This photograph was taken two days ago at the FBI Academy in Quantico and submitted to the NYT under the condition of anonymity.

If a picture is usually worth a thousand words, this one is worth millions.

best money i spend

i got my first ocular migraine with aura today and i’ve decided i would like to never get one again

the way i was so painfully gaslit and used and ab*sed in my church ministry role has left such damage on me that i STILL find it hard to believe i'm actually good at my job and a capable boss and someone who knows things about my role. it's wild.

the only thing better than cancelled plans is cancelled meetings

i just left my yoga class that has breath work and journaling and movement and my brain actually felt clear for an hour… highly recommend (any of the above, but ideally, all three)

torn between 1. feeling a major ick about all social media and wanting to give it all up because nothing feels ethical or uncensored or free… and 2. staying on social media to keep advocating for change and allyship and justice as an act of protest despite it all being a mess

started mine in 2020 when the world was also on fire and i will say, it helped to turn all of it into art.

nbd just crying over a social media app going away, it’s fine, i’m fine

i’ve just settled into my overpacking personality and decided to stop feeling shame for needing multiple bags to travel anywhere!!!

lemme tell you, when you don’t get your period in 8 months and then it decides to reappear, it is AWFUL. it’s like all those months of cramps and pain and migraines combines to give you an ULTRA PERIOD. i am miserable!!!

cannot for the life of me understand the move on Instagram's part to remove the ability to follow hashtags. that's a key way people engage with content (specifically in contexts like hobbies! or book recs! or genuinely so many other things!). makes no sense???

hosted journal club at my yoga studio tonight and can’t stop thinking about what a joy it is to share space with people over a common interest

should i be more bookish on this platform? or more social media managery? or more deconstructing evangelical-ish? or more liberal, justice-minded, always-learning ally/advocate focused? or all of the above?

It's interesting that TikTok is the ONLY social platform where news influencers don't skew overwhelmingly conservative, and TikTok has the highest number of LGBTQ news influencers, and it's the only app getting banned www.usermag.co/p/the-majori...

just very thankful that in the year of saw our lord 2024, i can grubhub a vegan burger on a gluten free bun with seasoned fries to be on my doorstep when i get home from a 12 hour work day

i’m always intrigued by new social media channels. what will we do here? who will we be? what will work? what will it all become???

hello to a new social space! 👋🏼

✨ i'm rachel, aka rad (my initials!)
📖 i love books and reading diversely
✍🏼 big journaler
📲 social media manager in higher ed
🌿 exvangelical who still loves jesus, 1w9, INFJ, eldest daughter
💙 always-learning ally
🙋🏼‍♀️ part of the 4b movement?! (new to me!)

let's chat!