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@ryanthomasriddle.com

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AFF 2023 Finalist Screenwriter. Award-winning journalist. FilAm Queer writing Filipino Futurism. Co-Host Ship Full of Jerks. Trekkie. He/Him. https://www.ryanthomasriddle.com/ https://distant-worlds.ghost.io/ https://tee.pub/lic/f1poelSKnbM

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 6d

Like Doug The Vulcan, I am very excited. #StarTrek #BeverlyCrusherDay #GatesMcFadden

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M. Velez @thunderstick.bsky.social · 3h

Any excuse to share something amazing...

Macross Plus AMV Danger Zone (repost NOT MY OC) by Skyfire AMV Productions (I THINK)

YouTube video by Iron Warhorses fun Music and Parody

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 3h

Watching MACROSS PLUS again for the first time in years and, boy, was it prescient about AI going amok and casting a dreadful spell on humanity.

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 4h

We need to bring back “well-intentioned” bullying… agggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh

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🔘Trev🔘 @trev76.bsky.social · 6h

In case you missed my rant on a very special episode of The Salon:

White people need to stop taking about Uhura’s hair. You sound stupid and problematic…at best.

Thank you for coming to my Trev-talk.

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The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 6h

Coming out is a choice; no one is required to come out. Especially in a time of rising risks and dangers. For some, it's not a choice at all. I came out in 2012. Some of you already know this, I'm The Orion, and I'm transgender.

Happy International Coming Out Day. You are not alone. 🖖🏻🏳️‍⚧️

The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 12h

October 11 is International Coming Out Day.

I say it's long overdue for people to accept us for who we are. So, let me say this loud and clear:

We're here and WE'RE NERDS!

Oh, and some of us are gay, deal with it. 😎🖖🏻🤟🏻

custom design feature my interpretation of an American Sign language sign for "Nerd." two fingers are pushing up a pair of glasses. The 3 stars represent Orion's belt. behind the image are the colors of the Lesbian Pride flag.

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 6h

It’s the one post TNG ship since VOY that feels like its built on the aesthetic Probert established for the 24th century.

ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 6h

Your writerly skills came in handy!

ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 6h

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 6h

Pluto TV not Sailor Pluto. I’d be a monster to be mad at Salior Pluto. LOL

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 7h

WANT. The Protostar is a sexy hot rod of a starship.

TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · 7h

A look at the upcoming USS PROTOSTAR starship model from #StarTrekProdigy, coming in the next few months from Fanhome

#StarTrek #NYCC

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 7h

Man I wish Pluto would get some new sponsers. The podcast ads are as iritating as nails on a chalkboard.

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 8h

Step on a crack, Bane will break Batman’s back…

The Cinema Spot @thecinemaspot.bsky.social · 9h

A multi-part animated film adaptation of #BatmanKnightfall has been announced to be currently in production at Warner Bros. Animation, as per @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social.

#Batman: #Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall is set to release in 2026!

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 8h

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 8h

Me, every morning I wake up.

Comics Outta Context 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @comiccontext.bsky.social · 8h

Batman in the dark is front lit in yellows and red as if by fire. He thinks, “What sort of THING am I dealing with here?“

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Marie in the Sky With Diamonds @murray6971.bsky.social · 8h

These frog costumes are gonna be our Guy Fawkes masks. IYKYK

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Antifa isn’t an organization—it’s a polycule.

The B5 cast from season four leaning against a charcoal wall while Garabaldi brooms the ground.

ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 13h

I need Sex Candle Bev.

Trek Central @trekcentral.net · 15h

🚨 BREAKING - Wave Four of Nacelle’s #StarTrek Action Figures Revealed!

🖖 Sisko

🎉 Doctor Crusher

🖖 Captain Harriman

👀 Mirror Hoshi Sato!

+ Many More!!

#NYCC

ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 15h

So much this! I also can’t draw a good horse.

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 17h

Hand studies. Hands are my artistic weak point right now. Trying o get better at them.

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 18h

We saw you from across the bar and we really dig your vibe. #Spirk

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ʀʏᴀɴ ᴛʜᴏᴍᴀꜱ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ 🇵🇭 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanthomasriddle.com · 19h

We are suffering and living in the destructive wake of both Reagan and Thatcher. Their policies marched us to the fascist right-wing hell that’s burning the world.

BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 1d

Just seen a headline which asks "Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?"

It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x

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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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TRG Movies & Entertainment @trg-commentary.bsky.social · 19h

I want you to watch this videoclip that I sampled from a Babylon 5 episode (from 1997). It perfectly explains what happened and still happens in America right now. This is all known. for almost a century we knew. But still, we let it happen... again:

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