Melissa Fierce
Aimless recipe for a tiny life
- This Christmas Eve, I think it’s important to tell you that I asked Santa if he could make Claire Huxtable my mom.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceJust so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
- Encouraging families everywhere to take advantage of this new free admission day at any of our 63 national parks! Take time to celebrate a great US president. Make sure to hang a banner from the pavilion: “Happy Birthday Barak Obama.” Keep America Beautiful.
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- Reposted by Melissa Fiercetruth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
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- Reposted by Melissa FierceGeneticist and microbiologist Rita Rossi Colwell was born #OTD in 1934. She was the first researcher in the US to use computers to analyze bacteriological data, and the first woman to serve as director of the NSF. 🧪 👩🔬
- Not sleeping. Thinking about disconfirmation bias, beliefs, and all of the ways we try to avoid believing what we a seeing by purposeful disengagement with the idea at hand. So that my wild Saturday night.
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- Reposted by Melissa FierceIf war were just human nature, it would not be so deeply long-term traumatizing to participate in war. If war were just human nature, military training would not amount to psychological torture. If war were just human nature, there would be no need to pump literal billions into pro-war propaganda.
- I am thinking about the time I asked my mother what she would serve the president if he came to our house - imagining the feast she would prepare - and she said she’d give him a peanut butter sandwich, because his job is to serve the people, not the other way around.
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- Reposted by Melissa FierceAnyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
- The end is nigh
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- Reposted by Melissa FierceSo it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
- Reposted by Melissa FierceI was hoping whatever was bursting out of the guy's chest in Alien would be something nice
- Reposted by Melissa FierceHAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
- Reposted by Melissa FierceThe big article on data centers in the New Yorker is pretty good, which I wasn’t expecting given the reaction on X. Lots of talk of the good and bad of AI, and it covers both bubble & non-bubble arguments. It also featured the best version of “I spoke to a local farmer about a data center”
- Reposted by Melissa FierceRest now, brother. We have the watch. And I will see you in Valhalla. 🫡
- Duane Roberts, Inventor of the Frozen Burrito, Dead at 88 diningandcooking.com/2363023/duane-rober… Duane Roberts Billionaire Who Invented Frozen Burrito Dead at 88 Published November 2, 2025 9:51 AM PST Duane Roberts — the billionaire …
- Men are on food stamps because they qualify to receive them under the law. Period.
- First of all, could you be anymore misogynistic? Secondly, you don't know why a lot of men are on Snap benefits. There are men that are too old to work. There are disabled men. There are single fathers that just can't make ends meet without the help of www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2...
- Reposted by Melissa FierceMost economists agree by the time you're 50 you should have: - a robust stock portfolio - at least 2 enchanted swords - a tiara of ancient goblin bones - a secret lair in the old forest - a steam powered mechanical wolf to ride through the old forest in style and menacing grace
- Reposted by Melissa FierceAn Online Trove of Historic Sewing Patterns & Costumes
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- Reposted by Melissa FierceChicago fights back with oversight of ICE. New policy will dispatch police supervisors to federal agent activity in Evanston “A police supervisor is going to go to the scene immediately try to get identification that this is a federal agent and do what they can to keep people safe"
- A small big of normalcy in the SALTiest of cities: Last night we put a “take one” sign on our candy bowl to step away and talk with neighbors. On our walk back home we spotted a teenager with our empty candy bowl. I guess the bowl was the only “one” left to take 😂 #chicago #halloween
- Good morning from my neighborhood in Chicago where we just played the game “Wait, is that a lawnmower or are those ICE helicopters again?” Either way - f*ck those guys. It’s 7am and nobody wants that noise.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceWell don't I feel stupid
- This is where I am
- Reposted by Melissa FierceSo then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!" And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.
- Everything works exactly as well as the system was designed to work. www.bbc.com/news/article...
- You can’t mangle what you can’t measure.
- While you were sleeping I made cardamom buns. Come over.
- Yesterday, after rounding the corner of a magical yellow house with a fairyland of a front yard we encountered a very tall leprechaun with six rescue goslings in his arms He was taking them to a lake in the suburbs I didn’t get a picture of that - but did snap one of this curation of the artificial
- I don’t even miss all the bullshit I’m not buying from them.
- When we started to boycott companies that were openly lockstep with fascist agendas, we were worried we wouldn’t be able to find the things we need elsewhere. Turns out, we didn’t really need any of the stuff we were buying from Target and Amazon and the like anyway.
- Reposted by Melissa Fiercewow! joe rogan is being a contrarian — the easiest way for a dumb guy to look smart to other dumb guys — but this time it's smart for real because i agree with him!!
- Reposted by Melissa Fiercebefore chatgpt came along, millionaire executives were forced to use this technology
- Easter Locusts poem: We made the clotted cream and scones We made the lemon curd We baked the bread that made cucumber sandwiches And the cake for tiny petit fours We put the kettle on for tea And plated tier after tier Then we swarmed in our Sunday best Eviscerated every crumb "so good, so good"
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- It wasn’t my choice, thanks.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceNEW: Judge Boasberg finds probable cause for contempt against the Trump administration: "The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders — especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Is innocent until proven guilty still a thing? I went to DoD schools and boy howdy that was one of the two great USA facts drilled into us military brats in every school. The US is great because: Innocent until proven guilty -and- Freedom of speech Wait, is freedom of speech still a thing?
- Reposted by Melissa FierceI'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario
- “I'm confident that information about the future can leak back in time, and the human unconscious mind (and sometimes the conscious mind) can intercept it and actually use the information to prepare for future events.” ccsenet.org/journal/inde...
- As seen at: Leo Burnett
- Reposted by Melissa FierceWhen the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”
- Reposted by Melissa Fiercelet me stop you right there kid. if you're a little teapot where's your handle and spout
- But also, I’ve been thinking about dark energy getting weaker and I want to tell you that probably its just burnt out like the rest of us.
- A story about procrastination: Today I made bread and jam and went to the gym and read a book.
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- This morning I woke up and made my own protein powder, and then I made my own face washing oil blend. Later I’m going to make granola, and dumplings, and some sick ass stickers. When things feel uncertain, making things helps me feel safe - you?
- Reposted by Melissa FierceWhen AOC and Adam Kinzinger are both furious at Chuck Schumer, for the exact same reason, maybe you need to give up the idea this is just a backlash coming from far left activists.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceWe have each other. We are the Resistance now. All of us.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceJust so we're clear was it not a crisis when it was the other way around?
- Reposted by Melissa FierceI really regret never trying ketamine because I am honestly so fascinated by the notion of a drug that makes governmental payment processing fuckery seem like a fun way to spend your time
- Reposted by Melissa FierceI hope this email finds you; and if you lose anything belonging to you, he recovers it for you.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceYou have died of procedural norms.
- Reposted by Melissa Fiercecoffee so black spaghettification begins when you lean in for your first sip
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- Today we are: 1. Doing accounting homework. 2. Making ice cream and apple pie. 3. Instituting the first of what I hope will be many random project creation breaks into my day. 4. Truing wheels 5. Totchos for dinner.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceResisting fascists is super inconvenient for individuals and families with a lot to lose (mine included), but sometimes these things just happen anyway. History doesn't care about your plans.
- Today we are: 1. Driving to meet grandma halfway. 2. Making bread. 3. Thinking about social value and how to apply it to abstractions for art and profit. 4. Laundry - so much laundry. 5. Fish tacos for dinner.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceGovernment’s wins are often invisible: Systems that avoid plane crashes; alliances that avert war; surveillance that prevent pandemics. Government wins are often *the avoidance of loss.* So how do we tell the story of the destruction of government? The story of future losses *not* averted?
- Today we are: 1. Recovering from yesterday’s adventure on skis 2. Wondering around immersive art installations 3. Thinking about decoupling from big tech everything 4. Dressing like a fruit. 5. ? for dinner.
- Reposted by Melissa Fiercelooking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
- Today we are: 1. Making cookies using ye ole’ flax egg trick. 2. Checking in on family who are all *just a little stressed out* right now. 3. Imaging governance without government. 4. Recreating a mural from the Poughkeepsie post office, but all tiny like. 5. Leftovers for dinner.
- Accuweather map still going hard for the Gulf of Mexico
- Reposted by Melissa Fierce✨ an emotional support raven to cleanse the timeline ✨
- Today we are: 1. Learning about corporate fraud from political headlines. 2. Buying from local shops - especially a ladder. 3. Hanging ceiling tiles. 4. Making “perfect day emergency kits.” 5. Roasted salmon with smoky chickpeas and greens for dinner.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceFlat cap photo four of four, but this one from the underneath. Chrysomphalina. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography
- Today we are: 1. Brainstorming new geographic possibilities with friends. 2. Helping a human who was definitely female at conception get her passport together. 3. Upgrading RAM for faster processing. 4. Hanging ceiling tiles. 5. Vegan chana masala for dinner.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceDon't work harder or smarter. Work darker. Use your knowledge of black magic to call upon the old gods. Turn all CEOs into newts & ferns. Cover all office buildings in moss & wildflowers and let the raccoons have them. You deserve a rest.
- Today we are: 1. Being present with family. 2. Restocking the pantry with bulk flours, beans, and oats. 3. Writing letters to loved ones. 4. Editing video. 5. Roasted chickpeas and root vegetables with tahini dressing for dinner.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceUS farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more. - US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID - $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes. - Food stranded in Houston - Aid stopped in transit. The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- Reposted by Melissa FierceFor #BlackHistoryMonth, let us celebrate the life and accomplishments of Bettye Washington Greene. One of the first African American women in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, her work contributed to innovations in pharmaceuticals and more. 🎢🧪⚛️ #WomenInSTEM en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettye_...
- Today we are: 1. Concatenating connections. 2. Finishing an embroidery project while thinking about data privacy. 3. Editing video. 4. Picking out paint for the kitchen. 5. Butternut squash soup for dinner.
- Reposted by Melissa Fierceevery day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
- The preferred propaganda of the US is fear - backdated in this case.
- "All the archived Ice press releases soaring to the top of Google search results were marked with the same timestamp and read: “Updated: 01/24/2025”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Today we are: 1. Mailing marginalia to cherished friends through the USPS. 2. Walking to retrieving a book held for us at the local library. 3. Dropping off palm cards to local bodegas. 4. Breathing deeply. 5. Lentil soup and bread for dinner.
