Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Update: feeling a million times better with a hot pack and almost done. Definitely still have some PTSD from hospital machine beeping sounds though weeeeee 0170
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
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 04/02/2026(I am just retuning from Hawai’i after helping my mom through surgery and have two days of work and a ton of shit to do before company retreat) 120
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Or the news. I’m going back to delululand of kpop music and videos byeeeeee 110
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 5637971692
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. 23524290119176
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. 10685493928
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Hopefully I can actually get a full nights sleep tonight and not dream about the gross bugs I’ve been battling in this house along with constant cat pee cleanup. At least the cat has been very sweet and cuddly. Oof I’m tired and out of it 030
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 31/01/2026… nasty bleeding thigh chafing lol. Will wear the proper shorts next time so I can go all the way down to the end and back. Ready for January to be over and start 43. 120
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 · 29/12/2025Mom took a fall and she needs some help for the next few days getting to appointments and whatnot. Probably / hopefully just a few days this round as I’ll be back in a few weeks anyway 010
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 · 17/11/2025We survived and had yummy convenience store dinner at our hotel while watching sumo and everyone except me fell asleep at 6:30 PM 🤣 Tomorrow we’ll head for Osaka! 000
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 3048022806
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 · 27/08/2025Anyway, in honor of this I’m gonna watch one of my favorite movies that I haven’t seen in way too long, Defending Your Life 000
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Tell me the company is paying for you to go to this at least 110
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Yeah. I love showtunes and Disney music but that kind of stuff is reserved for either private room karaoke or a space full of theater kids 010
Mele @pdxmele.bsky.social · 27/08/2025All of us Ashkenazi are distantly related of course (see en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkena...), but still pretty neat to find people you recognize in your tree! 4th cousin once removed of AB as far as I can tell.en.m.wikipedia.orgAshkenazi Jews - Wikipedia 100
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
