Reposted by Katie RileyHelen @helenm40.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Amnesty International's analysis of how the 'gender critical' hate movement spent millions promoting their prejudices - and furthering the goals of the Christian Right. media.amnesty.org.uk/documents/Li... 7597271
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Men: I feel victimised by women who seem scared of me on a dark street. Also men: 042
Reposted by Katie RileyJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 23/02/2026Relevant to today's conversation about AI's inherent sexism, here's an email from cognitive psychologist and early AI theorist Roger Schank, arguing to Epstein that women can't be truly intelligent, because they care too much about what other people think. 18333301187
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I will block you for being obnoxious and self-righteous because – if this wasn’t clear already – I am drunk with power. 020
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 23/02/2026🚨🚨🚨 We're hiring on my team at @theobserveruk.bsky.social 🚨🚨🚨 Details on how to apply are in the job ad, but feel free to DM me here or send me an email at katie@observer.co.uk with any questions. (More info below) observer.co.uk/about-us/car...observer.co.ukData Scientist/Analyst | The Observer1 year, full-time, fixed-term contractWhy are we here?The Observer’s promise is in the name. The Observer bears witness; the best of journalism being curious minds at work. It loves the arts and ideas... 2912
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Nice one! 😜 So people can use library cards then, right? 010
Reposted by Katie Rileysarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 05/02/2026i will never stop thinking about the intersection of epstein and the shitty media men list 626158855
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 05/02/2026As a UK resident who has paid for two degrees, five visas, and more than 10 years of the NHS surcharge since I moved here at 19, this is infuriating. As a journalist, it's alarming that the Home Sec clearly does not understand the system she says needs to be reformed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukShabana Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour oppositionAround 40 Labour MPs have raised concerns about the impact of the government's proposals. 132
Reposted by Katie RileyMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Do not do this. Listen to @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social instead. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...podcasts.apple.comIn Bed With The RightSociety & Culture Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · On In Bed With the Right hosts Moira Donegan and Adrian Daub welcome a range of scholars and critics to analyze right wing ideas about gender, sex and ... 828733
Reposted by Katie RileyCount Mysterioso @mysteriosox.bsky.social · 17/01/2026This is quite a post www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is... 25280132687
Reposted by Katie RileyDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 12/01/2026I don’t know how anyone can look at what’s happening in Minnesota and think “this is a regime that intends to allow for a peaceful transition of power.” 615034
Reposted by Katie Rileymolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 09/01/2026they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die. 333231617023
Reposted by Katie Rileydell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 09/01/2026“On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.”washingtonpost.comRenee Good’s wife says she was supporting neighbors when killed by ICERenee Nicole Good was a devoted mother and artist before she was fatally shot and became a flash point of anger against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 112139
Reposted by Katie RileyWIRED @wired.com · 08/01/2026Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.wired.comHow to Protest Safely in the Age of SurveillanceLaw enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. 5338472228
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 08/01/2026404 is consistently doing some of the most critical reporting on ICE/CBP/DHS. Their newest reporting on the tech they’re using to track Americans is chilling. 078
Reposted by Katie RileyJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 07/01/2026the nyt says that no version of events in minneapolis can be "verified independently." but that's not true! there are multiple videos proving that the ICE version of events is a total lie. maybe the nyt can, y'know, watch one of them? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01... 712751635
Reposted by Katie Rileyandy vs. @im-all-id.me · 05/12/2025Tech bros shocked that normal human beings enjoy thinking 171768390
Reposted by Katie RileySaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15/11/2025So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low. 453256652
Reposted by Katie RileyMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I’m glad that the Nazi tattoo is a line for people but just to be clear, “It’s women’s fault if they get raped” should have been. 20894109
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 21/10/2025My (British) girlfriend finding out I’m not old enough to be president yet, with absolute outrage: “But there’s no upper age limit?!” 000
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Immigrants are… a) almost uniformly not allowed access to public funds; b) charged doubly for using the NHS (immigration surcharge and tax); c) and required to make more than £41k and pay upwards of £10k/pp by the time they’re granted ILR. What part of that is not earning their right? 120
Reposted by Katie RileyBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 20/10/2025If Labour cannot denounce mass deportation of permanent residents, Idi Amin style, what is the point of them? 14788219
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 15/10/2025This is so obviously true. It’s also – not for nothing – bonkers stupid as a policy. The reason the data shows so many foreign grads don’t transition to employment visas “as intended” is because Labour has made it even more difficult – and even more EXPENSIVE!!!! – to sponsor workers. 131
Reposted by Katie RileyChicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 06/10/2025Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9INtrib.alAttorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shootingBody-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial. 803159627493
Reposted by Katie RileyChicago Cubs @cubsbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2025livin’ that champagne life 🍾 3757
Reposted by Katie RileyNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 01/10/2025I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality. 13684281037
Reposted by Katie RileyBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors? 342314624
Reposted by Katie RileyMichael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 18/09/2025so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining 270300507068
Reposted by Katie RileyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2025i should go to sleep so i’m rested for another day of The Horrors 24140179
Reposted by Katie RileyMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Lots of men really think that being punished or even embarrassed for sexually exploiting teenage girls is a great injustice, and that actually sexually exploiting them is somewhere on the spectrum between “okay” and “pretty cool.” 848196
Reposted by Katie RileyDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Good heads up especially for media: do not take a bunch if correlations by motivated actors seriously. If they don’t preregister their hypotheses and data, chances are the results are spurious and cherry picked 9458133
Reposted by Katie RileyThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Dismayed by the "I loathe Gl**ner but his arrest should scare us all" takes. The bar for arrest over a social media post *should be extremely high*, but a guy who's harassed trans people 19 hours a day for 8 years, telling his 600k fans to attack any trans women they see, clears that bar v easily? 554105912
Reposted by Katie RileyDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2025We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...defector.comHow Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | DefectorAs the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res... 17770613890
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 02/09/2025This @reutersinstitute.bsky.social piece about how new algorithm-driven tools are degrading the welfare system in India – as well as the original reporting it rounds up – should be required reading for anyone covering government, policy or tech. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/how-journali...reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.ukHow journalists can hold algorithms accountable in India – and beyondJournalist Karen Rebelo from India unpacks tech accountability in India. 262
Reposted by Katie Rileyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/08/2025a very good thread on this industry 81577289
Reposted by Katie RileyBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 15/08/2025be real nice if DC had an actual hometown newspaper at the moment 1332531
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 14/08/2025I assume we’re going to do a whole round of “Britain’s girls are falling behind!” now, then. Oh wait, we’re not? No way. Who would have thought? www.theguardian.com/education/20... 010
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 13/08/2025In April, the House of Lords quietly stopped requiring peers to declare their non-financial interests. This is – quite frankly – an outrageous move to further obscure the personal interests of an almost entirely unaccountable legislative body. news.sky.com/story/house-...news.sky.comHouse of Lords under fire for dropping rule that once caught out cricket legend and historianPeers no longer have to declare non-financial interests - a requirement that has previously caught out members of the House of Lords including ex-England cricketer Lord Botham and economic historian L... 121
Katie Riley @ktriley.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Just saw a guy riding down Kentish Town Road, wired headphones in, having a full-on job interview. How could people ever hate this city? 130
Reposted by Katie RileyBex Sander @bexsander.bsky.social · 12/08/2025If you have experienced this my DMs are open 001
Reposted by Katie RileyCat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Exclusive: Government poised to approve medical visa scheme for sick Gazan children observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.ukMore Gazan children will come to UK for treatment‘Their welfare is the world’s priority’ MP says after just two young girls granted medical visas since war began 1193
Reposted by Katie RileyNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 23/07/2025"The myth persists because there’s always a market for anti-feminist backlash...The 'crisis' doesn’t seem to be that boys are doing particularly poorly of late. It seems to be that girls are finally being rewarded in the form of college attainment and more equal pay for their efforts." 13915
Reposted by Katie RileyMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 23/07/2025In the Times, Jessica Grose finds that many of the claims about boys’ supposed backslide in education in Richard Reeves’ blockbuster masculinity-crisis book “Of Boys and Men” are empirically unfounded: 1442576
Reposted by Katie RileySherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 17/07/2025I want to be clear: this is what American prisons are like. I spent years posting about the humanitarian crisis in U.S. prisons. The criminal legal system consigns Americans who are incarcerated to live like this FOR YEARS. DECADES. 6952802025