Rachel (she/hers)
@catsnaps.bsky.social
I love cats, naps, & my pups.
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Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.
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🚨BREAKING: The North Carolina Senate hastily passed a GOP gerrymander Tuesday in a 26-20 vote, advancing a proposed congressional map that aims to dismantle one of the state’s Black Democratic seats at the request of President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Senate Approves Gerrymander Targeting Black Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🚨BREAKING: The North Carolina Senate hastily passed a GOP gerrymander Tuesday in a 26-20 vote, advancing a proposed congressional map that aims to dismantle one of the state’s Black Democratic seats at the request of President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Here are four of the stories Democracy Docket covered today that you won't see in the legacy media. This is what independent, pro-democracy media looks like and it is what you make possible when you support Democracy Docket. Sign-up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
October 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Here are four of the stories Democracy Docket covered today that you won't see in the legacy media. This is what independent, pro-democracy media looks like and it is what you make possible when you support Democracy Docket. Sign-up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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768 days! How is this girl still at the shelter?! She's only 3.5 years old. Most of her life has been there! Please adopt MELIA! 🙏 Adult only peaceful home, someone who will train her. Please Bluesky friends, repost. We have to find her a hero 💔
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️516.785.5220 #gh #ny #dog
💻Adoption@hempsteadny.gov
☎️516.785.5220 #gh #ny #dog
October 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
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“When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement,” DHS’ Tricia McLaughlin asserted, “while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement,” DHS’ Tricia McLaughlin asserted, “while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by highly sophisticated gangs.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
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No Kings 10/18/2025
Favorite signs
Favorite signs
October 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
No Kings 10/18/2025
Favorite signs
Favorite signs
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No Kings 10/18/2025
Favorite signs
Favorite signs
October 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
No Kings 10/18/2025
Favorite signs
Favorite signs
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MIKE JOHNSON IS ABETTING AUTHORITARIANISM
THE SPEAKER REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE OR EVEN ALLOW CONGRESS TO RECONVENE!
MIKE JOHNSON IS HOLDING OUR GOVERNMENT HOSTAGE!
bsky.app/profile/theb...
THE SPEAKER REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE OR EVEN ALLOW CONGRESS TO RECONVENE!
MIKE JOHNSON IS HOLDING OUR GOVERNMENT HOSTAGE!
bsky.app/profile/theb...
"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public, as we slide toward one-man rule, that nothing odd is happening." Wouldn't you know who one of them is!
New from @saletan.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...
New from @saletan.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...
The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism
Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.
www.thebulwark.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
MIKE JOHNSON IS ABETTING AUTHORITARIANISM
THE SPEAKER REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE OR EVEN ALLOW CONGRESS TO RECONVENE!
MIKE JOHNSON IS HOLDING OUR GOVERNMENT HOSTAGE!
bsky.app/profile/theb...
THE SPEAKER REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE OR EVEN ALLOW CONGRESS TO RECONVENE!
MIKE JOHNSON IS HOLDING OUR GOVERNMENT HOSTAGE!
bsky.app/profile/theb...
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Three absolutely loves Taylor Swift so why does #nycacc want him dead? He was found all alone in a hallway! He needs help! NY NJ NH NE RI VT CT ME MA DE DC MD PA VA WE NEED A FOSTER FAST! Can’t kill a pup that’s a #swiftie -Please repost this sweet boy! DM for info- #dogsofbluesky
October 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Three absolutely loves Taylor Swift so why does #nycacc want him dead? He was found all alone in a hallway! He needs help! NY NJ NH NE RI VT CT ME MA DE DC MD PA VA WE NEED A FOSTER FAST! Can’t kill a pup that’s a #swiftie -Please repost this sweet boy! DM for info- #dogsofbluesky
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A PR person for ABC asked me to stop asking about Pete Hegseth's speech during this episode about the death of Vanessa Guillén.
They emailed me today and asked I not include the interruption in the final show.
I will not. So tune in to listen to a lecture from a PR person about Guillén's legacy.
They emailed me today and asked I not include the interruption in the final show.
I will not. So tune in to listen to a lecture from a PR person about Guillén's legacy.
Vanessa Guillén and the Importance of Speaking Up
Hey there Angry Planet listeners, Matthew here.
angryplanetpod.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A PR person for ABC asked me to stop asking about Pete Hegseth's speech during this episode about the death of Vanessa Guillén.
They emailed me today and asked I not include the interruption in the final show.
I will not. So tune in to listen to a lecture from a PR person about Guillén's legacy.
They emailed me today and asked I not include the interruption in the final show.
I will not. So tune in to listen to a lecture from a PR person about Guillén's legacy.
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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MAGA lawmakers are now pushing a bill to criminalize homelessness in D.C., threatening those who sleep outside with imprisonment. The measure would give Trump greater power to disappear the city’s homeless population under his military occupation of Washington.
Comer Announces Full Committee Markup of Legislation to Ensure a Safe and Prosperous District of Columbia - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
oversight.house.gov
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
MAGA lawmakers are now pushing a bill to criminalize homelessness in D.C., threatening those who sleep outside with imprisonment. The measure would give Trump greater power to disappear the city’s homeless population under his military occupation of Washington.
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While Donald Trump needlessly deploys the National Guard in DC — where crime is at a 30-year low — California continues to bring down crime in nearly every major category.
No one should look for advice from a felon who pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists on Day One.
No one should look for advice from a felon who pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists on Day One.
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
While Donald Trump needlessly deploys the National Guard in DC — where crime is at a 30-year low — California continues to bring down crime in nearly every major category.
No one should look for advice from a felon who pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists on Day One.
No one should look for advice from a felon who pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists on Day One.
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"Today marks the 89th day of the starvation war. I woke up with a dizzy feeling in my head as I had not eaten anything since yesterday morning." interc.pt/3IHtVw9
July 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Today marks the 89th day of the starvation war. I woke up with a dizzy feeling in my head as I had not eaten anything since yesterday morning." interc.pt/3IHtVw9
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Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."
Gaza's children are starving, the U.N. and relief organizations warn
Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."
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Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
July 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
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Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.
June 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.
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Two of the companies that DOGE staffer Gavin Kliger is invested in — Apple and Tesla — are on the CFPB’s list of prohibited holdings.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
A DOGE Aide Involved in Dismantling Consumer Bureau Owns Stock in Companies That Could Benefit From the Cuts
Gavin Kliger helped oversee mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while holding stock in companies that experts say likely stand to benefit from dismantling that agency — a…
www.propublica.org
April 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Two of the companies that DOGE staffer Gavin Kliger is invested in — Apple and Tesla — are on the CFPB’s list of prohibited holdings.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
The other two aren’t on the list but are nevertheless barred under agency guidance.
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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped