Melissa

At SDCC a man at a booth lamented he didn't know if I was smiling or not after he told the person next to me they should smile. He truly thought I would sympathize or assure him I was smiling. Instead, I told him that is one of the plus sides of wearing a mask.

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I was thinking it would be nice for the protesters if they used a playlist of silly music so that they don't have to listen to Yackety Sax repeatedly.

‘The Toxic Avenger’ & Undue Medical Debt Cleared $15 Million in Real-Life Medical Debt Together! Before Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger released in theaters back in August, the Cineverse marketing team came up with a wonderful idea. They took the remainder of their marketing budget for the film a...

A quest to eliminate $5 million has tripled, thanks to the generosity and passion of THE TOXIC AVENGER fans across the country.

Together, you didn’t just meet that goal, you crushed it, helping wipe out over $15 million dollars in medical debt for 10,000+ people!

California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

It also only changes one sound, and only slightly. The T in hypnotize is changed to a TH. That's it in terms of pronunciation.

Wrong millennium.

House Republicans are refusing to seat Dem Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election more than a week ago. She's the last signature needed to force a vote on the Epstein files.

The soonest the GOP will act is Oct. 7. In three prior specials this year, the winners were all sworn in a day later.

I feel bad for any autistic students in those classes.

Pic of a 6-week tabby kitten against a pink bg

Pic of a 6-week tabby kitten against a pink bg

Pic of a 6-week tabby kitten against a pink bg

Pic of a 6-week tabby kitten against a pink bg

Vampire is available to adopt in LA or Orange County!

2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home.

Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Who are the autistic people who seek attention?

watercolored drawing of a young Jane Goodall holding a young chimp

Outrage Over American Eagle’s ‘Great Jeans’ Ad Was a Conservative Media Creation - Open Measures Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.

American Eagle was dragged into an online outrage cycle after conservative media figures claimed that liberals were offended by the clothing company's ads featuring Sydney Sweeney and a denim-themed pun about her "great jeans."

We checked the data. That wasn't true.

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No one should click on this article. This post should actually read, "Nearly a third of people in one porn addiction group have had a romantic relationship with an AI bot, new poorly designed and executed survey says."

He's great in Goon, in my opinion.

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

Spell check can win a Pulitzer!

Oscars that should exist: stunt coordinator, voice actor, music coordinator, etc

Oscars that should never exist: non-living AI creation based on characteristics from real people

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Gotta love how he laments the dropping of charges against people
he deems guilty without a trial while also claiming he is unfairly targeted because the courts treat people as "guilty until proven innocent". What an asshole.

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A few Houston trans scene people I know are fundraising to leave Texas, just thought I'd boost their GFM with my platform.

State of play: King (Maine), Cortez-Masto (Nevada), and Fetterman (Asshole) caved. GOP will look for more on the next vote. Top targets are the others who caved in March:
Schatz (HI)
Durbin (IL)
Gillibrand & Schumer (NY)
Hassan & Shaheen (NH)
Peters (MI)

Keep an eye on Warner/Kaine in Virginia too.

you're welcome

Or they could have used a meme. That's why they exist!

YouTube video by Media Matters How billionaires created the DEI panic

since political correctness is all topical again, here’s a video I made deep diving into how conservatives manufactured the PC panic:
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#Coal jobs in America peaked in 1923.

Not a typo. All additional productivity in the coal industry in the 102 years since is due to automation.

All added revenue went to the owners of those machines, and the owners of coal mines.

#coal #cleanenergy #greensky #renewables #dirtyenergy

Shut it down. Shut it all fucking down. Trump has the losing hand here & he knows it, so he's trying to blame his shitty shutdown on the dolls, hoping spineless dems will sacrifice them on the altar of civility.

Fuck anyone who crosses to help him. Fuck them and primary them and hassle them to Hell