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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑

@michaeljriser.com

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Editor, horror/dark fiction author of religious trauma. Former editorial Screen Rant, Goomba Stomp, managing editor AOG. 怖い話の作者。（日本語ＯＫ）Read stuff: https://michaeljriser.com (he/him) pfp: smiling man with beard and mustache banner: devil statue in a garden

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · Sep 5

I have a brand-new* website! Also a #horror newsletter! Yes, now for the first time you too can read words on the internet! Deep-fried in religious trauma, topped with whipped blasphemy, served on the corpse of a dead god—just for you. 🖤👻

michaeljriser.com/bookruptcys-...

An icon for horror author Michael J. Riser's website, showing a black and white pile of skulls. Over the central one appears his name in red letters with a white outline.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

fun fact: I was trying to find an old tweet I made about journalists accidentally quoting me as Leah Ghostberg during halloween season. instead, I got a fully hallucinated anecdote about me dressing up in a ghost costume with my husband that absolutely, 100% never happened

humanity is so cooked

A false google AI summary: "Based on social media activity, the "leahgreenb ghostberg halloween" query appears to reference a humorous, improvised Halloween costume made by political activist Leah Greenberg in 2024.
On October 26, 2024, Greenberg posted on X (formerly Twitter) asking for help with a last-minute Halloween costume she could make with items she had at home.
The final result, which she and her husband shared, was an improvised "Ghostberg" costume. It consisted of two people with sheets draped over their heads, with her husband standing slightly behind her and visible through the sheet. The name "Ghostberg" is a play on her surname.
The post went viral and the joke was widely shared on social media. "

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Craig Clevenger @craigclevenger.bsky.social · 5d

We celebrate the signing of this document annually. But here we are.

"...But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government...

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Michael Cisco @michaelcisco.bsky.social · 13h

relaxing this weekend

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 5h

The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago.

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 2d

A man dressed as a frog is doing more to resist fascism in America than the entire Democratic Party.

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 11h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 5h

I was drunk off my ass the first time I saw this and was so confused to see Rupert Everett in it. It seemed pretty good, but I was in no shape to judge, and I couldn't remember the name of it for ages! I finally found it on Bluesky a while ago but still haven't watched it again yet.

👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 6h

Thanks! 🙂

👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 6h

Thank you!

👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 6h

Sorry to miss #folkhorrorfriday today, but it's my anniversary! Hope y'all are having a good time.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 1d

Easily one of my favorite movies. I need to watch this again soon. And also go to bed. Night folks.

Final Girls Podcast 🔪🩸 @finalgirlspodcast.bsky.social · 1d

🍿 SHUDDER Film 4 of 31: One Cut of the Dead 🎥

This one had been on my list for a long time - apparently with good reason. Super charming, extremely creative, and impressive on a technical level.

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 1d

For those who might know what plenary authority is.

www.britannica.com/topic/What-I...

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 1d

Y'all our levels of alarm have been maxed out for like six months.

👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 1d

I loved this one. Only saw it once but thought it was quite an interesting angle on things.

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 1d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 1d

when i tell you this is some of the BEST sound design I’ve ever heard… GO SEE IT IN A THEATRE! You WONT REGRET IT!

'PREY WILL PLAY IN THEATERS FOR THE FIRST TIME
LEARN MORE

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Tish James is an American hero and exactly the kind of leader we need in this moment. We stand behind her 100%.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

I now know thee, thou clear spirit, and I now know that thy right worship is defiance.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 1d

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

if this isn't civil war i'm not sure what is

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 2d

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 2d

No thanks, I'm good.