Melissa E. Holsman

Space enthusiast and retired cat-loving legal affairs journalist. @UncertainTerms true-crime podcast writer, co-host.

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

Fascinating read on AI slop in the courts:
https://t.co/I1fTcBJgue

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

Double wow

[Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush]

Wow

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

Just wow!

[NASA Marshall @NASA_Marshall]

This @NASAHubble image shows an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of years. The galaxy Messier 88 (M88) is located about 63 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

Learn more about M88 >> https://t.co/j65CDQ7N19

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

Worth your time to read: Men in Cages - The Atlantic https://t.co/tSoZxiho77

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

More than half of the publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion, according to a report from a government watchdog group. https://t.co/wEAqxMA7AG

[TSA @TSA]

In an effort to avoid unexpected airport meet & greets please verify your cat’s location is not inside your suitcase before zipping it. Thanks.

[Earth @earthcurated]

I don’t know about you, but a full moon over water turns nights into magic.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The story of Budi the baby orangutan, who went from being an abused, severely ill pet to being rescued, through months of therapy to becoming an adult and being released in the wild.

[📹 International Animal Rescue]

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

@seraphinarose74 Poor little guy. It’s tough when our kitties become ill. My 10 year old Momma Kitty, a former feral, is FIV positive and she’s starting to get sick, breaks my heart.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Thinking of my friend Alexei Navalny and his family today. He would have turned 50 today.
Goodbye to my fearless friend, Alexei Navalny https://t.co/HYsacXcJRT

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

Double yikes: "The Zizians are convinced that a coming superintelligence will decide the fate of every living thing and that violence now is justified to shape what that AI will become."
https://t.co/bcFHMQA2F0

[Jim Martucci @jim_martuc36050]

@rickygervais Look at mine. All available for adoption except Mr. Pistachio because all the volunteers love him.
CT Cat Connection
Jim

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

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[Gary Fineout @fineout]

3: The Senate said last week that they anticipated getting an amendment from the gov office regarding whether county election offices could still be funded by property taxes. No amendment has been filed yet

[Gary Fineout @fineout]

Just hours before the property tax special session kicks off ... a few things to note ....
1: There's still no bill filed in the House ...
2: A Senate committee is scheduled to take up bill prepared by gov office .... but the Senate has no financial analysis available ....

[Will Greenlee @OffTheBeatTweet]

A St. Lucie County Fire District firefighter has died, though the circumstances surrounding his passing were not released. https://t.co/KgDMR13sLH

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

@SenMarkKelly @Space_Station I got to see and walk through a mock up of the Kibo lab at Johnson Space Center a few years back and it was incredible! Happy anniversary @SenMarkKelly!

[Melissa E. Holsman @MHolsman]

@cutecats_____ RIP sweet Mila

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

“Twenty-five years ago, a story broke in Chiang Mai, Thailand about a Buffalo who ran for her life from a slaughterhouse. Covered in blood and with a deep wound around her neck, she bolted down the motorway, terrified and desperate. Local radio stations warned the public to stay alert ~ calling her “a mad Buffalo,” with some reporters even labeling her a “crazy ghost Buffalo,” claiming she was crashing into cars as she fled.

We rushed to the scene and found her drenched in blood, a bullet having grazed her forehead ~ thankfully, it hadn’t pierced her skull. We fought to save her life, refusing to send her back to the slaughterhouse, even as angry voices demanded compensation for their damaged cars and called for her to be killed.

With help from kind-hearted people, we rescued her.

The very next morning, in her new home, she gave birth to a baby boy. We named her Mae Sroy, after the scar around her neck, and her son Chokdee, meaning “Lucky.”

Since then, Mae Sroy and her son have lived peacefully among the Buffalo herd at Save Elephant Foundation.

Now very old—Buffaloes typically live around 26–27 years ~ Mae Sroy can no longer walk with the herd. Her son has grown up to become the leader, while Mae Sroy has moved closer to our shelter for more attentive care. She now eats only finely ground, soft food, as her teeth have worn down with age.

Then came the recent flood. Though her shelter was on higher ground, a sudden flash flood swept over the barriers, destroying everything ~ including Mae Sroy’s home. She was gone.

We searched everywhere, fearing the worst.

Our hearts were heavy, believing our beloved old buffalo could not have survived the raging waters. But on the third morning, a miracle happened:

We found her ~ lying in the mud where her shelter once stood. She had come home. When she saw us, she called out, and we cried with joy. I ran to her, and she answered with soft, happy grunts, full of life and relief. Mae Sroy had survived once again.

She truly is a Buffalo with nine lives.

This is the story of one life we saved. At our sanctuary, every animal has a name, a story, and a soul. They are not just Buffaloes or Elephants ~ they are living beings with meaning and worth.

Mae Sroy once ran from death to protect the life growing inside her. And now, once again, she has run from death to protect her own. She is a true survivor, and we will care for Grandma Mae Sroy with all our hearts for the rest of her days” ~ Lek Chailert. 🙏

🎦 Credit: Lek Chailert.