River V
@riverrambling.bsky.social
they/them | friendly local swamp Druid | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐾
The Atlantic is doing some incredible journalism rn
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The Atlantic is doing some incredible journalism rn
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This is Hechicero and he is a Mexican wrestler. His name means "sorcerer" and I'm here to remind you that since sorcerers roll on CHA and CON, there's absolutely nothing stopping you from playing an evil beefed-up wild magic luchador in D&D
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is Hechicero and he is a Mexican wrestler. His name means "sorcerer" and I'm here to remind you that since sorcerers roll on CHA and CON, there's absolutely nothing stopping you from playing an evil beefed-up wild magic luchador in D&D
Leonard Cohen's music is the music of a man who has met G-d face to face and tried to fight Him.
January 10, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Leonard Cohen's music is the music of a man who has met G-d face to face and tried to fight Him.
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"the Minneapolis shooting is just a distraction from the X CSAM factory which is just a distraction from abducting Maduro which is just a distraction from the Epstein files which is just..."
I dunno man, I think maybe these are just shitty people doing shitty things
I dunno man, I think maybe these are just shitty people doing shitty things
January 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
"the Minneapolis shooting is just a distraction from the X CSAM factory which is just a distraction from abducting Maduro which is just a distraction from the Epstein files which is just..."
I dunno man, I think maybe these are just shitty people doing shitty things
I dunno man, I think maybe these are just shitty people doing shitty things
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it's time to play America's favorite new game, 'what the fuck am I waking up to now'
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM
it's time to play America's favorite new game, 'what the fuck am I waking up to now'
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An actual Deathmatch
December 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
An actual Deathmatch
I know I say I'm not into real combat sports, but seeing Jake Paul in his Hulk Hogan trunks get clocked so fucking hard that his soul leaves his body grants me the same sense of proletariat satisfaction as that time Richard Spencer got punched in the face.
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I know I say I'm not into real combat sports, but seeing Jake Paul in his Hulk Hogan trunks get clocked so fucking hard that his soul leaves his body grants me the same sense of proletariat satisfaction as that time Richard Spencer got punched in the face.
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈I dream of the day when the world can become a place where transgender people can live proudly and freely as themselves, and where they can love freely
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈I dream of the day when the world can become a place where transgender people can live proudly and freely as themselves, and where they can love freely
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
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Him, looking at our floor: There's a story here.
Me: What does it say?
Him: That you were eating Chex mix on the treadmill again.
Me: What does it say?
Him: That you were eating Chex mix on the treadmill again.
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Him, looking at our floor: There's a story here.
Me: What does it say?
Him: That you were eating Chex mix on the treadmill again.
Me: What does it say?
Him: That you were eating Chex mix on the treadmill again.
If TK gives me Mina & Toni v Willow & Harley at AEW Full Gear, I'm gonna piss myself like an overexcited purse dog
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If TK gives me Mina & Toni v Willow & Harley at AEW Full Gear, I'm gonna piss myself like an overexcited purse dog
Bright and Blessed Samhain, friends.🌒🌕🌘
November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Bright and Blessed Samhain, friends.🌒🌕🌘
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To those folks peacefully exercising their 1st Amendment rights today:
-stay hydrated
-stay mobile
-keep social distancing
-keep a lookout
-keep eyes on exits
-avoid alleys, valleys, barricades, and bottlenecks
Stay safe out there friends. Much love to all.
-stay hydrated
-stay mobile
-keep social distancing
-keep a lookout
-keep eyes on exits
-avoid alleys, valleys, barricades, and bottlenecks
Stay safe out there friends. Much love to all.
June 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
To those folks peacefully exercising their 1st Amendment rights today:
-stay hydrated
-stay mobile
-keep social distancing
-keep a lookout
-keep eyes on exits
-avoid alleys, valleys, barricades, and bottlenecks
Stay safe out there friends. Much love to all.
-stay hydrated
-stay mobile
-keep social distancing
-keep a lookout
-keep eyes on exits
-avoid alleys, valleys, barricades, and bottlenecks
Stay safe out there friends. Much love to all.
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it's also a private market story. openai and anthropic are private companies, they have a lot of investors- including indirect retail investors, who invest through funding vehicles- but they don't have to make disclosures and if the bubble bursts, those investors will have a lot more trouble suing
Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.
There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.
My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.
My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
It's Giving Enron
On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
it's also a private market story. openai and anthropic are private companies, they have a lot of investors- including indirect retail investors, who invest through funding vehicles- but they don't have to make disclosures and if the bubble bursts, those investors will have a lot more trouble suing
Minoru Suzuki
Lulu pencil
Eddie Kingston
Chiitan
Xavier Woods
My Taskmaster is Maki Itoh. Raw chaos ensues.
Lulu pencil
Eddie Kingston
Chiitan
Xavier Woods
My Taskmaster is Maki Itoh. Raw chaos ensues.
This question is only going to appeal to a particularly nerdy middle of the Venn diagram, but what five wrestlers would you cast in a series of Taskmaster?
October 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Minoru Suzuki
Lulu pencil
Eddie Kingston
Chiitan
Xavier Woods
My Taskmaster is Maki Itoh. Raw chaos ensues.
Lulu pencil
Eddie Kingston
Chiitan
Xavier Woods
My Taskmaster is Maki Itoh. Raw chaos ensues.
Him: You're competent and caring, in your way.
Me: Warm. Thoughtful. Compassionate.
Him: Those aren't the words I used.
Me: Warm. Thoughtful. Compassionate.
Him: Those aren't the words I used.
October 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Him: You're competent and caring, in your way.
Me: Warm. Thoughtful. Compassionate.
Him: Those aren't the words I used.
Me: Warm. Thoughtful. Compassionate.
Him: Those aren't the words I used.
Is Candyman actually a cautionary tale about the risks of performing anthropological fieldwork without the consent or engagement of the local community?
October 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Is Candyman actually a cautionary tale about the risks of performing anthropological fieldwork without the consent or engagement of the local community?
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ChatGPT psychosis has a lot of similarities to gaming and adjacent personalities becoming batshit insane from constantly being ensconced in monetized parasocial bubbles of non-stop positive affirmation
October 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ChatGPT psychosis has a lot of similarities to gaming and adjacent personalities becoming batshit insane from constantly being ensconced in monetized parasocial bubbles of non-stop positive affirmation
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Don't worry about not fitting in, because fitting in isn't an important part of your life.
Be proud of being different♡
Your life is shining🌈
Be proud of being different♡
Your life is shining🌈
October 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Don't worry about not fitting in, because fitting in isn't an important part of your life.
Be proud of being different♡
Your life is shining🌈
Be proud of being different♡
Your life is shining🌈
English folk ballads: I love you but I must go to war.
Irish folk ballads: I love you but I love Ireland more.
Irish folk ballads: I love you but I love Ireland more.
September 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
English folk ballads: I love you but I must go to war.
Irish folk ballads: I love you but I love Ireland more.
Irish folk ballads: I love you but I love Ireland more.
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Everyone has the right to love and be loved, regardless of gender.
No one can infringe on the ability to express love
Something so simple has become complicated in our world
Let's all raise our voices to solve this problem and create a world where we can express love freely and openly.
we have love♡
No one can infringe on the ability to express love
Something so simple has become complicated in our world
Let's all raise our voices to solve this problem and create a world where we can express love freely and openly.
we have love♡
September 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Everyone has the right to love and be loved, regardless of gender.
No one can infringe on the ability to express love
Something so simple has become complicated in our world
Let's all raise our voices to solve this problem and create a world where we can express love freely and openly.
we have love♡
No one can infringe on the ability to express love
Something so simple has become complicated in our world
Let's all raise our voices to solve this problem and create a world where we can express love freely and openly.
we have love♡
Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus together again. Nature is healing.
September 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus together again. Nature is healing.