👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑
@michaeljriser.com
Editor, author of horror & religious trauma. Former editorial Screen Rant, Goomba Stomp, managing editor AOG. Secretary of Sacramento HWA. 怖い話の作者。（日本語OK)(he/him)
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Very tired and want to go to bed, but making this difficult is the competing desire to scream until my lungs rupture in a colossal fount of blood
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Very tired and want to go to bed, but making this difficult is the competing desire to scream until my lungs rupture in a colossal fount of blood
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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decay as an intelligence
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
decay as an intelligence
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Discord leadership only people on planet who think adding age verification to Discord a good idea:
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February 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Discord leadership only people on planet who think adding age verification to Discord a good idea:
aftermath.site/discord-age-ve...
aftermath.site/discord-age-ve...
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I'd be interested in this version of Midsommar
February 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
I'd be interested in this version of Midsommar
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
This sounds like it's got some real potential to be a banger.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This sounds like it's got some real potential to be a banger.
A lovely thread worth reading.
This is for people who need honesty:
Do you want to help but don't know how? Have you not volunteered since community service was required in high school but want to? Do you desperately want to do something but the idea of giving up your only free time is a big hurdle?
I got you.
Do you want to help but don't know how? Have you not volunteered since community service was required in high school but want to? Do you desperately want to do something but the idea of giving up your only free time is a big hurdle?
I got you.
February 11, 2026 at 1:28 AM
A lovely thread worth reading.
reckon this man is at least 6 months into his Groundhog Day time loop
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 AM
reckon this man is at least 6 months into his Groundhog Day time loop
Every c-suite motherfucker in Palantir needs to go to prison. Forever. Starting with this piece of shit.
SCOOP: Tensions at Palantir have grown in recent weeks over the company's work with ICE.
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
On Friday, CEO Alex Karp tried to calm concerns in an hourlong video that offered few specifics—instead offering NDAs to workers who want to understand how it's empowering ICE.
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products. Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
www.wired.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Every c-suite motherfucker in Palantir needs to go to prison. Forever. Starting with this piece of shit.
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Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Ring is a wildly dangerous company. Always has been. But it has sort of flown under the radar the last couple years as it tried to soften its image. Make no mistake that this is an extremely dangerous surveillance dragnet:
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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This is Ladybird. She's politely requesting butt pats. Will accept them for as long as you're willing to provide them. Could be days. Weeks even. 13/10 (TT: christina.stamper5)
February 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is Ladybird. She's politely requesting butt pats. Will accept them for as long as you're willing to provide them. Could be days. Weeks even. 13/10 (TT: christina.stamper5)
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I can only imagine that we’re close to seeing the day where a movie and its remake are shot simultaneously.
February 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I can only imagine that we’re close to seeing the day where a movie and its remake are shot simultaneously.
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art by marina ho
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
art by marina ho
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Reject land return to ocean
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Reject land return to ocean
Wife's gone to a conference, so the subwoofer has been opened like a portal to hell and my Sonic Nihilism playlist on Qobuz is getting an intense workout.
Getting a little writing done in between sessions of headbanging my neck out of alignment and curbstomping the remains of my consciousness.
Getting a little writing done in between sessions of headbanging my neck out of alignment and curbstomping the remains of my consciousness.
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Wife's gone to a conference, so the subwoofer has been opened like a portal to hell and my Sonic Nihilism playlist on Qobuz is getting an intense workout.
Getting a little writing done in between sessions of headbanging my neck out of alignment and curbstomping the remains of my consciousness.
Getting a little writing done in between sessions of headbanging my neck out of alignment and curbstomping the remains of my consciousness.
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No ICE in Minnesota bundle is live! Get Gunhouse, Hyper Gunsport, and 1,400 other things for $10 or more.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
No ICE in Minnesota bundle is live! Get Gunhouse, Hyper Gunsport, and 1,400 other things for $10 or more.
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Kaleidotrope is rad anyway, but this is especially rad. If you need a little creative boost ...
Okay, it’s been a hot minute since I did this. So: for every like this post gets before the end of today, I’ll post another made-up story (or poem) title you’re free to take as your own!
Once more into the title mines! For every like this post gets today, I’ll post another made-up story (or poem) title you’re free to take as your own!
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Kaleidotrope is rad anyway, but this is especially rad. If you need a little creative boost ...
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Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
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Thanks to ProPublica for citing my prior @texasobserver.org report in their story about how an "election fraud" researcher who is a convicted bathroom voyeur may be fueling the federal government's investigations
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Thanks to ProPublica for citing my prior @texasobserver.org report in their story about how an "election fraud" researcher who is a convicted bathroom voyeur may be fueling the federal government's investigations
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Extremely pleased to bring The Games Press back today with Mothership's @midimyers.com & @zoehhannah.com!
We talk about the current state of feminist writing in the games media, whether "subscription fatigue" is real & how they've processed what happened to them & their former coworkers at Polygon.
We talk about the current state of feminist writing in the games media, whether "subscription fatigue" is real & how they've processed what happened to them & their former coworkers at Polygon.
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Extremely pleased to bring The Games Press back today with Mothership's @midimyers.com & @zoehhannah.com!
We talk about the current state of feminist writing in the games media, whether "subscription fatigue" is real & how they've processed what happened to them & their former coworkers at Polygon.
We talk about the current state of feminist writing in the games media, whether "subscription fatigue" is real & how they've processed what happened to them & their former coworkers at Polygon.
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Let's keep this going for today--a day without a Super Bowl--too. Get rad horror books, support folks needing rental assistance during the ICE occupation!
Today, all Cursed Morsels store proceeds that would normally go to me will instead go to rent relief for 16 St. Paul families affected by ICE detention and occupation.
Check out our store if you love weird horror and supporting neighbors during times of fascist terror: www.cursedmorselspress.com
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February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Let's keep this going for today--a day without a Super Bowl--too. Get rad horror books, support folks needing rental assistance during the ICE occupation!
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☀️ Good Monday morning, all. It's time to send that email!
✅ Go to CI's online app: citizensimpeachment.com/leadership-s...
✅ Select your rep from the drop-down menu. It will autofill all of the specifics for you, including whether they are R or D, and the congressional leader you need to CC.
✅ Go to CI's online app: citizensimpeachment.com/leadership-s...
✅ Select your rep from the drop-down menu. It will autofill all of the specifics for you, including whether they are R or D, and the congressional leader you need to CC.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
☀️ Good Monday morning, all. It's time to send that email!
✅ Go to CI's online app: citizensimpeachment.com/leadership-s...
✅ Select your rep from the drop-down menu. It will autofill all of the specifics for you, including whether they are R or D, and the congressional leader you need to CC.
✅ Go to CI's online app: citizensimpeachment.com/leadership-s...
✅ Select your rep from the drop-down menu. It will autofill all of the specifics for you, including whether they are R or D, and the congressional leader you need to CC.
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My wife, the photographer, would straight up murder me if I was responsible for doing this to her and not a jury in the world would fucking convict her.
February 8, 2026 at 10:25 PM
My wife, the photographer, would straight up murder me if I was responsible for doing this to her and not a jury in the world would fucking convict her.