Rachel Manija Brown
rachelmanija.bsky.social
Rachel Manija Brown
@rachelmanija.bsky.social
Writer, bookshop owner, life coach, gardener, rewilder, cat and chicken keeper, crafter, first responder, potter. AKA Zoe Chant & Lia Silver.

My bookshop is Paper & Clay, in Crestline, CA

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/175143.Rachel_Manija_Bro
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A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday
The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Dad's friend brought pot, which was then illegal. He had a box of multiple types, including weed-infused honey. Dad demanded that he get it off his property. Friend walked to the edge of the property and wedged the box in the fork of a tree.

This was in rural, forested NorCal. We have bears.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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i’m not crying you’re crying

xkcd: Fifteen Years

Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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I 💛 swamp lemons #birdoftheday #warblers #birds
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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forest foot
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Nothing beats this from Australia’s Morning Bulletin 🤣
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I want to do a taste test of every single one of these. Ideally, blueberry.
okay. so there are often a few dessert recipes that share things (type of dish; fruit) in common but this is really kicked up for fall. just about everything that isn’t pumpkin is apple or pear & one of the variety of “baked fruit w/ starch on top”, to the point where they offer a guide to the types
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Harlequin but make the covers boring.
I’ll say this much: This reads exactly like what it is: people who discovered romance five years ago and decided they had all kinds of amazing new ideas to “fix” it. Connections between books? That feel kind of cozy to the reader? How did no one ever think of that?? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b...
November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Storm Claudia raging outside, so hunkering down for the evening in this illustration (taken from an edition of 'The Wind in the Willows') by Chris Dunn 🙂
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing By The Perimeter Fence And Screaming For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day today all who celebrate
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Winter is coming.
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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It‘s been out in North America for a while, and is shortly coming to the UK/Commonwealth market.

US: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

UK:
geni.us/asunder
Asunder
"There is no doubt in my mind that Kerstin Hall is one of the great imaginative minds writing fantasy today."—Isabel Cañas, USA Today Bestselling author o...
us.macmillan.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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some years, Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day just completely sneaks up on you
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
AI continues to be very accurate:

AI Overview
Yes, today, November 11, 2025, is Veterans Day
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I like to be chic. I go to school like this."
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 🥰
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Bovino went into popular Carniceria Aguascalientes in heart of Little Village.
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Shop opens in about 30 minutes!

Commission spots available for the holidays!!

Angled cups with cats surviving the hardships of space!!!

Amyraehill.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Some Over the Garden Wall for this month’s riso print subscription, because I would love to have a frog sing to me
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Introducing Ozzy! This prehensile-tailed porcupine, Zoo Boise's newest resident, is already becoming a star. 🌠

Settling into the renovated Small Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Building, Ozzy likes to nimbly climb and flip around his habitat’s canopy.

📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Attention BlueSky

Show me the X-Men
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Agent Lairmore is done with his testimony. Prosecution asked further about the condiments and he said there was mustard on his uniform and an onion hanging on his radio antenna. Don’t think defense was going for a pun when she called him a “seasoned officer,” but you never know…
November 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM