Rachel Walker
@orchidorkidum.bsky.social
Aussie expat in the US. Geologist, plant dork, fandom nerd from the ‘80’s
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A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
Iron Circus Comics
Iron Circus Comics is the premiere publisher of award-winning, critically-acclaimed graphic novels in the American Midwest, a small-mid house built from the ground up by founder C. Spike Trotman.
store.ironcircus.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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A wreath of white flowers stands outside Josephine's in Irvington for the woman shot and killed in what police describe as a “botched robbery."
Irvington neighbors mourn loss in ‘senseless’ homicide during attempted robbery
A tragic incident at Josephine's in Irvington left the Irvington community mourning the loss of Terri Lee Heady.
www.wishtv.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A wreath of white flowers stands outside Josephine's in Irvington for the woman shot and killed in what police describe as a “botched robbery."
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Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D Animated Thriller about a Nigerian musician who must confront the curse of a Mami Wata to save her family.
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D Animated Thriller about a Nigerian musician who must confront the curse of a Mami Wata to save her family.
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
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Vanity Fair to part ways with journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Exclusive | Vanity Fair to Part Ways With Journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Nuzzi’s contract with Vanity Fair expires at year-end, following new allegations and revelations about her conduct while she reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Vanity Fair to part ways with journalist Olivia Nuzzi
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We've arrived at the final installment of our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns have taken you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Acts I & II.
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We've arrived at the final installment of our series on book rebinding, where the Library's advanced book conservation interns have taken you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection! Scroll back in our feed to see Acts I & II.
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Hey there, this is the account manager for Jucika, I hate to break silence but we need help to pay for an emergency kidney removal. We are currently uninsured and living in the US makes it difficult
We're hosting a gofundme to help avoid medical debt
Thank you for understanding
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
We're hosting a gofundme to help avoid medical debt
Thank you for understanding
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hey there, this is the account manager for Jucika, I hate to break silence but we need help to pay for an emergency kidney removal. We are currently uninsured and living in the US makes it difficult
We're hosting a gofundme to help avoid medical debt
Thank you for understanding
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
We're hosting a gofundme to help avoid medical debt
Thank you for understanding
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
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An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Plentiful Data, No Regret: What the Utah Review on Youth Trans Care Found — Assigned
A 1,000-page report by the College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah, which found care safe and effective, stands out from others: It’s both independent and an actual review of the evidence.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An inependent review of medical evidence on trans youth healthcare found substantial evidence of benefit, and no evidence of harm.
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
This was one of our top stories this year. Legacy news, who extensively covered a review finding the opposite, ignored this.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Many of you may have heard that trans girls are now banned from Girlguiding in the United Kingdom, their version of the Girl Scouts as we know them in the United States.
It is a cruel new low in a country that has treated trans people horrifically in recent years.
The latest from S. Baum.
It is a cruel new low in a country that has treated trans people horrifically in recent years.
The latest from S. Baum.
UK's 'Girl Scout' Group Has Banned Trans Girls From Joining In Cruel New Low
“This Government must be held responsible for the long-lasting damage they are doing to a generation of LGBTQ+ people.”
www.erininthemorning.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Many of you may have heard that trans girls are now banned from Girlguiding in the United Kingdom, their version of the Girl Scouts as we know them in the United States.
It is a cruel new low in a country that has treated trans people horrifically in recent years.
The latest from S. Baum.
It is a cruel new low in a country that has treated trans people horrifically in recent years.
The latest from S. Baum.
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one of my favorite things to do with extra cash around the holidays!
"Transanta is a mutual aid project that connects anonymous gift-givers with trans youth who are unhoused, in foster care, or otherwise without crucial support they need to thrive."
www.transanta.com
"Transanta is a mutual aid project that connects anonymous gift-givers with trans youth who are unhoused, in foster care, or otherwise without crucial support they need to thrive."
www.transanta.com
Transanta
Send gifts to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously!
www.transanta.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
one of my favorite things to do with extra cash around the holidays!
"Transanta is a mutual aid project that connects anonymous gift-givers with trans youth who are unhoused, in foster care, or otherwise without crucial support they need to thrive."
www.transanta.com
"Transanta is a mutual aid project that connects anonymous gift-givers with trans youth who are unhoused, in foster care, or otherwise without crucial support they need to thrive."
www.transanta.com
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Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20.
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20
Forbidden from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20.
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This while the Albanese Government is spending $2.5 billion to detain people on Nauru. The corruption is out of control as is the lack of transparency.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
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THREAD.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
THREAD.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:
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Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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Eos depends on readers like you to sustain high-quality journalism and support for Earth and space scientists. Please consider making a recurring tax-deductible donation.
bit.ly/SupportEos
bit.ly/SupportEos
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Eos depends on readers like you to sustain high-quality journalism and support for Earth and space scientists. Please consider making a recurring tax-deductible donation.
bit.ly/SupportEos
bit.ly/SupportEos
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HOLIDAY SALE! 🐈💖
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOL...
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOL...
December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
HOLIDAY SALE! 🐈💖
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOL...
Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code HOLIDAY15
thecatpod.xyz/discount/HOL...
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We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
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Alabama officials cut off funding for a public library that refused to bar access to the "The Handmaid's Tale" and other books they deemed sexually explicit to anyone under 18.
Thankfully, @everylibrary.bsky.social has stepped up to provide funding to allow the library to remain open for now.
Thankfully, @everylibrary.bsky.social has stepped up to provide funding to allow the library to remain open for now.
Fairhope Public Library accepts donations to cover withheld state…
The Fairhope Public Library was presented with over $42,000 in donations from EveryLibrary during its regular meeting Monday. The funds were raised after…
1819news.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Alabama officials cut off funding for a public library that refused to bar access to the "The Handmaid's Tale" and other books they deemed sexually explicit to anyone under 18.
Thankfully, @everylibrary.bsky.social has stepped up to provide funding to allow the library to remain open for now.
Thankfully, @everylibrary.bsky.social has stepped up to provide funding to allow the library to remain open for now.
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For pretty much any critique you can level at any source of energy -- inefficient, too much pollution, takes too much land, has too many externalities, is propped up by subsidies, whatever -- it's worse for corn ethanol.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint
Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.
floodlightnews.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For pretty much any critique you can level at any source of energy -- inefficient, too much pollution, takes too much land, has too many externalities, is propped up by subsidies, whatever -- it's worse for corn ethanol.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
It's worse in all dimensions. It has zero redeeming features.
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Getting 10 more subscribers today would make a huge difference in my life. Subcription tiers at $1 per month, $5 per month, and $10 per month.
Please help support independent journalism at the time when our country needs it most.
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Losing My Perspicacity, December 2, 2025
Another illegal Trump appointee bites the dust
losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Getting 10 more subscribers today would make a huge difference in my life. Subcription tiers at $1 per month, $5 per month, and $10 per month.
Please help support independent journalism at the time when our country needs it most.
Please help support independent journalism at the time when our country needs it most.
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
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Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.