Rachel Iriswings (she/her)
@iriswingsrachel.bsky.social
Animist/polytheist, aro/ace, cis fem, disabled, socialist, white.
I haven't posted in a while, so here's a pic of my new "space-let" from Etsy store GeoGeniusEP. Isn't it cool? :D
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I haven't posted in a while, so here's a pic of my new "space-let" from Etsy store GeoGeniusEP. Isn't it cool? :D
Mappa Mundi, an exploration+ ecology RPG by Three Sails Studios, is GORGEOUS! (Photos of my Kickstarter copy below) And it's available now from Three Sails Studios and DriveThruRPG!
June 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Mappa Mundi, an exploration+ ecology RPG by Three Sails Studios, is GORGEOUS! (Photos of my Kickstarter copy below) And it's available now from Three Sails Studios and DriveThruRPG!
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But the best present was the quilt that my aunt hand-made for me with lovely earth tones 🤎💚💙🤍
February 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
But the best present was the quilt that my aunt hand-made for me with lovely earth tones 🤎💚💙🤍
And finally, the two physical books still on their way:
• Mage: the Awakening 2e (shipped yesterday); and
• For Small Creatures Such As We (shipped two weeks ago, but coming from Scotland, so idk when it'll arrive).
(Yes, I know it's a lot 😅 but after recent events, I wanted some retail therapy)
• Mage: the Awakening 2e (shipped yesterday); and
• For Small Creatures Such As We (shipped two weeks ago, but coming from Scotland, so idk when it'll arrive).
(Yes, I know it's a lot 😅 but after recent events, I wanted some retail therapy)
February 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
And finally, the two physical books still on their way:
• Mage: the Awakening 2e (shipped yesterday); and
• For Small Creatures Such As We (shipped two weeks ago, but coming from Scotland, so idk when it'll arrive).
(Yes, I know it's a lot 😅 but after recent events, I wanted some retail therapy)
• Mage: the Awakening 2e (shipped yesterday); and
• For Small Creatures Such As We (shipped two weeks ago, but coming from Scotland, so idk when it'll arrive).
(Yes, I know it's a lot 😅 but after recent events, I wanted some retail therapy)
Also from itch: Blades in the Dark, & the Deep Cuts supplement.
Digital from Green Ronin: the Fantasy AGE supplements Cthulhu Mythos & Technofantasy.
Digital from Rowan, Rook and Decard: Spire: the City Must Fall.
I also backed the Mappa Mundi Kickstarter.
Digital from Green Ronin: the Fantasy AGE supplements Cthulhu Mythos & Technofantasy.
Digital from Rowan, Rook and Decard: Spire: the City Must Fall.
I also backed the Mappa Mundi Kickstarter.
February 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Also from itch: Blades in the Dark, & the Deep Cuts supplement.
Digital from Green Ronin: the Fantasy AGE supplements Cthulhu Mythos & Technofantasy.
Digital from Rowan, Rook and Decard: Spire: the City Must Fall.
I also backed the Mappa Mundi Kickstarter.
Digital from Green Ronin: the Fantasy AGE supplements Cthulhu Mythos & Technofantasy.
Digital from Rowan, Rook and Decard: Spire: the City Must Fall.
I also backed the Mappa Mundi Kickstarter.
Presents from itch.io:
• Animon Story;
• Apothecaria (a solo game about being a witch);
• Cortex stuff (TorchLite; Xine Two; Save the Jacks!; & Manual of Monsters, Minions, & Mountebanks);
• Ironsworn: Starforged, + the Sundered Isles expansion
• Animon Story;
• Apothecaria (a solo game about being a witch);
• Cortex stuff (TorchLite; Xine Two; Save the Jacks!; & Manual of Monsters, Minions, & Mountebanks);
• Ironsworn: Starforged, + the Sundered Isles expansion
February 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Presents from itch.io:
• Animon Story;
• Apothecaria (a solo game about being a witch);
• Cortex stuff (TorchLite; Xine Two; Save the Jacks!; & Manual of Monsters, Minions, & Mountebanks);
• Ironsworn: Starforged, + the Sundered Isles expansion
• Animon Story;
• Apothecaria (a solo game about being a witch);
• Cortex stuff (TorchLite; Xine Two; Save the Jacks!; & Manual of Monsters, Minions, & Mountebanks);
• Ironsworn: Starforged, + the Sundered Isles expansion
Presents part 2:
• a set of 4 "ghost" Fate dice (pale greenish-blue); and
• the dice that came with Naasii. 9 white d12s with black numbers, & 3 black d12s with white numbers.
• a set of 4 "ghost" Fate dice (pale greenish-blue); and
• the dice that came with Naasii. 9 white d12s with black numbers, & 3 black d12s with white numbers.
February 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Presents part 2:
• a set of 4 "ghost" Fate dice (pale greenish-blue); and
• the dice that came with Naasii. 9 white d12s with black numbers, & 3 black d12s with white numbers.
• a set of 4 "ghost" Fate dice (pale greenish-blue); and
• the dice that came with Naasii. 9 white d12s with black numbers, & 3 black d12s with white numbers.
Belated TTRPG presents to myself:
• the Coyote & Crow rulebook, & the related dice game Naasii;
• the Ki Khanga rulebook, & the anthology of stories using that setting;
• the Fabula Ultima Techno Fantasy Atlas;
• the Blue Rose rulebook; and
• the Girl by Moonlight rulebook (standard edition).
• the Coyote & Crow rulebook, & the related dice game Naasii;
• the Ki Khanga rulebook, & the anthology of stories using that setting;
• the Fabula Ultima Techno Fantasy Atlas;
• the Blue Rose rulebook; and
• the Girl by Moonlight rulebook (standard edition).
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Belated TTRPG presents to myself:
• the Coyote & Crow rulebook, & the related dice game Naasii;
• the Ki Khanga rulebook, & the anthology of stories using that setting;
• the Fabula Ultima Techno Fantasy Atlas;
• the Blue Rose rulebook; and
• the Girl by Moonlight rulebook (standard edition).
• the Coyote & Crow rulebook, & the related dice game Naasii;
• the Ki Khanga rulebook, & the anthology of stories using that setting;
• the Fabula Ultima Techno Fantasy Atlas;
• the Blue Rose rulebook; and
• the Girl by Moonlight rulebook (standard edition).
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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opensecrets.org is a great source of information about which companies buy which politicians.
OpenSecrets
OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research and government transparency group tracking money in politics and its effect on elections and policy.
opensecrets.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
opensecrets.org is a great source of information about which companies buy which politicians.
Had a late holiday get-together with family. We sorted through some estate stuff (we're spreading the process over the year bc it's a LOT); mostly cheap jewelry, unused kitchen things, and some furniture.
And a banjo. TIL Dad used to play it. It needs to be refurbished before use.
And a banjo. TIL Dad used to play it. It needs to be refurbished before use.
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Had a late holiday get-together with family. We sorted through some estate stuff (we're spreading the process over the year bc it's a LOT); mostly cheap jewelry, unused kitchen things, and some furniture.
And a banjo. TIL Dad used to play it. It needs to be refurbished before use.
And a banjo. TIL Dad used to play it. It needs to be refurbished before use.
Recovery is going well. I can't drive or lift heavy things for a few weeks, but I can sleep on my side again. While I'm not eating many fatty foods anyway, they aren't causing digestive issues.
January 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Recovery is going well. I can't drive or lift heavy things for a few weeks, but I can sleep on my side again. While I'm not eating many fatty foods anyway, they aren't causing digestive issues.
Gallbladder removal was successful, and my bile duct was healthy. I'm home now and recovering well so far.
January 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Gallbladder removal was successful, and my bile duct was healthy. I'm home now and recovering well so far.
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Please remember that alt text is ESPECIALLY critical on emergency information.
January 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Please remember that alt text is ESPECIALLY critical on emergency information.
Gallbladder is gone, and so is the ping pong ball-sized stone inside it.
(Most of that was scar tissue, but still ‽‽‽)
Staying here overnight for monitoring, but I have a good chance of going home tomorrow!
(Most of that was scar tissue, but still ‽‽‽)
Staying here overnight for monitoring, but I have a good chance of going home tomorrow!
January 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Gallbladder is gone, and so is the ping pong ball-sized stone inside it.
(Most of that was scar tissue, but still ‽‽‽)
Staying here overnight for monitoring, but I have a good chance of going home tomorrow!
(Most of that was scar tissue, but still ‽‽‽)
Staying here overnight for monitoring, but I have a good chance of going home tomorrow!
Main surgery in 12 hours. MRI still not yet scheduled.
January 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Main surgery in 12 hours. MRI still not yet scheduled.
Signed the consent form for gallbladder removal, and the surgeons will decide based on the MRI how to clean out the main bile duct. Progress is finally happening, and hopefully I can go home tonight 🤞🤞
January 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Signed the consent form for gallbladder removal, and the surgeons will decide based on the MRI how to clean out the main bile duct. Progress is finally happening, and hopefully I can go home tonight 🤞🤞
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Charities are soft power to influence public policy priorities policy priorities without the accountability from an electorate. They are an insidious way of claiming resources. The Gates’ foundation is the largest landowner in Africa through “philanthropy”
www.theguardian.com/news/2018/ma...
www.theguardian.com/news/2018/ma...
The trouble with charitable billionaires
The long read: More and more wealthy CEOs are pledging to give away parts of their fortunes – often to help fix problems their companies caused. Some call this ‘philanthrocapitalism’, but is it just c...
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Charities are soft power to influence public policy priorities policy priorities without the accountability from an electorate. They are an insidious way of claiming resources. The Gates’ foundation is the largest landowner in Africa through “philanthropy”
www.theguardian.com/news/2018/ma...
www.theguardian.com/news/2018/ma...
So another family member is in end-stage Alzheimer's, and I'm on my way to get gallstones removed from my bile ducts, and gallbladder removal will be scheduled after that.
I hope everyone else's new year is going better than mine.
I hope everyone else's new year is going better than mine.
January 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So another family member is in end-stage Alzheimer's, and I'm on my way to get gallstones removed from my bile ducts, and gallbladder removal will be scheduled after that.
I hope everyone else's new year is going better than mine.
I hope everyone else's new year is going better than mine.
We got bit by the baking bug again, so here's another apple pie. May still make one more for a late holiday get-together next month.
We also made oatmeal cookies with chocolate & peanut butter chips a few days ago, but I forgot to take pics before we ate them all.
We also made oatmeal cookies with chocolate & peanut butter chips a few days ago, but I forgot to take pics before we ate them all.
December 28, 2024 at 12:16 AM
We got bit by the baking bug again, so here's another apple pie. May still make one more for a late holiday get-together next month.
We also made oatmeal cookies with chocolate & peanut butter chips a few days ago, but I forgot to take pics before we ate them all.
We also made oatmeal cookies with chocolate & peanut butter chips a few days ago, but I forgot to take pics before we ate them all.
Third time's the charm. This apple pie is perfect 🙌 Also made my first pecan pie. We usually use smaller tins for pecan pies (these glass dishes are deep), so some of the crust fell in, but it turned out well otherwise.
December 20, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Third time's the charm. This apple pie is perfect 🙌 Also made my first pecan pie. We usually use smaller tins for pecan pies (these glass dishes are deep), so some of the crust fell in, but it turned out well otherwise.
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To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
March 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
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Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
I’m a Polio Survivor. I Don’t Want You to Get It.
Polio is once again a public health threat in the United States. Grace is disappointed, though not surprised.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
November 10, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Since everyone’s finding old and new friends, take a moment to read my story, I’m a 32yo polio survivor because I was not vaccinated. Pass on my story, repeat it, tell it to any vaccine hesitate parent. No kid deserves vaccine preventable diseases
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
www.voicesforvaccines.org/as-a-polio-s...
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NOPE, we are not going to make UHC restricting ABA "therapy" a scandal. Autistic adults who survived it as children describe it as torture. It should be illegal and I don't give a fuck if they're only doing it to save money, it's an unambiguous good to reduce the hours we torture autistic kids.
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.
Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.
www.propublica.org/article/unit...
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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
www.propublica.org
December 13, 2024 at 3:51 PM
NOPE, we are not going to make UHC restricting ABA "therapy" a scandal. Autistic adults who survived it as children describe it as torture. It should be illegal and I don't give a fuck if they're only doing it to save money, it's an unambiguous good to reduce the hours we torture autistic kids.