Rachael Scarborough
@rachael-akasha.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ Trans woman 🏳️⚧️. Aspiring musician. Gamer. Creator of games. Sci-fi geek. Voracious reader. Mother of cats. Meaning of life ponderer.
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"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope
His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
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it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah
Kenya transgender rights victory hailed as African first
QNews LGBTIQA+ News
qnews.com.au
September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah
"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."
fuck yeah
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
August 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Can folks do me a favor?
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
I was on Bluesky early & it was great. Mostly. I hit the eject button in January.
I came back, many colleagues are here, but still don’t know I am.
I co-created Halt and Catch Fire. I write TV & comics.
Here’s two favorite set photos.
Repost? I am in the wilderness.
Would bet that some serious insider trading violations happened today. Of course we may never know considering the watchdogs that would come down on that have been thoroughly gutted
April 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Would bet that some serious insider trading violations happened today. Of course we may never know considering the watchdogs that would come down on that have been thoroughly gutted
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EXCLUSIVE: Tonight at the Kennedy Center, Guster brought on cast members from Finn, an LGBTQ+ kids musical that was recently canceled when Trump took over the center. They performed the band’s song “Hard Times” to a standing ovation.
Full story, exclusive quotes and video on The Handbasket:
Full story, exclusive quotes and video on The Handbasket:
EXCLUSIVE: After Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ musical, Guster brings cast on stage in protest
Finn's run at the storied DC venue was axed after Trump took over.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Tonight at the Kennedy Center, Guster brought on cast members from Finn, an LGBTQ+ kids musical that was recently canceled when Trump took over the center. They performed the band’s song “Hard Times” to a standing ovation.
Full story, exclusive quotes and video on The Handbasket:
Full story, exclusive quotes and video on The Handbasket:
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This is a real tweet posted by the official White House government account. Yes, really.
March 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is a real tweet posted by the official White House government account. Yes, really.
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Trying hard not to fangirl (in my personal capacity)
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) Speaks at the 2025 HRC Los Angeles Dinner
YouTube video by Human Rights Campaign
youtu.be
March 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trying hard not to fangirl (in my personal capacity)
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Circling back on this…
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Circling back on this…
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“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias
elias.law
March 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“Elias Law Group will not be deterred from fighting for democracy in court. There will be no negotiation with this White House about the clients we represent or the lawsuits we bring on their behalf."
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Bernie Sanders and AOC’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in Denver on Friday night had over 34,000 people attending.
March 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Bernie Sanders and AOC’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in Denver on Friday night had over 34,000 people attending.
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👏👏👏
Bernie Sanders and AOC’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ rally in Denver on Friday night had over 34,000 people attending.
March 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
👏👏👏
I feel like the never ending stream of dystopian fiction we’ve been consuming the last few decades has collectively conditioned us to accept what we’re seeing now as normal.
March 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I feel like the never ending stream of dystopian fiction we’ve been consuming the last few decades has collectively conditioned us to accept what we’re seeing now as normal.
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The Utah State Legislature banned pride flags on government buildings so the Salt Lake City government lit City Hall up in Pride Colors ☠️
March 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Utah State Legislature banned pride flags on government buildings so the Salt Lake City government lit City Hall up in Pride Colors ☠️
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CLOTURE FAILS, CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Last few votes rolling in.
CLOTURE FAILS, CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Last few votes rolling in.
March 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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CLOTURE FAILS, CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Last few votes rolling in.
CLOTURE FAILS, CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Last few votes rolling in.
Since Google is apparently going all-in on “Be evil”, I spent part of my day switching my e-mail and cloud storage over to PhotonMail. Happy to be cutting the cord with Google for a provider with far superior security, and less expensive too
February 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Since Google is apparently going all-in on “Be evil”, I spent part of my day switching my e-mail and cloud storage over to PhotonMail. Happy to be cutting the cord with Google for a provider with far superior security, and less expensive too
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I needed to read this today. Maybe you do too!
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I needed to read this today. Maybe you do too!
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Gov. Mills showed precisely the sort of integrity in the face of political pressure that the majority of the party currently lacks. More importantly, she did so extemporaneously and without hesitation from a purple state where this isn't a universally popular position.
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
February 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Gov. Mills showed precisely the sort of integrity in the face of political pressure that the majority of the party currently lacks. More importantly, she did so extemporaneously and without hesitation from a purple state where this isn't a universally popular position.
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
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“RESIST. DO NOT COMPLY WITH THEIR ILLEGAL MANDATES.”Judge Ortiz emailed her EEOC colleagues after the anti-trans EO. She told me, “The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up. I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”
How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk
Some civil servants are using whatever levers they have to resist the orders of the world’s richest man, both in public and behind closed doors.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“RESIST. DO NOT COMPLY WITH THEIR ILLEGAL MANDATES.”Judge Ortiz emailed her EEOC colleagues after the anti-trans EO. She told me, “The unknown was not as scary as being complicit and not speaking up. I can exist on cornflakes and community at the end of the day if it means that my soul is intact.”
At the protest today at the Tesla dealership in SF
February 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
At the protest today at the Tesla dealership in SF