DE Riley
@deriley.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇸🇪✝️📚👩💻Wife mom Nana ISTJ. Reader,writer,proofreader,ex-journalist. Ovarian cancer survivor 3C. BRCA2 mutant #WritingCommunity. #WFWA Working on 3rd book. NO DMs unless we've chatted via posts.
Trump “made clear that he uses his reputation for unpredictability & a willingness to resort quickly to military action, often in service of coercing other nations.”
“If no one knows what you might do, they often do what you want them to do.”
“If no one knows what you might do, they often do what you want them to do.”
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Trump “made clear that he uses his reputation for unpredictability & a willingness to resort quickly to military action, often in service of coercing other nations.”
“If no one knows what you might do, they often do what you want them to do.”
“If no one knows what you might do, they often do what you want them to do.”
A story we need for today. Good boy, Porter. Keep getting better!
This is Porter. He became paralyzed after a spinal stroke. After weeks of physical therapy, this was the moment he realized he can feel his legs again. 14/10 we're so happy for him (IG: emmagraceferguson_)
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
A story we need for today. Good boy, Porter. Keep getting better!
Reposted by DE Riley
I don’t have a "bad attitude," I have a statistically accurate reaction to the current state of reality.
January 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
I don’t have a "bad attitude," I have a statistically accurate reaction to the current state of reality.
Lots of memories coming to me of the 60s. Buffalo Springfield puts it best. An old song for an old problem:
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
#Minneapolis #Portland #ICE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5J...
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
#Minneapolis #Portland #ICE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5J...
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth 1967
YouTube video by PettyYou007
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Lots of memories coming to me of the 60s. Buffalo Springfield puts it best. An old song for an old problem:
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
#Minneapolis #Portland #ICE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5J...
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
#Minneapolis #Portland #ICE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5J...
This is the basic fear of bigots: If "others" get in control, they will do to us what we did to them.
If that's YOUR fear, then do better.
If that's YOUR fear, then do better.
This was also what Charles Manson was saying before his arrest. Almost word for word.
January 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This is the basic fear of bigots: If "others" get in control, they will do to us what we did to them.
If that's YOUR fear, then do better.
If that's YOUR fear, then do better.
What else could they have done?
How about shooting out the tires?
They were close enough to do that. The agent had no control of himself, and his colleagues had no control over him. #Minneapolis #ICEshooting #ICEmurder
How about shooting out the tires?
They were close enough to do that. The agent had no control of himself, and his colleagues had no control over him. #Minneapolis #ICEshooting #ICEmurder
“They just killed that lady right there. They shot her in the head, bro.”
A neighbor films the aftermath of Trump’s ICE goons murdering an innocent woman in Minneapolis.
A neighbor films the aftermath of Trump’s ICE goons murdering an innocent woman in Minneapolis.
January 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
What else could they have done?
How about shooting out the tires?
They were close enough to do that. The agent had no control of himself, and his colleagues had no control over him. #Minneapolis #ICEshooting #ICEmurder
How about shooting out the tires?
They were close enough to do that. The agent had no control of himself, and his colleagues had no control over him. #Minneapolis #ICEshooting #ICEmurder
Yay!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/a... excellent! Others to follow I hope
Béla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Concerts
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Yay!
Reposted by DE Riley
If your resolution this year is to support more independent bookstores, hi!👋🏽
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
If your resolution this year is to support more independent bookstores, hi!👋🏽
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚
(And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)
Cain's low-fat mayonnaise is the best mayonnaise ever. Slightly burned potato chips rule (especially if they are Kettle chips).
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Cain's low-fat mayonnaise is the best mayonnaise ever. Slightly burned potato chips rule (especially if they are Kettle chips).
So I missed the first four. Here's a recap.
1. Name: DE Riley. Book title (for now): Killer Cobbler. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions.
2. Jenny’s wardrobe when she had a job was skirt and pants suits. Now that she’s unemployed, she wears mostly jeans and T-shirts. Her weapon is her brain.
1/2
1. Name: DE Riley. Book title (for now): Killer Cobbler. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions.
2. Jenny’s wardrobe when she had a job was skirt and pants suits. Now that she’s unemployed, she wears mostly jeans and T-shirts. Her weapon is her brain.
1/2
January 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
So I missed the first four. Here's a recap.
1. Name: DE Riley. Book title (for now): Killer Cobbler. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions.
2. Jenny’s wardrobe when she had a job was skirt and pants suits. Now that she’s unemployed, she wears mostly jeans and T-shirts. Her weapon is her brain.
1/2
1. Name: DE Riley. Book title (for now): Killer Cobbler. I don’t do New Year’s resolutions.
2. Jenny’s wardrobe when she had a job was skirt and pants suits. Now that she’s unemployed, she wears mostly jeans and T-shirts. Her weapon is her brain.
1/2
Reposted by DE Riley
In a nutshell.
January 4, 2026 at 9:15 AM
In a nutshell.
He's not going to stop.
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
Trump Threatens Venezuela’s New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro’s — The Atlantic
The president told The Atlantic that Delcy Rodríguez needs to comply with U.S. wishes—or else.
apple.news
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
He's not going to stop.
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
What does U.S.-military action in Venezuela means for Greenland?
"They are going to have to view it themselves. I really don’t know. . . . You know, I wasn’t referring to Greenland at that time. But we do need Greenland . . . for defense.”
apple.news/AqSStpWJNR52...
Mike Lee's and Rubio's justification is what I would expect to hear from a teenager caught doing something stupid.
Mike Lee, who fancies himself an intellectual, advances the premise that US agents can walk into the Venezuelan president’s rooms in Caracas at any time and exercise a plenary police power, and if anyone in that sovereign state might get in their way the military can just start blowing shit up.
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Mike Lee's and Rubio's justification is what I would expect to hear from a teenager caught doing something stupid.
My jaw actually dropped when I read the news this morning. This certainly an interesting way to earn the Noble Peace Prize: attack another country and extract the president and first lady.
#Venezuela #USaggression #WTF
#Venezuela #USaggression #WTF
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
My jaw actually dropped when I read the news this morning. This certainly an interesting way to earn the Noble Peace Prize: attack another country and extract the president and first lady.
#Venezuela #USaggression #WTF
#Venezuela #USaggression #WTF
The rumors of the death of the semicolon are just that: rumors.
January 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
The rumors of the death of the semicolon are just that: rumors.
OMGosh, it's my day today!
Apparently 2. January is Introvert Day. I planned to ask my introvert friends about this, but they were all hiding out. Graphic, as ever, by the extrovert @sandraboynton.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
OMGosh, it's my day today!
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Reposted by DE Riley
#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
December 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#BluePit is ready to kick off 2026! Creators in the #WritingCommunity, #GameDev & #IndieDev, #TTRPG, and #Comic communities get ready to pitch or promote your projects!
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
#BluePit will be taking place on Jan 13th, 2026!
And #BluePitHype starts January 8th!
#WriteSky #Writers #AmAgenting #LitAgents
This is what MAGA and their ilk fear. This view of the United States. They see "different" and "unknown" and "not like us." I see people living their lives and being willing to work for the best of all. I see people overcoming bigotry.
Congratulations, Mr. Mamdani.
#Mamdani #NYCmayor #mayormamdani
Congratulations, Mr. Mamdani.
#Mamdani #NYCmayor #mayormamdani
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
This is what MAGA and their ilk fear. This view of the United States. They see "different" and "unknown" and "not like us." I see people living their lives and being willing to work for the best of all. I see people overcoming bigotry.
Congratulations, Mr. Mamdani.
#Mamdani #NYCmayor #mayormamdani
Congratulations, Mr. Mamdani.
#Mamdani #NYCmayor #mayormamdani
Any good daycare would have locked doors and refuse entry to a stranger. This guy goes in knowing NOTHING about child care. He was looking for a reception room? What daycare do you know that has a reception room? Why is his word being taken without any kind of official investigation?
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Any good daycare would have locked doors and refuse entry to a stranger. This guy goes in knowing NOTHING about child care. He was looking for a reception room? What daycare do you know that has a reception room? Why is his word being taken without any kind of official investigation?
He looks about as excited about the new year as I am. Anyway, happy 2026 everyone.
#happynewyear #happy2026 #cats
#happynewyear #happy2026 #cats
a cat wearing a party hat is surrounded by confetti and the words happy new year
Alt: a cat wearing a party hat is surrounded by confetti and the words happy new year. He looks about as excited as I am.
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
He looks about as excited about the new year as I am. Anyway, happy 2026 everyone.
#happynewyear #happy2026 #cats
#happynewyear #happy2026 #cats
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
December 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I try not to be fearful in my old age of what is to come. But this—this is f'n scary. And it's a warning from someone I consider to be an intelligent, stable person, Robert Reich. Please watch and share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Vw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Vw...
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I try not to be fearful in my old age of what is to come. But this—this is f'n scary. And it's a warning from someone I consider to be an intelligent, stable person, Robert Reich. Please watch and share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Vw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Vw...
Reposted by DE Riley
In this new era, taking action on redistricting is not optional—it is essential. We know the work ahead will require persistence—but we were built to meet this moment. Join us & President @barackobama.bsky.social in the fight for a representative democracy: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/nraf-dec2025
December 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In this new era, taking action on redistricting is not optional—it is essential. We know the work ahead will require persistence—but we were built to meet this moment. Join us & President @barackobama.bsky.social in the fight for a representative democracy: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/nraf-dec2025