@heyjohnryan.bsky.social
KUOW Public Radio environment reporter. Seattle. Is this thing on? Tips, leaks--DM me, or email [email protected], or Signal: @heyjohnryan.10
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialGood news for Putin and Russia
@marisakabas.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.sociali’m just so fucking sorry that my muslim friends have to be hit with this despicable racism every single day. it’s not ok and you should not have to tolerate it. this country belongs to all of us.
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialLaw & Order: Special Floofballs Unit
@tomjoscelyn.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialIn early 2025, I assumed the Trump regime would delete the Department of Justice’s press releases and other statements related to more than 1,000 Jan. 6 cases.
So I downloaded them. We’ve now made them available to the public with a search tool.
They can’t erase history.
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialAmerica's Most Unwanted
@ianjames.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialEl Niño, extreme high tides and sea level rise: "This is what it’s going to look like every winter, in less than a generation." @rosannaxia.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
@donmoyn.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialHow did we skip the step where we made this illegal?
@ryanenos.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialSeizing the passport, phones, and computer of an opposition lawmaker is straight-up authoritarianism. There is no other way to describe it.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialYou, thank, much, very.
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialLogging in to my job's HR app always takes the wind out of my sails.
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialWow.
@jameeljaffer.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialI was one of the judges for this new @freedom.press prize for public-records reporting. Honestly, I was just blown away by the submissions--so much creative, thoughtful, powerful journalism being done with records excavated from government agencies. freedom.press/about/announ...
@brendannyhan.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social“For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law” Note there are no similar investigations of, e.g., potential visa violations by Melania Trump or Elon Musk
@kuow.orgReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialCruise ship season wrapped up Sunday in Seattle, with close to 1 million people boarding a cruise ship in 2026, a record number, according to the Port of Seattle. Moving these floating resorts through the sea can have big impacts – from hitting whales to heating the planet.
@jentaub.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialStill trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialPretty shocking thread on how two Seattle behemoths (Amazon and Expedia) (ab)use their near-monopoly power to gouge consumers, even those who buy elsewhere.
@atrupar.comReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialmoments after saying leakers should be shot, Trump points at reporters covering his rally and says "they're almost as bad as a leaker"
@evaholland.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialAnyone need a genuinely *nice* story for this Wednesday? "Takahashi thought the lost barrel might be adrift somewhere on the Bering Sea by now. Or, he imagined an 'Alaskan bear wearing my down jacket or like, playing my flute...'"
@aprilehrlich.bsky.socialReposted by @heyjohnryan.bsky.socialOregon has paused all environmental permitting for new or expanding data centers, effectively stopping data center development until next summer. www.opb.org/article/2026...
@heyjohnryan.bsky.socialAnd it's not just this guy. Seattle's Bruce Harrell (ex-Mayor & City Councilman, a Democrat) once yelled at me for refusing to turn off my recorder as I interviewed him at city council chambers.
