Ryker
@witchofthewaist.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️He/Him | 27 | Queer | Autistic
I like weird shit and art, don't mind me lurking
I like weird shit and art, don't mind me lurking
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TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
TL;DR: the *actual* poverty line in the US for a family of four with two young children is about $140,000, and there isn't much improvement in quality of life between $40K and $100K.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
There's more good stuff in there too, you should read the whole thing.
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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Controversial makeup influencer Jeffree Star called out for 'transphobic' podcast comments
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/jeffree-star-called-out-for-trans-podcast-comments/?utm_content=1763878800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/jeffree-star-called-out-for-trans-podcast-comments/?utm_content=1763878800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Controversial TikToker Jeffree Star called out for 'transphobic' podcast comments
Controversial makeup mogul Jeffree Star is getting called out for negative and offensive comments about the transgender community.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Controversial makeup influencer Jeffree Star called out for 'transphobic' podcast comments
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/jeffree-star-called-out-for-trans-podcast-comments/?utm_content=1763878800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/21/jeffree-star-called-out-for-trans-podcast-comments/?utm_content=1763878800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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![billboard strap on time -
[inigo montoya saying i don not think it means what you think it means]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreibhllknsj6lwcayboyhwnikbi74zsaj65waipztrdmykvck7zrrai@jpeg)
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You can’t be a public servant if you don’t serve the public.
Today at POTS Bronx, we saw how New Yorkers show up for each other. It’s time that city government shows up for them too.
Today at POTS Bronx, we saw how New Yorkers show up for each other. It’s time that city government shows up for them too.
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
You can’t be a public servant if you don’t serve the public.
Today at POTS Bronx, we saw how New Yorkers show up for each other. It’s time that city government shows up for them too.
Today at POTS Bronx, we saw how New Yorkers show up for each other. It’s time that city government shows up for them too.
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are YOU apart of the Goon Squad?? 🤔
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
are YOU apart of the Goon Squad?? 🤔
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“With so many marginalized communities, we’re basically the oracles…we’re the ones who see shit before it happens.” In June 2020, I interviewed Alice Wong for TVU before she lost her ability to speak. I asked her how she’d first learned of SARS-CoV-2. She began with the 2016 election of Trump:
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
“With so many marginalized communities, we’re basically the oracles…we’re the ones who see shit before it happens.” In June 2020, I interviewed Alice Wong for TVU before she lost her ability to speak. I asked her how she’d first learned of SARS-CoV-2. She began with the 2016 election of Trump:
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An autistic person accused for the last decade of being a “harbinger of doom” has never been less thrilled about being correct, it has been revealed. More delicious satire (well, is it satire though?) from @thedailytism.com:
thedailytism.com/autistic-doo... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
thedailytism.com/autistic-doo... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
Autistic doom-monger never less pleased to say I told you so
An autistic person accused for the last decade of being a “harbinger of doom” has never been less thrilled about being correct, it has been revealed. Eli Port, 30, who usually relishes the moment the...
thedailytism.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
An autistic person accused for the last decade of being a “harbinger of doom” has never been less thrilled about being correct, it has been revealed. More delicious satire (well, is it satire though?) from @thedailytism.com:
thedailytism.com/autistic-doo... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
thedailytism.com/autistic-doo... #autism #autistic #neurodiversity
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Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
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Depressed or just tired of watching civilization implode? The line is blurry.
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Depressed or just tired of watching civilization implode? The line is blurry.
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NO KINGS EXCEPT STEPHEN
Also NO:
CONVICTED FELON
ADJUDICATED RAPIST
CONGENITAL LIAR
CON MAN
PUTIN PUPPET
PEDOPHILE
BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN
LIFELONG RACIST
MALIGNANT NARCISSIST
SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN
SICK SOCIOPATH
FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY
FAILED BUSINESSMAN
ORANGE ATROCITY
PARDON POWER
A*HOLE
👑 👎 👑
Also NO:
CONVICTED FELON
ADJUDICATED RAPIST
CONGENITAL LIAR
CON MAN
PUTIN PUPPET
PEDOPHILE
BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN
LIFELONG RACIST
MALIGNANT NARCISSIST
SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN
SICK SOCIOPATH
FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY
FAILED BUSINESSMAN
ORANGE ATROCITY
PARDON POWER
A*HOLE
👑 👎 👑
October 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
NO KINGS EXCEPT STEPHEN
Also NO:
CONVICTED FELON
ADJUDICATED RAPIST
CONGENITAL LIAR
CON MAN
PUTIN PUPPET
PEDOPHILE
BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN
LIFELONG RACIST
MALIGNANT NARCISSIST
SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN
SICK SOCIOPATH
FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY
FAILED BUSINESSMAN
ORANGE ATROCITY
PARDON POWER
A*HOLE
👑 👎 👑
Also NO:
CONVICTED FELON
ADJUDICATED RAPIST
CONGENITAL LIAR
CON MAN
PUTIN PUPPET
PEDOPHILE
BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN
LIFELONG RACIST
MALIGNANT NARCISSIST
SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN
SICK SOCIOPATH
FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY
FAILED BUSINESSMAN
ORANGE ATROCITY
PARDON POWER
A*HOLE
👑 👎 👑
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October 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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He’s sounding as unhinged as his boss lately.
October 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
He’s sounding as unhinged as his boss lately.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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- put down the damn AI.
October 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
- put down the damn AI.
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