Tori Renee
@witchy-chaos-pixie.bsky.social
Witch. Writer. Birder. Budgie and dachshund enthusiast. Tarot reader. History nerd. DnD nerd. Huge Craig Ferguson fan. She/they.
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The Trench Press | Tori Renee | Substack
This is where I geek out over things I learn about the First World War. I'm studying it so I can write a historical fiction novel based on an ancestor's war experience. Click to read The Trench Press...
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This is my nerdy Substack on WW1 history. I explore niche WW1 topics such as venereal disease, Canary Girls, the Iron Harvest, and America's first female soldiers (the Hello Girls).
This is where I geek out over the interesting stuff I find as I research and work on a historical fiction novel.
This is where I geek out over the interesting stuff I find as I research and work on a historical fiction novel.
Join me for fun WW1 historical hyperfixations
I described my chaotic patchwork quilt writing process along with my hyperfixations with various research rabbit holes...and my therapist now suspects I actually have ADHD. I am also a therapist and I'm really starting to wonder...
😅 Ah well, if it ain't broke don't fix it. 🤷♀️
😅 Ah well, if it ain't broke don't fix it. 🤷♀️
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Join me for fun WW1 historical hyperfixations
Follow my WW1 history Substack at @thetrenchpress.bsky.social !
September 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Follow my WW1 history Substack at @thetrenchpress.bsky.social !
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Sharing my latest Substack article.
Boxing and a Burial at Sea
The tragic story of Pte AE Bridger, the First Casualty of the 32nd Battalion AIF in WW1
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September 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sharing my latest Substack article.
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2025 feels like being awake during surgery
July 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
2025 feels like being awake during surgery
I am a mental health professional (and a witch), and I'm giving a presentation for other MHPs about working with pagan/witchy clients. If you are #pagan or a #witch, please fill out this survey. Responses are anonymous. #spiritual #metaphysical #paganism #witch #mentalhealth #therapy
Mental health survey for people who practice alternative/pagan/nature-based spiritualities.
This is for a presentation for mental health professionals. Answers will be shared anonymously unless the responder wants to be identified.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I am a mental health professional (and a witch), and I'm giving a presentation for other MHPs about working with pagan/witchy clients. If you are #pagan or a #witch, please fill out this survey. Responses are anonymous. #spiritual #metaphysical #paganism #witch #mentalhealth #therapy
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Did you hear about the Italian chef? He pasta away.
Get it? I'll be here all week.
Don't forget to tip your waitress.
Get it? I'll be here all week.
Don't forget to tip your waitress.
February 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Did you hear about the Italian chef? He pasta away.
Get it? I'll be here all week.
Don't forget to tip your waitress.
Get it? I'll be here all week.
Don't forget to tip your waitress.
A Democratic president can't take a shit without Republicans accusing them of wasting tax money on toilet paper.
And yet the orange clown goes to the Super Bowl and Daytona on our dime because God forbid any event happen where the Führer isn't the center of attention. Crickets from the right.
And yet the orange clown goes to the Super Bowl and Daytona on our dime because God forbid any event happen where the Führer isn't the center of attention. Crickets from the right.
February 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A Democratic president can't take a shit without Republicans accusing them of wasting tax money on toilet paper.
And yet the orange clown goes to the Super Bowl and Daytona on our dime because God forbid any event happen where the Führer isn't the center of attention. Crickets from the right.
And yet the orange clown goes to the Super Bowl and Daytona on our dime because God forbid any event happen where the Führer isn't the center of attention. Crickets from the right.
My latest Trench Press article. Meet Bill the Bastard, legendary Australian war horse. #ww1 #history #writing
Bill the Bastard
The Unbreakable Hero
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February 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Yesterday, I along with @repespaillat.bsky.social, Senator Blumenthal and other Dems co-led the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to protect families and kids in schools, churches, and hospitals from ICE raids.
Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com and I broke it down.
youtu.be/QovrOPj_k_U?...
Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com and I broke it down.
youtu.be/QovrOPj_k_U?...
STOPPING ICE Raids at Schools, Churches & Hospitals! | Rep. Crockett & Rachel Maddow Breakdown
YouTube video by Rep. Jasmine Crockett
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February 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday, I along with @repespaillat.bsky.social, Senator Blumenthal and other Dems co-led the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to protect families and kids in schools, churches, and hospitals from ICE raids.
Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com and I broke it down.
youtu.be/QovrOPj_k_U?...
Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com and I broke it down.
youtu.be/QovrOPj_k_U?...
LOL Paid off my student loans and my credit score dropped like 15 points. 🙃 I know it is temporary, but still...this whole system is so weird and arbitrary and #MakeItMakeSense
February 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
LOL Paid off my student loans and my credit score dropped like 15 points. 🙃 I know it is temporary, but still...this whole system is so weird and arbitrary and #MakeItMakeSense
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A great discussion on the podcast with @battleguidevt.bsky.social
and @taubhistory.bsky.social this week as we examine how the French Army turned the tide at the 'Miracle on the Marne' in 1914 - one of the most important battles in European history!
#WW1
#History
battleguide.co.uk/nsq
and @taubhistory.bsky.social this week as we examine how the French Army turned the tide at the 'Miracle on the Marne' in 1914 - one of the most important battles in European history!
#WW1
#History
battleguide.co.uk/nsq
February 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A great discussion on the podcast with @battleguidevt.bsky.social
and @taubhistory.bsky.social this week as we examine how the French Army turned the tide at the 'Miracle on the Marne' in 1914 - one of the most important battles in European history!
#WW1
#History
battleguide.co.uk/nsq
and @taubhistory.bsky.social this week as we examine how the French Army turned the tide at the 'Miracle on the Marne' in 1914 - one of the most important battles in European history!
#WW1
#History
battleguide.co.uk/nsq
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I regret to inform you all that my #hourlycomicsday strip from last year aged a little TOO well, so I’m just gonna repost it 😖
January 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I regret to inform you all that my #hourlycomicsday strip from last year aged a little TOO well, so I’m just gonna repost it 😖
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Another great episode of the Not So Quiet on the Western Front podcast is out today - details below 👇
I'm excited to share this week's episode, focusing on the French Army's campaigns in 1914. This week, we go from mobilization up to the Battle of the Marne. As always thanks to @battleguidevt.bsky.social and @historian1914.bsky.social for having me!
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#WWI #History
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#WWI #History
Episode 62: France - The National Response by WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! | A Battle Guide Production
In this week’s episode we continue our journey exploring the story of the French Army in the great war with a look at the outbreak of war, how the French people and military reacted and where those fi...
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January 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Another great episode of the Not So Quiet on the Western Front podcast is out today - details below 👇
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“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
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January 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
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Advice from Brak.
Hint: Just shut your piehole!!!
Hint: Just shut your piehole!!!
January 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Advice from Brak.
Hint: Just shut your piehole!!!
Hint: Just shut your piehole!!!
WW1 history is fascinating. Trying to think of a subject for my next Trench Press article. Check out what I have so far!
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The Trench Press | Tori Renee | Substack
This is where I geek out over things I learn about the First World War. I'm studying it so I can write a historical fiction novel based on an ancestor's war experience. Click to read The Trench Press...
open.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
WW1 history is fascinating. Trying to think of a subject for my next Trench Press article. Check out what I have so far!
open.substack.com/pub/torirene...
open.substack.com/pub/torirene...
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Exited and honored to have joined @historian1914.bsky.social and @battleguidevt.bsky.social in their podcast series on the French Army on the Western Front during #WW1/#1GM. Stay tuned for more episodes!
#FWW #History
#FWW #History
We begin an exciting new arc on the #podcast this week examining France in #WW1!
Dan & I are joined by @taubhistory.bsky.social as we consider the French army on the eve of war. Listen in to hear us discuss everything from pantalon rouge to the Dreyfuss affair.
battleguide.co.uk/nsq
Dan & I are joined by @taubhistory.bsky.social as we consider the French army on the eve of war. Listen in to hear us discuss everything from pantalon rouge to the Dreyfuss affair.
battleguide.co.uk/nsq
January 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Exited and honored to have joined @historian1914.bsky.social and @battleguidevt.bsky.social in their podcast series on the French Army on the Western Front during #WW1/#1GM. Stay tuned for more episodes!
#FWW #History
#FWW #History
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It’s outrageous that preschoolers who need school lunches, seniors who need hot food from Meals on Wheels, nursing home workers who need Medicaid funding, and other Americans could have to worry about losing funding due to Donald Trump. I will keep fighting back.
January 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It’s outrageous that preschoolers who need school lunches, seniors who need hot food from Meals on Wheels, nursing home workers who need Medicaid funding, and other Americans could have to worry about losing funding due to Donald Trump. I will keep fighting back.
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THIS 👇 is how you call out this administration. This is Dem leadership. Other governors are also speaking. When the media doesn't get it out, we must pick up the slack.
January 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
THIS 👇 is how you call out this administration. This is Dem leadership. Other governors are also speaking. When the media doesn't get it out, we must pick up the slack.
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Things are getting worst and worst by the day.
Google has labeled the US as a “sensitive country,” an epithet typically reserved for countries with strict governments & border disputes like China, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, & Iraq. This shows how far we’ve fallen under a leadership thriving on division & chaos.
www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/g...
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Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ alongside China, Russia after Trump's 'Gulf of America' comments
Following President Trump's declarations about changes to the map, Google employees were given the highest level of urgency to reclassify the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Things are getting worst and worst by the day.
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BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the freeze on federal grants and loans.
Long fight ahead, but we have to keep reminding people how this federal freeze impacts them.
Police.
Firefighters.
Senior centers.
Food pantries.
Student loans.
Childcare.
Long fight ahead, but we have to keep reminding people how this federal freeze impacts them.
Police.
Firefighters.
Senior centers.
Food pantries.
Student loans.
Childcare.
January 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the freeze on federal grants and loans.
Long fight ahead, but we have to keep reminding people how this federal freeze impacts them.
Police.
Firefighters.
Senior centers.
Food pantries.
Student loans.
Childcare.
Long fight ahead, but we have to keep reminding people how this federal freeze impacts them.
Police.
Firefighters.
Senior centers.
Food pantries.
Student loans.
Childcare.
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WTAF .... @aoc.bsky.social and @repjasmine.bsky.social are the only two that are doing literally anything.
TELL ME WHO ELSE??
@schumer.senate.gov is underwhelming.
And why isn't @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social more outraged?
WHERE IS EVERYONE????????
TELL ME WHO ELSE??
@schumer.senate.gov is underwhelming.
And why isn't @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social more outraged?
WHERE IS EVERYONE????????
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
WTAF .... @aoc.bsky.social and @repjasmine.bsky.social are the only two that are doing literally anything.
TELL ME WHO ELSE??
@schumer.senate.gov is underwhelming.
And why isn't @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social more outraged?
WHERE IS EVERYONE????????
TELL ME WHO ELSE??
@schumer.senate.gov is underwhelming.
And why isn't @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social more outraged?
WHERE IS EVERYONE????????
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Another special message for those who would listen…
January 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Another special message for those who would listen…