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Rachel Sipper

@rachelsipperstudio.net
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Come for the art process images, stay for the perspective. I'll be pinning whatever I'm currently working on, daily. she/her 💙🦓♿

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Klobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance"
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🌺HippiesRule🌺 @teresa555.bsky.social · 4h
They just don't care.
Drawing of a woman standing - head bowed -  in front of a row of men - behind a long desk with papers in front of them.
One man is saying: "It's not that we don't believe your story, it's that we don't care."

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Rachel Sipper @rachelsipperstudio.net · 2h
All this #Schmitt talk is really overshadowing the real meat of yesterday’s hearing. And that’s Smith’s declaration under oath that the president is and has been a criminal in the eyes of the law, save his get out of trouble free card, the Supreme Court.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Markwayne Mullin is clutching a stress ball while answering questions from reporters
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h
"Super Intelligence."
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 9h
My own (probably naive) take is that the immigration views/attacks as envisioned by Trump and far-right diehards have very little resonance beyond the right-wing base. That they are now a layer of our atmosphere reflects the disproportionate power those folks have in politics and media.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h
All of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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ICCooler @iccooler.bsky.social · 18h
1. They accused him of accessing transcripts of congress members’ and staffs calls and texts. 2. Accused him of commingling federal and state prosecutions. 3. As “proof” of their false claims presented staffers’ text messages. 🤣🤣🤣
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KJG @00kjg.bsky.social · 13h
MAGA: protect women and girls in sports! Also MAGA: there was a women’s sports game that night? Who’da thunk it?
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Richard Wayne Bowling @rchrdwynbwlngk100.bsky.social · 22h
Why did Eric Schmitt fuck up his gotcha moment so badly? No one involved considered the possibility that Jack Smith attended a women’s basketball game. A MAGAt undone by misogyny. Not at all surprising.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h
“Morally binding” “Police yourselves” lol ok
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Debbie T Knits 🧶 @debbietknits.bsky.social · 13h
When you choose your car because it has perfect yarn holders… 🧶 #knit
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Rachel Sipper @rachelsipperstudio.net · 8h
“There was only one NBA game” tells you everything about how this person views women in sports, and probably women in general.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From Josh Helfgott: ICE detained a Los Angeles car washer and father of four for six months. His kids ended up in therapy, his family lost its income, and he is still fighting to stay in the country. José Padilla, 41, was detained by ICE on January 27 while he
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Indivisible Bucks County @indivisiblebux.bsky.social · 9h
HOLY PA-01 SCOOP IN POLITICO!! Brian Fitzpatrick's awful ads seem to show a bunch of news headlines. But those deceptive quotes didn't come from actual news reports - they were written by one of his wedding guests, a felon who was once on the payroll of his own campaign, who self-published them!
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The source of Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own wedding
Self-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 9h
Morning! 💚 We just wanted to say thank you. So many of you are working hard to get ready for No Kings Day. We love seeing the signs you’ve shared with us. Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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Rachel Sipper @rachelsipperstudio.net · 8h
“Throughout our legal system, public servants have remained faithful to their oaths despite extraordinary pressure to do otherwise. Their example demonstrates that while fear may be contagious, courage is as well.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Owning the libs.
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Jill @lintstorm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m late to #showmeyourknits, but this beauty just made her public debut for a work event and I have never looked hotter? It’s not elaborate, but it’s the most perfect fitting garment I’ve ever made. Tailoring is a miracle. I need to take some real photos soon. 🧶
A hand knit sleeveless tailored dress in dark green silk yarn with cream colored buttons down the front being modeled by the knitter.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18h
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Kate @katekav.bsky.social · 19h
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Today’s afternoon rush hour standout in Lexington MA over Route 128. Lots of eyes - lots of honks - the occasional emphatic FU’s. 🙄 For No Kings/Vote Early weekend - we’re expanding to another local bridge. You can too 🗽
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Rachel Sipper @rachelsipperstudio.net · 21h
Hoo boy. I had to select the most expensive #Medicare Part D plan because my meds are really expensive. It was going to be $119 a month. Just got the 2027 prices. Now it's just over $204 a month, plus my deductibles and copays.
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Super Shoe @shoe.bsky.social · 22h
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22h
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23h
The VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case.
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Doug Jones @dougjones.bsky.social · 22h
What a thrill it was to be back with my old friend @jasonisbell @jasonisbell at our big rally in Mobile last week. Jason never lets an audience, or me, down with this music and his words. Thank you for always being there for us!
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
50 years ago today, Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' was released. It spent thirteen consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for Album of the Year...
Album cover for Stevie Wonder's 'Songs In The Key Of Life."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gas is averaging $4.45 a gallon. Trump’s Iran war drags on. And Republicans are scrambling. Trump is campaigning in Alabama and Oklahoma — deep red states he won easily. Republicans are even defending Mike Johnson’s district, which Trump won by 34 points. That’s not strength. That’s sheer panic.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GREAT NEWS: my MRI & my MRA were completely normal. I will have to get additional testing done for my parathyroid which my Dr. feels is the culprit & I have secondary parathyroidism but it actually may be primary. BUT knowing there’s no recurring tumor or aneurysm is a relief! 🙏
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Josh Byer @vancityjoshb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Blue Forest (2024) It was stormy in Vancouver today, but sometimes I like that. It's cozy when it rains. #art #painting #blue #artsky
A very blue painting of a very blue forest.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Rachel Sipper @rachelsipperstudio.net · 23h
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator...
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MAGA Senator Caught on Camera Watching Colleague Self-Combust
No one appeared more mortified by Sen. Eric Schmitt’s humiliating blunder than Katie Britt.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
CRUZ: Do you have any evidence whatsoever to believe that I and 20% of Republicans in the Senate will engage in destruction or tampering with evidence or intimidation of potential witnesses? JACK SMITH: No. We had powerful evidence that Donald Trump and his associates would
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 29/09/2026
We need Senators in Congress who are committed to fulfilling Social Security’s promise of a dignified retirement. Angie Nixon is committed to fulfilling that promise if she's elected in November. @angieforfl.bsky.social
A graphic with a photo of Angie Nixon. The text says, "SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE ARE LIFELINES. I WILL NEVER SUPPORT CUTTING SOMETHING PEOPLE PAID INTO FOR DECADES. OUR SENIORS DESERVE THE BENEFITS THEY WERE PROMISED. FLORIDA STATE REP. ANGIE NIXON DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATE"
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined "​to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump" after a federal judge found that the attorneys misused the court system in "settling" his IRS lawsuit. www.reuters.com/world/us-app...
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Appeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlement
A US appeals court declined on Tuesday ​to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Luca Morelli (Italian, b.1968) "Adagio," 2012 Oil on linen 100 x 80 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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gwpda.bsky.social @gwpda.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hot spit! Adam Schiff has just announced he will be requesting the Judiciary Committee subpoena Vol II of Jack Smith's report. Way to go, Senator Schiff!
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅
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Rachel Sipper @rachelsipperstudio.net · 29/09/2026
Watch. This is just embarrassing. I suppose seeing professionals act like children so often IS doing wonders for my imposter syndrome, generally.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Bongo” Ballpoint pen, pencil, watercolor, acrylic paint, and a little colored pencil.

Our man is in trouble this time, reader. Art supplies are scattered around a painting of an abstract cityscape. On the canvas we see a man in a telephone booth making a frantic call to his cat, Bongo. In the foreground, an answering machine is taking his voicemail, [Leave a message at the beep] --- “Bongo, Daddy got stuck in the painting. Go get help, Bongo.” Bongo stands at the base of the easel looking at the phone. Her tail in the air and ears perked up. Whether she’ll be able to help is open to interpretation.

Artist’s note: One of my favorites from the Spooky Pants book. I was playing around with the idea of a painting coming to life (like that guy in Ghostbusters 2) and kind of fumbled my way into this version. I really draw a lot of corded phones. I won’t stop.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Warren: "This has been their argument every time -- they cut taxes and say, 'Ultimately it's really going to pay off for you.' What's happened every time? The academics study it very carefully and say, 'What really happened is the richest people got richer and everybody else got left behind.'"
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos, sculpture with Azores crocheted lace #WomensArt
Photo of a sculpture resembling a snake covered in green lace
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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