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Rachel Haimowitz

@rachelhaimowitz.bsky.social

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Restorative market farmer & genre novelist. Owner of @riptidepublishing.bsky.social and Healthy Plantet Homestead. Jersey gal transplant to WNC. Proudly Jewish (free Palestine!), queer, & AudDHD. She/her.

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Rachel Haimowitz @rachelhaimowitz.bsky.social · Jun 22

A long thread of #lgbtq romance novels I love across genres and pairings :)

Rachel Haimowitz @rachelhaimowitz.bsky.social · Jun 22

Ok so all of these are @riptidepublishing.bsky.social books because that's where I work and so what I've widely read, and also the quality there is just *chef's kiss*

Fluff: Are You Kitten Me by Quinn Anderson. F/F contemp: Night Life by @sjhartsfield.bsky.social.

Cover art for Are You Kitten Me by Quinn Anderson. Two young men lying beneath a white blanket with pastel pawprints on it, the top halves of their faces peeking out. Between them is an orange cat, also with the top half of its face peeking out.

Cover art for Night Life by SJ Hartsfield, featuring a drawing of a city skyline against a starry night. The windows in the skyscrapers are in the colors of the bisexual flag (pink, purple, blue), and one set of windows forms a heart.

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Patricia Aufderheide @paufder.bsky.social · 10h

In These Times’ labor coverage is really good. Didn’t realize Admin is refusing payroll deductions for union dues and cancelled union contracts for a range of agencies: inthesetimes.com/article/trum...

The Answer to Trump’s Anti-Worker Shutdown Is Solidarity and Labor Militancy

The GOP’s assault on federal employees amid the government shutdown is far more extreme than Reagan’s PATCO union busting. The labor movement needs a more effective response this time.

inthesetimes.com

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⟢ Avilone ‹𝟹 ₊˚.⋆ @faeriegasm.bsky.social · 15h

This will be the hill I die on, “porn addiction” is not real, that phrase specifically is used as a dog whistle and is backed only by pseudoscience which has been created by right wing fascist organisations with the intention to demonise minorities. It is not real, actual science proves it isn’t.

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Rachel Haimowitz @rachelhaimowitz.bsky.social · 9h

Except none of them really depend on that, do they? Their wealth is all concentrated elsewhere.

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RavenMae @ravenmae.bsky.social · 10h

This is the funniest fucking post* I've seen in a while

*Obviously there are nasty fascist violent layers & implications to this. I'm not new here. Just stfu & let me laugh

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 13h

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1d

Foreign leaders who know how to suck up to Trump (like by giving him a jumbo jet to use as Air Force One) sure get some great benefits.

Like a base / training facility for their own Qatari Air Force, on American soil.

apnews.com/article/idah...

Things to know about the Qatar training facility planned for an Idaho Air Force base

When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the federal government had reached an agreement with Qatar to build a facility at an Air Force base in Idaho, social media posts ...

apnews.com

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1d

The guy who illegally accrued over $5 billion this year by abusing his power is prosecuting a black woman for getting a $50 a month discount on a loan.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 1d

Two high school homecomings, six dead: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Six people dead in shootings during two separate Mississippi homecoming gatherings

Sixteen people were also injured in attack that occurred after high school football game in small city of Leland

www.theguardian.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest news story of the week that you may have missed is the real possibility that TikTok will go MAGA. Subscribe now to have all of Democracy Docket's premium content, including my exclusive newsletters, sent straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

www.motherjones.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The indictment of Letitia James should alarm us all.

It was meant to send a message: If you cross Trump, you could be next.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d

If this is happening at the Centre for Disease Control and military troops are going to foodbanks, imagine the condition US government agencies are in that are tasked with managing financial market risks

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Nurse RoRo @nurseroro.bsky.social · 2d

Dear WH Press Corp
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Start demanding answers. Portland isn’t on fire. Chicago isn’t at war. Seattle isn’t thanking him.
ANTIFA isn’t assaulting ICE agents
Hold him accountable for the lies.
Refuse to ask anything else until he answers these.
Demand the proof

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Make your plans to attend a #NoKings event on Saturday, October 18th. Millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people.

Please join in! You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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race scientist jack skellington @jazzpomegranate.com · 1d

don’t fear shortcuts in home cooking, the cottagecore fantasy that you shop at the farmers market and make everything from scratch will have you in the kitchen 24/7

Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 2d

For any who need to hear this:

Most people, throughout history, have not had to cook every day. It's not weird to not always have the energy to do that. And when you have some but not tons of energy, a lot of packaged or frozen foods have gotten good in the past 20 years.

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 1d

It’s heartbreaking that the richest country in the world needs food banks to feed its people but it’s unbelievable that our billionaire politicians have forced our military to feed themselves and their families from food banks.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #Military
www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Food Pantry Visits From Military Families Climb Over 30% Since Government Shutdown Began

Military families are being encouraged to seek out food, other resources as the government shutdown has surpassed one week with no end in sight.

www.military.com

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 2d

Gonna be hilarious when they tell us these blow-up frogs are terrorist antifa supersoldiers.

And it's gonna be hard to sell the troops on that, too.

Silence 🇺🇦🇺🇸 @b-dogood.bsky.social · 2d

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel *Peace* Prize winner is cool with murdering civilians on boats

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Wheredafukarwi @wheredafukarwi.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Maga! Quick, invest your 401k .

Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 2d

About your Trump and Melania crypto. Well a spot of bother.

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 1d

This infuriated me. "Trump says it's a war zone. Residents say it's not. Impossible to know," says the reporter on the ground.

I was a journalist in another lifetime and I say this is garbage reporting. Reporting is not stenography!!!

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Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · 1d

there were a handful of scolds who argued this was ineffective. They were very wrong.

Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1d

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Rachel Haimowitz @rachelhaimowitz.bsky.social · 1d

Does anybody know what happened to this woman? I can't find ANY news coverage on this.

Pia @cecallihelper.bsky.social · 1d

In Reddit: "CHICAGO- ICE CRASHES INTO CAR AND ARRESTS THE VICTIM" www.reddit.com/r/illinois/c...

From the illinois community on Reddit: CHICAGO- ICE CRASHES INTO CAR AND ARRESTS THE VICTIM

Explore this post and more from the illinois community

www.reddit.com

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday. n.pr/46LOd0X

4 dead and 12 injured in a shooting after Mississippi homecoming game

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 1d

"Phones have been inside Alabama's prisons since around 2013... it’s because of the bravery of people who were willing to record what's happening around them, that we were able to put this story together."

How Filmmakers Uncovered ‘Embarrassment of Horrors’ In Alabama Prisons

The directors of ‘The Alabama Solution’ discuss their piercing new documentary and what they hope people will take away from the film.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Northern Lady @northernlady.bsky.social · 1d

Wishing a happy & glorious #caturday to all from Count Enzo!

A cat adorned in a black and red cloak, showcasing its unique outfit with a confident stance

A cat adorned in a black and red cloak with his little pink tongue doing a blep & showcasing its unique outfit with a confident stance

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