Mel
@narrobrown.bsky.social
Wife, empty-nester, cat lady, Democrat, historian, book lover, TV & film addict, sports fan, beginner knitter & brokenhearted American living abroad.
WSJ wrote a 1,300-word article abt the MS Senate race w/o mentioning Callais once. Definitely worth reading it--it's far better than that Axios ragebait abt MI you're all whining about. But they don't even talk abt how much Trump has fucked over farmers. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Why Are Democratic Donors Putting Money Into a Long-Shot Mississippi Senate Race?
George Soros and other big Democratic donors have an eye on a seat the GOP has safely held for decades.
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Democratic turnout this election is going to be off the charts for a midterm. Rage is a powerful motivator.
How is it not news when the president nods off in public meetings and press conferences dozens of times? If you follow independent media, you see it and know about it. But why hasn’t CBS, NBC or ABC showed a montage of it on their evening news? They simply refuse to ever show it.
"A brand new CNN poll shows President Trump at an all time low in his approval rating... look at his net approval rating now with pure independents - it's negative 71 points! I mean, these are the deep depths of the ocean. You never see numbers like these. An 86 point shift away from the president!"
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
Dr. Jill Biden, Former President Joe Biden, Laura Bush, and Former President George W. Bush at the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York on September 11, 2026. Hiroko Masuike/Pool via REUTERS
"Would you say you feel better off or worse off financially since Trump took office in 2025?" Worse off: 57% About the same: 26% Better off: 18% Focaldata / Sept 2, 2026
I wrote about a group of Black dads who are building community by meeting up for yoga, and a instructor who randomly drives up to people on the street for on the spot yoga sessions
These Black Men Are Forging Meaningful Bonds Through Yoga
A yoga session for Black dads takes place on Saturdays at the Barack Obama Presidential Center.
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I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people.
Can you guess how much the minimum wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
on this day in 1854 Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” is first published. “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” “A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”
Dear American voter, It is August 6, 2026. Economic growth is slow, prices are up, housing and health care is unaffordable, we are in a war Trump started, we are $39 trillion in debt, corruption in govt is rampant. What are Republicans focused on AGAIN today? Dr. Fauci.
happy bday English writer/illustrator/conservationist Beatrix Potter, b.1866. “All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. . . . Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.”
How many more soldiers have to die for Trump’s ridiculous war? How many more billions do we have to spend? How many more thousands is it going to cost American families in higher prices? When will Republicans in Congress finally stop acting like neutered cultists?
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75
JD Salinger’s wry, subversive classic inspired novelist Joseph O’Connor to be a writer. He reflects on why this story of a disaffected teenager remains as fresh and transgressive as ever
theguardian.com
the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes
Iran War disaster. Knicks game loss. Hail at Mt. Rushmore on July 3. Sandstorm in DC on July 4. 4-1 World Cup loss. Trump is like a traveling pestilence.
Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day. Like the people in this photo—Texans celebrating Juneteenth in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together. Happy Juneteenth.
If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250
All the Iran hawks said that the way to get rid of Iran’s hardline regime, nuclear program, missiles, and support for terrorism was to go to war with Iran. We went to war with Iran. And the hardline regime, nuclear program, missiles and terrorism aid are all still there.
To recap the Knicks game, Trump: Inconvenienced everyone. Cost businesses money. Got booed. Fell asleep. Jinxed the Knicks.
