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Katie Riley

@ktriley.bsky.social

Head of Data and Graphics at The Observer. Used to work at ๐Ÿข, WSJ, FT, Atlantic. Illinoisan. Londoner. Sleepy. [Email me: katie@observer.co.uk]

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Do not do this. Listen to @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social instead. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

27.01.2026 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 278    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is quite a post

www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is...

17.01.2026 06:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8085    ๐Ÿ” 2722    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 250    ๐Ÿ“Œ 753

Not me x

12.01.2026 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh shit, no way. Whatโ€™s the one thing?

12.01.2026 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t know how anyone can look at whatโ€™s happening in Minnesota and think โ€œthis is a regime that intends to allow for a peaceful transition of power.โ€

12.01.2026 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 154    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

they didnโ€™t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they donโ€™t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

09.01.2026 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23436    ๐Ÿ” 7139    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 340    ๐Ÿ“Œ 331
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Renee Goodโ€™s wife says she was supporting neighbors when killed by ICE Renee Nicole Good was a devoted mother and artist before she was fatally shot and became a flash point of anger against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

โ€œOn Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.โ€

09.01.2026 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 126    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Hereโ€™s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If youโ€™re planning to protest, hereโ€™s how to safeguard your digital security.

08.01.2026 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3901    ๐Ÿ” 2273    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160

404 is consistently doing some of the most critical reporting on ICE/CBP/DHS.

Their newest reporting on the tech theyโ€™re using to track Americans is chilling.

08.01.2026 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tricia McLaughlin, a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman, said in a statement that an agent had opened fire after a woman โ€œweaponized her vehicleโ€ in an attempt to kill federal officers. Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis called her account โ€œbullshitโ€ in a news conference, describing the shooting instead as โ€œan agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.โ€  

Neither description of the encounter could be immediately verified independently. Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat whose congressional district includes the shooting scene, described the person who was killed as a โ€œlegal observer.โ€

Tricia McLaughlin, a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman, said in a statement that an agent had opened fire after a woman โ€œweaponized her vehicleโ€ in an attempt to kill federal officers. Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis called her account โ€œbullshitโ€ in a news conference, describing the shooting instead as โ€œan agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.โ€ Neither description of the encounter could be immediately verified independently. Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat whose congressional district includes the shooting scene, described the person who was killed as a โ€œlegal observer.โ€

the nyt says that no version of events in minneapolis can be "verified independently." but that's not true! there are multiple videos proving that the ICE version of events is a total lie. maybe the nyt can, y'know, watch one of them? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

07.01.2026 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2777    ๐Ÿ” 641    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 72    ๐Ÿ“Œ 117

Tech bros shocked that normal human beings enjoy thinking

05.12.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1805    ๐Ÿ” 401    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

So we're all doing this then, right?

18.11.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a terrible day to know how to read

14.11.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4539    ๐Ÿ” 547    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39    ๐Ÿ“Œ 66

So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and nowโ€”Iโ€™m worriedโ€”itโ€™s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. Iโ€™m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.

15.11.2025 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3291    ๐Ÿ” 662    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29

Iโ€™m glad that the Nazi tattoo is a line for people but just to be clear, โ€œItโ€™s womenโ€™s fault if they get rapedโ€ should have been.

21.10.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 904    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My (British) girlfriend finding out Iโ€™m not old enough to be president yet, with absolute outrage: โ€œBut thereโ€™s no upper age limit?!โ€

21.10.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tell me what other part I need to play, Prime Minister.

21.10.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Immigrants areโ€ฆ

a) almost uniformly not allowed access to public funds;
b) charged doubly for using the NHS (immigration surcharge and tax);
c) and required to make more than ยฃ41k and pay upwards of ยฃ10k/pp by the time theyโ€™re granted ILR.

What part of that is not earning their right?

21.10.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If Labour cannot denounce mass deportation of permanent residents, Idi Amin style, what is the point of them?

20.10.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 785    ๐Ÿ” 217    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Lazy freeloading international students, though, am I right?

15.10.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is so obviously true.

Itโ€™s also โ€“ not for nothing โ€“ bonkers stupid as a policy. The reason the data shows so many foreign grads donโ€™t transition to employment visas โ€œas intendedโ€ is because Labour has made it even more difficult โ€“ and even more EXPENSIVE!!!! โ€“ to sponsor workers.

15.10.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the governmentโ€™s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

06.10.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16095    ๐Ÿ” 7568    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 821    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1079
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livinโ€™ that champagne life ๐Ÿพ

03.10.2025 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
I'm an epidemiologist. Sewage systems are sexy.

Dosco Jones @doscojones.bsky.social
I'm an engineer. Sewage systems are sexy.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social I'm an epidemiologist. Sewage systems are sexy. Dosco Jones @doscojones.bsky.social I'm an engineer. Sewage systems are sexy.

Iโ€™m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.

30.09.2025 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8534    ๐Ÿ” 1056    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142    ๐Ÿ“Œ 77

Is there a reason I ask that the Times are using a picture of asylum seekers in a boat to describe rules for migrants who came on legal routes such as skilled worker visas for doctors?

30.09.2025 06:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2329    ๐Ÿ” 625    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

17.09.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30319    ๐Ÿ” 7141    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 274    ๐Ÿ“Œ 169

i should go to sleep so iโ€™m rested for another day of The Horrors

18.09.2025 04:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1415    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Lots of men really think that being punished or even embarrassed for sexually exploiting teenage girls is a great injustice, and that actually sexually exploiting them is somewhere on the spectrum between โ€œokayโ€ and โ€œpretty cool.โ€

11.09.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 485    ๐Ÿ” 97    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good heads up especially for media: do not take a bunch if correlations by motivated actors seriously. If they donโ€™t preregister their hypotheses and data, chances are the results are spurious and cherry picked

06.09.2025 13:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 465    ๐Ÿ” 136    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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