Ryan H.
@ryan.blacksky.app
Your friendly neighborhood abolitionist.
Educator/Activist/Artist and wildlife photographer. Building towards a care-based world in unarmed response, housing & social/racial justice; writing at https://creating.care
(he/him) 💛🤍💜🖤 ♿ linktr.ee/rhenyard
Educator/Activist/Artist and wildlife photographer. Building towards a care-based world in unarmed response, housing & social/racial justice; writing at https://creating.care
(he/him) 💛🤍💜🖤 ♿ linktr.ee/rhenyard
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Ryan H.
@ryan.blacksky.app
· Jan 23
Happy to share that for #GivingTuesday I've created my 5th (!) edition of Ryan's Community Giving Guide for SE Michigan. Please share widely, and let me know if you discover/donate to someone new through this work - it really helps!
You can grab the full PDF version at www.henyard.com/giving
You can grab the full PDF version at www.henyard.com/giving
If you're in Southeast Michigan, this set of resources I've compiled have a lot of organizations working to protect those under threat from the new administration.
I had to switch the game up to burned CDs and dubbing anime onto VHS/DVD because our class had a Candy Girl with a massive operation the rest of us couldn't compete with.
She paid off upperclassmen to get a locker on each floor to hold inventory! Next level shit
She paid off upperclassmen to get a locker on each floor to hold inventory! Next level shit
If you resold candy that you bought in bulk, in high school, raise ya hand 😂
Some of us knew about Costco at a young age because we were replenishing blow pop inventory
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I had to switch the game up to burned CDs and dubbing anime onto VHS/DVD because our class had a Candy Girl with a massive operation the rest of us couldn't compete with.
She paid off upperclassmen to get a locker on each floor to hold inventory! Next level shit
She paid off upperclassmen to get a locker on each floor to hold inventory! Next level shit
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Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
Thought I got hit hard with Detroit Smash in MHA but wasn't expecting Michigan Sword in Chainsaw Man 🫱🏾✋🏾
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thought I got hit hard with Detroit Smash in MHA but wasn't expecting Michigan Sword in Chainsaw Man 🫱🏾✋🏾
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"Yet it is precisely because the vigilance committees opened up spaces where fugitives and other abolitionists could exchange ideas that the most absolute dreams of the abolitionist movement could be made thinkable." hammerandhope.org/article/unde...
The Black People Who Fled Slavery Had a Lot to Teach Their Northern Allies
Black-led vigilance committees not only protected and aided fugitives but also learned from the formerly enslaved as they built a movement pedagogy together.
hammerandhope.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"Yet it is precisely because the vigilance committees opened up spaces where fugitives and other abolitionists could exchange ideas that the most absolute dreams of the abolitionist movement could be made thinkable." hammerandhope.org/article/unde...
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Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Columbo in his first episode looks like a dog that's just come back from the groomer
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Absolutely. 100%. Dare I say most of us do.
Do others struggle with guilt & inadequacy because of disability? Like I can't go that hard, I can't do that thing, what's that say about my worth. I know all that is nonsense internalized ableism but I can't be the only one who deals with it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Absolutely. 100%. Dare I say most of us do.
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This is specifically about Ezra Klein, but it applies to millions of white men.
Ezra Klein quoted a Buddhist prayer to Ta-Nehisi Coates… right after Coates was talking about MLK’s murder. This isn’t wisdom or empathy—it’s podcast brain + liberal squish vibes. Equipoise is great b...
TikTok video by matthew remski
www.tiktok.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is specifically about Ezra Klein, but it applies to millions of white men.
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Let white people be the face of Trump’s hunger crisis—opinion by @angryblacklady.blacksky.app
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis—Opinion
Black suffering has never moved this country to act. Maybe seeing white families skip meals will finally make us admit that food insecurity isn’t fate—it’s a choice politicians keep making.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Let white people be the face of Trump’s hunger crisis—opinion by @angryblacklady.blacksky.app
love how the academics that would most move me towards doctoral study (in terms of new knowledge & academic community) don't actually have degree granting options 🙃 giving up the idea of being excited about something like DH or Justice, or the Ed.D options are 70% refresher/uninteresting content
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
love how the academics that would most move me towards doctoral study (in terms of new knowledge & academic community) don't actually have degree granting options 🙃 giving up the idea of being excited about something like DH or Justice, or the Ed.D options are 70% refresher/uninteresting content
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Also I know exactly who needs to hear this but when Paul Zaloom was not playing Beakman he was making radical queer art in which he opposed the George W. Bush administration and Iraq War with puppets
I don't know who needs to hear this, but all four seasons of Beakman's World are on Tubi.
One of the best science shows for kids ever produced and one that definitely should be mentioned alongside Mr. Wizard, 3-2-1 Contact, and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
tubitv.com/series/30000...
One of the best science shows for kids ever produced and one that definitely should be mentioned alongside Mr. Wizard, 3-2-1 Contact, and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
tubitv.com/series/30000...
Beakman's World
A slightly nutty, always inquisitive scientist leads a journey of discovery while performing experiments that demonstrate how the world works.
tubitv.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Also I know exactly who needs to hear this but when Paul Zaloom was not playing Beakman he was making radical queer art in which he opposed the George W. Bush administration and Iraq War with puppets
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The world is an absolute dumpster fire, but my favorite team since I was a kid is the second-best team in the NBA with the longest active win streak. This team plays with so much heart every single night. Whew.
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The world is an absolute dumpster fire, but my favorite team since I was a kid is the second-best team in the NBA with the longest active win streak. This team plays with so much heart every single night. Whew.
'listen to me now, believe me later on'
DEEETROIT BASKETBALLLL
DEEETROIT BASKETBALLLL
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
'listen to me now, believe me later on'
DEEETROIT BASKETBALLLL
DEEETROIT BASKETBALLLL
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Join @blackskyweb.xyz for “Digital Misogynoir + How to Report it on Blacksky” 11/14, 7PMEST on @stream.place. This event is part of @raceforward.org + CTWO’s Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy!
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Join @blackskyweb.xyz for “Digital Misogynoir + How to Report it on Blacksky” 11/14, 7PMEST on @stream.place. This event is part of @raceforward.org + CTWO’s Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy!
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
#CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD
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vibe shift!
I'm curious what folks associate with me
I'm curious what folks associate with me
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
vibe shift!
I'm curious what folks associate with me
I'm curious what folks associate with me
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I am. Read the 3 chapters and join me!
🗓️This Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1:30-4 PM ET in Brooklyn: Our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social is facilitating a discussion circle focused on the contributions of radical Black women activists and theorists in the U.S. from 1910-1960. If you're in NYC and interested in joining, register now to join!
Communiversity Catalog: Black Radical Women in the U.S. 1910–1960: A Study and Discussion Circle — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I am. Read the 3 chapters and join me!
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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What if I told you that the University of Michigan was one of the most infamous offenders of faculty and student rights during McCarthyism? It feels like their current moves targeting student protestors are in alignment with this dubious honor.
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
From the Daily: The University's values on trial
specials.michigandaily.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What if I told you that the University of Michigan was one of the most infamous offenders of faculty and student rights during McCarthyism? It feels like their current moves targeting student protestors are in alignment with this dubious honor.
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
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Ursula reminded us.
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ursula reminded us.
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
"We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings."
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You can join a third party while remaining registered as a Democrat
Organize as you wish while exerting some power over the powerful
Organize as you wish while exerting some power over the powerful
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You can join a third party while remaining registered as a Democrat
Organize as you wish while exerting some power over the powerful
Organize as you wish while exerting some power over the powerful
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This is astounding. The @michigandaily.bsky.social upstages every single legacy outlet in the country when it comes to exposing the underbelly of higher education. Just tremendous work.
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
From the Daily: The University's values on trial
specials.michigandaily.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is astounding. The @michigandaily.bsky.social upstages every single legacy outlet in the country when it comes to exposing the underbelly of higher education. Just tremendous work.
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/opinion...
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We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
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The best thing you can do for yourself next year is to join an organization if you can.
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The best thing you can do for yourself next year is to join an organization if you can.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!