Executive Director of Campaign for New York Health, VP Legislation National Organization for Women NYS, LGBTQ+ nonprofit co-founder, and former congressional candidate in NY03https://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mie2ui53bc27Trump’s DOJ drastically increased the number of criminal cases to drop, especially the types of crimes Trump has been accused of: Labor violations +129% National security +93% Organized crime +86% White collar crime +59% Corruption +32% Civil rights +17% https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-immigration-bondi-declinations-criminal-investigations31 Mar 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie2ui53bc27https://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mh3xuomdc22vThere are more billionaires in the Epstein files than cases of undocumented immigrants voting over the last 25 years. But those same billionaires, including Trump and Musk, want you to focus on their voter suppression bill so you won’t focus on their alleged Epstein crimes.15 Mar 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3xuomdc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfzhcuzk5s2qTrump launched an attack and sent American kids to war, and then attended a glitzy fundraiser at his country club. This is the life of the Epstein class. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/trump-iran-public-comments.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P1A.Vl4l.1ReAv-dEWZtu&smid=url-share01 Mar 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzhcuzk5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfz6ni2eoc2kWe wouldn’t be where we are right now if Trump and the rest of the Epstein class had been held accountable for their crimes.01 Mar 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfz6ni2eoc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfwnz4ajgc26I’d rather have universal healthcare than another forever war.28 Feb 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwnz4ajgc26https://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfwdeyu7ic26Updated:28 Feb 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwdeyu7ic26https://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mftxeabvyc2eTrump’s billionaire allies will now own CNN, Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ and NY Post — plus 185+ local tv stations and news in 100 markets. They also control X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, TikTok, Truth and Twitch. This is all by design to manipulate and surveil us. Pay attention.27 Feb 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftxeabvyc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mftpvq6bsk2pCongress diverted an extra $34 billion in taxpayer funds to unrequested projects for the military contractors bankrolling their election campaigns. I assume right-wing influencers are going to film themselves banging on the doors of the Pentagon demanding they pass an audit now, right? https://rollcall.com/2026/02/26/hill-added-34-billion-in-unrequested-defense-program-funds/27 Feb 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftpvq6bsk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfs2vwyey226Deductibles should be $0 Premiums should be $0 Copays should be $0 Prescriptions should be $0 We could have guaranteed healthcare with Medicare for All and save up to $450B and 68,000 lives per year if politicians answered to us instead of billionaires and corporate donors. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/health/obamacare-health-insurance-rollbacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PFA.0GV6.UzC0L5_jbkdq&smid=url-share26 Feb 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfs2vwyey226https://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfk5uwdmt22iJust 7 health insurance companies reported $54 billion in profits last year. Their profits are your denied claims. Health insurance is not healthcare — it’s an exploitation of sick people designed to transfer wealth upwards. Demand Medicare for All.23 Feb 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk5uwdmt22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfjngexwt226Crypto,com donated $5 million to Trump on January 23rd. On February 17th, Trump’s administration intervened in a federal lawsuit on their behalf. This is what a bribe looks like. https://popular.info/p/days-after-5m-donation-trump-administration23 Feb 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjngexwt226https://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mff2yg4acc2tAlways voting to boost your stock portfolio or increase the profits of the corporations funding your campaign is never a coincidence — it’s always corruption. 👉🏻Ban stock members of Congress from trading stocks. 👉🏻Ban corporations and billionaires from buying elections. https://www.notus.org/money/tom-suozzi-palantir-stock-homeland-security-ice21 Feb 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mff2yg4acc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfewzdjpk22jThey can’t figure out how to spend the extra $500 billion they gave themselves for the military, but cut our healthcare and food assistance because they said they couldn’t afford it.21 Feb 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfewzdjpk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mfb4orlifc24What’s in the Epstein files is so bad, that Trump is going to release the files about aliens instead.20 Feb 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfb4orlifc24https://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3meyixpaijk2jFYI, “Arresting and prosecuting all of the powerful people in the Epstein files would make governments and the economy collapse,” is a lie created by the powerful people in the Epstein files so we won’t arrest and prosecute them.16 Feb 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyixpaijk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3metiakd64s2bTrump ran on reducing the deficit, and eliminating fraud and waste… … then he gave more massive tax cuts to corporations and billionaires that are exploding the deficit, while taking bribes and giving massive kickbacks to donors. Do you understand it was all a scam yet?14 Feb 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3metiakd64s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3met4yyhk7s2bRoses are red. Violets are blue. The people downplaying, covering up and protecting the predators in the Epstein files Are complicit in all of it now too.14 Feb 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3met4yyhk7s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mermi3ynb22a“there will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!” Trump’s authoritarian takeover and interference in the midterm elections under the guise of “election integrity” has begun.13 Feb 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mermi3ynb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mer7kjabqs2vThis stopped being about immigration once Trump's DOJ started labeling anyone who spoke out against Trump's actions as "domestic terrorists," and they started justifying ICE attacking and killing Americans in the streets. We all understand where this is heading.13 Feb 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer7kjabqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3meqs5ymvqk2vThe most disturbing thing about the Epstein files isn’t what we’ve learned — it’s that after what we've learned, those involved still remain protected, still in positions of power, and shielded from accountability. Anyone protecting them, or downplaying this, is complicit.13 Feb 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqs5ymvqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mepib4woas2aAnother way to phrase this is, “ICE shot someone and got caught lying about it.”13 Feb 2026 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepib4woas2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mep5i7aqfs2vWhen rich people say "The DOW is over 50,000 dollars!"12 Feb 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mep5i7aqfs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mep27phlcc2wNo one should be forced into crippling debt because they need healthcare. Medicare for All is the fiscally and morally responsible solution to our broken, corporate greed-driven healthcare system. https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/james-van-der-beek-go-fund-me12 Feb 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mep27phlcc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3memhtrgsik2kJust Trump’s personal masked, armed, paramilitary force identifying people using AI and facial recognition. This will 100% be used to identify protesters. There’s a reason Trump labeled dissent as a domestic terrorism indicator, and why they’re buying up warehouses for more detention camps.11 Feb 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3memhtrgsik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3melqw2muqc2sCould it be the: a) unaffordable food, housing and healthcare b) masked, armed ICE agents terrorizing cities c) allegations of child rape and assault in the Epstein files d) taking bribes, running scams, and grifting off the presidency ✅ e) all of the above11 Feb 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3melqw2muqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3melkwfx3is2bTrump’s allies who are profiting from ICE and his mass surveillance agenda are trying to buy the midterms for Trump agenda-aligned candidates in both parties. We can’t protect our country if the people leading it can be legally bribed. End corporate and dark money in politics.11 Feb 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3melkwfx3is2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3melhjj72qc2jMastercard, ExxonMobil, Deloitte, the UFC and other large companies are paying big money to spread Trump’s propaganda around “election integrity,” and whitewashing history, for America’s 250th. Make supporting fascism as unprofitable as possible for them. https://popular.info/p/major-corporations-bankroll-america?r=1yuck&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay&triedRedirect=true11 Feb 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3melhjj72qc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mef3eb3jd22iThe best part about Kid Rock playing the Turning Point USA halftime show is that Donald Trump is named more than 38,000 times *so far* in the Epstein files — for allegations of rape, trafficking, and murdering kids; and throwing child-rape parties for his friends at his country club.08 Feb 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mef3eb3jd22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mef2ijezj22iBad Bunny should read the Epstein client list during the halftime show.08 Feb 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mef2ijezj22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/darrigomelanie.bsky.social/post/3mec5xwlfbs2zTulsi Gabbard and the White House killed a whistleblower report that someone close to Trump was talking to foreign intelligence. Trump and his allies are in the Epstein files, and likely controlled through blackmail by foreign intelligence. The Trump administration is a national security threat. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/nsa-foreign-intelligence-trump-whistleblower07 Feb 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:rfqxk4moeeaputu63rm4tfdc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mec5xwlfbs2z