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@melissasrb.bsky.social

High school social studies teacher, political nerd, and mom with a cool husband too. Longtime Minnesotan originally from California.

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20.07.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
20.07.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We have a new kitten ❀️🐱

29.05.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"A screenshot of an NBC News article headline. The headline reads: 'Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail.' Below the headline, a subtext states: 'The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.' The NBC News logo is visible at the top, along with a navigation bar that includes a 'WATCH' button and a user profile icon."

"A screenshot of an NBC News article headline. The headline reads: 'Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail.' Below the headline, a subtext states: 'The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.' The NBC News logo is visible at the top, along with a navigation bar that includes a 'WATCH' button and a user profile icon."

I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.

This is a campaign of eradication.

www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...

10.03.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 25596    πŸ” 11231    πŸ’¬ 687    πŸ“Œ 980
Vaccines caused 40 percent of the worldwide decline in infant mortality since 1974

Percent of newborns dying before their first birthday, as occurred and in a hypothetical scenario without vaccines, from 1974 to 2021.

The graph shows the difference to be roughly 40%

Chart: Vox / Dylan Matthews  Source: World Health Organization 2024

Vaccines caused 40 percent of the worldwide decline in infant mortality since 1974 Percent of newborns dying before their first birthday, as occurred and in a hypothetical scenario without vaccines, from 1974 to 2021. The graph shows the difference to be roughly 40% Chart: Vox / Dylan Matthews Source: World Health Organization 2024

what a graph

06.02.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 236    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

@keithellison.bsky.social can you get Minnesota signed on to this too please?

06.02.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Popular or not Dems cannot bend on the need for trans people to be treated with basic humanity and respect. If we give up that because the right made trans people unpopular, we give up everything. They’ll dice us group by group like a salami. We die on this hill or we die alone in a ditch

05.02.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6850    πŸ” 1338    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 166
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Controversial anti-sex trafficking group is coming to Minneapolis Our Rescue, the focus of the film β€œSound of Freedom,” plans to train police in a new city-run community safety center, drawing concerns.

"Controversial anti-sex trafficking group is coming to Minneapolis: Our Rescue, the focus of the film 'Sound of Freedom,' plans to train police in a new city-run community safety center, drawing concerns."

05.02.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

This one has just about broken me after a long week of b******* from the administration.

30.01.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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National Institutes of Health cancels scientific meetings after Trump directives An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

23.01.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1355    πŸ” 390    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 58
News: MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA’S STATEMENT ON ICE RAID ON NEWARK BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT Official Page of Newark, NJ News: MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA’S STATEMENT ON ICE RAID ON NEWARK BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT

one reason democrats should cut the β€œwe just want to work together” shit is that you lose the opportunity to do things like, for instance, hold a loud press conference on the fact that trumps ICE thugs arrested a veteran www.newarknj.gov/news/mayor-r...

23.01.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 19999    πŸ” 4907    πŸ’¬ 429    πŸ“Œ 245

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. πŸ“š

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. πŸ™

16.01.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 22086    πŸ” 15154    πŸ’¬ 262    πŸ“Œ 473

one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that β€œmasculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.

16.01.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 53786    πŸ” 8671    πŸ’¬ 1615    πŸ“Œ 708
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House Bill Would Hurt American Voters Republicans have reintroduced the SAVE Act, a bill that could disenfranchise millions of American voters.

The GOP’s new bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is a solution in search of a problem. Only U.S. citizens vote, with vanishingly rare exceptions. Even though the problem is fictional, the threat of disenfranchising millions of eligible Americans is very real.

15.01.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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Former Aide Calls Out Rep. Nancy Mace Over The Reason She's Wearing A Sling After 'Assault' What a fraud she is.

We see right through this kind of behavior.

13.12.2024 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 13950    πŸ” 2404    πŸ’¬ 785    πŸ“Œ 137

Wow, taxing the rich works!!! Who would have thought????

13.12.2024 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

the clear sign that they just don’t see these kids as real people is the endless concern over hypotheticals and the indifference to the reality that actual children are more likely to kill themselves because of these bans

04.12.2024 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16241    πŸ” 3285    πŸ’¬ 473    πŸ“Œ 118
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On point.

25.11.2024 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 25501    πŸ” 4410    πŸ’¬ 677    πŸ“Œ 176
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.

25.11.2024 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 92776    πŸ” 25851    πŸ’¬ 2213    πŸ“Œ 1432

Tired. Trying to stay up long enough to put my youngest to bed πŸ˜‚

23.11.2024 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

H.R. 9494, the attack on non-profits bill, has passed the house.

But it went from being supported by 52 Dems to just 15.

Time to get on your Senator's case and halt the bill there.

21.11.2024 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3804    πŸ” 1140    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 58

To be clear, the union is not hosting the event. It is being hosted by a group of educators who are also members of the union. Their name happens to be MFT Educators for Palestine.

20.11.2024 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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