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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 10/07/2025

A 50% copper tariff sounds tough on paper. But the quiet cost? It’s wired into our homes, cars, data centers—our entire economy. This isn’t strength. It’s a slow bleed. I dug into what it means, who gets hurt, and why it matters now more than ever.

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What Could Go Wrong?

A 50% Tariff on Copper, and the High Cost of Performing Strength

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/06/2025

Enten: "You don't have to be a mathematical genius to know that these are horrible, horrible, horrible numbers. Washington Post, -19 points, Fox News -21 points...to quote Sir Charles Barkley, 'terrible terrible terrible'...it's one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation that I have ever seen"

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 29/06/2025

I believed in this country. I raised a son who served it. I pay taxes. I worship weekly. I stood silent during the anthem today. Because this doesn’t feel like America anymore. I wrote about it.

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I Used to Be a Patriot

What It Feels Like to Turn 50 in a Country That’s Forgotten Its People

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 02/06/2025

I hear you! Got laid off at 49 from a good job of 10 years with no degree. Took the only offer I had after 3 months, and I’m trying so hard to frame it as an opportunity for growth. I just might crash and burn if things get too bleak—I’ve been there before—but for now, the fear keeps me moving.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 02/06/2025

Sharing a brief thought to start the week. Subscribe to be notified when it drops: chapternotes.substack.com

The silhouette of a troubled looking man standing at the edge of a cliff, staring into a dark tunnel, abyss, or the unknown, which is represented by a large black circle against a dark orange background

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 05/05/2025

I’ve posted my latest story to Medium. It’s free to view. Give it a read, and if you find any value in it, hit the clap button. It a small thing that really makes my day.

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Believing in Matt Foley and Other Questionable Career Moves

Finding motion when standing still felt safer

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 30/04/2025

It’s live: Believing in Matt Foley and Other Questionable Career Moves A story about finding motion when standing still felt safer. If it hits, I’d love a repost or a comment. Let’s keep talking about what survival actually looks like. #autism Read it here:

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Believing in Matt Foley and Other Questionable Career Moves

Finding motion when standing still felt safer

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/04/2025

Some stories you only figure out once you live them. Tomorrow: masks, mistakes, Matt Foley, and the strangest survival story I’ve ever written. Subscribe here if you want to read it when it drops: chapternotes.substack.com

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Ryan Smith | Substack

Lover of great books and compelling stories. A storyteller sharing my passion for the written word. On Chapter Notes, I dive into thought-provoking book reviews, writing strategies, & the magic of cra...

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 23/04/2025

This is bigger than one family. The petition to stop the national autism registry is gaining traction, and your signature is one small way to protect all our kids. Please sign, share, and help us get loud! chng.it/BSXCYHgb9x

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This campaign needs you now

Stop the National Autism Registry: Protect Our Children’s Privacy and Human Rights

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 23/04/2025

Please sign and share this Stop the National Autism Registry: Protect Our Children’s Privacy and Human Rights chng.it/mv5ysq2rZB

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Sign the Petition

Stop the National Autism Registry: Protect Our Children’s Privacy and Human Rights

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 17/04/2025

“I don’t want admiration for masking. I want a world where I don’t have to." Masks are heavy. I finally wrote about the decades spent learning scripts, the burnout, and the dream of authentic acceptance as an autistic person. Maybe you'll see yourself in it. #autism medium.com/@RyanReadsan...

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I Don’t Want Admiration for Masking, I Want a World Where I Don’t Have To

There’s a scene in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein that haunts me, not for its horror in the conventional sense, but for its profound, aching…

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 14/04/2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported illegally. The Supreme Court ordered his return. Both governments refused. No updates. No photos. No proof of life. Is he dead? Or are they hiding the conditions he was sent to? We need answers. We need coverage. We need accountability.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 29/03/2025

I’ve been in the longest reading slump of my life. It’s like my brain decided to just nope out of everything for the past two months.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 14/02/2025

Thrifted a U.S. history book from 1928. The very last paragraph lists America’s biggest challenges. Nearly 100 years later, we’re still waiting for ‘future citizens’ to solve the exact same problems. What are we even doing?

Page from a book from 1928 with the following text highlighted:

The great problems before the people of the present century are the development and conservation of natural resources, the preservation of the health and well-being of the community, the maintenance of a high standard of living and of education, and the nurturing of lofty ideals of political morality. These are a few of the problems that must be solved by the future citizens of the nation.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 04/02/2025

So… when do we all get free credit monitoring? 💀

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 30/01/2025

I still can’t believe how this blew up! My son still asks to check Kevin’s stats every day. I’m shocked that this is still making the rounds. It has restored my faith in humanity when I wasn’t sure I had much left. You are all the very best of people! Thank you!

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 30/01/2025

I haven’t… yet. I was actually browsing their site yesterday, and I’ll be spending more time there for sure

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 29/01/2025

Fill all the gaps with James Patterson books, and that’s what mine looks like. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 29/01/2025

It’s going to be such a thrill when you finally find it! Good luck!

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 29/01/2025

I don’t know, man. With our collective genius, we could have cured cancer. Hose water took that from us.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 29/01/2025

I’ve never read a more apt description.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 29/01/2025

Sound like it’s time to implement some cross-functional collaboration.

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🌻🌻Konabec🌻🌻 @konabec.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

From a friend’s post. Long but worth the read. Wise and important words from sociologist Jennifer Walter about what is happening in our country right now and what to do about it. "As a sociologist, I need to tell you: Your overwhelm is the goal.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

It’s sad. My parents are 75 and 72, and are still working part time just to barely get by. It shouldn’t be this way.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

Will Gen X be the first generation unable to retire? Find out on tomorrow’s episode of “The Decline of the American Dream”.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

You wanna join the rebellion? Come read banned books with the EWOKS and become an Educated Warrior Organizing for Kindness and Safety. We’re on Fable. Invite below👇 #StarWars

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

They’ll call it ‘fiscal responsibility’

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

This is “Shock Doctrine”. It will devastate institutions like education, healthcare, and research, leaving them underfunded and vulnerable. Wealthy corporations will step in to dictate societal priorities. public systems will collapse while privatization and corporate control take over.

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White House pauses federal grant, loan other assistance programs

The Trump administration has temporarily paused grant, loan and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget, according to a memo seen by Reuters.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

I’m so new to Discord, I actually had to use ChatGPT to walk me through setting it up. I’m starting to get the gist of it, but I’m thinking a book club on Fable will be easier for all of us 😅 Sometimes I can’t keep up with my own ambitions!

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

My dream is to write a book that gets banned due to all the empathy and critical thinking it inspires.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 28/01/2025

Posting this as a backup to Discord. I think a book club on Fable might be an easier option for many. I haven’t made the club public yet, but you can still join at the link👇. I’ll put some books up to vote on tomorrow (1/28). Aiming for 2/1 to start.

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Ed Lynch @goatburgler.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This is where we are now.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 24/01/2025

I’m new to Discord, and all of this is way out of my comfort zone, so hopefully it works 🤞

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 24/01/2025

I’ve created a little anti-fascist group for bookworms and nerds like myself. The EWOKS: Educated Warriors Organizing for Kindness and Safety We’ll read banned books and work to make things better in our communities The link to join my Discord server is in my Bio.

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 24/01/2025

I’m new to Discord, and all of this is waaay out of my comfort zone, so hopefully it works 🤞

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 24/01/2025

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Ryan Reads and Writes 📚✨ @ryanreadsandwrites.me · 24/01/2025

🚨UPDATE: I’m setting up a Discord Server for this 😁

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