Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Help the Great Plains Theatre Commons meet a generous challenge match! Every donation made before June 30 will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000 and we are already 25% to our goal! greatplainstheatrecommons-bloom.kindful.com?campaign=141... 000
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Call your representatives. Demand accountability and oversight. Alligator Atrocity open.substack.com/pub/statusku...open.substack.comAlligator AtrocityAn American concentration camp became operational last week, and it’s already a human rights nightmare. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 03/07/2025There are @ 59,000 people in detention right now. Around half have NO criminal record; and the majority of actual offenses are traffic violations. ICE is 140% over capacity. So our government passed a bill that will turbo-charge arrests, detentions, and deportations with no regard for human rights. 000
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 04/04/2025GPTC uses stories to strengthen community. As we face an ever-growing need for human connection, resources we've relied upon are being withdrawn. Without reliable federal funding, we are asking you to give whatever you can. greatplainstheatrecommons-bloom.kindful.com vimeo.com/1072343744/4...vimeo.comGreat Plain Theatre Commons: Spring 2025This is "Great Plain Theatre Commons: Spring 2025" by thinkMOTION on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 18/02/2025I once had a conversation with a colleague-a smart, educated woman-venting about how she had never experienced privilege. Multiple examples of systemic racism followed. When I got to red-lining, she said, "well, IF that's true, it was wrong." I took Wilkerson off the bookshelf but she still doubted. 100
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 12/02/2025RE new NEA guidelines & any federally-sourced funding - make sure you read the updated Assurance of Compliance language. It is not the same as it was. Link to the full text in comments. Looking up the full text of the referenced Executive Orders is also worth your time. www.arts.gov/grants/legal...arts.govLegal Requirements and Assurance of Compliance 000
Reposted by Rachel Hauben CombsDahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 05/02/2025"Which means, in the aggregate, that we somehow walk around carrying two conflicting beliefs: that American democracy is both too big to fail, and also that American democracy is too intricate to fight for."slate.comThe Only Way to Slow Down the Trump-Musk CoupIt’s hard to think of anything less sexy and less made-for-TV than an attorney charging into a courthouse to seek a temporary injunction. 19406112
Reposted by Rachel Hauben CombsScott Pilutik @tikk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Me in Slate asking whether Musk will be tripped up by a pair of lawsuits filed by federal workers based on flagrant privacy statute violations.slate.comFederal Workers Are Starting to Fight Musk’s Lawless Power Grab. Is It Too Late?The anonymous plaintiffs' case rests on a statute protecting the privacy of federal workers. 161
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Corporate welfare costs taxpayers billions each year, with estimates ranging from $92 billion to $100 billion annually. Elon Musk’s companies—Tesla and SpaceX—have received billions in government contracts and subsidies. Meanwhile, USAID costs only $40 billion. 011
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 01/02/2025The National Transportation Safety Board said today it will stop e-mailing news organizations and reporters with updates about two plane crashes that occurred earlier this week. They are forcing news professionals to accept updates filtered through X. thedesk.net/2025/02/ntsb...thedesk.netNTSB to stop emailing news outlets with updates on plane crashes, press briefingsThe NTSB says it will only notify the media about press conferences and investigative updates on two recent plane crashes via the social media platform X. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 31/01/2025From Robert Hubbell: "The story is not—as reported in the legacy media—that “Trump blamed DEI” for the collision. It is that Trump resorted to racist tropes to deflect blame from himself and gain political advantage from the deaths of innocent passengers, pilots, and crew." 131
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I think we need to stop using the acronym. And so do the press. Make it explicit. A group of white people, mostly men, are saying that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are at the root of everything that is wrong in this country today. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 28/01/2025www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/...councilofnonprofits.org 000
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 28/01/2025According to the California Dept of Water, the military did not enter California and the federal government "restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days," adding: "State water supplies in Southern California remain plentiful." 020
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 28/01/2025So, if the president illegally puts a "pause" on the disbursement of congressionally appropriated funds and Congress doesn't object, did the tree make a sound? 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 21/01/2025If the president can unilaterally change the Constitution & override a law passed by Congress and upheld by SCOTUS, then the entire structure is no longer viable. Of all the horrible things flowing out of DC today, this is the most terrifying. That the American experiment has finally failed. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Amplifying facts. Please, join me. www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...nationalgeographic.comHere's what really caused L.A. fire hydrants to run out of waterAs unprecedented wildfires raged through Los Angeles, some firefighters suddenly lost access to water. City officials called one shortage a “worst-case scenario”—one they expect to see again in the fu... 010
Reposted by Rachel Hauben CombsThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/01/2025Breaking news: President-elected Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush-money case to unconditional discharge, in which a defendant is not fined, locked up or given probation. Friday’s sentencing formalized Trump’s status as the first president or president-elect who is a felon.washingtonpost.comLive updates: Trump sentenced without penalty in New York hush money caseDonald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to an adult-film actress shortly before the 2016 election. 8931985
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Amplifying facts. www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...noaa.govWildfire climate connectionClimate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ... 000
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Hi there - I was hardly ever at the one Other Place anyway. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Still waiting for the data on the number of cisgender women or girls attached by transgender women or girls in public restrooms or locker rooms. Can't recall a single instance, which is odd considering how much energy gets spent on this issue. Excuse me. "Issue." 020
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 22/11/2024As the votes continue to be counted, the argument for a mandate shrinks. Last I saw, Trump was at 49.94%, and Harris was at 48.26. That's a difference of 1.68%. I'm not disputing that he won - unfortunately, he did - but to call it an overwhelming mandate to dismantle the government is ridiculous. 020
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Not. A. Mandate. www.salon.com/2024/11/20/w...salon.comWhat mandate? Trump's popular vote lead is slimmest since Bush-Gore | Salon.comAward-winning news and culture, features breaking news, in-depth reporting and criticism on politics, science, food and entertainment. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Richard Nixon in 1972 won more than 60 percent of the popular vote; Ronald Reagan in 1984 won 58 percent. Those were landslides. This was a win, not a landslide, and certainly not a mandate. 020
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 14/11/2024RFK Jr is bonkers. In a position of power, he's dangerous. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...theatlantic.comThe Sanewashing of RFK Jr.Let’s call a crank a crank. 010
Rachel Hauben Combs @rhcombs.bsky.social · 12/11/2024A win is not a landslide. This perspective is important. Because it's in the interests of Trump's agenda for us to feel overwhelmed, outnumbered, and hopeless. This was a win, yes, but not a landslide. wapo.st/3UNmRBjwapo.stOpinion | The election was a Trump splash — but not a red waveDon’t let the electoral map fool you. Trump did not have a sweeping victory. 070
