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Rachel
@smokeandwhistles.bsky.social
Trying to do good everyday
Struggling today to find the good in the world, and then I hear #sleepmakeswaves cover of Children in my morning rotation. It’s a gritty blend of controlled chaos, high intensity and nostalgia, and it’s an emotional match to keep me moving onward.
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Challenge will always be on the road ahead of you. Resilience is learned with endurance training when you continue to take that that same road every day. Progress is making that road easier for the people behind you. Power is knowing you can stray from the road and be ok.
October 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Rewatching LOTR:TTT. This scene stood out more this time because how I feel—the rage screaming inside—towards the absence of action against Israel’s genocide on Palestine.
#freepalestine

youtube.com/watch?v=AXgW...
LOTR The Two Towers - The Entmoot Decides
YouTube video by EgalmothOfGondolin01
youtube.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Meet Nurse Godrine from P4T Primary School in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Uganda. We worked together over the last ten days to create a clinic and pharmacy for the P4T school. Look at how happy we are at our accomplishments!
June 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Amsterdam: the side quest from #Delta Trying to make the best of a sucky Delta Airlines travel experience.
June 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
One year ago today I (with others) opened a hospital.
May 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
✅see synchronous fireflies at Conagree National Park
May 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Explosions in the Sky.
God is an Astronaut.
The End of the Ocean.
sleepmakeswaves.

#iykyk
May 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Volunteer plants bring me joy. Under the bird feeder are thistles, sunflowers and wheat about to bloom.
May 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Being a vegetarian in the South is challenging. Most people cater meetings with Chick-fila boxes and barbecue. It’s the worst feeling when you ask for a no meat option they didn’t think about, and then being offered a cookie or the lettuce and tomato slice someone didn’t want on a burger.
April 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Sunday is a great day for kayaking.
April 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I loathe the Master’s Tournament. The only good thing that happens this week is the friend who writes humor and roasts the patrons attending the event. It’s pure gold.
April 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Happy Pi Day!
March 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Wishing all the she, her, they, & them that celebrate feminine empowerment a Happy International Women’s Day 🌺
March 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The scene in the Oval Office yesterday was disrespectful and telling of gaslighting narcissists.
March 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We can’t be complacent with the consolidation of power happening in plain view.
The Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum says President Trump's dismantling of the U.S. civil service system, and his attacks on judges and his opponents, are part of a playbook on undermining democracy. 🎧 tinyurl.com/3w32xujf
February 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Reposted by Rachel
The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.
'See you in court': Trump and Maine's governor spar over trans athlete order
The Maine Principal's Association said it would continue to allow trans girls to compete in school sports, saying President Trump's recent executive order is in conflict with state law.
www.npr.org
February 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM