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James Ryan

@jamesryan.bsky.social

Writer, critic, occasional toruble-maker; interested in-writes SF/F/H, history in general, entertainment/mass media issues and history

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Tim Cadogan’s Hypocrisy: Why GoFundMe Still Hosts Renee Good’s Killers Tim Cadogan’s is worth around $50 million - CineNetWorth

*Please* tell me we don't see this happening at Kickstarter...

*Please*

thedemlabs.substack.com/p/tim-cadoga...

29.01.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The biggest signal an American human can ever receive that they are deeply and profoundly fucking up is finding themselves as the bad guy in a Bruce Springsteen song.

28.01.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 838    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 7
"Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans" Book Trailer
YouTube video by 910 Public Relations "Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans" Book Trailer

This weekend at #KinsaleBeatlesFestival:

Ken Womack discusses Mal Evans and his book on him, LIVING THE BEATLES LEGEND

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYXR...

29.01.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kinsale Beatles Festival 2026 | The Beatles | Mark Lewisohn, Kenneth Womack & Tom Dunne The Kinsale Beatles Festival is Ireland's biggest Bealtes Festival. Friday 31st Jan to Sunday 1st February 2026. Join the world's most renowned Beatles authors, scholars, historians and musicians in K...

Starting tomorrow, the Kinsale Beatles Festival:

#KinsaleBeatlesFestival

www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com

29.01.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My one addition: The Horrors, as noted below, looks to be the new normal, so expect to see them for some time...

29.01.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My typos consist of leaving whole words out of sentences.

29.01.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Protest sign: 
Caption: BATGTLE WEAPONS READY...
Symbols: Erars, iPhone, brain, eyes, nose smelling bull crapping, "I Voted" sticker

Protest sign: Caption: BATGTLE WEAPONS READY... Symbols: Erars, iPhone, brain, eyes, nose smelling bull crapping, "I Voted" sticker

29.01.2026 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some day we will be able to laugh about this.

It was, what, 20 years between V-E Day and HOGAN’S HEROES…?

28.01.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Bechdel Marshmallow Test:

If two women on film can discuss anything other than a man for fifteen minutes, the ending of the film will be twice as satisfying…

27.01.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For Alex and Renee

27.01.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What to Do When They Arrest Your Governor Options exist, let's explore them.

Just in case, keep this in mind, whether it's Watlz or your governor...

cmarmitage.substack.com/p/what-to-do...

26.01.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really American (@reallyamerican) Alex Pretti, VA nurse, reads final honors to a veteran who passed away. Our government will try to frame Alex as a monster. He was a hero. Share this to keep the memory of Alex alive.

substack.com/@reallyameri...

25.01.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICE / DHS employees: I know there’s way more alarm internally than is public. Text me via signal at 202-510-1268. I’ll protect your anonymity

24.01.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3342    πŸ” 677    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 11

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump β€” 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

24.01.2026 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13223    πŸ” 5116    πŸ’¬ 223    πŸ“Œ 408

It’s time to abolish Trump.

The ultimate un-indicted co-conspirator.

That wasn’t held accountable by both Democrats and Republicans.

24.01.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cartoon by Drew Sheneman @tribuneagency.bsky.social.

24.01.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

@govpritzker.illinois.gov calls for the Govs of the United States to come together now:

"I am asking my fellow Republican and Democratic Governors across the nation to have a unified response.

We must all stand against the lawlessness being inflicted in our states." 7/
bsky.app/profile/govp...

24.01.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 308    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

If any Democrat in the Senate votes to fund ICE, they are voting for the summary execution of American citizens. It’s really that simple.

24.01.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1582    πŸ” 415    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 17
Altered image depicting President Trump receiving the Grammy from Milli Vanilli (who, for those who might not remember that far back, to 1990, after they received their Grammy for Best New Artists had their award revoked when it was discovered they were discovered to have been lip syncing over other talents' vocals)

Altered image depicting President Trump receiving the Grammy from Milli Vanilli (who, for those who might not remember that far back, to 1990, after they received their Grammy for Best New Artists had their award revoked when it was discovered they were discovered to have been lip syncing over other talents' vocals)

This would mean a lot more than all of the other "exchanges" so far...

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xcancel.com/pepel_klaasa...

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Going On the Account: But I'll be Back Again... Nothing new; in fact, it's going to get a little quiet for a bit...

A few words before I step away, as tΓ‘im ag dul ar an mbΓ³thar...

jamesryanfiction.substack.com/p/going-on-t...

23.01.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My story "Turn the Page" will be in the anthology LIVING ADJACENT, once the Kickstarter has met its goals:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sms...

#WeeknightWriters

23.01.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's Job Approval by Geography and Demographics Explore Donald Trump's approval rating across the country and by demographic group using data from our monthly Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.

And now, a good tool for tracking how he's doing:

projects.gelliottmorris.com/trump-approv...

22.01.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.

16.01.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3001    πŸ” 936    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 100

if your life was measured as only one day, would you want to know what time it is

17.01.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

Improve a movie title by adding "With Big Naturals"

"A Hard Day's Night With Big Naturals"

21.01.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IN THE DOLLHOUSE QE ALL WAIT comes out April 2026, a splatterpunk nightmare of sadism and torture by the most horrid grown-up little girl.

If you don't play with Annie, she plays with you.

#HorrorWritersChat

21.01.2026 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Eryn & #HorrorWritersChat! More about my Gothic RAVENFIELD HALL & more new releases soon!

Would still love support for AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC wherever books are sold!

Torch & Arrow, full of Goth/Steampunk/Vintage goodies, keeps our lights on during our slow season:
torchandarrow.etsy.com
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21.01.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for a delightful time again, #HorrorWritersChat! Glad I didn't miss it entirely.

Promo, yes, I can do that.
I wrote a horror fantasy novel! It is out! It is really messed up and I don't know if anyone will actually read it. >.>

You can get it here: books2read.com/b/WealdandWen

21.01.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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