Rachel Happe
@rhappe.bsky.social
I enjoy the absurdity of humanity. Perfect is boring. Things to say about communities, tech, culture, leadership, L&D, and social dynamics.
Writing a book titled Control Is for Amateurs.
Founder of Engaged Organizations. Prior, The Community Roundtable.
Writing a book titled Control Is for Amateurs.
Founder of Engaged Organizations. Prior, The Community Roundtable.
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Rachel Happe
@rhappe.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Here are some great people to follow if you are interested in #FutureOfWork discussions.
Note: includes many perspectives including HR, tech, L&D, media, politics, economics, & other humanities.
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Note: includes many perspectives including HR, tech, L&D, media, politics, economics, & other humanities.
go.bsky.app/DD7KR1k
While subtle, the shift to a defensive posture by Congressional Republicans and by Stephen Miller is notable.
After weaponizing the justice system in their favor *now* they start trying to question its legitimacy?
Please.
After weaponizing the justice system in their favor *now* they start trying to question its legitimacy?
Please.
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
While subtle, the shift to a defensive posture by Congressional Republicans and by Stephen Miller is notable.
After weaponizing the justice system in their favor *now* they start trying to question its legitimacy?
Please.
After weaponizing the justice system in their favor *now* they start trying to question its legitimacy?
Please.
I mean… I know it’s the apocalypse and all… but why all this snow too?!?
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I mean… I know it’s the apocalypse and all… but why all this snow too?!?
The Clintons (I suspect driven by Hillary) are playing a legal long game that involves some slightly esoteric procedural elements but, in the end boils down to this:
How can we defend ourselves against what is in the Epstein files if we have not seen them?
How can we defend ourselves against what is in the Epstein files if we have not seen them?
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The Clintons (I suspect driven by Hillary) are playing a legal long game that involves some slightly esoteric procedural elements but, in the end boils down to this:
How can we defend ourselves against what is in the Epstein files if we have not seen them?
How can we defend ourselves against what is in the Epstein files if we have not seen them?
A good day to:
- Call your Congressional reps who *just* funded DHS/ICE again.
- Invite friends for a potluck dinner.
- Put your wallet away.
- Curl up this evening a read a book.
- Call your Congressional reps who *just* funded DHS/ICE again.
- Invite friends for a potluck dinner.
- Put your wallet away.
- Curl up this evening a read a book.
TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
January 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM
A good day to:
- Call your Congressional reps who *just* funded DHS/ICE again.
- Invite friends for a potluck dinner.
- Put your wallet away.
- Curl up this evening a read a book.
- Call your Congressional reps who *just* funded DHS/ICE again.
- Invite friends for a potluck dinner.
- Put your wallet away.
- Curl up this evening a read a book.
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💯 Every. Fucking. Word.
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
💯 Every. Fucking. Word.
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Most of the people I saw saying a general strike couldn't just be spun up out of nowhere were right. I don't think any other place could pull this off right now. The Twin Cities built a citywide support system on every front in like 6 weeks, they are doing the ridiculous backwards in heels.
The prevailing consensus over the last year was that anyone calling for a general strike was ridiculous and ignorant and it would never work here, and maybe that’s true nationally, I dunno, but I bet those people wouldn’t have seen tomorrow in MN coming either
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Most of the people I saw saying a general strike couldn't just be spun up out of nowhere were right. I don't think any other place could pull this off right now. The Twin Cities built a citywide support system on every front in like 6 weeks, they are doing the ridiculous backwards in heels.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I am so glad to hear AOC bringing this up. It is a monopoly - and collusion across pieces of the system that should be negotiating competitive solutions.
AOC: This is quite a bit of market concentration. Agreed?
CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer
AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed
CVS HEALTH CHAIR DAVID JOYNER: No. I'd suggest it's a model that works well for the consumer
AOC: It works well for CVS. Health insurance gets a cut, pharmacy benefit manager gets one, drug manufacturer gets one, & the patient gets screwed
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I am so glad to hear AOC bringing this up. It is a monopoly - and collusion across pieces of the system that should be negotiating competitive solutions.
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ICE is underwater with noncollege whites, god damn
January 22, 2026 at 5:49 PM
ICE is underwater with noncollege whites, god damn
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the running theme of Trump 2.0:
The elites and institutions have folded but regular people haven’t
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
the running theme of Trump 2.0:
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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
I am beginning to think that most of the Republican establishment is part of the Epstein blackmail machine - (and starting to think Epstein was actually just the face of it)
I cannot explain to myself how pathetic Congress and SCOTUS are any other way.
I cannot explain to myself how pathetic Congress and SCOTUS are any other way.
two men are posing for a picture and one has a pink tie on
ALT: two men are posing for a picture and one has a pink tie on
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I am beginning to think that most of the Republican establishment is part of the Epstein blackmail machine - (and starting to think Epstein was actually just the face of it)
I cannot explain to myself how pathetic Congress and SCOTUS are any other way.
I cannot explain to myself how pathetic Congress and SCOTUS are any other way.
Where is Congress?
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Where is Congress?
What kind of polling questions is “Do you approve or disapprove of the border between the U.S. and Mexico?”
Um… sure? No? Wait… what does that even mean?
(To me as a researcher, this makes the data invalid)
Um… sure? No? Wait… what does that even mean?
(To me as a researcher, this makes the data invalid)
January 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM
What kind of polling questions is “Do you approve or disapprove of the border between the U.S. and Mexico?”
Um… sure? No? Wait… what does that even mean?
(To me as a researcher, this makes the data invalid)
Um… sure? No? Wait… what does that even mean?
(To me as a researcher, this makes the data invalid)
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
I can barely read about what is happening anymore without vibrating.
- I am enraged at Congress.
- I am enraged by Americans who are so sexist/racist and avoidant that they voted for this crazy-ass man for a second time.
- I am enraged by the cos-playing American assh*les working for ICE.
- I am enraged at Congress.
- I am enraged by Americans who are so sexist/racist and avoidant that they voted for this crazy-ass man for a second time.
- I am enraged by the cos-playing American assh*les working for ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 PM
I can barely read about what is happening anymore without vibrating.
- I am enraged at Congress.
- I am enraged by Americans who are so sexist/racist and avoidant that they voted for this crazy-ass man for a second time.
- I am enraged by the cos-playing American assh*les working for ICE.
- I am enraged at Congress.
- I am enraged by Americans who are so sexist/racist and avoidant that they voted for this crazy-ass man for a second time.
- I am enraged by the cos-playing American assh*les working for ICE.
Just effing do the right thing
Stop playing by ‘the rules’ - the rules are broken.
Stop playing by ‘the rules’ - the rules are broken.
Democratic leadership is terrified of being seen on the side of the people of Minneapolis, least they lose the potential future support of pro-cop people whose support they do not and never will have.
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Just effing do the right thing
Stop playing by ‘the rules’ - the rules are broken.
Stop playing by ‘the rules’ - the rules are broken.
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A history lesson reminder to the conservative Dems planning to vote for additional ICE funding:
The German elected officials who voted to fund the Gestapo were viewed as Nazi collaborators.
The German elected officials who voted to fund the Gestapo were viewed as Nazi collaborators.
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 AM
A history lesson reminder to the conservative Dems planning to vote for additional ICE funding:
The German elected officials who voted to fund the Gestapo were viewed as Nazi collaborators.
The German elected officials who voted to fund the Gestapo were viewed as Nazi collaborators.
This is amazing.
I will join in by not spending money on Friday.
I will join in by not spending money on Friday.
Here's a list of MN businesses closed on Friday. It's long and keeps growing.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 AM
This is amazing.
I will join in by not spending money on Friday.
I will join in by not spending money on Friday.
This is wild.
I would think having a compelling vision of what you want the future should look like is more important than trying to figure out how to be more likable.
What I see here is a strategy of both-sidesing positions… which is what everyone *loathes*
Have the guts to have an opinion FFS.
I would think having a compelling vision of what you want the future should look like is more important than trying to figure out how to be more likable.
What I see here is a strategy of both-sidesing positions… which is what everyone *loathes*
Have the guts to have an opinion FFS.
Really thoughtful piece by @msifry.bsky.social. Helpful for understanding why those of us organizing to get the Dem Party to fight back are meeting such resistance. theconnector.substack.com/p/why-dems-k...
Why Dems Keep Fighting the Last War
Turns out, there is a playbook. And it's filled with errors of commission and omission.
theconnector.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This is wild.
I would think having a compelling vision of what you want the future should look like is more important than trying to figure out how to be more likable.
What I see here is a strategy of both-sidesing positions… which is what everyone *loathes*
Have the guts to have an opinion FFS.
I would think having a compelling vision of what you want the future should look like is more important than trying to figure out how to be more likable.
What I see here is a strategy of both-sidesing positions… which is what everyone *loathes*
Have the guts to have an opinion FFS.
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It’s embarrassing yada yada
The more salient is that he is:
1) An idiot… as in lacking intelligence and education.
2) Demented… as in he has dementia and is unwell.
The more salient is that he is:
1) An idiot… as in lacking intelligence and education.
2) Demented… as in he has dementia and is unwell.
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
It’s embarrassing yada yada
The more salient is that he is:
1) An idiot… as in lacking intelligence and education.
2) Demented… as in he has dementia and is unwell.
The more salient is that he is:
1) An idiot… as in lacking intelligence and education.
2) Demented… as in he has dementia and is unwell.
Cultural suicide in one graphic.
This past year and what the United States has done to itself will be one of the great historical pivots studied until the end of time - or the end of people - whichever comes first.
This past year and what the United States has done to itself will be one of the great historical pivots studied until the end of time - or the end of people - whichever comes first.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Cultural suicide in one graphic.
This past year and what the United States has done to itself will be one of the great historical pivots studied until the end of time - or the end of people - whichever comes first.
This past year and what the United States has done to itself will be one of the great historical pivots studied until the end of time - or the end of people - whichever comes first.
This is heartbreaking and also a great way to understand what it is like to be in Minneapolis right now, from a variety of different residents.
Fear and anxiety everywhere. ICE yahoos doing whatever the eff they feel like.
Fear and anxiety everywhere. ICE yahoos doing whatever the eff they feel like.
I’m quoted in Wired this morning, as 10 of us try to make the country feel what we’re feeling right now. I talked a lot about everything but they centered me talking about me so it sounds a little banal, yet I think many of us know how heavy it is. www.wired.com/story/how-ic...
‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis
WIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This is heartbreaking and also a great way to understand what it is like to be in Minneapolis right now, from a variety of different residents.
Fear and anxiety everywhere. ICE yahoos doing whatever the eff they feel like.
Fear and anxiety everywhere. ICE yahoos doing whatever the eff they feel like.