Bryan Young
@swankmotron.com
Storyteller. I've written stuff for Star Wars, Robotech, BattleTech, Doctor Who, Shadowrun, Remo Williams and more. Repped by Katherine Odom Tomchin.
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
He/They http://www.swankmotron.com
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While we're on the subject of absolute musical legends writing songs about the current moment
January 28, 2026 at 9:29 PM
While we're on the subject of absolute musical legends writing songs about the current moment
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The Chain Story Project has just released a new story: Of Crowns & Consequences by Jason M. Waltz. It's a story of Direk, Lord of Vengeance. If you've not read of him before, this is a great intro, and if you have, you know what you're in for.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-months-end
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-months-end
Free Fiction for Month’s End — The Chain Story
To round out the month, the Chain Story Project is pleased to bring you Of Crowns & Consequences , a story of Direk, Lord of Vengeance, by Jason M. Waltz. It’s a dark and philosophical story you ...
www.chainstorycore.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The Chain Story Project has just released a new story: Of Crowns & Consequences by Jason M. Waltz. It's a story of Direk, Lord of Vengeance. If you've not read of him before, this is a great intro, and if you have, you know what you're in for.
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-months-end
www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-months-end
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
This is so disheartening. Utah lawmakers commissioned a study on transgender kids to figure out how to legislate it. They were so confident the science would support their bigotry. It didn’t. Now they’re pretending the study they paid for doesn’t even exist.
“They have no intention of actually using the data,” a Utah health provider treating transgender youth said.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/01/27/transgender-health-care-utah-gop
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/01/27/transgender-health-care-utah-gop
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This is so disheartening. Utah lawmakers commissioned a study on transgender kids to figure out how to legislate it. They were so confident the science would support their bigotry. It didn’t. Now they’re pretending the study they paid for doesn’t even exist.
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Decriminalize immigration
There's no need for a pseudo law enforcement agency if there isn't an assumption of a crime being committed just by existing
There's no need for a pseudo law enforcement agency if there isn't an assumption of a crime being committed just by existing
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Decriminalize immigration
There's no need for a pseudo law enforcement agency if there isn't an assumption of a crime being committed just by existing
There's no need for a pseudo law enforcement agency if there isn't an assumption of a crime being committed just by existing
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That’s right
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM
That’s right
I think this right here is part of why borders are nonsense.
Anne Frank’s family tried to emigrate to the US but couldn’t do so legally. "Otto Frank, Anne’s father, began seeking ways to escape to the US as early as 1938. At the time, the US had no specific refugee policy, but enforced quotas based on national origin."
Anne Frank's family tried escaping to US but thwarted by 'bureaucracy' – report
New research says the family twice tried to obtain US immigration visas but were thwarted by red tape
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I think this right here is part of why borders are nonsense.
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On the newest episode of Full of Sith, @hollyfrey.bsky.social and @swankmotron.com dive into Maul: Shadow Lord for the first half of the episode, and then spend the rest talking about the horrendous real life parallels witnessed with the Ghorman Massacre: fullofsith.libsyn.com/fos/full-of-...
January 28, 2026 at 12:32 AM
On the newest episode of Full of Sith, @hollyfrey.bsky.social and @swankmotron.com dive into Maul: Shadow Lord for the first half of the episode, and then spend the rest talking about the horrendous real life parallels witnessed with the Ghorman Massacre: fullofsith.libsyn.com/fos/full-of-...
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
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I'm not going to tell other writers what to do, but I can say for myself that I haven't really had a problem signaling that someone is a racist/otherwise bigoted piece of shit without going for slurs. This is an issue directly relevant to the novel of mine that's coming out this year, incidentally.
So even if I write a character who is a racist, crude, despicable piece of shit, it’s inappropriate to use any kind of slur in their dialogue? That’s not a criticism, I’m just interested in your thought. Even if you were to censor it in the speech with *** or something similar?
January 27, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I'm not going to tell other writers what to do, but I can say for myself that I haven't really had a problem signaling that someone is a racist/otherwise bigoted piece of shit without going for slurs. This is an issue directly relevant to the novel of mine that's coming out this year, incidentally.
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Why is the prevailing response to ICE occupation in U.S. cities for Congress to "abolish ICE" when there is a much simpler solution: Congress can declare amnesty and permanent residency to all persons currently living in the U.S. We created the idea of "illegal" aliens. We can also undefine it.
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Why is the prevailing response to ICE occupation in U.S. cities for Congress to "abolish ICE" when there is a much simpler solution: Congress can declare amnesty and permanent residency to all persons currently living in the U.S. We created the idea of "illegal" aliens. We can also undefine it.
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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I loves me a baddie who stands on business. 😍😍😍😍
Star Wars actor says ‘trans rights are human rights’ when asked about Harry Potter
Kelly Marie Tran said ‘trans rights are human rights’ when the topic of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series was mentioned in an interview.
www.thepinknews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I loves me a baddie who stands on business. 😍😍😍😍
It has everything to do with the author being transphobic. Yes, there’s some dodgy stuff in the books, but if she weren’t a genuinely horrible person, people would gloss over it and probably still defend it. No one does and that’s fine. It’s 100% JK.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
It has everything to do with the author being transphobic. Yes, there’s some dodgy stuff in the books, but if she weren’t a genuinely horrible person, people would gloss over it and probably still defend it. No one does and that’s fine. It’s 100% JK.
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Their morale will plummet even further once we try, convict, and imprison them.
January 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Their morale will plummet even further once we try, convict, and imprison them.
The truth has never clearly never interfered with bigotry before.
A review of Utah’s 2.1 million voter registrations has shown zero instances of noncitizens voting.
GOP House Speaker Mike Schultz, however, said he is sure it is happening.
GOP House Speaker Mike Schultz, however, said he is sure it is happening.
Utah voter roll review finds no evidence of noncitizens casting a ballot, Lt. Gov. says
An ongoing Utah review of 2.1 million voter registration records has found one noncitizen who registered to vote and zero examples of any noncitizens actually voting.
www.sltrib.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The truth has never clearly never interfered with bigotry before.
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I just popped into the Superman subreddit. They have one explicit anti-ICE post (comments locked) and a repost of this famous ad (comments locked.)
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I just popped into the Superman subreddit. They have one explicit anti-ICE post (comments locked) and a repost of this famous ad (comments locked.)
I was asked to write about film adaptations of books for the Freewrite blog if you care to check it out: getfreewrite.com/blogs/writin...
Let’s Be Honest: The Book Wasn’t Better
There’s an age-old debate about the superior version of a story: Is it the book or the movie? Most readers and far too many writers will default to the idea that “the book was better.” But was it? Was...
getfreewrite.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I was asked to write about film adaptations of books for the Freewrite blog if you care to check it out: getfreewrite.com/blogs/writin...
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
Pete Hegseth is a domestic enemy.
“ICE > MN” is impeachable by itself.
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Pete Hegseth is a domestic enemy.
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Our hearts go out the the people of Minnesota today. You truly have friends everywhere. 💙
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Our hearts go out the the people of Minnesota today. You truly have friends everywhere. 💙
Well, they also built all those concentration camps... They could probably use those to keep them there until we manage to release all the people from prisons that don't belong there and make room there.
"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Well, they also built all those concentration camps... They could probably use those to keep them there until we manage to release all the people from prisons that don't belong there and make room there.