Rachael
@veryrachael.bsky.social
I share a birthday with noted flautist Frans Brüggen. Probably knitting something at the moment. Scholar & mal viveuse.
It’s important to be clear that the truth value of a subject does not become debatable just because somebody wants to debate. Ether. Wandering wombs. Devils in red heads, the cursed left handed. Flat earth. Phrenology. Humors. Race science. “Debate me bro!” It’s fine for the answer to be: no.
August 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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I think it’s an interesting choice that they never explain HOW Spider-Man became half spider. Might be fun to explore that in a future film
August 15, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I think it’s an interesting choice that they never explain HOW Spider-Man became half spider. Might be fun to explore that in a future film
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I think after they've done trans people and neurodivergent people they'll probably stop though, right?
Just saying, the trans community told everyone that once The Guardian had successfully dragged trans rights into the mud they'd move on to the nuerodivergent. And they were right.
The Great ADHD Myth? review – the most controversial show of the year is here
August 19, 2026 at 8:12 AM
I think after they've done trans people and neurodivergent people they'll probably stop though, right?
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Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.
July 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Isekai as a genre is exploding in popularity because it appeals to a universal desire to get hit by a truck rather than live in the 21st century.
Date: What do you do?
Me: I'm a kleptozoologist
Date: Isn't it cryptozoologist?
Me, stuffing my pockets with lobsters from the tank: that's a common misconception
Me: I'm a kleptozoologist
Date: Isn't it cryptozoologist?
Me, stuffing my pockets with lobsters from the tank: that's a common misconception
July 27, 2026 at 6:41 AM
[I get home to find a note on the refrigerator that says "I'm leaving and i'm taking the kids"]
me: [unplugs fridge from power outlet] you're not going anywhere, you piece of shit
me: [unplugs fridge from power outlet] you're not going anywhere, you piece of shit
June 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Hastings museum had an LGBT history exhibit and there was a bit on a trans guy and a cis woman who married in 1954 that I found moving
May 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Hastings museum had an LGBT history exhibit and there was a bit on a trans guy and a cis woman who married in 1954 that I found moving
This is good news, and it matters beyond the ponds themselves. It's a reminder that, as others have said, the horrifying rollback of trans rights in the UK over the last year and change has happened wholly without a democratic mandate. When the people get a say, they demand inclusion.
June 5, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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Gosh that's gonna take years, surely
June 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Gosh that's gonna take years, surely
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keep it in your pants, Whole Foods, damn
June 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
keep it in your pants, Whole Foods, damn
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THIS. Do I worry about the effects of social media on my 11-year-old? Obviously yes. Do I think she should be banned from it any more than young men falling into the manosphere on Reddit, middle-aged ladies being dragged into transphobia on Mumsnet, or pensioners radicalised by Facebook? 100% no.
May 28, 2026 at 7:29 AM
THIS. Do I worry about the effects of social media on my 11-year-old? Obviously yes. Do I think she should be banned from it any more than young men falling into the manosphere on Reddit, middle-aged ladies being dragged into transphobia on Mumsnet, or pensioners radicalised by Facebook? 100% no.
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Watched a documentary about violent pet chimps but it was called "the hidden danger of pet chimps" and i'm sorry but they have fucking massive teeth with 2 inch long incisors and like a 1200lb/inch bite force. That's not hidden. They don't keep that under wraps. You're just fucking stupid.
May 28, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Watched a documentary about violent pet chimps but it was called "the hidden danger of pet chimps" and i'm sorry but they have fucking massive teeth with 2 inch long incisors and like a 1200lb/inch bite force. That's not hidden. They don't keep that under wraps. You're just fucking stupid.
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Home Depot and the estate of Stan Lee have announced a new partnership to bring Lee back through the incredible power of a shovel
May 28, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Home Depot and the estate of Stan Lee have announced a new partnership to bring Lee back through the incredible power of a shovel
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
May 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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baseball was better when there were more hitters and fewer pitchers on the bench for lots of reasons, but mostly because every team had a beefy dude with a goofy mustache who looked like he was completely out of shape but could hit a baseball 500 feet off a lefty
Everyone activate emergency discourse topics: mine is that I think the two guys from ABBA have definitely seen each other naked
April 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
baseball was better when there were more hitters and fewer pitchers on the bench for lots of reasons, but mostly because every team had a beefy dude with a goofy mustache who looked like he was completely out of shape but could hit a baseball 500 feet off a lefty
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Auteurs in dapper Suede Menswear confront a Cast of monstrosities, and Sleeper agents with mutant Genes. As the investigate facilities like the sinister Shed 7, will they move in a Blur of speed to beat their enemies to a Pulp, Embrace Catatonia, or end up in the Echobelly of the beast?
The words “Britpop Demon Hunters” appeared in my head and I’m feeling queasy
March 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Auteurs in dapper Suede Menswear confront a Cast of monstrosities, and Sleeper agents with mutant Genes. As the investigate facilities like the sinister Shed 7, will they move in a Blur of speed to beat their enemies to a Pulp, Embrace Catatonia, or end up in the Echobelly of the beast?
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Outside my flat, I hear a voice say “Alan, you are being so fucking obstreperous right now.”
A woman appears, walking backwards, holding a taut thrumming leash, straining hard against her.
Then, seemingly minutes later Alan finally appears: the smallest, lowest, muscliest sausage dog in all creation
A woman appears, walking backwards, holding a taut thrumming leash, straining hard against her.
Then, seemingly minutes later Alan finally appears: the smallest, lowest, muscliest sausage dog in all creation
March 18, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Outside my flat, I hear a voice say “Alan, you are being so fucking obstreperous right now.”
A woman appears, walking backwards, holding a taut thrumming leash, straining hard against her.
Then, seemingly minutes later Alan finally appears: the smallest, lowest, muscliest sausage dog in all creation
A woman appears, walking backwards, holding a taut thrumming leash, straining hard against her.
Then, seemingly minutes later Alan finally appears: the smallest, lowest, muscliest sausage dog in all creation
If you’re anywhere near one of these shows, you could do a lot worse than popping along, Marc is always clever and funny and entertaining ✨
Come see my hit Edinburgh Fringe show The Britpop Hour on tour around the UK this Spring! It's a stand up comedy celebration of Britpop. How did it happen, why did it end and how did it come back! Dance like Jarvis! Flirt like Damon! Tweet like Liam! Details: www.marcburrows.co.uk/live-dates
March 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
If you’re anywhere near one of these shows, you could do a lot worse than popping along, Marc is always clever and funny and entertaining ✨
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I don't suppose any of my followers have access to the MMU (Manchester Metropolitan University) Visual Resources Centre, do they? The Centre has a slide that, if rescanned in high-res, could relieve my obsession. When I last asked, they couldn't find it.
But it *must* be there somewhere, right?
But it *must* be there somewhere, right?
March 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I don't suppose any of my followers have access to the MMU (Manchester Metropolitan University) Visual Resources Centre, do they? The Centre has a slide that, if rescanned in high-res, could relieve my obsession. When I last asked, they couldn't find it.
But it *must* be there somewhere, right?
But it *must* be there somewhere, right?
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Prey-bans
March 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Prey-bans
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Ear doctor: Don’t use Q-Tips
Me already imagining putting a screw driver I found in the driveway in my ear when I get home: I womt
Me already imagining putting a screw driver I found in the driveway in my ear when I get home: I womt
March 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Ear doctor: Don’t use Q-Tips
Me already imagining putting a screw driver I found in the driveway in my ear when I get home: I womt
Me already imagining putting a screw driver I found in the driveway in my ear when I get home: I womt
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Dressing up as a fucking massive cockroach for world book day and phoning in sick because I’m a cockroach to see if they get the reference
March 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Dressing up as a fucking massive cockroach for world book day and phoning in sick because I’m a cockroach to see if they get the reference
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this is literally a plot point in 'I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter'
To strike 1,000 targets in 24 hours in Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced AI it’s ever used in warfare.
Anthropic’s Claude partnered with the military’s Maven Smart System, suggesting targets and issuing precise location coordinates. https://wapo.st/46BFe1T
Anthropic’s Claude partnered with the military’s Maven Smart System, suggesting targets and issuing precise location coordinates. https://wapo.st/46BFe1T
March 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
this is literally a plot point in 'I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter'
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Me: I love books. I will never stop buying them. I will die buried beneath them like a cairn.
Me while packing: whose shitass idea was this?
Me while packing: whose shitass idea was this?
March 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Me: I love books. I will never stop buying them. I will die buried beneath them like a cairn.
Me while packing: whose shitass idea was this?
Me while packing: whose shitass idea was this?
Idk if they have anyone in mind to replace Osman in House of Games yet, but if it were up to me I’d be trying so hard to get Sue Perkins. She’s kind, clever, funny, professional, and you wouldn’t have to change the logo that much.
March 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Idk if they have anyone in mind to replace Osman in House of Games yet, but if it were up to me I’d be trying so hard to get Sue Perkins. She’s kind, clever, funny, professional, and you wouldn’t have to change the logo that much.