Rachel Lee Cherry
@rachelleecherry.com
Higher ed data nerd (Michigan State), band mom, cycling obsessed triathlete. Thanks to my dogs, vacuuming is my true passion.
Due to *gestures* all of this I have become obsessed with hiking and will be fucking off to the woods. It’s trail running, gravel cycling and swimming in lakes now. Living on uncrustables and pour-over coffee. (No IPAs, though, you can’t make me like IPAs)
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Due to *gestures* all of this I have become obsessed with hiking and will be fucking off to the woods. It’s trail running, gravel cycling and swimming in lakes now. Living on uncrustables and pour-over coffee. (No IPAs, though, you can’t make me like IPAs)
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Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
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"autonomous grieving zone" is not a phrase I'm coming back from
#Minneapolis: Barricades have been put up by community members to create an autonomous grieving zone on the block that Renee Good was killed by federal agent Jonathan Ross yesterday. At least one protest is planned for tonight and healing circles are happening.
January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"autonomous grieving zone" is not a phrase I'm coming back from
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Good morning here is your emergency sloth
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Good morning here is your emergency sloth
still feel like an absolute nerd every time I use both straps
they made a whole website for people who used to carry their backpacks with one strap only
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
still feel like an absolute nerd every time I use both straps
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This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them
Bose speakers un-bricked
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
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None of my to-do list items include scrolling the feed but I am nonetheless finding it difficult to ignore Events.
January 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
None of my to-do list items include scrolling the feed but I am nonetheless finding it difficult to ignore Events.
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new @us.theguardian.com
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
US protester arrested after TV interview says she was targeted due to Venezuela trip
Plichta faces misdemeanor charges, which locals say is a tactic of Grand Rapids police to suppress protests
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
new @us.theguardian.com
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
A 22 y/o organizer + teacher was arrested on camera during an interview after speaking at a Mich. protest over Maduro's abduction
Jessica Plichta says her arrest seems tied to her recent trip to Venezuela as part of an internationalist peace delegation amid Trump's blockade
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
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I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I don't care if she didn't follow directions; I don't care if she was disrespectful; I don't care if she was noncompliant; I don't care if she spit in his face, called him ugly, and smacked his mom - "immediate execution by the state" was not warranted; jfc, this isn't complicated.
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putting them all in jail is the moderate compromise at this point.
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
putting them all in jail is the moderate compromise at this point.
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Oh my god STOP PUTTING AI IN EVERYTHING it is bad for us, it is bad for the world, it is also just BAD AT THE JOB YOU GIVE IT jesus fucking christ
The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Oh my god STOP PUTTING AI IN EVERYTHING it is bad for us, it is bad for the world, it is also just BAD AT THE JOB YOU GIVE IT jesus fucking christ
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Some folks weren't clear about whether the Plato and Texas A&M email was real. It is very, very real. Accreditors and institutional membership orgs really need to do something.
leiterreports.com/2026/01/06/t...
leiterreports.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M University is no longer a real university
Martin Peterson, a very prominent philosopher at Texas A&M (an expert in decision theory and cognate topics), is slated to teach “Contemporary Moral Issues,” a standard undergraduat…
leiterreports.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Some folks weren't clear about whether the Plato and Texas A&M email was real. It is very, very real. Accreditors and institutional membership orgs really need to do something.
leiterreports.com/2026/01/06/t...
leiterreports.com/2026/01/06/t...
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Is the government of Greenland running a cocaine/fentanyl cartel? This forthcoming CBS News report says the evidence is strong.
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Is the government of Greenland running a cocaine/fentanyl cartel? This forthcoming CBS News report says the evidence is strong.
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Oh this thread made me extremely happy and also slightly angry
I have a long-running list of surprising eponyms, and in this dark time I wish to share my amusement with you.
To clarify, an eponym is something named for a person. “Newton’s Laws” are called that for Isaac Newton. A surprising eponym is just that.
So, let’s begin.
Eponyms/0
To clarify, an eponym is something named for a person. “Newton’s Laws” are called that for Isaac Newton. A surprising eponym is just that.
So, let’s begin.
Eponyms/0
January 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Oh this thread made me extremely happy and also slightly angry
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it's not believable because it's not happening
But i kinda love how someone explained this to him (because you know he doesn't give a FUCK) and he interpreted that as "Transgender For Everyone."
But i kinda love how someone explained this to him (because you know he doesn't give a FUCK) and he interpreted that as "Transgender For Everyone."
Trump: "Transgender for everyone! Bring your kids in, we're gonna change the sex of your child. Just send them our way. In some cases, like in Minnesota, they don't even tell the parents. Nobody believes it when I say it. They operate on the kid, they don't tell the parents. It's not believable."
January 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
it's not believable because it's not happening
But i kinda love how someone explained this to him (because you know he doesn't give a FUCK) and he interpreted that as "Transgender For Everyone."
But i kinda love how someone explained this to him (because you know he doesn't give a FUCK) and he interpreted that as "Transgender For Everyone."
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It’s like these Texas A&M administrators have spent their entire lives in a cave, understanding the world only through dim shadows on a wall.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
It’s like these Texas A&M administrators have spent their entire lives in a cave, understanding the world only through dim shadows on a wall.
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This is. Wow. I mean okay it’s hilarious but also that is a new tier of dunking from the FT
"Who's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter". The Financial Times reports on career role models on and around the blurred boundaries of media, technology, sex and the enterprising transnational criminal networks of Musk & co
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
www.ft.com/content/ad94...
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
This is. Wow. I mean okay it’s hilarious but also that is a new tier of dunking from the FT
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this is so shitty and senseless and awful
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
this is so shitty and senseless and awful
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I actually didn't think it was possible to get 94% of Americans to agree on anything.
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I actually didn't think it was possible to get 94% of Americans to agree on anything.
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Waking up to "new war just dropped" is so fucking stupid, what the hell
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Waking up to "new war just dropped" is so fucking stupid, what the hell
Fuck. 😭
ABANDON DE WOUT VAN AERT ! Victime d'une chute sous la neige dans ce 7e tour à Mol, le Belge est contraint de quitter la course, touché physiquement. Le coureur de la Visma-Lease a Bike était en tête de course avec Mathieu van der Poel. #ExactCross
January 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Fuck. 😭
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They gentrified the tinfoil hat
January 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
They gentrified the tinfoil hat
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“Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” - Mark Twain
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
“Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” - Mark Twain