Jonathan Rigsby
@ridetrips.bsky.social
Author. Student nurse.
DRIVE: Scraping by in Uber's America, now in paperback!
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DRIVE: Scraping by in Uber's America, now in paperback!
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Jonathan Rigsby
@ridetrips.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Okay Bluesky, here's a reminder of who I am and what I'm about. I'm the author of a memoir about working as an Uber driver after my divorce and how the gig economy lures in and exploits vulnerable people.
On some Friday nights, I do a ride-along thread where I post about people I'm meeting.
On some Friday nights, I do a ride-along thread where I post about people I'm meeting.
Finished up a spreadsheet of agents to query, along with a query letter. Time to hit those trenches.
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Finished up a spreadsheet of agents to query, along with a query letter. Time to hit those trenches.
At this point, it looks like we should just put every man with a net worth over ten million dollars on a sex offender registry.
January 31, 2026 at 5:12 PM
At this point, it looks like we should just put every man with a net worth over ten million dollars on a sex offender registry.
Reposted by Jonathan Rigsby
Epstein, Maxwell, and their other collaborators may have victimized as many as 1000 girls. They got away with it for decades, and they got away with it because we live in a culture that is more than willing to make girls and women into disposable sexual objects.
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Epstein, Maxwell, and their other collaborators may have victimized as many as 1000 girls. They got away with it for decades, and they got away with it because we live in a culture that is more than willing to make girls and women into disposable sexual objects.
"Congress must abolish ICE" was RIGHT THERE.
The march in Chicago has continued on past Trump Tower and is turning back south into downtown.
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 AM
"Congress must abolish ICE" was RIGHT THERE.
Reading the research around oncogenic HPV strains for a class discussion, I was really struck by the wonder of the vaccine.
There are over 400 identified strains of HPV, and some of them are oncogenic, meaning they cause cancer. The vaccine flatly defeats many of them. It is really magical.
There are over 400 identified strains of HPV, and some of them are oncogenic, meaning they cause cancer. The vaccine flatly defeats many of them. It is really magical.
HPV vaccine can also prevent other cancers caused by the virus, including head and neck and penile cancers. There is no credible evidence of harm.
January 30, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Reading the research around oncogenic HPV strains for a class discussion, I was really struck by the wonder of the vaccine.
There are over 400 identified strains of HPV, and some of them are oncogenic, meaning they cause cancer. The vaccine flatly defeats many of them. It is really magical.
There are over 400 identified strains of HPV, and some of them are oncogenic, meaning they cause cancer. The vaccine flatly defeats many of them. It is really magical.
"Real men wouldn't let their kids grow up to be wimpy communists. Anyway, I've got to get going. I'm already late for visitation at the Burger King."
i love that rightwingers genuinely seem to believe that political ideology is a set genetic inheritable trait
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
"Real men wouldn't let their kids grow up to be wimpy communists. Anyway, I've got to get going. I'm already late for visitation at the Burger King."
First clinical today. We're headed to a retirement community to do patient interviews. I prepared for this like a professional healthcare worker: by sleeping badly and then slamming lots of caffeine.
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
First clinical today. We're headed to a retirement community to do patient interviews. I prepared for this like a professional healthcare worker: by sleeping badly and then slamming lots of caffeine.
Reposted by Jonathan Rigsby
american conservatism is not the preservation of fire but the worship of ashes
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
american conservatism is not the preservation of fire but the worship of ashes
Communism is when people throw water bottles at your car, according to James O'Keefe.
What a loser.
What a loser.
He’s shaken because 5 women asked for his credentials…imagine ICE asking you for your papers…
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Communism is when people throw water bottles at your car, according to James O'Keefe.
What a loser.
What a loser.
Measles is literally the most contagious disease ON EARTH.
The r0 value is between 12-18, meaning each person infects 12-18 other people, who go on to infect 12-18 more people EACH. A single case can quickly infect hundreds of people.
Vaccination is the only real defense against it.
The r0 value is between 12-18, meaning each person infects 12-18 other people, who go on to infect 12-18 more people EACH. A single case can quickly infect hundreds of people.
Vaccination is the only real defense against it.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Measles is literally the most contagious disease ON EARTH.
The r0 value is between 12-18, meaning each person infects 12-18 other people, who go on to infect 12-18 more people EACH. A single case can quickly infect hundreds of people.
Vaccination is the only real defense against it.
The r0 value is between 12-18, meaning each person infects 12-18 other people, who go on to infect 12-18 more people EACH. A single case can quickly infect hundreds of people.
Vaccination is the only real defense against it.
Installing a Wolfenstein game, for no particular reason.
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Installing a Wolfenstein game, for no particular reason.
It's easy to imagine someone screaming "don't let them take the children" right before a bunch of people get shot.
ICE and this administration are actively courting a civil war.
ICE and this administration are actively courting a civil war.
nine years old
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It's easy to imagine someone screaming "don't let them take the children" right before a bunch of people get shot.
ICE and this administration are actively courting a civil war.
ICE and this administration are actively courting a civil war.
If you went back in time and told people that masked gangs of thugs would be dragging children off the streets and flying them around the country to secret prisons, the entire QAnon movement would have spontaneously combusted.
They're arresting kids who need medical care in Oregon.
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:40 PM
If you went back in time and told people that masked gangs of thugs would be dragging children off the streets and flying them around the country to secret prisons, the entire QAnon movement would have spontaneously combusted.
Some interesting options on these multiple choice questions.
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Some interesting options on these multiple choice questions.
Oh look, the death spiral! Remember when we had the healthcare debate in the late 2000s and talked about the death spiral?
(Not to be confused with the "death panels")
(Not to be confused with the "death panels")
Higher ACA premiums squeeze Florida's 'working stiff' as enrollment numbers plunge | WUSF www.wusf.org/health-news-...
Higher ACA premiums squeeze Florida's 'working stiff' as enrollment numbers plunge
As Thursday's sign-up deadline approached, Florida still has the most people of any state on ACA plans despite the largest drop after lawmakers did not extend enhanced subsidies.
www.wusf.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Oh look, the death spiral! Remember when we had the healthcare debate in the late 2000s and talked about the death spiral?
(Not to be confused with the "death panels")
(Not to be confused with the "death panels")
The way I had to stifle yelling "what the hell?"
Why would you ever do this? How the hell are you supposed to reference anything without a page number?
Why would you ever do this? How the hell are you supposed to reference anything without a page number?
The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th edition, now does not require page numbers in Bibliography???? ZOTERO has quickly adopted this. I am switching to MLA or Harvard. What the hell?!
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The way I had to stifle yelling "what the hell?"
Why would you ever do this? How the hell are you supposed to reference anything without a page number?
Why would you ever do this? How the hell are you supposed to reference anything without a page number?
We're at the "just doing stuff" phase of things now, eh?
Invade Greenland? Sure.
Tariffs on champagne? Why not?
Demolish the East Wing of the White House and don't build anything to replace it? Let's do it.
How long until we get our "horse senator" appointed?
Invade Greenland? Sure.
Tariffs on champagne? Why not?
Demolish the East Wing of the White House and don't build anything to replace it? Let's do it.
How long until we get our "horse senator" appointed?
President Trump threatened on Monday to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine, including Champagne, if President Emmanuel Macron of France declined to join his proposed “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Trump Threatens 200 Percent Tariffs on French Wine
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
We're at the "just doing stuff" phase of things now, eh?
Invade Greenland? Sure.
Tariffs on champagne? Why not?
Demolish the East Wing of the White House and don't build anything to replace it? Let's do it.
How long until we get our "horse senator" appointed?
Invade Greenland? Sure.
Tariffs on champagne? Why not?
Demolish the East Wing of the White House and don't build anything to replace it? Let's do it.
How long until we get our "horse senator" appointed?
I'm helping my pookie in the hunt for BTS tickets. I've been signed up for Weverse, and I've just been informed that I've been signed up for the army.
No word on basic training. Maybe it's a one weekend a month, two weeks a year type thing?
No word on basic training. Maybe it's a one weekend a month, two weeks a year type thing?
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm helping my pookie in the hunt for BTS tickets. I've been signed up for Weverse, and I've just been informed that I've been signed up for the army.
No word on basic training. Maybe it's a one weekend a month, two weeks a year type thing?
No word on basic training. Maybe it's a one weekend a month, two weeks a year type thing?
In a sad development, my agent and I have parted ways. He'd prefer to rep non-fiction, and I've got fiction ambitions. Loved working with him.
Looks like I'll be in the querying trenches once I can get my head above water with nursing school work.
Looks like I'll be in the querying trenches once I can get my head above water with nursing school work.
January 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
In a sad development, my agent and I have parted ways. He'd prefer to rep non-fiction, and I've got fiction ambitions. Loved working with him.
Looks like I'll be in the querying trenches once I can get my head above water with nursing school work.
Looks like I'll be in the querying trenches once I can get my head above water with nursing school work.
The local subreddit is reporting that ICE is active in Tallahassee, going door to door.
I'm reminded of that saying that climate change is a series of disaster videos that slowly get closer until you're the one recording.
I'm reminded of that saying that climate change is a series of disaster videos that slowly get closer until you're the one recording.
January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The local subreddit is reporting that ICE is active in Tallahassee, going door to door.
I'm reminded of that saying that climate change is a series of disaster videos that slowly get closer until you're the one recording.
I'm reminded of that saying that climate change is a series of disaster videos that slowly get closer until you're the one recording.
It's been very sad to watch.
Individual Americans keep showing incredible courage while our institutions continue to capitulate at every turn
January 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
It's been very sad to watch.
I clicked through and read the plot summary of this, and the first words out of my mouth were "hot damn that's a great idea for a story."
Definitely one I'll pick up.
Definitely one I'll pick up.
So it feels very weird to be talking about anything other than the ICE occupation right now, but the ARCs of my new book arrived on Saturday. I'm going to do a giveaway.
January 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I clicked through and read the plot summary of this, and the first words out of my mouth were "hot damn that's a great idea for a story."
Definitely one I'll pick up.
Definitely one I'll pick up.
Making pineapple sorbet and playing Slay the Spire: Downfall.
As one does.
As one does.
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Making pineapple sorbet and playing Slay the Spire: Downfall.
As one does.
As one does.
The moral "clarity" of the mealy-mouthed chattering class laid bare: "arrest that guy for murder" is somehow equivalent to "execute that woman in the street just for existing."
In case there’s any doubt about what TCW means here, his subsequent retweet of David French makes it clear
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The moral "clarity" of the mealy-mouthed chattering class laid bare: "arrest that guy for murder" is somehow equivalent to "execute that woman in the street just for existing."