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
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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
· Nov 18
✨The 2025 Ryan's Community Giving Guide for Southeast Michigan is now live ✨
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
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Knowing what you don't know and caring enough to look is a great reportorial skill, actually.
February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Knowing what you don't know and caring enough to look is a great reportorial skill, actually.
"They say the good die young,
So I added something badass to my flavor
To prolong my life over the drum
Everyone cools off from being hot
It's about if you can handle being cold or not"
So I added something badass to my flavor
To prolong my life over the drum
Everyone cools off from being hot
It's about if you can handle being cold or not"
De La Soul Ft. MF DOOM - Rock Co.Kane Flow - Live @ Carson Daly (2004) (1080p Upscale)
YouTube video by MF DOOM REMASTERED
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"They say the good die young,
So I added something badass to my flavor
To prolong my life over the drum
Everyone cools off from being hot
It's about if you can handle being cold or not"
So I added something badass to my flavor
To prolong my life over the drum
Everyone cools off from being hot
It's about if you can handle being cold or not"
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
🚨 United States v. Benson
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to gain access to Michigan’ unredacted statewide voter registration list. Another BIG victory for our clients and voters. Another stunning defeat for Pam Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/michig...
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There is some irony in the GOP responding to (incorrect) fears about professors teaching that they are a party of totalitarian monsters by turning classrooms into totalitarian surveillance chambers where an errant phrase can lead to systematic harassment.
UNC is close to finalizing its policy which outlines permissible circumstances to *SECRETLY RECORD FACULTY IN THE CLASSROOM.*
UNC-Chapel Hill Preps Policy on Recording Professors
The school aims to clarify guidelines after a secret recording controversy and growing fear of surveillance.
www.theassemblync.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
There is some irony in the GOP responding to (incorrect) fears about professors teaching that they are a party of totalitarian monsters by turning classrooms into totalitarian surveillance chambers where an errant phrase can lead to systematic harassment.
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"But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism."
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
How Elite Colleges Aided Censorship During the Red Scares
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
www.insidehighered.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"But if the member presidents choose the guise of institutional neutrality as a way to gain political cover, they may now be leading higher ed toward greater authoritarianism."
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Well the AAU is gonna love this (miniest of threads)
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Been playing this for review. As a South African, I am so glad it's out soon. Not only is it a fantastic heist game, but it's genuinely educational, balancing celebrating Africa's history with righteous condemnation of colonialism. My full review will be up later this week. Well done @nyamakop.co.za
February 10, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Been playing this for review. As a South African, I am so glad it's out soon. Not only is it a fantastic heist game, but it's genuinely educational, balancing celebrating Africa's history with righteous condemnation of colonialism. My full review will be up later this week. Well done @nyamakop.co.za
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Really love that @gamersheroes.bsky.social points out one of the fun things the unit merging system allows: "Want to merge poison damage with a gunslinger? You got it. Want a rocket launcher that heals units? That’ll do!" It's really the heart of the game, tbh!
www.gamersheroes.com/game-preview...
www.gamersheroes.com/game-preview...
Australia Did It Preview - Rami Ismail's Reverse Bullet-Hell Tower Defense on Rails!
A reverse bullet-hell tower defense on rails, we recently joined Rami Ismail and the crack team of mercenaries behind Australia Did It to learn more about this truly unique title.
www.gamersheroes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Really love that @gamersheroes.bsky.social points out one of the fun things the unit merging system allows: "Want to merge poison damage with a gunslinger? You got it. Want a rocket launcher that heals units? That’ll do!" It's really the heart of the game, tbh!
www.gamersheroes.com/game-preview...
www.gamersheroes.com/game-preview...
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we won’t be intimidated because they don’t deserve our fear
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
February 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
we won’t be intimidated because they don’t deserve our fear
It's all fun and games until he realizes that 'South Detroit' is just Windsor, and starts an armed conflict over Don't Stop Believing
Wow. Trump has uncovered a Chinese plot to “to terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate the Stanley Cup.”
Big if true 😂
Big if true 😂
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
It's all fun and games until he realizes that 'South Detroit' is just Windsor, and starts an armed conflict over Don't Stop Believing
A big point of friction I've had with the surge in signal groups is a bunch of men who haven't done anything in organizing here before coming in and acting like experts on op-sec and what we should be doing 🙃 we don't have time for hegemony
Wine moms and knitters are getting shit done like women so often do: quietly in the background, making shit happen where men don’t typically see it, or necessarily value it - and they’re not demanding credit or spotlight.
They’re not just day-drinking and knitting. They’re organizing.
They’re not just day-drinking and knitting. They’re organizing.
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A big point of friction I've had with the surge in signal groups is a bunch of men who haven't done anything in organizing here before coming in and acting like experts on op-sec and what we should be doing 🙃 we don't have time for hegemony
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over 1500 words on michigan's near-upset of ucla, a game in which they did just about everything right except hit the easy shots. thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/michigan-u...
On The Verge
After an improbable fourth-quarter comeback, Michigan fell just short against #2 UCLA. What will it take to break through against an elite team?
thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
over 1500 words on michigan's near-upset of ucla, a game in which they did just about everything right except hit the easy shots. thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/michigan-u...
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This is incredible, important work from @thrasherxy.bsky.social and @afeefness.bsky.social documenting the toll of USAID cuts on sex workers in Uganda.
Reporting from Uganda, @thrasherxy.bsky.social and @afeefness.bsky.social saw how Trump’s effort to slash foreign aid is encouraging the transmission of HIV.
By Slashing Foreign Aid, Trump Is Fueling the Spread of HIV in Uganda
Reporting from Uganda, The Intercept saw how Trump’s effort to slash foreign aid is encouraging the transmission of HIV.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is incredible, important work from @thrasherxy.bsky.social and @afeefness.bsky.social documenting the toll of USAID cuts on sex workers in Uganda.
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Right now we're at $5500!
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Right now we're at $5500!
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
Can we raise some more money today for this utterly vital organization? 💝
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new shit from @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social, a feature about the current dire state of the yakuza franchise: aftermath.site/yakuza-kiwam...
Movement To Remove Voice Actor Who Has Admitted To Sexual Assault Has Yakuza Fans At Breaking Point
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s silence on #RemoveKagawa widens the rift with fans, revealing fractured values, uneven accountability, and a directionless franchise.
aftermath.site
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
new shit from @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social, a feature about the current dire state of the yakuza franchise: aftermath.site/yakuza-kiwam...
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i dont think one thing should replace discord, i think like three things at minimum should replace discord. it being an All-in-One app has ruined so many parts of online.
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
i dont think one thing should replace discord, i think like three things at minimum should replace discord. it being an All-in-One app has ruined so many parts of online.
LinkedIn Girlboss Witches incoming?
How I channeled my rage and earned the Divination badge in 30 days #OpenToSpellwork
How I channeled my rage and earned the Divination badge in 30 days #OpenToSpellwork
Etsy just kicked witches off their platform.
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform
For years, you could hire someone on Etsy to curse an evil ex, protect your home, or manifest better luck. Well, until now.
www.vice.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
LinkedIn Girlboss Witches incoming?
How I channeled my rage and earned the Divination badge in 30 days #OpenToSpellwork
How I channeled my rage and earned the Divination badge in 30 days #OpenToSpellwork
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This is an important point about what we do. Whistles are not a universal tool. Some communities want them, some do not. Some orgs within communities disagree. We are not means testing OR gatekeeping the whistles, but we are getting consent from orgs before using their info on whistles.
The great thing about having romance authors on a project is that we tend to operate under rules of consent. If people don't want whistles, we don't send to them. We reach out to every rapid response # and ask for consent to use their numbers before putting them on whistles.
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
This is an important point about what we do. Whistles are not a universal tool. Some communities want them, some do not. Some orgs within communities disagree. We are not means testing OR gatekeeping the whistles, but we are getting consent from orgs before using their info on whistles.
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During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
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Early in the pandemic, when I needed to network with other Menominee folks about mutual aid, everyone told me to talk to those women, and they were 100% right. The process of making things together and putting those things out into the world is important, and dismissing that is often masculinist BS.
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Early in the pandemic, when I needed to network with other Menominee folks about mutual aid, everyone told me to talk to those women, and they were 100% right. The process of making things together and putting those things out into the world is important, and dismissing that is often masculinist BS.
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I say this regularly. People use performative as a substitute for 'inauthentic' and we could all just say the words we mean to say. Erving Goffman helps us to understand that we perform all of the time in real life. Life itself is often a performance of self.
People have worn out "performative." We often perform things that are real, you know. Posting is a kind of performance of one's politics. Performative doesn't actually mean "fake" or "empty," it just gets deployed that way. We actually need performance. Case in point: last night's performance.
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I say this regularly. People use performative as a substitute for 'inauthentic' and we could all just say the words we mean to say. Erving Goffman helps us to understand that we perform all of the time in real life. Life itself is often a performance of self.
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for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
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Leqaa Kordia is Palestinian and is the last pro-Palestine student protestor who is still being held in government custody. She has recently suffered a medical emergency while incarcerated. Please fill out this form to send a letter to your congressional reps demanding her release:
Leqaa Kordia is Palestinian and is the last pro-Palestine student protestor who is still being held in government custody. She has recently suffered a medical emergency while incarcerated. Please fill out this form to send a letter to your congressional reps demanding her release:
Tell Congress: Free Leqaa Kordia from ICE detention!
Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman from Paterson, NJ, who courageously protested the genocide in Gaza, has been held in ICE detention for nearly 11 months. The Trump administration and IC...
actionnetwork.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Leqaa Kordia is Palestinian and is the last pro-Palestine student protestor who is still being held in government custody. She has recently suffered a medical emergency while incarcerated. Please fill out this form to send a letter to your congressional reps demanding her release:
Leqaa Kordia is Palestinian and is the last pro-Palestine student protestor who is still being held in government custody. She has recently suffered a medical emergency while incarcerated. Please fill out this form to send a letter to your congressional reps demanding her release:
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If the current moment has taught us anything, it is about the uselessness of libertarianism.
The image sums it up perfectly. The Gadsden flag was all out during the Obama era. How often do you see it now? Most of the principled libertarians were happy to trad their principles for Trumpism.
The image sums it up perfectly. The Gadsden flag was all out during the Obama era. How often do you see it now? Most of the principled libertarians were happy to trad their principles for Trumpism.
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
If the current moment has taught us anything, it is about the uselessness of libertarianism.
The image sums it up perfectly. The Gadsden flag was all out during the Obama era. How often do you see it now? Most of the principled libertarians were happy to trad their principles for Trumpism.
The image sums it up perfectly. The Gadsden flag was all out during the Obama era. How often do you see it now? Most of the principled libertarians were happy to trad their principles for Trumpism.
The high school kids in my town are doing an ICE walkout this afternoon; was able to supply them with 500+ whistles, another neighbor came through with a megaphone. Hoping there's no real counterprotest shenanigans and everything goes smoothly, but I'm still anxious
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The high school kids in my town are doing an ICE walkout this afternoon; was able to supply them with 500+ whistles, another neighbor came through with a megaphone. Hoping there's no real counterprotest shenanigans and everything goes smoothly, but I'm still anxious