iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Robin Riley @riley.pub · 22/09/2026

Happy autumnal (or vernal) equinox, my dears ✨ The season of change is upon us. (Throw back photo from last fall, our trees haven't gotten around to shedding yet.)

A photo of Pico-cat, a floofy tuxedo cat, laying among fallen leaf litter from maple trees. Pico is blepping.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 01/09/2026

Happy Bi Visibility Month ✨ It me. Not a phase. Not greedy. Not gay. Not straight. Often sitting in inexplicable positions. Typically with 3 distinct beverages all at once.

A photo of purple and pink morning glory flowers against a tangled mat of leafy green vines overgrowing a concrete sidewalk.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 14/08/2026

It was inevitable, really, given my history working under the brand Bluebird and my go-to online nick being bluesomewhere 🐦

A photo of Robin with striking blue highlights in her hair, rocking silver mirror aviator sunglasses and a natural colored linen button up shirt.

A closeup photo of Robin leaning in and nose booping Pico-cat.

A photo looking up at Robin and Pico-cat sitting on a bench under the leafy green trees and a clear blue summer sky.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 13/08/2026

The most important onboarding task of any new tech job is now complete: my laptop case has been stickered 😁 I like to give my stickers some breathing room, but there's definitely space for a few more — like one from @igalia.com. Gotta rep the co-op!

A photo of Robin's work laptop, opened so the stickered lid is facing the camera, sitting on top of the glass desk protector on her bamboo desk. Her laptop case has a dozen stickers on it: in the middle, an illustrated tribute to astronaut Mae Jemison, below which is an "Omne Verbum" sticker from Wordnik and a "Free People Read Freely" sticker from the Sonoma County Library. At the top, centered, is a classic "#OpenEverything" sticker from when Robin helped run OSCON. On the left, there are stickers from North Bay Python, Copyleft Conf, and PyDX. On the right are stickers from organizations Robin has or is a part of including Google Open Source, Open Source Initiative, Matrix.org Foundation, Petaluma Pride, and Open Chapters.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 03/08/2026

Let's go @wpbl.bsky.social San Francisco Firebells 🔥 Stoked to witness history, their first game of the first year of this brand new league.

A photo of a TV streaming the WPBL game between the San Francisco Firebells and Boston Hunters. The score pictured is SF 3 to BOS 1, with a batter in the iconic purple and orange Firebells jersey up at bat.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 29/05/2026

Beautiful spring morning in the Petaluma Regional Library garden before the Pride Flag Raising ceremony 😌

A photo of Robin sitting the garden, flanked by large flowering plants and a leafy tree. The entrance to the library can be seen behind her as well as a bright blue sky with patchy clouds.

A photo of a plaque affixed to a stone that reads: Petaluma Library Garden. A project of UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County. Master Gardener University of California Cooperative Extension.

A plaque mounted to a sign post in The Garden of Reading that offers thanks to several dozen donors.

A photo of several garden beds in the garden just outside floor to ceiling windows that give library patrons on the inside a gorgeous view. The closest garden bed features several flowering plants that are chosen for their scents.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 19/05/2026

12 years since we met. 11 years dating. 9 years married. And 8 years to the day since we said, "I do," in front of all our favorite people.

A photo of Robin and Christopher's wedding bands resting on one another, between white orchid petals, atop their wedding guestbook which features a map of the world with the continents in white against a deep blue.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 17/05/2026

Happy Caturday, my dears 🥰 Today Pico-cat got lots of outdoor time, but he's no longer content to just explore or enjoy catnip. No, this time he needed to play and remind the world he's a ferocious beastie. Caterpillar unrelated, Pico and I just played with long grass.

A photo of Pico-cat gazing at a caterpillar traversing blades of fescue.

A photo of Robin kneeling on the gravel in front scritching Pico's neck.

A photo looking up at Pico's chest floof as he gazes up into Robin's face and she looks back down at him.

A photo of Robin and Pico facing the camera, but only one of them is looking at the camera.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 13/05/2026

Turns out, I slay in a skirt and look pretty fabulous in a dress ✨ No full length photos to share tho, still too new of an exploration 😘

A selfie of Robin in her backyard under the trees on a sunny spring day. Her hair is down and low key wavy, with some curls where it reaches her shoulders. She's wearing a black long sleeve t-shirt with a low neckline under a shirt dress with the top parted like a vest. The pattern on the dress is a geometric starburst pattern in blue, white, black, and teal. Robin's wearing large silver starburst earrings, black wooden rectangular glasses, and a silver necklace with a tiny silver bird inset with blue opal. All in all, a pretty cute ensemble.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 10/05/2026

Happy Caturday, beautiful people 🥰

A photo of Robin and Pico-cat sitting in the backyard on a sunny day on a bench under the trees. Pico is curled up contentedly on Robin's lap with his eyes closed as she smiles at the camera.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 06/05/2026

I remember reading the 2nd year of transition is spicy. It's true! Progress no longer rapid. Dysphoria in focus but far from resolved. Uncanny valley of appearance means constant misgendering. Now equipped to begin confronting the grief. Much to be happy about! More at home than ever. But woof.

A selfie of Robin from her room — the background, full of oak cabinetry and a bay window with a giant star hanging in it, is slightly blurred. Robin is center frame and looking at the camera with a slight smile, her dirty blonde hair pulled up into a ponytail with a fringe hanging down the left side of her face. She's wearing a brown short sleeve button up with the top buttons undone, revealing a sterling silver necklace with a bird pendant insert with a blue opal, along with her black rectangular wooden frame glasses, and earrings each with a single dangling forest green blossom crafted out of a soft material.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 04/05/2026

New Health To Go vending machine at the Petaluma Regional Library! Absolutely free, 24/7, restocked weekly. Health, hygiene, and harm reduction supplies for anyone who needs em. Thanks to Sonoma County Department of Health Services and the @sonomalibrary.bsky.social for this fabulous partnership ✨

A photo of health department officials, the library's deputy director, the mayor, and the supervisor as the ribbon is cut to celebrate the new machine.

A selfie of Robin, wearing her Library Commissioner badge, in front of the vending machine.

A photo of the vending machine, featuring supplies including: socks, dental hygiene kits for adults and kids, menstrual products, narcan, fentanyl test strips, smoking cessation supplies, gun safety locks, COVID tests, and more

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 02/05/2026

My training flight 7 years ago today! I miss flying dearly. Last flight was March 2020. FAA hates people with ADHD, even if its well managed. I can't get medical clearance to do solo flight and finish my license. Got a bum heart, tho? No problem! Maybe they'll enter the 21st century someday 🤷🏻‍♀️

A terrain map of south Sonoma County with a flight path overlaid on top showing Robin taking off and landing at Petaluma airport, making various maneuvers over the Sonoma Valley in between.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 01/05/2026

This hits close to home. History isn't all that distant. All my love to the queer and trans elders who fought for their rights in Tasmania, and all the people who grew up and suffered under these policies. I love you. tasmanian.com.au/stories/rodn...

A plaque embedded in the sidewalk pavement near Hobart, Tasmania's Salamanca Market. Not pictured is the first line that reads: forgive me for not holding you in my arms. Pictured is the second line that reads: in the wake of your courage I swim.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 30/04/2026

Great to chat! Now about that Productive Haters event we need to organize 🤣

A selfie of Ted and Robin inside Paulista Cafe smiling and throwing peace signs in the spirit of hating on bad things productively, or something.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 29/04/2026

Five years on the Petaluma General Plan Advisory Committee, the draft is done, and now it's in front of the Planning Commission. Let's see this thing through!

A photo of Robin in front of the City Hall sign.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 27/04/2026

What a weekend. My cup is full and I am tired. I'll post photos from the 7th ed of North Bay Python later. For now: another selfie, starting to dial in a few particular looks. Chris joked when I came out to him that my "style had been tending lesbian." This has only become more true 😂 #StillBi tho.

A selfie of Robin atop a grassy hill looking over the Petaluma wetlands and some ponds. A tree, fully leafed out, is just behind and above Robin. Robin's got her hair up in a ponytail with a fringe coming down the right side of her face. She's wearing rectangular glasses with a black wooden frame, earrings each with a forest green flower blossom hanging from them, and her silver necklace with the tree of life pendant fashioned out of silver wire and light green gemstones. She's wearing a green long sleeve button up shirt under a goldenrod puffer vest. Robin has done an exceptional job of coordinating this outfit.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 25/04/2026

Current status: cold but cute.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 19/04/2026

A few photos from today's double header in the Butter and Egg Days Parade! Marched with the library and then moved as fast as I could while wearing danglies and navigating the throng to re-join the parade with Petaluma Pride 🌈

A photo of Robin with Lisa, the staff liaison for the Library Commission, and Cailin, a children's librarian at the Petaluma Library, posing together before the parade. All three are wearing bright blue t-shirts that read Free People Read Freely. Robin and Cailin are wearing shiny party hats. And Robin is holding a sign that also reads Free People Read Freely.

A group selfie with Robin, Peggy, and Chris smiling and done up in rainbows as they lean in to fit in the frame.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 18/04/2026

Another night, another queer field trip to a Bay FC match.

A group selfie with Chris, Robin, Jennifer, and Peggy in the stands at PayPal Park. Chris's head is sideways coming in from the left of frame. Robin is smiling and throwing a peace sign. Jennifer is making a shocked face or something. Peggy is doing something with their tongue?

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 16/04/2026

First post-Swalwell gubernatorial poll has dropped. One primary beneficiary stands out: Becerra. He and Porter remain my top choices. But regardless of how YOU vote, just make sure you and everyone you know votes. Turnout matters more than persuading each other to coalesce around a given candidate.

A screenshot of California 2026 gubernatorial poll results from Emerson College Polling showing changes from September to April in poll results for Hilton R, Bianco R, Steyer D, Porter D, Becerra D, and Mahan D.

Every Democratic candidate saw a surge as Swalwell supporters defected, but while most saw gains of 2-3% points, Becerra gained 7%.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 15/04/2026

Hanging out at the Petaluma Regional Library doing my homework, as one does 📝

A photo of the Sonoma County Library budget workshop binder on a desk, facing toward a window looking into a small garden, alongside Robin's purple water bottle and a happy ficus.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 13/04/2026

@northbaypython.org returns for its 7th year this Apr 25 & 26! Join us for a tech conference like no other, featuring barn cats, about the tech we build and the people we build it for. We're a small local event with a global draw. If you've never been, come find out why 😁 northbaypython.org #NBPy

A photo of a large barn flanked by rolling green hills on a bright spring morning.

A photo of a seated crowd in the barn, as Adrianna Tan is on stage presenting. The slide currently projected on screen reads:

Do not want
- Work on ads
- Work on weapons
- Abet genocides
- Make the world worse
- Use Microsoft Teams

A photo of a glorious orange cat cleaning themselves in a barn window.

A photo of a crowd of folks who stuck around at the end of North Bay Python 2025 to help clean up.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 11/04/2026

Feeling cute; won't delete later 💖

A selfie of Robin with a slight smile gazing at the camera on a spring day. Behind her are a leafy liquidambar tree and a silver maple that hasn't leafed out yet, standing tall in front of patchy clouds broken up with little bits of blue sky.

Robin has her hair pulled back into a ponytail, and is wearing a dark gray turtleneck under a black Bay FC vest with orange accents. She's wearing her glasses with thick black wooden frames, a pair of bone conducting headphones, and sterling silver earrings in the shape of little birds with green gemstones, with her silver tree of life necklace draped around her neck.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 10/04/2026

Fascinating 👀 A working group of Indivisible chapters in California surveyed 11,810 people using STAR voting, to ascertain who they should ask to drop out of the gubernatorial race. The results are below. Personally, I really hope people start coalescing around Xavier Becerra. He can do this.

A sample STAR ballot showing each candidate with a rating from 0 (worst) to 5 (best).

A screenshot of the point totals ranked from highest to lowest, reading:

Eric Swalwell — 44,547 points
Katie Porter — 33,365 points
Xavier Becerra — 24,490 points
Tom Steyer — 21,593 points
Betty Yee — 16,708 points
Antonio Villaraigosa — 11,034 points
Tony Thurmond — 10,317 points
Matt Mahan — 8,170 points

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 08/04/2026

Taking a moment to appreciate a cheeky milestone in my fundraiser for feminizing gender affirming care and surgery. gofund.me/6d9a5e840

A screenshot of the GoFundMe app fundraiser dashboard showing the status of Robin's fundraiser. It reads: Becoming Robin: donate for gender affirming care and surgery.

Of note $8008 has been raised out of the current $11K goal. If you've ever been an adolescent playing with calculators, you'll appreciate the significance of 8008.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 06/04/2026

It has been a joy to go deeper on the NWSL adventure, I love soccer and the culture around NWSL is just top notch. This year we connected with the supporter groups and bought 4 season tickets, always a good time and even better when we bring friends 💖

A photo of Robin, Chris, Paloma, and Amy sitting together in the stands at the stadium. The smiles are contagious, be careful!

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 06/04/2026

Heaps of fun to represent @bayfc.com supporter groups today! I was repping @bayfcsupporters.bsky.social with Alexis, alongside JT and John with Big Poppies, Jackie and Shayna with @wearepier75.bsky.social, and Bri with Bay Imperio. Glad to rep #FreeDC and #TransPeopleBelong too 😁 #NWSL

A photo of Robin, Shayna, Alexis, Bri, and Jacky standing together all done up in their Bay FC gear. Robin's donned a Free DC t-shirt while wearing a Trans People Belong In Sports flag as a cape.

A photo of the button that triggered the fog horn at the beginning of the match.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 06/04/2026

Two of my favorite things: NWSL and plane spotting. #BayFC #WashingtonSpirit

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 05/04/2026

I had hoped to avoid this — but my job search is taking longer than expected, and Chris lost his job unexpectedly. I'm now fundraising so that I can afford gender affirming care and surgery scheduled for October 8th! Donate at: riley.pub/fundraiser Every bit helps and I welcome boosts. Thank you ❤️‍🩹

A digital flyer with a photo of Robin that reads: Becoming Robin, donate for gender affirming care and surgery. Organized by Robin Riley. $3,500 to goal. Donate now!

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 03/04/2026

Beautiful spring day around the garden 🌱😻

A photo of Robin crouching next to Pico-cat, who is lounging on the doormat in front of the sliding glass door. Christopher can be seen in the reflection on the door, he's leaning on the railing, looking back at the camera and waving.

A photo of a fuzzy caterpillar on a wooden bench. The background is blurry, but Pico-cat, a floofy tuxedo cat, can be seen wandering off.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 02/04/2026

My first lobbying meeting! Grateful to @asmchrisrogers.bsky.social for his time today and to the ACLU for organizing. We were advocating for AB2122 and AB2669, but of course I squeezed in some personal advocacy against surveillance technology and social media bans.

A photo of Robin outside the State of California Justice Joseph A Rattigan building in Santa Rosa on a sunny spring day.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 31/03/2026

This isn't just a surge of people. This is an organized movement. If you're not plugged in to civic orgs yet, now's the time. We accomplish nothing as individuals, and everything as a team. #NoKings www.meditationsinanemergency.com/eight-millio... by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

A screenshot of an excerpt of Rebecca's post. It reads:

He cites among their results, "At the People’s March in January 2025, 10% of participants said they heard about the event through an organization. Yesterday, that number was 34%. Word-of-mouth from family and friends, historically the most common channel for protests, dropped from 48% to 38%.

Robin has highlighted this passage from Rebecca:
People are no longer being summoned by just outrage. They are being mobilized by infrastructure, which now likely includes their friends and family. This is the difference between a movement that surges and a movement that can win.

Robin's highlight ends there, but the excerpt continues:

47% of DC marchers reported being members of a group, including groups that organized the event. 27% were members of FreeDC, the local organizer. 10% were Indivisible.... What you are watching is the conversion of protest attendance into activism. The people who showed up on Saturday were not taking a day off from normal life to register their feelings. They were the most civically active slice of the electorate, and they are getting more active.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 30/03/2026

The season of yard signs is upon us! Three candidates I'm genuinely thrilled to support this year: - @jackieelward.bsky.social for CA State AD12 - Joanna Paun for Sonoma County D2 (electjoannapaun.com) - and cars slowing the hell down

A photo of three yard signs in a thicket of golden California poppies and yellow phlomis fruticosa. One sign says Democrat Jackie Elward for State Assembly and is adorned with poppy artwork. Another sign says Vote Joanna Paun Democrat for Sonoma County Supervisor and is adorned with blue and green rolling hills and trees. The third sign is bright yellow with orange text that says Slow The Fast Down!

In the background is a ginormous black SUV that belongs to the neighbors. Robin does not endorse ginormous SUVs.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 29/03/2026

I really think there's something to that. I stumbled into this via a friend back in 2024 and I can't stop coming back to it.

A chart showing a circular pattern that many countries follow. A number of flags are placed along the various stages. The stages are: uninspiring centrist refuses to tackle underlying social problems that led to the rise of the far-right. Then, stagnating living standard creates fertile ground for fascism, far-right win elections. Then, far-right drives economy off a cliff, lowers standards of public life and generally makes everything objectively worse. Then, uninspiring centrist defeats far-right with a promise of change.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 29/03/2026

Post a non religious picture you think of as holy

A photo looking up at Pico-cat, a floofy tuxedo cat, resting contentedly with his eyes closed under the summer sun light filtered through the verdant leaves of the silver maple and liquidambar trees. The sun throws a lens flare across the frame.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 26/03/2026

A blessing for your timeline 😻

A photo of Pico-cat, a floofy tuxedo cat, curled up in a small square wooden planter full of catnip. His floofy tail spills over the edge of the planter toward the camera, and the perspective makes it look disproportionately huge.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 26/03/2026

So proud of the @socodsa.org crew for jumping into the Sonoma County County District 2 race with both feet for Joanna Paun! Love these folks and so grateful they were quick to understand what's at stake — the BoS is already beholden to big money and it'll only get worse if we don't flip this seat!

A photo of a diverse group of volunteers, all members of the Sonoma County DSA chapter, gathered with their clipboards posing together in a driveway, in front of some happy manzanita trees. Robin is among them, holding the evening's host — Pico-cat, a fluffy tuxedo cat.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 24/03/2026

This skeet inspired by the kindness of Jade over on fedi: hachyderm.io/@jadehopepun... 🥰

A screenshot of a post by @jadehopepunk@hachyderm.io, which is quoting Robin's looking for work post on fedi. Jade's toot reads: @robin did a great job of introducing a lot of clarity and democratic process to the Matrix foundation. If you're hiring a deeply technical organiser, you should reach out to her

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 23/03/2026

PS. Did you know you can host public events at the library for free? Because you can! I've been to several here recently, entirely separate from my role as their commissioner 😂 Thrilled to see so many others also biked there today, especially to see folks using our new local ebike-share program.

A photo of a fully subscribed bike rack outside the library, as well as a few bikes creatively stored beyond the bike rack.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 23/03/2026

Full house for screening of Stripped for Parts, a doc about how vulture capitalism by orgs like Alden Capital — which bought our local papers! — is destroying journalism. Thx to @petalumavoice.bsky.social for hosting and building local nonprofit journalism! Join me and donate: www.petalumavoice.org

A photo of a dark room full of people watching the screening of Stripped for Parts being projected. On screen, two of the women behind The Pilot Newspaper are seen at a desk speaking to each other.

A photo of the founders of Petaluma Voice, a nonprofit news outlet, Crissy Pascual and Jennifer Sawhney, standing in front of a packed room answering questions after the screening.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 22/03/2026

T-minus 200 days 🥹 If you know, you know. If you don't, you can ask or just wait to find out because I'm gonna have to run a fundraiser anyway. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

A digital countdown clock reads: 200 days. There are other details on it but those are irrelevant.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 22/03/2026

I had to cancel my first planned speech this week, but as a result it means the first speech I've ever given since coming out as trans was at a Trans Day of Visibility event... and that just feels so fitting. Plus, what an honor to share the stage with @sfpride.org's Suzanne Ford! 🥰

A photo of Suzanne Ford, a tall and fabulous trans woman, speaking at the microphone, surrounded by the instruments of the band that was going to perform later in the evening. Behind Suzanne an array of pride flags are hanging from the banisters.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 21/03/2026

Alright, palate cleanser! Caturday has come early 😻

A photo of Pico-cat, a floofy tuxedo cat, resting in a small wooden planter next to another planter that's brimming with cat nip.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 15/03/2026

It also didn't hurt that I was with some of my favorite people 🥰

A group selfie with Robin, Chris, Amy, Zahyra, and Alex in the stands of the supporters section at the Bay FC match.

A selfie with Robin and Chris, decked out in their Bay FC gear in the stands. Chris leans in as Robin kisses him on the cheek. It's pretty cute.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 15/03/2026

The vibes at today's #BayFC home opener against Denver Summit were immaculate. Didn't hurt that Bay won! 🎉

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 12/03/2026

Now an evening at the Petaluma Library, where Petaluma Indivisible is holding their first public meeting! Great turn out.

A photo of a meeting room chock full of people.

A wide angle photo of the garden, largely cast in shadow, in front of the Petaluma Library, with a beautiful tree front and center rising up high enough to catch the warm evening light.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 12/03/2026

Lovely to spend the afternoon getting to know fellow library Commissioner Barbara Mackenzie, who represents Rohnert Park!

A photo of Robin and Barbara together in front of the Rohnert Park-Cotati Library.

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Robin Riley @riley.pub · 11/03/2026

With thanks to my most handsome, kind, and talented husband @chrisjrn.fyi for helping me get some more current headshots taken this morning at Helen Putnam Regional Park 🥰 Here's one of the candid shots 🤨😂 Great pfp material if I do say so myself.

A photo of Robin on a bright spring morning, she's wearing a gray turtleneck under a raptor brown vest, eyeglasses with a thick blue metal frame, a silver necklace with a light green tree of life pendant, a black cross-body sling. She's smiling wryly with one raised eyebrow, and her hair is down to her neck, parted just off center, with one side revealing a giant silver starburst earring. The backdrop is breathtakingly beautiful – the sky is bright blue, and the lush green rolling hills of the Petaluma countryside fill the lower half of the camera frame.

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