Melissa (she/her)

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Interests in history, art, sociology, tarot, media studies, sci-fi.
Financial aid director.

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

I don’t care if someone works at Burger King, Walmart, Dollar General—anywhere. If someone is working full time, there is no reason their paycheck shouldn’t cover food & rent.

This shouldn’t be controversial.

[Melissa (she/her) @melissahaberman]

No.

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

The Florida High School Athletics Association is standing by its decision to require student athletes to give their schools detailed information about their periods, an unprecedented policy that is raising major concerns about privacy. https://t.co/R68HuKEwJq

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

You don’t have to watch the video of #TyreNichols being beaten by police.

You don’t have to subject yourself to that trauma.

It should not require another video of a Black human being dehumanized for anyone to understand that police brutality is an urgent, devastating issue.

[India Thusi @inGerri]

Like many abolitionists, I arrived at this position after a lifelong journey, which forced me to be realistic & appreciate the brutal reality of policing. This approach embraces a honest understanding of the oppressiveness of policing, not a naïve understanding of human nature.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

@HaiasiMind Two things can definitely be true at once. But to expect anyone to be well in unjust conditions gaslights their experiences and labels a person as disordered when they are having appropriate survival responses.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Urgency culture has us feeling like we have to be in connection 24/7 and respond immediately. It places unhealthy expectations on ourselves and other people.

Here's how to get out of the cycle...

A THREAD 🧵:

[RailroadedUnderground @RailroadUnderg1]

In California, folks on parole & folks held pre-trial in county jails have the right to vote. Yet many do not know this. That’s about 200 THOUSAND voters we are not engaging & activating. Enough numbers to swing an election. Let’s learn from our mistakes before next election.

[RailroadedUnderground @RailroadUnderg1]

Prisons claim to be about rehabilitation yet punishes you if you learn how to use one the most important tools to be a human in todays modern society - a cell phone.

[Dr. Lisa Iannattone @lisa_iannattone]

A friend today seemed to be under the impression that we still live in a time when you can call for an ambulance and one will arrive quickly. I explained that these days, it can take hours for an ambulance to arrive. She honestly had no idea and seemed confused and distraught.

[Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist @drjenwolkin]

Why is rest SO important? The risks of NOT resting are just too great:

Burnout, Brain Fog, Lowered Immunity, Difficulty regulating emotions, and the list goes ON and on.

Glorifying pushing past our actual bandwidth is a toxic societal trait that we need to evolve out of.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

High winds at the perfect time of day created a previously undocumented 2,400-foot rainbow waterfall in Yosemite National Park

[PUNS @ThePunnyWorld]

My friend asked me to stop singing oasis songs in public.

I said maybe.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

I hope this weekend you can resist the terrible compulsion to be *productive.* I hope you find time to read and dance and create for their own sakes and not for any profit. I hope you have moments of being just overcome with joy by the weirdness and wonder of being.

[Stefan Friedli @stfn42]

Well, it took 29 years, but I finally watched the original Jurassic Park, a cautionary tale about understaffing your engineering department and letting people push code directly to prod.

[Melissa (she/her) @melissahaberman]

This interactive map is a fantastic tool to begin understanding more about #IndigenousPeoplesDay

[Mapbox @Mapbox]

@nativelandnet, an Indigenous-led nonprofit based in Canada, was featured in an @NPR article this morning to help people learn more about their local indigenous history. #indiginouspeoplesday #builtwithmapbox https://t.co/E1ukA7P3I0 https://t.co/E1ukA7P3I0

[Melissa (she/her) @melissahaberman]

So, this happened...

CNN: Biden administration scales back student loan forgiveness plan as states sue.
https://t.co/4lWD4Pngwx

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

I take care of myself the same way I take care of plants.

Not enough sunlight, often forget to water.

[sarah @sablaah]

omg thanks for ending the meeting 4 minutes early and "giving me some time back" -- now I can finally pursue my passions