Mike Riverso
@mikeriverso.bsky.social
Sci-fi, games, and progressive politics. “De-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy.” #BlackLivesMatter. #TransLivesMatter. He/him. Toronto.
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Mike Riverso
@mikeriverso.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Just a few things to make sure anyone following me here knows what I’m about:
Trans rights are human rights.
Climate change is extremely real.
Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.
Nationalism in all its forms is inherently violent.
So is the modern form of policing.
Trump is a fascist.
Trans rights are human rights.
Climate change is extremely real.
Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.
Nationalism in all its forms is inherently violent.
So is the modern form of policing.
Trump is a fascist.
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The Dems INTENTIONALLY snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, because they’re the risk-management wing of the Republicrat conspiracy.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Dems INTENTIONALLY snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, because they’re the risk-management wing of the Republicrat conspiracy.
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The Dems deliberately sold the entire country out to actual fascists in broad daylight ostensibly for just the promise of a vote, which now they’re not getting.
They knew what they were doing. Everyone in Congress is a traitor. Everyone.
They knew what they were doing. Everyone in Congress is a traitor. Everyone.
John Thune says Republicans have decided to vote on the Crapo-Cassidy health care bill as an alternative to Democrats’ bill to extend ACA funds.
He criticizes the expiring ACA funds as “Biden Covid bonuses.”
He criticizes the expiring ACA funds as “Biden Covid bonuses.”
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Dems deliberately sold the entire country out to actual fascists in broad daylight ostensibly for just the promise of a vote, which now they’re not getting.
They knew what they were doing. Everyone in Congress is a traitor. Everyone.
They knew what they were doing. Everyone in Congress is a traitor. Everyone.
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There's a post over on Twitter that I've been laughing to myself about. Some right-wing guy is celebrating that a school took down "All-Gender" bathroom signs and replaced them with "Single Occupancy Restroom" signs. And like... it's the same thing, man. You're celebrating a pointless relabeling.
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There's a post over on Twitter that I've been laughing to myself about. Some right-wing guy is celebrating that a school took down "All-Gender" bathroom signs and replaced them with "Single Occupancy Restroom" signs. And like... it's the same thing, man. You're celebrating a pointless relabeling.
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Repugnant. Someone who knows this man personally needs to get on the phone and yell at him for an hour.
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Repugnant. Someone who knows this man personally needs to get on the phone and yell at him for an hour.
“I cannot imagine having human relationships” is not the flex he thinks it is.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“I cannot imagine having human relationships” is not the flex he thinks it is.
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there was a point where this exact television program was hosted by a cryptocommunist who would clown on his worst guests. I point this out only to undermine narratives of "monoculture" that seem to miss out on how the current culture is much more monolithic than the fairly recent past
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
there was a point where this exact television program was hosted by a cryptocommunist who would clown on his worst guests. I point this out only to undermine narratives of "monoculture" that seem to miss out on how the current culture is much more monolithic than the fairly recent past
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Hey, look, For the Queen is on sale right now! If you don't have a copy for some reason, at sixteen canadian dollars you can't afford *not* to canada.critrole.com/collections/...
For the Queen
Hear ye, hear ye: Your Grace is primed for her voyage, and has chosen you to accompany her! For the Queen is a card-driven collaborative storytelling game that invites you to tell a dramatic narrative...
canada.critrole.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hey, look, For the Queen is on sale right now! If you don't have a copy for some reason, at sixteen canadian dollars you can't afford *not* to canada.critrole.com/collections/...
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These people have no idea what government does—no idea what the work of a government official is.
Duffy: "My daughter pointed out a video from Dr. Paul Saladino where he was complaining that there are no pull up bars in airports, which prompted me to call Sec. Kennedy to give me Paul's number to start the conversation."
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
These people have no idea what government does—no idea what the work of a government official is.
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what if ea-nasir's copper was actually totally fine and the tablet was just written by a yelp reviewer
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
what if ea-nasir's copper was actually totally fine and the tablet was just written by a yelp reviewer
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i love that a significant portion of the population of the world believes in demons and the devil and satan. they just think this stuff is real and it genuinely scares them
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
i love that a significant portion of the population of the world believes in demons and the devil and satan. they just think this stuff is real and it genuinely scares them
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Trump admin moves to keep fact-checkers out of the country" sounds like an Andy Borowitz bit but alas
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some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
How Chiropractors Became the Backbone of MAHA
Why they love Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and he loves them.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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It’s very funny to me that countries are trying to pass laws banning teens from social media until they’re older and can “handle it” as if the last decade hasn’t been about watching rich middle aged men nuke their brains on Twitter and then run the USA via shitpost.
Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s very funny to me that countries are trying to pass laws banning teens from social media until they’re older and can “handle it” as if the last decade hasn’t been about watching rich middle aged men nuke their brains on Twitter and then run the USA via shitpost.
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Introducing the Cool S, For Her™
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Introducing the Cool S, For Her™
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No print mags have the reach they once did. But it's notable to me that I keep seeing articles like this in People, very broad-spectrum, apolitical, at least in my experience. Gives a sense of how much this stuff is breaking through.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
No print mags have the reach they once did. But it's notable to me that I keep seeing articles like this in People, very broad-spectrum, apolitical, at least in my experience. Gives a sense of how much this stuff is breaking through.
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They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
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I know that ad hominem is technically a logical fallacy, but it’s also an excellent shorthand for filtering out the worst people and saving yourself time and energy.
If the worst person you know has an excellent point to make, it’s probably also been made by someone kinder and more intelligent.
If the worst person you know has an excellent point to make, it’s probably also been made by someone kinder and more intelligent.
September 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I know that ad hominem is technically a logical fallacy, but it’s also an excellent shorthand for filtering out the worst people and saving yourself time and energy.
If the worst person you know has an excellent point to make, it’s probably also been made by someone kinder and more intelligent.
If the worst person you know has an excellent point to make, it’s probably also been made by someone kinder and more intelligent.
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Loving war crimes is not a sustainable policy in a democracy
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Loving war crimes is not a sustainable policy in a democracy
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welp
The Kremlin has welcomed changes in the U.S. National Security Strategy, saying the adjustments that marked a radical departure from Washington's previous policy were "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision.
Changes to U.S. Security Strategy 'Largely Consistent' With Russia's Vision – Kremlin - The Moscow Times
Russia has welcomed changes in the U.S.
www.themoscowtimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
welp
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Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Yeah, I mean, I'm critical of any video nowadays that is trying to elicit an emotional response, especially when it's asking for subs at the end. It's weird that all the people seem to end up with the dog they want. And shelters are overflowing, where are the rooms full of people wanting to adopt?
I really want theatre going to be a good experience again. The last time I went to the movies my partner and I took the day to see a triple-feature, and somehow managed to be seated near folks having *full fuckin’ conversations* during all three movies.
I think there's nothing wrong with watching movies at home or on a laptop or phone or plane but it IS a markedly different experience than watching it in theaters in the format and environment it was designed for and the fact that executives continue to say they're the same is the real problem
December 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I really want theatre going to be a good experience again. The last time I went to the movies my partner and I took the day to see a triple-feature, and somehow managed to be seated near folks having *full fuckin’ conversations* during all three movies.
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I think there's nothing wrong with watching movies at home or on a laptop or phone or plane but it IS a markedly different experience than watching it in theaters in the format and environment it was designed for and the fact that executives continue to say they're the same is the real problem
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I think there's nothing wrong with watching movies at home or on a laptop or phone or plane but it IS a markedly different experience than watching it in theaters in the format and environment it was designed for and the fact that executives continue to say they're the same is the real problem