Ryun
@ryun1.bsky.social
Writer, writing slowly. Wisconsin native, Cambodia Daily alum, UofOklahoma alum living in Chicago for the last 20 years. My name was correctly spelled in The Atlantic once. He/him.
Having the coolest guy in the world officiate your marriage should be the final boss of every courtship.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Having the coolest guy in the world officiate your marriage should be the final boss of every courtship.
civil disobedience takes many forms
in slo-mo, with music
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 AM
civil disobedience takes many forms
argh I don’t get home until 6:30
If you’re a Kat person, bring a t-shirt to upcycle to our office tonight at 5PM and we’ll turn it into custom merch!
You can join our phone bank bingo night too :)
You can join our phone bank bingo night too :)
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
argh I don’t get home until 6:30
I had a minor adhd hyperfocus freakout about SSD prices. Spent too much on a rugged drive to hold 50+ hours of video interviews with spirit mediums/fortunetellers/accused sorcerers that I had on a crazy quilt of random drives. Finally achieved peace of mind (fleeting) after 12 hours of transfers.
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I had a minor adhd hyperfocus freakout about SSD prices. Spent too much on a rugged drive to hold 50+ hours of video interviews with spirit mediums/fortunetellers/accused sorcerers that I had on a crazy quilt of random drives. Finally achieved peace of mind (fleeting) after 12 hours of transfers.
I left newspapers in 2004 for very similar reasons. It never stops being sad.
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I left newspapers in 2004 for very similar reasons. It never stops being sad.
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 AM
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Reposted by Ryun
Speaking of pricks: follow @joeldongsteen.northsky.social, a bot that takes every Joel Osteen's tweet, and replaces "God" with "dick." bsky.app/profile/joel...
In difficult times, more than ever, you need to have a battle cry of faith. Create a sound of victory. “Yes, this problem is big, but I know my dick is bigger.”
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Speaking of pricks: follow @joeldongsteen.northsky.social, a bot that takes every Joel Osteen's tweet, and replaces "God" with "dick." bsky.app/profile/joel...
The XXXX wings at Jake Melnick’s in Chicago are delicious, and if you love spicy food, you can do the challenge to get a free meal, t-shirt, and firefighter’s hat!
cc: @faineg.bsky.social if you ever need a free meal in downtown Chicago.
cc: @faineg.bsky.social if you ever need a free meal in downtown Chicago.
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The XXXX wings at Jake Melnick’s in Chicago are delicious, and if you love spicy food, you can do the challenge to get a free meal, t-shirt, and firefighter’s hat!
cc: @faineg.bsky.social if you ever need a free meal in downtown Chicago.
cc: @faineg.bsky.social if you ever need a free meal in downtown Chicago.
You can always tell when slogans are focus-tested on sycophants.
“60k income? You’re the global 1%” is the kind of message that you just know is winning hearts and minds
amazing things are happening in SF
February 8, 2026 at 4:33 AM
You can always tell when slogans are focus-tested on sycophants.
Groundhog might be a better choice. Or entrails! I hear entrails used to be the hot pick.
A lot of modern men with power appear to have been desperate and damp for a oracle to tell them what to do, and they are not at ALL interested in if the advice the oracle provides is actually good or accurate or not - that’s not the point.
February 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Groundhog might be a better choice. Or entrails! I hear entrails used to be the hot pick.
Reposted by Ryun
Last call for ABOLISH ICE stickers & shirts from Commonwealth Press! Orders close at 5PM EST this Sunday, Feb 8. Net proceeds go to Casa San Jose, which supports Pittsburgh’s Latino & immigrant community through social services, education, and advocacy.
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Last call for ABOLISH ICE stickers & shirts from Commonwealth Press! Orders close at 5PM EST this Sunday, Feb 8. Net proceeds go to Casa San Jose, which supports Pittsburgh’s Latino & immigrant community through social services, education, and advocacy.
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
www.compressmerch.com/collections/...
Disgusting
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Disgusting
Agreed. I thought it was really good.
"Wonder Man is the most distinctive MCU entry since WandaVision and among the highest quality Disney+ shows that Marvel has produced."
It's a standalone, the show's heart is in its grounded relationships, and Josh Gad plays Olaf in the club. If you're not watching Wonder Man, you're missing out:
It's a standalone, the show's heart is in its grounded relationships, and Josh Gad plays Olaf in the club. If you're not watching Wonder Man, you're missing out:
Wonder Man Brings a Cozy Hollywood Bromance to the MCU - Reactor
Wonder Man offers the freshest take on the MCU since WandaVision
reactormag.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Agreed. I thought it was really good.
Have the “civility” types scrubbed their histories of all the Let’s Go Brandon LOL bullshit? So so tiresome
February 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Have the “civility” types scrubbed their histories of all the Let’s Go Brandon LOL bullshit? So so tiresome
When This ends, and I still believe that it will, there will be a huge contingent of people who will have, step by step, tragedy by tragedy, abandoned every single value they loudly proclaimed to hold dear.
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
When This ends, and I still believe that it will, there will be a huge contingent of people who will have, step by step, tragedy by tragedy, abandoned every single value they loudly proclaimed to hold dear.
I’ve been talking a lot with people lately about the meaning of civil disobedience—its power and its consequences. This book explains it really well.
Everyone needs to read “Waging a Good War.”
It’s short, informative, and explains the brilliant tactical reasoning that the civil rights leaders used - including “intentionally getting arrested.”
It’s short, informative, and explains the brilliant tactical reasoning that the civil rights leaders used - including “intentionally getting arrested.”
January 31, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I’ve been talking a lot with people lately about the meaning of civil disobedience—its power and its consequences. This book explains it really well.
* Monster, Aliens, and Cyborgs: The Role of the Other in Contemporary Literature
* Graphic Novels
* American Protest Movements
* Battlefields of the Civil War
* Peoples of the Pacific Islands
* Graphic Novels
* American Protest Movements
* Battlefields of the Civil War
* Peoples of the Pacific Islands
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Quantum mechanics
Alternative traditions in film
Viticulture and enology
French women writers
Native American history since 1885
Quantum mechanics
Alternative traditions in film
Viticulture and enology
French women writers
Native American history since 1885
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Social movements
Real analysis
The financial crisis (during the crisis)
Groups and sects in Islam
International finance (I fell asleep a lot in this one because it was at like 2 pm on the day I had a 2-5 am radio show)
Social movements
Real analysis
The financial crisis (during the crisis)
Groups and sects in Islam
International finance (I fell asleep a lot in this one because it was at like 2 pm on the day I had a 2-5 am radio show)
January 31, 2026 at 12:26 AM
* Monster, Aliens, and Cyborgs: The Role of the Other in Contemporary Literature
* Graphic Novels
* American Protest Movements
* Battlefields of the Civil War
* Peoples of the Pacific Islands
* Graphic Novels
* American Protest Movements
* Battlefields of the Civil War
* Peoples of the Pacific Islands
seems like everything has to have a grimdark adaptation nowadays smh
First Trailer for LORD OF THE FLIES Teases a Dark and Unsettling Survival Story
First Trailer for LORD OF THE FLIES Teases a Dark and Unsettling Survival Story
Lord of the Flies is getting a new adaptation, and the newly released trailer for the series makes it clear this is going to be savage survival story. The BBC and Stan have dropped the first look at their...
buff.ly
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM
seems like everything has to have a grimdark adaptation nowadays smh
just got my kid and their friends tickets to an anime movie called hypnosismic, and I’m so happy the teens are still finding stuff that I, a supernerd, have no clue about.
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
just got my kid and their friends tickets to an anime movie called hypnosismic, and I’m so happy the teens are still finding stuff that I, a supernerd, have no clue about.
Fuck that. Disarm, Dismantle, Depose.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Fuck that. Disarm, Dismantle, Depose.
Reposted by Ryun
Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
Wisit Sasanatieng’s Citizen Dog
January 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Wisit Sasanatieng’s Citizen Dog
