Emily Rainbow Davis
@erainbowd.bsky.social
Theatre Artist, Writer, Shakespeare Geek, Feldenkrais-er, Blogger, Podcaster
Again, not in the general mood - though I guess both these guys did their bit to fight fascism. This is now up on Medium and Substack. The #podcast features a cover of a song called "Evelyn Waugh" emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/evelyn-waugh...
Evelyn Waugh HATED Picasso
Evelyn Waugh HATED Picasso
emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Again, not in the general mood - though I guess both these guys did their bit to fight fascism. This is now up on Medium and Substack. The #podcast features a cover of a song called "Evelyn Waugh" emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/evelyn-waugh...
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As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
January 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island).
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.
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This or just dumping people *in the woods* AND sending folks out w/o their phone or I.D.
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
I spent the evening outside the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, where the feds have been releasing people they detained — often for no discernible reason — into the freezing cold... wearing whatever little clothing they had on at the time they were taken.
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This or just dumping people *in the woods* AND sending folks out w/o their phone or I.D.
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."
I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0
Do I know this piece is so not of the moment? Yes, I do. I'm coming up dry on the current moment, folks. So here's this one I wrote last month.
Networking Tips
My college has an alumni holiday party every year and it’s a fun opportunity to meet people both younger and older than me. At this last one, I met two groups of recent grads and I was struck by the difference in their approaches to the prospect of networking. It seemed to me that one group had a lot they could teach the other.
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Do I know this piece is so not of the moment? Yes, I do. I'm coming up dry on the current moment, folks. So here's this one I wrote last month.
I was going to try and publish a new blog today but best I can manage is get this one out on Medium and Substack. The #podcast version includes a cover of "Rule Number One" emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/this-is-part...
This Is Part of the Art
This Is Part of the Art
emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
I was going to try and publish a new blog today but best I can manage is get this one out on Medium and Substack. The #podcast version includes a cover of "Rule Number One" emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/this-is-part...
And now the #podcast version of the blog post about the book review with the comments on it! This episode features a cover of ani difranco's "I'm No Heroine." I pulled out the electric guitar for it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Comments on The Heroine's Journey
Podcast Episode · Songs for the Struggling Artist · 01/27/2026 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:34 AM
And now the #podcast version of the blog post about the book review with the comments on it! This episode features a cover of ani difranco's "I'm No Heroine." I pulled out the electric guitar for it. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
Uplifting thread
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Uplifting thread
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all I know is all these occasions thoroughly disprove "the secret" because no one's concentrated on wishing something this hard together outside of sporting events
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 AM
all I know is all these occasions thoroughly disprove "the secret" because no one's concentrated on wishing something this hard together outside of sporting events
I like to do modern stuff like get mad about books that were written in 1937. #theatre
A Book Called Theatre (With Very Little Theatre)
His “About the Author” said he’d been a successful playwright so I couldn’t figure out why his novel about an actress should be so utterly devoid of any verisimilitude about life in the theatre. There’s not a single writer character in it until the very end and the actress is never in rehearsal, never onstage and we never see much interest in her work.
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I like to do modern stuff like get mad about books that were written in 1937. #theatre
This #podcast episode features some talk about health insurance and health care and a cover of "Unwell." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Health Care Every Year
Podcast Episode · Songs for the Struggling Artist · 01/20/2026 · 17m
podcasts.apple.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This #podcast episode features some talk about health insurance and health care and a cover of "Unwell." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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This is a WILD thread—that is still ongoing bsky.app/profile/musi...
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This is a WILD thread—that is still ongoing bsky.app/profile/musi...
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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You do not have to let ICE into your home unless they have a judicial warrant signed by a judge with your correct name and address on. Not just any warrant will do:
youtube.com/shorts/JDArz...
youtube.com/shorts/JDArz...
Understand the difference between an ICE administrative warrant and a judicial warrant. #kyr
YouTube video by North Carolina Immigration Law and Justice Center
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January 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
You do not have to let ICE into your home unless they have a judicial warrant signed by a judge with your correct name and address on. Not just any warrant will do:
youtube.com/shorts/JDArz...
youtube.com/shorts/JDArz...
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
I am part of the 88%. But then, it would seem, most of us are.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 AM
I am part of the 88%. But then, it would seem, most of us are.
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My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
Pow Wow Grounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
I discovered some comments on a review I wrote in 2008 and instead of responding there, I wrote this blog post.
Comments on The Heroine’s Journey
Back in 2008, I wrote a review of The Heroine’s Journey on Goodreads. At the time, I was developing Mythellaneous, which was a clown hero’s journey, so I was very excited to read this book, which was meant to be a women’s version of the famous hero’s journey as described by Joseph Campebll. Unfortunately, The Heroine’s Journey was disappointing and generally kind of facile and old fashioned.
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I discovered some comments on a review I wrote in 2008 and instead of responding there, I wrote this blog post.
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I just want it to be really clear, to people from out of the area, if they see pictures of fires in Minneapolis: THEY WERE STARTED BY ICE. NOT BY PROTESTERS. NOT BY RESIDENTS.
So not only are they shooting our citizens they are setting the city on fire. #MFD did respond. Someone get an Air Quality check in #Minneapolis with the volume of Flash Bangs & Chemical Irritants.
🚨BREAKING: Multiple fires have broken after ICE unleashed ANOTHER ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I just want it to be really clear, to people from out of the area, if they see pictures of fires in Minneapolis: THEY WERE STARTED BY ICE. NOT BY PROTESTERS. NOT BY RESIDENTS.
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BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Haven't I said? So many times. This is pitched to visual artists but it applies to all of us.
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
Application fees are one of the least examined but most pervasive forms of class stratification in the arts.
Why Are We Paying for the Privilege of Rejection?
Application fees are one of the least examined but most pervasive forms of class stratification in the arts.
hyperallergic.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Haven't I said? So many times. This is pitched to visual artists but it applies to all of us.
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
This one about sending rejection notices is up on Medium and Substack. Apparently it's not just theatre that's gotten bad about this. The #podcast version is also available and features a cover of "Be Good". emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/good-will-is...
Good Will Is Good Currency
Good Will Is Good Currency
emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
This one about sending rejection notices is up on Medium and Substack. Apparently it's not just theatre that's gotten bad about this. The #podcast version is also available and features a cover of "Be Good". emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/good-will-is...