Bryan Toney
@bt4play.bsky.social
Connector, songwriter, science and fact follower
What happens when the world's smartest and most hard working people stop coming here to study and work and they also stop buying American products and services?
May 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What happens when the world's smartest and most hard working people stop coming here to study and work and they also stop buying American products and services?
We're screwed with these role models for today's kids who have MAGA parents - DJT, MTG, RFK, JDV,...
April 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We're screwed with these role models for today's kids who have MAGA parents - DJT, MTG, RFK, JDV,...
First they came for immigrants, then they came for forest rangers, then they came for weather forecasters, then they came for universities, then they came for k-12 teachers, then they came for non-profits, then they came for...
April 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
First they came for immigrants, then they came for forest rangers, then they came for weather forecasters, then they came for universities, then they came for k-12 teachers, then they came for non-profits, then they came for...
No worries about tariffs and AI. There will be plenty of jobs in 2026.
April 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
No worries about tariffs and AI. There will be plenty of jobs in 2026.
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
Domestic and foreign companies are not going to invest more in the US because of tariffs. Overseas tourists will stop coming here. International students will stop learning and then creating jobs here. The rest of the world will stop buying American and never trust us again. All because of one man.
April 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Domestic and foreign companies are not going to invest more in the US because of tariffs. Overseas tourists will stop coming here. International students will stop learning and then creating jobs here. The rest of the world will stop buying American and never trust us again. All because of one man.
Congress won't do anything but Canada, Europe and China will.
April 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Congress won't do anything but Canada, Europe and China will.
Here we go. Hang on.
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow forecast for the first quarter was just revised to show a contraction at a 1.5% annual rate. This would be the first quarterly contraction in the economy since the first quarter of 2022.
The forecast was slashed from an expansion at a 2.3% rate …
The forecast was slashed from an expansion at a 2.3% rate …
Regional Fed bank sees negative growth rate in first quarter, first contraction in three years
The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow forecast for the first quarter was just revised to show a contraction at a 1.5% annual rate. This would be the first quarterly contraction in the economy since the first quart...
www.marketwatch.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Here we go. Hang on.
Some good news from the bad news
February 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Some good news from the bad news
Give it up, suck it up, yea, yea, yea
February 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Give it up, suck it up, yea, yea, yea
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NC lawmakers should make registering to vote easier, not harder ncnewsline.com/2025/02/19/n... @youcanvotenc.bsky.social #ncpol
NC lawmakers should make registering to vote easier, not harder • NC Newsline
A bill recently introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives would make the work of many voter registration nonprofits a crime
ncnewsline.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
NC lawmakers should make registering to vote easier, not harder ncnewsline.com/2025/02/19/n... @youcanvotenc.bsky.social #ncpol
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I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important:
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
February 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important:
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
96% of people in the world do not live in the U.S. We're about to find out what it's like when most of them decide they don't need us anymore.
February 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
96% of people in the world do not live in the U.S. We're about to find out what it's like when most of them decide they don't need us anymore.
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Wow. This post from a Ukrainian soldier says it all.
February 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Wow. This post from a Ukrainian soldier says it all.
Following bsky.app/profile/altn...
bsky.app
February 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Following bsky.app/profile/altn...
There’s hope
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
There’s hope
Insurance companies believe in climate change. Shouldn't you?
February 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Insurance companies believe in climate change. Shouldn't you?
Come on Canadians! Do your part to save the world and accept his “offer”.
February 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Come on Canadians! Do your part to save the world and accept his “offer”.
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Why are the 1/3 of registered voters who voted for all this so quiet now?
February 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Why are the 1/3 of registered voters who voted for all this so quiet now?
If you were stopped by police and asked to prove your citizenship or else be immediately detained, could you?
January 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If you were stopped by police and asked to prove your citizenship or else be immediately detained, could you?
Here we go. Prices of everything we eat and drink going up. www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Here we go. Prices of everything we eat and drink going up. www.msn.com/en-us/politi...