Rita Briar she/they
@ritabriar.bsky.social
Writer of SFF, Secretary of WisCon, gardener
USian told to be white; bisexual and non-binary
For: kittens & kindness; Against: kierarchy & prison
Pic alt: self-portrait in brush pen
Banner alt: eclipse pic from pi day 2025
USian told to be white; bisexual and non-binary
For: kittens & kindness; Against: kierarchy & prison
Pic alt: self-portrait in brush pen
Banner alt: eclipse pic from pi day 2025
Elder cat is far too content to move, and also it's lunchtime
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Elder cat is far too content to move, and also it's lunchtime
May it be so.
Zohran Mamdani the mayor-elect of the largest city in our country signed onto our pledge to advance reparations in NYC.
This is a major step towards creating a new age of freedom, repair, and equality in NYC and beyond.
This is a major step towards creating a new age of freedom, repair, and equality in NYC and beyond.
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
May it be so.
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snailposting! post your snails!
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
snailposting! post your snails!
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1 can protein (tuna, sardines, or chicken)
1 egg OR 1/4 cup liquid from chickpea can
1 cup shredded veg (carrot, onion, corn, or cabbage)
2 tbs flour
spices (try thyme, coriander, garlic powder, black pepper)
mix thoroughly. make 4-6 patties. shallow-fry in hot oil; eat with coleslaw.
1 egg OR 1/4 cup liquid from chickpea can
1 cup shredded veg (carrot, onion, corn, or cabbage)
2 tbs flour
spices (try thyme, coriander, garlic powder, black pepper)
mix thoroughly. make 4-6 patties. shallow-fry in hot oil; eat with coleslaw.
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
1 can protein (tuna, sardines, or chicken)
1 egg OR 1/4 cup liquid from chickpea can
1 cup shredded veg (carrot, onion, corn, or cabbage)
2 tbs flour
spices (try thyme, coriander, garlic powder, black pepper)
mix thoroughly. make 4-6 patties. shallow-fry in hot oil; eat with coleslaw.
1 egg OR 1/4 cup liquid from chickpea can
1 cup shredded veg (carrot, onion, corn, or cabbage)
2 tbs flour
spices (try thyme, coriander, garlic powder, black pepper)
mix thoroughly. make 4-6 patties. shallow-fry in hot oil; eat with coleslaw.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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‘TEEN ROGUE”!
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
November 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
‘TEEN ROGUE”!
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
Science has shown that the benefits of "falling back" for daylight savings are counterbalanced by your cats waking you an hour early for food.
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Science has shown that the benefits of "falling back" for daylight savings are counterbalanced by your cats waking you an hour early for food.
Also! Forgot to reblog at the time, but Kari visited and got this fantastic photo op!
Full name Elspeth di Marshmallow, known here as Mallow!
Full name Elspeth di Marshmallow, known here as Mallow!
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Also! Forgot to reblog at the time, but Kari visited and got this fantastic photo op!
Full name Elspeth di Marshmallow, known here as Mallow!
Full name Elspeth di Marshmallow, known here as Mallow!
I took this cat friend to the vet yesterday, and they helped her out a bunch!
If you can (only if it's comfy for you!) could you help her person cover the cost?
If you can (only if it's comfy for you!) could you help her person cover the cost?
Ok! So!
Puca is not being TERRIBLE but she needs to be sedated for a proper exam. That, vaccinations, some labs, some antibiotics, and a steroid shot came to 495.
I know we're all strained, but if you like Puca, you can help us help her.
ko-fi.com/karidru
Puca is not being TERRIBLE but she needs to be sedated for a proper exam. That, vaccinations, some labs, some antibiotics, and a steroid shot came to 495.
I know we're all strained, but if you like Puca, you can help us help her.
ko-fi.com/karidru
Support Karidru ❤️
Become a supporter of Karidru today!
ko-fi.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I took this cat friend to the vet yesterday, and they helped her out a bunch!
If you can (only if it's comfy for you!) could you help her person cover the cost?
If you can (only if it's comfy for you!) could you help her person cover the cost?
Guess who's getting another growth spurt?!
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Guess who's getting another growth spurt?!
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The nice thing is that when a dude claims women aren't into [practically any hobby], he's telling us all that the women who are into it have pre-screened him for us
"Women are not usually into science fiction"is legitimately one of the stupidest, most divorced from reality sentences I have ever read in my life
okay grandpa, let's get you to bed
October 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The nice thing is that when a dude claims women aren't into [practically any hobby], he's telling us all that the women who are into it have pre-screened him for us
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Artists of all walks:
Once you open "porn" up for removal, or acceptable removal, based upon a moving scale of gray morality, everyone's work is fair game. Everyone's. Because just being queer? Is considered by many perverse. Even if everyone has their clothes on, perverse.
Protect. Porn.
Once you open "porn" up for removal, or acceptable removal, based upon a moving scale of gray morality, everyone's work is fair game. Everyone's. Because just being queer? Is considered by many perverse. Even if everyone has their clothes on, perverse.
Protect. Porn.
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Artists of all walks:
Once you open "porn" up for removal, or acceptable removal, based upon a moving scale of gray morality, everyone's work is fair game. Everyone's. Because just being queer? Is considered by many perverse. Even if everyone has their clothes on, perverse.
Protect. Porn.
Once you open "porn" up for removal, or acceptable removal, based upon a moving scale of gray morality, everyone's work is fair game. Everyone's. Because just being queer? Is considered by many perverse. Even if everyone has their clothes on, perverse.
Protect. Porn.
The blocking around the end of the president's dream was an echo of helping Buddy save himself.
#horrorwatch
#horrorwatch
October 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The blocking around the end of the president's dream was an echo of helping Buddy save himself.
#horrorwatch
#horrorwatch
There's the work dream! #horrorwatch
October 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
There's the work dream! #horrorwatch
Kinda loving the video game music for the chase scene in this horror film
#horrorwatch
#horrorwatch
October 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Kinda loving the video game music for the chase scene in this horror film
#horrorwatch
#horrorwatch
Getting a little bit of a late start, but maybe I won't get ads since I haven't used tubi lately
#horrorwatch
#horrorwatch
October 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Getting a little bit of a late start, but maybe I won't get ads since I haven't used tubi lately
#horrorwatch
#horrorwatch
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the grandmas in my Discord who have been drawing sexy Kirk/Spock art since the days when they had to get their reference materials by going to adult bookstores and buying gay porn magazines in black wrappers from the back room would like a word
October 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
the grandmas in my Discord who have been drawing sexy Kirk/Spock art since the days when they had to get their reference materials by going to adult bookstores and buying gay porn magazines in black wrappers from the back room would like a word
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You can donate to the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund to help buy out a local street vendor’s cart for the day. They’ve partnered with a bike patrol / cycling solidarity group, which rides around buying out the inventory then distributing the food at homeless & unhoused encampments & shelters.
October 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
You can donate to the Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund to help buy out a local street vendor’s cart for the day. They’ve partnered with a bike patrol / cycling solidarity group, which rides around buying out the inventory then distributing the food at homeless & unhoused encampments & shelters.
Today's cautious block:
3.8k follows in
7 days of posting
(5 posts, all news links)
3.8k follows in
7 days of posting
(5 posts, all news links)
October 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today's cautious block:
3.8k follows in
7 days of posting
(5 posts, all news links)
3.8k follows in
7 days of posting
(5 posts, all news links)
When men move fast and break things, it's never their own things.
October 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When men move fast and break things, it's never their own things.
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Hey you. Yes, you! Want to volunteer for a feminist, inclusive SFF convention? wiscon.net/volunteer/co...
#WisConCommunity #WisCon #WisCon2026 #FeministSFF #Volunteer
#WisConCommunity #WisCon #WisCon2026 #FeministSFF #Volunteer
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hey you. Yes, you! Want to volunteer for a feminist, inclusive SFF convention? wiscon.net/volunteer/co...
#WisConCommunity #WisCon #WisCon2026 #FeministSFF #Volunteer
#WisConCommunity #WisCon #WisCon2026 #FeministSFF #Volunteer
Look, Microsoft, I will switch to Linux if you press. Lay off about 11
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Look, Microsoft, I will switch to Linux if you press. Lay off about 11
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Updated COVID and Influenza Vaccines Available Now in Wisconsin. Listen to my 2-minute audio commentary and find more resources on our WCHA substack. Please share this information widely!
wcha.substack.com/p/updated-co...
wcha.substack.com/p/updated-co...
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Updated COVID and Influenza Vaccines Available Now in Wisconsin. Listen to my 2-minute audio commentary and find more resources on our WCHA substack. Please share this information widely!
wcha.substack.com/p/updated-co...
wcha.substack.com/p/updated-co...
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Fun fact: last week I got my royalty statement. It was for the last 6 months, and it was for my two books that have been banned.
Just so you know how rich we get off banned books, that check was a whopping $51.
No, not a badge of honor. No, not money-making. KIDS JUST LOSE ACCESS TO BOOKS.
Just so you know how rich we get off banned books, that check was a whopping $51.
No, not a badge of honor. No, not money-making. KIDS JUST LOSE ACCESS TO BOOKS.
October 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Fun fact: last week I got my royalty statement. It was for the last 6 months, and it was for my two books that have been banned.
Just so you know how rich we get off banned books, that check was a whopping $51.
No, not a badge of honor. No, not money-making. KIDS JUST LOSE ACCESS TO BOOKS.
Just so you know how rich we get off banned books, that check was a whopping $51.
No, not a badge of honor. No, not money-making. KIDS JUST LOSE ACCESS TO BOOKS.
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My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.