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@rytril.bsky.social

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Blue dot on a red map. #Excel enjoyer. Data-driven educator. Big 12 curmudgeon. Casual normie ska fan. Amateur film photographer. Opinions are my own; facts belong to everyone. 🇺🇸 Navy veteran 📍 #Tulsa #Oklahoma 🎓 @tulsacc.edu ’19 @okstate.edu ’22

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · Jul 8

It might be time to update my bio from “film photography 𝘩𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘺𝘪𝘴𝘵” to “𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘳 film photographer.”

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 7h

There were a lot of good ones! I was also amazed by the support we got from people driving by. Even dudes in lifted pickups were giving us thumbs up… not what I expected in the reddest part of Tulsa!

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 10h

Reign, reign, go away, Trump’s a king we won’t obey #NoKings #Tulsa

First pic is me

A man holding a sign that says “Love this R-A-I-N, hate this R-E-I-G-N”

A man with an “ultra MAGA” flag and a kid with a sign that says “Nazi” and has an arrow pointing to the other man

A sign that says “None of this is WJWD” (what Jesus would do) and is covered in peace symbols

A woman holding a sign that asks “If you’re not anti-fascist… what are you?”

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 1d

You can tell that tent has been in a hot car in Texas 🤣

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 6d

Classic car 🤝 classic photo medium

Don’t ask me about the car. I don’t know shit about cars. It’s a Pontiac. And it was a much more vibrant red than the film could capture.
📷 #Nikon N90s
🎞️ #harmanphoenix2 200
🗓️ September 30, 2025
📍 #Tulsa #Oklahoma

#believeinfilm

A classic red car with a red wheel and a white tire

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 9d

This was absolutely unhinged, you magnificent bastards. Possibly The Onion’s magnum opus. Outstanding.

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 10d

Did you go on any rides? I wanted to do some of the big rides, but settled for what my 3-year-old could handle.

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 10d

The Fair
📷 #Nikon N90s
🎞️ #harmanphoenix2 200
🗓️ September 27, 2025
📍 #Tulsa #Oklahoma

#tulsastatefair #believeinfilm #filmisnotdead #filmisalive #35mm #analogphotography

The flag of the United States and a Ferris wheel in front of a blue sky

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 16d

Yo mama so basic, when she writes “P.S. I love you,” it stands for Pumpkin Spice

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 16d

The number of grown ass adults misusing Reply All in 2025 is discouraging.

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 17d

My wife and I figured out that as long as we do it in the form of a puppet show at the library, we can discuss life decisions and talk about each other’s days without our toddler interrupting us.

Even other people’s kids enjoyed our production of “I Want to Quit Teaching and Become an Accountant.”

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks, Apple Intelligence.

A screenshot of a stack of notifications from Bluesky, summarized by Apple Intelligence to say “Post liked, reposted; capitalism will make everyone wealthy.”

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 18d

It’s the last day of September and I listened to every song off American Idiot except for Wake Me Up When September Ends so yeah I’m out of control

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 19d

Oh well, I accept my fate. 🫡

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 19d

Forgot to add “/s” but hopefully that was obvious enough

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 19d

No I promise bro capitalism is going to make everyone wealthy, just one more Republican president and so much wealth is gonna trickle down bro, I swear paying workers the least amount of money possible is good for the consumer, trust me bro I’ve watched so many PragerU videos

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 28d

Never thought I’d say this, but after watching Bill Belichick coach a couple games at UNC, I’m thinking maybe we don’t give Tom Brady enough credit for all those Super Bowl wins.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 29d

I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29d

Ingraham: A Democrat congressional candidate was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent. Good work

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · 29d

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · Sep 19

Yup… when I heard that his show was suspended indefinitely, I thought he said something incendiary like “oh well, one less fascist” or “hey do you still think gun deaths are necessary?” But holy fucking hell, it was literally just a straight retelling of the facts with minimal spin or added humor.

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · Sep 19

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Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · Sep 19

It’s tricky to get down! This is honestly the only one that turned out decently… out of probably a dozen attempts.

This one was -2ev on Kodak Gold. I thought it was the sweet spot, but on other films, it’s severely underexposed. Might try one at -1.3ev on the roll of #HarmanPhoenix2 I just started!

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · Sep 19

Inside you are two wolves

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · Sep 18

Been a while since my last #believeinfilm post. The school year started back up and I had to devote more time to my day job. And the roll I just got back today is almost entirely family photos that I’m not going to post here. But I still wanted to share something with all of you awesome people :)

Ryan ❌👑 @rytril.bsky.social · Sep 18

Moonlight Tower
📷 #Nikon N90s
🎞️ #Kodak #Portra400
🗓️ September 12, 2025
📍 #Austin #Texas

#filmphotography #filmisnotdead #filmisalive #35mm #believeinfilm #nightphotography #keepaustinweird #ATX #moonlighttowers

A classic moonlight tower as viewed from the base, surrounded by trees

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · Sep 18

There’s competition, I know. But threatening to pull the broadcast licenses of the affiliates of an entire “big-3” television network unless they stop their evening talk show host from criticizing the president has to be one of the biggest First Amendment violations in U.S. history.

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