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Rachel Dellon
@rdellon.bsky.social
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DC native, Philly transplant, and proud nerd. Frequent nonprofit, musical, and cat posts. All views my own; reposts not auto-endorsements. (She/her)
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Just preserving this for posterity.
Original photo is of two chickens - one black, one white - facing the camera solemnly as they stand in front of a window. Outside is a landscape, with ominous lightning coming down directly behind them. The screenshot is the same image, with 666 likes.
September 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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I can’t be sure, but I think @ponder719.bsky.social might be excited about this.
A chat bubble consisting of the words “OH MY GOD” repeated over and over again with no spacing between them
June 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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I do not think targeting ActBlue is working as intended, unless the intent was to frustrate everyone with so much spam that they unsubscribe from everything. And if that were the plan, it would have happened already.
Screenshot of text: "Trump issued Official Order targeting ActBlue. We need a MASSIVE response to make him regret it 900% MATCH UNLOCKED:"
April 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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It isn’t a real Philly protest until Elmo shows up.
Off-brand Elmo, bopping along to the drum corps with other marchers in Philadelphia
April 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Just some freedom of assembly in action by Independence Mall.
Hands Off marchers on Market Street in Philadelphia Hands Off marchers in Philadelphia heading toward Independence Mall
April 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Eee. ❤️🚀

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Illustrated portrait of the poster as a cranky Starfleet science ensign giving some kind of report.
February 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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They don't seem to have thought this all the way through.
Partial list of programs supported by federal grants. There's a lot here, including FEMA, NOAA, HHS, and others, but for the purposes of this post you just need to pay attention to 77 - Operation Stonegarden, which enhances border security.
January 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Someone really ought to think about reviving it, tbh.
Excerpt from Wikipedia on the Bull Moose/Progressive Party: “The party's platform built on Roosevelt's Square Deal domestic program and called for several progressive reforms. The platform asserted that "to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day". Proposals on the platform included restrictions on campaign finance contributions, a reduction of the tariff and the establishment of a social insurance system, an eight-hour workday and women's suffrage.”
January 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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No, no, wait, I got it:

Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
Voyager's Tom Paris, mid-transformation into a giant salamander.
January 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Lots of good potential responses, but I think my favorite is Wendy Darling’s:
I ain’t reading all that I’m happy for u tho Or sorry that happened
January 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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It is so damn weird living in a city whose mascots are somehow even more extremely online than me.
Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty stands at a table that has several cups and pitchers of lemonade on it. A sign taped to the front of the table reads "Lemonade: 1 cup = $500; 2 cups = 50 cents." Gritty is also holding up a sign that reads "No grapes" for the benefit of a figure in an Anaheim Ducks jersey with a disturbingly realistic yellow duck head.
January 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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I don't care how the game is; I kinda want it just for Janeway's expression.
Captain Janeway has a phaser rifle and she's not afraid to use it.
January 3, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:
Aabria Iyengar, Matt Mercer, and Brennan Lee Mulligan, posing like they're not about to make you roll initiative against an NPC you definitely shouldn't have trusted.
December 24, 2024 at 4:10 AM
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And then there is Bella, who is just 100% baby. Do not let the blurriness of the photos dissuade you; she's just too cute for the cameras to capture. #cats #catpics #caturday
A mostly white cat with brown patches stares out through the mesh of a playpen. A white cat with brown patches and a brown-striped tail sitting in a blue playpen surrounded by cat toys looks up.
December 21, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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Y'all. Brownie has the saddest origin story - she got kicked out of her home as a teen mom - and she's just the sweetest kitty: friendly (to humans, at least), chatty, playful, and inquisitive. Also makes an excellent paper shredder for your home office! #cats #catpics #caturday
Tortishell cat peers out of cage at the viewer Tortishell cat investigates the contents of a desk.
December 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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I mean, it certainly wasn’t my best @learnedleague.bsky.social season of all time, but I didn’t think I did THAT badly.
Screenshot of email: “The results for LL 103 Match Day 25 are now available. In that match, you played , . You finished LL103 in th place in Rundle , with a record of —.”
December 20, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 20:
Cover of A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers. Two humanoid figures stand silhouetted against a dark sky mostly taken up by a large sun or planet, with a smaller sun off to the right. Pull quote by Ann Leckie says, "Great fun!"
December 19, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 19:
Cover of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. A black and white ship floats on an ocean of smoke, emerging from a cigarette held by a reclining figure silhouetted in white with another white silhouetted figure kneeling beside them.
December 18, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 18:
Cover of Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. A boy in colonial-era dress stands in the foreground, holding a musket. Behind him are images of a British soldier in a red coat, a building, a sailing ship, and other men in colonial dress with muskets.
December 17, 2024 at 2:27 AM
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And then there's my inner chaos gremlin that just wants to start throwing Xs and Qs everywhere. (Also, I kind of feel like lawful good should be in Hebrew or Aramaic, but oh well.)
The Hannukah Spelling Alignment Chart: Lawful Good: Hannukah Neutral Good: Chanukah Chaotic Good: Chanukka Lawful Neutral: Hanukka True Neutral: Hanukah Chaotic Neutral: Channuka Lawful Evil: Channukkah Neutral Evil: Chanuqa Chaotic Evil: Xanuka
December 15, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 17:
Cover of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. A silhouette of a tattered flag waves beneath the title as silhouettes of birds fly over the author's name.
December 15, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 16:
Cover of James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son.
December 14, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 15:
Cover of the Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. Milo, a wide-eyed boy, is being confronted by Tock, a large brown dog whose midsection is mostly comprised of a stopwatch. The style is whimsical, with many visible pen strokes.
December 14, 2024 at 3:15 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 14:
Cover of Ada Palmer's Too Like the Lightning. A set of futuristic hovercars approach a skyscraper that looks like part of the landscape, against a backdrop of mountains, birds, and yellow-tinged clouds. Pull quote from NPR reads, "A thrilling feat of speculative worldbuilding on par with those of masters like Gene Wolfe and Neal Stephenson."
December 13, 2024 at 2:59 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky #books #bookchallenge

Day 13:
Cover of Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones. Two children in Victorian (or maybe Edwardian) dress stand on the right, listening to a similarly attired man in a blue coat with a cane on the left. In the background is a castle that appears to be part of a sprawling estate.
December 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM