rileyval.bsky.social
@rileyval.bsky.social
Care ethics
Nonbinary Cajun epileptic cyborg
They/them et Il/iel
PhD in Political Theory
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Thank you Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Well my credit card may have gotten stolen last night, but I also got an acceptance of my abstract to a book on vulnerability

So that's a strange mixture of emotions
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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it’s important to understand that Nate Silver’s entire consciousness is filtered through the lens of being a gross nerd his entire life. the opportunity to feel like he’s one of the cool kids is something he can’t pass up, it’s load-bearing for his dork psyche.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ICE being on Linkedin was unexpected
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I would like to say I am immune to bullying but then @zanemcneill.bsky.social convinces me to work on a new book project smdh
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I have never had a dream worthy of a citation and I'm disappointed in myself
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I have a feeling liberals who want to uphold the system are more likely to hate my book than the fascists who hate me for existing
November 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Reviewer two has entered the room
We do not see any originality in the plot, nor beauty in the diction, of the “novel” you sent for criticism. You could not dispose of it, and might be far more usefully employed than in writing such. We regret having to say so.
October 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Come see me talk about my new book, The Coercive Power of the Law, that delves into why the law will not save us from fascism:

Richmond, December 6 Small Town Friends
Baltimore, January 10 Bird in Hand
Atlanta, (virtual!) January 23 Charis
Lafayette, February 28 Cavalier Books
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Sure the Reagan thing was great but remember Dick Cheney being booed while doing a baseball toss thing?

Let's bring back booing elected officials
October 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We need to bring back booing
I miss Dick Cheney getting booed at a baseball event

Can we have more booing?
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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it's so odd to me to see people go to bat for a political newcomer like platner. it's not like he's spent years earning our trust. we have very, very few data points about this dude, and one of those data points is "he has a nazi tattoo."
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It is a weird experience watching fascism spread and know I still have to go to work and pay my rent
October 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
C'est bizarre à regarder des personnes adopter l'IA sans critique, mais tous les techniciens (que je les connais) l'usent pas.

Oh well. J'sus vraiment un Luddite
October 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
@zanemcneill.bsky.social talk at Firestorm helped alleviate some of my anxiety and reminded me of organizing at Occupy and the long lasting coalitions created from Occupy
October 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Everytime SCOTUS hears a case I like to take a few moments to boo
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Being anti-war right now feels a lot like being anti-war during the Iraq War except now I'm an adult and war crimes aren't on the news but are on social media
October 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Nothing like a 'your VNS has 8% battery left so you need to make time' to force me to make time to talk to the surgeon

Gross
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I highly recommend this book, not sure when or if it will be translated into English though...

www.iris-france.org/gerard-hadda...
October 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
God I love Zoologist perfumes
October 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Anyway, Les Revenanta (le serie) m'a fait trop effrayant à dormir 😭😭
October 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Vous autres fasse une tite sieste, comme un cadeau pour toi-même
October 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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This talk situates these developments within the FBI’s long history of surveilling leftist movements, LGBTQ organizations, and liberation activists, and explores how current policy priorities continue that legacy. firestorm.coop/events/3478-...
Gender Terrorism?: Surviving MAGA's War on Trans People
Activists Eric King, Josh Davidson, and Zane McNeill put the current federal attack on trans rights in historical perspective.
firestorm.coop
October 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New favorite activity is booing every time a pundit revises a bigoted person post-mortem and tries to frame them as a normal and fine voice

Normalizing right wing authoritarianism is no good
October 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM