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Riverboatjack

@riverboatjack.bsky.social

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streamer and political organizer socialist transgender former: game informer, extra life, xbox mag she/her business email: [email protected]

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · Jul 3

You are not wrong to be angry. You are not wrong to grieve. That is what it means to love and to see the people you love hurt.

We must turn that love, that anger, and all of that sorrow into action.

We must rise up as leaders, we must be loud in the streets, we must be bold and not give into fear.

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 5h

We are LIVE! Talking governor debates and general insanity of the times.

GET IN THE BOAT!! Twitch, YouTube, and Riverboat.gg

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 7h

Cuddling my partner and eating a late dinner, but stream will still happen today 💪😤👍

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9h

hey now.

I'm not saying this predicts VA and NJ.

I'm just saying, if you were the GOP, you'd be at least somewhat worried about what it says for VA and NJ.

Dorothee V. Plessis @dorotheevplessis.bsky.social · 1d

Democratic candidate Mindy O'Neall (left) defeated Republican incumbent David Pruhs (right) in the Fairbanks mayoral election in maga country, Fairbanks, Alaska.

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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Republicans just lost a mayoral election in deep-red Fairbanks Alaska, to a progressive! 👏 The MAGA Mayor lost by TEN POINTS to union organizer Mindy O’Neall. She ran on housing, healthcare... A GREAT sign for the country. 💪 🇺🇸

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 11h

I'll be checking out Little Rocket Lab because it looks fun and I support telling shitty people to fuck off.

No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 16h

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Brian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 17h

Apple has removed at least three ICE-tracking apps from the App Store. WIRED spoke with the developers about where they go from here. from @thiccreese.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/apple-...

Apple Took Down ICE-Tracking Apps. Their Developers Aren't Giving Up

“We are going to do everything in our power to fight this,” says ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron after Apple removed his app from the App Store.

www.wired.com

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 12h

the plan for this better quality, lower priced health insurance:

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404 Media @404media.co · 19h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h

Good time to read @mollyroberts.bsky.social:

“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/next...

Next Up: Letitia James
Molly Roberts
Monday, October 6, 2025, 9:59 AM
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It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey-until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h

Kavanaugh stop

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 15h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 15h

Lmao

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 17h

the recent trad cath converts aren't going to care for this

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 22h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

bit.ly

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Kati Knitt - looking for work! @katiknitt.bsky.social · 17h

I hope genAI is going to be viewed like using clipart soon... if clipart was fucking evil and destroyed the environment

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21h

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 18h

It sounds like Trump is trying to order the National Guard to "protect" a Federal courthouse, and the Chief Judge there is telling everyone that they do not need or want the Guard there. This is no way to run a military, or a country.

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SilverMoon FAFO 💙🦋💙 @silvermoonfafo.bsky.social · 1d

The Antiphibian of Portland is gearing up to be an iconic symbol of resistance

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 1d

We are LIVE! Talking about the Trump administration's efforts to occupy Chicago and Portland, Trump's Antifa Roundtable, and more!

GET IN THE BOAT!! Twitch, YouTube, and Riverboat.gg

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

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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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This is his attempt to muscle the Supreme Court.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I can create peace with tariffs. I'm using them for a lot of different reasons. If that power was taken away, it would be a terrible terrible day for our country. I would say many of the things I've done could be eradicated ... these are enemies of the country that are pursuing that lawsuit"

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 1d

cuomo has lost the nerds, i repeat, cuomo has lost the nerds

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

There is no left-wing violence in Chicago or Portland. It simply is not happening.

It's so not happening, in fact, that Republicans in Oregon took footage from two South American countries to create a hoax photo about Portland.

They have no actual violent footage to put forward.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

🧵 Trump is criminally invading states under false pretenses. His supporters are trying to instigate violence by dressing as antifa and committing crimes.

In this clip from Portland, Joey Gibson of "Patriot Prayer" and his fiancée, Lindsey Nichols, tried to cause trouble before being forced away.

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Riverboatjack @riverboatjack.bsky.social · 1d

"Do something, bitch" were his exact words.

This administration is not going to deescalate people. The number of folks attending No Kings is going to increase and the cowardly dolts are gonna either back down or turn this into something far nastier that they will also lose.

We will win.

Border Patrol called anti-ICE protester ‘B****’ before shooting her: lawyer

Lawyer says video shows agents provoked clash before firing, fueling scrutiny of federal use of deadly force.

www.newsweek.com

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