Rachel K. (Tala)
@talaattanagra.bsky.social
Here for science, nature, philosophy, mycology, history, advocacy, Afroasiatic languages, linguistics in general.
Medically-retired analyst w/ MEcfs. Epicurean. Humanist. Existentialist. DMV-area forager. SCA, Atlantia. Harvard, GSE. Tinzouline ⵣ♡.
Medically-retired analyst w/ MEcfs. Epicurean. Humanist. Existentialist. DMV-area forager. SCA, Atlantia. Harvard, GSE. Tinzouline ⵣ♡.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
🦋 Pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor)
🐒 Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
🦅 Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
🦀 Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
🐬 common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
🦋 Pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor)
🐒 Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
🦅 Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
🦀 Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
🐬 common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Moose
Stoplight parrotfish
Box turtle
Elephant
Wild horse
Moose
Stoplight parrotfish
Box turtle
Elephant
Wild horse
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
🦋 Pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor)
🐒 Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
🦅 Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
🦀 Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
🐬 common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
🦋 Pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor)
🐒 Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
🦅 Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
🦀 Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
🐬 common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Walked down to the creek after Thanksgiving dinner to check out "Sailing Through the Winter Solstice." There are a few new boats this year — looking good, Frederick!
www.visitfrederick.org/sailing-into...
#maryland #dmv #LittleThings
www.visitfrederick.org/sailing-into...
#maryland #dmv #LittleThings
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Walked down to the creek after Thanksgiving dinner to check out "Sailing Through the Winter Solstice." There are a few new boats this year — looking good, Frederick!
www.visitfrederick.org/sailing-into...
#maryland #dmv #LittleThings
www.visitfrederick.org/sailing-into...
#maryland #dmv #LittleThings
I bought myself a new computer yesterday straight from the manufacturer,because I needed it. Other than that, not buying anything from anywhere until December 2nd.
On Black Friday, I'll be at a friend's house playing D&D — because community is so much more important than things.
On Black Friday, I'll be at a friend's house playing D&D — because community is so much more important than things.
It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I bought myself a new computer yesterday straight from the manufacturer,because I needed it. Other than that, not buying anything from anywhere until December 2nd.
On Black Friday, I'll be at a friend's house playing D&D — because community is so much more important than things.
On Black Friday, I'll be at a friend's house playing D&D — because community is so much more important than things.
Reminded of this today. Abled folks should #TakeANote from #disabled folks.
We endure continual pain & discomfort—but we learn to reduce our suffering—to stay sane & minimize discomfort of those around us.
Just 1 example of earned wisdom from the #disability community. #MEcfs #ChronicIllness
We endure continual pain & discomfort—but we learn to reduce our suffering—to stay sane & minimize discomfort of those around us.
Just 1 example of earned wisdom from the #disability community. #MEcfs #ChronicIllness
Rant: I can't stand when people complain incessantly about the cold & winter. A stray comment is fine, but constant complaintals make yourself & everyone around you miserable.
Especially as someone w/ severe chronic illness, I recommend folks learn to develop some distress tolerance.
Especially as someone w/ severe chronic illness, I recommend folks learn to develop some distress tolerance.
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reminded of this today. Abled folks should #TakeANote from #disabled folks.
We endure continual pain & discomfort—but we learn to reduce our suffering—to stay sane & minimize discomfort of those around us.
Just 1 example of earned wisdom from the #disability community. #MEcfs #ChronicIllness
We endure continual pain & discomfort—but we learn to reduce our suffering—to stay sane & minimize discomfort of those around us.
Just 1 example of earned wisdom from the #disability community. #MEcfs #ChronicIllness
Yup. I made the mistake of voting for @repaprildelaney.bsky.social.
I won't make that mistake again.
How embarrassing to have such a cowardly representative who eagerly entertains asinine MAGA nonsense.
I won't make that mistake again.
How embarrassing to have such a cowardly representative who eagerly entertains asinine MAGA nonsense.
Trump is filling his government with Nazis, consolidating authoritarian power, and eroding democracy at every chance.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
And yet these 86 House Democrats voted for a right-wing messaging amendment to say that the real authoritarians are the socialists.
Pathetic.
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Yup. I made the mistake of voting for @repaprildelaney.bsky.social.
I won't make that mistake again.
How embarrassing to have such a cowardly representative who eagerly entertains asinine MAGA nonsense.
I won't make that mistake again.
How embarrassing to have such a cowardly representative who eagerly entertains asinine MAGA nonsense.
Good job, Maryland 👏
#vaccines #healthcare #truth #NortheastPublicHealthCollaborative #autism
Full statement: health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pag...
#vaccines #healthcare #truth #NortheastPublicHealthCollaborative #autism
Full statement: health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pag...
November 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Good job, Maryland 👏
#vaccines #healthcare #truth #NortheastPublicHealthCollaborative #autism
Full statement: health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pag...
#vaccines #healthcare #truth #NortheastPublicHealthCollaborative #autism
Full statement: health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pag...
☀️ I LOVE my new pocket #sundial, and I can't wait for the clouds to clear so I can try it out!
#time #solar #timekeeping #mySCA
#time #solar #timekeeping #mySCA
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
☀️ I LOVE my new pocket #sundial, and I can't wait for the clouds to clear so I can try it out!
#time #solar #timekeeping #mySCA
#time #solar #timekeeping #mySCA
Rant: I can't stand when people complain incessantly about the cold & winter. A stray comment is fine, but constant complaintals make yourself & everyone around you miserable.
Especially as someone w/ severe chronic illness, I recommend folks learn to develop some distress tolerance.
Especially as someone w/ severe chronic illness, I recommend folks learn to develop some distress tolerance.
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Rant: I can't stand when people complain incessantly about the cold & winter. A stray comment is fine, but constant complaintals make yourself & everyone around you miserable.
Especially as someone w/ severe chronic illness, I recommend folks learn to develop some distress tolerance.
Especially as someone w/ severe chronic illness, I recommend folks learn to develop some distress tolerance.
1/2 I still think about my beautiful friend who was sent home from a Baltimore ER with "You're fine, just manage your stress better."
She was the principal at an inner-city school, so when she didn't show up on Monday, they went to her house and found her dead.
She'd had a massive heart attack.
She was the principal at an inner-city school, so when she didn't show up on Monday, they went to her house and found her dead.
She'd had a massive heart attack.
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
1/2 I still think about my beautiful friend who was sent home from a Baltimore ER with "You're fine, just manage your stress better."
She was the principal at an inner-city school, so when she didn't show up on Monday, they went to her house and found her dead.
She'd had a massive heart attack.
She was the principal at an inner-city school, so when she didn't show up on Monday, they went to her house and found her dead.
She'd had a massive heart attack.
I didn't like the graphics I saw online, so I made a new graphic of Maimonides' Ladder of Tzedakah to accompany a #philosophy project I'm doing.
Feel free to use it (CC BY SA) for your own purposes.
#charity #giving #MutualAid #TikkunOlam #Maimonides #medieval #alAndalus #alMaghreb #Fustat #mySCA
Feel free to use it (CC BY SA) for your own purposes.
#charity #giving #MutualAid #TikkunOlam #Maimonides #medieval #alAndalus #alMaghreb #Fustat #mySCA
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I didn't like the graphics I saw online, so I made a new graphic of Maimonides' Ladder of Tzedakah to accompany a #philosophy project I'm doing.
Feel free to use it (CC BY SA) for your own purposes.
#charity #giving #MutualAid #TikkunOlam #Maimonides #medieval #alAndalus #alMaghreb #Fustat #mySCA
Feel free to use it (CC BY SA) for your own purposes.
#charity #giving #MutualAid #TikkunOlam #Maimonides #medieval #alAndalus #alMaghreb #Fustat #mySCA
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The very first #TeslaTakedown weekend of action was nearly nine months ago, on Feb. 15. Now we're calling for a mass mobilization on Nov. 15 to stand up to extreme greed and say #NoTrillionaires! Host an event in your community! 👇🧵 #teslatakedown
actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
#TeslaTakedown NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action
A TRILLION DOLLARS? Elon Musk and his stooges think they can gobble up the entire world while the rest of us starve. Join us for the NO TRILLIONAIRES Day of Action Nov. 15, 2025!
actionnetwork.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The very first #TeslaTakedown weekend of action was nearly nine months ago, on Feb. 15. Now we're calling for a mass mobilization on Nov. 15 to stand up to extreme greed and say #NoTrillionaires! Host an event in your community! 👇🧵 #teslatakedown
actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
Is Scott Galloway becoming the new Jordan Peterson? 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is Scott Galloway becoming the new Jordan Peterson? 🤔
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Reposted by Rachel K. (Tala)
Hey, @rooseveltinstitute.org, maybe you want to take back the award you gave @teenvogue.com in light of their absolute gutting of their political reporting? Seems like a thing that should happen.
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Hey, @rooseveltinstitute.org, maybe you want to take back the award you gave @teenvogue.com in light of their absolute gutting of their political reporting? Seems like a thing that should happen.
Happy #Halloween & early #Caturday from Tendi 🦇🎃
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy #Halloween & early #Caturday from Tendi 🦇🎃
Reposted by Rachel K. (Tala)
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Gillz for dayz! Found in central Maryland, USA.
#mushroom #fungi #nature #disabledForager #LittleThings #FungiFriends 🍄📸
#mushroom #fungi #nature #disabledForager #LittleThings #FungiFriends 🍄📸
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Gillz for dayz! Found in central Maryland, USA.
#mushroom #fungi #nature #disabledForager #LittleThings #FungiFriends 🍄📸
#mushroom #fungi #nature #disabledForager #LittleThings #FungiFriends 🍄📸
Reposted by Rachel K. (Tala)
Today is POTS Awareness Day.
We’re raising visibility for POTS and orthostatic intolerance (OI), common in ME/CFS and Long COVID.
Look back at this month’s posts & next week for more.
#POTSAwarenessDay #POTS #MECFS #LongCOVID #OI
We’re raising visibility for POTS and orthostatic intolerance (OI), common in ME/CFS and Long COVID.
Look back at this month’s posts & next week for more.
#POTSAwarenessDay #POTS #MECFS #LongCOVID #OI
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today is POTS Awareness Day.
We’re raising visibility for POTS and orthostatic intolerance (OI), common in ME/CFS and Long COVID.
Look back at this month’s posts & next week for more.
#POTSAwarenessDay #POTS #MECFS #LongCOVID #OI
We’re raising visibility for POTS and orthostatic intolerance (OI), common in ME/CFS and Long COVID.
Look back at this month’s posts & next week for more.
#POTSAwarenessDay #POTS #MECFS #LongCOVID #OI
Happy #Caturday! 🐈⬛
Today, we took Tendi on a hike. #AdventureCat #cat #LittleThings #nature #hiking #outdoors
Today, we took Tendi on a hike. #AdventureCat #cat #LittleThings #nature #hiking #outdoors
October 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy #Caturday! 🐈⬛
Today, we took Tendi on a hike. #AdventureCat #cat #LittleThings #nature #hiking #outdoors
Today, we took Tendi on a hike. #AdventureCat #cat #LittleThings #nature #hiking #outdoors
"Autism didn't exist back then!"
Cut to me cataloging a portion of the 300+ toothpicks holders my grandpa collected when he returned from fighting on Normandy Beach in WW2.
#antiques #glass #autism #GreatestGeneration #MedicalGaslighting #science #patterns #collections
Cut to me cataloging a portion of the 300+ toothpicks holders my grandpa collected when he returned from fighting on Normandy Beach in WW2.
#antiques #glass #autism #GreatestGeneration #MedicalGaslighting #science #patterns #collections
October 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Autism didn't exist back then!"
Cut to me cataloging a portion of the 300+ toothpicks holders my grandpa collected when he returned from fighting on Normandy Beach in WW2.
#antiques #glass #autism #GreatestGeneration #MedicalGaslighting #science #patterns #collections
Cut to me cataloging a portion of the 300+ toothpicks holders my grandpa collected when he returned from fighting on Normandy Beach in WW2.
#antiques #glass #autism #GreatestGeneration #MedicalGaslighting #science #patterns #collections
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Many disabled people couldn’t attend No Kings because of accessibility and/or safety issues.
ICE has a history of targeting and abusing the disabled … because we’re easy targets
The Nazi’s did the same. Called us “useless eaters”
Tested the gas chambers on us
Disability justice is anti fascist!
ICE has a history of targeting and abusing the disabled … because we’re easy targets
The Nazi’s did the same. Called us “useless eaters”
Tested the gas chambers on us
Disability justice is anti fascist!
Disabled People are Being Mistreated in ICE Detention Facilities
Why is no one talking about it? Where's the media? Where's the public outcry? Another example of the pervasive nature of ableism and how society views disabled people as expendable.
www.disabledginger.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Many disabled people couldn’t attend No Kings because of accessibility and/or safety issues.
ICE has a history of targeting and abusing the disabled … because we’re easy targets
The Nazi’s did the same. Called us “useless eaters”
Tested the gas chambers on us
Disability justice is anti fascist!
ICE has a history of targeting and abusing the disabled … because we’re easy targets
The Nazi’s did the same. Called us “useless eaters”
Tested the gas chambers on us
Disability justice is anti fascist!
Of course I find my FAVORITE mushroom today while out on the town protecting democracy — 1st lion's mane of the year! #HericiumErinaceus
#FungiFriends 🍄📸
#FungiFriends 🍄📸
October 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Of course I find my FAVORITE mushroom today while out on the town protecting democracy — 1st lion's mane of the year! #HericiumErinaceus
#FungiFriends 🍄📸
#FungiFriends 🍄📸
October 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
