Reposted by Rika⁷Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7h*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 5317321240
Reposted by Rika⁷Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 6hIt's not really fair that I blame her more than anyone else for Roe v Wade because 50 other senators helped... But she is the only one who got on the senate floor and gave a defensive angry gaslighting speech chiding us for daring to think Kavanaugh would do what we all knew he would do. 753169
Reposted by Rika⁷jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5hwho knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible 8071871207
Reposted by Rika⁷Ethan Nichtern @ethannichtern.com · 8hThey stole so damn much from all of us and we're not angry enough about it. 216661
Reposted by Rika⁷Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 8h"The Trump Administration is proposing to repeal the Roadless Rule, opening 45 million acres of national forests to road construction, destructive timber harvest and energy development." Today is the last day for public comment. Weigh in: defenders.org/roadless-ruledefenders.orgThe Roadless Rule 14345230
Reposted by Rika⁷Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 7heveryone at The Chicks show has t shirts that say Maryanne and Wanda 2028 4727107
Reposted by Rika⁷The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 6hthis october instead of donating to us, THE DEADLANDS we're asking you to please considering donating to help our #1 editor in chief @ecatherine.com with the bills stemming from her ongoing hospital stay. no coin fundraiser only fundraising Elise 🖤🖤 pls join us + spread the wordgofundme.com 07888
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 6hI've been meaning to read this book for a minute. It's in my TBR. 010
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 7hSeason one has SO MUCH GOING FOR IT. The leads had CHEMISTRY. The mystery was MYSTERYING. The lore was LORING. Seasons Onward: the writers were on the biggest of bullshits. I hope they step on Legos for the rest of their lives. 6171
Reposted by Rika⁷Erica Henderson @ericafails.bsky.social · 15h@kcg.bsky.social Hate to send more of this shit your way but this one seems especially egregious 1110010
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026She was bigger than the ship! She gets stabbed to death WITH the ship! This is genuinely a lot for a small person to deal with! 120
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026"Baby Blue 🤝 Baby Rika" Giant monster Ursula is NONE OF OUR BUSINESS 140
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026The alt text on the animation screenshot is DIABOLICAL 🤣 140
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026"Nobody out here owes you shit." Oh? Well relationships are built on actions. You want friends? Gotta do friend-type shit. Want to call yourself Nana and Grandpops? Gotta do grandparent-type shit. Want to be respected? Gotta do respectful shit. We owe each other lots of things, actually. 0499
Reposted by Rika⁷Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What. 5485832696
Reposted by Rika⁷Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 04/10/2026Yeah, I mean I'm not sure I have to repost this because I would hope no one following me would be this silly, but for all that I would walk into traffic before I read a professor/student romcom, I can express that without making it weird. (I just did. lol) 2845
Reposted by Rika⁷Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026One thing I think is EXCEPTIONALLY weird how sure ppl are that romance authors are writing diary entries about their personal lives. No one thinks someone writing about a murder at Stanford is a criminal; and yet, the blithe certainty people have about Ali Hazelwood’s personal life.static.klipy.comMark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home 2: Stop It!ALT: Mark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home 2: Stop It! 213213
Reposted by Rika⁷Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026These people liked "colorblind" and "meritocracy" because for them an institution can only be a "meritocracy" if they are dominated by white men. 1557
Reposted by Rika⁷Alexis @offalcute.bsky.social · 02/10/2026N Mpls girl "struck by a car while...delivering invitations for her birthday 11th birthday party. Angel is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit and has multiple surgeries and a long recovery ahead." Let's make sure Angel's mama can focus on her babies during this horrible time. 04963
Reposted by Rika⁷I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026As long as he’s aiming his invective at concepts associated with Black people he’s perfectly fine, once he strayed from anti-Black racism the mainstream press began to notice his bigotry. 81180228
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026You got knocked over by that kielbasa. Clear health and safety violation! 080
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026Me at the beginning of the video: It's not going to be super obvious. Me after video: *black eye* 2252
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026He looks peaceful and settled and tangible in this photo. Maybe it's the fluffy hair. Makes him feel realer. 151
Reposted by Rika⁷Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 02/10/2026Thanks for linking to my recent @autonomynews.co piece, Madiba! "Like many states, Texas enshrines in its constitution explicit protections for inalienable rights like life and liberty, which reproductive justice advocates are currently using to challenge abortion restrictions in multiple states."autonomynews.coNew Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to LifeLawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense. 05510
Reposted by Rika⁷Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"In other words, the people who are the most 'polarized' in the U.S. electorate are those who are racist and sexist, and those who oppose racists and sexists." 2751204
Reposted by Rika⁷Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026JOIN US! YOU WILL NOT HAVE MORE FUN PHONEBANKING, I PROMISE. 083
Reposted by Rika⁷Will Burrows 🖖🥖🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Avery Brooks is 78 today 4521158
Reposted by Rika⁷Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026LOSS: A court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new gerrymander that dismantled the state’s lone majority-Black district. The court said it must presume the legislature acted in good faith when assessing discriminatory intent — a standard that makes proving discrimination near impossible. 31342136
Reposted by Rika⁷Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than everhuffpost.comThe African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed HistoryThe museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor. 212561662
Reposted by Rika⁷Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Drag these people into a courtroom and then into a cell. 121950
Reposted by Rika⁷Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There’s a chapter in the book I’m writing called digital life about how 6 weird dudes can’t steal the internet or our freedom unless we give it up. This is a nice little example of how people refuse to do so.wired.comZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See YouYou can’t always tell if someone is recording you with their smart glasses, but your phone can help. 12621
Reposted by Rika⁷Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The kerning here is absolutely SENDING me 1042383
Reposted by Rika⁷Mad Auntie Kristy @auntiekristy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Semi regular reminder that Jesus didn't tell women what to wear he told men to gouge their eyeballs out. 219251
Reposted by Rika⁷🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I mean okay . But let’s talk about why this conversation is still about the dudes while we are gutting funding and support for the targets of their ideology 0208
Reposted by Rika⁷Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 303169235021
Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026For all my Black fam, if you're 40 and you've been hearing pro-locing your hair propaganda...this is the time to lean in. Loc that hair! 050
Reposted by Rika⁷Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 02/10/2026“If I’m racist about noticing you, you haven’t assimilated” has always been the standard. 526242
Reposted by Rika⁷The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I remember when ai first launched and I realized in horror how specifically LOISH has been robbed. Just took everything whole and put in their blender. And to hear people say her work is AI? I'd have to go to the hospital. 629674
Reposted by Rika⁷Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 238101973244
Reposted by Rika⁷Micah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026getting mad at the pope for not thinking the chatbot has a soul is easily the funniest thing I've read all week 624429881
Reposted by Rika⁷derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵 10459691687
Reposted by Rika⁷Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of the most apparent truths about universities in this era is that student journalists have tended to exhibit the greatest courage and tenacity when it comes to applying their institutional mottos and academic lessons to the world.nytimes.comThe Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case. 7769211
Reposted by Rika⁷I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026The thing about the “no, you don’t understand AI could be used for good people” is that they're constantly yelling at the people pointing out the harm happening now, and I don’t see a ton being done to make this hypothetical good come to fruition. 1538287
Reposted by Rika⁷Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I actually get my information from people who understand exactly what it is and why it’s a fucking autocorrect slot machine that does nothing but extract. This is hot garbage. Just because I have ethics and a spine doesn’t mean I don’t also engage critical thinking. Slop boosters don’t. 1649091
Reposted by Rika⁷Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That's funny because I feel the same way about smart and well-intentioned people falling for a scam being perpetrated by Silicon Valley guys who have done nothing but run scams that made them rich after the tech press told everyone that these guys were geniuses. 19681100
Reposted by Rika⁷Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 02/10/2026just wanna re-up the part where I wrote that many immigrants in Maine have been sheltering in place since January for their own safety, with ICE still operating in the area. it is October. 8658327
Reposted by Rika⁷I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026This is obscene behavior in a world where millions of people are needlessly dying partially because of a lack of resources these guys are hoovering up. 418247