Louise Ryals

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Taylor Swift at Arrowhead, sitting with Travis Kelce’s mom:

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

@eurekaergonomic @halizawil @333lolly totally! I would love to go this weekend!!

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[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

Thanks @amorbidpodcast for being my top podcast on @Spotify this year. I loved all 6,352 minutes of it. #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/yinmbY8hXK

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

Fuck both of em but fuck notre dame more

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

@Nationals why aren’t you showing the scoreboard????????

[Tiffany D. Jackson @WriteinBK]

Forced birth in a country that doesn’t have mandatory maternity leave or universal healthcare…

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

In Alabama, the penalty for getting an abortion after you are raped is more severe than the penalty for raping someone.

How fucked up is that?

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

Got to the DCA at 2:30 EST… landed in TUL 1:10 am CST… 12 hours of non weather related delays 🥴

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

I’ve been delayed so much by @SouthwestAir today that I probably could have driven to Oklahoma from DC faster.

[Adrian Bliss @adrianbliss]

Henry the 8th gets a baby girl

[TPS @TotalProSports]

This man has won twice as many playoff games in 8 days as Dak Prescott has in the first 6 seasons of his Cowboys career.

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

Ok you can stop now

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

@tygerfuel You mean 🔥🔥🔥

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

@tygerfuel Don’t jinx it

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

This is bc @tygerfuel kept saying “man I wish this was a game” over and over …. Damn you drew

[Jared Gallagher @jaredgallagher]

An Oklahoma icon.

[Louise Ryals @LLweezzyy]

wow