Bryan Royle
@ryanjamesboyle.bsky.social
Economist; former technical writer and forklift operator
Have we learned yet what sparked their "falling out?" Is he really more toxic than even Epstein could handle?
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Have we learned yet what sparked their "falling out?" Is he really more toxic than even Epstein could handle?
They heard "social justice warrior" and assumed it was a superhero name
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
They heard "social justice warrior" and assumed it was a superhero name
Getting a quote like this published has greatly improved his candidacy for a DOGE job
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Getting a quote like this published has greatly improved his candidacy for a DOGE job
Can't pass security without a passport or real ID. So...enjoy your Amtrak rides and road trips!
December 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Can't pass security without a passport or real ID. So...enjoy your Amtrak rides and road trips!
I have never looked around an airport and thought, "this place could really use a Bowflex"
December 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I have never looked around an airport and thought, "this place could really use a Bowflex"
If we stepped back to the 1950s and projected nuclear technology, probably a similar set of scenarios
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If we stepped back to the 1950s and projected nuclear technology, probably a similar set of scenarios
Seems like a dead end. Maybe we bring back pointing and laughing?
December 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seems like a dead end. Maybe we bring back pointing and laughing?
Snuff films. That's good, keep it up.
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Snuff films. That's good, keep it up.
Imagine reviving this instead of building the Cybertruck
December 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Imagine reviving this instead of building the Cybertruck
The pandemic was revealing for how little tolerance our culture has for shortages or any sort of shared sacrifice. Good luck with that message.
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The pandemic was revealing for how little tolerance our culture has for shortages or any sort of shared sacrifice. Good luck with that message.
A lot of the inputs are point in time surveys. The government was shut down in October. No one was working to take the surveys, so there is no data to report. November CPI will be out December 18, with as much detail as they can provide for October.
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A lot of the inputs are point in time surveys. The government was shut down in October. No one was working to take the surveys, so there is no data to report. November CPI will be out December 18, with as much detail as they can provide for October.
Yeah, ground delays at O'Hare can be significant - I've had many flights land ahead of schedule, only to get parked awaiting a gate
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Yeah, ground delays at O'Hare can be significant - I've had many flights land ahead of schedule, only to get parked awaiting a gate
Yeah, there's no argument against automated enforcement that doesn't boil down to: but I'm special and I want to speed!
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Yeah, there's no argument against automated enforcement that doesn't boil down to: but I'm special and I want to speed!
There must be a backstory here that they're still on speaking terms to this day...but wow, what a horror show
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There must be a backstory here that they're still on speaking terms to this day...but wow, what a horror show
He's confusing wholesale and retail prices. Let's not expect too much of him, he only has an economics Ph.D. from Penn
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
He's confusing wholesale and retail prices. Let's not expect too much of him, he only has an economics Ph.D. from Penn
Ugh... bsky.app/profile/ryan...
NU's president Schill was already a casualty, quit under political pressure. Provost also resigned. This is not a decision the interim president should make...or maybe he's the fall guy?
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Ugh... bsky.app/profile/ryan...
And Scots-Irish, and Germans, and Catholics, and "Bohemians", you name it...and more recently, Muslims after 9/11
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And Scots-Irish, and Germans, and Catholics, and "Bohemians", you name it...and more recently, Muslims after 9/11
This is not possible and you know that
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is not possible and you know that
NU's president Schill was already a casualty, quit under political pressure. Provost also resigned. This is not a decision the interim president should make...or maybe he's the fall guy?
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
NU's president Schill was already a casualty, quit under political pressure. Provost also resigned. This is not a decision the interim president should make...or maybe he's the fall guy?
A big case of White Castle or Wingstop is a great way to make a late entrance...but they won't get you laid
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A big case of White Castle or Wingstop is a great way to make a late entrance...but they won't get you laid
Not clearly at all
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Not clearly at all
Good call on your start and end points. The Union Station bar is disappointing lately.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Good call on your start and end points. The Union Station bar is disappointing lately.