b. rubrecht
@bbrecht23.bsky.social
writer focusing on grief, haunting, mental health, & history. migration & int’l politics enthusiast. here sharing poetry & moments of humanity amidst the wreck.
Another great day to cancel The New York Times and switch to @theguardian.com —
November 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Another great day to cancel The New York Times and switch to @theguardian.com —
Subscribe to Guardian instead
November 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Subscribe to Guardian instead
What if—hear me out—no one apologizes to Trump ever again? I feel like everyone would be fine with that.
November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What if—hear me out—no one apologizes to Trump ever again? I feel like everyone would be fine with that.
Naomi Shihab Nye, shared with deep gratitude.
July 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Naomi Shihab Nye, shared with deep gratitude.
Make sure you understand what this megabill is funding—$100 billion for ICE to build more cages for humans and an additional 10,000 agents to terrorize immigrants across our country. All while adding, by the conservative think tank Cato’s estimate, between $4-6 TRILLION to our national debt.
July 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Make sure you understand what this megabill is funding—$100 billion for ICE to build more cages for humans and an additional 10,000 agents to terrorize immigrants across our country. All while adding, by the conservative think tank Cato’s estimate, between $4-6 TRILLION to our national debt.
I love @theguardian.com but in this moment of awfulness, the answer is unequivocally no on this one.
June 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I love @theguardian.com but in this moment of awfulness, the answer is unequivocally no on this one.
The main sentiment at the protests today was indignation but also the joy of being with community, encouraging one another, raising voices for those who cannot safely join, who are being terrorized with their families and at their places of work. Grateful to all those fighting back.
June 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The main sentiment at the protests today was indignation but also the joy of being with community, encouraging one another, raising voices for those who cannot safely join, who are being terrorized with their families and at their places of work. Grateful to all those fighting back.
Since it’s National Rescue Dog Day, my absolute love featured here. 💕
May 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Since it’s National Rescue Dog Day, my absolute love featured here. 💕
Read Mary Shelley’s scrawled annotations in Frankenstein courtesy of the Morgan. www.themorgan.org/collection/f...
May 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Read Mary Shelley’s scrawled annotations in Frankenstein courtesy of the Morgan. www.themorgan.org/collection/f...
Currently dealing with a squawky situation reaching this guy…
May 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Currently dealing with a squawky situation reaching this guy…
“As long as there is love, there will be grief….Grief is a neon sign…broadcasting loudly, ‘Love was here.’ In the finer print, quietly, ‘Love still is.’”
Sharing this with deep gratitude to author @heidipriebe.bsky.social.
Sharing this with deep gratitude to author @heidipriebe.bsky.social.
April 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“As long as there is love, there will be grief….Grief is a neon sign…broadcasting loudly, ‘Love was here.’ In the finer print, quietly, ‘Love still is.’”
Sharing this with deep gratitude to author @heidipriebe.bsky.social.
Sharing this with deep gratitude to author @heidipriebe.bsky.social.
It’s April still, National Poetry Month. Sharing this poem, “Not Everything is a Poem” from the incredible Maggie Smith with deep gratitude.
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It’s April still, National Poetry Month. Sharing this poem, “Not Everything is a Poem” from the incredible Maggie Smith with deep gratitude.
April 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
@theguardian.com has become my go-to because of how much more comprehensive their global coverage is, but also because rather than run the 100th story on tariffs they’re covering the fight for democracy—this is their headline story. Subscribe and support their reporting.
April 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@theguardian.com has become my go-to because of how much more comprehensive their global coverage is, but also because rather than run the 100th story on tariffs they’re covering the fight for democracy—this is their headline story. Subscribe and support their reporting.
“If you name it hope instead of impossible.”
Lessons in Trying to Save The World, by Nikita Gill. Shared with gratitude.
Lessons in Trying to Save The World, by Nikita Gill. Shared with gratitude.
April 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“If you name it hope instead of impossible.”
Lessons in Trying to Save The World, by Nikita Gill. Shared with gratitude.
Lessons in Trying to Save The World, by Nikita Gill. Shared with gratitude.
From the incredible Ilya Kaminsky, We Lived Happily During the War—shared with gratitude:
February 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
From the incredible Ilya Kaminsky, We Lived Happily During the War—shared with gratitude:
“…we should be kind / while there is still time.”
From Philip Larkin, The Mower, shared with deep gratitude. And hope.
From Philip Larkin, The Mower, shared with deep gratitude. And hope.
February 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“…we should be kind / while there is still time.”
From Philip Larkin, The Mower, shared with deep gratitude. And hope.
From Philip Larkin, The Mower, shared with deep gratitude. And hope.
Thinking of this brilliant Lucille Clifton poem constantly.
February 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Thinking of this brilliant Lucille Clifton poem constantly.
Gratefully resharing one of my favorite Jane Hirshfield poems “Let Them Not Say” from the Academy of American Poets:
“Let them not say: They did nothing. / We did not-enough.”
“Let them not say: They did nothing. / We did not-enough.”
January 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Gratefully resharing one of my favorite Jane Hirshfield poems “Let Them Not Say” from the Academy of American Poets:
“Let them not say: They did nothing. / We did not-enough.”
“Let them not say: They did nothing. / We did not-enough.”