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Riley Silverman

@rileysilverman.bsky.social

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Writer: Doctor Who, Star Wars, D&D Beyond, Nerdist. Troubled Waters Podcast. VO actor. TTRPG player. Chaotic Femme. Repped by KT Literary

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Out now!! Six brand new Doctor Who audio adventures from @bentedds42.bsky.social, @cimulation.bsky.social, @pbooth81.bsky.social, @magslhalliday.bsky.social, @dan.nerdcubed.co.uk, and me! Use the link in the post from @bigfinish.bsky.social to snag Tales from the Vortex!!

Big Finish Insider @bigfinish.bsky.social · Apr 15

🚨 OUT NOW! 🚨 #DoctorWho – Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex: bgfn.sh/dwst13 and here's your first listen to the six exciting new audio adventures...

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Doctor Who – Short Trips: Tales from the Vortex (Trailer)

FIND OUT MORE AT THE BIG FINISH WEBSITE: https://bgfn.sh/2pm An audiobook anthology of six new Doctor Who short stories. Dark Watchers of California by Riley Silverman (A Twelfth Doctor and Bill ad

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 1h

I hate when people say you have to be happy on your own before you can be with someone.

I’m perfectly happy on my own, I’m on my own a lot. But the kissing parts get real weird.

Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 1h

It started as “can I read every day for a full year” and then that became two, and onward.

It’s honestly crazy that I’ve maintained it.

Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 2h

Time changes can especially be brutal!

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 4h

So incredibly proud of this streak. I thought I accidentally missed a day last week and was going to be so heartbroken if I’d broken just before 1000

A screenshot of my kindle app showing that I’ve successfully read for 1001 days in a row.

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 7h

Mutual!!

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 16h

RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 15h

I do talk weird and own a lot of wigs!

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 1d

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
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Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like the news is out. May her memory be a blessing. Miss Major, Presente!

Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in power, Miss Major.

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Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 1d

Rest in Power Miss Major. We all owe you so much. Thank you for everything.

Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

Rest in peace, Miss Major.

We will carry the bricks forward.

ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 1d

I definitely feel like it’s more of the same fence straddling

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Meek (Spooky) 👻 @themeekwarrior.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, Alaska's been hit by a typhoon and no one is talking about it. Indigenous towns are in need of aid. People are missing and the gov't is still shut down.

If any creators here are in affected areas, please drop links for aid.

#mutualaid #crisis #alaska #typhoonhalong #helpourcountrymen

Rescue and recovery efforts underway as remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska | Alaska Beacon

Rescue and recovery efforts began Sunday in western Alaska as a major storm caused by remnants of Typhoon Halong hit coastal communities with massive storm surge, flooding and hurricane-force winds up...

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 1d

I was trying to tell a friend the title of @kiricallaghan.com’s new book today but kept saying “hedge witch” so my mush mouth, talking too fast delivery sounded like I was Lucy selling vitameatavegimin or Moira selling Herb Ertlinger’s Fruit Wine.

The Hearth Witch’s Guide to Magic and Murder

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 2d

D&D for kids update:

You may recall that for spring break camp I had a player character convince himself that his chicken was a god so I ended the campaign with her ascending.

For our school year campaign he’s playing a goblin child who is a cleric of Helga the God Chicken

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 3d

I’m working a night job right now

Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 3d

What a great pairing.

I should obey and join the navy.

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah there’s so much I could get into about things like this that bug me but I’m worried I’ll veer into old lady yelling at cloud territory

Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 3d

Literally why I shifted to more frozen veggies and freeze dried fruits to mix into yogurt and such.

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 3d

It’s worth noting that the centrist white cis elements of the gay rights movement tried as hard as they could to exclude Sylvia and other trans WOC, to the point where Sylvia had to literally grab the mic and demand space for her voice at pride events.

Sound familiar to present day folks?

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 3d

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 3d

I just read that James Gunn wanted to do a short Deadpool cameo in Peacemaker season 2.

It would’ve been funny but I’m glad it didn’t happen only so I don’t have to hear repeated insistence that the MCU and DCU are the same multiverse for the rest of my life for a 3 second gag.

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Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 4d

This looks fucking great

Riley Silverman @rileysilverman.bsky.social · 4d

If any of y’all run into my ex (Agatha) tell her I said sorry

Riley dressed in a spooky carnival barker outfit with a big top hat and half her face a skull like Death.

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