Reposted by RaeNathan Alderman @nathanalderman.com · 18/09/2026Overtime at GCSO seems to be tied to salary, and Sheriff Smith has, naturally, the highest salary in the department. June payroll records FOIA'd from GCSO show him earning a flat amount (no hours recorded) of $1,495.35 in ICE overtime -- about a 12% bonus atop his monthly salary of $11,839.17. 151
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Edgy Vanity Plates Test Limits of Free Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...nytimes.comEdgy Vanity Plates Test Limits of Free SpeechVirginia will ask the Supreme Court to hear a dispute over a seven-character license plate message. 010
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 08/04/2026My evening plans (driving towards the nearest mushroom cloud) were cancelled. Wyd? 000
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Something about recreating Calvary on the front yard of your HOA run home feels so on the nose for Christian nationalism in 2026 020
Reposted by RaeMS NOW @ms.now · 21/03/2026Judge rules Pentagon press policy unconstitutional www.ms.now/news/judge-r...ms.nowJudge rules Pentagon press policy unconstitutionalThe ruling is a major blow to the Trump administration’s effort to heavily restrict media coverage. 2642998
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 17/03/2026WOW!!! Thank you so much! I hope I can raise the rest but this is such a good start! Thank y’all so so much!! 010
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Can you help me meet my fundraising goal of $2500? For 6 years I’ve been an abortion doula. From volunteering with BRAF, to serving as its board president for 3 years, and now to serving as an at-large board member, I have been proud to support the work this organization does. fund.nnaf.org/RaesTeamfund.nnaf.orgBlue Ridge Abortion Fund - Fund-a-Thon 2026{{MetaTags.description}} 067
Reposted by RaeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026"... have put together ..." If they're just pulling together shit as an excuse to invade foreign countries, the journalism needs to make that clear — not this cutesy "turns up the heat" bullshit. 12743153
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Cool grandmas drink cafè au lait and feed crepes to the baby. 🥰🥰🇫🇷🇫🇷 110
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I’ve discovered Bern das Brot. My question is: why is he in space? 000
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 07/02/2026You may recall this slide deck I made from whatever hyper fixation dream state I was in when I made it. You had 36 hours to become a Bad Bunny superfan. (Note: there is no part 2.) docs.google.com/presentation...docs.google.comBad Bunny: An Introduction 2025 Pt 1Bad Bunny An introduction to songs for non-Spanish speakers Part 1 Pro tips: Turn English subtitles on YouTube Look up lyrics on Genius 000
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 31/01/2026God loves a terrier, yes he does. youtu.be/fKWP-PcEwyY?...youtu.beBest in ShowYouTube video by Warner Bros. Rewind 010
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I need to confess something. After weeks of grueling writing environments, of being edited over and over again, I’ve surrendered to the Oxford Comma. I shall no longer edit my sentences for clarity, brevity, and flow. Thank you to @grammerly.bsky.social for your support, guidance, and accuracy.media.tenor.coma woman in a gray dress and head scarf is standing in front of a stone wall .Alt: a woman in a gray dress and head scarf is standing in front of a stone wall. She’s screaming SHAME and leading a public shaming. 010
Reposted by RaeKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you. 10634383216960
Reposted by RaeBlue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Attorney General-elect Jay Jones Announces Additional Senior Staff for Office of the Attorney General bluevirginia.us/2026/01/gove... 094
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. And when he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he? 000
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Fellow driver on her phone, not moving her car. I beep. She flips me off. Ended up going to the same drive thru line, still trapped behind her. So, I paid for her coffee. Motto for 2026: aggressive kindness. Retaliatory gratitude. 000
Reposted by RaeDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025It's quaint to talk about inflation reports and surprising softness on the margins when in 13 days the out-of-pocket cost of health insurance is going to rise for 26 million households by an average of 75% 518480
Reposted by RaeBlue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 17/12/2025If a Democrat said something like this, right wingers like Reid would probably attack him or her for supposedly being hostile to prayer, faith, etc. bluevirginia.us/2025/12/wedn... 142
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 07/12/202510 year old: yeah, don’t date 50 Cent, date 50 Centaur! 12 year old: yeah hit me up ladies 000
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Oh What Fun was a solid D- movie until Eva Longoria and Michelle Pfeiffer puffed puffed passed and then it became a formidable B. 010
Reposted by RaeMike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Trump must dropped a “Media Bias” tip line www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/ 175119
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Do most people seek out tours of where the bourgeoise were beheaded when they visit Paris for the first time? Just me? 010
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 03/12/2025My 10-year old is getting ennui from his elf on the shelf this year. 010
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 26/11/2025To whoever needs to hear this, yes you should go out and get one more pie just in case you don’t have enough pie for 11PM tomorrow night when pie is at its peak deliciousness. 🥧 000
Reposted by RaeLauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period. 445181867730
Reposted by RaeChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/judges-doj...lawdork.comMultiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenasA trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months. 013831
Reposted by RaeAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/11/2025A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers. "Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns." It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support. www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...thepinknews.comHeartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his deathThe family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old. 11131841017
Reposted by RaeAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 23/11/2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers inform a federal judge about the Washington Post's bombshell: The government's claim that Costa Rica will no longer accept Abrego has been exposed as a lie. More evidence—"if any were needed"—of vindictive prosecution. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 5039691457
Rae @raeroca.bsky.social · 23/11/2025I highly recommend taking awkward photos with your best friend. 10/10 030
Reposted by RaeAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/11/2025CNN: In the last couple of weeks or so, she's become kind of an ally on some issues. What do you make of this? Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't. 459111061888
Reposted by RaeNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Whether it's Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump calling for the execution of Democrats, both presidents engaged in norm-busting behavior. 231379222
Reposted by Rae12 On Your Side @12onyourside.com · 18/11/2025Over 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation, reports say #nationalnews12onyourside.comOver 30,000 Charlotte students absent from school in protest of ICE operation, reports sayOver 30,000 Charlotte students were absent on Monday, according to school officials. 023
Reposted by RaeKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi. I hired and worked with Jamal for a year. www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...washingtonpost.comCIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassinationAudio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements. 11052910112223
Reposted by RaeAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Greene: I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for six years for. And I gave him my loyalty for free. Fe called me a traitor for standing with these women and refusing to take my name off the discharge petition. Let me tell you what a traitor is…. 2883421831
Reposted by RaeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/11/2025Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I can disagree with the president at times, especially this past Monday, on the Marines' 250th anniversary, when he honored the new Syrian president who is an Al Qaeda terrorist and was wanted by our government for years." 43971281706