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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Apr 30

I don't want 5k. They want people to have more babies? Fix childcare.

We managed to have plenty of affordable or free childcare during WWII when women had to work.

RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Apr 13

In addition to last night being Pesach, it was the anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter by the Confederacy - the official start of The American Civil War. I don't think that timing with the arson of Gov. Shapiro's home can be ignored.

RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Apr 11

How can anyone try to say these people are about the betterment of the US and not just the betterment of Trump?

RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Apr 10

Anthem is trying to deny the claim for my 6w postpartum checkup. Because of course they are.

RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Apr 1

Remember, the question was posed to fathers of daughters, and THE MEN picked the bear.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Mar 31

You have to see this.

PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · Mar 29

Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.

In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist

Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Mar 28

This includes airplanes, restaurants, whatever. Children exist and you'll need them around to care for your dusty ass one day when you break a hip & end up in a rehab unit.

RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Mar 28

Banning (or even discouraging) children from public spaces is a good way to ban mothers from those spaces and make it much harder for them to participate in public life. It is anti-community and misogynistic.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Mar 28

NEW: The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations

The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Mar 25

Well he definitely left two of them, that's for sure.

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Mar 24

Yeah I do try and block men accused of SAing anyone...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Mar 24

We asked people who experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments to write about it in their own words.

In the Phoenix area, 59-year-old Mary gets emotional when she thinks about the loss of blue baby shoes that her son and daughter wore: propub.li/4hEGcgx

Handwritten card reading “I had my kid’s baby shoes w/ me since we became homeless. It was all I had left of them {they are w/ family}. The police/city took them w/ the rest of our stuff. It broke my heart.”

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Mar 24

So was it just me who didn't get a text from Pete Hegseth?

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Mar 5

Remember when MTG and Boebert were removed for yelling at Biden? Yeah, me neither.

RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Feb 26

I'm very concerned how measles could be overlooked in people with brown skin because most doctors only recognize the disease from textbooks, which heavily skew white in their examples.

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Star Trek Shitposting @startrekshitposti.ng · Feb 19

This is brilliant 😆😆

ℭ𝔥𝔱𝔥𝔬𝔫𝔦𝔵, ℭ𝔬𝔩𝔡 𝔅𝔯𝔢𝔴 & ℭ𝔬𝔣𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔰 @chthonix.bsky.social · Feb 19

Thanks for the snerk @startrekshitposti.ng

Apparently MapQuest will let you rename the gulf. So there's that awesomeness for your day.

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Feb 19

Kidnapping and murdering babies isn't resistance.

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Feb 18

I want to be half as good at ANYTHING as Cher is at being Cher when she's 7-fucking-8 years old.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 13

California’s right-to-know law, which requires companies to warn people about harmful chemicals in their products, has swayed many companies to stop using those chemicals altogether, a new study found.

California’s Scary Product Warning Labels Might Be Working, Study Says

Products must state if they contain chemicals tied to cancer or other risks. As a result, manufacturers have pulled back from using the chemicals, researchers found.

www.nytimes.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 13

Elon has agreed to pay approximately $10 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump over the 2021 suspension of his account on the social media platform.

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emmagoldberg.bsky.social @emmagoldberg.bsky.social · Feb 11

I wrote about a growing community of Christians in Silicon Valley — including Peter Thiel and his favorite commandments, Elon Musk's turn from atheism, and the Bay Area's favorite theologian, Rene Girard. Here's a gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b...

Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) (Gift Article)

When tech luminaries talk about their Christian faith, people listen.

www.nytimes.com

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Feb 12

Folks, I am begging you to mask up again & wash your hands frequently because Flu A and norovirus are both REALLY bad right now. Norovirus will not be killed by hand sanitizer either, you must wash your hands with soap.

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RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Feb 10

Everyone talking about "personal choice" obviously doesn't understand the "herd immunity protecting those who medically cannot be vaccinated" aspect of their "personal choice."

Believe it or not, we actually do have a responsibility to our neighbor. That's a basic tenant of what makes a community.

RachelDi @racheldi.bsky.social · Feb 4

I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones.

-Most likely not actually Einstein but pithy nonetheless