lyDon’t Be Ridiculous, “Alligator Alcatraz” Is Not Another Example of History Repeating ItselfOh, come on. ICE’s new detention center, Alligator Alcatraz, is nothing like a concentration camp. For one thing, historians unanimously agree that... 220855
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Yesss a new season of Ultimatum Queer Love — only episode 2 and it’s already SO MESSY!! I love this most messy of shows. 000
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Yep. And I still remember very clearly asking my mom about the 90s gulf war as a kid — what if my friends’ dads die in the fighting? (I lived in a place with a lot of military families) It’s all so sad and terrible and unnecessary 010
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Sometimes I wonder if I am fundamentally broken after being subjected to the humor of Frank DeLima in elementary school assemblies. Any other Oahu 80s-90s kids on here know what I’m talking about? 000
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Had a great time last night at my first k pop concert, and picked my favorite Stray Kid :) 110
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Y’all internet people been trashing the new Lilo and Stitch movie and it was actually good, y’all can shhhhh 000
Reposted by MeleHumanitarian OpenStreetMap Team @hotosm.org · 09/05/2025In the wake of the 2025 Myanmar Earthquake, the OSM community is mapping for recovery Join #AFewMinutesForMyanmar — just minutes a day can make an impact. Map buildings, roads & support aid delivery Start here: bit.ly/mapmmearthqu... #Myanmar #helpmmearthquake 032
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 03/05/2025You know it’s performance review season when you open up a tab for thesaurus dot com. 0 down 10 to go before Wednesday. 130
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Now if everything would stop increasing in cost by like 30% annually that would be cool 120
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Stayed up too late last night designing the closed in porch I want to add onto the house so I can maybe get a nice living room back from kid clutter. Decided exactly what I want, but then I was like aaaa does it make sense to get a loan for this right now? (1/2) 110
