Rebecca Starodub

Graphic design image with two swans facing each other surrounded by flowers and hearts, accompanied by the words "I will not get better from shame / I will get better from love."

venus retrograde musings:

I'm glad I took a bathroom break right then so I missed this.

A drawing of two river otters swimming through the galaxy. The caption reads, "thank you for existing your presence makes the world a better place"

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

In a world of Kid Rocks and Carrie Underwoods, be a Woody Guthrie.

Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive.

I'm still working on figuring out how to have this convos. I gotten into it with my uncle because they were complaining about Chicago being a sanctuary city. I reminded him that our ancestors are immigrants too. Just because they came here before America was a country doesn't change that.

Art class should never stop being a thing. Like if right after lunch we all got to go down to the basement for an hour, throw on a smock, and make collages out of old magazines while somebody's eccentric, slightly witchy aunt tells us how great we're doing, I feel like we'd all be in a better place.

Number of Indictments and Convictions of Biden White House Appointees: Zero | Washington Monthly The Biden administration is one of the most ethical, least criminal federal administrations in history.

How clean is the Biden admin? No political appointee of Biden's was indicted or convicted of a crime. And no cabinet officials resigned following accusations of impropriety.

That's a remarkable ethical achievement for a presidential administration.
washingtonmonthly.com/2024/12/03/n...

My love language is the amount of cream cheese I put on a bagel

A drawing of a marshmallow cat floating in a mug of cocoa. The caption reads, "Please go easy on yourself today. Getting through is enough of an accomplishment."

Ok I think I get it! I posted mine. Is it normal to have your ascendant's ruling planet in your sun sign?

Quote with a selfie + the ruler of your ascendant…

10H Aquarius Venus

So the house/sign where the planet that is the ruler of your ascendant actually is located in your birth chart?

This is a truly sobering. A new report by UN Women finds that of the 85,000 women killed by men in 2023, 60% died at the hands of a partner or family member.

Pay attention to the signs.

Believe women.

Support your local domestic violence shelter.

💜

www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

This is the content I want on my socials. My inability to justify the purchase of a jam advent calendar is made better by vicarious consumption.

A barred owl stares at the camera while perched on a branch.

Owls have the ability to stare directly into your soul and judge you accordingly.

#wildlifephotography

buying a bunch of unnecessary frou-frou bullshit from a fancy grocery store is legit one of my favorite hobbies

So far the most consistent thing Bluesky is getting right in my feed is...owls

It’s disheartening to witness such short-sightedness from some…

I’m convinced the “do audiobooks count as reading?” argument all derives from those mid-90s summer reading pizza challenges.

Folks - we’re all in our 30s and 40s now. It’s no longer a competition.

Go buy your favorite pie with your adult money and let people enjoy books however they want.

👋 Sure hope that it's The Good Place and not The Bad Place.

day 4639: they're still promoting Wicked, I have still never seen Wicked, somehow I still have Defying Gravity stuck in my head

Well, isn’t that convenient? Musk gets named to the fake department of DOGE, and suddenly NASA’s future is up for debate—just as SpaceX is poised to cash in. Funny how “efficiency” seems to mean redirecting public funds straight into private pockets.

New weekend goals