Ryan Sheldon
@rlsheldon.bsky.social
MT-born, DC-based technophile, newsophile, gamer, and humanist. (he/him)
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Love it. A must-read from @joho.bsky.social, reminding Prasad, Bhattacharya, Makary et al., reminding us that the U.S. is facing several disease outbreaks, so they have a great opportunity to show the rest of us how their way is “better”.
We’re waiting…
We’re waiting…
The Murray Hill Declaration
It's the responsibility of our medical establishment to protect the vulnerable and keep schools open.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Love it. A must-read from @joho.bsky.social, reminding Prasad, Bhattacharya, Makary et al., reminding us that the U.S. is facing several disease outbreaks, so they have a great opportunity to show the rest of us how their way is “better”.
We’re waiting…
We’re waiting…
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I will be awarding my cat in lieu of human offspring. But same sentiment.
December 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I will be awarding my cat in lieu of human offspring. But same sentiment.
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This is him. From Facebook
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is him. From Facebook
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
Do you use protein powder? Do you like lead? Turns out we might be getting more than what’s on the label in common protein powders as of late.
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Do you use protein powder? Do you like lead? Turns out we might be getting more than what’s on the label in common protein powders as of late.
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Conversation beteeen me and a friend today about National Guard deployments.
Me: “I don’t really mind the National Guard as much as I mind ICE.”
My Friend: “But you know why they’re doing [the National Guard deployment] in DC, right?”
Me: “…”
Me: “I don’t really mind the National Guard as much as I mind ICE.”
My Friend: “But you know why they’re doing [the National Guard deployment] in DC, right?”
Me: “…”
August 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Conversation beteeen me and a friend today about National Guard deployments.
Me: “I don’t really mind the National Guard as much as I mind ICE.”
My Friend: “But you know why they’re doing [the National Guard deployment] in DC, right?”
Me: “…”
Me: “I don’t really mind the National Guard as much as I mind ICE.”
My Friend: “But you know why they’re doing [the National Guard deployment] in DC, right?”
Me: “…”
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I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
August 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WTAF. This is putting the public in danger, not just those two individuals.
WTAF. This is putting the public in danger, not just those two individuals.
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WTAF. This is putting the public in danger, not just those two individuals.
WTAF. This is putting the public in danger, not just those two individuals.
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No notes. 😅
No notes. 😅
White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off
YouTube video by The Onion
youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=kkt-...
No notes. 😅
No notes. 😅
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Every time I see Karoline Leavitt on my screen… 🤣
June 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every time I see Karoline Leavitt on my screen… 🤣
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🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
June 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
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“…there seems no way to grow a broad coalition with them… Even if we threw everyone under the bus … in order to get them, why would they move? … We'd have swapped decent people for indecent people, for a net zero gain, and all it cost us was core principles.”
“…there seems no way to grow a broad coalition with them… Even if we threw everyone under the bus … in order to get them, why would they move? … We'd have swapped decent people for indecent people, for a net zero gain, and all it cost us was core principles.”
Winning the Middle
What makes for a purity test? What makes for a big tent? Unpacking the apparently pragmatic demand that we Speak Low about fascists to beat fascism.
www.the-reframe.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
www.the-reframe.com/winning-the-...
“…there seems no way to grow a broad coalition with them… Even if we threw everyone under the bus … in order to get them, why would they move? … We'd have swapped decent people for indecent people, for a net zero gain, and all it cost us was core principles.”
“…there seems no way to grow a broad coalition with them… Even if we threw everyone under the bus … in order to get them, why would they move? … We'd have swapped decent people for indecent people, for a net zero gain, and all it cost us was core principles.”
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🧵 💥 Russia: Over 40 parked Russian strategic bombers struck by Ukrainian short range attack drones across 4 bases spanning 4,000km, from Murmansk to Irkutsk.
150 drones secretly transported to the bases. Activated via Russian cellular networks. SBU operation Spiderweb.
150 drones secretly transported to the bases. Activated via Russian cellular networks. SBU operation Spiderweb.
June 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🧵 💥 Russia: Over 40 parked Russian strategic bombers struck by Ukrainian short range attack drones across 4 bases spanning 4,000km, from Murmansk to Irkutsk.
150 drones secretly transported to the bases. Activated via Russian cellular networks. SBU operation Spiderweb.
150 drones secretly transported to the bases. Activated via Russian cellular networks. SBU operation Spiderweb.
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How is it that some folks confuse “uphold the constitution” with “I’m confused when not all of my constituents are Christian”??
May 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
How is it that some folks confuse “uphold the constitution” with “I’m confused when not all of my constituents are Christian”??
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So I've been pretty vocally skeptical of politics as being materially driven, and I've been trying to distill down what I think the alternative viewpoint is. Information and psychology play a role, but what's the mechanism? And I think the best way to sum it up is "social expectations."
May 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So I've been pretty vocally skeptical of politics as being materially driven, and I've been trying to distill down what I think the alternative viewpoint is. Information and psychology play a role, but what's the mechanism? And I think the best way to sum it up is "social expectations."
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BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.