Riley D
@rileydotdee.bsky.social
J.D. Formerly a grad student in Disability Studies and even more formerly a publishing underling. Disabled/chronically ill. Here for books, knitting & convos re: disability. She/her.
Finally starting to see on mainstream news sources
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Follow live: Three people shot in downtown Washington DC
Multiple emergency vehicles are responding to the shooting a few blocks away from the White House.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Finally starting to see on mainstream news sources
www.bbc.com/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.com/news/live/cm...
😬 Reminder, if you need it, that they need to get done, but they don't have to be immaculate. The benefit from trying to write perfect law school assignments is marginal, but it will probably make you more miserable than it's worth in the meantime
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
😬 Reminder, if you need it, that they need to get done, but they don't have to be immaculate. The benefit from trying to write perfect law school assignments is marginal, but it will probably make you more miserable than it's worth in the meantime
❤️ It's a very specific feeling!
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
❤️ It's a very specific feeling!
The assignments will still be there tomorrow, working on them tonight will do nothing but steal your evening of peace and joy. Ignore the stress pull of the assignments
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The assignments will still be there tomorrow, working on them tonight will do nothing but steal your evening of peace and joy. Ignore the stress pull of the assignments
In my head "toll" is like "sanction" in that it could mean two completely opposite things
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In my head "toll" is like "sanction" in that it could mean two completely opposite things
I haven't had the energy for cooking this week, but I got the cooking spirit today and made a big ol' pot of chili, all from ingredients I had at home
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I haven't had the energy for cooking this week, but I got the cooking spirit today and made a big ol' pot of chili, all from ingredients I had at home
Brilliant. Consider me influenced
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Brilliant. Consider me influenced
Unsure about the rest of the world, but this is not common at all in the US! We typically just use "heart" for both the shape meaning affection and the anatomical organ. And the candy that other countries referred to as "love hearts" are called "conversation hearts" here as far as I know
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Unsure about the rest of the world, but this is not common at all in the US! We typically just use "heart" for both the shape meaning affection and the anatomical organ. And the candy that other countries referred to as "love hearts" are called "conversation hearts" here as far as I know
It has never occurred to me that we could acquire chocolate digestives in the US. And what a terrible name for a delicious cookie
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It has never occurred to me that we could acquire chocolate digestives in the US. And what a terrible name for a delicious cookie
I really think you're on to something here
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I really think you're on to something here
I'm reading The Pacific Circuit, watching Scandal, and hopefully making chicken noodle soup. And, fingers crossed, finishing a sweater that has taken me 5 months to knit
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I'm reading The Pacific Circuit, watching Scandal, and hopefully making chicken noodle soup. And, fingers crossed, finishing a sweater that has taken me 5 months to knit
Idk if this will be helpful, but sometimes manufacturers have more than one program or way to help. I know another call about this is more potential difficulty, but it may be worth an ask as to whether they've got other assistance for folks in this exact situation!
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Idk if this will be helpful, but sometimes manufacturers have more than one program or way to help. I know another call about this is more potential difficulty, but it may be worth an ask as to whether they've got other assistance for folks in this exact situation!
It's on his shirt, too!
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It's on his shirt, too!
Hot, definitely. I'll get iced whatever when it's hot as hell, in deference to the realities of having a body, but hot is still what I'm wishing I was drinking even then!
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hot, definitely. I'll get iced whatever when it's hot as hell, in deference to the realities of having a body, but hot is still what I'm wishing I was drinking even then!
My English lit degree feels more valuable by the day lately!! What is this nonsense!
October 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
My English lit degree feels more valuable by the day lately!! What is this nonsense!
Graham Platner share.google/LRoVt7EfkU3e...
Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol
His former political director said he "knows damn well" what the tattoo signifies.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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