Rachel Hands
@rachelhands.com
contains work, tech, books, good light, weird art and music. also sometimes cats. she/her. 🖤🩶🤍💜. opinions mine. mostly-work writing at the link: rachelhands.com
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Rachel Hands
@rachelhands.com
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Leading in Times of Crisis: Holding & Sharing Power and Reducing Harm
In the face of big challenges, we don't have time to be stuck—so it's time to be brave! Whether you set out to be a leader or it just kind of happened to...
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hiya new folks! this account is for weird art/books/music enthusiasm, hyping friendship and my friends, and good light.
also I write about work, power, and equity. obligatory “you can buy some of that writing here” link:
also I write about work, power, and equity. obligatory “you can buy some of that writing here” link:
finished making my way through BODIES OF SOUND. we get to make so many different ways to pay attention to the world/each other! portersquarebooks.com/book/9781739...
December 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
finished making my way through BODIES OF SOUND. we get to make so many different ways to pay attention to the world/each other! portersquarebooks.com/book/9781739...
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Fellow Massachusettsians: legislation has been proposed to prohibit fully driverless vehicles in the Commibwealth. I suggest we all support this legislation. It’s not merely a safety issue; it’s a labor issue.
“Because riders and passersby can be unreliable, Waymo pays workers in Los Angeles $20 or more for rescuing a robotaxi by closing a door, summoning help through an app called Honk that is like an Uber for towing companies.”
When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue
Waymo robotaxis get stranded when a passenger leaves the door open. Tow truck operators can get paid $22 to close a door and set them free again.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Fellow Massachusettsians: legislation has been proposed to prohibit fully driverless vehicles in the Commibwealth. I suggest we all support this legislation. It’s not merely a safety issue; it’s a labor issue.
can you imagine being the editor on Patti Smith’s 2025 memoir. how.
December 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
can you imagine being the editor on Patti Smith’s 2025 memoir. how.
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“What did you write in the letter?”
Frog said,"I wrote, ‘Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend.
Your best friend, Frog.'”
Frog said,"I wrote, ‘Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend.
Your best friend, Frog.'”
December 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“What did you write in the letter?”
Frog said,"I wrote, ‘Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend.
Your best friend, Frog.'”
Frog said,"I wrote, ‘Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend.
Your best friend, Frog.'”
starting to cook the hominy for the penultimate soup I bullied out of my friends, a “green chili” that is pretty dang close to my traditional holiday green chile stew, and putting my faith in it to kill the last of this head cold
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
starting to cook the hominy for the penultimate soup I bullied out of my friends, a “green chili” that is pretty dang close to my traditional holiday green chile stew, and putting my faith in it to kill the last of this head cold
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thinkin about stuff
December 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
thinkin about stuff
I’m in this picture and you know what, that’s fair actually
December 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I’m in this picture and you know what, that’s fair actually
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welp it’s that time again. one of our neighbors needs help to get out of ICE detention: gofund.me/ec92a9b5a
Donate to Free MP's Husband from ICE, organized by Adam Pease
Hello! I'm from MAMAS (Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville). The husband of our neighbors, MP, was… Adam Pease needs your support for Free MP's Husband from ICE
gofund.me
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
welp it’s that time again. one of our neighbors needs help to get out of ICE detention: gofund.me/ec92a9b5a
I don’t know which of you needs to know this, but: hot honey in ginger tea
December 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I don’t know which of you needs to know this, but: hot honey in ginger tea
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I was just on a walk and said to myself, "It's a @rachelhands.com sky, good light update time"
December 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I was just on a walk and said to myself, "It's a @rachelhands.com sky, good light update time"
“conceptual art is just like gen-ai prompts” just crossed my feed and you know what, I think I will go make a cup of tea and read a book
December 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“conceptual art is just like gen-ai prompts” just crossed my feed and you know what, I think I will go make a cup of tea and read a book
I passed the exam, glean what you will about my preparation approach
I should probably be studying for a certification exam I’m begrudgingly taking tomorrow but my perfect angel cat* is asleep on my lap and (Th)ings and (Th)oughts is WAY more fun than studying
*who will be screaming at the top
of her lungs into her water bowl ca. 3am for no discernible reason
*who will be screaming at the top
of her lungs into her water bowl ca. 3am for no discernible reason
December 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I passed the exam, glean what you will about my preparation approach
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Semi-regular reminder to be kind to retail workers today & patient with the people shopping with you. This doesn't have to be a stressful weekend for anyone. Let's just enjoy how nice it is to celebrate the people we love with gifts. Thank you!
December 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Semi-regular reminder to be kind to retail workers today & patient with the people shopping with you. This doesn't have to be a stressful weekend for anyone. Let's just enjoy how nice it is to celebrate the people we love with gifts. Thank you!
Socrates: So you would hold that for everything that exists there is one true and perfect idea of it? Even cats?
Plato: <gestures emphatically at Ozzy>
Plato: <gestures emphatically at Ozzy>
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Socrates: So you would hold that for everything that exists there is one true and perfect idea of it? Even cats?
Plato: <gestures emphatically at Ozzy>
Plato: <gestures emphatically at Ozzy>
I should probably be studying for a certification exam I’m begrudgingly taking tomorrow but my perfect angel cat* is asleep on my lap and (Th)ings and (Th)oughts is WAY more fun than studying
*who will be screaming at the top
of her lungs into her water bowl ca. 3am for no discernible reason
*who will be screaming at the top
of her lungs into her water bowl ca. 3am for no discernible reason
December 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I should probably be studying for a certification exam I’m begrudgingly taking tomorrow but my perfect angel cat* is asleep on my lap and (Th)ings and (Th)oughts is WAY more fun than studying
*who will be screaming at the top
of her lungs into her water bowl ca. 3am for no discernible reason
*who will be screaming at the top
of her lungs into her water bowl ca. 3am for no discernible reason
Refusing to be bound by genre, Link crystallizes essential truths like no one else can.
Wondering if anyone would be willing to blurb this post. It isn't a long read!
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Refusing to be bound by genre, Link crystallizes essential truths like no one else can.
today should have been Claire’s 36th birthday, so re-upping my match for donations to clairescontinuum.com for commissioning collaborative work, and also my encouragement to create rituals with your friends. the rituals can be unserious but they matter if you take them seriously.
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
today should have been Claire’s 36th birthday, so re-upping my match for donations to clairescontinuum.com for commissioning collaborative work, and also my encouragement to create rituals with your friends. the rituals can be unserious but they matter if you take them seriously.
my clients have me clocked: ask for something out of scope and then close your email with “I have so appreciated your wise guidance this year”
yes you can have the out of scope thing, flattery will get you everywhere
yes you can have the out of scope thing, flattery will get you everywhere
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
my clients have me clocked: ask for something out of scope and then close your email with “I have so appreciated your wise guidance this year”
yes you can have the out of scope thing, flattery will get you everywhere
yes you can have the out of scope thing, flattery will get you everywhere
I don’t know if I exactly recommend reading Force Drift with your first cup of coffee, but look,
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I don’t know if I exactly recommend reading Force Drift with your first cup of coffee, but look,
“we didn’t give you permission to bind your chest” is not something I expected to hear this year but is it ever on brand
In addition to this administration trying to kill kids, and they're also coming for our binders? OUR BINDERS.
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“we didn’t give you permission to bind your chest” is not something I expected to hear this year but is it ever on brand
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Wrote a little holiday blog about autoimmune disease and how it can teach us about our movements and what they need to thrive.
www.bravaleaders.com/juicy-joyful...
www.bravaleaders.com/juicy-joyful...
Understanding, managing, leveraging, and distributing power.
I've been in an autoimmune flare for the last six weeks handling a set of hives that my fiancé lovingly calls "chives." Whenever we talk about my condition in our home, it makes me laugh about somethi...
www.bravaleaders.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Wrote a little holiday blog about autoimmune disease and how it can teach us about our movements and what they need to thrive.
www.bravaleaders.com/juicy-joyful...
www.bravaleaders.com/juicy-joyful...
I was just having drinks with someone and talking about being a Committed Regular at local places, and they were like “I would watch your tiktok series about how to be a regular!”
I am not gonna start a tiktok but is occasional Learn to Be a Regular content a thing people would want?
I am not gonna start a tiktok but is occasional Learn to Be a Regular content a thing people would want?
December 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I was just having drinks with someone and talking about being a Committed Regular at local places, and they were like “I would watch your tiktok series about how to be a regular!”
I am not gonna start a tiktok but is occasional Learn to Be a Regular content a thing people would want?
I am not gonna start a tiktok but is occasional Learn to Be a Regular content a thing people would want?
MA pals: if you’ve got some extra cash (like $25 of extra cash) and feel safe giving some of your data to the prison system database, you can contribute to the canteen fund for currently incarcerated folks locally: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2025 Holiday Canteen Drive
Tis the season for solidarity!
Our annual Holiday Canteen Drive is a beloved community tradition that incarcerated women look forward to and depend upon. The canteen drive is coming at a crucial tim...
docs.google.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
MA pals: if you’ve got some extra cash (like $25 of extra cash) and feel safe giving some of your data to the prison system database, you can contribute to the canteen fund for currently incarcerated folks locally: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...