Mike Riverso
@mikeriverso.bsky.social
Sci-fi, games, and progressive politics. “De-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy.” #BlackLivesMatter. #TransLivesMatter. He/him. Toronto.
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Mike Riverso
@mikeriverso.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Just a few things to make sure anyone following me here knows what I’m about:
Trans rights are human rights.
Climate change is extremely real.
Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.
Nationalism in all its forms is inherently violent.
So is the modern form of policing.
Trump is a fascist.
Trans rights are human rights.
Climate change is extremely real.
Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.
Nationalism in all its forms is inherently violent.
So is the modern form of policing.
Trump is a fascist.
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TIL that thousands of German teens facing conscription into the Hitler Youth/League of German Girls, said fuck it, I'll be a pirate instead, and the Edelweiss Pirates were born. Their slogan was "Eternal War on the Hitler Youth".
Fuck yeah. When the world tries to make you a fascist, be a pirate.
Fuck yeah. When the world tries to make you a fascist, be a pirate.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 AM
TIL that thousands of German teens facing conscription into the Hitler Youth/League of German Girls, said fuck it, I'll be a pirate instead, and the Edelweiss Pirates were born. Their slogan was "Eternal War on the Hitler Youth".
Fuck yeah. When the world tries to make you a fascist, be a pirate.
Fuck yeah. When the world tries to make you a fascist, be a pirate.
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My “I’m Not Enron” tshirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My “I’m Not Enron” tshirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
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This memo is going to become the "Bear Stearns is fine" of the 2025/2026 crash
My “I’m Not Enron” tshirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This memo is going to become the "Bear Stearns is fine" of the 2025/2026 crash
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It’s a bit funny to me when folks accuse anti-AI artists of “gatekeeping.” My dude, Midjourney charges you $60 a month for images, while real artists remind you that you can make it for free and experience the joy of the process. So who’s really gatekeeping?
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s a bit funny to me when folks accuse anti-AI artists of “gatekeeping.” My dude, Midjourney charges you $60 a month for images, while real artists remind you that you can make it for free and experience the joy of the process. So who’s really gatekeeping?
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"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
Chewing through novels lately, myself.
The worse the world feels, the more I retreat into literature. And baby I'm 4 books deep this month.
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Chewing through novels lately, myself.
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why do you think we have to keep such a tight lid on gambling ? thats a logical exploit in the human brain that keeps people hooked. the widespread adoption of sports gambling right now is decimating the lives of many people across the country bc we loosened regulation just a tiny bit
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
why do you think we have to keep such a tight lid on gambling ? thats a logical exploit in the human brain that keeps people hooked. the widespread adoption of sports gambling right now is decimating the lives of many people across the country bc we loosened regulation just a tiny bit
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take a fucking sociology class, learn the patterns of how humans move and interact with each other, and understand that there are exploitable weaknesses in our brains that we cant do anything about individually. individual choice is great but should not come at the expense of societal health
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
take a fucking sociology class, learn the patterns of how humans move and interact with each other, and understand that there are exploitable weaknesses in our brains that we cant do anything about individually. individual choice is great but should not come at the expense of societal health
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in the same way the best way to keep a populace healthy is preventative care, there are social viruses that require preventative steps to ensure they never take hold. sorry if this makes me authoritarian or whatever
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
in the same way the best way to keep a populace healthy is preventative care, there are social viruses that require preventative steps to ensure they never take hold. sorry if this makes me authoritarian or whatever
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with the reveal on X of how many rw influencer accounts are Not From Here, it should be pretty obvious by now that there are social technologies that can be weaponized and bits of the human psyche that can be exploited at scale that demand regulation and prevention
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
with the reveal on X of how many rw influencer accounts are Not From Here, it should be pretty obvious by now that there are social technologies that can be weaponized and bits of the human psyche that can be exploited at scale that demand regulation and prevention
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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And folks this is why even if you choose not to be in a union--for whatever reason--you still owe your co-workers solidarity. The discussions were, seemingly,bcomparing salaries and talking about a company policy change to their slack server. Someone went to management and got 34 people fired.
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And folks this is why even if you choose not to be in a union--for whatever reason--you still owe your co-workers solidarity. The discussions were, seemingly,bcomparing salaries and talking about a company policy change to their slack server. Someone went to management and got 34 people fired.
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hillary cass is to gender-affirming care what andrew wakefield is to vaccinations.
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
hillary cass is to gender-affirming care what andrew wakefield is to vaccinations.
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The feeling I felt watching was familiar but I couldn't place it for a few minutes....then I realised....I felt the way I feel when I'm at a party and Cards Against Humanity comes out.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The feeling I felt watching was familiar but I couldn't place it for a few minutes....then I realised....I felt the way I feel when I'm at a party and Cards Against Humanity comes out.
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let it rain on us forever
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
let it rain on us forever
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Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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Twice in a week Elon has rolled out a new X feature which was easily exploited by people who hate him and he couldn’t see it coming at all
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Twice in a week Elon has rolled out a new X feature which was easily exploited by people who hate him and he couldn’t see it coming at all
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this will be my villain origin story
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
this will be my villain origin story
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
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Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
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Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
Every parent whose career has to do with online safety also bans Roblox.
Every game designer parent I know bans Roblox for their kids
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Literally EVERY parent should ban Roblox
While I do understand the actual privacy concerns over X’s new account information feature, I’m seriously wondering if the transparency and ability to identity bad actors is worth the privacy tradeoff. Because it might be.
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
While I do understand the actual privacy concerns over X’s new account information feature, I’m seriously wondering if the transparency and ability to identity bad actors is worth the privacy tradeoff. Because it might be.
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he's still mad everyone found out he's from malaysia
Someone is having concerns about Twitter privacy all of a sudden
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
he's still mad everyone found out he's from malaysia