Dr. Rachel Boehm, PhD
@rachelboehm.bsky.social
Sharing personal opinions and life stuff. I/O Psychologist & science-based health nerd. Biz owner. Former journalist.
@nicolehertvik.bsky.social this article was 👨🍳😚. dctheaterarts.org/2025/12/12/i...
Truly fabulous writing and I appreciated the olive branch turn at the end too.
As a former performer and student of theater history, I appreciate those who remind us all about the roll the arts play in our society.
Truly fabulous writing and I appreciated the olive branch turn at the end too.
As a former performer and student of theater history, I appreciate those who remind us all about the roll the arts play in our society.
Inside Trump’s Bonkers Kennedy Center Honors
I attended the Honors hoping to evaluate it on artistic merit, but politics was the star of this show. Now I just want to fund a production of 'Lesbian Othello.'
dctheaterarts.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@nicolehertvik.bsky.social this article was 👨🍳😚. dctheaterarts.org/2025/12/12/i...
Truly fabulous writing and I appreciated the olive branch turn at the end too.
As a former performer and student of theater history, I appreciate those who remind us all about the roll the arts play in our society.
Truly fabulous writing and I appreciated the olive branch turn at the end too.
As a former performer and student of theater history, I appreciate those who remind us all about the roll the arts play in our society.
🚨This book. This book is a must read.
The hopeful part of me says it could be as powerful a wake up call as The Jungle.
The cynical part of me says in this noisy media environment even The Jungle couldn’t be The Jungle.
I hope the hopeful side wins. Thank you @brian-goldstone.bsky.social.
The hopeful part of me says it could be as powerful a wake up call as The Jungle.
The cynical part of me says in this noisy media environment even The Jungle couldn’t be The Jungle.
I hope the hopeful side wins. Thank you @brian-goldstone.bsky.social.
After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
December 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨This book. This book is a must read.
The hopeful part of me says it could be as powerful a wake up call as The Jungle.
The cynical part of me says in this noisy media environment even The Jungle couldn’t be The Jungle.
I hope the hopeful side wins. Thank you @brian-goldstone.bsky.social.
The hopeful part of me says it could be as powerful a wake up call as The Jungle.
The cynical part of me says in this noisy media environment even The Jungle couldn’t be The Jungle.
I hope the hopeful side wins. Thank you @brian-goldstone.bsky.social.
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
Worth a full read:
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Worth a full read:
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
“Even if she is the most powerful woman in this country, she is subject to being sexualized and victimized,”… “A citizen, with no respect for her presidential status or anything else, can see her as a woman he is entitled to touch and defy.”
Sexual Assault of Mexico’s President Exposes Challenges of Her Equality Push
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“Even if she is the most powerful woman in this country, she is subject to being sexualized and victimized,”… “A citizen, with no respect for her presidential status or anything else, can see her as a woman he is entitled to touch and defy.”
🧵Ms King passed out a budget worksheet with common goods and their prices, and the amount of money we had available to spend for the week to feed our households.
The era, and related pricing, was the 1930s. The Great Depression.
The era, and related pricing, was the 1930s. The Great Depression.
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
🧵Ms King passed out a budget worksheet with common goods and their prices, and the amount of money we had available to spend for the week to feed our households.
The era, and related pricing, was the 1930s. The Great Depression.
The era, and related pricing, was the 1930s. The Great Depression.
I can’t wait for this!! And I hope our leaders watch it and take it to heart.
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
The American Revolution: An Inside Look
Step behind the scenes of Ken Burns’s new film to see how The American Revolution came to life.
www.pbs.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I can’t wait for this!! And I hope our leaders watch it and take it to heart.
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
It’s…interesting.
WATCH: President Donald Trump's extended 60 Minutes interview cbsn.ws/3LghAAh
President Trump's extended 60 Minutes interview
President Trump sat down with Norah O'Donnell to discuss U.S.-China relations, Venezuela, Israel, the government shutdown, immigration, the National Guard and more.
cbsn.ws
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It’s…interesting.
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Shutting Democrats out of a national security briefing and withholding the legal justification of the Venezuelan boat strikes from half the Senate is indefensible. This White House is eroding our national security.
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Shutting Democrats out of a national security briefing and withholding the legal justification of the Venezuelan boat strikes from half the Senate is indefensible. This White House is eroding our national security.
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National security and the safety of our troops are on the line… and Republicans think this is something they can just keep secret from Democrats.
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
National security and the safety of our troops are on the line… and Republicans think this is something they can just keep secret from Democrats.
My latest piece for the Falls Church Independent:
As I tell my clients, emotions are contagious, and there are A LOT of them out there. Especially if you are in the DC Metro Area. I hope this resource helps you buffer yourself.
#emotionregulation #emotionalintelligence
As I tell my clients, emotions are contagious, and there are A LOT of them out there. Especially if you are in the DC Metro Area. I hope this resource helps you buffer yourself.
#emotionregulation #emotionalintelligence
October 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My latest piece for the Falls Church Independent:
As I tell my clients, emotions are contagious, and there are A LOT of them out there. Especially if you are in the DC Metro Area. I hope this resource helps you buffer yourself.
#emotionregulation #emotionalintelligence
As I tell my clients, emotions are contagious, and there are A LOT of them out there. Especially if you are in the DC Metro Area. I hope this resource helps you buffer yourself.
#emotionregulation #emotionalintelligence
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
One of the first things I learned during my Journalism & Public Affairs Masters Program at AU was “The Barbara Streisand Effect”.
The WH didn’t get that memo apparently. These are just a few screenshots…
The WH didn’t get that memo apparently. These are just a few screenshots…
October 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
One of the first things I learned during my Journalism & Public Affairs Masters Program at AU was “The Barbara Streisand Effect”.
The WH didn’t get that memo apparently. These are just a few screenshots…
The WH didn’t get that memo apparently. These are just a few screenshots…
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Did you take your husband's surname? No passport?
Call your US Senator and say VOTE NO on the SAVE ACT.
Call your US Senator and say VOTE NO on the SAVE ACT.
Corporate media is completely ignoring the dangers of The SAVE Act. Here's what you need to know about this attempt to gut voting rights, particularly for tens of millions of women in America, and how we need to fight back to protect our democracy.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-the-sa...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-the-sa...
How The SAVE Act Would Roll Back Voting Rights
What is the SAVE Act and why we cannot allow it to become law
www.qasimrashid.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Did you take your husband's surname? No passport?
Call your US Senator and say VOTE NO on the SAVE ACT.
Call your US Senator and say VOTE NO on the SAVE ACT.
Ok Virginia! Let’s do this.
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Ok Virginia! Let’s do this.
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"At best that’s juvenile; at worst it’s an ugly attack on the democratic spirit. Either way, it’s bizarre, jarring, and extremely divisive. You’d think journalists would want to talk about it."
New in PN by @nberlat.bsky.social.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
New in PN by @nberlat.bsky.social.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
Trump shits on America. Why doesn’t the media care?
For many news orgs, Trump’s fascist coalition is uniquely legitimate.
www.publicnotice.co
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"At best that’s juvenile; at worst it’s an ugly attack on the democratic spirit. Either way, it’s bizarre, jarring, and extremely divisive. You’d think journalists would want to talk about it."
New in PN by @nberlat.bsky.social.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
New in PN by @nberlat.bsky.social.
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
Good for JJ Green and other reporters who are standing on principle and the freedom of the press. As a former journalist, the directive from Hegseth is appalling.
wtop.com/national-sec...
wtop.com/national-sec...
Commentary: I turned in my Pentagon credential — not my commitment - WTOP News
After 20 years of covering the U.S. military, WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green turned in his Pentagon press credential.
wtop.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Good for JJ Green and other reporters who are standing on principle and the freedom of the press. As a former journalist, the directive from Hegseth is appalling.
wtop.com/national-sec...
wtop.com/national-sec...
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"Stephen Miller froze up because he thought he’d given the game away, but with the other two branches of government abdicating their responsibility to check Trump, he’s more right than he should be."
Latest in PN by @snipy.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/stephen-mi...
Latest in PN by @snipy.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/stephen-mi...
Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"
This is not how the Constitution works.
www.publicnotice.co
October 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Stephen Miller froze up because he thought he’d given the game away, but with the other two branches of government abdicating their responsibility to check Trump, he’s more right than he should be."
Latest in PN by @snipy.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/stephen-mi...
Latest in PN by @snipy.bsky.social
www.publicnotice.co/p/stephen-mi...
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Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
October 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
Reposted by Dr. Rachel Boehm, PhD
A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.
1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.
n.pr
October 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.
Reposted by Dr. Rachel Boehm, PhD
MIT’s rebuke of the Trump admin's compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.
MIT’s resistance gives boost to academics' efforts to defy Trump
MIT’s rebuke of the Trump administration’s compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.
www.politico.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
MIT’s rebuke of the Trump admin's compact presents an opening for other college presidents to resist.
Reposted by Dr. Rachel Boehm, PhD
Trump’s TikTok deal is short on details. “But what has been released should alarm anyone concerned with this administration’s drive to consolidate wealth and media power in the hands of a loyal few,” @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.
Trump’s Dodgy Plan for TikTok
The details are murky, but it looks like the president is about to further enrich and empower his friends.
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump’s TikTok deal is short on details. “But what has been released should alarm anyone concerned with this administration’s drive to consolidate wealth and media power in the hands of a loyal few,” @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.
A masterful piece via @theatlantic.com. You don’t often see writing this well-crafted anymore. www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
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The Cruel Calculus of Palestinian Grief
In times of mass atrocity, processing personal sorrow becomes more complicated.
www.theatlantic.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A masterful piece via @theatlantic.com. You don’t often see writing this well-crafted anymore. www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
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