Douglas Ryan, M. Ed
@stardiverdwr.bsky.social
An international science, engineering and sex educator seeking beauty and truth in a world out of balance. 🌈Married dachshund dad. Writer. Equality, science, art, scuba, birds, coral reefs, photography, film, ecology, anthropology, education, expat life
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This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
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In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In normaler times, this is front page, above the fold, all caps behavior by an American president
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Last month he was a soybean farmer, this month he’s an expert on intercontinental cattle drives.
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Last month he was a soybean farmer, this month he’s an expert on intercontinental cattle drives.
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Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Quality Community Note on Troy Nehls.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
What do you want to bet Trump “Didn’t even know the guy”?
Wow: Trump is pardoning a convicted agent of the Chinese Communist Party
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What do you want to bet Trump “Didn’t even know the guy”?
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If this evidence ever sees the light of day, I want prosecutors, judges, and juries to see it, but I have absolutely no interest in viewing any of it.
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If this evidence ever sees the light of day, I want prosecutors, judges, and juries to see it, but I have absolutely no interest in viewing any of it.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?
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In 1932, the Soviet Union utilized food shortages as a means of coercion against the Soviet Ukrainian population. Called the Holodomor, it was a man-made famine used for political purposes, much like what Republicans in Congress are getting ready to do to fellow Americans.
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In 1932, the Soviet Union utilized food shortages as a means of coercion against the Soviet Ukrainian population. Called the Holodomor, it was a man-made famine used for political purposes, much like what Republicans in Congress are getting ready to do to fellow Americans.
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The global return of childhood vaccine-preventable infectious diseases
Truly outrageous that we are failing children everywhere in this day and age!
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
Truly outrageous that we are failing children everywhere in this day and age!
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health
This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The global return of childhood vaccine-preventable infectious diseases
Truly outrageous that we are failing children everywhere in this day and age!
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
Truly outrageous that we are failing children everywhere in this day and age!
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
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On this date in 1765, the Stamp Act went into effect, marking the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all American colonial commercial and legal papers.
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
On this date in 1765, the Stamp Act went into effect, marking the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all American colonial commercial and legal papers.
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And The Crowd Cheered For
Jasmine Crockett,Knowing That
She's Correct ! 👏🏻👏🏻
Jasmine Crockett,Knowing That
She's Correct ! 👏🏻👏🏻
October 31, 2025 at 9:17 AM
And The Crowd Cheered For
Jasmine Crockett,Knowing That
She's Correct ! 👏🏻👏🏻
Jasmine Crockett,Knowing That
She's Correct ! 👏🏻👏🏻
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Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.
Mike Johnson: "With Medicaid, we eliminated the fraud, waste, and abuse. We got able-bodied young men without dependents off the program. They were never intended to be there. They're sitting around on their couches playing video games. Yes, that's an actual study."
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.
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What makes the unhinged Nancy Mace calling TSA agents "fucking incompetent" all the more galling is that because of *her* incompetence, they are not getting paid." As my mother would say, she is not a well woman.
www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, US representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What makes the unhinged Nancy Mace calling TSA agents "fucking incompetent" all the more galling is that because of *her* incompetence, they are not getting paid." As my mother would say, she is not a well woman.
www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
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This is the country we’ve become under the Trump administration.
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is the country we’ve become under the Trump administration.
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Nancy Mace is the "do you know who I am???" of "I want to speak to the manager"s.
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Nancy Mace is the "do you know who I am???" of "I want to speak to the manager"s.
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Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."
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The East Wing was built in 1902 & rebuilt in 1942, long after asbestos was used as a fire retardant. So, I’m sure the White House took steps to prevent a known carcinogen from entering the air during the current willy-nilly demolition.
Kidding! These irresponsible assholes don’t care who they kill.
Kidding! These irresponsible assholes don’t care who they kill.
October 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The East Wing was built in 1902 & rebuilt in 1942, long after asbestos was used as a fire retardant. So, I’m sure the White House took steps to prevent a known carcinogen from entering the air during the current willy-nilly demolition.
Kidding! These irresponsible assholes don’t care who they kill.
Kidding! These irresponsible assholes don’t care who they kill.
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NEW: A former red-state chief election official who has falsely claimed the CIA stole the 2020 contest is playing a key role in the conspiracy theory-fueled effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The DOJ Lawyer and Hardcore Election Denier Probing 2020
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: A former red-state chief election official who has falsely claimed the CIA stole the 2020 contest is playing a key role in the conspiracy theory-fueled effort by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Yes. Yes he really is.
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yes. Yes he really is.
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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"
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Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.
October 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.
This is horrifying, even though many of us knew we would get here.
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
October 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
This is horrifying, even though many of us knew we would get here.