Rachel Greenley
@rachelgreenley.bsky.social
Writer / CNF
Ex-Tech Worker
Words in: New England Review, The New York Times, Orion Magazine
Bennington Writing Seminars
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Ex-Tech Worker
Words in: New England Review, The New York Times, Orion Magazine
Bennington Writing Seminars
linktr.ee/rachel_greenley_writer
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Beyond excited to be in the fall issue of New England Review with a spooky essay about nerve gas storage, Joan Didion, and capitalism.
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If my greatest contribution to society is to be the medical frontline - correcting RFK’s nonsense at every step - then I will do it.
For the vast majority, measles vaccination confers lifelong protection.
This isn’t complicated or debated.
For the vast majority, measles vaccination confers lifelong protection.
This isn’t complicated or debated.
March 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If my greatest contribution to society is to be the medical frontline - correcting RFK’s nonsense at every step - then I will do it.
For the vast majority, measles vaccination confers lifelong protection.
This isn’t complicated or debated.
For the vast majority, measles vaccination confers lifelong protection.
This isn’t complicated or debated.
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
Seattle #50501movement big turnout at the Federal Bldg
February 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Seattle #50501movement big turnout at the Federal Bldg
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This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
I keep saying Dems need to do a daily briefing on Capitol Hill and fill the void, fact check the WH. Hire Pete Buttigeig and give him a staff to do this.
February 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ?
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions !
We all look forward to reading your thoughts
Joyous protest against ICE in Seattle. And some very funny signs.
February 9, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Joyous protest against ICE in Seattle. And some very funny signs.
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Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊
December 22, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊
Where’s the boss?
I wrote about the increasing wealth gap in remote work for @nytimes. The datapoint that really made me think? Employment for people with disabilities rose by 22% during the pandemic…due to remote work.
Why go backwards?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/o...
I wrote about the increasing wealth gap in remote work for @nytimes. The datapoint that really made me think? Employment for people with disabilities rose by 22% during the pandemic…due to remote work.
Why go backwards?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/o...
Opinion | Remote Work Is Increasingly for The Rich (Gift Article)
Remote work is increasingly a privilege enjoyed by the most affluent Americans.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Where’s the boss?
I wrote about the increasing wealth gap in remote work for @nytimes. The datapoint that really made me think? Employment for people with disabilities rose by 22% during the pandemic…due to remote work.
Why go backwards?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/o...
I wrote about the increasing wealth gap in remote work for @nytimes. The datapoint that really made me think? Employment for people with disabilities rose by 22% during the pandemic…due to remote work.
Why go backwards?
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/o...
Let’s do this.
November 15, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Let’s do this.
On Nov. 14, 1851, Melville’s “Moby Dick” was published. 🐋
Feeling a bit monomaniacal today?
Feeling a bit monomaniacal today?
November 15, 2024 at 1:10 AM
On Nov. 14, 1851, Melville’s “Moby Dick” was published. 🐋
Feeling a bit monomaniacal today?
Feeling a bit monomaniacal today?
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My day job: I'm a writer in non-profit healthcare. This week I had to write Q&A to address the many calls we're receiving from TERRIFIED patients in the midst of gender-affirming care. So this is my BIG F.U. to politicians who enjoy terrifying people who are only trying to be their authentic selves.
November 13, 2024 at 7:43 PM
My day job: I'm a writer in non-profit healthcare. This week I had to write Q&A to address the many calls we're receiving from TERRIFIED patients in the midst of gender-affirming care. So this is my BIG F.U. to politicians who enjoy terrifying people who are only trying to be their authentic selves.
The last backpacking gasp…
November 13, 2024 at 6:16 PM
The last backpacking gasp…
Thank you, LitHub!
Rachel Greenley examines how the ruins of the Umatilla Chemical Depot reveal illusions of progress and productivity.
lithub.com/a-golden-lan...
Rachel Greenley examines how the ruins of the Umatilla Chemical Depot reveal illusions of progress and productivity.
lithub.com/a-golden-lan...
A Golden Land? Questioning Frontiers, Fantasies and Fulfillment in the Pacific Northwest
I’d first driven by this land en route to elsewhere. When I saw the bunkers—over a thousand set upon the desert—I was so stunned by the terrain’s alien disfigurement that I stopped at an overpass t…
lithub.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Thank you, LitHub!
Rachel Greenley examines how the ruins of the Umatilla Chemical Depot reveal illusions of progress and productivity.
lithub.com/a-golden-lan...
Rachel Greenley examines how the ruins of the Umatilla Chemical Depot reveal illusions of progress and productivity.
lithub.com/a-golden-lan...
Beyond excited to be in the fall issue of New England Review with a spooky essay about nerve gas storage, Joan Didion, and capitalism.
November 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Beyond excited to be in the fall issue of New England Review with a spooky essay about nerve gas storage, Joan Didion, and capitalism.
Thank you, Longreads, for selecting "The Atomic Disease" as a best essay of the week: Krista Stevens says that @GreenleyRachel's piece speaks to anyone who has seen a loved one through catastrophic illness: "Where you need answers, often there are only questions."
longreads.com/2023/08/25/t...
longreads.com/2023/08/25/t...
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads
Featuring stories from Rachel Greenley, Annalisa Quinn, Amit Katwala, Jamie Loftus, and Werner Herzog. (Yes, that Werner Herzog.)
longreads.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Thank you, Longreads, for selecting "The Atomic Disease" as a best essay of the week: Krista Stevens says that @GreenleyRachel's piece speaks to anyone who has seen a loved one through catastrophic illness: "Where you need answers, often there are only questions."
longreads.com/2023/08/25/t...
longreads.com/2023/08/25/t...
From Orion Magazine: "Rachel Greenley wants to know if nuclear power can be used for good. But her motivations for this search are also personal, deeper: she’s searching for answers as to why her husband died from the 'atomic disease.'”
orionmagazine.org/article/atom...
orionmagazine.org/article/atom...
The Atomic Disease - Orion Magazine
On Oppenheimer's atoms in the body
orionmagazine.org
November 13, 2024 at 3:51 PM
From Orion Magazine: "Rachel Greenley wants to know if nuclear power can be used for good. But her motivations for this search are also personal, deeper: she’s searching for answers as to why her husband died from the 'atomic disease.'”
orionmagazine.org/article/atom...
orionmagazine.org/article/atom...
I wrote about fast fashion for
@nytimes
from the viewpoint of processing clothing returns. I hope you'll read it. What an amazing NYT Opinion team to work with: from the editors to the fact checkers...thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/o...
@nytimes
from the viewpoint of processing clothing returns. I hope you'll read it. What an amazing NYT Opinion team to work with: from the editors to the fact checkers...thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/o...
Opinion | This Is the Reality of America’s Fast-Fashion Addiction (Published 2022)
I took a job to study how a tech company’s focus on speed and scale affects warehouse workers. I found myself facing an onslaught of cheap clothing.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM
I wrote about fast fashion for
@nytimes
from the viewpoint of processing clothing returns. I hope you'll read it. What an amazing NYT Opinion team to work with: from the editors to the fact checkers...thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/o...
@nytimes
from the viewpoint of processing clothing returns. I hope you'll read it. What an amazing NYT Opinion team to work with: from the editors to the fact checkers...thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2022/11/25/o...
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for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌
November 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌
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Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.
a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
ALT: a woman standing in a library with a book titled room on the shelf
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November 13, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Librarians moving dystopian novels to the nonfiction shelves.