Rachel Hands
@rachelhands.com
contains work, tech, books, good light, weird art and music. also sometimes cats. she/her. 🖤🩶🤍💜. opinions mine. mostly-work writing at the link: rachelhands.com
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Leading in Times of Crisis is here!
I’m extremely excited that this is out in the world. If you didn’t preorder, you can grab your copy here or from your local indie bookstore, or request it from your library. The zine isn’t long eno…
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my copies arrived! if you already got one of the handwritten ones in exchange for some $$ to your local mutual aid or abortion fund and want one of these, just shoot me a DM or send a note via my website and I'll mail it to you.
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When the NEA asked us to promise not to publish trans, nonbinary, or gender fluid authors, we told them to kick rocks. (Actually, formally, with a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors, we told them to kick rocks.) So the NEA rescinded our funding.
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
When the NEA asked us to promise not to publish trans, nonbinary, or gender fluid authors, we told them to kick rocks. (Actually, formally, with a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors, we told them to kick rocks.) So the NEA rescinded our funding.
Adès’s The Exterminating Angel is therefore a Thanksgiving opera
(if you can find a recording it features a countertenor tantrum aria about coffee spoons)
(if you can find a recording it features a countertenor tantrum aria about coffee spoons)
No. The Thing is a movie about a bunch of people who all distrust and hate each other trapped in one building as the tension between them slowly builds until it reaches a breaking point. It's a Thanksgiving movie.
Should John Carpenter's THE THING be officially classified as a Christmas movie? Let your voice be heard!
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Adès’s The Exterminating Angel is therefore a Thanksgiving opera
(if you can find a recording it features a countertenor tantrum aria about coffee spoons)
(if you can find a recording it features a countertenor tantrum aria about coffee spoons)
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People are struggling. I want us to think about how we're going to help each other hang in there this winter. How are you going to support your friends, co-strugglers, and community as they push through this moment? How can you help people muddle through, materially and/or emotionally?
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
People are struggling. I want us to think about how we're going to help each other hang in there this winter. How are you going to support your friends, co-strugglers, and community as they push through this moment? How can you help people muddle through, materially and/or emotionally?
can’t imagine why this took longer than originally expected
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
can’t imagine why this took longer than originally expected
fun donor-stewarding mail from @deepvellum.bsky.social ! I almost ordered this earlier this week, too
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
fun donor-stewarding mail from @deepvellum.bsky.social ! I almost ordered this earlier this week, too
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Looking for translators with cats! Please help me find my people.
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Looking for translators with cats! Please help me find my people.
leftover enchiladas are my job this week and i take that very seriously
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
leftover enchiladas are my job this week and i take that very seriously
meanwhile, nonprofits are asked “what is your plan to sustain this food bank after the term of this one month emergency grant to replace SNAP?”
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
meanwhile, nonprofits are asked “what is your plan to sustain this food bank after the term of this one month emergency grant to replace SNAP?”
oh hell yeah. very here for this hiring spree of correct people he’s doing.
Great to see @ruha9.bsky.social on Zohran Mamdani's transition Committee on Technology
Congratulations Professor Benjamin!! 🎉
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Congratulations Professor Benjamin!! 🎉
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
oh hell yeah. very here for this hiring spree of correct people he’s doing.
today in vocab lessons for my French CEO: “what is a zine?”
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
today in vocab lessons for my French CEO: “what is a zine?”
ngl migrating off of gmail feels like it’s going to be a lot harder than the divorce was
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
ngl migrating off of gmail feels like it’s going to be a lot harder than the divorce was
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my copies arrived! if you already got one of the handwritten ones in exchange for some $$ to your local mutual aid or abortion fund and want one of these, just shoot me a DM or send a note via my website and I'll mail it to you.
rachelhands.com/2025/11/24/l...
rachelhands.com/2025/11/24/l...
Leading in Times of Crisis is here!
I’m extremely excited that this is out in the world. If you didn’t preorder, you can grab your copy here or from your local indie bookstore, or request it from your library. The zine isn’t long eno…
rachelhands.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
my copies arrived! if you already got one of the handwritten ones in exchange for some $$ to your local mutual aid or abortion fund and want one of these, just shoot me a DM or send a note via my website and I'll mail it to you.
rachelhands.com/2025/11/24/l...
rachelhands.com/2025/11/24/l...
I was arguably PREPARED to listen to this but I was not READY
Excited to share today's episode, a live recording with Caren Beilin at @powells.bsky.social , where we discuss SEA, POISON (@ndbooks.bsky.social), a seriously bonkers journey of medical Oulipo, stolen plots, stolen uteri, botched eye surgeries, dirty dancing & more
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Tin House Live : Caren Beilin : Sea Poison - Tin House
Caren Beilin’s first appearance on the show, in 2022 to discuss her book Revenge of the Scapegoat, was so unforgettable, and spurred so much enthusiasm and electrifying conversation in its wake, that ...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I was arguably PREPARED to listen to this but I was not READY
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If you need a whistle in Somerville, stop by Gracie’s. If you need A LOT of whistles that’s probably ok too.
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If you need a whistle in Somerville, stop by Gracie’s. If you need A LOT of whistles that’s probably ok too.
also I got to witness the fact of my zine’s physical existence because my friend’s copy came in!
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
also I got to witness the fact of my zine’s physical existence because my friend’s copy came in!
my platonic art crush on Caroline Monnet is going strong
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
my platonic art crush on Caroline Monnet is going strong
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Setti Warren was a loving son, brother, husband, & father who I had the privilege of working with for years.
He was always ready with thoughtful counsel, and radiated life & optimism.
He had so much life left to live, milestones to experience, hearts to touch, & lives to change.
He was always ready with thoughtful counsel, and radiated life & optimism.
He had so much life left to live, milestones to experience, hearts to touch, & lives to change.
November 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Setti Warren was a loving son, brother, husband, & father who I had the privilege of working with for years.
He was always ready with thoughtful counsel, and radiated life & optimism.
He had so much life left to live, milestones to experience, hearts to touch, & lives to change.
He was always ready with thoughtful counsel, and radiated life & optimism.
He had so much life left to live, milestones to experience, hearts to touch, & lives to change.
getting my youngest friend hooked up with her very first museum membership today. my goal is that she will know how to say “visual score” before she knows the number 50. www.icaboston.org/join-give/1-...
+1 Membership: A free ICA membership program for youth 0-18
As +1 members, kids and teens 18 and under can visit the ICA for free and also invite a guest (their +1) ! What are the other benefits of +1 membership? Frequently Asked Questions about +1:
www.icaboston.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
getting my youngest friend hooked up with her very first museum membership today. my goal is that she will know how to say “visual score” before she knows the number 50. www.icaboston.org/join-give/1-...
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Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
this was exactly none of the things I was supposed to be doing this morning but two of eight seams are done
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
this was exactly none of the things I was supposed to be doing this morning but two of eight seams are done
man, Yo-Yo Ma is a treasure.
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
man, Yo-Yo Ma is a treasure.
having ABSOLUTELY NO FEELINGS AT ALL about the first copy of my zine having arrived to my first tech-career-era manager
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
having ABSOLUTELY NO FEELINGS AT ALL about the first copy of my zine having arrived to my first tech-career-era manager