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Melissa R. Partin

@melrup.bsky.social

Professor. Climate policy nerd. Non-motorized transportation enthusiast. Artist. Caregiver. Grower of food. Waste makes me anxious. Kindness is critical.

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Done!

02.11.2025 15:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oof. But spot on.

01.11.2025 03:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Me too and I feel like a stick in the mud to admit it

31.10.2025 23:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Election 2025: Sample Ballot/Index of Posts Greetings to everyone pulling up my site on their phones from a voting booth. For your convenience I’ve put links to (hopefully) all of this year’s races. If you scroll and don’t find what you’re l…

Election 2025: Sample Ballot/Index of Posts

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31.10.2025 01:48 — 👍 42    🔁 21    💬 3    📌 4

Ride trains! Save $!

30.10.2025 18:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sadly, probably more than one butthole in our fine city

30.10.2025 17:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Muddy river flows through autumn brush somewhere in Colorado

Muddy river flows through autumn brush somewhere in Colorado

#ColoradoRiver as seen from #Amtrak #CaliforniaZephyr today

30.10.2025 03:28 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Man in grey pants and maroon fleece stands on a pedestrian bridge flanked by 360 black chain link fence. There is graffiti on the wall to his left and puddles reflecting a sunset at the ground on his right. The fence and bridge recede into the distance and end in the setting sun.

Man in grey pants and maroon fleece stands on a pedestrian bridge flanked by 360 black chain link fence. There is graffiti on the wall to his left and puddles reflecting a sunset at the ground on his right. The fence and bridge recede into the distance and end in the setting sun.

@bcmfietser.bsky.social - the bad ass train rider pedestrian-ing at sunset in Emeryville CA

30.10.2025 03:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just wanna say I am not happy about having a hurricane named after me.

30.10.2025 03:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Me too 👇

30.10.2025 00:36 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Well if it is true I’ve got some Pennies to sell!

30.10.2025 00:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Photo of dessert brush and autumn colors from the Amtrak California Zephyr window somewhere in Nevada

Photo of dessert brush and autumn colors from the Amtrak California Zephyr window somewhere in Nevada

Eerie photo from #amtrak #californiaZephr somewhere in Nevada

29.10.2025 03:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Red and green ivy covering the bottom of an old brick building in a triangle shape

Red and green ivy covering the bottom of an old brick building in a triangle shape

Artful ivy planning its takeover of old things standing still in #petaluma

27.10.2025 04:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Green and orange ivy dripping down an old building on the waterfront in Petaluma CA

Green and orange ivy dripping down an old building on the waterfront in Petaluma CA

I mean - would you just look at this complex ivy?! #petaluma

27.10.2025 04:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Rubber duck wall near panhandle, San Francisco. @bcmfietser.bsky.social

21.10.2025 02:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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David Byrne at #NoKings on his bike.

(via @wutangforchildren.bsky.social)

18.10.2025 19:43 — 👍 23481    🔁 3897    💬 251    📌 214
A young boy holds a sign that simply states in plain handwriting: Trump hit on my girlfriend

A young boy holds a sign that simply states in plain handwriting: Trump hit on my girlfriend

when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign

18.10.2025 21:54 — 👍 13582    🔁 2619    💬 155    📌 236

every one of these is larger than his inauguration

18.10.2025 23:48 — 👍 209    🔁 35    💬 0    📌 1
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Things that make you go “hmmmm” on the #amtrak #CaliforniaZephr

19.10.2025 01:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

18.10.2025 21:18 — 👍 44088    🔁 11566    💬 935    📌 851
No Kings protests outside of the US

No Kings protests outside of the US

No Kings protests outside of the US were massive today. 👍🔥

18.10.2025 19:54 — 👍 5775    🔁 1327    💬 100    📌 67
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Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

18.10.2025 20:22 — 👍 33685    🔁 6610    💬 357    📌 247
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Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

18.10.2025 19:25 — 👍 30432    🔁 7157    💬 305    📌 254
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Philadelphia Freedom. 🇺🇸 #NoKings

18.10.2025 19:04 — 👍 21027    🔁 5258    💬 388    📌 226
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HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE crowd of protesters flood the streets of San Diego for a “No Kings Day” rally showing their love for America and standing up against the corrupt fascist Trump administration. look how huge it is

18.10.2025 18:34 — 👍 4948    🔁 1351    💬 66    📌 96
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here’s a current chopper view of the chicago protests. the crowd moved north from grant park up michigan avenue; chicago pd has blocked the bridge across the river to trump tower and are routing everyone west down wacker drive

18.10.2025 19:20 — 👍 839    🔁 163    💬 4    📌 8
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The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social

18.10.2025 19:29 — 👍 6030    🔁 1616    💬 48    📌 76

And higher license and registration taxes.

16.10.2025 17:07 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Jon Batiste and his band were stunning at Palace Theatre last night. During the encore they made a Second Line through the audience and we got to high five the man himself. 🤟🏽

28.09.2025 12:03 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

that cake looks delicious

26.09.2025 23:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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