Mo Ryan
@moryan.bsky.social
writer. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋
moryan.com 💚
linktr.ee/maureenryan 🚀
I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica. I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’ve been a critic & journalist for 100 years. More at links above 🌸 Abolish ICE
moryan.com 💚
linktr.ee/maureenryan 🚀
I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica. I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’ve been a critic & journalist for 100 years. More at links above 🌸 Abolish ICE
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Mo Ryan
@moryan.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Timeline cleanse: one of our two new rescue cats, Chappell Ryan. This faaaace! 😻
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This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
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Join me at Beermiscuous this Wednesday at 6pm for another whistle party because we keep us safe. Supplies provided, we just need helpers.
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Join me at Beermiscuous this Wednesday at 6pm for another whistle party because we keep us safe. Supplies provided, we just need helpers.
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It snows one (1) day and they're looking to gtfo
(also I'll believe it when I see it)
(also I'll believe it when I see it)
Bovino and Co. are preparing to leave Chicago in the coming days, according to @chicagotribune.com reporting
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
It snows one (1) day and they're looking to gtfo
(also I'll believe it when I see it)
(also I'll believe it when I see it)
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If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
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CAN CONFIRM
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
CAN CONFIRM
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dems, 2009: we can't do shit we only have 59 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
dems, 2009: we can't do shit we only have 59 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
dems, 2025: we can't stop them they have 52 senators
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this is an extremely common and well understood surgery, obviously this was not a real number, but what the fuck
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
this is an extremely common and well understood surgery, obviously this was not a real number, but what the fuck
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
healthcare costs are an absurd kabuki theater between insurance and providers and no human being can possibly be expected to manage this shit
anyone who says otherwise is lying to you
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
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look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
Dems talking point: we care about kitchen table issues
people: I'm at my kitchen table rationing meds bec I can't afford health care. Or food. On kitchen table, no food, no money
Democrats: anyway kitchen table issues
people: had to burn kitchen table for fuel, i'm dying
Democrats: You're welcome!
people: I'm at my kitchen table rationing meds bec I can't afford health care. Or food. On kitchen table, no food, no money
Democrats: anyway kitchen table issues
people: had to burn kitchen table for fuel, i'm dying
Democrats: You're welcome!
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Dems talking point: we care about kitchen table issues
people: I'm at my kitchen table rationing meds bec I can't afford health care. Or food. On kitchen table, no food, no money
Democrats: anyway kitchen table issues
people: had to burn kitchen table for fuel, i'm dying
Democrats: You're welcome!
people: I'm at my kitchen table rationing meds bec I can't afford health care. Or food. On kitchen table, no food, no money
Democrats: anyway kitchen table issues
people: had to burn kitchen table for fuel, i'm dying
Democrats: You're welcome!
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The GFRobot article about Star Trek fans being majority male/conservative is still going around several days later, so I was to say 1) don't click on it or they will "write" more just like it & 2) the site is known trash.
Here's my Star Trek Feminist Community starter pack!
go.bsky.app/BJx9pao
Here's my Star Trek Feminist Community starter pack!
go.bsky.app/BJx9pao
October 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The GFRobot article about Star Trek fans being majority male/conservative is still going around several days later, so I was to say 1) don't click on it or they will "write" more just like it & 2) the site is known trash.
Here's my Star Trek Feminist Community starter pack!
go.bsky.app/BJx9pao
Here's my Star Trek Feminist Community starter pack!
go.bsky.app/BJx9pao
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Meanwhile, people unconstitutionally seized or brutalized by ICE agents can’t sue them because there’s no private right of action for them to do that.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Meanwhile, people unconstitutionally seized or brutalized by ICE agents can’t sue them because there’s no private right of action for them to do that.
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Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Meant to post this earlier, but: As @vulture.com first reported in April, THE PITT is getting a linear run on TNT. Today, we got details on when and how it will run on the network + the news that the eps will not be edited at all for language or graphic content. www.vulture.com/article/the-...
The Pitt Is Scrubbing Up for a Residency on TNT
The HBO Max hit will air uncut starting next month.
www.vulture.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Meant to post this earlier, but: As @vulture.com first reported in April, THE PITT is getting a linear run on TNT. Today, we got details on when and how it will run on the network + the news that the eps will not be edited at all for language or graphic content. www.vulture.com/article/the-...
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They just drove by and sprayed into a passing car - no attempt to ask for papers or any official interaction of any kind.
Just indiscriminately harming brown people because they can and they want to
Just indiscriminately harming brown people because they can and they want to
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
They just drove by and sprayed into a passing car - no attempt to ask for papers or any official interaction of any kind.
Just indiscriminately harming brown people because they can and they want to
Just indiscriminately harming brown people because they can and they want to
Wonderful piece about an excellent show!
wrote an essay about the lowdown, and how it can be hard to think about drama at a time when there never seem to be consequences for bad guys, and how the lowdown offers us a way out
www.vulture.com/article/the-...
www.vulture.com/article/the-...
Drama in a Time of No Consequences
The Lowdown finds hope in a world where most crimes go unpunished.
www.vulture.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wonderful piece about an excellent show!
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Happy Pluribus Premiere Weekend, everyone!
If you've already watched the first two Pluribus episodes, I had a lot of thoughts on all the things Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn and company are doing so well right from the start:
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Happy Pluribus Premiere Weekend, everyone!
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The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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The right cannot be "fixed." It must be defeated. The same is true of Dems like Schumer. They cannot be cajoled into serving a better set of interests. They are constitutionally incapable, and what's more, they don't want to. We aren't part of their priority set.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The right cannot be "fixed." It must be defeated. The same is true of Dems like Schumer. They cannot be cajoled into serving a better set of interests. They are constitutionally incapable, and what's more, they don't want to. We aren't part of their priority set.
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“I see you, Chicago. I see you charging out of your homes before you’ve brushed your teeth to blow your whistles, shout down ICE agents, and hold onto your neighbors.”
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“I see you, Chicago. I see you charging out of your homes before you’ve brushed your teeth to blow your whistles, shout down ICE agents, and hold onto your neighbors.”
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
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COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
COMPLICITY NOT COWARDICE. COMPLICITY.
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Sadistic, marauding fascist monsters having a tourist moment. “The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, ‘Everyone say, “Little Village!”’”
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sadistic, marauding fascist monsters having a tourist moment. “The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, ‘Everyone say, “Little Village!”’”