Rhi
@gryphonrhi.bsky.social
She/ze. Fan, reader, writer, hiker, cook. Chronically ill, damn it. Source of plots, help with fight scenes, and even good advice, sometimes. 0.000083% (thereabouts, might be slightly more) owner of a Hugo. #nobridge
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Using it as a checklist.
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Using it as a checklist.
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"Stop calling ICE the Gestapo! ICE is nothing like the Gestapo. Now, let me innumerate all the many ways ICE is exactly like the Gestapo. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
"Stop calling ICE the Gestapo! ICE is nothing like the Gestapo. Now, let me innumerate all the many ways ICE is exactly like the Gestapo. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
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Thank you, Patagonia! Sign: www.patagonia.com/actionworks/...
Boundary Waters - Patagonia Action Works
Congress is about to force a vote that will pave the way for copper mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a 1.1-million-acre public area with federally protected forests and fre...
www.patagonia.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Thank you, Patagonia! Sign: www.patagonia.com/actionworks/...
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#uspoli a powerful thread
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 AM
#uspoli a powerful thread
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Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
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I’m selling my black and silver Waterman Carène fountain pen with a fine nib for $175. Shipping included to the CONUS. Writes beautifully. Message me if interested? I have to pay my phone bill and I’m desperate.
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I’m selling my black and silver Waterman Carène fountain pen with a fine nib for $175. Shipping included to the CONUS. Writes beautifully. Message me if interested? I have to pay my phone bill and I’m desperate.
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Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?
January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?
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My take of "Do not put surveillance shit in your house" is now in battle with "make sure you have surveillance shit in your house to counter the police's misuse of shitty surveillance tech".
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
Cop Used Flock to Wrongfully Accuse a Woman Then Refused to Look at Evidence That Exonerated Her, Body Camera Shows
"Nothing gets in or out of the town without us knowing about it," the cop told her.
www.404media.co
January 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
My take of "Do not put surveillance shit in your house" is now in battle with "make sure you have surveillance shit in your house to counter the police's misuse of shitty surveillance tech".
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
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If you fight for the rights of immigrants,
you're a patriot.
you're a patriot.
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
If you fight for the rights of immigrants,
you're a patriot.
you're a patriot.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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Twilight by Yevgeny Lushpin 2000
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
January 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Twilight by Yevgeny Lushpin 2000
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas
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If you notice your health insurance costs jump this month, remember why: because the GOP let ACA tax credits expire.
That was a choice.
Republicans found time for lots of political distractions—even for war in Venezuela—but not for lowering your costs. You’re paying more because of them.
That was a choice.
Republicans found time for lots of political distractions—even for war in Venezuela—but not for lowering your costs. You’re paying more because of them.
January 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM
If you notice your health insurance costs jump this month, remember why: because the GOP let ACA tax credits expire.
That was a choice.
Republicans found time for lots of political distractions—even for war in Venezuela—but not for lowering your costs. You’re paying more because of them.
That was a choice.
Republicans found time for lots of political distractions—even for war in Venezuela—but not for lowering your costs. You’re paying more because of them.
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Great point!
Twitter is a privately held company. Its owner, Elon Musk, has the power to order immediate changes. Unless or until he does, Musk = Grok = Musk.
Twitter is a privately held company. Its owner, Elon Musk, has the power to order immediate changes. Unless or until he does, Musk = Grok = Musk.
In every sentence, we should replace "Grok" with "Elon Musk". Because that's him, that's his work and his will.
January 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Great point!
Twitter is a privately held company. Its owner, Elon Musk, has the power to order immediate changes. Unless or until he does, Musk = Grok = Musk.
Twitter is a privately held company. Its owner, Elon Musk, has the power to order immediate changes. Unless or until he does, Musk = Grok = Musk.
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Rian Johnson Rick Rolled us all
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Rian Johnson Rick Rolled us all
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grateful | adjective | appreciative of benefits received : feeling or showing thanks
Thank you all for a superlative year. Here are some of our favorite posts of 2025.
Thank you all for a superlative year. Here are some of our favorite posts of 2025.
December 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
grateful | adjective | appreciative of benefits received : feeling or showing thanks
Thank you all for a superlative year. Here are some of our favorite posts of 2025.
Thank you all for a superlative year. Here are some of our favorite posts of 2025.
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I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I somehow missed this www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...
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Todd Blanche said it is DOJ policy NOT to release photos that contain victims.
So . . . the release of [undoctored] photos with Bill Clinton is an exoneration of him and refusing to release pics with Donald Trump is an admission of Trump's culpability.
Good to know.
So . . . the release of [undoctored] photos with Bill Clinton is an exoneration of him and refusing to release pics with Donald Trump is an admission of Trump's culpability.
Good to know.
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Todd Blanche said it is DOJ policy NOT to release photos that contain victims.
So . . . the release of [undoctored] photos with Bill Clinton is an exoneration of him and refusing to release pics with Donald Trump is an admission of Trump's culpability.
Good to know.
So . . . the release of [undoctored] photos with Bill Clinton is an exoneration of him and refusing to release pics with Donald Trump is an admission of Trump's culpability.
Good to know.
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Thanks, Trump!
Jim Beam is closing a major distillery for 2026. It makes Jim Beam as well as Basil Hayden, Knob Creek, and others. There's a bourbon glut in the US thanks to the Canadian boycott. Brown-Forman, makers of Jack Daniels, is having layoffs and has closed a cooperage.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thanks, Trump!
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Another thoughtful, informative post from @jasonsanford.bsky.social
Thanks to @sfwa.org for being so responsive to concerns around the Nebula Awards and LLM use. The Nebula should honor human creativity, as the revised rules now state. However, we also don't want to see writers tripped up on eligibility or hit by witch hunts over minor LLM usage like spell check. 1/
Thoughts on the Nebula Awards, LLM usage, and where we draw the line | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
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December 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Another thoughtful, informative post from @jasonsanford.bsky.social
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Letter to editor Wash Post.
He lies far more than he speaks truth ( if ever)
He lies far more than he speaks truth ( if ever)
December 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Letter to editor Wash Post.
He lies far more than he speaks truth ( if ever)
He lies far more than he speaks truth ( if ever)
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"The pattern is also a lesson. News organizations that have stood up for themselves and pushed back against the attempts at intimidation prevailed.
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
December 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"The pattern is also a lesson. News organizations that have stood up for themselves and pushed back against the attempts at intimidation prevailed.
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
"The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue appeasement.
"It’s true for law firms, higher ed, news orgs..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Don't mess with Sen. Mark Kelly and expect him to take it lying down.
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Don't mess with Sen. Mark Kelly and expect him to take it lying down.
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Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest at least $10 billion in OpenAI — a few weeks after OpenAI committed to buying $38 billion worth of capacity from Amazon Web Services.
These circular deals are a bright red warning sign of a bubble. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
These circular deals are a bright red warning sign of a bubble. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest at least $10 billion in OpenAI — a few weeks after OpenAI committed to buying $38 billion worth of capacity from Amazon Web Services.
These circular deals are a bright red warning sign of a bubble. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
These circular deals are a bright red warning sign of a bubble. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA