Sarah Daniel Rasher
@rasher.bsky.social
Education evaluator trying to save the world using math. Erstwhile Shakespeare professor. Music challenges, cat photos, Chicago events and ephemera, figure skating. Occasional Star Trek: DS9 podcaster and culture newsletterer. They/them, él/elle/-o.
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I'm transmasc and nonbinary. I have ADHD, heavy on the H. I post about music, fancy sports, and my cats. I have been extremely online for 30 years.
I work in education research. Government funding is good, actually.
I'm transmasc and nonbinary. I have ADHD, heavy on the H. I post about music, fancy sports, and my cats. I have been extremely online for 30 years.
I work in education research. Government funding is good, actually.
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four years ago i wrote about the intersection of queerness and hockey for @thewalrus.ca — if you've been loving (or feeling a certain way about) Heated Rivalry lately you might find this interesting!
Will There Ever Be an Openly Queer NHL Player? | The Walrus
In hockey culture, male aggression is valorized while any weakness, real or perceived, is weaponized
thewalrus.ca
December 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
four years ago i wrote about the intersection of queerness and hockey for @thewalrus.ca — if you've been loving (or feeling a certain way about) Heated Rivalry lately you might find this interesting!
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The CTA’s elevated State/Lake station in the Loop is scheduled to close Monday and not reopen for three years. The reconstruction project won’t be completed until sometime in 2029, according to the Chicago Transit Authority.
State/Lake L station to close Monday for 3 years of construction
chicago.suntimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The CTA’s elevated State/Lake station in the Loop is scheduled to close Monday and not reopen for three years. The reconstruction project won’t be completed until sometime in 2029, according to the Chicago Transit Authority.
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"The whole point of the punk-rock thing was that "We're not special. We just have a voice."
- Michael Stipe
The great Michael Stipe, singer, songwriter & artist, best known as the lead singer & lyricist of the legendary Athens, GA alt-rock band R.E.M., was born on this day, 1960, in Decatur, GA.
- Michael Stipe
The great Michael Stipe, singer, songwriter & artist, best known as the lead singer & lyricist of the legendary Athens, GA alt-rock band R.E.M., was born on this day, 1960, in Decatur, GA.
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"The whole point of the punk-rock thing was that "We're not special. We just have a voice."
- Michael Stipe
The great Michael Stipe, singer, songwriter & artist, best known as the lead singer & lyricist of the legendary Athens, GA alt-rock band R.E.M., was born on this day, 1960, in Decatur, GA.
- Michael Stipe
The great Michael Stipe, singer, songwriter & artist, best known as the lead singer & lyricist of the legendary Athens, GA alt-rock band R.E.M., was born on this day, 1960, in Decatur, GA.
Happy #Caturday from Pigeon, who was angry enough about the Christmas tree being taken down that she pissed on a throw blanket about it.
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Happy #Caturday from Pigeon, who was angry enough about the Christmas tree being taken down that she pissed on a throw blanket about it.
Snacks and beverage ready to go! First cocktail is Mount Gay rum, Aperol, Pepsi, and lime.
December 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Snacks and beverage ready to go! First cocktail is Mount Gay rum, Aperol, Pepsi, and lime.
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Not only a perfect denouement, it was the end of an era. Thirty years ago today, this strip was published.
December 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Not only a perfect denouement, it was the end of an era. Thirty years ago today, this strip was published.
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Chicagoland’s hottest New Year’s Eve party is at 10:30 AM in the Binny’s parking lot
December 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Chicagoland’s hottest New Year’s Eve party is at 10:30 AM in the Binny’s parking lot
In this house, @sandwichwife.bsky.social and I celebrate New Year's Eve by eating cheese and forcing each other to watch TV shows that we would otherwise not torture each other with. Cocktail photos and withering reviews of anime to come until 2026 arrives!
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In this house, @sandwichwife.bsky.social and I celebrate New Year's Eve by eating cheese and forcing each other to watch TV shows that we would otherwise not torture each other with. Cocktail photos and withering reviews of anime to come until 2026 arrives!
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Our project, “Chicago Under Siege,” documents the fear people lived in, the ways they sought to organize and resist and the heartbreak they experienced under Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchi.co/3Ye4GGa
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our project, “Chicago Under Siege,” documents the fear people lived in, the ways they sought to organize and resist and the heartbreak they experienced under Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchi.co/3Ye4GGa
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If you've been using "fujoshi" to describe people in fanfic and romance novel culture, and you don't have much history in those cultures, please knock it off. It's sexist, it has derogatory overtones, and it's specific to fans of East Asian media. Thank you, and carry on.
December 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you've been using "fujoshi" to describe people in fanfic and romance novel culture, and you don't have much history in those cultures, please knock it off. It's sexist, it has derogatory overtones, and it's specific to fans of East Asian media. Thank you, and carry on.
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December 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Someone is about to get absolutely demolished.
December 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Someone is about to get absolutely demolished.
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Save this, it's perfect.
December 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Save this, it's perfect.
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If you have a friend or family member who lives 10 miles away, it shouldn't require an hours-long round trip, navigating multiple services and timetables, to go and see them if you aren't able to drive.
December 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If you have a friend or family member who lives 10 miles away, it shouldn't require an hours-long round trip, navigating multiple services and timetables, to go and see them if you aren't able to drive.
When you say to the cat, "Wanna sit at the end of the bed and listen to The Beatles?" and you don't turn the music on fast enough.
December 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
When you say to the cat, "Wanna sit at the end of the bed and listen to The Beatles?" and you don't turn the music on fast enough.
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Happy 20th anniversary to "Samoyed and teddy bear" on Wikimedia Commons.
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy 20th anniversary to "Samoyed and teddy bear" on Wikimedia Commons.
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
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Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...
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I always forget to talk about this but I write solo TTRPGs, too! merink.itch.io My big passion project is Ballads of Dawn, a tarot-based solo TTRPG about living in a romantic fantasy world.
Meridian Inkwell
merink.itch.io
December 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I always forget to talk about this but I write solo TTRPGs, too! merink.itch.io My big passion project is Ballads of Dawn, a tarot-based solo TTRPG about living in a romantic fantasy world.
In case anyone wants to watch the only Disney animated feature that's not on Disney+, here's Make Mine Music with all its nudity, gunplay, and vintage 1940s bigotry intact. Less racist than Peter Pan (a low bar)!
Make Mine Music (Uncut Version) [1946] : Walt Disney : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Uncut, uncensored, unrated version of the 1946 classic Make Mine Music. It is not available on recent blu-ray and Disney+ in the United States. The restored...
archive.org
December 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In case anyone wants to watch the only Disney animated feature that's not on Disney+, here's Make Mine Music with all its nudity, gunplay, and vintage 1940s bigotry intact. Less racist than Peter Pan (a low bar)!
This is what happens when your family tries to order from the only Chinese restaurant in Chicagoland that's not open on Christmas, so you go to plan B in a hurry, part of which is "everybody order whatever you want, and the rest is leftovers."
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is what happens when your family tries to order from the only Chinese restaurant in Chicagoland that's not open on Christmas, so you go to plan B in a hurry, part of which is "everybody order whatever you want, and the rest is leftovers."
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You don't need to think about what is "normal."
You are you.
One day, the world will come where there is no need to categorize people as LGBT🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Until that day arrives, I will continue to send out this message.
Your soul is beautiful.
You are you.
One day, the world will come where there is no need to categorize people as LGBT🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Until that day arrives, I will continue to send out this message.
Your soul is beautiful.
December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You don't need to think about what is "normal."
You are you.
One day, the world will come where there is no need to categorize people as LGBT🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Until that day arrives, I will continue to send out this message.
Your soul is beautiful.
You are you.
One day, the world will come where there is no need to categorize people as LGBT🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Until that day arrives, I will continue to send out this message.
Your soul is beautiful.
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Liza Minnelli — David Lachapelle, 1989
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Liza Minnelli — David Lachapelle, 1989
I'll be picking up Chinese takeout for the whole family, as is the tradition of my people. Also might bake cookies tomorrow, since I haven't used the Hanukkah cookie cutters yet this year.
What's everyone cooking this week?
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'll be picking up Chinese takeout for the whole family, as is the tradition of my people. Also might bake cookies tomorrow, since I haven't used the Hanukkah cookie cutters yet this year.
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We are in the midst of the largest decline in violent crime in the history of crime stats....across all jurisdictions, across political affiliations, and across demographics
Please remember this during the midterm elections when you will hear that "America is on fire"
Please remember this during the midterm elections when you will hear that "America is on fire"
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We are in the midst of the largest decline in violent crime in the history of crime stats....across all jurisdictions, across political affiliations, and across demographics
Please remember this during the midterm elections when you will hear that "America is on fire"
Please remember this during the midterm elections when you will hear that "America is on fire"