Marty Ryan
@mrtyryn.bsky.social
Retired lobbyist, blogger, Iowa native, canner of homegrown fruits & veggies.
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This should be a much bigger story than it is.
This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours.
Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator
Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This should be a much bigger story than it is.
The Big Ten | Fawkes-Lee & Ryan
iowappa.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Kidding .... Right?
September 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Kidding .... Right?
"White" cisgender men!
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender
Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
www.motherjones.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"White" cisgender men!
There is a difference between the Ten Commandments being posted in public schools, and the Ten Commandments taught in Catholic schools. Look it up!
Ten Commandments laws are making a comeback. What will the Supreme Court do?
The Ten Commandments return to classrooms: What will the Supreme Court do?
Texas recently became the third state in two years, following Louisiana and Arkansas, to pass a law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms. Soon after — like the […]
www.scotusblog.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There is a difference between the Ten Commandments being posted in public schools, and the Ten Commandments taught in Catholic schools. Look it up!
He should have been kicked out of the Oval Office. Not wearing a tie! Where is the tie police officer, JD?
May 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
He should have been kicked out of the Oval Office. Not wearing a tie! Where is the tie police officer, JD?
Bombs bursting | Fawkes-Lee & Ryan
iowappa.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Where is the "tie police" J.D. Vance? Disrespect in the Oval Office
Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.
'Homegrowns are next:' Trump hopes to deport and jail U.S. citizens abroad
Trump hopes to deport and imprison U.S. citizens abroad. Critics say the concept is unconstitutional and dangerous.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Where is the "tie police" J.D. Vance? Disrespect in the Oval Office
Fawkes-Lee & Ryan | Public Policy Advocates
iowappa.com
April 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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My new book is now available on Amazon and at other booksellers, or directly from the publisher Lulu dot com!
April 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My new book is now available on Amazon and at other booksellers, or directly from the publisher Lulu dot com!
What the . . . ? I'm lost for words.
“Historical research,” Justice Alito wrote on Monday, “now calls into question” the court’s previous “understanding of the relevant common law rules at the time of the adoption of the Sixth Amendment.”
Alito and Gorsuch call for court to reconsider confrontation clause precedent - SCOTUSblog
The Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause gives defendants in criminal cases the right to “be confronted with the witnesses against” them. The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to decide when ...
www.scotusblog.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What the . . . ? I'm lost for words.
Iowa's motto has been "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain." Not anymore. Sad time in Iowa.
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Iowa's motto has been "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain." Not anymore. Sad time in Iowa.
I'm on Social Security and can't buy anything until the 2nd Wednesday next month. I've got this covered.
Voted for Trump, now have buyer’s remorse? The Trump philosophy seems to be his version of FAFO. Don’t buy anything on the 28th unless you absolutely have to.
#Resist
#Resist
February 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I'm on Social Security and can't buy anything until the 2nd Wednesday next month. I've got this covered.
The Iowa Democratic Party did not ruin Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. It was the Democratic National Committee. Sanders was wrong about that. And how would he know; he's not a Democrat!
This is indeed brilliant
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...
February 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Iowa Democratic Party did not ruin Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses. It was the Democratic National Committee. Sanders was wrong about that. And how would he know; he's not a Democrat!
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Home Safety | Fawkes-Lee & Ryan
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January 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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