John Ridley (he/him)
@johnridley.bsky.social
Cat servant, general lay-about. Ally. He/him
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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Your right to document is a crucial safeguard for your community, and no federal agency can take that away. Keep filming, keep documenting, and keep protecting one another. The Constitution is firmly on your side.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Your right to document is a crucial safeguard for your community, and no federal agency can take that away. Keep filming, keep documenting, and keep protecting one another. The Constitution is firmly on your side.
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If ICE is uncomfortable with public oversight during large-scale sweeps, the issue is not the cameras, it’s the conduct they don’t want seen.
November 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If ICE is uncomfortable with public oversight during large-scale sweeps, the issue is not the cameras, it’s the conduct they don’t want seen.
@ericmigi.com Quick Pebble suggestion: built in "find my phone" function in a sub menu. One that overrides mute/silent mode. My Amazfit does this. My Pebbles do not. There used to be an app for it but it doesn't work anymore and it seems relatively straightforward to add as base functionality.
July 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
@ericmigi.com Quick Pebble suggestion: built in "find my phone" function in a sub menu. One that overrides mute/silent mode. My Amazfit does this. My Pebbles do not. There used to be an app for it but it doesn't work anymore and it seems relatively straightforward to add as base functionality.
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US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
June 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
These motherfuckers are going to kill children. I've been saying it for a year, but RFK Jr might as well be a serial murderer.
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
Watch: they'll start vaccine *bans* within a year.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study (Gift Article)
David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.
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Accurate
I really like that every few years @scalzi.com goes, “what’s the stupidest possible book a person could write?” And then he writes it and it’s great.
March 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Accurate
The new Scalzi book, When The Moon Hits Your Eye, is my 3rd 5 star rating of the year. I don't give that many out. Yes it was a very silly book. But it also had a few chapters that really hit me. And the last 3 chapters were on target.
March 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The new Scalzi book, When The Moon Hits Your Eye, is my 3rd 5 star rating of the year. I don't give that many out. Yes it was a very silly book. But it also had a few chapters that really hit me. And the last 3 chapters were on target.
New book season is tough. Now I gotta finish the Sam Manicom book I'm working on so I can get to the new @scalzi.com release.
March 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New book season is tough. Now I gotta finish the Sam Manicom book I'm working on so I can get to the new @scalzi.com release.
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the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed
March 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
the people who told you to calm down about Roe are the same people telling you to calm down about Social Security, in case you hadn't noticed
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March 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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East garden is being bold.
March 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
East garden is being bold.
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Goldwing: I forgot to plug the speed sensor back into the wiring harness when reinstalling the gauge cluster, so cruise and signal auto cancel wasn't working, but I was able to reach under and plug it back in without disassembly. Everything works now and on a pleasant 30 mile trip, no noises.
March 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Goldwing: I forgot to plug the speed sensor back into the wiring harness when reinstalling the gauge cluster, so cruise and signal auto cancel wasn't working, but I was able to reach under and plug it back in without disassembly. Everything works now and on a pleasant 30 mile trip, no noises.
I got the speedometer gauge out of the cluster. The spinning bit was very gummed up with old grease. I flushed it with brake cleaner a few dozen times while spinning it and it's free now. I'm waiting for the solvent to evaporate then will use a light lubricant - silicone or lithium, and reassemble.
March 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I got the speedometer gauge out of the cluster. The spinning bit was very gummed up with old grease. I flushed it with brake cleaner a few dozen times while spinning it and it's free now. I'm waiting for the solvent to evaporate then will use a light lubricant - silicone or lithium, and reassemble.
Goldwing status: The extreme howl from the dashboard started up on my way to rehearsal tonight, luckily only a mile from home. U turn, went on the Tracer instead. I guess I need to tear down the speedometer head and clean/lubricate it. I had the speedo module out once but didn't disassemble it.
March 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Goldwing status: The extreme howl from the dashboard started up on my way to rehearsal tonight, luckily only a mile from home. U turn, went on the Tracer instead. I guess I need to tear down the speedometer head and clean/lubricate it. I had the speedo module out once but didn't disassemble it.
I gotta finish this October Daye book today so I can start the new Lady Astronaut book when it drops tomorrow!
March 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I gotta finish this October Daye book today so I can start the new Lady Astronaut book when it drops tomorrow!
"Christmas is whenever [Milwaukee] tools go on sale." -- Matt at Diesel Creek
(not just Milwaukee IMO)
(not just Milwaukee IMO)
March 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"Christmas is whenever [Milwaukee] tools go on sale." -- Matt at Diesel Creek
(not just Milwaukee IMO)
(not just Milwaukee IMO)
Goldwing update: put the hitch back on. I want to be able to have a bicycle rack back there. Kind of a pain in the neck, there's a U bolt on the back one on each side that can only go on if you take the corner lights off and disconnect the saddle bags enough to shift them an inch or so.
March 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Goldwing update: put the hitch back on. I want to be able to have a bicycle rack back there. Kind of a pain in the neck, there's a U bolt on the back one on each side that can only go on if you take the corner lights off and disconnect the saddle bags enough to shift them an inch or so.
My write up or getting my used Goldwing into road worthy shape. www.dragonflydiy.com/2025/03/gold...
Goldwing Curious
I've had a curiosity about Goldwings for years. For the last few months I've been watching listings on Marketplace. Fall brings good deals o...
www.dragonflydiy.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My write up or getting my used Goldwing into road worthy shape. www.dragonflydiy.com/2025/03/gold...
OK I'm pretty much done with the basic "back to roadworthiness" journey of the Goldwing. I got the rear put back together with new suspension parts, took it out and it feels good now. The plan now is to put a few hundred miles on it and determine what is next.
March 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
OK I'm pretty much done with the basic "back to roadworthiness" journey of the Goldwing. I got the rear put back together with new suspension parts, took it out and it feels good now. The plan now is to put a few hundred miles on it and determine what is next.
All my ebook preorders with Amazon have been cancelled and moved to Kobo.
March 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
All my ebook preorders with Amazon have been cancelled and moved to Kobo.
I got the bird houses cleaned out, waiting for new tenants.
March 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I got the bird houses cleaned out, waiting for new tenants.