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Rika⁷
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Writer+Illustrator. She/Her.

💜 Blackness 💜 Books 💜 BTS 💜
Stories in Lightspeed, FIYAH, Strange Horizons, Fantasy, and Apparitions

Portfolio: commanderrika.com
Commissions OPEN: [email protected]
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Rika⁷ @commanderrika.blacksky.app · Sep 1
Hi! I have a story out in Small Wonders today! This is a little horny gremlin of a tale and I hope you take a chance on it, if you're into words and whatnot.
smallwondersmag.com Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · Sep 1
What takes you out of time? And what is sweet enough to bring you back into it again? Read Marika Bailey's "Gifted and Talented" today and consider what moves you so that you could move others:
Gifted and Talented - Small Wonders
Being beyond time is a revolution against creation most bodies aren’t built to bear. It’ll kill you, that dark matter time.
smallwondersmag.com
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gregpak.net
I suspect that a lot of the wealthy owners and operators of national media outlets with kids in private schools fundamentally don't grasp that regular US citizens with kids in the public schools are FURIOUS because ICE is terrorizing THEIR NEIGHBORS and THEIR KIDS' BEST FRIENDS.
jamisonfoser.bsky.social Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 5h
what the fuck are we doing here, @cnn.com?
The woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son's school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training
January 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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onesecondbefore.bsky.social
I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
Full view of 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar January 15 entry on calendar: "MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY Xena ends the Trojan War"
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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katelynburns.com
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
where his GoFundMe at
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h
The worker, identified as TJ Sabula in the Washington Post, said “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old United Auto Workers Local 600 line worker at the factory, told The Post that he was the one shouting at Trump. He said he has been suspended from work pending an investigation. “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula said, though he added that he is concerned about the future of his job and believes he has been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.”
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
commanderrika.blacksky.app
Apropos of absolutely nothing: Dzadovsky really looks like an aged up Channing Tatum.
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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princess-vimentin.bsky.social
Six medical organizations plan to ask the courts to throw out the revisions to the childhood vaccination schedule released by the CDC.

The revisions aren’t based on scientific evidence, they based on misinformation.

Public health is at risk.

🧪🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/h...
Medical Groups Will Try to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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bluwhalien.bsky.social
All streaming services should do this!
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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zinnedproject.bsky.social
"I could not move, because history had me glued to the seat. . . It felt like Sojourner Truth’s hands were pushing me down on one shoulder & Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another shoulder, & I could not move." — Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin ¡Presente! has died at age 86. 💔
March 2, 1955: Claudette Colvin Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat
At age 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
btw one thing they really want high priority are the ice cleats, so if you're looking to send something...
mostlybree.kitrocha.com Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 3h
SPEAKING OF THE COLD!!!

Activists have given @lefttheprairie.bsky.social another list of things they desperately need to stay warm & safe in the streets in the coming days!

All of this is going to the twin cities! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

If you hate the 'zon our GFM does direct help.
Donate to Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!, organized by Emily Hilleren
Since late September, I’ve been organizing whistle kit assembly par… Emily Hilleren needs your support for Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!
www.gofundme.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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sarahlazare.bsky.social
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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uhnopenottoday.blacksky.app
Waymo self-driving cars are horrible on their own, but I’m convinced that they’re also basically mobile ring cameras meant to increase surveillance for both private companies and the government.
January 14, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social
I say this every time he does something good but: Really cannot be emphasized enough what a regular normie Democrat Chris Van Hollen is on paper

The primary difference between him and a Chuck Schumer, I believe, is that bad things sincerely piss him the fuck off
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h
Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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jamellebouie.net
they believe in their hearts that they were born masters and the rest of us are their slaves
January 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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asyrie.justafox.online
hey so, uh, fix this.
@poncle.games
Vampire Survivors on list of apps that leak data to ICE
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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hurricanexyz.bsky.social
People find parenthood extremely meaningful and rewarding

Our society is set up in ways that make it fucking miserable in all sorts of ways

This is an extremely common pattern across all the things people find most meaningful and rewarding

It feels at times like it must be on purpose
January 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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mikechenwriter.bsky.social
Every day, you can take one tangible action by donating a small amount or just boosting one of the items in here.

Also, it's not on the list but Immigrant Defense Network is based out of Minnesota and doing good work: immigrantdefensenetwork.org
ziibiing.com ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 1d
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.

If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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patsux.bsky.social
#PortfolioDay hi, I'm Patsu and I'm a fantasy character illustrator!

📧: [email protected]
or direct message me for commission inquiries!
Digital painting of a giant ominous man, sitting cross legged, levitating in the sky, surrounding by flying giant oarfish, overlooking structures and buildings. The man is a merfolk; mostly humanoid, but with a giant oarfish tail that he's sitting on. He's dressed in a religious tunic, with a red band resting over his shoulders, a helmet fashioned to look like an oarfish head, and he is holding a horn closely, as if he's about to blow it. The his sclera are bloodshot. Around him are dozens of giant oarfish, rising from the sea and floating mid-ar. Beneath them are deserted buildings, homes and infrastructures. fairy with giant blue morpho butterfly wings and a faint halo, holding a lantern that attract butterflies. Digital painting of a giant man with royal blue skin, and a literal fish for a head, with a human face. The creature's head is adorned in ornate white patterns, the material similar to stone or granite, and its expression is solemn, with its eyes closed. There are bands of varying sizes around its right bicep, left forearm, both thighs and both ankles, the material of which is similar to the granite sculptures on its head. It is wielding a staff, with a sharp fish hook shaped blade, possibly made with marble. Digital painting of a merman and his fish monster companion. The merman is mostly humanoid but with spiky armor made with iridescent fish bones. It covers his entire body except his face, and he is wielding a giant blade with a skull on its hilt. In the backdrop is a giant, sentient fish skeleton with a long serpentine spine that extends to the forground.
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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propublica.org
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.

Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
"Arnoldo had filmed much of the incident, but agents had taken his phone. He used Find My to locate the phone — at a vending machine for used electronics miles away, close to an ICE detention center. The footage, which ProPublica has reviewed, backed the family’s account of the chase."
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
Hi #portfolioday ! I'm winding down freelance work and winding up a TTRPG project I hope to get kickstarted, so here is some work for my last TTRPG, The Woods At Blight's Hollow!

Please to follow me if you like this work and want to learn about/support new game Heretic Star
rams head skull is on statue surrounded by statues of hands reaching out of the ground big guy with horns, bark like skin, pointed claws and glowing round eyes looking inquisitively down at a little villager girl. Text reads The Woods At Blight's Hollow, A tabletop roleplaying game of folk horror & fairytales several cultists wearing animal skull masks surround a bonfire as a figure in a dress and crown wreath of leaves stumbles upon them three village children stand at the edge of a dark forest, from which are peering many huge yellow eyes, looking down at the children. Text is overlaid reading The Woods At Blight's Hollow: A TTRPG of Folk Horror and Fairytales. Don't meet the gaze of the things in the trees
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
commanderrika.blacksky.app
This is B2B marketing, white women propagandizing other white women. "You can marry a man that has opposite politics to you and nothing bad will happen. Politics has nothing to do with your real life."
January 14, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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blackamazon.bsky.social
You calling people “wine moms “ derisively in your column while your colleague begs us to be less woke

Ashleigh is in lululemon yoga pants on an organizing call about what info she needs to get if someone gets disappeared
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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yellghoul.bsky.social
#portfolioday again !! hello hello im jade 🥀 i like drawing unsettling horror, magic, and all kinds of comics

available for long/short term comic work, covers, posters, and private commissions ~

web🧡 jadezhang.art
shops🧡 jadezhang.art/shop
commissions🧡 jadezhang.art/comms
email🧡 [email protected]
an illustration of a devil's bridge, in the foreground an angel and a fairy duel with rapiers. the illustration is framed by a border of birds digital illustration of a woman with light skin and dark hair holding a dagger to her throat. behind her is a portrait in a baroque style frame that's coming alive as a fleshy ghost illustration of a group of 3 characters walking through the root system of an overgrown borehole. white birds fly around them. the illustration is purple toned with pale yellow highlights. title text overlayed reads: augur 8.3. text along the bottom reads: cross, king, collins, datsyk, colthoff, riordan, li, agoawike, yildiz, thorn, richer
January 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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monsterteatime.bsky.social
Not happy about outing a young trans person in this, but it is important to remind people that yes, this shit is still happening in LA. We're living our lives as best we can but the -threat- is omnipresent. It's different than MN because the cities are different & the current focus is Minneapolis.
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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valerievaldes.bsky.social
Did you miss the crowdfund but want to grab this anthology? Now you can! It’s got a story from me, about a bitter scout forced out of retirement to guide an archaeological team through a dangerous jungle, back to the cursed city where the man she loved betrayed her.
newedgeswordmag.bsky.social New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 15h
💓 BEATING HEARTS & BATTLE-AXES🪓
is now on Amazon in digital, softcover, and hardcover.
www.amazon.com/Beating-Hear...

Edited by @jayxwolf.bsky.social, it holds approx. 72,000 words of fiction, spread across six spicy Sword & Sorcery tales with a romantic relationship at their heart!
Paperback of Beating Hearts & Battle-Axes on a plain white background, cover art by M.E. Morgan aka @morlevart.bsky.social on Bluesky.
January 13, 2026 at 6:35 PM