rax 🏳️🌈 she/அவள்/elle
@raxsha.bsky.social
I write about sex work + tech mashable.com/author/raksha-muthukumar
everyone in the replies like "fucking AI should be labeled" when this is truly an ENTIRELY different brown woman y'all omg?
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 PM
everyone in the replies like "fucking AI should be labeled" when this is truly an ENTIRELY different brown woman y'all omg?
A *campus police officer* employed by our university shot & killed my friend in front of our dorms in 2017. I literally cannot explain this to non-americans.
In America we have city cops, different cops for your county, cops for the whole state, cops for soldiers, cops for malls, presidential cops, cops for the stock market, mail cops, federal cops, cops we secretly send to other countries. Even your neighbors get to pretend to be cops. We’re very safe
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A *campus police officer* employed by our university shot & killed my friend in front of our dorms in 2017. I literally cannot explain this to non-americans.
Half the colloquial French I've picked up as a nanny is "expressing irritation w children" lmao
"j'en ai marre" - I've had enough/fed up
"un bordel / un bazar" - a mess/chaos
"péter les plombs" - blow a fuse
"je m'en fiche" - I don't care
"j'en ai marre" - I've had enough/fed up
"un bordel / un bazar" - a mess/chaos
"péter les plombs" - blow a fuse
"je m'en fiche" - I don't care
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Half the colloquial French I've picked up as a nanny is "expressing irritation w children" lmao
"j'en ai marre" - I've had enough/fed up
"un bordel / un bazar" - a mess/chaos
"péter les plombs" - blow a fuse
"je m'en fiche" - I don't care
"j'en ai marre" - I've had enough/fed up
"un bordel / un bazar" - a mess/chaos
"péter les plombs" - blow a fuse
"je m'en fiche" - I don't care
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I am a proud citizen of the country of New York City
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I am a proud citizen of the country of New York City
really impossible to overstate how hard it is to keep a 6yo with lice out of your personal bubble!!!!!!!
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 PM
really impossible to overstate how hard it is to keep a 6yo with lice out of your personal bubble!!!!!!!
feels like a weird time to do a GOTCHA at a somali person in minneapolis for falling for the same tactics that ~half of all americans do
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
feels like a weird time to do a GOTCHA at a somali person in minneapolis for falling for the same tactics that ~half of all americans do
Flyer for rally in Paris: "...Federal immigration police killed a woman who opposed raids against immigrants in Minneapolis, a few days after the aggression against Venezuela. [Solidarity] calls for building solidarity with the millions of protesters in the United States who oppose Trump's policies"
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Flyer for rally in Paris: "...Federal immigration police killed a woman who opposed raids against immigrants in Minneapolis, a few days after the aggression against Venezuela. [Solidarity] calls for building solidarity with the millions of protesters in the United States who oppose Trump's policies"
Reminder that your encrypted texting is only as secure as the guy you're texting
Trump posts what appears to be a private text message sent to him by Macron
January 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Reminder that your encrypted texting is only as secure as the guy you're texting
if I have to inhabit a body, I'm glad it's this one
January 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
if I have to inhabit a body, I'm glad it's this one
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The median Minneapolis moderate right now is like “GET THESE CRIMINAL GHOULS OUT OF OUR CITY” and working arm-in-arm with DSA. People not from here cannot comprehend the degree of factional rancor that instantly evaporated when the men with masks showed up
January 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The median Minneapolis moderate right now is like “GET THESE CRIMINAL GHOULS OUT OF OUR CITY” and working arm-in-arm with DSA. People not from here cannot comprehend the degree of factional rancor that instantly evaporated when the men with masks showed up
TIL from french sex workers that the community is politically divided between the far left (unionized, etc) and the FAR RIGHT bc the RN party has made some promises about legalizing brothels w autonomy & protections, while the left is paralyzed in the usual trafficking/decrim divide 🙃
January 18, 2026 at 5:34 PM
TIL from french sex workers that the community is politically divided between the far left (unionized, etc) and the FAR RIGHT bc the RN party has made some promises about legalizing brothels w autonomy & protections, while the left is paralyzed in the usual trafficking/decrim divide 🙃
getting to write about ppl who left the tech industry to become sex workers was fun bc it challenges so many of our assumptions about labor incentives!!!!
there is "respectable" work, and then there's respect AT work
there is "respectable" work, and then there's respect AT work
(6/6) Bit of an older article, but I think @raxsha.bsky.social's work is worth a read ❤️: mashable.com/article/tech...
Tech workers turned sex workers: why they changed careers
"I get more genuine respect from men as a sex worker than I ever did in the tech industry."
mashable.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
getting to write about ppl who left the tech industry to become sex workers was fun bc it challenges so many of our assumptions about labor incentives!!!!
there is "respectable" work, and then there's respect AT work
there is "respectable" work, and then there's respect AT work
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(6/6) Bit of an older article, but I think @raxsha.bsky.social's work is worth a read ❤️: mashable.com/article/tech...
Tech workers turned sex workers: why they changed careers
"I get more genuine respect from men as a sex worker than I ever did in the tech industry."
mashable.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
(6/6) Bit of an older article, but I think @raxsha.bsky.social's work is worth a read ❤️: mashable.com/article/tech...
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
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🇨🇦 SWers + 🌽 creators!
@publicpubics.bsky.social & I have been researching SW financial discrim. in Canada + are seeking anecdotes of de-banking to include in our published report
Has a bank ever frozen/closed your accounts or withheld $?
Willing to share your experience? DM me (+ pls share!)
@publicpubics.bsky.social & I have been researching SW financial discrim. in Canada + are seeking anecdotes of de-banking to include in our published report
Has a bank ever frozen/closed your accounts or withheld $?
Willing to share your experience? DM me (+ pls share!)
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🇨🇦 SWers + 🌽 creators!
@publicpubics.bsky.social & I have been researching SW financial discrim. in Canada + are seeking anecdotes of de-banking to include in our published report
Has a bank ever frozen/closed your accounts or withheld $?
Willing to share your experience? DM me (+ pls share!)
@publicpubics.bsky.social & I have been researching SW financial discrim. in Canada + are seeking anecdotes of de-banking to include in our published report
Has a bank ever frozen/closed your accounts or withheld $?
Willing to share your experience? DM me (+ pls share!)
I'm submitting proposals to do digital security & censorship workshops for sex workers, and anyone who buys & sells adult content online.
If you know a conference or meetup that might be into that hmu!!!
If you know a conference or meetup that might be into that hmu!!!
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I'm submitting proposals to do digital security & censorship workshops for sex workers, and anyone who buys & sells adult content online.
If you know a conference or meetup that might be into that hmu!!!
If you know a conference or meetup that might be into that hmu!!!
this is such a great and hopeful initiative in a time when we're losing so many important journalistic archives!! they're paying $2,500 for your work that can't be found anymore due to link degradation and media outlets shuttering
Ending a bad year on a good note: @atavist.com is excited to introduce Revived, a project breathing new life into old stories. We're releasing previously published features otherwise lost to dead outlets and dead links. First up, from @alexmarvar.bsky.social.
magazine.atavist.com/2025/lummie-...
magazine.atavist.com/2025/lummie-...
The Two Faces of Lummie Jenkins
The people of Wilcox County, Alabama, remember the longtime sheriff as a god or a monster—it just depends on who you ask.
magazine.atavist.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
this is such a great and hopeful initiative in a time when we're losing so many important journalistic archives!! they're paying $2,500 for your work that can't be found anymore due to link degradation and media outlets shuttering
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Ending a bad year on a good note: @atavist.com is excited to introduce Revived, a project breathing new life into old stories. We're releasing previously published features otherwise lost to dead outlets and dead links. First up, from @alexmarvar.bsky.social.
magazine.atavist.com/2025/lummie-...
magazine.atavist.com/2025/lummie-...
The Two Faces of Lummie Jenkins
The people of Wilcox County, Alabama, remember the longtime sheriff as a god or a monster—it just depends on who you ask.
magazine.atavist.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ending a bad year on a good note: @atavist.com is excited to introduce Revived, a project breathing new life into old stories. We're releasing previously published features otherwise lost to dead outlets and dead links. First up, from @alexmarvar.bsky.social.
magazine.atavist.com/2025/lummie-...
magazine.atavist.com/2025/lummie-...
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Sex workers have been saying this would happen for literally YEARS. We've been yelling it as loud as we could. What would the world look like if we were actually listened to?
Y'all, I was in Mississippi today for my nephews J-State graduation and got this when I opened Blue Sky
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Sex workers have been saying this would happen for literally YEARS. We've been yelling it as loud as we could. What would the world look like if we were actually listened to?
I took a 6 year old to an art store w a strict €5 budget today for his birthday and he is fr as excited about his new pen as all the trucks, legos, books he got and I'm truly floating on a cloud of cuteness rn
January 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I took a 6 year old to an art store w a strict €5 budget today for his birthday and he is fr as excited about his new pen as all the trucks, legos, books he got and I'm truly floating on a cloud of cuteness rn
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Overheard in the crowd, a mother explaining to her young child who is holding a cymbal: "Do you remember? This is the same road we marched on for George Floyd. Another man who was killed."
January 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Overheard in the crowd, a mother explaining to her young child who is holding a cymbal: "Do you remember? This is the same road we marched on for George Floyd. Another man who was killed."
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Timeline cleanse: Mamdani governing like Fred Rogers (compliment).
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
January 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Timeline cleanse: Mamdani governing like Fred Rogers (compliment).
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
Notice it’s two of the people in American public life who risked the most to support Palestine who are out here exemplifying kindness and joy and love with kids more than just about any other American politician ever could.
I love when a child hits u with a conspiratorial "get a load of this guy" eye contact bc a child 2 years younger than them did something silly
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I love when a child hits u with a conspiratorial "get a load of this guy" eye contact bc a child 2 years younger than them did something silly
Movies You Think You'll Barely Tolerate Watching With Your Child, Before Realizing You're More Into It Than Them
January 9, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Movies You Think You'll Barely Tolerate Watching With Your Child, Before Realizing You're More Into It Than Them
Every time u create something with your friends, Sam Altman takes 5 psychic damage
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Every time u create something with your friends, Sam Altman takes 5 psychic damage