Rachel MG
@rachelinpgh.bsky.social
organizer, runner, mom, tree-hugger, kitchen enthusiast, armchair science nerd. she/her. opinions are my own.
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Look, I know it's hilarious that the pro-gun party is suddenly anti-gun, but the Panthers proved this decades ago.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Look, I know it's hilarious that the pro-gun party is suddenly anti-gun, but the Panthers proved this decades ago.
I've never been more proud of my Minnesota roots (and I've been proud.)
The park behind the building on the right was also just as full!
Fascism cannot take Minnesota anymore than the darkness can cover the North Star.
The darker it is, the brighter we’ll shine
Fascism cannot take Minnesota anymore than the darkness can cover the North Star.
The darker it is, the brighter we’ll shine
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I've never been more proud of my Minnesota roots (and I've been proud.)
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$15.64/day * 4 people * 30 days/mo. = $1876.89/mo., or around 6.5 weeks of minimum wage pay.
Brooke Rollins is still at it!
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
$15.64/day * 4 people * 30 days/mo. = $1876.89/mo., or around 6.5 weeks of minimum wage pay.
Yep.
im getting disturbing reports that donald trump is doing exactly what he said he would and the results are exactly as disastrous as everyone said they would be
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Yep.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
I called Sen McCormick's office re: the pause on immigrant visas. Within 20 mins I rec'd an email thanking me for "sharing your thoughts regarding the recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis". It then of course proceeded to justify ICE violence and extrajudicial murder because of victims' "rhetoric."
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I called Sen McCormick's office re: the pause on immigrant visas. Within 20 mins I rec'd an email thanking me for "sharing your thoughts regarding the recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis". It then of course proceeded to justify ICE violence and extrajudicial murder because of victims' "rhetoric."
I grew up in Minnesota. Can confirm.
this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
Props to the lady giving an interview in her pink UFFDA hat and saying, "well, gosh, I've never had tear gas and flashbangs shot at me, but I'm happy to take it so my neighbors are safe."
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I grew up in Minnesota. Can confirm.
I'm used to saying "Let's Go Bucs!" but today it's "Let's Go Bucks!"
Hoping to see more of these headlines.
Hoping to see more of these headlines.
BREAKING: Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.
Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:
Ceisler defeated GOP sheriff who'd joined the ICE program in November, & ran on quitting it; we reported then:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I'm used to saying "Let's Go Bucs!" but today it's "Let's Go Bucks!"
Hoping to see more of these headlines.
Hoping to see more of these headlines.
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City of Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor just claimed that the lights on the Smithfield Bridge have been off for 3 years and that he fixed them.
Such a weird thing to lie about. Anyways…receipts.
Such a weird thing to lie about. Anyways…receipts.
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
City of Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor just claimed that the lights on the Smithfield Bridge have been off for 3 years and that he fixed them.
Such a weird thing to lie about. Anyways…receipts.
Such a weird thing to lie about. Anyways…receipts.
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they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
My great-great-grandmother was born in the Tanner Street Work House in London. She immigrated to the U.S. for a better chance, and now almost 150 years later, here we are with plans to resurrect this failed system. Horrifying.
NEWS: Utah Gov's budget includes funding for a massive, forced, government-run homeless detention camp.
This is a five-alarm fire. Stay tuned for ways to fight this atrocity.
www.ksl.com/article/5141...
This is a five-alarm fire. Stay tuned for ways to fight this atrocity.
www.ksl.com/article/5141...
Cox proposes $30.7B budget with funding for homeless campus, child tax credits
Utah's governor unveiled his proposed $30.7 billion state budget Wednesday, which include funds for a homeless campus and expanded child tax credits for families with young kids.
www.ksl.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My great-great-grandmother was born in the Tanner Street Work House in London. She immigrated to the U.S. for a better chance, and now almost 150 years later, here we are with plans to resurrect this failed system. Horrifying.
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Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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Fox legal analyst responds to Trump’s unhinged and psychotic posts calling for Democratic senators and representatives to be executed for posting a video urging service members to obey their oath to the Constitution and follow the law in the UCMJ.
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Fox legal analyst responds to Trump’s unhinged and psychotic posts calling for Democratic senators and representatives to be executed for posting a video urging service members to obey their oath to the Constitution and follow the law in the UCMJ.
Hard to say goodbye to years worth of carefully curated playlists but once I learned that Spotify is running ads about "millions of dangerous illegals rampaging the streets" it had to be done. This is a music platform running hate speech. Hard pass. Giving Qobuz a try.
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hard to say goodbye to years worth of carefully curated playlists but once I learned that Spotify is running ads about "millions of dangerous illegals rampaging the streets" it had to be done. This is a music platform running hate speech. Hard pass. Giving Qobuz a try.
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See the issue is that Trump ran on releasing on the Epstein files, and Bondi said she had them sitting on her desk ready to go, and then Elon Musk tweeted that Trump was in them and they were suddenly deemed a hoax and Ghislaine was moved to a spa prison, so you can understand the fresh intrigue
Mike Johnson: "Suddenly now, they've somehow convinced themselves that the Epstein files will be damaging to President Trump and Republicans in some way that they've imagined, and so they feign outrage."
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
See the issue is that Trump ran on releasing on the Epstein files, and Bondi said she had them sitting on her desk ready to go, and then Elon Musk tweeted that Trump was in them and they were suddenly deemed a hoax and Ghislaine was moved to a spa prison, so you can understand the fresh intrigue
America First or Billionaires First?
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October 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
America First or Billionaires First?
Check out my super fancy Argentina bailout cheat sheet.
Check out my super fancy Argentina bailout cheat sheet.
I recently have had several interactions with high school aged young people who couldn't remember their own cell phone number. It's happened enough that I assume it's somewhat normal, though I really don't understand how that works - do young people not exchange numbers?
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I recently have had several interactions with high school aged young people who couldn't remember their own cell phone number. It's happened enough that I assume it's somewhat normal, though I really don't understand how that works - do young people not exchange numbers?
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I promptly canceled my Apple TV+ subscription and let them know why, even though we are in the middle of Foundation Season 2. These companies need to feel the pain of capitulating to fascism.
October 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I promptly canceled my Apple TV+ subscription and let them know why, even though we are in the middle of Foundation Season 2. These companies need to feel the pain of capitulating to fascism.
Turn your ballot over. Vote YES. Protect your rights.
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Turn your ballot over. Vote YES. Protect your rights.
This is all. Just this.
October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is all. Just this.
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This is insane.
NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.
Version of original on left, updated on right:
Version of original on left, updated on right:
October 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is insane.
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This is not normal.
Seen en route to the farmers' market in DC.
The cost to the taxpayers? $200 million.
Why can they always find money for guns and bombs and soldiers but not for housing and healthcare and food?
Seen en route to the farmers' market in DC.
The cost to the taxpayers? $200 million.
Why can they always find money for guns and bombs and soldiers but not for housing and healthcare and food?
September 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is not normal.
Seen en route to the farmers' market in DC.
The cost to the taxpayers? $200 million.
Why can they always find money for guns and bombs and soldiers but not for housing and healthcare and food?
Seen en route to the farmers' market in DC.
The cost to the taxpayers? $200 million.
Why can they always find money for guns and bombs and soldiers but not for housing and healthcare and food?