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Rachel (she/they)

@crossroadsview.bsky.social
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Online Trust & Safety person, Humanitarian. Passport stamp enthusiast. Reclaiming my sense of Hope. More sincere than snarky. aviewfromthecrossroads.substack.com

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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
I saw a substack talking about posting aid stories from the field, so I decided to write this one out. My first few months of the COVID pandemic, up near the Sudanese border.
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COVID Times in South Sudan
“People are dying,” my colleague said.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Я люблю Харків The kind of book I want on my coffee table in my future tiny house. dom-publishers.com/products/kha... (Found in www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...)
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Kharkiv
Architectural Guide Ievgeniia Gubkina Today Kharkiv’s unfortunate geographical position on the eastern edge of Europe makes it a frequent target for the Russian army’s relentless shelling and airstrik...
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Currently Reading Why refugee-led organisations are key to the humanitarian reset
thenewhumanitarian.org
Why refugee-led organisations are key to the humanitarian reset
Refugees and refugee-led organisations need to be front and centre of funding decisions, as well as policy design and programme implementation.
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Plan International @planglobal.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Plan International has scaled up its humanitarian response to meet the needs of children and families impacted by the earthquake in #Myanmar. Urgent funding is now required to scale up our response, before the monsoon season hits plan-international.org/news/2025/04...
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Myanmar relief efforts scaled up ten days on - Plan International
Plan International has scaled up its humanitarian response to meet the needs of children and families impacted by the earthquake in Myanmar.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A message from the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies speaks out about the horrific murders of #IFRC staff at the hands of the IDF in Gaza #humanitarianaid #gaza #notatarget www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain
My staff’s red uniforms should have protected them. Instead they became their death shrouds, says IFRC secretary general Jagan Chapagain
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
From some days ago, but will be more and more relevant from @wired.com - Why gutting USAID will hurt America
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Why Gutting USAID Will Hurt America
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Oh no! This is the first I’m seeing of this - thank you for posting! 🥺
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Proud & relieved to see large scale #handsoff protests happening around the US today. As a US citizen abroad in a place where protesting could get me into trouble, I’m reminded of the rights that cannot be taken for granted.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This #caturday, i shamelessly post my friend’s cat, lounging on my bag.
A grey tabby cat side-smiling while lounging on a brown fabric bag
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Say goodbye to vanilla. Chocolate is next
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
What in the Elizabeth Holmes is this? #microplastics #electivemedical #cleanmybloodboo
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Stephen Miller is an underworld demon.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 28/03/2025
🚨 ALL #USAID personnel worldwide just received a global blanket RIF notice. 1/🧵
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
This is disgusting
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
This kind of question could start a revolution.
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Timothy McCown Reynolds @timothymagick.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I want what Cap wants:
Captain America wants YOU to PUNCH NAZIS. 
“Punch Every Goddamn One”
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Road closed due to weather in northern Georgia 🇬🇪
Snowy mountains and a road between in which traffic is stopped on one side.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Not a historian, but to my knowledge, this is the first time a sitting US Senator — or member of Congress, generally — or perhaps any senior US gov’t official — has included an f-bomb in an official press release. www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-r...
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Duckworth: Pete Hegseth Needs to Resign in Disgrace | U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Sobering, but from the vantage point of those of us who have read about history & authoritarian regimes, not completely implausible
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
See my post about the hypocrisy of Rubio ☺️
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I read this piece about my friend Sook Jin Jo and wanted to share it, because her work is amazing and one of the reasons I love this style of #art. #artsky whitehotmagazine.com/articles/jo-...
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Sook Jin Jo: Sacred Space, Reclaimed Material
Korean installation artist is creating a bold new type of sacred space using reclaimed materials and a syncretist sensibility
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
So if you ever did a #23andMe test, might want to get in there and delete your #data. #dataprivacy #DNARights #yourinfotothehighestbidder
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A whirling dervish being teargassed. #EyesOnIstanbul
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four day national ban on protests, to denounce the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. "Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
This Caturday, I present Century in the free box. Miss my little buddy every day.
A black and white longhair tuxedo cat looking to the right.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
😳
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I want to like your post as a thank you for saying it but the topic is so egregious that all I can do is respond.
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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 22/03/2025
"While the U.S. scrambles to remember what “foreign policy” even means, China’s been building chalkboards."
medium.com
Schooled in Sabotage: Washington Has Abandoned the World’s Classrooms
In Nakuru, Kenya, a little girl named Amina sits in a half-functioning classroom, flipping through a book printed when Obama was still in office. It’s missing pages. She shares it with four other…
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 22/03/2025
Trump’s meddling in domestic Ukrainian politics has backfired spectacularly, making Zelensky a symbol of resistance (again), write Olena Yermakova and Alex Fynn of KI Insights in their op-ed.
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Trump’s push for regime change in Ukraine has only boosted Zelensky
The debate over Ukraine’s elections and future leadership is intensifying. With peace talks gaining momentum, calls for elections are growing louder, and both the Russian and American sides are questi...
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
It’s fish doorbell season! visdeurbel.nl/en/
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The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell
Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
As an ace-spec human, I liked it but had a hard time engaging.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Once again, Teen Vogue at the forefront of what’s what.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Judge Roberts finally realized “First they came” is coming for his crew next.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Highlights: Judge Seeks to Rein In Musk as Chief Justice Rebukes Impeachment Threats
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
It’s madness.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The time for watching is over & these clowns need to be stopped. USIP is not a government agency & DOGE has no business being there. All the administration is currently proving is that they want war, they want poor people to die, & they want to demonizes people for not liking Teslas. 😔
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I hope this passes. I rarely return to the US, myself, but this will help a lot of people trying get to their final definition domestically.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
He has Baywatch beach bro vibes
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
It’s #Caturday again - met this fella in a cafe in Tbilisi.
A tabby and white cat curled up on a velveteen red chair
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This travel ban draft list indicates there will likely be some reciprocal travel bans against US passports. Also noting that many of the flat-out “ban” counties include several of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
nytimes.com
Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries (Gift Article)
A draft circulating inside the administration lists three tiers of countries whose citizens may face restrictions on entering the United States.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
It’s just necessary to elect better democrats!
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This is utter madness - USIP isn’t even (part of) a government agency! the DOGE idiots can’t even conduct a basic internet search.
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Then why the hell was DOGE there (or are they too stupid to conduct an actual internet search, since we know AI is incorrect a lot of the time?) - anyone know?
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Saving a screenshot of this post so I can order one when it’s back in stock. 🙏
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
*sad trombone*
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
@aoc.bsky.social run for senate and boot out Chuck. Remember #WheresMitch? Replace that with #WherewasChuck?
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Rachel (she/they) @crossroadsview.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I once had a "courgette soup" in Paris that I was convinced had an entire stick of butter in my bowl alone. It was one of the best soups I've ever had.
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