Melissa Whalen

Melissa Whalen

@melissanky.bsky.social

Blue dot in a red state. Single mom, attorney, former social worker, defender of democracy. 🇺🇦 🇨🇦

4.7K followers3K following2.3K posts

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If this isn’t about Dr. Acton's childhood, then why use a woman who sided with Amy's rapist, lost custody when Amy was 12, and hasn’t known or seen Amy in 48 years? And if you do believe she was raped, why would you ever air a mother who sided with the rapist to talk about anything?! 1/

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THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Republican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

KET hosted what was supposed to be a debate for KY's 4th Congressional Dist. but became a campaign ad when Democrat Melissa Strange & Libertarian Jeremy Todd were excluded due to "funding requirements." Gallrein defeated Massie after millions out of state dollars were spent propping him up.

Putin's puppet.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.

Melissa Whalen reposted

You're Tougher Than Your Fear Thinks You Are Seven tools for staying steady when the world feels like it's coming apart. In the late 1930s, British officials sat down to plan for war, and they were terrified.

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Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

Important stuff. In Kentucky we've never had money. What we need is bodies. It's why I'll be knocking on doors from now until election day.

Jack Hopkins-The Original@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social

The press ban is real and it's illegal and three newsrooms have lawyers on it already. The story that will actually cost votes ran on the AP wire this morning and vanished by lunch. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

theatlantic.comWhat the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return RevealsA previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.

That people could watch this and say, yeah, this is my guy, blows my mind. These people are psychotic.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Wow -- RNC video: "On June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker,' so God gave us Trump." It only gets more unhinged and culty from there.

Melissa Whalen reposted

Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85. #Pinks

There's never a bad time to punch Nazis.

Holly 🇺🇸🦅@msdesignerlady.bsky.social

Trump pardoned J6 rioter far-right agitator Jake Lang who came to Minnesota spreading "Christian Nationalism" white supremacists ideologies. They drove their trucks into the crowd of protesters standing on the sidewalk, in front of city hall. Spiderman arrived and did his thing...⚡️💥 #SheShed

In red state news, the Kentucky Democratic Party had its annual dinner on Saturday, and it was sold out weeks in advance. People are fired up and ready to win in November. 🌊🌊🌊

Good Lord. Our local Republicans have named a highway after Charlie Kirk, a man with absolutely no connection to the area, and now has a planned memorial service for him. These people are psychotic.

Be honest. Were you looking for a President to turn DC into Liberace's living room? Money and power certainly don't buy class.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

The guy who campaigned on grocery prices is gold-plating horse statues on our dime. It’s going to be hard to tell the difference between Washington, DC and the Las Vegas Strip in a minute.

Melissa Whalen reposted

Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

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Pregnant workers could lose workplace protections most people don’t even realize they have. Everyone should know what’s happening before it’s too late. #SheShed

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Replying to @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social

Everyone knows that the Trump regime is coming to an ignominious end within two years, if not sooner. Especially with the Midterms threatening to change the majority party from GOP to Democrats on 11.03.2026 in just: 102 days 3 months 10 days 14 weeks 4 days 2,448 hours vote.gov Tic tock, tic tock!

vote.govRegister to vote in your state | Vote.govFind the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.

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Lindsey Graham spent the last decade of his life in public service as a US Senator, trying hard to be remembered as an enemy of the Constitution who worked to destroy American democracy and exhibited occasional signs that he knew why that was bad but kept doing it anyway. I will honor his choice.

Phil PlAIt@philplait.bsky.social

When a politician dies we see a lot of hagiographies about them. If you mention they were a terrible person IRL, you get chastised. My feeling? If you don't want people to talk shit about you after you die, don't be shitty when you're alive.