Ryan Kelly
banner
notthatrkelly.bsky.social
Ryan Kelly
@notthatrkelly.bsky.social
Data nerd at CQ Roll Call. Sometime photographer and dabbler in AI. Fan of film, television, music and dogs. Occasionally funny. Hello to Jason Isaacs.
So nobody finds it the least bit suspicious that Pfizer cut a deal with Donald Trump, and now — suddenly — we're not going get the access to the healing Med Beds he promised just two days ago?? 🤔
October 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
So video of this 2012 interview is popping up on other sites. Feels super relevant at the moment. Wait for the moment Rubio gets pinned to the wall about his grandfather’s deportation order…
(h/t @reuben_reyñoso)
June 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
Last week, Bellingcat conducted an audio analysis to uncover more details in a video that showed a convoy of aid workers struck by gunfire in Gaza. Audio forensics can provide crucial details in open source investigations and help to complete the picture. 🧵⬇️ www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
What Audio Analysis Reveals About Aid Workers Killed in Gaza - bellingcat
Hundreds of shots fired at aid convoy that resulted in deaths of multiple aid workers, audio analysis shows.
www.bellingcat.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
🚨SCOOP🚨: DOGE is building a master database at DHS that could track and surveil immigrants.

They are already cross-referencing immigration data with data from SSA, IRS, and voting records from at least Pennsylvania and Florida, sources tell me.
www.wired.com/story/doge-c...
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
www.wired.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
I felt compelled to write about Trump’s attack on Chris Krebs, one of the most (though not the most) authoritarian steps that Trump has taken.
Gift link: wapo.st/3RHcnBk
Opinion | Trump moves to legally enforce 2020 election denialism
An election security official from the first Trump administration is being targeted for speaking the truth.
wapo.st
April 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
The Trump admin axed a key government climate science program because it provided a solid body of research to support public health protections and frustrated industry. The administration is considering a new report touting the "benefits" of global warming. www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Trump Just Axed a Bedrock U.S. Climate Program
The dismemberment of the U.S. Global Change Research Program was outlined in Project 2025 as a way to elevate the “benefits” of climate change when fighting regulations in court
www.scientificamerican.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
The FCC received 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar’s concert, according to public records obtained by WIRED, with many focusing on the lack of white performers.
Super Bowl Halftime Show Complaints Focused on Lack of DEI for White People
The FCC received 125 complaints about Kendrick Lamar’s concert, according to public records obtained by WIRED, with many focusing on the lack of white performers.
wrd.cm
March 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Government efficiency: Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night. wapo.st/3WI8ajL
Control tower at National Airport understaffed before deadly collision
Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government report.
wapo.st
January 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Reposted by Ryan Kelly
Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler | At a news conference, President Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying.

But here’s the rub: During Trump’s first term, the FAA began a program to hire air traffic controllers with the conditions that Trump decried.
Analysis | Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries
At a news conference, Trump read a list of conditions he called disqualifying, but his administration started such hiring in 2019.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My first post on here was almost about turkey being the pumpkin spice latte of meats. Thank God I exercised some restraint.
June 22, 2023 at 3:28 PM