Kristi Riley
@itstheriles.bsky.social
Abolitionist. Feminist. Gemini. CUNY GC Sociology PhD candidate.
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THIS.
Babes. Grief is a well of power *they do not have.*
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
They dismiss and destroy memorials because they are frightened by what it can fuel in us.
Harness it.
DHS agents are stomping on Renee Good's memorial.
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 AM
THIS.
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🌲 Evergreen reminder that some organizing conversations are best had in-person, and definitely not on social media, especially Facebook, and especially discussions of specific tactics 💕
January 10, 2026 at 4:12 AM
🌲 Evergreen reminder that some organizing conversations are best had in-person, and definitely not on social media, especially Facebook, and especially discussions of specific tactics 💕
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I am donating to this and I would very much like it if others who can donate would do the same. It's not OK that only $6500 has been collected so far. Thank you. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy, organized by Keith Porter
My 43-year-old son, Keith, was tragically killed on New Year's Eve in Northri… Keith Porter needs your support for Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy
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January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I am donating to this and I would very much like it if others who can donate would do the same. It's not OK that only $6500 has been collected so far. Thank you. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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I want the media to understand just how close what happened today is to where George Floyd was murdered. 0.8 miles.
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I want the media to understand just how close what happened today is to where George Floyd was murdered. 0.8 miles.
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Israel violently smashed through the gates of Birzeit University in the West Bank, shooting 5 students and injuring dozens more with tear gas.
The world cannot continue providing Israel with weapons to attack Palestinians.
The world cannot continue providing Israel with weapons to attack Palestinians.
UPDATE: Eleven Palestinian students wounded as Israeli forces storm Birzeit University campus
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January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Israel violently smashed through the gates of Birzeit University in the West Bank, shooting 5 students and injuring dozens more with tear gas.
The world cannot continue providing Israel with weapons to attack Palestinians.
The world cannot continue providing Israel with weapons to attack Palestinians.
![Screen shot from the show Andor. Someone says to Mon Mothma “They [meaning the Empire] don’t even bother to lie badly anymore.” Mon replies “I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/bafkreibrxbmhwrnkwo2ztnczubpnzpup3uf6dpyhs7mk2uxpeoeynhjo2q@jpeg)
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DID HE JUST SAY THE OIL WILL PAY FOR THE OCCUPATION
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
DID HE JUST SAY THE OIL WILL PAY FOR THE OCCUPATION
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Trump being cartoonishly overt about his ambitions to “run” Venezuela and get its oil doesn’t make him any less dangerous.
January 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Trump being cartoonishly overt about his ambitions to “run” Venezuela and get its oil doesn’t make him any less dangerous.
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In 2025, local police & jails played a crucial role in ICE's deportation agenda.
For this year to be any different, states must prohibit this collaboration and rein in sheriffs.
For this year to be any different, states must prohibit this collaboration and rein in sheriffs.
January 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In 2025, local police & jails played a crucial role in ICE's deportation agenda.
For this year to be any different, states must prohibit this collaboration and rein in sheriffs.
For this year to be any different, states must prohibit this collaboration and rein in sheriffs.
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I guess some folks are comfortable with strange white men breaking into daycare centers in a country where white men are disproportionately mass killers.
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I guess some folks are comfortable with strange white men breaking into daycare centers in a country where white men are disproportionately mass killers.
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The cops shot and killed an activist during STOP COP CITY and then the state criminalized the protesters for indicting over 60 people on RICO charges... THAT IS STILL HAPPENING NOW. Those charges have not been dismissed. The first trials are underway.
December 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The cops shot and killed an activist during STOP COP CITY and then the state criminalized the protesters for indicting over 60 people on RICO charges... THAT IS STILL HAPPENING NOW. Those charges have not been dismissed. The first trials are underway.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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I'd like to speak to an expert who could help explain the implications of classifying fentanyl as a WMD. Drop your recommendations or reach out.
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'd like to speak to an expert who could help explain the implications of classifying fentanyl as a WMD. Drop your recommendations or reach out.
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instead of foisting AI on us... how about they just fix search?
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
instead of foisting AI on us... how about they just fix search?
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Wrecking young people's reading, writing & analytical skills during their formative years is an economic imperative for AI companies. For many of us who learned these things without AI, slop can't pass for news or entertainment. Destroying standards is essential to the industry's growth & survival.
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Wrecking young people's reading, writing & analytical skills during their formative years is an economic imperative for AI companies. For many of us who learned these things without AI, slop can't pass for news or entertainment. Destroying standards is essential to the industry's growth & survival.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
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Be safe out there today, friends. If you see anything particularly notable or experience any major issues, contact me on Signal at marisakabas.04
October 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Be safe out there today, friends. If you see anything particularly notable or experience any major issues, contact me on Signal at marisakabas.04
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Even those with insurance will have to travel further to get both primary care and urgent care. People will delay care, others won’t get it at all.
There will be health care deserts.
People will die.
There will be health care deserts.
People will die.
October 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Even those with insurance will have to travel further to get both primary care and urgent care. People will delay care, others won’t get it at all.
There will be health care deserts.
People will die.
There will be health care deserts.
People will die.
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🧵 regarding the shutdown:
The Democrats aren’t being clear enough about this but we can be: this shutdown is about saving lives.
If we don’t reverse the Medicaid cuts (and the ACA subsidies on insurance bought through the exchanges) that Republicans made this year, people will die.
The Democrats aren’t being clear enough about this but we can be: this shutdown is about saving lives.
If we don’t reverse the Medicaid cuts (and the ACA subsidies on insurance bought through the exchanges) that Republicans made this year, people will die.
October 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🧵 regarding the shutdown:
The Democrats aren’t being clear enough about this but we can be: this shutdown is about saving lives.
If we don’t reverse the Medicaid cuts (and the ACA subsidies on insurance bought through the exchanges) that Republicans made this year, people will die.
The Democrats aren’t being clear enough about this but we can be: this shutdown is about saving lives.
If we don’t reverse the Medicaid cuts (and the ACA subsidies on insurance bought through the exchanges) that Republicans made this year, people will die.
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Watching the way the Trump administration is using criminalization as a weapon ought to make clear how criminalization works even in normal times.
October 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Watching the way the Trump administration is using criminalization as a weapon ought to make clear how criminalization works even in normal times.
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Glad to be working with UMedics on a protester health and safety training tomorrow. We need more of these around the city. We’ve got great street medics in Chicago, but we’ve learned lately that we need more people to know the basics of how to care for each other in protest scenarios.
October 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Glad to be working with UMedics on a protester health and safety training tomorrow. We need more of these around the city. We’ve got great street medics in Chicago, but we’ve learned lately that we need more people to know the basics of how to care for each other in protest scenarios.