David R Melnick

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David R Melnick

@DavidRMelnick

🇺🇸🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈. Brand+Content Marketer. #Baritone in @coro_london. #Typography Geek, #EarlyMusic Nerd. Fan of sunsets. Often found drinking with @jasondmillar

London 🇬🇧 Katılım Mayıs 2009
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i’m just Ben
i’m just Ben@ItsRainingBen·
Obsessed with Maya Rudolph’s bio for Oh Mary! (where she is making her Broadway debut 🥹)
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Mikey Smith
Mikey Smith@mikeysmith·
American Trump supporters are convinced Britain has entirely been taken over by Sharia Law. Wonder who gave them that idea.
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Brian Krassenstein
Brian Krassenstein@krassenstein·
BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules. Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas. SHARE EVERYWHERE!!
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MAGA Cult Slayer🦅🇺🇸
You are useful idiots for billionaires. Nothing more.
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Mike Galsworthy
Mike Galsworthy@mikegalsworthy·
History repeats. That’s why in Europe we have the ECHR. 🇪🇺
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Ed Krassenstein
Ed Krassenstein@EdKrassen·
This is outrageous! ICE agents threw two members of the Free Press to the ground as they go were getting onto an elevator at the Federal Plaza Immigration court in NYC! One was injured injured and taken out to the hospital on a stretcher! @Steffikeith
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Democratic Wins Media
Democratic Wins Media@DemocraticWins·
BREAKING: Stephen Colbert just had the best clap back at Donald Trump’s silencing of Jimmy Kimmel we’ve seen yet. This is amazing.
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Brian Tyler Cohen
Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen·
The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.
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derek guy
derek guy@dieworkwear·
I debated whether to share my story on here, but I guess I will. I think there's an idea out there that millions of violent criminals are pouring across the border, carrying machetes and drugs, looking to harm Americans. Certainly, while some people fall into that category, the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't. My family escaped Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and went through an arduous journey that eventually landed them in the Canada. My father worked there for a time as a janitor; my mother, a secretary. When work fell through, my dad was offered to work with his sister in the United States, so he went, as our family needed money. He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby. I'm still unsure whether we technically broke an immigration law. The border between Canada and the United States was pretty porous (as it is today, for the most part). But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I've been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else. The lack of legal immigration has totally shaped my life. It has made every interaction with the law much scarier. It has shaped which opportunities I could or could not get. It has taken an emotional toll, as this legal issue hangs over your head like a black cloud. There are millions of people in my situation — people who were brought here as children, some babies, and were unable to raise their hand during this process and say "maybe we should hire a lawyer." Parents may have crossed the border not knowing about the law, as the law can be pretty confusing and lawyers are expensive. Perhaps, in the end, they should have hired a lawyer; but sometimes life is messy. In the end, they crossed for the same reason many people rise every day: to support their families. I think it's unreasonable to deport millions of people who have contributed positively to society. It's simply not true that the majority of these people are violent criminals carrying drugs. Many own small businesses; many work as skilled laborers (including garment workers!). The vast majority are good, honest people. For those of us who grew up in the United States, sending us "back" to our "home" country would mean sending someone to a foreign land, as they grew up in the United States. Tearing families apart based on immigration status seems inhumane. About twenty years ago, I watched with some small measure of hope that the Dream ACT would pass and help a portion of undocumented immigrants. I saw people march angrily in the streets (something I supported). But I was dismayed to see nothing really come about. In fact, when Obama passed DACA, I was skeptical that it would be sensible to give your information to the federal government without a guaranteed path to citizenship. It seems that the Trump administration may use those lists to hunt down immigrants. I think the ICE sweeps are inhumane. I support and admire the protestors who are putting their bodies on the line for non-violent resistance. Ultimately, I think we need to solve this issue on a systemic level. It's unreasonable to me to expect that the government will deport some 10-20 million people. Even deporting 1 million will cause an insane amount of chaos, not to mention an incredible amount of wasteful government spending. The militarization of law enforcement is over the top and only escalate the situation. I have seen people march on this issue, only for it to be dropped later and dissolve into quiet grumbles. In the end, nothing is done for immigrants. Time passes until decades later, we have another political crisis like the one we have today. This cycle seems unsustainable. I hope people sustain this energy to solve the immigration issue and put undocumented immigrants — most who are peaceful, skilled, and hard-working citizens — on a path to citizenship. As time continues to go by, many undocumented immigrants are seeing their lives wasted away. If you care about this issue, I hope you get involved on the long haul: volunteer for pro-immigrant groups, donate to mutual aid, and perhaps pursue career paths that help people in this situation. I was moved to read someone on here say that, when they found their employee was undocumented, they helped them get a green card. The path was difficult, as our immigration system is broken (it took them 11 years). But I can tell you that this is like pulling someone drowning in raging waters. Ultimately, I hope me sharing this story helps push back against the idea that all undocumented immigrants are MS-13 members. I know many people in my position and they are all like your neighbors.
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Patricia Yamane
Patricia Yamane@yamane_patricia·
Best one yet!
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CALL TO ACTIVISM
CALL TO ACTIVISM@CalltoActivism·
This woman just torched red state Republicans with facts. Ouch.
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Jace
Jace@JaceSerrano·
Haley Joel Osment should win an Emmy for his portrayal of JD Vance trying to buy a donut
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Bill Madden
Bill Madden@maddenifico·
This woman's righteous indignation over the loathsome piece of shit is spot-fucking-on. We cannot let Trump back into the White House. WE. CAN'T. 🔥🔥🔥🙌🙏👏🌊🇺🇸
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New Jersey
New Jersey@NJGov·
pov: you ask us what our plans are this summer
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David Gordon
David Gordon@MrDavidGordon·
I didn’t realize til right now that he’s in swastika formation
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Tom Zohar
Tom Zohar@TomZohar·
Twitter announcing likes being private:
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Devon ☀️
Devon ☀️@devonzuegel·
Need to get this flag for my office
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David R Melnick@DavidRMelnick·
@ps1loadscreen I don't have low self-esteem. It's a mistake. I have low esteem for everyone else.
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