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Rachel
@retrobyrachel.bsky.social
Akronish. She/her. Militantly pro pockets.
Thrifter, word nerd, web geek, weird wife.
A retired derby girl, owned by cats.
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As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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So yeah, it’s real bad. Just remember:
1) they’re going to fuck it up
2) but not all of it
3) do what you can when you can
4) do nothing when you need to
5) posting is not doing something
January 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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(d) if the place you live IS perfect and has no serious dangers, your job is to become the world’s biggest fucking YIMBY and advocate for dense housing so that OTHER PEOPLE CAN LIVE SOMEWHERE SAFE TOO.
January 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Elon Musk: Why isn’t there enough water in California?

Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
January 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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December 19, 2024 at 2:40 PM
The women next to me at the bar are loudly discussing getting cut off for voting Trump and not picking someone up from the airport. Feels like these track.
November 23, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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Is it possible to fly a flag at twice-staff?
November 30, 2023 at 1:56 AM
I think I read too many Little House on the Prairie books as a child, because any time I cut a ribbon off of something, my lizard brain is like "keep that, it'll be useful" - even when it's literally just the ribbons to hold my new robe on a hanger in a store.
November 24, 2023 at 1:50 PM
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Look. That they can't elect a Speaker is simultaneously a crisis for both America and the world at large, a ploy for those members of the GOP who want the government to fail, and objectively fucking hilarious.

I'm very sorry that all of these are true but they are.
October 20, 2023 at 5:27 PM
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Editor: You get those photos of Elliott Gould and Grover?
Photographer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: what
September 29, 2023 at 3:03 PM
Just had a full conversation with a medical professional about what an absolute banger last weekend was/how that can affect blood work results. 🤦‍♀️ Adulthood is wild, who's letting me out here unsupervised?
September 26, 2023 at 2:29 PM