Rachael Vorberg-Rugh
@rachaelvr.bsky.social
Editor, researcher, historian, co-operatives geek, museum professional, musician, & human with many interests.
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73% of Americans support expanded #retirement account contributions for caregivers.
74% support additional “catch-up” contributions for caregivers.
#Tip: Urge Congress to pass The Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act and the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act.
(202) 224-3121
74% support additional “catch-up” contributions for caregivers.
#Tip: Urge Congress to pass The Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act and the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act.
(202) 224-3121
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
73% of Americans support expanded #retirement account contributions for caregivers.
74% support additional “catch-up” contributions for caregivers.
#Tip: Urge Congress to pass The Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act and the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act.
(202) 224-3121
74% support additional “catch-up” contributions for caregivers.
#Tip: Urge Congress to pass The Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act and the Catching Up Family Caregivers Act.
(202) 224-3121
It’s a great time to donate to your local public radio and TV stations, if you can. In addition to your home station, consider “adopting” a rural station; they’re far more reliant on the fed funds they just lost. Here’s a list of rural stations: cpb.org/aboutpb/rural
@npr @pbs
@npr @pbs
CPB Support for Rural Stations
Public broadcasting has largely achieved the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967's “universal service” mandate — to provide all Americans with free, over-the-air access to public broadcasting's programmin...
cpb.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It’s a great time to donate to your local public radio and TV stations, if you can. In addition to your home station, consider “adopting” a rural station; they’re far more reliant on the fed funds they just lost. Here’s a list of rural stations: cpb.org/aboutpb/rural
@npr @pbs
@npr @pbs
Some food for thought as we all try to navigate the present insanity.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Some food for thought as we all try to navigate the present insanity.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
My favorite pope joke so far.
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My favorite pope joke so far.
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“Rank favoritism, such as a sole-source award to a contractor who is a major donor to the governor, leads past waste to outright corruption.”
Our top story: Abbott's Operation Lone Star boondoggle has been lining donors pockets for four years now, with no sign of stopping.
Our top story: Abbott's Operation Lone Star boondoggle has been lining donors pockets for four years now, with no sign of stopping.
Abbott’s Border Disaster Has Created a No-Bid Bonanza for Private Contractors
There is now a powerful, well-heeled constituency that has built up around Operation Lone Star.
www.texasobserver.org
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“Rank favoritism, such as a sole-source award to a contractor who is a major donor to the governor, leads past waste to outright corruption.”
Our top story: Abbott's Operation Lone Star boondoggle has been lining donors pockets for four years now, with no sign of stopping.
Our top story: Abbott's Operation Lone Star boondoggle has been lining donors pockets for four years now, with no sign of stopping.
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Consider organizing a small grocery/mealshare co-op in your community. You have neighbors, students, colleagues, friends who don't have access to bulk foods or cooking from scratch. Pooling resources - a car, a Costco membership, a kitchen - can make a huge difference for everyone in the co-op.
February 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Consider organizing a small grocery/mealshare co-op in your community. You have neighbors, students, colleagues, friends who don't have access to bulk foods or cooking from scratch. Pooling resources - a car, a Costco membership, a kitchen - can make a huge difference for everyone in the co-op.
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Interesting article on the head of the Russian sovereign wealth fund (who is a buddy of MbS and will be part of the negotiating team from the Russian side in supposed “peace talks”) www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Interesting article on the head of the Russian sovereign wealth fund (who is a buddy of MbS and will be part of the negotiating team from the Russian side in supposed “peace talks”) www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
This is wonderful news! Congratulations to the Co-operative Heritage Trust and to the Co-operative College. PS, if you’re interested in the project archivist position mentioned: my time working with the College and the Trust was professionally and personally rewarding, highly recommend.
Good news. The Co-operative Heritage Trust will be able to catalogue and open up the Co-operative College Archival Collection with this money. (And there’s a vacancy for a project archivist: www.co-operativeheritage.coop/jobs-and-vol...)
www.co-operativeheritage.coop/Pages/Catego...
www.co-operativeheritage.coop/Pages/Catego...
Co-operative Heritage Trust receives support for Seeds of Change Project thanks to National Lottery Players
Co-operative Heritage Trust receives support from National Lottery Players Seeds of Change: Documenting the history of the Co-operative College The Co-operative Heritage Trust is pleased ...
www.co-operativeheritage.coop
January 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is wonderful news! Congratulations to the Co-operative Heritage Trust and to the Co-operative College. PS, if you’re interested in the project archivist position mentioned: my time working with the College and the Trust was professionally and personally rewarding, highly recommend.
Good to know.
Word of the day (of course) is ‘scurryfunging’, from US dialect: the frantic attempt to tidy the house just before guests arrive.
December 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Good to know.
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Ther ys a worde for runninge a countrye lyke a businesse and that word ys kleptocracy
December 11, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Ther ys a worde for runninge a countrye lyke a businesse and that word ys kleptocracy
When being interrupted is a good thing.
December 7, 2024 at 9:53 PM
When being interrupted is a good thing.
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While the lower back tattoo or the barbed wire on the bicep may feel like recent trends, women have been getting inked for centuries.
From initials to butterflies, Nastasha Sartore explores Victorian women's tattoo choices. ✊🗃️
www.historyworkshop....
From initials to butterflies, Nastasha Sartore explores Victorian women's tattoo choices. ✊🗃️
www.historyworkshop....
Victorian Women's Tattoos
From initials to butterflies, Nastasha Sartore explores Victorian women's tattoo choices.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 11:17 AM
While the lower back tattoo or the barbed wire on the bicep may feel like recent trends, women have been getting inked for centuries.
From initials to butterflies, Nastasha Sartore explores Victorian women's tattoo choices. ✊🗃️
www.historyworkshop....
From initials to butterflies, Nastasha Sartore explores Victorian women's tattoo choices. ✊🗃️
www.historyworkshop....
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Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Copy editor: The cup is half-full or half-empty, and a sentence should conclude with a period.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Copy editor: The cup is half-full or half-empty, and a sentence should conclude with a period.
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Physicist: Assume a spherical cup in a vacuum
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Physicist: Assume a spherical cup in a vacuum
November 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Copy editor: The cup is half-full or half-empty, and a sentence should conclude with a period.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Copy editor: The cup is half-full or half-empty, and a sentence should conclude with a period.