John Tyler
@jrtyler2176.bsky.social
TTRPG aficionado, LARPer, reader, hobby cook, and progressive politics junkie
Hey Kentucky, y'all all right down there?
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hey Kentucky, y'all all right down there?
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And Kid Rock has entered the face eating leopard den.
May 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And Kid Rock has entered the face eating leopard den.
Trump declared that he wanted to use the military in Mexico to go after drug cartels.
Then, Trump declared Mexican drug cartels to be terrorist organizations.
Then, Trump declared that the Mexican government is allied with the cartels.
Then, Trump declared Mexican drug cartels to be terrorist organizations.
Then, Trump declared that the Mexican government is allied with the cartels.
February 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Trump declared that he wanted to use the military in Mexico to go after drug cartels.
Then, Trump declared Mexican drug cartels to be terrorist organizations.
Then, Trump declared that the Mexican government is allied with the cartels.
Then, Trump declared Mexican drug cartels to be terrorist organizations.
Then, Trump declared that the Mexican government is allied with the cartels.
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One scientist texted his landlord to say his rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another worried how much longer he could afford his mortgage. These were some effects of Trump’s federal funding freeze on researchers who rely on National Science Foundation grants.
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One scientist texted his landlord to say his rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another worried how much longer he could afford his mortgage. These were some effects of Trump’s federal funding freeze on researchers who rely on National Science Foundation grants.
I didn't have a chance to see the whole Kennedy confirmation hearing yesterday. Did anyone bother to ask him if the nomination was direct quid pro quo for his support after dropping out of the race? Or is that just too obvious?
January 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I didn't have a chance to see the whole Kennedy confirmation hearing yesterday. Did anyone bother to ask him if the nomination was direct quid pro quo for his support after dropping out of the race? Or is that just too obvious?
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Open-air corruption. They’re just flaunting it.
January 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Open-air corruption. They’re just flaunting it.
Trump just slapped a 25% tariff on everything from Columbia in retaliation for refusing two deportation flights. It goes up to 50% in a week.
Expect your coffee to get even more expensive.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Expect your coffee to get even more expensive.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Trump issuing ‘emergency 25% tariffs’ against Colombia after country turned back deportation flights | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced retaliatory tariffs on Colombia after its president blocked US military deportation flights from landing, the first instance of Trump using economic pressure...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trump just slapped a 25% tariff on everything from Columbia in retaliation for refusing two deportation flights. It goes up to 50% in a week.
Expect your coffee to get even more expensive.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Expect your coffee to get even more expensive.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/p...
Folks on the left who refused to vote for Harris because of Gaza? Trump wants to "clean it out" by removing the Palestinians.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Trump Says He Wants to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza, Send Refugees to Egypt and Jordan
The president, calling the heavily bombed enclave “a demolition site,” proposed relocating Palestinians temporarily or long-term, a move rejected by Arab countries since the war began.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Folks on the left who refused to vote for Harris because of Gaza? Trump wants to "clean it out" by removing the Palestinians.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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This is happening to thousands of people fighting for their lives because in real life, government does a lot of good and important shit.
January 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is happening to thousands of people fighting for their lives because in real life, government does a lot of good and important shit.
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The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years
azmirror.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social
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Trump has ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
www.science.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Trump has ordered the National Institutes of Health to cancel their review panels on cancer research.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
“The impact of [Trump’s] collective executive orders appears devastating,” one senior NIH employee says.
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People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
January 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
People on TikTok are reporting ICE raids happening in small cities in various states.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
To get past algorithmic censorship, they’re writing down the information on paper and holding up and shuffling through the handwritten signs as they talk about pretend subjects like shopping, food, and animals.
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Iowa activists, activate.
ICE is rounding up “suspected” undocumented immigrants.
No due process for American OR undocumented human beings.
🙏🏽
ICE is rounding up “suspected” undocumented immigrants.
No due process for American OR undocumented human beings.
🙏🏽
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Iowa activists, activate.
ICE is rounding up “suspected” undocumented immigrants.
No due process for American OR undocumented human beings.
🙏🏽
ICE is rounding up “suspected” undocumented immigrants.
No due process for American OR undocumented human beings.
🙏🏽
"This is the kind of committee you put together when you're trying to stage the Capitol Hill equivalent of bare-knuckle brawls."
www.axios.com/2025/01/22/d...
www.axios.com/2025/01/22/d...
Congress set to face chaos with Marjorie Taylor Greene-led DOGE subcommittee
The panel is stacked on both sides with some of the House's most outspoken and ideological members.
www.axios.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"This is the kind of committee you put together when you're trying to stage the Capitol Hill equivalent of bare-knuckle brawls."
www.axios.com/2025/01/22/d...
www.axios.com/2025/01/22/d...
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About 44% of Trump’s election was funded by just 10 megadonors, almost exactly 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark 'Citizens United' ruling, which opened the floodgates for corporations and billionaires to pour unlimited money into elections.
“Citizens United” Allowed 44% of Trump’s Election to Be Funded by 10 Megadonors
The ruling affords billionaires unprecedented political power as the rest of us pay the price, says an expert.
truthout.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
About 44% of Trump’s election was funded by just 10 megadonors, almost exactly 15 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark 'Citizens United' ruling, which opened the floodgates for corporations and billionaires to pour unlimited money into elections.
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When asked if he thinks violent Jan 6 offenders, including those who brutally attacked police, should have been pardoned, Senator Tommy Tuberville replied that he "didn't see the video" showing the violence. It's been 4 years, Senator, it's been 4 years.
January 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
When asked if he thinks violent Jan 6 offenders, including those who brutally attacked police, should have been pardoned, Senator Tommy Tuberville replied that he "didn't see the video" showing the violence. It's been 4 years, Senator, it's been 4 years.
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First elementary schooler at work I've seen sieg heiling, just minutes ago. Thanks Elon Musk!
January 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
First elementary schooler at work I've seen sieg heiling, just minutes ago. Thanks Elon Musk!
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Trump has suspended refugee admissions programs.
As a result: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S. — including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel — are having their flights canceled.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
As a result: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S. — including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel — are having their flights canceled.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Exclusive: Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say U.S official, advocate
Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S., including family members of active duty U.S. military personnel, are having their flights canceled under President Donald Trump's order suspending U.S. refugee programs, a U.S. official and a leading refugee resettlement advocate said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Trump has suspended refugee admissions programs.
As a result: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S. — including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel — are having their flights canceled.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
As a result: Nearly 1,660 Afghans cleared by the U.S. government to resettle in the U.S. — including family members of active-duty U.S. military personnel — are having their flights canceled.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Every morning when I wake up...and read the latest news about the California fires and the loss of life and property, and the amount of sorrow and heartache...I literally take a few minutes and walk around my house, feeling grateful that I have a roof over my head.
January 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Every morning when I wake up...and read the latest news about the California fires and the loss of life and property, and the amount of sorrow and heartache...I literally take a few minutes and walk around my house, feeling grateful that I have a roof over my head.
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“How did we get to the point where climate disasters like the Los Angeles fire happen?” ask mainstream media outlets like the New York Times that relentlessly ridiculed Al Gore’s environmentalism a quarter century ago.
January 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“How did we get to the point where climate disasters like the Los Angeles fire happen?” ask mainstream media outlets like the New York Times that relentlessly ridiculed Al Gore’s environmentalism a quarter century ago.