Candi Risk
@candirisk.bsky.social
Food enthusiast. Former TT neuroscientist. Research methodologist. I'm really only here for your pet photos and to mourn the loss OFMD. #OurFlagMeansUs
I just backed The Making of THE FINAL SACRIFICE on @kickstarter.com
What d'ya think, sirs?
#MST3K #Rowsdower
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rea...
What d'ya think, sirs?
#MST3K #Rowsdower
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rea...
The Making of THE FINAL SACRIFICE
The Flying Dutchman Tells All: After years of wild rumors & speculation, the director of this MST3K classic comes clean!
www.kickstarter.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I just backed The Making of THE FINAL SACRIFICE on @kickstarter.com
What d'ya think, sirs?
#MST3K #Rowsdower
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rea...
What d'ya think, sirs?
#MST3K #Rowsdower
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rea...
MST3K Turkey Day Marathon info, for those who celebrate.
Get ready for a heaping helping of cinematic turkeys this Thanksgiving! 🦃 The #MST3K Turkey Day Marathon is back and for the first time features episodes from Seasons 11 & 12 via our Double Troubled Features Marathon starting 11/27 at 3 am ET / 12 am PT on the MST3K channel.
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
MST3K Turkey Day Marathon info, for those who celebrate.
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As promised and I don’t even know where to start with this shit! I guess with how I was going to talk about today anyways.
As everyone freaks the fuck out over snap and rightfully so, there is a very rare fed action taking place today across the Gov.
As everyone freaks the fuck out over snap and rightfully so, there is a very rare fed action taking place today across the Gov.
Good morning ppl! It’s day 30 of the GOP shitdown and the fucking Dems were played! You fuckers need to hold the line more than ever now! I have a lot
To say later.
To say later.
a man in a suit and tie is screaming with the words hold the line written on his face .
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is screaming with the words hold the line written on his face .
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As promised and I don’t even know where to start with this shit! I guess with how I was going to talk about today anyways.
As everyone freaks the fuck out over snap and rightfully so, there is a very rare fed action taking place today across the Gov.
As everyone freaks the fuck out over snap and rightfully so, there is a very rare fed action taking place today across the Gov.
Just these two, living forever rent-free in my head.
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just these two, living forever rent-free in my head.
There's a weird space when an artist you enjoyed dies, and you think that they're too young. And they were an age between you and your siblings. Then you really think they were indeed much too young.
RIP
RIP
Dave Ball, a producer and one half of the pioneering English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, best known for its 1981 hit, “Tainted Love," has died in London at 66.
Dave Ball, Soft Cell Musician Known for ‘Tainted Love,’ Dies at 66
He was a producer and one half of the pioneering English synth-pop duo.
nyti.ms
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
There's a weird space when an artist you enjoyed dies, and you think that they're too young. And they were an age between you and your siblings. Then you really think they were indeed much too young.
RIP
RIP
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The weirdest grift I've ever covered. Having kept my lips tight while preparing for this, I'm ready to be blocked by AltNPS now. I have a lot of people to thank for making this video possible, including those in #AltGov #AltFam. Specific credits and thanks in 🧵
youtu.be/xTLMQbC4vsE
youtu.be/xTLMQbC4vsE
The True Story of AltNPS
YouTube video by Aden Ng
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The weirdest grift I've ever covered. Having kept my lips tight while preparing for this, I'm ready to be blocked by AltNPS now. I have a lot of people to thank for making this video possible, including those in #AltGov #AltFam. Specific credits and thanks in 🧵
youtu.be/xTLMQbC4vsE
youtu.be/xTLMQbC4vsE
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so here’s the thing, Bari, you’re running an organization full of weapons-grade gossips who hate you www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
so here’s the thing, Bari, you’re running an organization full of weapons-grade gossips who hate you www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...
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imagine laying off a politics reporter based in portland oregon in the year 2025
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
imagine laying off a politics reporter based in portland oregon in the year 2025
I really appreciate Shay's (Black Girl in Maine's) viewpoint and value her writing (I've chosen Patreon)--check her out.
Yesterday's post on Substack, where I talk about the inequity embedded into the Substack and Patreon model at a time when Black women are being silenced.
open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...
open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...
Cite your sources, or The inequity of writing in the era of Substack and Patreon
The uncomfortable reality is that resources matter, and in these divided United States of America, access to resources has never been equal.
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I really appreciate Shay's (Black Girl in Maine's) viewpoint and value her writing (I've chosen Patreon)--check her out.
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It's day 15 of the shutdown and our first missed paycheck.
For feds 👇
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/
🧑🏫https://wearewellfed.com/
For feds 👇
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/
🧑🏫https://wearewellfed.com/
October 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's day 15 of the shutdown and our first missed paycheck.
For feds 👇
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/
🧑🏫https://wearewellfed.com/
For feds 👇
🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices)
🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/
💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/
🧑🏫https://wearewellfed.com/
Attacks on CDC are going to have devastating impacts on us all. They're gutting data collection/analysis, policy, and library/comm groups. These RIFs are certainly illegal, even if the courts do anything, the damage and distress to the people who look out for us all will have long-term consequences.
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Attacks on CDC are going to have devastating impacts on us all. They're gutting data collection/analysis, policy, and library/comm groups. These RIFs are certainly illegal, even if the courts do anything, the damage and distress to the people who look out for us all will have long-term consequences.
OK. So. I found some of the papers that likely were used to support this. A Danish population based study finding an association that has been critiqued and a systematic review that debunks it, but was conducted by authors with conflicts of interest. Links to both in comments.
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.
"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
October 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
OK. So. I found some of the papers that likely were used to support this. A Danish population based study finding an association that has been critiqued and a systematic review that debunks it, but was conducted by authors with conflicts of interest. Links to both in comments.
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Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, a newly elected Arizona Congresswoman.
What happens the next time a Democrat wins an election??
Will Dems that win in 2026 be sworn in??
This bullshit only happens in a dictatorship.
What happens the next time a Democrat wins an election??
Will Dems that win in 2026 be sworn in??
This bullshit only happens in a dictatorship.
October 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, a newly elected Arizona Congresswoman.
What happens the next time a Democrat wins an election??
Will Dems that win in 2026 be sworn in??
This bullshit only happens in a dictatorship.
What happens the next time a Democrat wins an election??
Will Dems that win in 2026 be sworn in??
This bullshit only happens in a dictatorship.
Craig Ferguson's exit from late night has left an unending void in my heart.
Here's Craig Ferguson's DOCTOR WHO cold open from waaaaaaay back in 2011, which feels like several lifetimes (and regenerations) ago...
October 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Craig Ferguson's exit from late night has left an unending void in my heart.
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Let me be clear: backpay for these workers is required under a federal law I wrote with former Senator Cardin — which Trump signed — during the last Trump shutdown.
This is just more fear mongering from a president who wants a blank check for lawlessness. It won't work.
This is just more fear mongering from a president who wants a blank check for lawlessness. It won't work.
Federal workers not entitled to back pay after shutdown, budget office claims
Federal workers may not be entitled to back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up te...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Let me be clear: backpay for these workers is required under a federal law I wrote with former Senator Cardin — which Trump signed — during the last Trump shutdown.
This is just more fear mongering from a president who wants a blank check for lawlessness. It won't work.
This is just more fear mongering from a president who wants a blank check for lawlessness. It won't work.
Swear her in.
Release the files.
Release the files.
Speaker Johnson canceled House session again. They will be gone all next week.
Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., who was elected on Sept. 23, still hasn’t been sworn in. She will be signature #218 (the magic number) to defy Mike Johnson & Donald Trump and force a vote to release the Epstein files.
Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., who was elected on Sept. 23, still hasn’t been sworn in. She will be signature #218 (the magic number) to defy Mike Johnson & Donald Trump and force a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Swear her in.
Release the files.
Release the files.
You can e-mail your lawmakers about HUD's violation of the Hatch Act. You can also give feedback on the HUD website. Hammer back at every turn folks.
Actual HUD website right now: 🔗 hud.gov
⁉️😵💫
AND here’s the Hatch Act 👇
"The Hatch Act generally prohibits federal employees
from engaging in partisan political activity while on
duty, in a federal facility, or using federal property."
🚨 For those in power: yes, it applies to you. 🚨
⁉️😵💫
AND here’s the Hatch Act 👇
"The Hatch Act generally prohibits federal employees
from engaging in partisan political activity while on
duty, in a federal facility, or using federal property."
🚨 For those in power: yes, it applies to you. 🚨
www.justice.gov
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You can e-mail your lawmakers about HUD's violation of the Hatch Act. You can also give feedback on the HUD website. Hammer back at every turn folks.
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
Important thread: From Eric "...accuracy matters, especially for a vulnerable population like transgender people, who are already afraid as is. Spreading misinformation for such a vulnerable community is not just grifting: it's shouting "fire" in a crowded theater."
Ok. So there's A LOT of misinformation about the government shutdown, the continuing resolution and gender-affirming care. There was one article in PinkNews that was VERY shoddy about what Trump said. So let's breakdown what's true and what's BS. 1/
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/t...
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.
www.thepinknews.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Important thread: From Eric "...accuracy matters, especially for a vulnerable population like transgender people, who are already afraid as is. Spreading misinformation for such a vulnerable community is not just grifting: it's shouting "fire" in a crowded theater."
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SHUT IT DOWN THEN
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.
www.thepinknews.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
SHUT IT DOWN THEN
Vote with your dollars, friends.
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
September 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Vote with your dollars, friends.
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whoa-oh, we’re halfway there
whoa-oh
whoa-oh
September 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
whoa-oh, we’re halfway there
whoa-oh
whoa-oh
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Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough
September 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Calling peoples' employers in a rage because their tributes to Robert Redford weren't horny enough