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Ryun
@ryun1.bsky.social
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Writer, writing slowly. Wisconsin native, Cambodia Daily alum, UofOklahoma alum living in Chicago for the last 20 years. My name was correctly spelled in The Atlantic once. He/him.
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I have a big-ass tattoo on my back that a monk in Cambodia gave me that is nazi-free. I knew that I ran a nonzero risk of him dropping a Buddhist swastika on there, so I spent some time drawing and saying “nope!” before we started.
The hanuman tattoo on my back
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Fun seats for this game! #Sooners
October 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I’m just asking questions here. #Boomer #BeatTexas #Sooners
The truth is hiding in plain sight…this is an image that PROVES the Jordan logo is an obvious reference to an inverted Texas longhorns logo.
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Auburn: Famous for never winning at all costs. #Boomer
Congratulations Oklahoma. You proved today that you are a "win at all costs" team today. Had it not been for the pathetic officiating in the game the score would have been reversed. And if John Mateer wins the Heisman it's a fucking disgrace. Fuck you, Oklahoma and fuck you to the game officials.
September 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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I remember being disappointed by the OU/Temple game last year despite the score so I looked it up and it was obvious.
Arnold, a sophomore, completed 17 of 25 passes for 141 yards in his first career victory as a starting quarterback for the Sooners. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables noted that four of the eight incomplete passes were drops.
September 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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This typo(?) harkens back to a defining trump meme. #LawnEnforcement
Photo illustration from the NYT features a US-flag-emblazoned mannequin head wearing a ski mask. The headline reads: Democracies Rarely Have Masked Lawn Enforcement Agents Trump yells at boy mowing lawn
September 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Just finished Royal Gambit by @danielomalley.bsky.social, and this remains one of my favorite series—never content to relax on its laurels, every installment expands the world in cool ways.
Audible player screen showing the cover of Royal Gambit
September 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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The SEC octopus spreads its grippy tentacles around the world
August 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Also made it to Bangkok’s Animate store, where I spent an hour sending photos to my kid, then waiting to get annotated replies indicating what to buy. Super fun!
Shelf at animate Bangkok annotated by my kid to indicate what to buy
July 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Made it to the gundam base in Bangkok and picked up some cool kits. #gunpla
man standing in front of big gundam statue in Bangkok Artwork outside the Bangkok gundam base
July 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Lucked into the EVA Air Hello Kitty flight with exclusive merch like this sick cutlery
Pink hello kitty airplane cutlery set
July 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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It’s almost time…….. @shoutstudios.bsky.social
Preorder page for 4k streaming release of Hard-Boiled, which get released tonight
June 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I had the Moebius Silver Surfer poster!
Silver Surfer poster drawn by Moebius
June 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Good stuff today, Chicago.
Sign says “they’re eating the checks! They’re eating the balances!” Picture of Statue of Liberty with text that reads Queen Sign: “I drink my horchata hot because fuck ice.” Many signs in front of the Daley plaza Picasso. The best one says “dear world, we’re really sorry. Sincerely, most Americans.”
June 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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the prize is great trust me
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June 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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I caught up on this today—here’s the bit on titles 10 and 32–the article also discusses the relationship between the titles and the insurrection act.

www.justsecurity.org/92568/federa...
National Guard troops can serve in three different capacities. In their default and usual role, State Active Duty (SAD) status, soldiers are exercising state functions at the request of the state government and are generally governed by state law. A second Title 32 status (a reference to that part of the U.S. Code that deals with the National Guard) permits the state National Guard troops to remain subject to state command and control but are used for federal missions authorized by Congress. From the states’ point of view Title 32 deployments are desirable because the personnel and other costs are borne by federal taxpayers. Finally, Title 10 status occurs when state National Guard units are “federalized” by the president of the United States pursuant to one of the statutory authorities for doing so. Once federalized, National Guard troops come under the full command and control of the secretary of defense. In essence, National Guard troops become part of the federal military until and unless they are returned to state status.
June 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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what the fuck x1000000”
• Reality show pitch: The Homeland Security Department is considering taking part in a television program that would have immigrants go through a series of challenges to get American citizenship, officials said on Friday. The challenges would be based on American traditions and customs, said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the agency, which is reviewing the pitch.
May 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Refers to some old memes
May 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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You really can make up any saying and the dummy machine will pretend like it’s something and reverse engineer it. #sooners
AI results for my made up saying: The saying "stuck like a Sooners at the Cotton Bowl" refers to the Red River Rivalry between the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, and implies being firmly or persistently linked to something. Sooners are the nickname for the University of Oklahoma's sports teams, and the Cotton Bowl is the stadium where the Red River Rivalry is played. The saying is a play on the persistent and fiercely competitive nature of the rivalry, where both teams are "stuck" to the idea of winning against their opponent, even at the Cotton Bowl.
April 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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This guy took a while. #gunpla
MG grandpa gundam model looking tired but not defeated. Done for now!
April 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Beveled and lens flared Jadyn Ott
April 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Went to #c2e2 and accidentally got more gundam that happened to be super cheap. Oops!
3 gundam models I got at c2e2 today—a schwarzette from Gundam-witch from mercury, a Zaku 2, and a GQuuuuuuuX from the new show of the same name.
April 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Hell yeah @sgj.bsky.social #TheBuffaloHunterHunter
Image of the cover of Steven Graham Jones’ book The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, which was released today, playing in the Audible IOS app.
March 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Elvis Costello summed up the situation aptly tonight, even though this song was obvs his vocal warm up.
March 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM