John Ryan
@heyjohnryan.bsky.social
KUOW Public Radio environment reporter. Seattle. Is this thing on?
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@heyjohnryan.bsky.social
· Jan 30
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“Rad’s leadership is actively pursuing all viable options to keep the company operating.”
@mnickelsburg.bsky.social has the latest on Ballard's Rad Power Bikes facing closure. www.kuow.org/stories/rad-...
@mnickelsburg.bsky.social has the latest on Ballard's Rad Power Bikes facing closure. www.kuow.org/stories/rad-...
Rad Power Bikes speeds toward financial cliff
It may be the end of the road for Rad Power Bikes.
www.kuow.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Rad’s leadership is actively pursuing all viable options to keep the company operating.”
@mnickelsburg.bsky.social has the latest on Ballard's Rad Power Bikes facing closure. www.kuow.org/stories/rad-...
@mnickelsburg.bsky.social has the latest on Ballard's Rad Power Bikes facing closure. www.kuow.org/stories/rad-...
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Rad is one of the largest e-bike sellers in the US. This could be a critical moment for the nation’s e-bike movement as a whole.
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Rad is one of the largest e-bike sellers in the US. This could be a critical moment for the nation’s e-bike movement as a whole.
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What you don't talk about still can hurt you.
The big issue Democrats have stopped talking about
A Washington Post analysis of Democratic lawmakers’ appearances and social media posts show they are going quiet on climate.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What you don't talk about still can hurt you.
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The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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No single US news source is consumed by more than 25% of Americans, whereas 60% of Brits regularly watch/read/listen to the BBC.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
No single US news source is consumed by more than 25% of Americans, whereas 60% of Brits regularly watch/read/listen to the BBC.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
Ah NPR, the calm, measured voice of news that would never resort to sensationalist clickbait headlines
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans? n.pr/3WNy2KL
Wait, what? A RAT caught and ate a BAT? And there's video! What does it portend?
Scientists filmed bats to see how they communicate while swarming. They found a surprise: In urban settings, rats attack bats. What are the implications for bats ... and virus spread to humans?
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Ah NPR, the calm, measured voice of news that would never resort to sensationalist clickbait headlines
Pittsburgh working-class royalty 🥹
here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Pittsburgh working-class royalty 🥹
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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday outlined plans to tax commercial flights and private jets, an initiative meant to combat planet-warming pollution from aviation that could hike the cost of business travel.
Private Jet, Business Class Tax Backed by Spain at Climate Talks
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday outlined plans to tax commercial flights and private jets, an initiative meant to combat planet-warming pollution from aviation that could hike the cost of business travel.
bloom.bg
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday outlined plans to tax commercial flights and private jets, an initiative meant to combat planet-warming pollution from aviation that could hike the cost of business travel.
Saw this blatantly partisan message atop a federal website while reporting on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Saw this blatantly partisan message atop a federal website while reporting on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
A great obit of a scientist who went (deservedly) from rockstar to pariah.
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast. n.pr/4oFvBWI
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A great obit of a scientist who went (deservedly) from rockstar to pariah.
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Huh. And oh.
"Last week, NPR’s leadership proposed testing the use of artificial intelligence to produce digital versions of radio stories, to make the middle of the editorial process more efficient."
Please DM/email/signal me if you know something about this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
Please DM/email/signal me if you know something about this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
Who Wrote That Headline? Maybe a Robot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Huh. And oh.
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UPDATE: THEY FIXED IT
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
UPDATE: THEY FIXED IT
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The claim that “emissions have come down” in this @nytimes.com @sominisengupta.bsky.social article on where we are ten years post-Paris is FALSE.
Global emissions were at an all-time high in 2024.
As it stands this claim is misinformation. They need to issue a correction!
Global emissions were at an all-time high in 2024.
As it stands this claim is misinformation. They need to issue a correction!
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The claim that “emissions have come down” in this @nytimes.com @sominisengupta.bsky.social article on where we are ten years post-Paris is FALSE.
Global emissions were at an all-time high in 2024.
As it stands this claim is misinformation. They need to issue a correction!
Global emissions were at an all-time high in 2024.
As it stands this claim is misinformation. They need to issue a correction!
Climate hawk Donald Trump abruptly lowers emissions of major polluting industry
Airlines cancel more than 700 US flights as FAA-ordered, Trump shutdown cuts begin… www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/a...
Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin
The cuts were ordered as air traffic controllers have missed their paychecks due to the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Climate hawk Donald Trump abruptly lowers emissions of major polluting industry
A modest proposal:
Rename all p.r. shops
“Whole Special Delaying Process Department”
Rename all p.r. shops
“Whole Special Delaying Process Department”
I asked SPD's comms department to confirm this 2 days ago and they ignored me as usual. (All my questions have to go through their PR person—literally, I cant't get yes/no answers without a whole special delaying process. It's wild!) Anyway, here's the press release they did instead of answering me.
Chief Shon Barnes Announces New East Precinct Captain and New LGBTQ+ Liaison - SPD Blotter
The East Precinct is home to one of Seattle’s most diverse and vibrant communities, including many LGBTQ+ residents and small businesses. I am committed to ensuring the precinct’s leadership reflects ...
spdblotter.seattle.gov
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A modest proposal:
Rename all p.r. shops
“Whole Special Delaying Process Department”
Rename all p.r. shops
“Whole Special Delaying Process Department”
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Today the 2025 State of the Cryosphere report was published by over 50 leading cryosphere scientists.
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
November 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Today the 2025 State of the Cryosphere report was published by over 50 leading cryosphere scientists.
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
An urgent warning about the global consequences of the meltdown of ice, including the risk of shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC. 🌊
iccinet.org/statecryo25/
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MAGA loyalist Kari Lake, the acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has announced that it will be shutting down a government-funded radio station for what it claims is the undermining of Donald Trump’s foreign policies.
MAGA Loyalist Shutting Down Radio Station That ‘Undermined’ Trump
Kari Lake is trying to dismantle a government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
MAGA loyalist Kari Lake, the acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has announced that it will be shutting down a government-funded radio station for what it claims is the undermining of Donald Trump’s foreign policies.
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Not the behavior of a department convinced that its actions are legal.
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Not the behavior of a department convinced that its actions are legal.
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Incredible
What can you give your mate who’s desperately upset on missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize?
FIFA announce new peace prize to be handed out in * can I shock you * Washington 🙀
FIFA announce new peace prize to be handed out in * can I shock you * Washington 🙀
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Incredible
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
