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Melissa Ryan

@melissaryan.bsky.social

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I want to help build a world where we can all do our work, share our stories, and live our lives free from hate, harassment, and harm. Newsletter: https://www.altrightdelete.news/ Work with me: [email protected]

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 10m

interesting discussion.

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 9m

Thanks!

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 10m

Thanks! I enjoyed writing it.

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 3h

Me too. Only difference is that I didn't hire RFK Jr. to take away everyone else's access to vaccinations.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 7h

🚨👀 The head of a conservative watchdog organization acknowledged that its report cited by the DOJ did not find evidence that the network of liberal billionaire George Soros had broken the law.

Seems important. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

NYT screenshot:

"Scott Walter, the president of Capital Research Center, agreed that his group had not found evidence that the Soros network had committed a crime.

“They have to have funded something bad and they have to have known they were funding something bad,” to prove a criminal case, Mr. Walter said in an interview. “We actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.”"

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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Bhavik Lathia @bhavik.bsky.social · 7h

I spoke with Melissa about protests, data security, and safety in numbers.

Read the piece and make sure to sign up at nokings.org.

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social · 8h

COURIER's @melissaryan.bsky.social examines the conversation around protest safety — and whether or not you should feel comfortable RSVPing to upcoming protests.

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 8h

FWIW is a fantastic newsletter, long one of my favorites, because it reports out political digital ad spend data every week. If you aren't already subscribed you should sign up today! www.fwiw.news

FWIW | Lucy Ritzmann | Substack

A newsletter tracking digital spending, strategy, and trends in our elections. Click to read FWIW, by Lucy Ritzmann, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

www.fwiw.news

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you!

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 9h

There are both valid reasons not to RSVP and strong reasons that it can be beneficial for everyone. This piece includes both thought-provoking questions and valuable ideas for anyone who attends or organizes protests. The most important rule? We keep each other safe. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you!

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Bryant Durrell @innocence.com · 9h

In my non-professional opinion, this is exactly the column to read on the topic of protest RSVPs.

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 10h

“The risks here are mostly theoretical – law enforcement could ask to see those lists, bad actors could take these lists and make them public, which could cause issues for some people, but the lists are likely packed with email addresses & aren’t a guarantee that someone actually went to a protest.”

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 10h

With expert advice from @bhavik.bsky.social and @eff.org!

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David Turnbull @dturnbull.bsky.social · 10h

A great piece in one of my favorite newsletters as well... and great to see @bhavik.bsky.social's take in there, which I unsurprisingly very much agree with!

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

I guest authored one of my favorite newsletters this week. Check out my article on RSVPing for protests in FWIW. open.substack.com/pub/fwiwnews...

Should You RSVP to a Protest?

Weighing the pros and quantifying the risks

open.substack.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

Cool cool cool cool cool.

Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: The government shutdown is pushing air safety workers to the limit.

“One person can only answer, troubleshoot, and resolve so many problems at once,” an FAA employee tells @aarianmarshall.bsky.social:

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 12h

It worked so well for DOGE I can see why Weiss is doing her own version.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14h

Here's the full memo.

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 12h

In the early days of the Alt-Right I'd refer to them as the Frog Squad in my newsletter because of how they'd stolen Pepe the Frog cartoons for their memes.

I'm absolutely delighted that Portland is reclaiming the frog. It's a full circle moment.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 1d

Receipt, since this is blowing up and I know some folks will as me for a link. thehill.com/homenews/sta...

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 1d

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 1d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll kill you in front of your students.”

This is just one of the death threats that has driven @mark-bray.bsky.social to try and flee the US.

But at the airport last night, after checking in and clearing security, his booking mysteriously disappeared

www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating moment in the power of DC Think. Democrats are clearly *not* looking for an off ramp right now. They’re actually saying this. Which is a measure of how badly it’s going for the GOP. It’s the GOP that is actually looking for the offeamp.

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