John Royal
@johnroyal.bsky.social
Attorney, Reformed Sports Writer, Uncle
https://johnroyal.substack.com
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What would MLK think about Houston’s order before justice mayor: open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
Mayor John Whitmire and "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
What would MLK think about Houston’s order before justice mayor: open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
Oh wow what an incredible play.
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Oh wow what an incredible play.
On the meaning of life and a good bass line. open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
On Life, Music, Fandom, and a Great Bass Line
or, Disarm You With a Smile
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
On the meaning of life and a good bass line. open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
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New season of Blackadder is gonna be lit bsky.app/profile/pete...
BREAKING: The UK is sending a single military officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark to participate in a multi-nation exercise
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
New season of Blackadder is gonna be lit bsky.app/profile/pete...
Somebody needs to inform Jason Benetti and Bill Raftery that the Astrodome is still standing. Do they not have a local floor producer with them or someone in the truck from Houston to correct them?
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Somebody needs to inform Jason Benetti and Bill Raftery that the Astrodome is still standing. Do they not have a local floor producer with them or someone in the truck from Houston to correct them?
The @houstondash.com are now linked to the Houston Astros and that tie goes through one of my all-time favorite Astros: open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
From Rader to Rader, Connecting the Astros to Dash
or, is Time Running Out for the Family of Man?
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The @houstondash.com are now linked to the Houston Astros and that tie goes through one of my all-time favorite Astros: open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
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Oh man I feel sorry for A-Aron’s pretend wife tonight.
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Oh man I feel sorry for A-Aron’s pretend wife tonight.
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Have you ever been mocked by a woman? Wanted to kill her? President Trump thinks you are ICE material.
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Have you ever been mocked by a woman? Wanted to kill her? President Trump thinks you are ICE material.
I see Austin's following John Whitmire's playbook for Houston.
Austin Police responded to a disturbance call. They didn't find a disturbance, but found someone at the scene had an administrative warrant and reported her to ICE.
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
Agents took her and her U.S. citizen kid, and now her family can't find them.
My latest for @kxan.com: www.kxan.com/news/local/a...
![Officers didn’t find an “on-going disturbance” or anyone with injuries, said APD Strategic Communications Manager Anna Sabana in a message to media. The officers “identified an individual with an Administrative Warrant issued by [ICE],” according to Sabana’s statement.
An administrative warrant, issued by a federal agency, is not the same as a judicial warrant issued by a court. Administrative warrants allow designated federal agents — not state or local law enforcement officers — to make arrests, but do not authorize searches or entry into a building, according to the National Immigration Law Center.
“APD notified ICE due to the Administrative Warrant on the subject,” said Sabana, who cited APD policy. “Federal authorities arrived on scene and took custody of the individual and her child. APD has spoken with ICE, mother and child are together with ICE.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q6h6j7beu2xjiy2ozlitymkd/bafkreihxeb4u7yprhdnszs5qvd6hfks3sc7m4c7pe7vhendvvxuhho5hxe@jpeg)
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I see Austin's following John Whitmire's playbook for Houston.
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Americans have the right to protest. We have the right to question our leaders, to fight against tyranny. Not just the right, the obligation. It's all right there in our country's founding documents.
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Americans have the right to protest. We have the right to question our leaders, to fight against tyranny. Not just the right, the obligation. It's all right there in our country's founding documents.
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there needs to be a sex offender registry but for ice guys. you should have to go door to door when you move to a new area and inform your neighbors that you used to be an ice guy. they shouldn't be allowed with 500 feet of a school
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
there needs to be a sex offender registry but for ice guys. you should have to go door to door when you move to a new area and inform your neighbors that you used to be an ice guy. they shouldn't be allowed with 500 feet of a school
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Now that Ole Miss can’t win the national championship I wonder if Lane Kiffin will go back
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Now that Ole Miss can’t win the national championship I wonder if Lane Kiffin will go back
@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social I know that things are terrible, but have you looked at how our Bees doing? I recall preseason predictions that Brentford would be relegated.
January 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social I know that things are terrible, but have you looked at how our Bees doing? I recall preseason predictions that Brentford would be relegated.
In fairness to the Aggies, maybe they just think Plato is Mickey Mouse's dog. open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
The Human Situation and Me
or, Plato's more than just Mickey Mouse's dog
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January 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
In fairness to the Aggies, maybe they just think Plato is Mickey Mouse's dog. open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
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Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video.
The Trump administration is lying.
The Trump administration is lying.
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We have to demand that Trump’s federal agents are held accountable for killing Americans just like we do when state and local . . . . fuck
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
We have to demand that Trump’s federal agents are held accountable for killing Americans just like we do when state and local . . . . fuck
Plato is more than just Mickey Mouse’s dog: open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
The Human Situation and Me
or, Plato's more than just Mickey Mouse's dog
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Plato is more than just Mickey Mouse’s dog: open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
Look, I know just do civil law, but am I crazy in thinking that you just can’t swoop into another country in violation of extradition treaties and take their citizens?
Pam Bondi: "This was well within the president's Article 2 powers. It was a law enforcement function to arrest indicted individuals in Venezuela."
January 6, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Look, I know just do civil law, but am I crazy in thinking that you just can’t swoop into another country in violation of extradition treaties and take their citizens?
Holy Crap, the Texans got prime time on Monday night and not 3:30 on Saturday on Peacock.
January 5, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Holy Crap, the Texans got prime time on Monday night and not 3:30 on Saturday on Peacock.
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So like, what if Maduro is somehow acquitted?
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
So like, what if Maduro is somehow acquitted?
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Thank you all for your concern, and yes, PM Tuxley II has been moved to a safe location with cell geolocation disabled. He can be marked as “safe from American kidnappers” on social media. Thank you for your inattention to this matter!
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Thank you all for your concern, and yes, PM Tuxley II has been moved to a safe location with cell geolocation disabled. He can be marked as “safe from American kidnappers” on social media. Thank you for your inattention to this matter!