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@melisalw

Chicago native replanted in Knoxville, wife, mom, writer, travel enthusiast, street art fan, reforming Type A control freak, ally. Black Lives Matter. www.melisawells.com

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Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

15.01.2025 17:16 👍 33207 🔁 6732 💬 899 📌 2592
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I Figured It Out My direction here, that is.

Forgot to share here that I joined Substack! I’ll be writing about methods I have found effective in protecting my peace, which is going to be especially important in the next year or four. Hope you’ll join me!

open.substack.com/pub/melisalw...

15.01.2025 18:07 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You’re very good at following directions! 😂

11.01.2025 04:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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California Fire Relief In response to fire across California, Direct Relief provides N-95 masks, medicine, and other resources to public agencies and first responders in wildfire-affected communities.

If people want to help and are able to donate to help those affected by these LA fires, here are places they can donate:

friendsindeedpas.org/donate-to-fr...

cpf.salsalabs.org/disasterreli...

www.directrelief.org/emergency/ca...

www.pledge.to/ccfwildfirer...

www.globalgiving.org/projects/cal...

09.01.2025 16:39 👍 6602 🔁 4018 💬 117 📌 106

IT ME. 100%

09.01.2025 16:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yep!

11.12.2024 19:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Facebook and Instagram are down so I guess everyone's here now?

11.12.2024 18:56 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Donate to Support Liz's Fight Against ALS, organized by Lauren Thompson After spending the last couple of months in and out of hospitals and rehab facilities… Lauren Thompson needs your support for Support Liz's Fight Against ALS

My BFF of 16 years was diagnosed with ALS. It's known as the bankruptcy disease because of the massive costs involved for care. Would you please consider donating and/or sharing? (Don't get me started on how awful it is to have to crowdfund for healthcare in this country.) gofund.me/ff63aac1

10.12.2024 15:19 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0

Maybe lock up your phone first? 😂

10.12.2024 05:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So sorry. A couple years ago I paid $30 (via IG ad) for a gorgeous glass Christmas tree (looked like 6-8”) for a gift. The box arrived and when I opened it, I found a three-inch tall tree made out of wire and thread. Scam. I avoid IG ads now & if the company looks legit I go right to their site.

10.12.2024 01:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Will do! It takes a village! 😂

08.12.2024 00:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I appreciate your perspective! (I’m still not playing though. 😂)

07.12.2024 22:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wait are you waxing your own eyebrows?

07.12.2024 20:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Okay, fair enough!

07.12.2024 20:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I guess I just don’t understand the appeal of playing #Whamageddon, that’s all. It’s a great song!

07.12.2024 20:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Filing under “Excellent Tips.”

07.12.2024 20:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!

07.12.2024 20:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yep.

05.12.2024 15:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Imagining Spotify (with its AI DJ) as a loving entity gave me a laugh, so thanks for that, friend! 😜

05.12.2024 15:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This is my kind of rage project.

05.12.2024 15:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Perfect. posting or blobbing. I’m in. Let’s make it happen. 😂 @jennyjennijenne.bsky.social

04.12.2024 01:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I love this. 🎢

03.12.2024 21:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Okay that is helpful. I’m not fond of it either but I shall use it until I hear otherwise! 😂

03.12.2024 21:39 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So this is “skeeting?” Is that an official term or…? Need some info/clarification, please! 😀

03.12.2024 19:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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a man in a suit and tie making a face ALT: a man in a suit and tie making a face

I'd like to know too, @thebloggess.bsky.social! 😜

03.12.2024 14:47 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for these tips!

03.12.2024 00:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What has been working for me is to scroll mindfully, keeping myself up-to-date and then bailing to seek out puppies and rainbows before I spiral into doomscrolling. What about you?

02.12.2024 23:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m constantly so torn between wanting to avoid virtually all political news and making myself stay engaged because I know we have to be engaged to have any chance of making change (and they WANT us to stop paying attention…I definitely don’t want to do them any favors).

02.12.2024 23:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

LIFE HACK: Answer your phone "Hello you're on the air" and 99% of the time people will just hang up.

01.12.2024 04:15 👍 26878 🔁 3637 💬 604 📌 355
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America fumbled so hard

30.11.2024 02:30 👍 34754 🔁 3144 💬 1168 📌 202