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racheljapple.bsky.social
@racheljapple.bsky.social
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kendrawrites.com
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social
if you see anyone expressing shock that a candidate who exudes warmth and authenticity and wants to improve the quality of life for working class people won over a rapist whose entire campaign was
"that guys a terrorist" that's not a smart person. you don't have to listen to that person anymore.
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.

Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I’ve just started my 6th Agatha Christie in the past 2 weeks, if anyone wondered how I’m doing. 🫖 🧶 📚
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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thepourover.coffee
Very cool barista-focused event happening in September in Minneapolis, being run by (among others) @racheljapple.bsky.social #CoffeeSky

dailycoffeenews.com/2025/07/11/m...
Major New Barista Event Level Up to Debut in Minneapolis This Fall
A new non-competitive barista-focused event called Level Up is coming to Minneapolis this fall, courtesy of the nonprofit Raise the Bar.
dailycoffeenews.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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denisedwheeler.bsky.social
Today in Boston.

Over a million people turned out.

Even the drone couldn't get it all.

#NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest
June 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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erininthemorning.com
1. Florida banned cities from lighting up bridges rainbow colors for Pride.

So the people of Jacksonville did it themselves using flashlights and gels.

They opened the drawbridge to block them.

So they marched to a different bridge.

The latest from S. Baum.

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Defying DeSantis, Florida Pride Marchers Light Up Jacksonville Bridge with Rainbow
Organizers demonstrated that they didn’t need state permission for queer visibility.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
racheljapple.bsky.social
Blue mascara is so cool and always has been
May 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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thepourover.coffee
Very easy to sign this letter and help, even if it's just the tiniest bit.
mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · May 24
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.

You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter] النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه. Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza. These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform. Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay … Gazans have also been aggressively targeted and unfairly reported by bad actors. Many accounts openly encourage the reporting and targeting of any Palestinian. Several groups exist for the express purpose of looking for Palestinian accounts to report. We believe Bluesky owes Gazans, and the entire community who benefits from their voices, a greater duty of care especially in the context of the horrors they are enduring. We ask Bluesky to implement the following changes: Provide information on all Bluesky-affiliated websites in Arabic that explains the rules and expectations of the site in clear language. Investigate the accounts that are mass-reporting Palestinians on Bluesky. The mass reporting of Palestinians on Bluesky is a group effort to render the platform a hostile place for a community based on their ethnicity. As such, it is racism, and should be understood as such. Reports against Palestinians who have broken no community guidelines must be understood as racism, and the accounts that submit those reports should be disregarded in the future. Many Bluesky users encourage Gazans to tag or reply to them, and this is not always understood as unwelcome behavior. If an account is reported as Spam for tagging or replying to others, treat only reports from the tagged/mentioned account as legitimate, seeing as they were the only ones who received a notification. Send emails regarding disciplinary action every time it is taken. Gazans do not always get an email explaining what they did wrong, and those that do are required to parse a language they do not speak in order to understand their violation. Have these emails contain an easily visible link to information about their violations in Arabic. Respond to appeals in a timely fashion, many Gazans simply never hear back from Bluesky after they appeal a decision. In addition to removing Gazans for alleged spam behavior, Bluesky has also sometimes indicated that they are deleting an account for being a scam or … End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community. We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard. We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future. We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community. [To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]
May 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I feel like coffee social media was more playful and fun back when the whole world was more playful and fun but also maybe this is just aging? Is gen z still having fun on their bb barista socials? Is that just not my algo? Your coffee auntie needs to know 😭😭😭☕️
May 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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alansmitheedga.bsky.social
No one ever said they were creative.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I have birdseed in my house shoes
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I just learned the singularly brilliant term Broligarchy.

@chaninicholas.bsky.social you teach me so much 🥲
February 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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marklemley.bsky.social
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
February 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
The agony of hearing a farm pup pitter patter by your window while your tucked into bed and can’t get up in time to invite it to your room for the night 😭
January 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
racheljapple.bsky.social
Big day for me personally at the COE HJ Summit! ☕️
January 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I haven’t posted about coffee yet so here goes:

Today I’m omw to Honduras for a COE head judge summit and the coffee I drank at 5am was some mystery coffee from an airport eversys with 2 French vanilla creamers in it.
January 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
Does anyone else get anxious about being late for being early or..?
January 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
Chocolate chips do not belong in banana bread there I said it
January 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
Free oranges on the orange line
January 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I got to do a brand/product launch shoot this morning in a design studio and the unexpected consequence was accidentally falling in love with this (likely) wildly expensive tile oh NO
January 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I’m tired of feeling like everything I post online has to be either work adjacent or some form of screaming into the void defending people’s human rights.

My new activism is remembering to play and share small joys because they feel even more important to hold on to.
January 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
I was just standing in the pharmacy line downtown Boston and overheard a thicc accented union guy in a carhartt complain loudly about his copay and then jovially say “Free Luigi!” as he walked out. 🤭🫢🫡
January 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
racheljapple.bsky.social
Also twitter got so bad for so many years I just became a lurker and miss blasting my silly little thoughts into space and walking away. So here’s to more of that!
January 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM