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Reb v. Wade

@rsl318.bsky.social

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queer disabled feminist activist formerly known as 'the abortion musicologist' // teacher, writer, PhD candidate, peer counselor // Southerner by birth, Kentuckian by trade, New Yorker forever // she & they

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3h

my brother (understandably) doesn't want us sharing baby photos on social media, so please just enjoy the mental image 🙂

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3h

can't stop smiling after getting to witness my nephew (who is a baby) meeting my other nephew (who is a dog)

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 23h

i've been writing about "sonic patriarchy" for ~8 years now, but this still floored me

Tara🏳️‍⚧️ @bundleofstyxx.bsky.social · 4d

Razer dropped an ad where a guy uses noise-canceling headphones to silence his girlfriend — and somehow thought it was funny. Let’s talk about what this says about how far culture’s regressed. 🧵

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Please watch. Please share.

This mother was driving her daughter to school.

Trump's masked thugs violently assaulted her because she didn't have her social security number memorized.

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 1d

this is one of my fave books i've read so far this year. check out my rave review: www.instagram.com/p/DQFf3usAaLt/

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 1d

every day i hear about ICE terrorizing communities and the government casually murdering people in open waters and people being denied food, shelter, healthcare... HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SLEEP AT NIGHT? my brain genuinely cannot compute

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 1d

my gut reaction: this is the first time in my life that i'm glad my mom is dead, so that she wouldn't have to be alive and bear witness to our current living nightmare. she was such an incredibly empathetic person and seeing stuff like this would have destroyed her.

Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social · 1d

I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 1d

me when i have a migraine

black & white cat curled up in the fetal position with her paw covering her face

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 2d

genius

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 2d

i have accepted my relative powerlessness against the AI takeover, but i will continue shouting into the void of media illiteracy that representation of cultural phenomena (e.g. toxic masculinity) is not necessarily "glorification" thereof

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 2d

post-midterm lesson plan for tomorrow

powerpoint slide that reads:
GWS 201: Gender & Pop Culture
10/29/25
depiction ≠ endorsement

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3d

omg

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3d

🫂

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3d

to my fellow chronically ill/depressed musician pals: what is one piece that, even on the bleakest of days, reminds you that it's worthwhile to keep on keepin' on?

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3d

new personal record: migraine started up overnight w/ pain so severe i couldn't open my eyes until 1pm

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Asad Dandia @asadfromnyc.bsky.social · 3d

Happy 121st birthday to the NYC Subway, opened on this day in 1904. Like the city itself, you can’t truly love it until there are days where you hate it. But I will always be grateful for it every one of those days.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3d

Lía Smith, a missing trans student in Vermont has been found dead.

"Vermont State Police touted the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for those in distress or their loved ones." This is the same lifeline the Trump admin cut for LGBTQ people in crisis.

www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Missing Middlebury College student confirmed dead after dayslong search, Vermont police say

Middlebury student Lia Smith, 21, was found dead Thursday, Vermont police confirmed. She had been reported missing several days prior.

www.boston.com

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3d

poor kitty was very confused about breakfast; is currently recipient of many apologetic snuggles

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 3d

new personal record: migraine started up overnight w/ pain so severe i couldn't open my eyes until 1pm

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 4d

not sure if this counts as wish fulfillment, but i just read 'woodworking' and LOVED it

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 4d

i'm actually really curious if the book would hold up if/when i reread it... first read ~15 yrs ago for music history class and it changed my life!

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 4d

amazing

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 4d

my first thought was 'the rest is noise'

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Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 4d

bleak af that we're all crowdfunding each other's groceries

Reb v. Wade @rsl318.bsky.social · 6d

after a lifetime of commitophobia i am pleased to announce that i have entered a monogamous relationship with my dissertation, sorry to all my suitors and admirers

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ACLU @aclu.org · 6d

Pregnant people in ICE detention have suffered severe medical neglect and abuse.

ICE must identify and release all pregnant people in their custody immediately.

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

www.nbcnews.com

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