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melanie-hamblen.bsky.social
Massachusetts Municipal Government Nerd. shop local advocate. Leaning on my bad poetry to get me though the dark of the now. a sad friend of science, housing advocate, strong towns, climate change is scary. trying to stay kind.
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🤦🏽 the list gets more competitive and longer by the day. 🤦🏽

It’s time for a “Brittany puppy finds an eastern box turtle” photo break from trying not to totally freak out about what is going on in the world. May it bring you joy or at least a smile. #brittany #brittanypuppy #puppy #boxturtle #turtle #theadventuresoffrida #fridafeatherandsmoke

Happy Caturday. Grato Kitty says hi! #catsarecool #cats #caturday #torties #gratokitty #theadventuresofgratokitty

Good question Chuck.

Happy #caturday ! Grato Kitty says “ I’m just so mad, at everything” #cat #tortie #theadventuresofgratokitty #gratokittysuperhero

Hey Bluesky, digging yellow today. #savethebees #nobeesnofood that’s the break for the day. Now get back to saving democracy. ❤️

@trm.bsky.social

Sign of the day…

In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere. @hcrichardson.bsky.social #paulrevere #boston250

Kindness rock Frida and I found on our stormy walk this morning around Crocker neck and Fuller Marsh. Found it on the love side. Left it on the kind side. Bright and cheery on a cold gray day. #kindness #kindnessrocks

#saveNOAA for safety

Hope that you can see. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4z9...

Rainy cold morning. Hot coffee and a good book. Thanks to my friends at @aesopsfables.bsky.social for ordering this book for me. I love independent book shops. ❤️ #whoisgovernment #publicservice #micheallewis #independentbookshop #shoplocal #shopsmall

Frida is growing up. 4 months old and smarter than. Well you know. Watching her chase leaves in the wind makes me laugh. That feels good. #dog #puppy #fridayhebrittanypup #theadventuresoffridafeatherandsmoke #fishermensbeach

owning a small business in 2025…

April is so fun in Massachusetts.

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Love this sign. It’s what I think and say everyday.

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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive. No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief. 1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

“They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying. “

This is today. April 1. Let’s go Wisconsin. Democracy ain’t no joke!

Hell yeah, Austin.

We'll say it again, as many times as it takes: FACT: Medication abortion is safe and effective. FACT: Abortion via telehealth is safe and effective. No physician should be threatened with legal retaliation for providing safe, effective care to their patient.

Tell the stories!

Frida says “time to heal from the week that would not stop. Mom and I are done” Don’t forget to take care of yourself and your family and friends and neighbors. #dog #puppy #brittany #fridapuppy #peace #theweekthatwouldnotend #welcometoamerica2025

I got to spend Friday morning with other elected women municipal officials (WEMO) and Whip @whipkclark.bsky.social Katherine Clark. Hope to despair back to Hope! Tell the stories about the damaging impact of this administration’s policies. #mapoli #wemo #mma #tellthestories

Need a distraction? Frida feather and smoke found the fist snake of the season today! Happy spring. May we survive to say happy summer.

It’s all a game

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Hey #bluesky this is my state senator @beccarausch.bsky.social #DailyDemocracy post series. Tips to help preserve our #democracy There is hope, even though it doesn’t seem it at times fight, rest, fight #mapoli #themoreyouknow

More puppy 🐶 photos needed. Frida says that there is some good left in this world worth fighting for! #puppy #dog #brittany #brittanypuppy #fridapuppycup

I’m just going to post this sleeping puppy because I can stop freaking out about the NIH. I spent 30 years in research science. From Nobel of medicine prize winning circadian rhythm research in the Hall lab to working on human cancer models in mice in the Orkin lab. I just can’t. #puppies #dog

The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

Puppy love coming to you Bluesky! Hopefully this face will help you breathe better for a minute or two 🥰❤️ #brittanypuppy #brittanyspaniel #dog #puppy