Rachel

Things I am absolutely crushing 2K26: reading, gaming
Things I am catastrophically failing 2K26: everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - else

if the Supreme Court agrees with the High Court that the proscription of Palestine Action is unlawful, I wonder if the government will maintain its line that it can’t change what the Supreme Court decides the law is

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Stop the Debt Vultures The debt vultures are back. Wealthy countries have failed to act on the worst debt crisis in 30 years – and now the debt vultures are circling. They are swooping in and suing Ethiopia, a nation alread...

Did you know that vulture funds can sue countries in debt to make a profit?
That’s why I've signed @debtjustice.bsky.social petition calling for an end to this predatory practice.
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🔥🙌 tbh

I have honestly just read the sentence ‘I’m sure the book is well written but it is basically a lie, that is not what would have happened’ about A NOVEL and that is me done forever

*tearful* it’s so hard being such a fkin nerd when people just don’t know shit and they don’t know that they don’t and in fact either think that they do or don’t care that they don’t??? And ALWAYS LOUDLY-

Rifling through reactions to the #LordOfTheFlies series, and the (alas, expected) racism and related dumbfuckery about the 1950s English is infuriating. But I was not anticipating such a jaw-clenching slew of good ol’ fashioned bad takes as well? Goddamn

A stellar effort so far, and I’m very intrigued as to how it’ll all pan out. Piggy is great all round. I love that they’re not lionising Ralph, are showing Jack’s fun/appealing side, and found a Simon with such epic seer eyes. The atmospherics are fantastic. The hints, the hairline cracks showing… 🙌

The criticisms of the new #LordOfTheFlies adaptation I saw prior to watching were ‘overuse of fisheye’, ‘good acting from bad script’, ‘looks too much like a nature doc’, and ‘insufficient air of menace’. Now I’ve seen episode one, I cannot stress enough the extent to which none of these are things

*way too loud and slow like it's going to help* DO. ANY. OF YOU. SPEAK. LIVEJOURNALISH.

Started Persona 5 on the 2nd of January, finished it last night, please don’t make me engage with 2026 I just want to look ruffled and disaffected with a cat in my bag

2016: Amber Heard exposes Johnny Depp abuse

2018: Depp in Fantastic Beasts 2

1999: Marilyn Manson admits rape threats & ex-gf murder plan

2020: JK Rowling sends Manson flowers

2008: Jeffrey Epstein convicted of CSA

2018: JK Rowling invites Epstein to Cursed Child

A PATTERN

Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.

Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.

The next time I see the headline "Ricky Gervais calls out" it had better end with "in horror as a komodo dragon sinks its teeth into his neck"

It’s so funny that this guy’s entire thing is “Oh are you triggered by what I have to say about marginalized people” but he loses it when someone more well-liked than he will ever be talks about an actual injustice

When you next hear a billionaire screaming at you that trans people are a “danger to women and girls”, just remember who’s in the Epstein files.

Trans people: zero.
Billionaires: all of them.

i will never forgive the techbros for ruining computer
computer was the only thing i liked

Persona: you must create new, more badass personas from the ones you have or you will severely scupper yourself as the game progresses
Me: but the badass ones are not cute
Persona: …..
Me: I’m honestly astonished you didn’t think this through

I am so attached to SEVERAL of them and it’s starting to cause problems and I don’t care, ride or die with my Blue Guy In A Cup, good puppies 1-4, nice birbs x2, samurai cat, and all-seeing Staryu #Persona5

General Persona game advice: don’t get too attached to a certain Persona
Me, a Pokémon player of nigh on 3 decades: I literally do not, nay cannot understand

I know. I. Know.

Millennials gonna Hide The Pain Harold right into (privately owned) retirement homes

Frog and Toad sit close together, asleep in the dark. From "A List" In *Frog and Toad Together*

Toad wrote on the ground with a stick: Go to Sleep.

Then he crossed out: Go to Sleep.

“There,” said Toad. “Now my day is all crossed out!”

“I am glad,” said Frog. Then Frog and Toad went right to sleep.

me every day:

YouTube video by ManicStPreachersVEVO Manic Street Preachers - Dear Stephen (Official Lyric Video)

I’m so sorry youtu.be/hMuhQIu898o?...

🎶Now the party don’t start- *vinyl scratch*

Assuming it’s better than the one the Manics did last year because it can’t be worse right

YouTube video by Colour of Fire Colour of Fire - All The Wolves I Have Known (Official Music Video)

SSSCCREEEEAAAMMMM #ColourOfFire youtu.be/avbb5Ix_oqE?...

Maybe UK journalists could ask why our government is so keen to get into bed with with this company.