Rikibeth
@rikibeth.bsky.social
Not a mere Device. She/her.
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I have not scrolled down the thread yet but I wonder how many complaints about anachronistic chickens will happen
#FilmSky, a quick question; what is the pettiest thing you have had to be annoyed at a film? I ask because I am watching The Gift from 2000, and the main character does divination with Zener Cards, which are not the same thing as Tarot at all. Why go for a more boring looking option?
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
I have not scrolled down the thread yet but I wonder how many complaints about anachronistic chickens will happen
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As a friend points out: Turns out Nicholas Maduro’s biggest crime was being more newsworthy than the Epstein Files
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
As a friend points out: Turns out Nicholas Maduro’s biggest crime was being more newsworthy than the Epstein Files
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Special shout out to anyone keeping their sobriety or addiction issues under control right now
I would imagine it’s particularly challenging right now (but maybe it’s no different?) and you deserve recognition and praise for being so strong
I would imagine it’s particularly challenging right now (but maybe it’s no different?) and you deserve recognition and praise for being so strong
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Special shout out to anyone keeping their sobriety or addiction issues under control right now
I would imagine it’s particularly challenging right now (but maybe it’s no different?) and you deserve recognition and praise for being so strong
I would imagine it’s particularly challenging right now (but maybe it’s no different?) and you deserve recognition and praise for being so strong
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
Look at the awesome Erikas that @aegtx.bsky.social gave me! They’re really one size too big but I put fuzzy chenille socks under my tights and that padded them out enough not to slide around!!
January 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Look at the awesome Erikas that @aegtx.bsky.social gave me! They’re really one size too big but I put fuzzy chenille socks under my tights and that padded them out enough not to slide around!!
mine was, in fact, brief and possibly somewhat profane although not hostile, and I am sure it was comprehensible enough for the staffers to tally it properly
matthew did a thread on why, when you call your representatives & senators, you can make life easier for yourself
your message does NOT have to be elaborate or detailed or polished
your message does NOT have to be elaborate or detailed or polished
(i've just done this a lot — i used to really try to insist on people using much more precise wording, until one day, as I was leaving a podium, a kind MoC pulled me aside and was like "you're making it too complicated, we don't track that level of detail from those calls")
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
mine was, in fact, brief and possibly somewhat profane although not hostile, and I am sure it was comprehensible enough for the staffers to tally it properly
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I think we need to be able to balance the reactions "this is another expression of 250 years of American imperialism" and "what do you MEAN we kidnapped the president of Venezuela and renditioned him to the US and are now claiming to run the country"
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I think we need to be able to balance the reactions "this is another expression of 250 years of American imperialism" and "what do you MEAN we kidnapped the president of Venezuela and renditioned him to the US and are now claiming to run the country"
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
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Call your reps + please read the thread. Do it now, please.
Script.
Script.
![A Canva-mocked up call script re: calling electeds Trump Administration's actions in Venezuela
YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [ZIP CODE].
YOU: I’m calling [MOC] to demand they condemn the U.S.’s actions in Venezuela tonight. The Trump administration has carried out an illegal attack and capture of Maduro that is a clear violation of international sovereignty and will impact relationships will alienate international allies, and [ELECTED] must speak out about this.
YOU: I am also calling on [MOC] to:
1. Speak plainly about this to their constituents. They can acknowledge the Maduro regime’s abuses AND recognize this as an unlawful extraterritorial detention,
2. Demand a legal written justification from the Administration,
3. Hold IMMEDIATE House/Senate Foreign Affairs hearings on the the decision-making, legality, and diplomatic risks of the Maduro operation,
4. Demand an immediate classified briefing for the Gang of Eight.
YOU: What happened tonight will have ramifications across the world in the days, weeks and months to come, and we need answers and action taken.
YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENTS - DEMAND A RESPONSE]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreiekz6akttflsgwcc74eyuq6m6e2lrbgxzouhdmvi5lds4qm6x4fou@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Call your reps + please read the thread. Do it now, please.
Script.
Script.
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from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
from someone who was in school for the beginning of the "war on terror," please. please please please. talk to teenagers in your life about not joining the us military. about not letting themselves be groomed by recruiters in schools. they're going to want soldiers, and they always start young.
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A functioning Congress will have articles of impeachment drafted by the end of the day.
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
A functioning Congress will have articles of impeachment drafted by the end of the day.
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
Our Congress will just go to social media to basically say “We don’t like this, but what are you gonna do?”
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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I am begging you, as an American, to boycott the Olympics, boycott the World Cup and sanction us
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 AM
I am begging you, as an American, to boycott the Olympics, boycott the World Cup and sanction us
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Also illegal wars don’t make the laundry go away so I just started a load
January 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Also illegal wars don’t make the laundry go away so I just started a load
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Timeline cleanser
Aretha Franklin’s tribute to Carole King at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2015.
Aretha Franklin's awesome tribute to Carole King: Kennedy Center Honors 2015
Absolute Legend, who thankfully is still with us.
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Timeline cleanser
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The attack is terrible in itself, but I’m also worried that he’ll use this as an excuse to ramp up domestic detainments — to copy Japanese internment but for Latine communities. He’s been building the infrastructure and directing massive amounts of money towards this already.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The attack is terrible in itself, but I’m also worried that he’ll use this as an excuse to ramp up domestic detainments — to copy Japanese internment but for Latine communities. He’s been building the infrastructure and directing massive amounts of money towards this already.
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The media doesn’t talk enough about the fact that ”Let’s Make America Great Again” was Reagan’s 1980 campaign slogan
Nothing this man does is original, at all, including illegal/imperial invasions in Latin America
Nothing this man does is original, at all, including illegal/imperial invasions in Latin America
January 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The media doesn’t talk enough about the fact that ”Let’s Make America Great Again” was Reagan’s 1980 campaign slogan
Nothing this man does is original, at all, including illegal/imperial invasions in Latin America
Nothing this man does is original, at all, including illegal/imperial invasions in Latin America
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not now, Moby Dick bot
But none of us are in heaven yet.
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
not now, Moby Dick bot
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The best time to actually be honest about the country was the presidential election of 1876, the second-best time is today
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The best time to actually be honest about the country was the presidential election of 1876, the second-best time is today
I think this is my plan
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I think this is my plan
If I go to protests in this weather I lose 48h to arthritis recovery but if anyone needs my Signal for offsite support go ahead and DM me for my number
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
If I go to protests in this weather I lose 48h to arthritis recovery but if anyone needs my Signal for offsite support go ahead and DM me for my number
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States