Manuel Royal
@manuel-royal.bsky.social
Writer (sf/fantasy/crime). Anti-Fascist. He/him.
Manuel Royal, like Tristram Shandy, was born with a broken nose. He lives and writes in Atlanta, Georgia.
https://www.scriptrevolution.com/profiles/manuel-royal
Manuel Royal, like Tristram Shandy, was born with a broken nose. He lives and writes in Atlanta, Georgia.
https://www.scriptrevolution.com/profiles/manuel-royal
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Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
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1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
Sometimes we focus too much on RFK Jr. being an insane child murderer, and forget that he's also a creepy sexual predator.
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Sometimes we focus too much on RFK Jr. being an insane child murderer, and forget that he's also a creepy sexual predator.
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
One year of this fucking nightmare. It took less than the year to utterly wreck the U.S. position in the world. A century to build; a few months to destroy. We'll never get it back.
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
One year of this fucking nightmare. It took less than the year to utterly wreck the U.S. position in the world. A century to build; a few months to destroy. We'll never get it back.
I have everything in my head necessary for writing. But can't seem to do the work. It's like a car that won't start. Haven't sold a story in two years. "Long COVID"? Or is the mechanism just broken?
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 AM
I have everything in my head necessary for writing. But can't seem to do the work. It's like a car that won't start. Haven't sold a story in two years. "Long COVID"? Or is the mechanism just broken?
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I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
I know they don't allow real reporters anywhere near Trump, but if it did somehow happen, the next time he spouts that idiotic fantasy that he "stopped eight wars," the reporters should say, "Could you list those eight wars for us?"
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 AM
I know they don't allow real reporters anywhere near Trump, but if it did somehow happen, the next time he spouts that idiotic fantasy that he "stopped eight wars," the reporters should say, "Could you list those eight wars for us?"
Why does Youtube keep asking me if I really want to post that comment? Does the algorithm think I'd type out "little Nazi fuck" if I didn't mean it?
January 20, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Why does Youtube keep asking me if I really want to post that comment? Does the algorithm think I'd type out "little Nazi fuck" if I didn't mean it?
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This needs to be passed around, especially on MLK Day
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This needs to be passed around, especially on MLK Day
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So sick of Democrats blithering about how there's nothing they can do to stop this hell. Here's an idea...
Introduce legislation to REPEAL THE INSURRECTION ACT!
This will make it COMPLETELY clear to the military that any order deploying them against Americans is UNLAWFUL... no excuses!
Introduce legislation to REPEAL THE INSURRECTION ACT!
This will make it COMPLETELY clear to the military that any order deploying them against Americans is UNLAWFUL... no excuses!
January 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
So sick of Democrats blithering about how there's nothing they can do to stop this hell. Here's an idea...
Introduce legislation to REPEAL THE INSURRECTION ACT!
This will make it COMPLETELY clear to the military that any order deploying them against Americans is UNLAWFUL... no excuses!
Introduce legislation to REPEAL THE INSURRECTION ACT!
This will make it COMPLETELY clear to the military that any order deploying them against Americans is UNLAWFUL... no excuses!
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Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Men who defend Jonathan Ross for murdering Renee Good are not safe to be around. End those relationships.
RFK Jr. is like Mengele if he'd dropped out of school, done a bunch of drugs, & never gotten his MD, but still wanted to kill a bunch of people.
January 19, 2026 at 2:48 PM
RFK Jr. is like Mengele if he'd dropped out of school, done a bunch of drugs, & never gotten his MD, but still wanted to kill a bunch of people.
If I'd written a satirical novel about America electing Fascism, and my fictional president was a dimwitted lunatic, I still wouldn't have him *publicly state* that he was going to destroy NATO because he didn't get a Nobel Peace Prize. It would just be too much; it'd break suspension of disbelief.
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM
If I'd written a satirical novel about America electing Fascism, and my fictional president was a dimwitted lunatic, I still wouldn't have him *publicly state* that he was going to destroy NATO because he didn't get a Nobel Peace Prize. It would just be too much; it'd break suspension of disbelief.
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January 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
Once somebody uses the word "creative" as a noun, it's hard for me to keep listening to them. I try, but it's difficult.
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Once somebody uses the word "creative" as a noun, it's hard for me to keep listening to them. I try, but it's difficult.
Cory Booker thinks ICE just needs to be *better trained*. I guess then it would be more like the SS, less like the Brownshirts.
January 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Cory Booker thinks ICE just needs to be *better trained*. I guess then it would be more like the SS, less like the Brownshirts.
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The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
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MS NOW: Making fun of Sec Rollins' meal plan: 'piece of chicken, piece of broccoli, corn tortilla & one other thing.' "Oliver Twist kind of situation? Where a kid asks for a 2nd corn tortilla and you have to tell the kid, 'No, the president said it's one corn tortilla for you.'"
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
MS NOW: Making fun of Sec Rollins' meal plan: 'piece of chicken, piece of broccoli, corn tortilla & one other thing.' "Oliver Twist kind of situation? Where a kid asks for a 2nd corn tortilla and you have to tell the kid, 'No, the president said it's one corn tortilla for you.'"