Rachael Nevins ❌👑
@rachaelnevins.bsky.social
she/her | reader, writer, librarian, long-distance runner, mom, etcetera | working to open knowledge | not going back
newsletter on imagination, art, literature, and the restless search for the good life: https://www.thevariegatedlife.com/
newsletter on imagination, art, literature, and the restless search for the good life: https://www.thevariegatedlife.com/
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We soft-launched “Signs of Solidarity” w a canvass to build visible support + some legal protection for immigrant workers. Before the rain stopped us we visited 19 businesses. 9 of them agreed to post of these signs.
Want to do this by you? www.nokings.org/signs-of-sol...
@indivisible.org
Want to do this by you? www.nokings.org/signs-of-sol...
@indivisible.org
We were asked to share pointers, so here’s a 🧵!
finished reading Scoundrel Take Me Away by Louisa Darling yesterday & am sorry that I read the trilogy so fast because now there is no more
but that last book of the series! has EVERYTHING!
1. bananas plot twist
2. BEAUTIFULLY written & structured
3. soooo much angst, so so much
4. delightful HEA
but that last book of the series! has EVERYTHING!
1. bananas plot twist
2. BEAUTIFULLY written & structured
3. soooo much angst, so so much
4. delightful HEA
haven't asked in awhile. what's something you read lately that you loved? A book? An article? A poem? A message written across the sky composed entirely of crows?
for every hate read post you do you gotta share 5 things you liked at least bsky.app/profile/crai...
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
finished reading Scoundrel Take Me Away by Louisa Darling yesterday & am sorry that I read the trilogy so fast because now there is no more
but that last book of the series! has EVERYTHING!
1. bananas plot twist
2. BEAUTIFULLY written & structured
3. soooo much angst, so so much
4. delightful HEA
but that last book of the series! has EVERYTHING!
1. bananas plot twist
2. BEAUTIFULLY written & structured
3. soooo much angst, so so much
4. delightful HEA
“consume the remaining years we have” is why I’m striving (struggling, yes, but working at it) to commit to things like writing poetry along with organizing
Establishing an authoritarian state while simultaneously destroying state capacity was never going to work; it's just going to be massively unpleasant to live through, and for those of us who aren't young it will probably consume the remaining years we have.
I am well aware that they are and will continue to do massive damage to this country
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“consume the remaining years we have” is why I’m striving (struggling, yes, but working at it) to commit to things like writing poetry along with organizing
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Establishing an authoritarian state while simultaneously destroying state capacity was never going to work; it's just going to be massively unpleasant to live through, and for those of us who aren't young it will probably consume the remaining years we have.
I am well aware that they are and will continue to do massive damage to this country
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
but does it feel like they’re on a glide path to successful authoritarian consolidation anymore? I submit that it does not
November 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Establishing an authoritarian state while simultaneously destroying state capacity was never going to work; it's just going to be massively unpleasant to live through, and for those of us who aren't young it will probably consume the remaining years we have.
a window seat for the return trip too, on the west side facing the rear
a view of the spangled Brooklyn Bridge & downtown Manhattan
in the distance, Lady Liberty glowing & holding up her lamp against the rust red remains of the sunset
a view of the spangled Brooklyn Bridge & downtown Manhattan
in the distance, Lady Liberty glowing & holding up her lamp against the rust red remains of the sunset
got a window seat, on the east side facing the rear
Williamsburg Bridge then today
Williamsburg Bridge then today
morning view, waiting for the train
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
a window seat for the return trip too, on the west side facing the rear
a view of the spangled Brooklyn Bridge & downtown Manhattan
in the distance, Lady Liberty glowing & holding up her lamp against the rust red remains of the sunset
a view of the spangled Brooklyn Bridge & downtown Manhattan
in the distance, Lady Liberty glowing & holding up her lamp against the rust red remains of the sunset
got a window seat, on the east side facing the rear
Williamsburg Bridge then today
Williamsburg Bridge then today
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
got a window seat, on the east side facing the rear
Williamsburg Bridge then today
Williamsburg Bridge then today
morning view, waiting for the train
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
morning view, waiting for the train
yesterday I observed myself put all my rage in a little black box so I could get through the day
last night I dreamed about screaming at people: first, a smug dirtbag misogynist—I yelled that he lacked moral courage
& then a transphobe, at whom I yelled fuck you fuck you as I chased them away
last night I dreamed about screaming at people: first, a smug dirtbag misogynist—I yelled that he lacked moral courage
& then a transphobe, at whom I yelled fuck you fuck you as I chased them away
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
yesterday I observed myself put all my rage in a little black box so I could get through the day
last night I dreamed about screaming at people: first, a smug dirtbag misogynist—I yelled that he lacked moral courage
& then a transphobe, at whom I yelled fuck you fuck you as I chased them away
last night I dreamed about screaming at people: first, a smug dirtbag misogynist—I yelled that he lacked moral courage
& then a transphobe, at whom I yelled fuck you fuck you as I chased them away
this book because several times every day lately I think, “One must imagine Sisyphus happy”
& I have not actually read the essay, so
taking care of that lapse
& I have not actually read the essay, so
taking care of that lapse
vs. me in fall 2025, finding history a little too real, seeking the consolation (??!?) of philosophy instead …
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
this book because several times every day lately I think, “One must imagine Sisyphus happy”
& I have not actually read the essay, so
taking care of that lapse
& I have not actually read the essay, so
taking care of that lapse
me in spring 2022, finding consolation in history …
the consolation of history
Things have always been terrible.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
me in spring 2022, finding consolation in history …
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
miss my grandma, who’d put random quotation marks all over
her explanation was that it made words seem fancier
her explanation was that it made words seem fancier
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
miss my grandma, who’d put random quotation marks all over
her explanation was that it made words seem fancier
her explanation was that it made words seem fancier
the Prospect Park Lullwater, maybe a third of the way through today’s walk
my teammate led us along the edge of the Prospect Park Lake on paths I have never been on
how much I love after all these years to experience disorientation & new vistas in a park I know so well
my teammate led us along the edge of the Prospect Park Lake on paths I have never been on
how much I love after all these years to experience disorientation & new vistas in a park I know so well
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
the Prospect Park Lullwater, maybe a third of the way through today’s walk
my teammate led us along the edge of the Prospect Park Lake on paths I have never been on
how much I love after all these years to experience disorientation & new vistas in a park I know so well
my teammate led us along the edge of the Prospect Park Lake on paths I have never been on
how much I love after all these years to experience disorientation & new vistas in a park I know so well
en route to Prospect Park for a post-marathon walk with running club friends
Bad Therapy
deli lights
rooftop pigeons
Bad Therapy
deli lights
rooftop pigeons
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
en route to Prospect Park for a post-marathon walk with running club friends
Bad Therapy
deli lights
rooftop pigeons
Bad Therapy
deli lights
rooftop pigeons
our apartment so cold right now
heating in this building whimsical at best
but ... it’s Friday afternoon & I’m listening to the Cocteau Twins, so doing OK
heating in this building whimsical at best
but ... it’s Friday afternoon & I’m listening to the Cocteau Twins, so doing OK
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
our apartment so cold right now
heating in this building whimsical at best
but ... it’s Friday afternoon & I’m listening to the Cocteau Twins, so doing OK
heating in this building whimsical at best
but ... it’s Friday afternoon & I’m listening to the Cocteau Twins, so doing OK
yesssss
adding baking cookies to my plans for tomorrow
adding baking cookies to my plans for tomorrow
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
yesssss
adding baking cookies to my plans for tomorrow
adding baking cookies to my plans for tomorrow
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and this is all just working as a lawyer with a harvard degree; talk to women who work blue-collar jobs and see how they feel.
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
and this is all just working as a lawyer with a harvard degree; talk to women who work blue-collar jobs and see how they feel.
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has ross been forced by a male law firm partner to get into his car for a ride home while said man was drunk because you were worried you wouldn't get a job offer?
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
has ross been forced by a male law firm partner to get into his car for a ride home while said man was drunk because you were worried you wouldn't get a job offer?
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has ross had to see emails with a list of junior women lawyers with their hotness rankings emailed around a law firm?
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
has ross had to see emails with a list of junior women lawyers with their hotness rankings emailed around a law firm?
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has ross been asked to "stand up" so a law firm partner can see if you are fat, and then was told just to ignore it?
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
has ross been asked to "stand up" so a law firm partner can see if you are fat, and then was told just to ignore it?
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let's ask a group of people who have never worked in a male-dominated job how they feel about casual sexism.
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
let's ask a group of people who have never worked in a male-dominated job how they feel about casual sexism.
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has ross had to ensure "ladies' day" at a Harvard Law School corporations class? i would like to know.
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
has ross had to ensure "ladies' day" at a Harvard Law School corporations class? i would like to know.
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has ross been asked to participate in a wet t-shirt contest to keep their job? i would like to know.
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
has ross been asked to participate in a wet t-shirt contest to keep their job? i would like to know.
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women, are they bitches?
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
women, are they bitches?
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Hahahhahaha
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Hahahhahaha