samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 16hi just got done rewatching the anime with one of my partners! it holds up surprisingly well! 010
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 01/10/2026I was going to ask where the animal print factored in, but on reflection, it's part of the meatball sub umbrella. 150
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelinterACT Advocates @interact.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Dakota West was told by Kansas to give up her driver's license. She was born intersex and lived as a girl since childhood. Now, if she wanted to keep driving, she needed a license that said male. She's suing with the @aclu.org. “I’m just a girl trying to have a life like everybody else.”washingtonpost.comTrans people, anguished by Kansas driver’s license law, go to courtPlaintiffs are expected to testify this week about the negative effects of carrying identification that doesn’t match how they look and feel. 01710
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelJaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 01/10/2026Great thread to read if you respond to every paywall like someone has shot you in the chest 010928
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 01/10/2026“Becca Good addressed the media for the first time, saying, ‘I’m Renee Good’s partner, and she was the love of my life.’”startribune.comLive: Renee Good’s partner calls for ‘accountability’ in emotional statementRenee Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. 122146
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A friend has Covid right now. They have lost their sense of smell and they're having cognitive problems. This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally. 17642202
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 01/10/2026Viral reports this week suggested new Google satellite imagery showed unseen destruction in Gaza. But the imagery actually depicts the scene in February 2026. Bellingcat has obtained satellite images from September that show how the destruction has continued. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...bellingcat.comViral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcatEarlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new. 2372223
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelMari- homeless. Still Indigenous. @wordglass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It’s hard to state how dire this is for me, with my chronic illness being homeless with no access to cold medicine storage or a restroom is extremely difficult. 116
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelgeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 423174771
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelMike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Marsha Blackburn pushing for a unanimous consent vote on KOSA this afternoon (via @benbrodydc.bsky.social). Blumenthal (who also supports the bills) says their could be objections to derail it.x.comBen Brody (@BenBrodyDC) on XNew: Sen. Blackburn is aiming to make a a unanimous consent request to pass the Kids Online Safety Act around 5p. Sen. Blumenthal, KOSA’s Democratic lead, said he did think an objection that’d stop it... 11711
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 30/09/2026Read it to the end, and you got me dead to rights. 030
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelAlex Jaffe ➡️ NYCC @alexjaffe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My latest for @dc.com: Irecommend you a Batman comic based on what your favorite Batman movie is.dc.comThe Best Batman Comics for Movie Fans | DCThere are thousands of Batman comics out there, as varied in tone as the movies they inspired. All you have to do first is ask yourself: “What’s your favorite Batman movie?” 5396
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 30/09/2026please: tag your control spoilers so I don't have to mute everyone on this site named Jesse and Dylan 020
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 30/09/2026"keeping our friends alive" is certainly the type of priority I would expect from an org branding itself as a spiritual successor to the GLF, and yet! 020
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelSteenz! @oheysteenz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I had a conversation w a Lyft driver a few weeks ago that I still think about. I hope this musician, eager to share her art, finds her way to teaching. While the conversation started rocky, Im glad she got an opportunity to talk about her ambitions. Piano teachers are way more valuable than A.I. 6638235
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 29/09/2026You're right, sry, I should have chosen my words better. I meant more that an initial marketing push around launch, by itself, didn't surprise me -- the outlay for that was gigantic though and they're still throwing a ridiculous amount of cash at consultants, especially for a trans org 151
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 29/09/2026ripple is a digital marketing/support company for nonprofits -- they did lay out a lot to them but the biggest expenditures were from the time the org launched, so that's pretty business as usual 180
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 29/09/2026dems were tripping over themselves to publicly cosign CSP barely as soon as it was founded lol. Subtlety of a brick (uncomplimentary) 1452
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelBoringKate @boringkate.com · 27/09/2026Porn is so cool! Shoutout to pornstars! 26515
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 26/09/2026i bring a sort of "iced coffee" to the interview that managers don't really like 170
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelMike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026VPN bans are a direct response to age-verification. Legislators are frustrated that people are getting around their surveillance, but rather than rethink their strategy, they're doubling down and banning VPNs. Fight the Flock-ing of the internet. 515261163
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 26/09/2026important update: "tilcayo" probably comes from an Aymara phrase meaning "tiny foot" 😭😭😭 www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...wbur.orgThe purr-fect new cat species discovered in BoliviaWhat looks like a leopard, but is tinier than a house cat? It’s a brand new species of cat called leopardus tilcayo. 050
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelXtra @xtramagazine.com · 24/09/2026A mainstream publication making queer and disabled people the butt of the joke isn’t just poor taste—it’s harmful journalism. xtramagazine.com/power/identi...xtramagazine.comThe lesbian bar discourse should have never left the group chat | Xtra MagazineA mainstream publication making queer and disabled people the butt of the joke isn’t just poor taste—it’s harmful journalism 2248
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 25/09/2026they couldn't CONCEIVE of what bcs was capable of!!static.klipy.comBetter Call Saul: Jimmy McGill Confronts Howard HamlinALT: Better Call Saul: Jimmy McGill Confronts Howard Hamlin 010
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 25/09/2026If you flicker the powered up permanent or bounce it to hand, you can reuse the ability, so there are some cards you can loop for value with the right engine (like getting several extra turns from Kang). 110
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 25/09/2026Parker Molloy just published this thoughtful piece tonight. It's worth a read imo. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...open.substack.comTrainwreckOld habits, especially embarrassing ones, die hard. 1846781
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 25/09/2026someone told me impatiently today that COVID is not a concern for anyone who isn't immunocompromised so regular reminder that uhhhhhhhhhhhh it very much is 0182
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelAndrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 25/09/2026alright i've opened a bottle of chardonnay AND the latest draft of my next @theflytrapmedia.com piece about weird right-wing fashion trends we need a few dozen more subs tonight to meet our annual sub drive goal the deals are HOTtheflytrapmedia.comLast chance! Our 40% annual membership sale ends TONIGHT!The Flytrap's 40% off sale for new members ends tonight! 34122
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelAna Valens || 🔞 @acvalens.net · 23/09/2026lmao great job everyone, they’re absolutely going to do more stories farming drama in the queer community now. amazing stuff everyone. if only people had an ounce of self-control to see when an article was purposefully spotlighting an issue that could’ve stayed off the page 25822206
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelLesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Feel like the dems could be doing something more useful in congress than making jokes about lesbians right now 111925
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 24/09/2026I am going to spontaneously combust with rage 040
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelChristine Hatfield @christine.21st.show · 23/09/2026Public radio runs because of you, and we're asking for your help to keep bringing you the news coverage that matters to Central Illinois! Help @ilpublicmedia.bsky.social during our fall fund drive:will-fm.secureallegiance.com Contribute to WILL | Illinois Public Media Support quality news and programming with a donation to WILL. 022
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelMari- homeless. Still Indigenous. @wordglass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Nothing's happened with my goal for a few days. That means back into the van for the hot days and cold nights, without a bathroom, or a refrigerator. There's also nothing for groceries, and since the SSA denied my recent application I need help reapplying and appealing, and I'm alone with that. 1/3 137
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelSydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 23/09/2026Its actually really bad that a U.S. senator is linking being trans to being a furry and that if you are a furry having a professional job you are endangering Americans. 13763181
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026this is all going to kick off a new wave of people aggressively not caring about COVID and I'm nauseous about it tbh 150
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026TIL they modeled the Men In Black egg chairs on superior Latverian furniture technology 020
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelMags Visaggio 🏳️⚧️ @magsvisaggio.com · 23/09/2026I am a two-time Eisner nominated comics writer (ETERNITY GIRL, KIM & KIM) looking for a transfem comic artist professional interested in developing a new book with me to take out to publishers. 513687
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelOrion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Transgender voters in Kansas! I want to talk about your plan to vote this November — are you not voting, out of ID/safety concerns? Voting by mail? Getting registered to vote? Doing in-person advance voting? Text me on Signal @orionr.80 or DM me! I'm a trans reporter working at The 19th News. 15032
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026"Disability activists warned for years that this would be the outcome of allowing COVID-19 to spread unmitigated. Now that it’s time to pay the piper, the state and its media allies are working desperately to sever the connection between COVID-19 and its consequences." 116382
Reposted by samanthAAAH! riedelThe Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 23/09/2026The Telegraph recently published an article about "sickfluencers" titled “How having a disability became cool." We've republished a piece by Julia Doubleday at The Gauntlet pushing back against the article, which she calls "absurd on its face." thesicktimes.org/2026/09/21/c... 313745
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026can't you see their lives are just like yours? an unturned stone, an undiscovered door leading to the gift of hope renewed, eternity for you the masses of humanity have always had to suffer www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ_m...youtube.comSufferYouTube video by Bad Religion - Topic 010
samanthAAAH! riedel @samanthawrites.net · 23/09/2026I don't expect y'all to not post about last ditch but please do so with a shred of empathy. 020