Sign in

RileyP

@rileyp6.bsky.social
1.2K followers 1.1K following 2.1K posts

Canadian. Paying attention. "...when feeling decreases.. apathy increases, when one cannot affect or even genuinely touch another person, violence flares up as a daimonic necessity for contact, a mad drive forcing touch in the most direct way possible."

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by RileyP
Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 10h
When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.
131591545
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 3h
None of your replies seem to indicate or acknowledge the fact that you've become... one of "those" countries. And this is all par for the course.
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 7h
This got me thinking. I've never been challenged a whole lot. I know how to look cool/disinterested. But a while ago a rly tough looking girl caught my eye and came straight at me. (?) So I just maintained eye contact & when she got to me, she just reached up and said "I like your hair". LOL!
010
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 7h
Yeah, I don't get it. I recall walking down the st in TX, dozen guys taking up the sidewalk, and I didn't break my stride, assuming they'd be polite. After I pass I hear this CRACK on the sidewalk right behind me, so certainly had pissed someone off. Yeah, startled, but kept going. Still confused.
010
Reposted by RileyP
Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11h
Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?
Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141
542208114549
Reposted by RileyP
Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 15h
1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people.
30033401280
Reposted by RileyP
Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12h
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
395162645900
Reposted by RileyP
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11h
for as long as i've been alive, republicans have ran the same playbook: a few weeks before voting begins, they roll out completely fabricated smear campaigns. these things are always coordinated, so the talking points take over the news. the party is never electorally punished for their dishonesty.
9463941269
Reposted by RileyP
Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 10h
It is quite phenomenal how precarious Putin’s power around the globe appears to be, and how rapidly Zelenskyy has been able to punch holes right through it!
1571176
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I don't think word's gotten around that he had challenges. If it's true, he should have been supervised. And the park should also have been providing better care/supervision of their enclosures.
100
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I gather he had some challenges.
020
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
OMG the PIC! Her ruff is nothing less than majestic!!! Not to mention the poofy arms & expression. Brava, young Freya, BRAVA!
070
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We've already been wondering what's been going on with the nutritional value and chemicals already in the food, by the looks and behavior of a lot of the lower income people down there...
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Well... that's where my parents were living (and I was conceived), so always a soft spot in my heart. But can't say I've ever been, besides crossing that airport/street. Hoping I'll get my chance!
010
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I was thinking that at least she's been training you with shorter trips every now and again, so this longer one might not seem as upsetting. But get her back Flanoy, the way things are going we're all gonna need Momb!!!
020
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I read somewhere that the US is buying 300k tons from Putin but actually exports 200k per day? Does anyone know if that's correct?
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I was just thinking that that's what's next. I mean, would anyone actually stop him at this point? Doesn't seem like it when they're already murdering citizens, targeting multiple cities, executing... etc etc.
010
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
And do yourselves a favor, and watch it with the sound off, otherwise you have to hear him. Go lady, Go! That's the way I wanna go out, middle fingers flying!
060
Reposted by RileyP
Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hear from a witness of the ICE shooting in the Bronx today.
531294811
Reposted by RileyP
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
OSSOFF: Mike Collins is one of the most extreme members of Congress. He's a Trump puppet election denier. I want to hear if Mike still believes the 2020 election was stolen. What do you say Mike? COLLINS: ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
17644241061
Reposted by RileyP
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ivan Turgenev's "Execution of Troppmann" is a short essay, published in 1870, that gives a first-hand account of the writer attending a public execution in Paris. Turgenev's details how the drunk, unruly crowd turned a somber moment into a carnival. A deeply moving essay; I encourage you to read it.
432017512
Reposted by RileyP
Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Complaining does nothing. Amazon profits even when a book is AI or plagiarised. They're so deeply invested in AI that they're desperate to get a return on investment. The kindle store is flooded with AI, and Amazon even offers a free generated translation service. They do not care about authors.
021
Reposted by RileyP
Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's been nutso for at least 3 years. 20 of my books were stolen for training...I couldn't claim from Anthropic cos I didn't have my US copyright certificates in time. And now we're having to compete for readers with arseholes who generate books in 90 minutes. 😑
041
Reposted by RileyP
Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
991544683
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
F'n YEAH! TEXANS!!!
020
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Eeeeew!
010
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
HONESTLY, I'm willing to bet that the average person wouldn't know a BILLION from a trillion. This is all so ridiculous.
050
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A great one!
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Beautiful dog photo!
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Last night I couldn't even send a text reply
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Gasp! - MOMB! Dear God... ... so happy for you!! I just re-connected with an old friend who worked a big life in NY for lot of years, and no doubt has stories from this and other treasures there and in other big cities. I. cannot. wait!
040
Reposted by RileyP
PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🧵 Nearly 12,000 (11,982) books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s newly updated Index of School Book Bans. #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek
20345240
Reposted by RileyP
American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This year’s #BannedBooksWeek coincides with ALA’s official 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion, ALA has released a list of the 150 most challenged books documented from 1990, when ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom began tracking book challenges, through 2025. ala150.org/150books
Photo of a bookshelf filled with various books that have been banned or challenged, including "Maus," "Sex Is a Funny Word," "This Book Is Gay," "Persopolis," and "1984." Text over photo reads: "ALA Releases List of 150 Books Most Frequently Targeted for Censorship Since Tracking Began. American Library Association logo
33410271
Reposted by RileyP
David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
704261558631
Reposted by RileyP
shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“every time someone is sleeping on a subway bench in a city, the rest of america can sort of say ‘ugh, look at these cities.’ but we are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.” 👏 👏 👏
461929438
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"We just heard about it" It was detected more than a month ago on the Mongolia border. Some of us heard about it, why didn't they? They're not gonna do a gd thing.
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah, someone else cleared it up for me. Thanks. (& that was what I was wondering)
010
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Beautifully put!
010
Reposted by RileyP
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/10/2026
Nothing says “America First” like Trump decorating the White House with photos of himself cozying up to Xi, a communist, and Putin, an authoritarian. But he calls Dems the dangerous radicals.
34655275
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What? Only $90? I've got a lot going on so apparently missed something consequential since... LAST NIGHT? What happened to the $5000?
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
oh yeah, i get it now
100
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
is that... Squeaky? (i'm not American)
220
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This sounds like such an incredibly tough one...
010
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
that ever-present smile is creepy af
1190
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Didn't sound like a real ass kicking to me. Non-thinking people won't see through all Hassett's endless grinning gibberish, which is what they're counting on. Its a bummer.
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good morning, my little prince!!
030
Reposted by RileyP
Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 03/10/2026
chat is it good that everyone is crashing out at the same time for one reason or another
1141254115
Reposted by RileyP
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/10/2026
A reasonable person could conclude that these AI tech Titans believe they will personally benefit from less humans on this earth.
66570244
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yesterday I volunteered at a multi-cultural women's something something, and met a job-seeking refugee from somewhere in Russia. Part way through she mentioned in passing that she's also fighting cancer. The repercussions on people's health due to war in that area will last generations.
000
RileyP @rileyp6.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've been going through the worst crisis on multiple fronts, of my life, and it's certainly taking a toll on my body - but it ain't that. I'm not watching my kids and family/friends suffer and being unable to help them. I'm sorry for all of us these days. Let's be gentle with our hearts.
000