raquel ❦
@raq.bsky.social
don't you see our lives are intertwined?
designer, writer, weirdo. I care about people and I love comics. the cover photo is mine and the flower is the bougainvillea. queer, brazilian, texan, lefty, scorpio.
ATX | she/they
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designer, writer, weirdo. I care about people and I love comics. the cover photo is mine and the flower is the bougainvillea. queer, brazilian, texan, lefty, scorpio.
ATX | she/they
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@raq.bsky.social
· Nov 10
why did we go with skeet and not bleat
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Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
October 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
I miss the golden days of twitter but real ones know what I really miss are the golden days of xanga
September 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I miss the golden days of twitter but real ones know what I really miss are the golden days of xanga
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U.S. taxpayers have spent $24 billion on Netanyahu's horrific war in Gaza. Instead of starving children, that money could pay for:
700,000 public housing units
500,000 low-income kids receiving health care
500,000 veterans receiving VA care
600,000 kids in Head Start
Combined.
700,000 public housing units
500,000 low-income kids receiving health care
500,000 veterans receiving VA care
600,000 kids in Head Start
Combined.
August 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
U.S. taxpayers have spent $24 billion on Netanyahu's horrific war in Gaza. Instead of starving children, that money could pay for:
700,000 public housing units
500,000 low-income kids receiving health care
500,000 veterans receiving VA care
600,000 kids in Head Start
Combined.
700,000 public housing units
500,000 low-income kids receiving health care
500,000 veterans receiving VA care
600,000 kids in Head Start
Combined.
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eating mushrooms at the forest arbys
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
eating mushrooms at the forest arbys
bro how'd they build the pyramids without kpis and okrs
August 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
bro how'd they build the pyramids without kpis and okrs
I am simply begging companies to stop replacing search bars that work perfectly well with AI chat bars that don't
July 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I am simply begging companies to stop replacing search bars that work perfectly well with AI chat bars that don't
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This might be my favourite cat meme of 2025 so far
July 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This might be my favourite cat meme of 2025 so far
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My cartoon in this weeks @newyorker.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My cartoon in this weeks @newyorker.com
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I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.
But if a few people in masks start lighting stuff on fire? Then you have news. This creates an *enormous* attentional advantage towards the most violent and chaotic kind of protest.
June 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.
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Seriously, how hard is it to be the party of human dignity
June 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Seriously, how hard is it to be the party of human dignity
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centrist: we need to focus on popular policy
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
centrist: we need to focus on popular policy
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
me: holy shit! you mean we’re finally going to support universal healthcare?
centrist: no haha not that policy
me: ok so…gun control?
centrist: no lol not that policy either
me: ok which policy?
centrist: oh you know the ones
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Somehow the "We need to support policies that are popular" crowd never land on the very popular polices like "taxing big corporation more," "making health care more affordable," or "paying teachers more."
It's always just "be 10% more racist."
It's always just "be 10% more racist."
June 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Somehow the "We need to support policies that are popular" crowd never land on the very popular polices like "taxing big corporation more," "making health care more affordable," or "paying teachers more."
It's always just "be 10% more racist."
It's always just "be 10% more racist."
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February 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ok for real though, what is this meant to be
glad they showed the stink lines because I know it smell crazy in there
May 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ok for real though, what is this meant to be
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maybe the tiny minority in our coalition we can easily sacrifice without damaging our broader project is actually transphobes
May 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
maybe the tiny minority in our coalition we can easily sacrifice without damaging our broader project is actually transphobes
Heard good Friday referred to as "Spring Black Friday" in an ad and I'm going to walk into the sea
April 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Heard good Friday referred to as "Spring Black Friday" in an ad and I'm going to walk into the sea
You'll pry my em-dashes out of my cold dead hands
April 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You'll pry my em-dashes out of my cold dead hands
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
He didn't say any more
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
He didn't say any more
April 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
He didn't say any more
"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
He didn't say any more