Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026At an absolute minimum he should have served as long as the abuse lasted. But I would propose a formula where the perpetrator serves the length of the abuse in hours, times the age difference between victim and perpetrator. 000
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thanks. All I want is for my beautiful daughter to be happy. 110
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I would add: permanently damaged sexual and loving relationships for the rest of their lives. As a survivor I can honestly say, after 35 years of healthy and happy marriage, every sexual act I am present for is impacted by my past experiences. Every time. 0180
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My entire life my feminist mother has taught me that every woman, every woman, is beautiful. That plastic surgery is a tool of patriarchy to make women feel less than. It is a core moral belief I hold. And some parts I understand. But -not going to lie- I watched that beautiful child, Michael J. 030
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And bonus points if the messages are cute, cheeky, silly, joy inducing, heart felt, or meaningful videos! Honestly, if half the emails or texts I got from Amy Klobuchar were her favorite poems I’d be more likely to give her money! 210
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In my opinion candidates waste, WASTE, their emails! Give me something I value most of the time! Only ask for money some of the time! 120
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I want no more than one of five emails from a candidate to be about fund raising. I want at least one teaching me about past accomplishments, one about policy plans, one call to action explaining what I can do right now to help move us forward, and one personal post explaining a ethical stance etc. 110
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is the most important bit! We absolutely have to claw back our stolen money. 000
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s a trap! They’ll reset instantly and demand you feed them at 3 am forevermore. 030
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I’m so sorry! I had mild mastoiditis a few years ago. You have my full sympathy. 000
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I swear the easier a task the harder to actually do it! See also putting new windshield wipers on. 110
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I hate the waffle words in the news anymore. “Some lawmakers say is illegal.” It’s illegal, just say so. 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I assume your putting them on to get ready for snow. Why will you be complaining? Unfun process or you don’t like the extra weight or? 110
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In paintings I call that hand gesture the swooned or dead gesture. 000
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A teacher friend gave me 1000 pencils with my name printed on them. They didn’t even last me a semester, even though every teacher and student in the building would bring them to me if they ran across them. (Retired art teacher.) 060
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I admire you for that. But I just don’t have the time or mental energy to do it. 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh man, I only recently learned the word Limerence, but I’m an experienced practitioner of it. Enjoy it while it lasts. (Also enjoy that it auto corrected to Liberace.) 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026But I’m going to wait long enough so you see my response. Way to be creepy. 000
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I wasn’t being rude, you asked, I answered. We like them because they are associated with warm memories. Now I’m going to block you because you’re weird. 100
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Have you actually read it? The panels and illustrations are nostalgic because our parents read the books to us. Go buy the books and read them, or have someone you love read them to you. 120
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Exactly the same for me. Though my mom watches the evening news, so I might have caught bits of it while my dad was nearing end of life. 000
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bubbies are my favorite, but I live in Minnesota, so there aren’t any local deli pickles to have. But in general I prefer lacto fermented pickles like Bubbies. 000
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I had not realized that non Minnesota places get so much less hail than we do. Apparently Minnesota has the highest rate of hail damage insurance claims in the country. (Totally non verified info, but seemed right when someone said it.) 110
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’ve replaced der die dem das dessen etc in German with a slightly swallowed D’ - works for me, but I’m not sure I’m fooling anyone. 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy birthday fellow old person! We’re still here and still kicking! 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The bees were cool! So buzzy and loud! They were landing and taking off from the lily pads, I thought they were remembering the flowers and nectar, but Sari thought they were thirsty and using the leaves to drink and bathe. They left us mostly alone, but they were drawn to my bright blue life jacket 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Damn it! I’ve got at least 5-6 of these exact hooks in my house! 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Cascade Inn, I meant. I had an amazing egg and bacon burger! My husband had a triple pork panini, and my previously vegetarian daughter had fish and chips. It was great! 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My sainted husband got up at six am to drive 5 hours to Kawishiwi lake, then drove us back to Brent, and then we caravaned to the Cascade in for dinner before driving home. I’m pleased to report that 10 months post surgery I had zero shoulder pain! And I’ve decided to cancel my ankle surgery! 120
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And then a long day of paddling to Alice, where we did not get our favorite site, but got a nice sunny beach with good cedar trees for our hammocks! We stayed two nights to read and play cribbage and laze about. Then back through Kawishiwi to Malburg and thence to Polly. Out at Kawishiwi lake! … 120
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And we were on a lot of rivers and marshes where we paddled through gigantic bee swarms! Always hanging out on lily pads. We put in at Brant, went to Gillis. Then Gabimichigami, where we were wind bound for 38 hours. Down through little Saganaga to Elton, Makwa, etc. to the Kawishiwi river. … 120
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My daughter and I just got back from an 8 day BWCAW trip, and it was a funny birds and bees trip. We saw at least one or two massive eagles each day, swans, a kingfisher catching a fish, blue jays and a great northern portage chicken. My daughter claims it was a grouse, but I saw what I saw. 1/2 260
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I knew diary meant calendar, but I’m a retired teacher and the computer programs involved are not in use in K-12 education, lol! 010
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I think it’s a calendar request. On teams or outlook or similar. 110
Reposted by RachaelMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole." 12457511513
Reposted by RachaelJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump is historically unpopular, launching an illegal war no one wants, doing everything he can to increase prices, and breaking records for corruption. Any Democrat running for office who embraces transphobic talking points is acting like a loser in a defensive crouch. Nobody likes losers. 1221261
Reposted by RachaelFrankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 18/09/2026I'm really glad that Code Switch included this part of my interview, because I think these are the points that so often get lost in the discussion of trans panic and why the WNBA might be an ideal target for those anti-trans groups to latch onto. www.npr.org/2026/09/15/n... 9840327
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I took French in middle school, Chinese in high school and was an exchange student in Germany . I spent my first 2-3 months in Germany spewing a mishmash of ridiculous nonsense. One day I swear I could actually feel German creating its own box in my brain. But I still muddle up Chinese and French. 190
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’m dropping some friends off to take the train to Chicago this morning. I’m super jealous. 001
Rachael @rrhd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Given the general context of this thread I thought, wait, they made films of William Gibson books? But you meant Mel Gibson I assume? 120
