Richard Royster, LPCA
@richardroysterlpc.bsky.social
🧠 mental health counselor
👨🏻🍳foodie
🥾outdoor lover
🎸 learner
🎓 retired educator
🚫 Your DM is probably not welcome
#Kentucky
I mute crypto, boob bait, thirst traps, porn, bots, trolls, and MAGA. No DMs.
👨🏻🍳foodie
🥾outdoor lover
🎸 learner
🎓 retired educator
🚫 Your DM is probably not welcome
#Kentucky
I mute crypto, boob bait, thirst traps, porn, bots, trolls, and MAGA. No DMs.
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Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
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Since we can't do polls here on bsky, let's try this... If you believe that Donald Trump is guilty of child crimes in relation to Jeffrey Epstein - repost this.
December 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Since we can't do polls here on bsky, let's try this... If you believe that Donald Trump is guilty of child crimes in relation to Jeffrey Epstein - repost this.
If the Russians know and the Dept of Justice knows, shouldn’t you know too?
December 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If the Russians know and the Dept of Justice knows, shouldn’t you know too?
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If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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The care that went into releasing these files and the number of Epstein clients arrested show just how serious Trump’s DOJ takes child sex trafficking
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The care that went into releasing these files and the number of Epstein clients arrested show just how serious Trump’s DOJ takes child sex trafficking
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
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“So, yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning.”
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December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“So, yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning.”
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Always watching.
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Always watching.
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Trump’s new low on the economy (36% approval) will get worse as his corrupt attack on clean energy keeps raising families’ electric bills and home insurance costs. And wait til people understand this is ON PURPOSE to pay back his Big Oil political donors.
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump’s new low on the economy (36% approval) will get worse as his corrupt attack on clean energy keeps raising families’ electric bills and home insurance costs. And wait til people understand this is ON PURPOSE to pay back his Big Oil political donors.
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My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My sense is that the “male loneliness crisis” is not really about addressing men’s emotional needs but rather the relatively newfound absence of having someone to perform domestic labor for you quietly in the background now that there is a longer gap between your mother and your wife doing it
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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Let’s face it. That people chose a man with no morals, ethics, values or decency over a highly qualified woman (twice) is what destroyed the White House.
We could rebuild the East Wing, the Rose Garden and purge all his gaudy ornaments…but the stench of Donald Trump will persist for generations.
We could rebuild the East Wing, the Rose Garden and purge all his gaudy ornaments…but the stench of Donald Trump will persist for generations.
December 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Let’s face it. That people chose a man with no morals, ethics, values or decency over a highly qualified woman (twice) is what destroyed the White House.
We could rebuild the East Wing, the Rose Garden and purge all his gaudy ornaments…but the stench of Donald Trump will persist for generations.
We could rebuild the East Wing, the Rose Garden and purge all his gaudy ornaments…but the stench of Donald Trump will persist for generations.
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Literally selling the US. The fucking United States is for sale, yall!
trumpcard.gov is live and the million dollar fees are all referred to as “gifts” or “contributions” to an undisclosed party lol
December 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Literally selling the US. The fucking United States is for sale, yall!
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Why does the press always say that trump is spreading "misinformation? Why don't they call it like it is and say that the son of a bitch is lying
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Why does the press always say that trump is spreading "misinformation? Why don't they call it like it is and say that the son of a bitch is lying
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So two months. 200 billion a month deficit, thanks to big “beautiful” bill
BUT…. They were able to give tax breaks to rich Silicon Valley folks, and Elon etc
Screw you all! They got theirs
BUT…. They were able to give tax breaks to rich Silicon Valley folks, and Elon etc
Screw you all! They got theirs
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
So two months. 200 billion a month deficit, thanks to big “beautiful” bill
BUT…. They were able to give tax breaks to rich Silicon Valley folks, and Elon etc
Screw you all! They got theirs
BUT…. They were able to give tax breaks to rich Silicon Valley folks, and Elon etc
Screw you all! They got theirs
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I, too, am sick of hearing about Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza. But that's a side effect of one of the little-examined parts of this story: the medium itself. The incentive structure of newsletters has helped propel journalism into its YouTube drama channel era.
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Nuzzigate is journalism's ‘Bye Sister’
This never-ending media saga mirrors the implosion of beauty YouTube.
spitfirenews.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I, too, am sick of hearing about Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza. But that's a side effect of one of the little-examined parts of this story: the medium itself. The incentive structure of newsletters has helped propel journalism into its YouTube drama channel era.
spitfirenews.com/p/olivia-nuz...
spitfirenews.com/p/olivia-nuz...
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And Trump will demand it be called the Trump ID. By then, maybe his picture will also be on our money. Anything to keep his broken brain happy and otherwise engaged while the billionaire oil and tech oligarchs, white Christian nationalist fanatics and straight up grifters loot the country bone dry.
December 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And Trump will demand it be called the Trump ID. By then, maybe his picture will also be on our money. Anything to keep his broken brain happy and otherwise engaged while the billionaire oil and tech oligarchs, white Christian nationalist fanatics and straight up grifters loot the country bone dry.
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They voted for Trump due to his “no tax on tips” pledge. Now, with family members deported and health insurance out of reach, they regret their votes. Still, they say they wouldn’t hesitate to give Trump an illegal third term if he promises no taxes on sports betting parlays.
December 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
They voted for Trump due to his “no tax on tips” pledge. Now, with family members deported and health insurance out of reach, they regret their votes. Still, they say they wouldn’t hesitate to give Trump an illegal third term if he promises no taxes on sports betting parlays.
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Steve Bannon being friends with Jeffrey Epstein after spending years doing his whole populist, “down with the elites” bullshit is so funny.
These entire movement is just criminals, liars, and sex offenders.
These entire movement is just criminals, liars, and sex offenders.
December 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Steve Bannon being friends with Jeffrey Epstein after spending years doing his whole populist, “down with the elites” bullshit is so funny.
These entire movement is just criminals, liars, and sex offenders.
These entire movement is just criminals, liars, and sex offenders.
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Lmfao Jesus Christ people
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Lmfao Jesus Christ people
Not only Death Panels but AI Death Panels!
In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
December 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Not only Death Panels but AI Death Panels!
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Trump is using your taxpayer dollars to fix a mess he created after his tariffs nearly put so many farmers out of business.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
Breaking news: President Trump plans to announce a $12 billion relief assistance package for farmers, a key segment of his base, according to a White House official.
Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
Farmers — particularly those who produce soybeans — have felt the impact of the president’s tariff policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trump is using your taxpayer dollars to fix a mess he created after his tariffs nearly put so many farmers out of business.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
And meanwhile, his tariffs are still inflating your grocery bills. The American people deserve better.
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To recap:
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
December 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
To recap:
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
•Rittenhouse killed 2 people at a BLM rally & raised $2M
•Shiloh Hendrix called a Black child the n-word & raised $800K
•Now Crystal Wilsey called a Black customer the n-word & has already raised $100K in 1 day
On thing remains clear—White supremacy remains extremely profitable in America
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"I guess we just don't even pretend that the government isn't corrupt anymore."
@jvl.bsky.social, @crampell.bsky.social and @sonnybunch.bsky.social discuss how Jared Kushner and Trump allies are shaping the bidding war for Warner Bros. lnk.thebulwark.com/4aF2Bdz?utm_...
@jvl.bsky.social, @crampell.bsky.social and @sonnybunch.bsky.social discuss how Jared Kushner and Trump allies are shaping the bidding war for Warner Bros. lnk.thebulwark.com/4aF2Bdz?utm_...
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"I guess we just don't even pretend that the government isn't corrupt anymore."
@jvl.bsky.social, @crampell.bsky.social and @sonnybunch.bsky.social discuss how Jared Kushner and Trump allies are shaping the bidding war for Warner Bros. lnk.thebulwark.com/4aF2Bdz?utm_...
@jvl.bsky.social, @crampell.bsky.social and @sonnybunch.bsky.social discuss how Jared Kushner and Trump allies are shaping the bidding war for Warner Bros. lnk.thebulwark.com/4aF2Bdz?utm_...