Rachel R.
@rachelrecluse.bsky.social
Science illustrator living in the Pacific Northwest with one human and three cats.
www.pensandbeetles.com
www.pensandbeetles.com
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"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
support fill the dishes — My Grandfather's Cat
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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23 people have died in ICE custody.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
23 people have died in ICE custody.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
A Chinese immigrant named Chaofeng Ge was found hanging with his arms & legs tied behind his back.
Randall Esquivel was deported in a vegetative state & died soon after.
People are being tortured, neglected & disabled.
Abolish ICE & close the camps.
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ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
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In a win for polluters, the Trump regime proposed a rule to limit the EPA’s authority to regulate pollution in wetlands and waterways. This would strip federal protections from 55 million acres of wetlands (85% of all wetlands nationwide!), threatening lots of people's drinking water.
E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In a win for polluters, the Trump regime proposed a rule to limit the EPA’s authority to regulate pollution in wetlands and waterways. This would strip federal protections from 55 million acres of wetlands (85% of all wetlands nationwide!), threatening lots of people's drinking water.
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I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
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Check the status of your ballot and sign up to help cure ballots at the link in our bio! #thisisyourcity
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Check the status of your ballot and sign up to help cure ballots at the link in our bio! #thisisyourcity
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RFK Jr. is America's biggest health threat. Each day he remains in office is an erosion of our public health and science. We're delivering petitions from thousands of concerned Americans demanding RFK Jr. be impeached on 11/5. Add your name today!
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November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
RFK Jr. is America's biggest health threat. Each day he remains in office is an erosion of our public health and science. We're delivering petitions from thousands of concerned Americans demanding RFK Jr. be impeached on 11/5. Add your name today!
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It’s #Halloween. All around we see spine-tingling representations of witches, cats, bats, and more.
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It’s #Halloween. All around we see spine-tingling representations of witches, cats, bats, and more.
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
But some bats are real, wild painted woolly bats — killed, stuffed, and hung on walls so far from their homes.
Tell Amazon to stop selling them so their populations can recover ➡️ bit.ly/49tKl6k
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BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.
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Rescue the Tilden steam train! Email [email protected] with the subject line "Public Comment- Tilden Steam Train".
bayareatelegraph.com/2025/10/24/t...
bayareatelegraph.com/2025/10/24/t...
Tilden's Beloved Steam Train is in Danger of Closing, Owner Warns Bay Area Telegraph
SF Bay Area food, news, politics, culture and tech.
bayareatelegraph.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Rescue the Tilden steam train! Email [email protected] with the subject line "Public Comment- Tilden Steam Train".
bayareatelegraph.com/2025/10/24/t...
bayareatelegraph.com/2025/10/24/t...
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First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom. 19thnews.org/2025/10/east... via @19thnews.org
First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom.
The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.
19thnews.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom. 19thnews.org/2025/10/east... via @19thnews.org
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Nunavut, the only Indigenous led province, is starving.
because of the Canadian governments neglect.
Please buy a copy or donate to these organizations to help fight hunger in the far North.
💸💕
because of the Canadian governments neglect.
Please buy a copy or donate to these organizations to help fight hunger in the far North.
💸💕
Please read this to understand how dire the situation is in Nunavut: www.aptnnews.ca/featured/foo...
I made print copies of my book a fundraiser to raise awareness of food sovereignty/security issues in the North, but the PDF is free if you want to download + donate directly to QCFC + other orgs.
I made print copies of my book a fundraiser to raise awareness of food sovereignty/security issues in the North, but the PDF is free if you want to download + donate directly to QCFC + other orgs.
October 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Nunavut, the only Indigenous led province, is starving.
because of the Canadian governments neglect.
Please buy a copy or donate to these organizations to help fight hunger in the far North.
💸💕
because of the Canadian governments neglect.
Please buy a copy or donate to these organizations to help fight hunger in the far North.
💸💕
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It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
October 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...
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Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦
I love it. Makes me happy.
Weird that I'm now seeing your post here after I just read about the bill to end the 1970s marine mammal legislation to protect these beautiful creatures.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Weird that I'm now seeing your post here after I just read about the bill to end the 1970s marine mammal legislation to protect these beautiful creatures.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦
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Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
October 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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To close a Wells Fargo A/C, you must have a zero balance and no pending transactions. You can call customer service at 1-800-869-3557, visit a branch with valid ID, or by mail a completed Account Closure Request form if you are outside the U.S. Wells Fargo does not allow account closures online.
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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
To close a Wells Fargo A/C, you must have a zero balance and no pending transactions. You can call customer service at 1-800-869-3557, visit a branch with valid ID, or by mail a completed Account Closure Request form if you are outside the U.S. Wells Fargo does not allow account closures online.
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A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
Study: 72% of Illinois wetlands no longer protected by federal Clean Water Act – News Bureau
news.illinois.edu
September 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A new study finds over 70% of Illinois wetlands lost protection after the Supreme Court’s rollback of the Clean Water Act.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
Floodplain forests—vital for flood control, water quality, and climate resilience—are most at risk.
Illinois needs to pass a state law protecting wetlands.
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The mass killing and expulsion of Palestinians is joined by rendering the land uninhabitable. Alongside genocide, another great horror unfolds: ecocide. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The mass killing and expulsion of Palestinians is joined by rendering the land uninhabitable. Alongside genocide, another great horror unfolds: ecocide. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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War-ravaged Portland
September 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
War-ravaged Portland
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Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
Mammals & Lice
We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...
sites.google.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
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Loving, "Here Comes the Sun," Bill. We are desperate for any form of hope in these dark days. Here's a podcast if anyone is interested.
Why Is This Happening? Discussing 'Here Comes The Sun' with Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben, founder of climate justice organization 350.org and Third Act, joins WITHpod to discuss his new book "Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilizati...
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Loving, "Here Comes the Sun," Bill. We are desperate for any form of hope in these dark days. Here's a podcast if anyone is interested.
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This graph shows a U.S. public health triumph: near-elimination of pediatric hepatitis B through universal birth vaccination. After 30 years of extraordinary progress, ACIP tomorrow considers dismantling it.
Medical justification: none.
Consequences: catastrophic.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
Medical justification: none.
Consequences: catastrophic.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This graph shows a U.S. public health triumph: near-elimination of pediatric hepatitis B through universal birth vaccination. After 30 years of extraordinary progress, ACIP tomorrow considers dismantling it.
Medical justification: none.
Consequences: catastrophic.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
Medical justification: none.
Consequences: catastrophic.
www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
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It is truly horrifying what is being alleged against the Trump administration in the Ghana case.
Here is from an affidavit filed in the case today: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here is from an affidavit filed in the case today: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It is truly horrifying what is being alleged against the Trump administration in the Ghana case.
Here is from an affidavit filed in the case today: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Here is from an affidavit filed in the case today: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.
Confused about your eligibility for the Covid shot? In Washington state, you’re covered
Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.
www.kuow.org
September 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thanks to a standing order signed by the state health officer Thursday, anyone in Washington state can get the Covid-19 vaccine without consulting their doctor.