Sign in

Anika Vaughn Raine

@anika-anathema.bsky.social
1.6K followers 1.4K following 187 posts

She/Her I’m Anika Vaughn Raine. I am a 57-year-old Canadian Songwriter/Singer/Poet. I am a democratic socialist and proudly woke. I will share my works and relevant political content.🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🦋

PostsRepliesMedia
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.facebook.com/share/v/1J3X...
facebook.com
000
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Four Feathers Deep,” the first track for my debut album is now available on Spotify and Apple Music.

#Music
#Songwriter
#Canadian
000
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Even though I’ve never been able to afford to travel, I’ve certainly had an interesting journey. #Booksky #BookTok #Poet #Author #LGBTQ+
083
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Anathema by A.V. Raine #poetry #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #poem #booksky #poetrytok #viral #poetrystatus
020
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Second Thoughts curated by A.V. Raine #existential #existentialism #philosophy #existentialcrisis #existentialist #memes #philosophymemes #psychology #deepthoughts #deepquotes #humour
020
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Second Thoughts curated by A.V. Raine #existential #existentialism #philosophy #existentialcrisis #existentialist #memes #philosophymemes #psychology #deepthoughts #deepquotes #humour
110
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Second Thoughts curated by A.V. Raine #existential #existentialism #philosophy #existentialcrisis #existentialist #memes #philosophymemes #psychology #deepthoughts #deepquotes #humour
000
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
I told you we’d be back
15674307012662
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/06/2025
Honestly the fact that they are activating the Guard in several states in response to the No Kings protests makes me want to go even more. It's building them up to be a huge event, and well, why let them down? www.stripes.com/branches/arm...
stripes.com
Missouri governor activates National Guard ahead of anti-Trump protests
381707300
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Support accredited independent journalism. #journalism #news #journalist #media #photography #photojournalism #breakingnews #press
041
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
UzamakiJ @uzamakij.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Nothin but the facts
218198704154
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
An excerpt from the poem “Dust” by A.V. Raine #Poetry #Poet #Booksky
060
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
💙 MaryH 💙 @maryh58.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
9534124
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Transphobes are angry today because Hollywood is considering hiring the person who looks most like Zelda of anyone who has ever lived to play Zelda in the upcoming live-action Zelda movie
1304016583
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
#writer #CanadianLiterature #poetess #reading #Humour #author #lgbtq#poetrycommunity #lyrics #Booktok #culture #writer #literaryarts #wordporn #publishedauthor #booksky #spokenword #Poem
060
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/05/2025
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
nytimes.com
Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
401210643735
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
this is a good day to normalize trans people in your life. That just means you welcome them. And I do! Please repost if you agree thank you.
02711
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/04/2025
1. Canadian transgender people will avoid major crackdowns that could have happened under a conservative government thanks to the election results. The risk was very real that the country would replicate US-style attacks on trans rights. Subscribe to support my journalism.
erininthemorning.com
Canadian Transgender People Avoid Crackdowns With Liberal Election Victory
In the lead-up to the Canadian elections on Tuesday, many transgender people were worried about the trajectory of rights in the country. Now, many may be able to rest easily.
221820232
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I recognize that I haven’t been providing much content lately. I have been ill on and off for the last few months. #booksky #Poetry #writingcommunity #Poet #Queervoices
060
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
“Puddles” by A.V. Raine #poet #books #literature #poetrylovers #writer #CanadianLiterature #poetess #reading #author #2SLGBTQIA+ #Pride #lyrics #culture #writer #literaryarts # #wordporn #publishedauthor #booksky
080
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 15/04/2025
Jon Stewart admits folks here were right & he wasn't: "I did not think he would get this authoritarian this fast. I really didn't. I'm sorry. Who could have known? Maybe if someone out there had yelled at me on Bluesky about this, I would have known. But no one did. Except every day. In all caps."
1455298837
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/04/2025
1. The Trump administration has announced a joint investigative task force between the Department of Education and Department of Justice to investigate trans students. It will target them in bathrooms and sports. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
erininthemorning.com
DOE, DOJ Launch Joint Investigations Team Targeting Trans Students
Led by a Trump sycophant and a disgraced sports media mogul, Trump’s new team seeks to snuff out trans students from sports, bathrooms and locker rooms.
391133384
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
“Accommodations” by A.V. Raine #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #books #queerwriter #bookish #selfpublishedauthor #indiebooks #writing #authorlife #Pride #authorcommunity #lgbtq #creativewriting #Transpride #transgender #girlslikeus #booksky #BookTok
060
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
“Garden” by A.V. Raine #poem #poetry #poet #words #spokenword #writer #author #literary #wordsmith #writingcommunity #creativewriting #songlyrics #song #music #Queervoices
070
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
“ November Sleet” by A.V. Raine #poem #poetry #poet #words #spokenword #writer #author #literary #wordsmith #writingcommunity #creativewriting #songlyrics #song #booksky
020
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
“Shades Past Day” by A.V. Raine #Poetry #Booksky #poem #author #writingcomminity #Madeincanada
040
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The Temptation of Eve by A.V. Raine #poetry #poet #spokenword #booksky #writingcommunity #queervoices #2SLGBTQIA+ #Canadian #madeincanada
020
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
A little about my poetry. This time the video works. #poetry #poet #spokenword #booksky #writingcommunity #queervoices #2SLGBTQIA+ #Canadian #madeincanada
040
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Peggy’s Cove by A.V. Raine. Original originally published in the book, “Vacant Morality.” #poetry #poet #booksky #writingcommunity #author #madeincanada #canada #Queervoices #2SLGBTQIA+
040
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Jason Levin @jasonllevin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The Wizard of Oz 84 years old! If Dorothy were to encounter men with no brains, heart or courage, she wouldn’t be in Oz. She’d be in Washington D.C.
5297
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
naugtynonnie.bsky.social @naugtynonnie.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
1138
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
︀︀︀Damon Dawg ✌🏼🫶 @bigdawgnc.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
06517
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
#booksky #Canadian #Writingcommunity #Poetry #Poem #author #Queer #Feminist #Lgbtq+ #loveislove
A Lady

She was a lady
almost never,
but she tasted
just as sweet.
She was a dancer
and a beggar,
but we’re all the same
beneath.
I would love her
for a moment
when there was no one
left to see.
We were lovers,
we were losers,
but it’s all the same
to me.

© Anika Vaughn Raine
0100
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
She speaks truth.
11636153811717
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
𝑀𝒶𝓎𝓇𝒶°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:・🫧 @lepapillonblue.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
It’s time to lock Elon Musk up.
24849151956
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Want to see advertisers lose MILLIONS this Sunday? A record-setting low for viewers during the Super Bowl would do that. Money talks and bullshit walks.
1780252955958
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Trans people exist They are human beings They deserve respect... Part 1
19509129
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/02/2025
1. Yesterday, Representative Nancy Mace shouted an anti-trans slur into the microphone at a congressional hearing three times in a row. When pointed out that she was egregiously breaking decorum, the chair ruled she was not. Subscribe to support our journalism. The latest from Mira Lazine.
erininthemorning.com
Rep. Nancy Mace Shouts Anti-Trans Slur 3 Times In A Row At Hearing And Goes Unpunished
The congresswoman has been behind multiple recent attempts to target transgender people, including her own colleague, transgender congresswoman Sarah McBride
1023025636
Anika Vaughn Raine @anika-anathema.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I am a Canadian poet who has sold books throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe. I abandoned Meta and X due to the fascist takeover and corruption of these platforms. Please help me build an audience on Blue Sky. #Booksky #Canada #Canadian #Poet #Author #writingcommunity #poetry #creative
2111
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
1914034737
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/02/2025
Those bonehead Republicans managed to convince their base that trans women in sports was a huge issue—without showing a damn shred of data. They never drop facts because that would wreck their narrative. Look at these numbers… Less than 10 trans athletes out of 510,000 NCAA athletes nationwide.
26844131669
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
🦋 BlueDaisy 🦋 @bluedaisyrose.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Let's get this circulated!! 😤
7921691710391
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Senator Richard Blumenthal: "The first lesson is 'do not obey in advance'...Today, we have to take a stand against a group of people who want to shred our Constitution." 💯
9536771047
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
5335955513434
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
The Advocate @advocate.com · 05/02/2025
Fifteen state attorneys general, all Democrats, have issued a statement reaffirming their commitment to protecting gender-affirming care for transgender people despite Donald Trump’s executive order.
advocate.com
15 Democratic state AGs stand by gender-affirming care
"Federal funding to institutions that provide gender-affirming care continues to be available, irrespective of President Trump’s recent Executive Order," the attorneys general say.
419643
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Harry Shannon @harryshannon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
28111
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
WOOO HOOOOO! 🙏💪
1414304665822
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
BREAKING: FBI agents file unprecedented class action lawsuit against Trump's Department of Justice.
youtu.be
BREAKING: FBI agents STRIKE BACK at Trump in SHOCK move
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
21392441594
Reposted by Anika Vaughn Raine
BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Wow, trump just signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council. America is the fucking bad guy now.
949145413720