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Mo Ryan
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writer. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋
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I’m writing a book about Battlestar Galactica. I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’ve been a critic & journalist for 100 years. More at links above 🌸 Abolish ICE
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Timeline cleanse: one of our two new rescue cats, Chappell Ryan. This faaaace! 😻
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FUCK okay, y'all, we gotta get this one funded
Emergency healthcare funds needed: A Twin Cities 18-yr old student, w/ parents unable to work because of ICE, suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. She is uninsured, has huge bills, and can't help support her family. Please help if you can. (I confirm this is genuine) www.gofundme.com/f/support-an...
Donate to Support Anita’s Fight Against Leukemia, organized by Vicky Hidalgo
Hi, my name is Anita. I’m 18 years old, and I was just diagnosed with leukemia (A… Vicky Hidalgo needs your support for Support Anita’s Fight Against Leukemia
www.gofundme.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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Frederick Wiseman in 2015: www.avclub.com/frederick-wi...
February 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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This is how you live a life
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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This looks like somebody's spider grandpa who hates your music and doesn't understand online banking.
February 17, 2026 at 4:56 AM
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*Supposed to be “simply enormous,“
but you get it.

anyway, my cousins in England would always bring us to ancient pubs where they knew I would hit my head on the doorways, I feel for that man’s skull
February 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Also not for nothing, but re A Knight of the 7 Kingdoms, as a person of the Irish diaspora who is simple enormous and has red hair and commits to incredibly stupid or naive choices sort of for the right reasons (at least that’s the hope), I appreciate this representation.
February 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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I thought this movie was SO fun. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms & Predator Badlands are 2 franchises going back to basics with more focused storytelling & a sense of humor & odd couple pairings (What if One is Big & One is Small & PB also has What If a Little Cute Critter). In this essay, I will
I was unprepared for how goofy and adorable "Predator Badlands" is. There is no justifiable reason why it should work, but it absolutely does.
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A lot. A lot of things happened. And i just dug around & was thrilled to find still have two of the OG whistles that @mostlybree.kitrocha.com sent me last fall.

“… there‘s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for.” 🔥👊🏻
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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I cried. I have been following the whole whistle saga since its inception but this summary really hammered home the SCOPE. I love humans so much.
If you are new around here and don't know how this whole out-of-control runaway-train started, I finally sent a newsletter to our readers where I explained why we fell off the face of the world after Thanksgiving. 💓

( @moryan.bsky.social started it LOL )

view.flodesk.com/emails/69936...
February 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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from popydo at the /illinois subreddit

higher res versions:

drive.google.com/file/d/1jo8L...
February 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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okay first of all, lol

but lemme just quote this part: “Rather than a turbulent breakup, Chakotay and Seven of Nine discuss their relationship, and why it is not working, as adults.”

we wrote it that way because the characters respect and care about each other
Star Trek Officially Ends One of Its Most Cursed Romances After 25 Years
A breakup.
screenrant.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:44 AM
One Large, one Small road trip is a classic for a reason
Really great point and also just made me realise that this is part of what made the Mandelorian such an enjoyable show as well.
February 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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I'm going to promote the heck out of this:

The Minneapolis Foundation has $4 million in grants available to small businesses for everything from rent and payroll costs to legal help and temporary relocation.

More details and the application here: www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/comm...
Economic Response Fund Grant Guidelines
Small businesses in Minnesota that have experienced operational disruptions in recent weeks may now apply for emergency financial support through the Economic Response Fund.
www.minneapolisfoundation.org
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I thought this movie was SO fun. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms & Predator Badlands are 2 franchises going back to basics with more focused storytelling & a sense of humor & odd couple pairings (What if One is Big & One is Small & PB also has What If a Little Cute Critter). In this essay, I will
I was unprepared for how goofy and adorable "Predator Badlands" is. There is no justifiable reason why it should work, but it absolutely does.
February 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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When people say “I hate writing but I love having written,” they are not saying “I love that some completed text exists.”

They are saying “I love getting to the end of the process and realizing that all the work was worth it, that this sentence really pops, that I nailed it.”
February 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Say their names.
Silverio Villegas González, Keith Porter, Renee Good, Alex Pretti. All killed by ICE. A memorial for them outside Broadview ICE detention center. #abolishice
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Seriously, this hyper concentration of wealth is one of the top problems facing the country -- the maldistribution is worse than it was before the Great Depression, and their political influence is even greater than it was then thanks to Citizens United etc.
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering

The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Reading American history will break your heart a thousand times but it will also fill you with such admiration and awe for all the people who were excluded from the protection of America’s founding principles and fought to promote, protect and expand them anyways
February 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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The "E" is for "Epstein"
Just finding out now that the CEO of Chuck E Cheese is mentioned in the Epstein Files
February 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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Ok but detained for what crime exactly?
I could fix her. But why would I want to?
February 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Silverio Villegas González, Keith Porter, Renee Good, Alex Pretti. All killed by ICE. A memorial for them outside Broadview ICE detention center. #abolishice
February 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Chicago folks who can get to Rogers Park tomorrow/Sunday, there’s gonna be a community art build for a big Feb 28 protest at Broadview ICE. Talked to some of the organizers today & theyre great. I plan to be at the 2/28 protest so come thru then (& look for me if you are a newbie and want a buddy) 🔥
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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I highly recommend subscribing to Mutual Aid LA Network's newsletter The Dispatch if you haven't already. Yes, there are local specific activities but there's also recommended actions that can be done by anyone anywhere. 👍🏾 👍🏾
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February 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM