m. riot

@m-riot.bsky.social

zinester, artist, photographer on ohlone/ramaytush/muwekma land 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓮 𝓟𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓮 🐈‍⬛ https://ko-fi.com/mriot

on two occasions I have run into a dude who went with the "I identify as a woman" thing because he thinks its really funny and my learning has been that if you take his word for it and start calling him a woman he stops finding it funny in about 1 second and starts getting upset & so you don't stop

Ridiculous, counterproductive, etc. I’m not a public health expert by any means, but I interact with enough Fentanyl addicts and their families to know how helpful things like this are for preventing more ODs. Yet another “we want to criminalize and kill people” move from Trump & Co.

NPR@npr.org · last wk.

Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to drug users. The strips help users check street drugs for dangerous adulterants. n.pr/45TAofr

Screenshotting this from instagram because I have typed the same thing too many times today. Spokane is showing up for our neighbors. Continue to show up, this Friday, 5-8pm @ Splat

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little kitty threw up bile seven times last night, so spent the morning at urgent care. still unsure what it was, but no blockage. maybe an upset tummy? $1200 later….happy last day of summer break...

I am very ashamed to live in a country where people will wake up with the terror that the secret police are coming to kidnap them, separate them from their families, and brutalize or even kill them because they are not white.

i really recommend signing up for pbs passport. you get all of the shows plus live tv!! i recently finished grantchester (v good!!) and am now watching patience. & of course antiques roadshow duh. should i make a zine about my fav pbs shows??

Today's daily reminder that the UAE is currently engaged in a genocide in Sudan using weapons they receive from the US and money they receive from our tourism dollars, and every celebrity who lives or vacations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is knowingly funding it.

Sister Letty was detained by ICE in Texas in June while walking to church. She was later released, but after her asylum claim was denied, she’s still facing deportation. Even though she has a valid work permit, ICE is still trying to deport a literal nun.

if i told you how much money my partner and i have spent on dealing with our ABSOLUTELY UNHINGED former landlord (lawyer fees, court fees, printing fees, moving fees) you would be very angry. unlucky for them i am v stubborn and will fight this to the end. our small claims court date is august 10.

"[A]n ill grandmother raising teens can't get her SNAP reinstated despite being eligible ... [P]arents are skipping meals to save food for their children. Families who have had their food assistance taken away are turning to overburdened food banks, which cannot fill the gap."

Truthout@truthout.org · 3w ago

At least 1.5 million children have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits since US President Donald Trump signed the Republican budget package into law last summer, enacting the largest cuts to federal food aid in the nation’s history.

From 2003 to 2024, the number of children 17-years and under killed by US law enforcement each year increased from 8 per year (0.01 per 100 000 person-years) to 37 per year (0.05 per 100 000 person-years), noticeably outpacing the significant increases in all annual deaths caused by law enforcement.

JAMA@jama.com · last mo.

From 2003 to 2024, deaths caused by law enforcement in the US rose among adults and children, with non-Hispanic Black males aged 18 to 29 years experiencing the highest rates each year. ja.ma/4vjmbCY

JAMA Research Letter: Deaths Caused by Law Enforcement in the US (Published July 8, 2026). Figure shows death rates by age group (adults, children) & by sex, race/ethnicity from 2003-2024. Adults have higher rates than children. Male Black individuals consistently show highest rates.