John Royal
@johnroyal.bsky.social
Attorney, Reformed Sports Writer, Uncle
https://johnroyal.substack.com
https://johnroyal.substack.com
Reposted by John Royal
My only takeaway from Georgia-Texas is Sark always looks like he has just been informed the FBI is downstairs.
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 AM
My only takeaway from Georgia-Texas is Sark always looks like he has just been informed the FBI is downstairs.
This is a really fun story on "Half and Catch Fire," a series set in Texas computer industry in the early-80s that aired back in the 2010s. Hunt it down and watch if you can find it.
for our "Texas Canon" series, I wrote about Halt and Catch Fire, the underrated AMC show about the '80s Dallas tech boom, and how it reminds us of why we were optimistic about tech in the first place: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
One of TV's most underrated shows gave Texas' tech past its due
Texas rarely gets the prestige treatment. One AMC drama pulled it off.
www.chron.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is a really fun story on "Half and Catch Fire," a series set in Texas computer industry in the early-80s that aired back in the 2010s. Hunt it down and watch if you can find it.
Reposted by John Royal
I hereby apologize to Eyes Wide Shut for thinking it was hyperbolic
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I hereby apologize to Eyes Wide Shut for thinking it was hyperbolic
Reposted by John Royal
These girls were misled and abused by powerful men who thought that the rules didn’t apply to them, that they could get away with anything. There should be justice.
Release the files.
Release the files.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
These girls were misled and abused by powerful men who thought that the rules didn’t apply to them, that they could get away with anything. There should be justice.
Release the files.
Release the files.
Wait, is that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson mentioned in this email exchange?
2017: Jonathan Farkas emailing w/ Epstein about "seeing" someone, then mentioning his wife, Somers, who got an appointment from Trump to the White House Fellowship Commission.
Epstein warns Farkas about the other woman.
2025: Somers Farkas was confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Malta in October.
Epstein warns Farkas about the other woman.
2025: Somers Farkas was confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Malta in October.
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Wait, is that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson mentioned in this email exchange?
Am I wrong in assuming that "Kaslowitz" is really supposed to be "Kasowitz"? If so , it's always weird when my old law firm pops up in Trump-adjacent email dumps.
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Am I wrong in assuming that "Kaslowitz" is really supposed to be "Kasowitz"? If so , it's always weird when my old law firm pops up in Trump-adjacent email dumps.
Reposted by John Royal
But Whitmire’s version of “keeping Houston safe” looks a lot like selling out the people of Houston for political convenience.
This is what happens when your biggest concern is pleasing the powerful instead of protecting the vulnerable.
This is what happens when your biggest concern is pleasing the powerful instead of protecting the vulnerable.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
But Whitmire’s version of “keeping Houston safe” looks a lot like selling out the people of Houston for political convenience.
This is what happens when your biggest concern is pleasing the powerful instead of protecting the vulnerable.
This is what happens when your biggest concern is pleasing the powerful instead of protecting the vulnerable.
Reposted by John Royal
Reposted by John Royal
"Dems cannot successfully cave because John Cornyn got trapped in a broom closet" would be easily the funniest way for tonight to end
Update: They can't find Cornyn.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"Dems cannot successfully cave because John Cornyn got trapped in a broom closet" would be easily the funniest way for tonight to end
@cortezmasto.senate.gov I don't live in Nevada, but if you vote to cave in to Donald Trump on his government shutdown, then I will happily contribute money to your primary opponent.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
@cortezmasto.senate.gov I don't live in Nevada, but if you vote to cave in to Donald Trump on his government shutdown, then I will happily contribute money to your primary opponent.
@hassan.senate.gov I don't live in New Hampshire, but if you vote to cave in to Donald Trump on his government shutdown, then I will happily contribute money to your primary opponent.
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
@hassan.senate.gov I don't live in New Hampshire, but if you vote to cave in to Donald Trump on his government shutdown, then I will happily contribute money to your primary opponent.
@ossoff.bsky.social I don't live in Georgia, but that doesn't stop you from sending me countless donation requests. So I want you to know if you vote to cave to Donald Trump on the government shutdown you will never see my money again. I will be happy to contribute to your primary opponent though.
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
@ossoff.bsky.social I don't live in Georgia, but that doesn't stop you from sending me countless donation requests. So I want you to know if you vote to cave to Donald Trump on the government shutdown you will never see my money again. I will be happy to contribute to your primary opponent though.
The New York Times thinks that John Whitmire is the mayor that all Democrats should emulate.
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The New York Times thinks that John Whitmire is the mayor that all Democrats should emulate.
Reposted by John Royal
Just referenced minutes ago by the FS1 TV crew at the UH/UCH football game.
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Just referenced minutes ago by the FS1 TV crew at the UH/UCH football game.
Don’t promise me a good time if you don’t mean it.
Johnson: "If they had no filibuster, they would pack the SCOTUS. You'd go from 9 to 17 or however many liberals they could pack. You would make DC & Puerto Rico into states, which would give 4 additional Democrat senators & make us a permanent minority. You'd see massive restrictions of 2A rights"
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Don’t promise me a good time if you don’t mean it.
Reposted by John Royal
Houston police called ICE on Emmanuel, a missing teen reported to be autistic and nonverbal. Mayor John Whitmire and Police Chief Noe Diaz only deflected blame, writes the Editorial Board.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Houston police called ICE on Emmanuel, a missing teen reported to be autistic and nonverbal. Mayor John Whitmire and Police Chief Noe Diaz only deflected blame, writes the Editorial Board.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
The Houston Cougars are making me cranky today.
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Houston Cougars are making me cranky today.
So who else thinks Olivia Reingold will be the next anchor of the CBS morning show?
EXCLUSIVE: Gayle King, who has been the face of CBS News‘ morning show for more than a decade, is expected to depart as an anchor of the morning program next year.
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
October 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
So who else thinks Olivia Reingold will be the next anchor of the CBS morning show?
Reposted by John Royal
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job
Reposted by John Royal
Pasadena, La Porte, Deer Park, and South Houston Texans. ICE was spotted between Hwy 3 and Richey plus 225 and Richey. They are crawling everywhere including the Advanced Auto parts of Wafer Street and Southmore Avenue.
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Pasadena, La Porte, Deer Park, and South Houston Texans. ICE was spotted between Hwy 3 and Richey plus 225 and Richey. They are crawling everywhere including the Advanced Auto parts of Wafer Street and Southmore Avenue.
Pearl Jam's "Wishlist" is one of my favorite songs, so I wrote about it. open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
On Wishlists and Reality, Good News and Bad
or: please, somehow, can't we get Pearl Jam to perform in Houston again? Please? Please? I'm begging.
open.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pearl Jam's "Wishlist" is one of my favorite songs, so I wrote about it. open.substack.com/pub/johnroya...
Reposted by John Royal
Releasing the Springsteen movie the same weekend the World Series starts was a colossal mistake. 57% of its potential box office is lost with all of the baseball writers and dads otherwise occupied.
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Releasing the Springsteen movie the same weekend the World Series starts was a colossal mistake. 57% of its potential box office is lost with all of the baseball writers and dads otherwise occupied.
Oohh, ask Shepard Smith and Megyn Kelly how things went for them when they left Fox and tried to act like grown ups.
Bari Weiss has been moving quickly to reshape CBS News. Now @status.news has learned she's privately expressed interest in tapping Fox News anchor Bret Baier to helm the CBS Evening News. The scoop in tonight's newsletter www.status.news/p/bret-baier...
Bari’s Baier Market
Barely a month into her CBS tenure, Bari Weiss is making moves that reveal how she intends to reshape the network—including an eyebrow-raising interest in Fox News anchor Bret Baier.
www.status.news
October 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Oohh, ask Shepard Smith and Megyn Kelly how things went for them when they left Fox and tried to act like grown ups.
@mattlanza.bsky.social there are wet drops falling from the sky. Is this something I should be scared of?
October 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@mattlanza.bsky.social there are wet drops falling from the sky. Is this something I should be scared of?