Ryan Whitledge
@thewhittyryan.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Senior Construction Foreman. Professional Procrastinator. Occasionally I yell about sports into a microphone.
I feel like a man who has aced a cognitive test should now show us how to start a lawn mower
Trump on John Deere: "We're gonna say, 'you're gonna reduce the prices.' They're gonna have to reduce their prices. Because farming equipment has gotten too expensive ... in many cases, you need about a 185 IQ to turn on a lawnmower."
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I feel like a man who has aced a cognitive test should now show us how to start a lawn mower
And what exactly is this payment bridging dear farmer man?
random farmer to Trump on what his child said to him: "He said, 'Daddy, I don't want Santa Claus to come to our house for Christmas, I want President Trump.' I think you brought Christmas to farmers with this bridge payment."
December 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
And what exactly is this payment bridging dear farmer man?
Is he now asking people to do a full workout routine in suits before boarding a plane?
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Is he now asking people to do a full workout routine in suits before boarding a plane?
Can't realize something that's not real
Trump on Gaza: "They had a problem today with a bomb that went off. Hurt some people pretty badly, probably killed some people. Just happened. But we have peace in the Middle East. People don't realize it."
December 3, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Can't realize something that's not real
Not a POC in sight
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Not a POC in sight
You....already can't...use them there.
Dear lord these people are idiots
Dear lord these people are idiots
Joni Ernst: "I have a McSCUSE ME Act which would disallow those SNAP benefits being used at fast food restaurants. We want to make sure that those hungry families, those food insecure families actually are receiving benefits, but we want them to really use those dollars on nutrient-rich foods."
December 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
You....already can't...use them there.
Dear lord these people are idiots
Dear lord these people are idiots
So housing IS a right?!
JD Vance: "Why did homes get so unaffordable? Because we had 20 million illegal aliens in this country taking homes that ought by right go to American citizens."
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
So housing IS a right?!
Trump cutting some free ads for Dems to use in the midterms
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump cutting some free ads for Dems to use in the midterms
As an average American, I can say that I typically care about any and all needless deaths of human beings, regardless of if by drugs or missiles
Van Orden: "You gotta understand that average Americans do not care about these narcoterrorists at all. They care about the fact that their brothers & sisters and mothers and husbands have died of fentanyl overdoses. That's what we really truly care about. We care about our fellow American citizens"
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
As an average American, I can say that I typically care about any and all needless deaths of human beings, regardless of if by drugs or missiles
I've worked for my employer (commercial construction) for almost a decade. In that time, I've only ever seen 3 seasonal layoffs happen and the last 2 have both been since January 2025
"U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US manufacturing stuck in doldrums as tariff headwinds persist
U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I've worked for my employer (commercial construction) for almost a decade. In that time, I've only ever seen 3 seasonal layoffs happen and the last 2 have both been since January 2025
This reminds me of the news pieces or "man on the street" interviews with people in grocery stores who were confused or angry that their SNAP cards weren't working even though it was the beginning of the month and that's when they were always loaded.
A surprise to anyone who wasn't paying attention and anyone who believes Trump's nonsense about foreign countries paying, anyway.
To be fair, that's probably about half the American public, if not more.
To be fair, that's probably about half the American public, if not more.
"A Surprise When Your Package Arrives: You Have to Pay the Tariff" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This reminds me of the news pieces or "man on the street" interviews with people in grocery stores who were confused or angry that their SNAP cards weren't working even though it was the beginning of the month and that's when they were always loaded.
Pumpkin pie is ranked a little too high if I say so myself
Just FYI:
My most controversial tweet ever, from Thanksgiving three years ago, back when Twitter was Twitter and Bluesky didn’t exist.
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Pies ranked.
1. Cherry (if not too sweet).
2. Mixed berry.
3. Peach/blackberry.
4. Peach.
5. Apple.
…
9. Key lime.
…
99. Pecan.
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999. Pumpkin.
My most controversial tweet ever, from Thanksgiving three years ago, back when Twitter was Twitter and Bluesky didn’t exist.
_____________
Pies ranked.
1. Cherry (if not too sweet).
2. Mixed berry.
3. Peach/blackberry.
4. Peach.
5. Apple.
…
9. Key lime.
…
99. Pecan.
…
999. Pumpkin.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Pumpkin pie is ranked a little too high if I say so myself
Only 1?! I can easily get rid of 3 and not loose a wink of sleep!
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Only 1?! I can easily get rid of 3 and not loose a wink of sleep!
This could be a reply to WWAAYY too many issues for my liking theses days!
Which I'm pretty sure is something taught in high school civics.
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This could be a reply to WWAAYY too many issues for my liking theses days!
American (continents) First!
Salazar: "In Congress we've understood that China, we need to bring those jobs back. Maybe to the United States, but maybe near-shoring or rear-shoring. Maybe it's time to bring those jobs to Venezuela and to Chile and to Bolivia and to Central and South America. They happen to be in our back yard."
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
American (continents) First!
Wait until he finds out who pays for and installs those hydrants!
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wait until he finds out who pays for and installs those hydrants!
Keyword context clues Mr. Grahham
Lindsey Graham: "I don't think I've ever been on a show more unnerving than tonight. You've got US senators and members of the House suggesting to our men and women in the military that they should be disobeying unlawful orders issued by President Trump and his military."
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Keyword context clues Mr. Grahham
Reposted by Ryan Whitledge
Trump on MBS: "He's investing $1 trillion into the United States." (The entire GDP of Saudi Arabia is $1.1 trillion, so yeah, this isn't happening)
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Trump on MBS: "He's investing $1 trillion into the United States." (The entire GDP of Saudi Arabia is $1.1 trillion, so yeah, this isn't happening)
Is that a thing? Cause I don't think that's a thing
Trump: "Tonight I'm pleased to announce that we're taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally."
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Is that a thing? Cause I don't think that's a thing
Nope
Brooke Rollins: "One of the great untold stories is in just 10 months, almost everything does cost less." (I can think of a reason that "story" isn't being told ... )
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Nope
The least breaking news that has ever broken in the history of breaking news
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The least breaking news that has ever broken in the history of breaking news
The fundamental flaw of today's politics is people thinking that politicians can meaningfully reduce prices. Once a price point is set, and corporate profits are realized, that bar is never coming back down. 1/
One of the weird elephants in the room that no one wants to quite talk about head on is that the entire conceit of the neoliberal political economy is that elected leaders can't control the price level! So no wonder everyone is going run right into a brick wall.
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The fundamental flaw of today's politics is people thinking that politicians can meaningfully reduce prices. Once a price point is set, and corporate profits are realized, that bar is never coming back down. 1/
Translation:
"Clyde: Point of order. You may not state the truth in this chamber."
"Clyde: Point of order. You may not state the truth in this chamber."
Clyde: Point of order. You may not call the President of the United States a felon
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Translation:
"Clyde: Point of order. You may not state the truth in this chamber."
"Clyde: Point of order. You may not state the truth in this chamber."