Reposted by RachaelElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 9hI still remember getting my first email address as a freshman in college. It was the coolest thing ever and no one was screaming YOU BETTER ADOPT THIS OR WE’RE ALL DEAD. 1386198
Reposted by RachaelTyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions. 182010975
Reposted by RachaelDr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Master colourist: Pierre Bonnard, avant-garde French post-impressionist artist, printmaker, born #OTD 1867; intimate views of domestic life were inspired by Japanese art; member of Les Nabis, friend of Vuillard. Le Corsage à Carreaux 1892, Musée d’Orsay | La Salle à Manger 1913 @artsmia.bsky.social 26810
Reposted by RachaelDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 259183944863
Reposted by RachaelMaryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If you were transfixed by THE HOT ZONE when you were young, or then read SPILLOVER and trusted it, then as a career scary diseases reporter, I urge you to read this thread. Science moves on. People discover fresh stuff. The work careers were built on becomes outdated. Be open to the new. Please. 414062
Reposted by RachaelMédias 🇫🇷 @mediasfr.skyfleet.blue · 25/09/2026Comment la papamobile est-elle devenue iconique ?france24.comComment la papamobile est-elle devenue iconique ?Elle est blanche, possède quatre roues et attire tous les regards à chaque sortie du Saint-Père. Mais comment la papamobile, la voiture du pape, est-elle devenue, elle aussi, une icone ? 011
Reposted by Rachaelthe samsara enjoyer @rubot.ie · 24/09/2026"so what's your take?" "I think the private sector can solve all of a nations problems and the government doesn't have to do anything" "100% disagree" 26019
Reposted by RachaelLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970172264
Reposted by RachaelHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/09/2026I'm going to collect reports like this of staunch Republicans running away from Trump in this thread: 1926762
Reposted by RachaelHakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Nikole Hannah-Jones w/ a sobering follow-up on her decision yrs ago to enroll her daughter in a poor, majority-Black public school rather than a wealthier, whiter private school. You leave heartbroken for the kids being failed by this grossly unequal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 21523361
Rachael @raen.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026Listening to Careless People and the UK should turn off Meta sites. Seems to be the only way those people learn anything. 020
Reposted by RachaelHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 19/09/2026I'd like to remind everyone of the principled courage of the Pentagon press, which walked out of the building their beat relies on rather than sign a loyalty oath. One of them was a dear friend for whom it was a giant sacrifice and I'm so proud of him. The White House press isn't in the same league. 5773206
Reposted by Rachael👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 18/09/2026if you EVER get called for a meeting and they say “don’t bring a union rep” bring a union rep 251822533
Reposted by RachaelHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 18/09/2026The one word Trump hates most of all is "loser." We should say it more. 314524
Reposted by RachaelAlberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 18/09/2026More evidence of the Irish Presidency being captured by Big Tech 11417
Reposted by RachaelRTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 17/09/2026RTÉ has confirmed that Ireland will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest and that it will not broadcast the competition.rte.ieRTÉ will not take part in or broadcast Eurovision 2027RTÉ has confirmed that Ireland will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest and that it will not broadcast the competition. 1732092
Rachael @raen.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026Had a quick read about the Vandals and they seem MAGAish tbh 020
Reposted by Rachaelandykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Stop calling this a DC makeover. This is an illegal desecration of our capital and a huge waste of American families’ money. DC is sacred ground, and we shouldn’t minimize the real damage being done. 292120505
Reposted by RachaelAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953725113399
Reposted by RachaelCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social 57398483287
Reposted by RachaelCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This piece by Colson Whitehead is one of my favorite things ever written. I've shared it many times with folks over the years. It was published two months after 9/11, and I believe it's one of the greatest things ever put to pen about grief, memory, and time. www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/m... 1253298
Reposted by RachaelGeorge Wiman @georgewiman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026People whinging about NYC's Muslim mayor have it backwards: 019140
Reposted by RachaelMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As if the headline isn't enough incentive, do read this short news story to the last paragraph because MAN does it escalate! playbill.com/article/man-...playbill.comMan Sentenced to 2-Year Jail Sentence After Strangling Fellow Theatregoer for Singing Along During We Will Rock YouThe dust-up happened at a 2023 press performance in London's West End. 1171074330
Reposted by RachaelHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 10/09/2026The United States: where giving a frail voter waiting in the Georgia sun a glass of water is punishable by a year in prison, but the president can offer everyone $5k to vote for his party. 192190711
Rachael @raen.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026Oh my Christ, there is no droit du sol in France. All the paperwork I had to do for my kids, both born in France, to become French put me off requesting the nationality for myself. The US has droit du sol, Ireland had it before 2005. Born there and you’re that nationality. Not in France. 130
Rachael @raen.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026Too fucking right! Tour Eiffel workers strike after women coworkers taken off shift for a group of tourists who wanted to minimise their interactions with women. STAY HOME THEN 011
Reposted by RachaelMédias 🇫🇷 @mediasfr.skyfleet.blue · 04/09/2026L’ONU adopte une réforme d’ampleur pour promouvoir une cartographie mondiale plus proche de la réalité que la projection dite « de Mercator »lemonde.frL’ONU adopte une réforme d’ampleur pour promouvoir une cartographie mondiale plus proche de la réalité que la projection dite « de Mercator »La résolution adoptée vendredi doit encourager les organisations internationales et les Etats à utiliser des représentations cartographiées du type « Equal Earth » pour abandonner la projection de Mercator agrandissant artificiellement les territoires situés aux hautes latitudes. 022
Reposted by RachaelJohn Br👻OoOOOoOoo👻ks @johnbrooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026L'Arc de Participationne 141647308
Reposted by RachaelEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem 10385251964
Rachael @raen.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026I just remembered that I make soup! Oh thank goodness I survived another August 010
Reposted by RachaelConor @ernekid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is some absolute nonsense impacting one of my favourite sandwich places in Belfast 352283604
Reposted by RachaelMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“We invited you back but we won’t lift sanctions”. The US admin continues to try to normalize relations w Ru at Ukraine/Europe’s expense but can’t go all the way so we keep seeing mixed signals. This waffling prolongs the war. Arming Ukraine to win would shorten it. apple.news/ANy6Jpjl-REe...apple.newsUS irks G20 ministers by bringing back Russia, barring journalists — ReutersThe United States' move to welcome Russia back to a meeting of G20 countries on Monday while denying some journalists access to the gathering dismayed some finance leaders present, deflecting from its... 56112
