Ryan Thomas Johnson
@rythojo.bsky.social
Composer, musician, lots of third grade potential
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
I'm so old I remember when "politician with deep links to pedophile shares racist video" would sink a career.
February 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I'm so old I remember when "politician with deep links to pedophile shares racist video" would sink a career.
The year is 2064. The boy turns the spit, making sure all sides of the possum are roasted.
“Grandpa,” asks the boy, “why do we say, ‘It’s Bandcamp Friday’ once a month?”
The old man, boiling a pot of pinecones, gets a faraway look.
“Grandpa,” asks the boy, “why do we say, ‘It’s Bandcamp Friday’ once a month?”
The old man, boiling a pot of pinecones, gets a faraway look.
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The year is 2064. The boy turns the spit, making sure all sides of the possum are roasted.
“Grandpa,” asks the boy, “why do we say, ‘It’s Bandcamp Friday’ once a month?”
The old man, boiling a pot of pinecones, gets a faraway look.
“Grandpa,” asks the boy, “why do we say, ‘It’s Bandcamp Friday’ once a month?”
The old man, boiling a pot of pinecones, gets a faraway look.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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Not great when the coins named for you are literally underperforming "fartcoin".
There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.
February 6, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Not great when the coins named for you are literally underperforming "fartcoin".
The next time they tell you what a palace it is in there...
Organizers have collected 14 lotion bottles, two deodorant bottles, and one AA Battery that detainees have thrown over the fences with notes attached to them.
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
February 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The next time they tell you what a palace it is in there...
This is my favorite news article. Please read every word. www.bbc.com/sport/articl...
Ski jumping: Wada responds to penis injection claims
The World Anti-Doping Agency could investigate if evidence emerges that male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance.
www.bbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:28 AM
This is my favorite news article. Please read every word. www.bbc.com/sport/articl...
I'm visualizing a future where Melinda French Gates and Mackenzie Scott go "First Wives Club" and bankroll the FAFO Daily News.
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I'm visualizing a future where Melinda French Gates and Mackenzie Scott go "First Wives Club" and bankroll the FAFO Daily News.
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
We are all Tina Brown.
February 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
We are all Tina Brown.
I would be curious to know how many people have friends or relatives with few job qualifications who suddenly got a well paying job that causes them to travel a lot in the past year and never talk about the gig.
February 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I would be curious to know how many people have friends or relatives with few job qualifications who suddenly got a well paying job that causes them to travel a lot in the past year and never talk about the gig.
Pretty rosy notion thinking there will be any artists willing to play the Kennedy Center in two years.
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Pretty rosy notion thinking there will be any artists willing to play the Kennedy Center in two years.
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they're doing hand stuff at the Melania screening
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
they're doing hand stuff at the Melania screening
Where do you think leftist kids come from?
i love that rightwingers genuinely seem to believe that political ideology is a set genetic inheritable trait
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Where do you think leftist kids come from?
Within the past few weeks, the UK and Canada have shored up ties with China, EU and India struck "the mother of all deals", and the EU is currently meeting with Vietnam. The US threw a tantrum and got left at the kids table. They don't need us anymore.
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Within the past few weeks, the UK and Canada have shored up ties with China, EU and India struck "the mother of all deals", and the EU is currently meeting with Vietnam. The US threw a tantrum and got left at the kids table. They don't need us anymore.
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The continued detention of 5‑year‑old Liam Ramos is a moral failure of staggering proportions. We’re watching a government justify the unjustifiable: the incarceration of a child who poses no threat to anyone.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
January 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The continued detention of 5‑year‑old Liam Ramos is a moral failure of staggering proportions. We’re watching a government justify the unjustifiable: the incarceration of a child who poses no threat to anyone.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug. We cannot scroll past it.
Demand his release.
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Thinking about knowledge and how quick we are to ignore it when it’s not lived experience…
History is a wonderful teacher, but it doesn’t make a point like touching a hot stove.
History is a wonderful teacher, but it doesn’t make a point like touching a hot stove.
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Thinking about knowledge and how quick we are to ignore it when it’s not lived experience…
History is a wonderful teacher, but it doesn’t make a point like touching a hot stove.
History is a wonderful teacher, but it doesn’t make a point like touching a hot stove.
So glad Bovino is out. I'm sure the next guy is gonna be terrific!
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 AM
So glad Bovino is out. I'm sure the next guy is gonna be terrific!
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Our initial analysis is up.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Our initial analysis is up.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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This is such an important point. This family tried to follow the rules.
The distinction is going to get more important when they start mass deporting the people whose TPS status Trump revoked. They’ll call them “illegal” too, even though they were here legally until Trump yanked the rug.
The distinction is going to get more important when they start mass deporting the people whose TPS status Trump revoked. They’ll call them “illegal” too, even though they were here legally until Trump yanked the rug.
People are missing a big thing about the saga of the detained 5-year-old. When Vance calls the father an "illegal alien" it seems to reflect a little-known Trump admin move that attempts to nullify asylum claims before they are even heard.
This policy is a horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
This policy is a horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
January 23, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This is such an important point. This family tried to follow the rules.
The distinction is going to get more important when they start mass deporting the people whose TPS status Trump revoked. They’ll call them “illegal” too, even though they were here legally until Trump yanked the rug.
The distinction is going to get more important when they start mass deporting the people whose TPS status Trump revoked. They’ll call them “illegal” too, even though they were here legally until Trump yanked the rug.
Always trust the guy in the Dropkick Murphys shirt.
January 23, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Always trust the guy in the Dropkick Murphys shirt.
I always knew American hegemony would come to an end. I didn't realize it would be done in so deliberately by the people in charge.
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I always knew American hegemony would come to an end. I didn't realize it would be done in so deliberately by the people in charge.
Trump isn't invading Greenland because Denmark didn't give him the Nobel for Best Person Ever(TM). That's just an item from his rolodex of complaints about others. It's like complaining to your spouse about not putting away the dishes, and she brings up that you farted at her cousin's wedding.
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Trump isn't invading Greenland because Denmark didn't give him the Nobel for Best Person Ever(TM). That's just an item from his rolodex of complaints about others. It's like complaining to your spouse about not putting away the dishes, and she brings up that you farted at her cousin's wedding.