Rachel Rakov
@rachelrakov.bsky.social
AI research scientist, PhD, legit doctor of sarcasm. Rope, also. Increasingly invested in ASL. Concise / hilarious. she/her
When I tell people what I do, they assume I’m very smart. It used to make feel awkward but now I just go with it.
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
When I tell people what I do, they assume I’m very smart. It used to make feel awkward but now I just go with it.
I think House of Leaves would be scarier if it wasn’t such a chore to read
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I think House of Leaves would be scarier if it wasn’t such a chore to read
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“You’d have to work hard to not get enough protein.”
Column | I found the most complete protein. It’s not meat.
The most “complete” protein is probably one you’re already eating.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
“You’d have to work hard to not get enough protein.”
Also I’m extremely stressed and I am reaching my limit.
January 21, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Also I’m extremely stressed and I am reaching my limit.
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genuine shout-out to fung wah for driving down the greyhound bus prices, as well as other nyc<>boston buses that were overcharging for years before fung wah was like "you will only pay $15 and you may or may not end up on a bus that catches on fire but you WILL only pay $15"
January 20, 2026 at 4:53 PM
genuine shout-out to fung wah for driving down the greyhound bus prices, as well as other nyc<>boston buses that were overcharging for years before fung wah was like "you will only pay $15 and you may or may not end up on a bus that catches on fire but you WILL only pay $15"
Josh Allen’s team just keeps letting him down. It’s frustrating.
January 18, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Josh Allen’s team just keeps letting him down. It’s frustrating.
Today I tried a new show and literally the only thing I liked about it was the soundtrack. Great background music, tons of great songs, everything else was boring as shit. Will not be continuing on. (See, there are shows I give up on. There is bad tv that I won’t watch.)
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Today I tried a new show and literally the only thing I liked about it was the soundtrack. Great background music, tons of great songs, everything else was boring as shit. Will not be continuing on. (See, there are shows I give up on. There is bad tv that I won’t watch.)
People gotta stop eating mushrooms they forage themselves, damn.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/california-wild-mushrooms-poison.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/california-wild-mushrooms-poison.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Death Toll From California Wild Mushroom Poisoning Rises to 3
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
People gotta stop eating mushrooms they forage themselves, damn.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/california-wild-mushrooms-poison.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/us/california-wild-mushrooms-poison.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Watching the Bills this season has been unusually stressful
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Watching the Bills this season has been unusually stressful
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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If you're reporting on the deepfake porn site because of Grok, please make clear in the headline that governments not acting are allowing the scaled abuse of women and children online.
Don't say Grok is doing that harm. Grok isn't doing anything. It's human men who are doing these things.
Don't say Grok is doing that harm. Grok isn't doing anything. It's human men who are doing these things.
January 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM
If you're reporting on the deepfake porn site because of Grok, please make clear in the headline that governments not acting are allowing the scaled abuse of women and children online.
Don't say Grok is doing that harm. Grok isn't doing anything. It's human men who are doing these things.
Don't say Grok is doing that harm. Grok isn't doing anything. It's human men who are doing these things.
In the winter is a pretty quick switch from afternoon tea to evening wine.
January 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
In the winter is a pretty quick switch from afternoon tea to evening wine.
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I was correct about speed limits
What’s the funniest reason someone got mad at you on Bluesky this year?
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I was correct about speed limits
Farewell, MetroCard, I perfected the swipe.
Hopefully in early 2026 I’ll be back living in NYC, so all of this really is relevant to my life
Hopefully in early 2026 I’ll be back living in NYC, so all of this really is relevant to my life
December 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Farewell, MetroCard, I perfected the swipe.
Hopefully in early 2026 I’ll be back living in NYC, so all of this really is relevant to my life
Hopefully in early 2026 I’ll be back living in NYC, so all of this really is relevant to my life
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wrong. living in New York City is about frantically swiping your metrocard as your train arrives, repeatedly getting an error, and in the span of a half second evaluating whether you still have the athleticism to jump a turnstile. if you don’t like that then move to fucking Boston.
the amount of sad you should feel about the retirement of the NYC Metrocard should be like “mildly wistful pre-nostalgia” — more than that, IMO, is kinda silly
December 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
wrong. living in New York City is about frantically swiping your metrocard as your train arrives, repeatedly getting an error, and in the span of a half second evaluating whether you still have the athleticism to jump a turnstile. if you don’t like that then move to fucking Boston.
The emperor has no clothes. Pluribus is a waste of time.
December 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The emperor has no clothes. Pluribus is a waste of time.
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![Comic. [Banner: Mathematical Society: 2025 Meeting.] PERSON 1 with bun: Any other new developments from the year to cover before we wrap? PERSON 2: Oh, the teens picked a new funny number. PERSON 3 with short hair: Aww, I’m glad to hear they’re still doing that. PERSON 4 with ponytail: I’ll add it to the list. [List: 23 (skidoo!; 42; 69; 420; 1,337; 58,008; [circled]: 67]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreig43e2u4zzpifhq6fbf2iwplmva2lt5rokfg5uws5dysbe55up6wa@jpeg)
December 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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I hate this country, I hate this administration, I hate everyone who supports mass murdering children
Under the proposed rule issued by the Trump Administration today, any Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospital would be barred from providing gender-affirming care to *any child*, even if the care is not paid for by Medicare or Medicaid.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I hate this country, I hate this administration, I hate everyone who supports mass murdering children
My main takeaway from this is that Pornhub doesn’t know how old millennials are.
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My main takeaway from this is that Pornhub doesn’t know how old millennials are.
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They should do MyChart Wrapped
I cooked my own Thanksgiving meal and forgot to take a photo of everything when it was all done 😕
It was super good though
It was super good though
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I cooked my own Thanksgiving meal and forgot to take a photo of everything when it was all done 😕
It was super good though
It was super good though
Wow this interview is SO much worse than I thought it would be.
This is bleak as fuck.
This is bleak as fuck.
This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Wow this interview is SO much worse than I thought it would be.
This is bleak as fuck.
This is bleak as fuck.
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This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.
They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.