Ryan P. Wilson
@mainstgazette.bsky.social
he|him Steward of philanthropy, working for equity, living with auto-immune dysfunction, husband, cat parent, creator of the Main Street Gazette, lifelong student, LEGO builder, writer, vinylophile, photographer, and consumer of good whiskey.
A Glimmering Greenhouse (December 2023)
December 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A Glimmering Greenhouse (December 2023)
We saw the Winter Lights at the NC Arboretum a couple of days ago and it may be the most impressive displays in recent memory. In fact, we’ll probably visit again before the season is over.
I’ll share more photos later, but here are a few favorites for tonight.
I’ll share more photos later, but here are a few favorites for tonight.
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
We saw the Winter Lights at the NC Arboretum a couple of days ago and it may be the most impressive displays in recent memory. In fact, we’ll probably visit again before the season is over.
I’ll share more photos later, but here are a few favorites for tonight.
I’ll share more photos later, but here are a few favorites for tonight.
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
Festive Grizzly Peak Lamppost (October 2022)
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Festive Grizzly Peak Lamppost (October 2022)
Because there is no evidence that shows signs of "massive fraud," only hungry families that are being villainized.
Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence. n.pr/4paRygE
The agriculture secretary says SNAP changes are coming. Here's what we know
Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Because there is no evidence that shows signs of "massive fraud," only hungry families that are being villainized.
Merry Bear (November 2024)
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Merry Bear (November 2024)
The tree went up on Friday and we decorated last night. Always nice to see it back in the house, obviously, only plastic baubles on the bottom within reach of cat paws!
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The tree went up on Friday and we decorated last night. Always nice to see it back in the house, obviously, only plastic baubles on the bottom within reach of cat paws!
Christmas Comes to Main Street (November 2024)
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Christmas Comes to Main Street (November 2024)
Gingerbread and Popcorn Balls (December 2023)
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Gingerbread and Popcorn Balls (December 2023)
Santa Gertie (November 2024)
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Santa Gertie (November 2024)
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Smashing Pumpkins
Ben Folds
Rilo Kiley
James Taylor
Tori Amos
Smashing Pumpkins
Ben Folds
Rilo Kiley
James Taylor
Tori Amos
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Pink Floyd
Elvis Costello
They Might Be Giants
Jonathan Coulton
and
The London Philharmonic Orchestra playing live musical accompaniment for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK at the Royal Albert Hall.
Pink Floyd
Elvis Costello
They Might Be Giants
Jonathan Coulton
and
The London Philharmonic Orchestra playing live musical accompaniment for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK at the Royal Albert Hall.
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Smashing Pumpkins
Ben Folds
Rilo Kiley
James Taylor
Tori Amos
Smashing Pumpkins
Ben Folds
Rilo Kiley
James Taylor
Tori Amos
Thanksgiving Wreath (October 2019)
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Thanksgiving Wreath (October 2019)
Flaska Reclinata and Vein Pods (December 2023)
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Flaska Reclinata and Vein Pods (December 2023)
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Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
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Patron backers! Thanks to the generous help of a couple of you, I was able to get my hands on the 1991 Preliminary Master Plan for the Disneyland Resort. This means WESTCOT! The entire document has been scanned in at high resolution and is now available for you at patreon.com/progresscityusa!
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Patron backers! Thanks to the generous help of a couple of you, I was able to get my hands on the 1991 Preliminary Master Plan for the Disneyland Resort. This means WESTCOT! The entire document has been scanned in at high resolution and is now available for you at patreon.com/progresscityusa!
Zax ByPass (September 2024)
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Zax ByPass (September 2024)
Voyager (October 2022)
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Voyager (October 2022)
Spent the morning wandering the Arboretum meeting the Thomas Dambo’s trolls of the Field Study. We’ll definitely be seeing more of each other while they’re in town.
Let me introduce you all…
Let me introduce you all…
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Spent the morning wandering the Arboretum meeting the Thomas Dambo’s trolls of the Field Study. We’ll definitely be seeing more of each other while they’re in town.
Let me introduce you all…
Let me introduce you all…
A Blue Ridge Autumn (November 2025)
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A Blue Ridge Autumn (November 2025)
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Lost Boys (November 2024)
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Lost Boys (November 2024)
The Library of Alexandria is Burned (December 2023)
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Library of Alexandria is Burned (December 2023)
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This racist monster isn't even pretending to talk about citizenship here any longer - he's celebrating foreign-born people losing work REGARDLESS of citizenship.
The Republican Party under Trump is a blatantly white supremacist institution and no Republican deserves your vote.
The Republican Party under Trump is a blatantly white supremacist institution and no Republican deserves your vote.
Wow. Stephen Miller and the White House political operation are now openly, explicitly celebrating the fact that *legally* present immigrants have lost their jobs:
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This racist monster isn't even pretending to talk about citizenship here any longer - he's celebrating foreign-born people losing work REGARDLESS of citizenship.
The Republican Party under Trump is a blatantly white supremacist institution and no Republican deserves your vote.
The Republican Party under Trump is a blatantly white supremacist institution and no Republican deserves your vote.
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, My Grief is My Power | ACLU
As the trans community remembers those we’ve lost, I find strength in understanding why the grievous injustices that continue to harm our community must be stopped.
www.aclu.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
Administrative Buildings (September 2024)
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Administrative Buildings (September 2024)