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Melissa (TheBookN3rd)

@thebookn3rd.bsky.social
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45 F western NY w/ hubby (John) and cats (Weasley and Victor); lover of books, history, and tacos

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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So my mother made a besom for me from a branch of a downed tree in her backyard (my grandparent's former home). Ever since she gave me my besom and it's been in my home, I've been having dreams about my grandpa. Nothing bad, but no messages. Just memories of his usual behavior. It's oddly comforting
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Finished the "Carrie" mini-series today. I hope it has another season. Love how they're tying it to the bigger Stephen King universe. #horrorsky
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm on the 4th episode of the "Carrie" mini-series and I like the angle it's taking. #horrorsky
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Drew 8 of Swords this morning. Not a good sign. Curse breaker sigil on my left wrist just to be sure. #witchsky
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Beautiful.
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CNN @cnn.com · 07/10/2026
Ticks cause emergency room visits to jump every October. CNN Medical Correspondent Meg Tirrell digs into a 35-year study in New York that reveals how climate — and a few nuts — can help predict an area’s risk for Lyme disease.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
ICYMI: Jordan Anthony Pearce, a former Army soldier at Fort Hood, is awaiting sentencing after being convicted this week in federal court of sexually abusing two girls in his on-base home. From Stars and Stripes' Rose L. Thayer:
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Former Fort Hood soldier convicted of sexual abuse of 2 girls
Jordan Anthony Pearce, 30, was found guilty Wednesday of nine counts of sexual abuse and exploitation.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Ready or Not" was bonkers fun. Now I'm watching "Ready or Not: Here I Come". Love that there's three STRONG blonde female actresses in this - Sarah Michelle Gellar, Samara Weaving, and Kathryn Newton. I would love to see the three of them make another movie together. #horror
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
President Donald Trump’s obsession with making the White House in his own image has led to his administration borrowing three statues from a collector of Nazi artifacts.
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Trump’s Rose Garden Makeover Had Help From Hitler Hoarder
A billionaire collector of Nazi memorabilia supplied some of the garden’s newest attractions.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Summer reading: "Nothing Tastes As Good" by Luke Dumas "Victorian Psycho" by Virginia Feito "The Devil's Kitchen: Forbidden Foods, Fasting, Feast Days, Sinful Appetite, Holy Meals, Poisoned Dishes, and the Spiritual History of Eating" by Cleo Newton #books #booksky
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Glad Stars and Stripes is still able to cover these stories. Sex offenders don't belong in the U.S. military.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I hope Jonathan Ross rots in Hell.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Another attempt to distract from Epstein files and the "war" in Iran?
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Why? They're already acting like Clavicular. Does this mean they're being told to smash their faces over and over again with a hammer? Good grief, this administration and the people in it are SO STUPID.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This is NOT going to end well. #military www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military bases
Defense Department policy has prohibited military personnel from carrying personal weapons on base without permission from a senior commander, with strict protocol for how the firearms must be stored.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This is unbelievable to me. This is discrimination. It's targeting a specific religious and ethnic group.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I've had surgery twice in less than a week - first on 5/25 and again today. It's been taxing and I'm just taking it easy for the next few days.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I don't fault politicians for going on some sort of vacation and taking a break when they're not in session. They need it. There's burnout just like any other profession. My issue is when they run away from problems, like #TedCruz leaving #Texas every time there's a disaster.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
#LindseyGraham doesn't have any children. Whose kid is he going on rides with at Disney? Is he an Epstein wannabe? www.tmz.com/2026/03/30/l...
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Lindsey Graham Rides Space Mountain, Spends Weekend at Disney World Amid Shutdown
Lindsey Graham looks like a full-blown Disney adult on Spring Break ... because he spent 3 days at the Mouse House over the weekend after failing to talk his colleagues into keeping the government ope...
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I wonder how many Trump cronies were on the panel.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I’m sorry, doing this in a baseball cap sold by your campaign store is deliberately disrespecting the dead.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
These inhumane motherfuckers.... #AbolishICE
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
America’s top generals have been as clear as they dare in warning Donald Trump off his latest military adventure. But the president wasn’t listening.
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The Generals Said No but Trump Was Bored of Peace
The peace president, 79, has gone to war, again.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A governor says Trump appears more and more determined to “take over” elections.
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How I Fear Trump Will Unleash ICE to Rig Midterms: Governor
A governor says Trump appears more and more determined to “take over” elections.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is Garrett Wade, an ugly little chud who works at the White House and runs the Johnny MAGA account on X to prop-up Donald Trump. Article from Raw Story via MSN: www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
20-something brown-haired, brown-eyed young man in a black tuxedo with a black bow tie.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The reason we're here is that tens of millions of people will punch a hole in a wall if they hear someone used food stamps to buy soda but they're fine if the right-wing podcaster turned fbi director uses his taxpayer funded private jet to go party whenever he feels like it bsky.app/profile/thed...
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
But it's somehow good enough for Kash Patel to spend MORE to fly to Milan for the Men's Hockey final match.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
As a child protection professional, I can tell you the death penalty is NOT an awesome solution to child sexual abuse. Most children are abused by family members; they will not report if their family members will die as a result.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I don't want Newsome OR Ocasio-Cortez to run for POTUS. I don't think either of them has a strong enough profile to win.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 13/02/2026
Vaguely recall how Biden admin emails to Twitter were the biggest attack on free speech ever. There was a whole twitter files thing about that. Curious where are Elon, Taibbi, Bari and crew on this?
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 27/01/2026
New video of Alex Pretti killing undercuts Trump admin claims he brandished his gun
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New video of Alex Pretti killing undercuts Trump admin claims he brandished his gun
New video of Alex Pretti killing undercuts Trump admin claims he brandished his gun
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/01/2026
BREAKING: A person is in critical condition after a shooting involving Border Patrol near the U.S.-Mexico border, Arizona officials say.
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Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border
Authorities in Arizona say one person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border.
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David Leavitt @davidleavitt.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
How long until a “good guy with a gun” defends themselves against ICE? How will the GOP spin it? This is getting more and more dangerous everyday.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I just bought crystals to put together my first crystal grid for meditation - kyanite, obsidian, rose quartz, moonstone, and aquamarine. #witchsky
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NPR @npr.org · 13/01/2026
A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration's effort to bend the independent central bank to the president's will. n.pr/3NIYeok
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What to know about Trump's ugly feud with the Federal Reserve
A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration's effort to bend the independent central bank to the president's will.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 13/01/2026
Jon Stewart mocks Trump over ‘old man move’ that interrupted White House meeting
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Jon Stewart mocks Trump over ‘old man move’ that interrupted White House meeting
Jon Stewart mocks Trump over ‘old man move’ that interrupted White House meeting
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
They SHOULD be afraid. They're not doing their job as they should be and Americans are holding them accountable. #AbolishICE
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Lies, lies, and more lies. BTW, in case anyone didn't know, Pulte was a grifter on Twitter for YEARS before Trump appointed him.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 09/01/2026
An analyst Friday called out MAGA and "the narrative being spun by the lies" after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis this week.
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'Whiny babies' at ICE accused of playing the victim: 'Complete inverse of reality'
An analyst Friday called out MAGA and "the narrative being spun by the lies" after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis this week. The MAGA world has pretended to play victim — both before the fatal shooting and after — Salon's Amanda Marcotte wrote in an ...
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
After finding out the name of the ICE agent responsible for murdering Renee Nicole Good, I performed a justice spell against him. I simply ask for justice to be done, in whatever way the universe sees fit. So shall it be. #WitchSky
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Title 1 of U.S. DoJ Policy on Use of Force PROHIBITS using a firearm to stop a moving vehicle. Jonathan Ross was should have been aware of this. In the past, he used a taser on the driver, though it didn't stop the vehicle.
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
My 13th personality, Lola, will return in Avengers: Doomsday.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 07/01/2026
While the President enjoys solid support among Republicans, broader national approval remains consistently net-negative.
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How Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Has Changed Since Maduro’s Capture
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Decoherence Media @decoherence.media · 07/01/2026
BREAKING: X’s chatbot Grok isn’t just making AI porn deepfakes, it’s now making Nazi AI porn deepfakes, undressing women and showing them wearing “swastika bikinis”. Many of these women are Jewish, including a recently deceased Holocaust survivor.
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Elon Musk’s “Grok” is undressing women and showing them in swastika bikinis
One woman targeted is a Jewish Holocaust survivor
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Melissa (TheBookN3rd) @thebookn3rd.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The Democratic Party needs to put someone up against Schumer. He's done.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
the administration wants to frame this (bizarrely) as law enforcement. but if law enforcement conducted a raid for a suspect and killed 40 people, including an unknown number of unarmed civilians, it would be treated as a clear disaster like Waco.
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NPR @npr.org · 02/01/2026
Investigators say they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year's Eve revelers. Forty people were killed and another 119 injured. n.pr/4so88f8
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Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
Investigators say they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a bar crowded with New Year's Eve revelers. Forty people were killed and another 119 injured.
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