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Rachel (she/they)

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Online Trust & Safety person, Humanitarian. Passport stamp enthusiast. Reclaiming my sense of Hope. More sincere than snarky. https://aviewfromthecrossroads.substack.com

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Feb 14

Art is the most important thing. A society without art is lifeless.

History tells us where we’ve been; Art tells us who we are.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 31

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Jul 16

I saw a substack talking about posting aid stories from the field, so I decided to write this one out. My first few months of the COVID pandemic, up near the Sudanese border.

COVID Times in South Sudan

“People are dying,” my colleague said.

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Jul 14

Я люблю Харків
The kind of book I want on my coffee table in my future tiny house.

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(Found in www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...)

Kharkiv

Architectural Guide Ievgeniia Gubkina Today Kharkiv’s unfortunate geographical position on the eastern edge of Europe makes it a frequent target for the Russian army’s relentless shelling and airstrik...

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Jul 13

Currently Reading Why refugee-led organisations are key to the humanitarian reset

Why refugee-led organisations are key to the humanitarian reset

Refugees and refugee-led organisations need to be front and centre of funding decisions, as well as policy design and programme implementation.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org

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Plan International @planglobal.bsky.social · Apr 7

Plan International has scaled up its humanitarian response to meet the needs of children and families impacted by the earthquake in #Myanmar.
Urgent funding is now required to scale up our response, before the monsoon season hits
plan-international.org/news/2025/04...

Myanmar relief efforts scaled up ten days on - Plan International

Plan International has scaled up its humanitarian response to meet the needs of children and families impacted by the earthquake in Myanmar.

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 7

A message from the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies speaks out about the horrific murders of #IFRC staff at the hands of the IDF in Gaza
#humanitarianaid #gaza #notatarget

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain

My staff’s red uniforms should have protected them. Instead they became their death shrouds, says IFRC secretary general Jagan Chapagain

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 6

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 6

From some days ago, but will be more and more relevant from @wired.com - Why gutting USAID will hurt America

Why Gutting USAID Will Hurt America

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 6

Oh no! This is the first I’m seeing of this - thank you for posting! 🥺

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 5

Proud & relieved to see large scale #handsoff protests happening around the US today. As a US citizen abroad in a place where protesting could get me into trouble, I’m reminded of the rights that cannot be taken for granted.

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 5

This #caturday, i shamelessly post my friend’s cat, lounging on my bag.

A grey tabby cat side-smiling while lounging on a brown fabric bag

Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 3

Say goodbye to vanilla. Chocolate is next

altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thank you President Trump for protecting American jobs from being destroyed by *checks notes *..... Madagascar. 🙄

Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 2

What in the Elizabeth Holmes is this? #microplastics #electivemedical #cleanmybloodboo

WIRED @wired.com · Apr 2

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.

This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics

The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Apr 2

Stephen Miller is an underworld demon.

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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · Mar 28

🚨 ALL #USAID personnel worldwide just received a global blanket RIF notice. 1/🧵

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Mar 28

This is disgusting

Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Mar 28

This kind of question could start a revolution.

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Timothy McCown Reynolds @timothymagick.bsky.social · Mar 27

I want what Cap wants:

Captain America wants YOU to PUNCH NAZIS.
“Punch Every Goddamn One”

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Mar 27

Road closed due to weather in northern Georgia 🇬🇪

Snowy mountains and a road between in which traffic is stopped on one side.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · Mar 27

Not a historian, but to my knowledge, this is the first time a sitting US Senator — or member of Congress, generally — or perhaps any senior US gov’t official — has included an f-bomb in an official press release.

www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-r...

Duckworth: Pete Hegseth Needs to Resign in Disgrace | U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois

www.duckworth.senate.gov

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Mar 26

Sobering, but from the vantage point of those of us who have read about history & authoritarian regimes, not completely implausible

Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Mar 25

See my post about the hypocrisy of Rubio ☺️

Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Mar 25

I read this piece about my friend Sook Jin Jo and wanted to share it, because her work is amazing and one of the reasons I love this style of #art. #artsky

whitehotmagazine.com/articles/jo-...

Sook Jin Jo: Sacred Space, Reclaimed Material

Korean installation artist is creating a bold new type of sacred space using reclaimed materials and a syncretist sensibility

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · Mar 24

So if you ever did a #23andMe test, might want to get in there and delete your #data. #dataprivacy #DNARights #yourinfotothehighestbidder

Pop Base @popbase.tv · Mar 24

23andMe, the DNA testing firm that helps people learn their ancestry, has filed for bankruptcy protection.