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Melissa Ryan

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Melissa Ryan

@MelissaRyan

Mostly on Bluesky these days. You can also subscribe to my newsletter. altrightdelete.news

Joined November 2007

Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Oct 20, 2022
I can't believe I'm saying this, but everyone should read the Federalist article. Because it articulates where the Right has been going for some time and makes clear that wielding power to force the rest of us to do what a small minority of Americans want is the real goal.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Sep 24, 2022
A sitting US Senator is helping Libs of TikTok harass a doctor. This kind of incitement puts the target in serious danger of harm and could even get her killed. @TwitterSafety needs to step in ASAP.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Dec 6, 2022
Taibbi, and by extension Musk, is basically inciting harassment and potentially against another former Twitter employee now. An employee who was apparently only just fired.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
May 25, 2022
Hours later I'm struck by just how low the bar is for Democratic Leadership. Beto sailed right over it by interrupting one presser for a few minutes. Stop begging your colleagues to show some humanity and start disrupting systems instead of trying to preserve them.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Apr 18, 2023
Replying to @LaCienegaBlvdss
If you can't handle the sound of a crying baby or toddler, maybe air travel or being in public isn't for you. Personally, I'd be embarrassed by my inability to cope with something so basic that happens all the time. But I just believe that's part of being a functioning adult.
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Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Oct 20, 2022
Replying to @MelissaRyan
The actions he's talking about should chill you to the bone. Because they're not fringe at all. This is what the majority of MAGA wants and is dangerously close to achieving.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Oct 20, 2022
Replying to @MelissaRyan
It should also make clear that living in a Blue State will not protect you.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Sep 24, 2022
Replying to @MelissaRyan
Also, this is exactly what I mean when I talk about there being no cost to being a far-right extremist. A powerful Senator can use his social media feeds to put a woman in danger, and there are no consequences.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Oct 20, 2022
Replying to @MelissaRyan
Some of y'all are shocked, and I get it. But this is what we're up against. This is the mainstream Right now. And they don't feel a need to be too cute by half about the agenda any longer. Which is why The Federalist felt comfortable publishing it.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Oct 20, 2022
Replying to @MelissaRyan
Anyway, there's an election in twoish weeks, and if you don't want to live in the hellscape the article describes, voting against MAGA candidates is a good first step. vote.org
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Dec 6, 2022
Replying to @MelissaRyan
Twitter seems like such a great place to work. You sleep at the office. You can be fired at any time. And if the CEO really doesn't like you, he'll send an army of trolls right to your door!
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Jan 29, 2023
Replying to @megynkelly
This attack fell flat three years ago. Why revive it now? It just makes you look desperate for attention. From the same people who cheered Trump's attacks against you no less. That's just sad.
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Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Sep 24, 2022
Replying to @MelissaRyan
In America, you can put people in danger, you can harass your colleagues who are people of color, you can traffic migrants, you can support a coup against the United States, and none of those behaviors will get you removed from office.
Melissa Ryan
@MelissaRyan
Nov 18, 2023
I genuinely feel for everyone at ADL whose credibility will suffer because of Greenblatt. So many folks there do good work for the right reasons and that work will be forever tainted. I also want to know what the hell is going on. Because there's clearly a story here.
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