Bryan Royle
@ryanjamesboyle.bsky.social
Economist; former technical writer and forklift operator
The Fed Chair won't give economic forward guidance, but the Treasury Secretary will?
🏦 JUST IN: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Fed must look 9, 12 and 18 months ahead, with underlying inflation “very benign,” core inflation slowing and the K-shaped economy over. $SPY
August 4, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The Fed Chair won't give economic forward guidance, but the Treasury Secretary will?
@bestofnextdoor.bsky.social doesn't do much on here, but man, here's a winner.
July 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
@bestofnextdoor.bsky.social doesn't do much on here, but man, here's a winner.
The vibe I got from the FOMC press conference today: youtu.be/6qoeSe_uzsI?...
Veep - Best of Karen Collins
YouTube video by Igirus
youtu.be
July 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The vibe I got from the FOMC press conference today: youtu.be/6qoeSe_uzsI?...
Sounds like an indulgent weekend, count me in
have been discussing this prompt with the fellas for the last 12 hours so now i bring it here: do you think you can do this
February 27, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Sounds like an indulgent weekend, count me in
Sometimes I get weird looks for being an Android user. Then I read a WSJ article about the hottest new iPhone feature, see this, and feel affirmed.
January 31, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Sometimes I get weird looks for being an Android user. Then I read a WSJ article about the hottest new iPhone feature, see this, and feel affirmed.
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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For Renee Nicole Good, for her wife, child, city, country, and every person she died to protect... it's fundraiser time.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
For Renee Nicole Good, for her wife, child, city, country, and every person she died to protect... it's fundraiser time.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
My train this morning. Today is Epiphany, after all
January 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
My train this morning. Today is Epiphany, after all
Singing my wife's present to the tune of "Detachable Penis"
December 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Singing my wife's present to the tune of "Detachable Penis"
Wow, I had never seen this, what a read. It should be used in discourse classes to pick apart an argument.
December 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wow, I had never seen this, what a read. It should be used in discourse classes to pick apart an argument.
In my travels, I'm finding people don't believe what's happening in Chicago. It's hard to comprehend this. We have to keep spreading the word. Here's a good factual summary.
I wrote an overview of "Operation Midway Blitz" and the main venues and types of activity that made it up: widespread street enforcement, detention and protest suppression at Broadview, the South Shore raid, and legal battles in the courts.
lauriemerrell.com/posts/what-h...
lauriemerrell.com/posts/what-h...
What Happened in Chicago
An overview of federal activity in Chicagoland during the crackdown.
lauriemerrell.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
In my travels, I'm finding people don't believe what's happening in Chicago. It's hard to comprehend this. We have to keep spreading the word. Here's a good factual summary.
Reposted by Bryan Royle
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Hitting close to home. The citizen confrontation shown is right outside my kid's school. I do not feel safer. www.therecordnorthshore.org/2025/10/29/i...
ICE activity confirmed in Wilmette. Number of arrests remains unclear - The Record
Federal immigration enforcement came to Wilmette on Wednesday. Reports, photos and videos from several community members show that federal agents were active in multiple locations on Oct. 29 afternoon...
www.therecordnorthshore.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hitting close to home. The citizen confrontation shown is right outside my kid's school. I do not feel safer. www.therecordnorthshore.org/2025/10/29/i...
...and who receives the surcharge payment?
BESSENT: TARIFFS ARE A SURCHARGE, NOT A TAX
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
...and who receives the surcharge payment?
Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago: Dirksen Courthouse has new high steel fencing on all sides. No changes to Kluczynski building, post office or open area across Dearborn. Detainees headed here?
September 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago: Dirksen Courthouse has new high steel fencing on all sides. No changes to Kluczynski building, post office or open area across Dearborn. Detainees headed here?
The tool kit: 8 meetings per year to set the interbank overnight interest rate; the modal outcome is no change. In a crisis, they can buy bonds. Oh, and they give speeches.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent: The Fed tool kit is too complex to manage - WSJ.
September 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The tool kit: 8 meetings per year to set the interbank overnight interest rate; the modal outcome is no change. In a crisis, they can buy bonds. Oh, and they give speeches.
CHINA: [crickets chirping]
TRUMP: TOOK ROLLS ROYCE TARIFF DOWN TO 10% FROM 25% || TRUMP SAYS CHINA TARIFFS CAN'T GET ANY HIGHER THAN 145 PERCENT, WE KNOW IT'S COMING DOWN TRUMP: GOING TO HAVE LARGE SHARE OF CHIPMAKING MARKET || TRUMP: CHINA TALKS WILL BE SUBSTANTIVE TRUMP: CHINA WANTS TO DO SOMETHING
May 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
CHINA: [crickets chirping]
This was my well-timed choice at the library over the weekend. Didn't think I'd need it quite so soon.
November 26, 2024 at 1:51 AM
This was my well-timed choice at the library over the weekend. Didn't think I'd need it quite so soon.