Raquel Saraswati
@raquelsaraswati.bsky.social
Muslim. Feminist. DEI expert. Advocate. Relentless about making the world a safer place for all.
Survivor of workplace mobbing and retaliation.
“Speak to them a gentle word.” - Surah al-Israh
raquelsaraswati.com
Survivor of workplace mobbing and retaliation.
“Speak to them a gentle word.” - Surah al-Israh
raquelsaraswati.com
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They banned 18 year olds from accessing hormones before they banned child marriage.
Nearly 300,000 minors, under age 18, were legally married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018…some as young as 10.
The Child Marriage Prevention Act is still not passed.
Nearly 300,000 minors, under age 18, were legally married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018…some as young as 10.
The Child Marriage Prevention Act is still not passed.
Publishing actual fabrications would be egregious misconduct.
September 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Publishing actual fabrications would be egregious misconduct.
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Y’all ran Claudine Gay out of her job for insufficient citations, now it’s “incorrect claims aside”
September 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Y’all ran Claudine Gay out of her job for insufficient citations, now it’s “incorrect claims aside”
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I cannot believe how many people believed that Trump was the anti-war choice in the election.
This story is WILD. Trump sent Seal Team 6 into North Korea to plant a listening device. The entire thing went sideways within minutes of landing when they noticed a fishing boat near the beach. They killed everyone on board, sunk the bodies to cover their tracks, and fled. Congress was never told.
September 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I cannot believe how many people believed that Trump was the anti-war choice in the election.
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She is correct and I have my issues with Newsom and some other folks. We had the best candidates with Hillary, Joe, and Kamala and y’all phucked it up by voting white instead of right. Now, we have dig out of a big hole.
September 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
She is correct and I have my issues with Newsom and some other folks. We had the best candidates with Hillary, Joe, and Kamala and y’all phucked it up by voting white instead of right. Now, we have dig out of a big hole.
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Anti-vaxxers aren’t questioning the science, they’re questioning who deserves to live
September 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Anti-vaxxers aren’t questioning the science, they’re questioning who deserves to live
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If anything, the military flyovers during the Epstein survivors’ press conference underscore their claims and highlight what they’re up against
September 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If anything, the military flyovers during the Epstein survivors’ press conference underscore their claims and highlight what they’re up against
What folks are not going to do is talk mess on Twitter and then follow me here immediately afterward.
a cat wearing a hard hat is looking at a blocked button
ALT: a cat wearing a hard hat is looking at a blocked button
media.tenor.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What folks are not going to do is talk mess on Twitter and then follow me here immediately afterward.
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The order applies to 14/15 of the Cabinet-level agencies and several independent agencies, listed below:
July 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The order applies to 14/15 of the Cabinet-level agencies and several independent agencies, listed below:
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court *allows* the Trump administration to implement large-scale layoffs and reorganization plans across the federal government, despite a pending legal challenge. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissents. #SCOTUS
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
July 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court *allows* the Trump administration to implement large-scale layoffs and reorganization plans across the federal government, despite a pending legal challenge. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissents. #SCOTUS
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
My president is at the Met Gala 😭
May 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
My president is at the Met Gala 😭
Apparently the hyper-privileged joke of a “journalist” who wrote the hit pieces here in Philly subsequently outed LGBTQ+ Muslims and outed SWers. Almost like she was never trustworthy. Nicely done “community”! /s
May 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Apparently the hyper-privileged joke of a “journalist” who wrote the hit pieces here in Philly subsequently outed LGBTQ+ Muslims and outed SWers. Almost like she was never trustworthy. Nicely done “community”! /s
This is why dermatologists who understand skin of color (yes that is the real term used in the field) are essential (and for many other reasons too): www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitne...
Why Is Eczema More Prevalent in Black Skin?
Underlying social and economic barriers in the U.S. may play a significant role in the higher rates of atopic dermatitis.
www.cosmopolitan.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is why dermatologists who understand skin of color (yes that is the real term used in the field) are essential (and for many other reasons too): www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitne...
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The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors.
DOJ reverses grant cancelations for crime victims support
Attorney General Pam Bondi previously bragged about cuts to programs supporting victims.
www.motherjones.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Department of Justice has restored two previously canceled grants supporting victims of violent crimes, including domestic violence, following a Mother Jones report on Thursday that highlighted the critical roles the programs played for survivors.
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Arresting judges. Disappearing people. Punishing law firms. The Supreme needs to come down on him like a ton of judicial bricks now, not later, when it could be too late. Authoritarians get more dangerous the longer they are accommodated.
April 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Arresting judges. Disappearing people. Punishing law firms. The Supreme needs to come down on him like a ton of judicial bricks now, not later, when it could be too late. Authoritarians get more dangerous the longer they are accommodated.
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FBI has arrested Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee, WI, for "helping an illegal escape arrest." FBI hasn't provided an arrest warrant or criminal complaint, but Judge Dugan already sits behind bars.
We told you it would escalate when they disappeared immigrants without due process. This is fascism.
We told you it would escalate when they disappeared immigrants without due process. This is fascism.
April 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
FBI has arrested Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee, WI, for "helping an illegal escape arrest." FBI hasn't provided an arrest warrant or criminal complaint, but Judge Dugan already sits behind bars.
We told you it would escalate when they disappeared immigrants without due process. This is fascism.
We told you it would escalate when they disappeared immigrants without due process. This is fascism.
This is the face of a traumatized child, not a murderer. Hope that helps.
April 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is the face of a traumatized child, not a murderer. Hope that helps.
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
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Now this is a sport I could get behind!
April 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Now this is a sport I could get behind!
Literally same.
April 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Literally same.
Sheesh. A former friend once told me that I reminded her of the main character in “Malena,” but that I shouldn’t watch it as it would be too triggering for me. I just saw clips on TikTok and, um, wow.
That “friend” (and those “friends”) ended up being like the women who brutalize her.
That “friend” (and those “friends”) ended up being like the women who brutalize her.
April 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sheesh. A former friend once told me that I reminded her of the main character in “Malena,” but that I shouldn’t watch it as it would be too triggering for me. I just saw clips on TikTok and, um, wow.
That “friend” (and those “friends”) ended up being like the women who brutalize her.
That “friend” (and those “friends”) ended up being like the women who brutalize her.
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@raquelsaraswati.bsky.social , while The Horrors persist, they now come with penguin memes, so yay?
What would YOU do if they triggered your fight or flight response and you couldn’t fly?
FIX BEAKS! MAKE READY! HOLDDD!
FIX BEAKS! MAKE READY! HOLDDD!
April 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@raquelsaraswati.bsky.social , while The Horrors persist, they now come with penguin memes, so yay?
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NEW: “Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants.
“I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
“I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say
“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,”…
propub.li
April 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
NEW: “Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants.
“I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
“I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica.
By @heathervogell.bsky.social
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I needed to hear this. Maybe you do too.
“Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris
Man, I miss her.
“Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris
Man, I miss her.
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I needed to hear this. Maybe you do too.
“Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris
Man, I miss her.
“Fear has a way of being contagious… courage is also contagious.” — Kamala Harris
Man, I miss her.
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Marine Le Pen faces ban from running for public office after guilty verdict in embezzlement trial – Europe live
Marine Le Pen faces ban from running for public office after guilty verdict in embezzlement trial – Europe live
Exact length of ban not yet known after French far right leader and eight National Rally MEPs found guilty of misappropriating EU funds
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Marine Le Pen faces ban from running for public office after guilty verdict in embezzlement trial – Europe live