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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
the face of an exhausted gem x girl trying to celebrate a very important holiday
a selfie of me in a ‘not on rex manning day’ shirt. the shirt is black and long sleeves; the text is in purple. i have short brown and gray hair and i am wearing pink glasses and giving the peace sign
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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.
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Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 01/04/2026
#OtD 1 Apr 1939 the Spanish Civil War ended with victory for Gen Franco's Nationalist forces. The workers, who launched a revolution against the coup attempt, were eventually overcome. We tell its story in our podcast episodes 39-40: workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e...
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
merry christmas, friends.
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
happy birthday, @biscuitkitten.bsky.social! can’t wait to see you and to go on our next adventure.
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a man in a trench coat is holding an umbrella while walking a dog in the rain
Alt: fredric march, in a trench coat is holding an umbrella while walking a dog in the rain
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
today is a great day to watch random harvest. IYKYK.
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Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 01/10/2025
mfw I realize the events of CHILDREN OF MEN canonically take place in 2027, which is now... about a year away
Clive Owen looks shocked and disheveled in CHILDREN OF MEN
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
God bless Chicago
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 24/09/2025
Carol Kaye wants to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to kiss her bass. The famed bassist is refusing to attend her induction and is boycotting the ceremony: “I don’t do things because other people want me to do them.”
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Carol Kaye Wants the Rock Hall to Kiss Her Bass
Carol Kaye wants to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to kiss her bass. The famed bassist is refusing to attend her induction and is boycotting the ceremony: “I don’t do things because other people want me to do them.”
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
HOW IS A GIRL SUPPOSED TO WORK AFTER WAKING UP AND FINDING OUT THAT ROBERT REDFORD DIED?!
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a close up of a man and a woman 's faces
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
maybe blasting the thermals will wake me up: a story by rachel xo
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Law Dork @lawdorknews.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Video from today’s “We Are All DC” protest march: www.instagram.com/reel/DORQ6v6...
pink FREE DC sign 
+ pink subway throwing art sign
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 29/08/2025
A real dream assignment: For @ebertvoices.bsky.social, I spoke with David Strathairn about his new film A LITTLE PRAYER. (and yes, I do think Strathairn is the best American actor of his generation)
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The Best American Actor of His Generation: David Strathairn on "A Little Prayer" | Interviews | Roger Ebert
An interview with the star of this week's wonderful A Little Prayer.
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
“She was quick to give advice, quick to smile, always happy to chat for a few minutes, and always keen to connect with others. Even back then, I could sense that she sought people, not their status.” can confirm that lisa is the biggest mensch. grateful for the time she’s given lil ol’ me.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
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U.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 27/08/2025
Happy National Dog Day! As mascots in the Navy, some dogs were issued special ID cards. This pup named Apache had the rate of "Dog1c" (Dog First Class). Note the signature with a paw print and fire hydrant. #NationalDogDay
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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 26/08/2025
Lil Nas X has issued his first statement since getting out of jail following his arrest: "Your girl is gonna be ok, ya’ll...s--t that was f--king terrifying" bit.ly/41sdtGy
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Philipp Frisch @phfrisch.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
8 years since #Myanmar’s military launched atrocities against the #Rohingya: burned villages, mass killings, displacement. Still no justice. @hrw.org +partners urge UNSC & ICC to ensure accountability for crimes committed against all communities. Impunity must end 🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...
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8 Years On: Accountability Needed for Myanmar Atrocities Against Rohingya
August 25 marks eight years since the Myanmar military launched widespread atrocities against the Rohingya population in Rakhine State. No one has been held accountable for the 2017 atrocities, while ...
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 23/08/2025
Haymarket Books for Fighting Fascism
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Haymarket Books for Fighting Fascism
“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, inter...
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Keep telling me republicans care about antisemitism or are doing things for Jews while they ban the diary of Anne Frank
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 24/08/2025
"'Medicaid covers nearly 53% of births in Mississippi and 40% nationwide, making it a critical lifeline for moms and babies. Any cuts or restrictions will only make this crisis worse,' Rahman said."
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Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate | CNN
The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state.
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
i was so excited to see alex’s pin!!!
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
me, to myself, when i realize i can’t go see belle & sebastian play tigermilk in full
screenshot from the banshees of inisherin. barry keoghan is looking down and there’s text that says, well, there goes that dream.
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
when i was in high school, my mom took me to the mall—on a school night!—so i could buy monster by @remhq.bsky.social. i love her willingness to drive my 14yo ass to sam goody so i could grab the album on its release day. i’m listening to the album now, and it’s getting me through the day.
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
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Divinemoonlight 🕊🌟 @divinemoonlight.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
USC Law Students Hotline
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
“The fundamental civic unit in this nation is neighbor.” - @jelaniya.bsky.social 🇺🇸
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
If you want to make America healthy again, start with Universal health & UBI Masks in healthcare Clean air & water Affordable housing & food Guaranteed education Paid time off Affordable child care When we accept that caring for one another is essential for health & happiness, we all benefit
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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
“You can’t arrest him simply because he’s a bloody immigrant! …You filthy goddamn fascist asshole, take your hands off my lobby boy!”
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 02/06/2025
This is Bodie. He’s here to celebrate the start of Pride Month. Been working on this pose for weeks. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)
a golden retriever puppy on a bright pink rope leash prances through some tall grass. he’s wearing a brightly patterned bandana around his neck and is carrying a miniature six-stripe pride flag in his mouth. his front right paw is raised mid-stride, like he’s ready to hop into a pride parade at any second.
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Like a follow if you love libraries!
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 13/06/2025
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
i can’t articulate anything substantial atm. i’m trying to pause my grief because i have a mtg in 3 minutes. but my god this one hurts.
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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
In solidarity with the movement in Los Angeles and elsewhere across the US, we've made Joshua Clover's Riot. Strike. Riot free to download.
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Riot. Strike. Riot
Baltimore. Ferguson. Tottenham. Clichy-sous-Bois. Oakland. Ours has become an “age of riots” as the struggle of people versus state and capital has taken to the streets. Award-winning poet and scholar...
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
caring is exhausting.
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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Doing my part to normalize looking like a dork when I'm out and about wearing my Elipse respirator but I haven't caught COVID (or anything else) yet. I should really try decorating it. 🤔 amzn.to/4dZtvwy
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GVS SPR449 Elipse Mask with P100 Nuisance Odour Filters, S/M
The Elipse mask range, designed and produced in the UK by GVS, represents an important innovation in the respiratory safety sector. Elipse is among the lightest in it’s category, thanks to the ergonomic shape which allow the operator a wide field of vision, and means they can be easily worn with glasses, helmets and headphones. The Elipse OV-P100 mask carries the highest classification for a particulate filter combined with protection against organic vapors and fine dust. The P100 element achieves 99. 98% filtration at 0. 04 micron. GVS OVP100 mask is perfect for everyday applications, such as DIY and commercial construction through to the more demanding environments of metalworking, welding, paint spraying and stonemasonry. With OVP100 filters ready fitted, you haven't got to worry about buying filters separately, and when the time comes, replacement filters are available. Slim filter design provides a clear line of sight so you can see what your hands are doing. The product is also compatible with eyewear and face shields.
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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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Leaked ICE Guide Offers Unprecedented View of Agency’s Asset Forfeiture Tactics
An internal “Asset Forfeiture Handbook” instructs ICE agents on how to appraise property before seizing it.
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Oooh look at what @debtcollective.bsky.social‬ has cooking
TODAY: Los Angeles Tenants Launch Historic Utility Strike, Demand City Ban Ratio Utility Billing System

Corporate landlords are increasingly using “Ratio Utility Billing Systems” (RUBS) to make utilities expenses opaque, avoid necessary repairs and undermine tenant protections

More than 200 tenants across two Los Angeles buildings have signed a petition demanding an end to RUBS
LOS ANGELES, C.A. — Today, more than fifty tenants across two Los Angeles apartment buildings will launch a historic utility strike, refusing to pay their landlord Equity Residential — one of the largest landlords in Los Angeles and the United States — for their costly and irregularly priced utility bills.
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
happy friday! i’ve already worked 40+ hours this week, don’t know what the morning will bring and—
bono singing the line, “i’m wide awake.”
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
me, to myself, as i put on jeff buckley’s grace
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a bald man with glasses is standing in front of a glass door and says `` gird your loins '' .
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
if you love accents, lots of cursing, gratuitous violence, tom hardy, pierce brosnan, helen mirren, paddy considine, and/or joanne froggatt, do not sleep on mobland—
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a man says " this place has everything " while holding something in his hand
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
i worked 10+ hours yesterday, i could not shut my brain off and sleep, i feel like a truck ran me over and i’m listening to ‘gone daddy gone’ to wake myself up (a story by rachel xo)
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
if anyone has any leads on writing and/or producing gigs, LMK*. my sister is between jobs at the moment and any help is much appreciated. *i know it’s a crazy time for the industry atm but a girl’s gotta ask what a girl’s gotta ask
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
You don't need to be a prophet. Images like this - of starved Palestinians hammed into fenced cages by Israel - will be remembered for generations as hideous evidence of a terrible crime. And history will remember not just those who cheered it on, but those who stayed silent.
A large number of Palestinians are hemmed in to a crowded caged queuing system under the watch of US or Israeli guards, desperate to receive food
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
WSJ: ICC prosecutor was readying warrants for Israeli ministers before going on leave - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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WSJ: ICC prosecutor was readying warrants for Israeli ministers before going on leave
<article data-history-node-id="423125" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wsj-icc-prosecutor-was-readying-warrants-israeli-ministers-going-leave" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/wsj-icc-prosecutor-was-readying-warrants-israeli-ministers-going-leave" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">WSJ: ICC prosecutor was readying warrants for Israeli ministers before going on leave</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan was preparing to seek arrest warrants for far-right&nbsp;Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir&nbsp;before going on leave amid a <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-leave-amid-misconduct-probe-and-trump-sanctions">misconduct probe</a>, the Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/icc-israel-politician-warrants-91d24404?mod=hp_lead_pos8">reported</a>.</p> <p>Khan is the only ICC official to be named in the sanctions&nbsp;imposed by Washington in February. He has also been facing a sexual harassment probe by an external UN body since late last year.</p> <p>The cases against the Israeli minister centre on their roles in expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the report said. Khan’s two deputies are to decide whether to pursue the cases now, but it is unclear how they plan to proceed.</p> <p>The report said some officials and legal experts doubt the court would move forward without a chief prosecutor, given the political risks such a prosecution could bring.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
the first half of of pee-wee as himself is lovely. the second half is hard.
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rachel xo @quirkyandklutzy.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
you’re telling me that the man who won the 2024 woody guthrie prize, who has toured with bruce, and who consistently supports human rights and unions is anti-trump?! shocking. sarcasm aside, y’all know i stan tom and mary morello.
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a black and white photo of an owl with its mouth open .
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