Rachel The Joyful Bastard
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Historian. Author. Cross stitch addict. Cat mama. Слава Україні
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Russia is attacking Odesa right now ‼️
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Russia is attacking Odesa right now ‼️
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THREAD 🧵: Yesterday was the municipal election in Pennsylvania where we chose judges and local politicians.
Republicans got their asses kicked, even in red counties.
Americans are stressed out, broke, and pissed the fuck off - and yesterday was a loud referendum on the MAGA junta.
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Republicans got their asses kicked, even in red counties.
Americans are stressed out, broke, and pissed the fuck off - and yesterday was a loud referendum on the MAGA junta.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
THREAD 🧵: Yesterday was the municipal election in Pennsylvania where we chose judges and local politicians.
Republicans got their asses kicked, even in red counties.
Americans are stressed out, broke, and pissed the fuck off - and yesterday was a loud referendum on the MAGA junta.
(1 of 13)
Republicans got their asses kicked, even in red counties.
Americans are stressed out, broke, and pissed the fuck off - and yesterday was a loud referendum on the MAGA junta.
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It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
Hegseth: "If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, they you should do the honorable thing and resign."
September 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.
How? 1/
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Fellas, we got today only €130.5, but this beauty is waiting👉👈
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
54% is raised, can we do 60% today?
€363 to go🙂Need your €3
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
54% is raised, can we do 60% today?
€363 to go🙂Need your €3
September 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Fellas, we got today only €130.5, but this beauty is waiting👉👈
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
54% is raised, can we do 60% today?
€363 to go🙂Need your €3
send.monobank.ua/jar/2EzCErxKUK
PayPal v.titarenko@student.csn.khai.edu
54% is raised, can we do 60% today?
€363 to go🙂Need your €3
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One of the donors mentioned in this piece, David Chesnoff, is notably also the lawyer for Alexander Smirnov— the Israeli-American FBI informant indicted for lying about Bidens to FBI.
I’ve written about Smirnov’s ties to Trump associates twice. The DOJ recently attempted to let Smirnov out/
I’ve written about Smirnov’s ties to Trump associates twice. The DOJ recently attempted to let Smirnov out/
The US Attorney who declined to prosecute an Israeli government official arrested last month for underage solicitation has a colorful collection of deep-pocketed donors from past political campaigns, including one who fled a fraud case by going to... Israel.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
prospect.org/justice/2025...
Foot Soldiers of the Trump Mafiacracy
Pam Bondi’s underling in Nevada allowed an Israeli caught in an underage sex sting operation to return home. Her biggest campaign donors also once fled to Israel to avoid arrest.
prospect.org
August 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
One of the donors mentioned in this piece, David Chesnoff, is notably also the lawyer for Alexander Smirnov— the Israeli-American FBI informant indicted for lying about Bidens to FBI.
I’ve written about Smirnov’s ties to Trump associates twice. The DOJ recently attempted to let Smirnov out/
I’ve written about Smirnov’s ties to Trump associates twice. The DOJ recently attempted to let Smirnov out/
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This is what is so bad about the "distraction" discourse.
There are no distractions. It's all bad, and it's all part of Trump's desire to be a dictator and the Republicans' Project 2025.
There are no distractions. It's all bad, and it's all part of Trump's desire to be a dictator and the Republicans' Project 2025.
This is, more or less, what I was thinking about earlier today. The slide into authoritarianism is greased by a relentless refusal to treat each action as part of a broader context. We see this with politicians, journalists, and even SCOTUS. The motives differ, but the pathology is the same.
August 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is what is so bad about the "distraction" discourse.
There are no distractions. It's all bad, and it's all part of Trump's desire to be a dictator and the Republicans' Project 2025.
There are no distractions. It's all bad, and it's all part of Trump's desire to be a dictator and the Republicans' Project 2025.
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The President of the United States needed 7 babysitters to not sell out global freedom and democratic values at the White House. There was talk of progress but it looks like just another photo opp.
Meanwhile, Trump floated canceling elections during wartime and declared mail voting to be fradulent.
Meanwhile, Trump floated canceling elections during wartime and declared mail voting to be fradulent.
August 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The President of the United States needed 7 babysitters to not sell out global freedom and democratic values at the White House. There was talk of progress but it looks like just another photo opp.
Meanwhile, Trump floated canceling elections during wartime and declared mail voting to be fradulent.
Meanwhile, Trump floated canceling elections during wartime and declared mail voting to be fradulent.
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This is your daily reminder that peace could be easily achiveved by Russia kindly getting the fkc out of Ukraine
August 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is your daily reminder that peace could be easily achiveved by Russia kindly getting the fkc out of Ukraine
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Think of the precedential effect as you watch all this. We've already seen the US military deployed to an American city, an unthinkable breach of fundamental constitutional principle...and it was treated with a yawn. Why? They...didn't do much. What about next time? What if mass protests break out?
Trump mentions NYC, Baltimore, and Oakland, says "they're so far gone," and adds, "this will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC."
August 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Think of the precedential effect as you watch all this. We've already seen the US military deployed to an American city, an unthinkable breach of fundamental constitutional principle...and it was treated with a yawn. Why? They...didn't do much. What about next time? What if mass protests break out?
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The “crisis” in D.C. doesn’t exist.
This is a manufactured narrative, serving the interests of a white supremacist, Christian nationalist Trump regime that aims to take over Democratic cities, imprison Black and Brown communities, and establish a long-lasting police state that crushes any dissent.
This is a manufactured narrative, serving the interests of a white supremacist, Christian nationalist Trump regime that aims to take over Democratic cities, imprison Black and Brown communities, and establish a long-lasting police state that crushes any dissent.
August 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The “crisis” in D.C. doesn’t exist.
This is a manufactured narrative, serving the interests of a white supremacist, Christian nationalist Trump regime that aims to take over Democratic cities, imprison Black and Brown communities, and establish a long-lasting police state that crushes any dissent.
This is a manufactured narrative, serving the interests of a white supremacist, Christian nationalist Trump regime that aims to take over Democratic cities, imprison Black and Brown communities, and establish a long-lasting police state that crushes any dissent.
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Fascists hate art because it allows people to experience the power of a fantasy: that things are not what they seem, that other people experience things the way you do, that a better world is possible. Imagination is a dangerous weapon when your main tactic is "because I said so"
July 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Fascists hate art because it allows people to experience the power of a fantasy: that things are not what they seem, that other people experience things the way you do, that a better world is possible. Imagination is a dangerous weapon when your main tactic is "because I said so"
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
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To understand what triggered the protests and the unexpected reaction in Ukraine, it’s essential to know the context - especially for those who don’t follow Ukraine’s internal politics.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
July 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
To understand what triggered the protests and the unexpected reaction in Ukraine, it’s essential to know the context - especially for those who don’t follow Ukraine’s internal politics.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
🧵Thread:
1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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JUST IN: 103,270 NC voters need to act imminently to avoid having to cast a provisional ballot in future elections. Who's on the list and what should they do about it? Given the importance of this issue, I've lifted the paywall--> #ncpol
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-voter-r...
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-voter-r...
103,270 North Carolinians must update their voter registration. Here's who's on the list and how they should respond
Elections officials will begin sending out notices to tens of thousands of voters to update their registration. If they don't respond, they'll have to cast a provisional ballot.
andersonalerts.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
JUST IN: 103,270 NC voters need to act imminently to avoid having to cast a provisional ballot in future elections. Who's on the list and what should they do about it? Given the importance of this issue, I've lifted the paywall--> #ncpol
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-voter-r...
andersonalerts.substack.com/p/nc-voter-r...
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🇺🇦Fella meet up + Rally for Ukraine = Perfection🇺🇸
On Sunday, August 24, for the fourth year in a row, US Ukrainian Activists (USUA) is bringing together supporters of Ukraineto celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day in Washington D.C.
DM me for additional details!
On Sunday, August 24, for the fourth year in a row, US Ukrainian Activists (USUA) is bringing together supporters of Ukraineto celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day in Washington D.C.
DM me for additional details!
July 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🇺🇦Fella meet up + Rally for Ukraine = Perfection🇺🇸
On Sunday, August 24, for the fourth year in a row, US Ukrainian Activists (USUA) is bringing together supporters of Ukraineto celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day in Washington D.C.
DM me for additional details!
On Sunday, August 24, for the fourth year in a row, US Ukrainian Activists (USUA) is bringing together supporters of Ukraineto celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day in Washington D.C.
DM me for additional details!
Can we make it 20?
You've raised over $2,000,000 towards the Sky Sentinel campaign — enough to buy 13 air defense turrets that will protect Ukrainians from russian drones and missiles💪
They will help save thousands of lives.
Thank you! Let's keep going:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
They will help save thousands of lives.
Thank you! Let's keep going:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
July 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Can we make it 20?
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Schedule for July 14-20
Subject to change
Monday-Friday
Independence Ave and New Jersey across from Longworth House office building from 5-7pm
Saturday and Sunday
Lafayette Park 5-7pm
🇺🇸🇺🇦
Call your members of Congress and demand the USA resumes military aid to Ukraine. ☎️Guide below:
#CrimeaIsUkraine
Subject to change
Monday-Friday
Independence Ave and New Jersey across from Longworth House office building from 5-7pm
Saturday and Sunday
Lafayette Park 5-7pm
🇺🇸🇺🇦
Call your members of Congress and demand the USA resumes military aid to Ukraine. ☎️Guide below:
#CrimeaIsUkraine
July 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Schedule for July 14-20
Subject to change
Monday-Friday
Independence Ave and New Jersey across from Longworth House office building from 5-7pm
Saturday and Sunday
Lafayette Park 5-7pm
🇺🇸🇺🇦
Call your members of Congress and demand the USA resumes military aid to Ukraine. ☎️Guide below:
#CrimeaIsUkraine
Subject to change
Monday-Friday
Independence Ave and New Jersey across from Longworth House office building from 5-7pm
Saturday and Sunday
Lafayette Park 5-7pm
🇺🇸🇺🇦
Call your members of Congress and demand the USA resumes military aid to Ukraine. ☎️Guide below:
#CrimeaIsUkraine
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Trump's "big announcement" turns out to be nothing more than giving Putin another 50 days of impunity to attack Ukraine.
The russians worked very hard to place someone as weak and stupid as Trump into the White House. They've been richly rewarded.
The russians worked very hard to place someone as weak and stupid as Trump into the White House. They've been richly rewarded.
July 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump's "big announcement" turns out to be nothing more than giving Putin another 50 days of impunity to attack Ukraine.
The russians worked very hard to place someone as weak and stupid as Trump into the White House. They've been richly rewarded.
The russians worked very hard to place someone as weak and stupid as Trump into the White House. They've been richly rewarded.
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We will never give up!
July 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We will never give up!
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The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new “camp” deep in the Florida Everglades, where officials are openly describing it as “concentrating” certain people in one area. Have you seen the photos of the flooding? This entire site is a human rights violation.
July 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new “camp” deep in the Florida Everglades, where officials are openly describing it as “concentrating” certain people in one area. Have you seen the photos of the flooding? This entire site is a human rights violation.
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July 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM