Ryan Murphy
@ryan.fail
a traveler from the cursed land of online journalism. product developer at the marshall project. @rdmurphy in most other haunts.
Journalists I beg of you — please do not again fall into the trap of thinking any social media site is representative of a majority of Americans or the American electorate
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Journalists I beg of you — please do not again fall into the trap of thinking any social media site is representative of a majority of Americans or the American electorate
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
Most of them were *never* on Twitter, and even less of them are here
(chart via www.pewresearch.org/journalism/f...)
I’ve only yelled at two grown men so far, CicLAvia going great
August 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I’ve only yelled at two grown men so far, CicLAvia going great
Ah, I see what the problem is
April 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Ah, I see what the problem is
I guess you gotta tell everyone it was a mistake somehow, but two in a row is a real treat 🫠
January 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I guess you gotta tell everyone it was a mistake somehow, but two in a row is a real treat 🫠
Generative AI art was a mistake
October 14, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Generative AI art was a mistake
whoa I was over here way earlier than I remember
kind of wild to think about this place only having 15 thousand people using it at one point
kind of wild to think about this place only having 15 thousand people using it at one point
September 17, 2024 at 4:06 AM
whoa I was over here way earlier than I remember
kind of wild to think about this place only having 15 thousand people using it at one point
kind of wild to think about this place only having 15 thousand people using it at one point
Booked a Spirit flight yesterday and I still cannot get over this
All it took was getting a little unprofitable and they started to COOK
All it took was getting a little unprofitable and they started to COOK
September 1, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Booked a Spirit flight yesterday and I still cannot get over this
All it took was getting a little unprofitable and they started to COOK
All it took was getting a little unprofitable and they started to COOK
Always mixing these two up
July 30, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Always mixing these two up
A lot of weaselly headlines getting published this evening about Biden possibly dropping out this weekend, but my favorite has to be Axios use of "aura of inevitability" like he's making a luck saving throw in D&D
July 19, 2024 at 12:26 AM
A lot of weaselly headlines getting published this evening about Biden possibly dropping out this weekend, but my favorite has to be Axios use of "aura of inevitability" like he's making a luck saving throw in D&D
How can you write these two sentences and think they make any sense
(from the WSJ "we're pivoting to being more ambiguous about what we cover, sorry you lost your jobs as a result" letter)
(from the WSJ "we're pivoting to being more ambiguous about what we cover, sorry you lost your jobs as a result" letter)
May 30, 2024 at 8:34 PM
How can you write these two sentences and think they make any sense
(from the WSJ "we're pivoting to being more ambiguous about what we cover, sorry you lost your jobs as a result" letter)
(from the WSJ "we're pivoting to being more ambiguous about what we cover, sorry you lost your jobs as a result" letter)
know I'm late to this and definitely not the first person to put these two images next to each other but it's one of my things to relentlessly point out that any expectation that The Washington Post should be profitable is completely arbitrary
May 22, 2024 at 9:14 PM
know I'm late to this and definitely not the first person to put these two images next to each other but it's one of my things to relentlessly point out that any expectation that The Washington Post should be profitable is completely arbitrary
Met a local celebrity at the garden center yesterday
May 21, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Met a local celebrity at the garden center yesterday
I live in Los Angeles and was recently in Austin so I'm certainly primed to have come across more Cybertrucks than the average person, but knowing this makes the number of them I've seen in the past month even worse, every one is owned by an early trash adopter
defector.com/cybertruck-d...
defector.com/cybertruck-d...
April 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM
I live in Los Angeles and was recently in Austin so I'm certainly primed to have come across more Cybertrucks than the average person, but knowing this makes the number of them I've seen in the past month even worse, every one is owned by an early trash adopter
defector.com/cybertruck-d...
defector.com/cybertruck-d...
hat tip to the NY Times media reporters for giving that "article" the framing it so desperately craved
April 11, 2024 at 11:49 PM
hat tip to the NY Times media reporters for giving that "article" the framing it so desperately craved
If you ever need to cause your blood pressure to briefly spike I got you covered
March 29, 2024 at 2:19 AM
If you ever need to cause your blood pressure to briefly spike I got you covered
In the 14th district Ysabel Jurado's lead over Kevin De León continues to hold. Miguel Santiago is keeping up but not really gaining on De León.
LA RR/CC estimates there are only about 12K ballots left to count. Not a ton left to work with. observablehq.com/@rdmurphy/l-...
LA RR/CC estimates there are only about 12K ballots left to count. Not a ton left to work with. observablehq.com/@rdmurphy/l-...
March 14, 2024 at 12:12 AM
In the 14th district Ysabel Jurado's lead over Kevin De León continues to hold. Miguel Santiago is keeping up but not really gaining on De León.
LA RR/CC estimates there are only about 12K ballots left to count. Not a ton left to work with. observablehq.com/@rdmurphy/l-...
LA RR/CC estimates there are only about 12K ballots left to count. Not a ton left to work with. observablehq.com/@rdmurphy/l-...
March 13 vote count update from LA RR/CC just landed! Nithya Raman has received a bit more of a bump over the crucial 50% mark in the 4th district race. Might hold on and sidestep the general election entirely. observablehq.com/@rdmurphy/l-...
March 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM
March 13 vote count update from LA RR/CC just landed! Nithya Raman has received a bit more of a bump over the crucial 50% mark in the 4th district race. Might hold on and sidestep the general election entirely. observablehq.com/@rdmurphy/l-...
Kevin De León still has a decent lead in the race for the 14th district. (The top two meet again in November.)
His share of the vote has been dipping with each new release but not sure if he's in danger yet. The difference between 2nd and 3rd is only 21(!) votes.
His share of the vote has been dipping with each new release but not sure if he's in danger yet. The difference between 2nd and 3rd is only 21(!) votes.
March 9, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Kevin De León still has a decent lead in the race for the 14th district. (The top two meet again in November.)
His share of the vote has been dipping with each new release but not sure if he's in danger yet. The difference between 2nd and 3rd is only 21(!) votes.
His share of the vote has been dipping with each new release but not sure if he's in danger yet. The difference between 2nd and 3rd is only 21(!) votes.
A couple LA County races I'm still watching as mail-in ballots continue to be counted:
Long Beach's effort to increase minimum wage for hotel workers was just about dead-even in the last count on March 5, but "Yes" has slowly pulled away
Long Beach's effort to increase minimum wage for hotel workers was just about dead-even in the last count on March 5, but "Yes" has slowly pulled away
March 9, 2024 at 1:23 AM
A couple LA County races I'm still watching as mail-in ballots continue to be counted:
Long Beach's effort to increase minimum wage for hotel workers was just about dead-even in the last count on March 5, but "Yes" has slowly pulled away
Long Beach's effort to increase minimum wage for hotel workers was just about dead-even in the last count on March 5, but "Yes" has slowly pulled away
Desperately begging journalists to stop describing California’s vote-counting process as slow and to instead recognize how it is optimized for maximizing for voter access.
It’s only “slow” to people (and news organizations) who think elections should be a source of instant gratification.
It’s only “slow” to people (and news organizations) who think elections should be a source of instant gratification.
March 6, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Desperately begging journalists to stop describing California’s vote-counting process as slow and to instead recognize how it is optimized for maximizing for voter access.
It’s only “slow” to people (and news organizations) who think elections should be a source of instant gratification.
It’s only “slow” to people (and news organizations) who think elections should be a source of instant gratification.
I can think of many better uses of this man’s time, but sure
January 19, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I can think of many better uses of this man’s time, but sure
having the time of our lives this weekend in Los Angeles
August 20, 2023 at 9:46 PM
having the time of our lives this weekend in Los Angeles
I've seen at least five people react to this WHO aspartame press release with "bad news for Diet Coke but a big win for Coke Zero" and I'm going to scream
June 29, 2023 at 8:29 PM
I've seen at least five people react to this WHO aspartame press release with "bad news for Diet Coke but a big win for Coke Zero" and I'm going to scream