Fred Ryan
@fred-ryan55911.bsky.social
Retired plant scientist, interested in weeds, ecology. Dog dad but like all animals. Gay, widowed. Live in central CA.
It’s as ridiculous as a man being against immigration when his mother and two of his three wives were immigrants.
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM
It’s as ridiculous as a man being against immigration when his mother and two of his three wives were immigrants.
Reposted by Fred Ryan
This coming election cycle
We have work to do
We have work to do
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This coming election cycle
We have work to do
We have work to do
Too bad they didn’t combine the renaming with the release of the redacted Epstein documents - just several black bars above the Kennedy Center name.
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Too bad they didn’t combine the renaming with the release of the redacted Epstein documents - just several black bars above the Kennedy Center name.
In another life and in another world in 2000, I spent a week at the Kholodny Institute conferring with Dr. S. Mosyakin. I think of that place, those people, every time there is a report of 200 rockets falling on Kyiv overnight.
Recently on the way from the conference shortly visited Lyon. Earlier it was primarily associated with J.E. Gilibert - French botanist whose herbarium collection is stored in M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany in Kyiv.
Now there is a new association (1/2)
Now there is a new association (1/2)
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
In another life and in another world in 2000, I spent a week at the Kholodny Institute conferring with Dr. S. Mosyakin. I think of that place, those people, every time there is a report of 200 rockets falling on Kyiv overnight.
Reposted by Fred Ryan
Feg is the absolutely perfect word for what this has been.
Sun came out for a total of 10 minutes today, I went out and sat in lounger just to feel the warmth on my skin. Its been a grueling almost 4 weeks of dense feg and cold. Happy weekend
December 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Feg is the absolutely perfect word for what this has been.
“Don’t Be Evil” LOL
Apple warns not to use Chrome because Google has reinstated a tracking pixel that cannot be opted out of, that builds a profile about you, which I presume enables “surveillance pricing”. Look it up if you’re not familiar with that. It’s pernicious.
Apple Warns All iPhone Users—Do Not Use Chrome Or Google App
Apple says a billion users should stop using these apps on their iPhone — here's why.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“Don’t Be Evil” LOL
Isn’t Big Seed going to hate these guys?
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Isn’t Big Seed going to hate these guys?
Yeah - who gets to decide if what you’re doing is detrimental? Maybe curing cancer is bad because it increases competition for resources.
There is something so deeply disturbing about this:
Just the NYTimes checking in with ordinary Americans about whether the government killing people it accuses of a crime with no trial is okay or not.
That combo of quote and photo alone is some straight-up dark @stephenking.bsky.social fantasy
Just the NYTimes checking in with ordinary Americans about whether the government killing people it accuses of a crime with no trial is okay or not.
That combo of quote and photo alone is some straight-up dark @stephenking.bsky.social fantasy
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Yeah - who gets to decide if what you’re doing is detrimental? Maybe curing cancer is bad because it increases competition for resources.
Reposted by Fred Ryan
It’s bad. At least a dozen people have ingested Death Cap mushrooms in the Bay Area, especially in the South Bay. We are trying to get the word out with local health and parks agencies and distributing a warning poster in Spanish. Please be careful when picking wild mushrooms. bayareamushrooms.org.
Bay Area Mycological Society
The Bay Area Mycological Society is a group of mushroom enthusiasts, based in the East Bay, dedicated the art and science of wild mushrooms. We sponsor local mushroom walks, meet at UC Berkeley, and p...
bayareamushrooms.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It’s bad. At least a dozen people have ingested Death Cap mushrooms in the Bay Area, especially in the South Bay. We are trying to get the word out with local health and parks agencies and distributing a warning poster in Spanish. Please be careful when picking wild mushrooms. bayareamushrooms.org.
Follow the money
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Follow the money
She’s so fierce
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
She’s so fierce
Never mind. It’s 20 pounds.
It's $5 per pound and 10 pounds so it should cost $50. Whats up with the $98 pprice?
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Never mind. It’s 20 pounds.
It's $5 per pound and 10 pounds so it should cost $50. Whats up with the $98 pprice?
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It's $5 per pound and 10 pounds so it should cost $50. Whats up with the $98 pprice?
Yeah, it won’t hurt so much if you put a little ICE on it.
“Surveillance colonoscopy” sounds extremely ominous in this cultural moment
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Yeah, it won’t hurt so much if you put a little ICE on it.
There’s a world of difference between “Quiet, Piggy” and “quiet piggy”.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
There’s a world of difference between “Quiet, Piggy” and “quiet piggy”.
There really is no bottom for this creature.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Trump had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend, including pointing in the face of a female reporter.
Trump had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend, including pointing in the face of a female reporter.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
There really is no bottom for this creature.
Trouble brewing…as Gary Larson would say.
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Trouble brewing…as Gary Larson would say.
And you’ll never be disappointed
Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
And you’ll never be disappointed
Things are so crazy now. Ordinary people like you are doing extraordinary things to feed others...and the richest and most powerful people are going to court to ensure that the most needy folk are not fed.
We filled the truck, we have so much it wont fit. I called food bank to come pick up all the excess (they were so happy) My orthopedic surgeon brought me 50 $100 grocery gift cards.
I learned that SNAP California has been funded, people received funds this morning for food. (Thanks judge)
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I learned that SNAP California has been funded, people received funds this morning for food. (Thanks judge)
1/2
As of 8AM, the rented moving truck is 1/4 full, stacked to the top. We are making a difference!
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Things are so crazy now. Ordinary people like you are doing extraordinary things to feed others...and the richest and most powerful people are going to court to ensure that the most needy folk are not fed.
Reposted by Fred Ryan
As of 8AM, the rented moving truck is 1/4 full, stacked to the top. We are making a difference!
My department Chief, heard about my plight to feed homeless & Seniors. She rallied a group of Dr's to donate food, arranged a truck to be here Friday. She and the Dr's will help me distribute all the food Saturday morning. She told me "Liam, one person can make a difference, I am so proud of you."
a black background with the word grateful in white letters
ALT: a black background with the word grateful in white letters
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As of 8AM, the rented moving truck is 1/4 full, stacked to the top. We are making a difference!
Schrödinger's sub
I hope someone, somewhere is writing on opera based on this story.
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Schrödinger's sub
The fries are so brown they may get a visit from ICE. Sweet potato fries?
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The fries are so brown they may get a visit from ICE. Sweet potato fries?
We’ll be told it’s due to massive election fraud.
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We’ll be told it’s due to massive election fraud.