Moni
rainshadowreads.bsky.social
Moni
@rainshadowreads.bsky.social
40 something epidemologist, Iranian, mother of two humans and three cats, and incurable book nerd living in WA State.

Wash your hands and your rice. Oh, and don’t touch bats, even though they’re cute.
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I'm going to need you to stop comparing this coup to the Handmaid's Tale as if Margaret Atwood didn't pull every bit of that book from things that had already happened in the real world.

It's not feeling like the Handmaid's Tale. They're pulling from a historical playbook.
February 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I wrote this last weekend after an enraging day of dead links from the CDC while I was just trying to do my goddamn job keeping goddamn people from getting goddamn sick. Sigh.

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week 06: archivists are activists.
why lore-keeping is an act of resistance.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Anyone else back to listening to Inside on loop? Just me?

I am very mentally healthy rn I don’t know what you mean

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That Funny Feeling
Bo Burnham · INSIDE (DELUXE) · Song · 2022
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February 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I’m coping with all of this *gestures to metaphorically burning surroundings* by resurrecting my Substack. I promise absolutely nothing in the way of content, but maybe it won’t totally suck.

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the enemy of fascism is community.
I’d love to say that this will be some beautifully curated post full of links to share and photos to look at, but not today.
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January 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM