Rie Merritt
@justrie.bsky.social
Mom, Feminist, Liberal, Southern girl, She/Her
Will not be tolerating your foolishness today
MVP Lead Data Platform, #MVPBuzz #FabCon
Will not be tolerating your foolishness today
MVP Lead Data Platform, #MVPBuzz #FabCon
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Florida voters and anyone who knows a Florida voter: let's fucking go. (Receipts: www.ms.now/news/trump-i...)
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Florida voters and anyone who knows a Florida voter: let's fucking go. (Receipts: www.ms.now/news/trump-i...)
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lol our society is allergic to holding powerful men accountable
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
lol our society is allergic to holding powerful men accountable
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January 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Join us next Thursday, Feb 5th at 9am PT/12pm ET for our next installment in the SQL Community Engineering Connection Series.
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Bovino's gotta get back to Oz. He's going to need to dance for a little girl that's dropping a house.
Bovino's gotta get back to Oz. He's going to need to dance for a little girl that's dropping a house.
Live Updates: Bovino Set to Leave Minnesota as Trump Shakes Up Crackdown Leadership
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Bovino's gotta get back to Oz. He's going to need to dance for a little girl that's dropping a house.
Bovino's gotta get back to Oz. He's going to need to dance for a little girl that's dropping a house.
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
Is this an option? How do I get this started?
a woman in a costume with the words `` i move for a vote of no confidence '' written below her .
Alt: a woman in a costume with the words `` i move for a vote of no confidence '' written below her .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Is this an option? How do I get this started?
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
I guess Congress paseing this legislation was vitally important as [checks notes] federal agents terrorize people in the streets, our military commits war crimes, DEA kidnaps leaders in other countries, strip away people's rights, raid journalists homes, and our democracy burns to the ground.
Whole milk will soon return to school cafeterias, a reversal following a decade-long absence after President Trump signed legislation on Wednesday to restore more milk options.
Trump Signs Bill Allowing Schools to Serve Whole Milk Again
The law, which was approved unanimously by Congress late last year, also gives schools more flexibility in serving nondairy milks.
nyti.ms
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I guess Congress paseing this legislation was vitally important as [checks notes] federal agents terrorize people in the streets, our military commits war crimes, DEA kidnaps leaders in other countries, strip away people's rights, raid journalists homes, and our democracy burns to the ground.
Me, in the kitchen aggressively slicing potatoes.
Kris said "you good in there? Don't banjo angry."
Me: "it's a mandolin."
Him "potayto, po-tah-to"
Like he's waited his whole life for that joke.
I married the right man.
Kris said "you good in there? Don't banjo angry."
Me: "it's a mandolin."
Him "potayto, po-tah-to"
Like he's waited his whole life for that joke.
I married the right man.
January 14, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Me, in the kitchen aggressively slicing potatoes.
Kris said "you good in there? Don't banjo angry."
Me: "it's a mandolin."
Him "potayto, po-tah-to"
Like he's waited his whole life for that joke.
I married the right man.
Kris said "you good in there? Don't banjo angry."
Me: "it's a mandolin."
Him "potayto, po-tah-to"
Like he's waited his whole life for that joke.
I married the right man.
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MAGA entered last year under the rather childish delusion that they were going to radicalize, and nobody was going to radicalize back. In DC, Portland, LA, Chicago, and Minneapolis, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.
January 11, 2026 at 7:50 PM
MAGA entered last year under the rather childish delusion that they were going to radicalize, and nobody was going to radicalize back. In DC, Portland, LA, Chicago, and Minneapolis, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.
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Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
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Dear Greenland:
For what it's worth, most Americans are mortified over the embarrassing antics of the Trump admin regarding your autonomy. We think it's fucking weird behavior, too.
Greenland is for Greenlanders.
For what it's worth, most Americans are mortified over the embarrassing antics of the Trump admin regarding your autonomy. We think it's fucking weird behavior, too.
Greenland is for Greenlanders.
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Dear Greenland:
For what it's worth, most Americans are mortified over the embarrassing antics of the Trump admin regarding your autonomy. We think it's fucking weird behavior, too.
Greenland is for Greenlanders.
For what it's worth, most Americans are mortified over the embarrassing antics of the Trump admin regarding your autonomy. We think it's fucking weird behavior, too.
Greenland is for Greenlanders.
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I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this.
Is it Monday? I'm so confused.
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Is it Monday? I'm so confused.
My husband just marked Bella like an Uruk-hai with the White Hand of Sauruman.
*Disclaimer: she was not an elf once, taken by the dark power, tortured and mutilated. She's just a good girl with flour on her face.
*Disclaimer: she was not an elf once, taken by the dark power, tortured and mutilated. She's just a good girl with flour on her face.
December 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
My husband just marked Bella like an Uruk-hai with the White Hand of Sauruman.
*Disclaimer: she was not an elf once, taken by the dark power, tortured and mutilated. She's just a good girl with flour on her face.
*Disclaimer: she was not an elf once, taken by the dark power, tortured and mutilated. She's just a good girl with flour on her face.
Came to #FiveGuys to pick up dinner tonight. 3 cheeseburgers, 3 regular fries, one shake plus tip.... $83
But they were playing Queens Radio GaGa when we came in and threw some extra fries in our bag so it's cool.
But they were playing Queens Radio GaGa when we came in and threw some extra fries in our bag so it's cool.
a five guys hamburger and french fries on a table
Alt: a five guys hamburger and french fries on a table
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December 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Came to #FiveGuys to pick up dinner tonight. 3 cheeseburgers, 3 regular fries, one shake plus tip.... $83
But they were playing Queens Radio GaGa when we came in and threw some extra fries in our bag so it's cool.
But they were playing Queens Radio GaGa when we came in and threw some extra fries in our bag so it's cool.
Just LOOK at this awesome marketing email I got from our FabCon/SQLCon team today. Tech Conferences is KILLIN IT.
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Just LOOK at this awesome marketing email I got from our FabCon/SQLCon team today. Tech Conferences is KILLIN IT.
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
Do managers ask men to "Lean in" on projects? Do they use that phrasing, Lean in? Or is that just a gendered phrase that tells women to shut up, not complain and do what they're told?
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Do managers ask men to "Lean in" on projects? Do they use that phrasing, Lean in? Or is that just a gendered phrase that tells women to shut up, not complain and do what they're told?
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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Who did this!?! 🤣🤣🤣
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Who did this!?! 🤣🤣🤣
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Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I love it when @aliciamenendez.bsky.social has just had enough. You can tell she's barely containing screams of frustration and she is all of us.
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I love it when @aliciamenendez.bsky.social has just had enough. You can tell she's barely containing screams of frustration and she is all of us.
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