Amy O'Leary
@amyoleary.bsky.social
Narrative Strategy over at narrativearchitecture.org. Formerly NYT, This American Life, Upworthy & Headspace. In the woods of New Hampshire.
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"The cyclists arrive at sunrise, rolling through Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods and stopping at tamale carts, elote stands & candy stalls. They buy out every last item — every tamale, every corn cob, every bundle of sweets. Then they load up the food and deliver it to shelters and families in need."
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November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"The cyclists arrive at sunrise, rolling through Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods and stopping at tamale carts, elote stands & candy stalls. They buy out every last item — every tamale, every corn cob, every bundle of sweets. Then they load up the food and deliver it to shelters and families in need."
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There are people who think journalism & literature should reflect & perhaps wink with jaded eye at the "reality" that everything in life is just middle school, & there're people for whom journalism & literature are the human attempt to think beyond the eternal hell of middle school.
November 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
There are people who think journalism & literature should reflect & perhaps wink with jaded eye at the "reality" that everything in life is just middle school, & there're people for whom journalism & literature are the human attempt to think beyond the eternal hell of middle school.
Photographers, on the other hand, are pretty great.
writers! do not date writers
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Photographers, on the other hand, are pretty great.
Oh shit, more Live Free And Die.
NH folks, call your reps.
This is starting to do numbers, so here's the link to the full story, but you won't be able to read it without a subscription to my local paper, sorry.
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Oh shit, more Live Free And Die.
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the astonishing thing about this wave of denialism is that we have more or less decidedly hit the point where clean energy is the *cheaper* option by some distance
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
the astonishing thing about this wave of denialism is that we have more or less decidedly hit the point where clean energy is the *cheaper* option by some distance
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The Sun: ha ha I will blast charged particles at the humans and fry them! 😈
Mother Earth: I will protect my children with my magnetic field, which will also give them beautiful lights 😇
Mother Earth: I will protect my children with my magnetic field, which will also give them beautiful lights 😇
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Sun: ha ha I will blast charged particles at the humans and fry them! 😈
Mother Earth: I will protect my children with my magnetic field, which will also give them beautiful lights 😇
Mother Earth: I will protect my children with my magnetic field, which will also give them beautiful lights 😇
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
This kind of "objectivity" is an insult to the historial legacy of American journalism over its long history over the last 250 years. Journalists were SUPPOSED to have a point of view (crusading, muckraking, afflicting the comfortable/comforting the afflicted). That was the job description.
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This kind of "objectivity" is an insult to the historial legacy of American journalism over its long history over the last 250 years. Journalists were SUPPOSED to have a point of view (crusading, muckraking, afflicting the comfortable/comforting the afflicted). That was the job description.
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Doing pre-K arithmetic assignments quickly is… well let's just say I'm guessing the teacher felt like they needed something nice to say about this kid. It doesn't generalize to being "good at math," to say the least
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Doing pre-K arithmetic assignments quickly is… well let's just say I'm guessing the teacher felt like they needed something nice to say about this kid. It doesn't generalize to being "good at math," to say the least
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A new online resource tracks U.S. state-level legislation aimed at reversing the decline of local journalism
niemanreports.org/news-deserts...
niemanreports.org/news-deserts...
Watering News Deserts - Nieman Reports
RJI's new online resource tracks U.S. state-level legislation aimed at reversing decline of local journalism
niemanreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A new online resource tracks U.S. state-level legislation aimed at reversing the decline of local journalism
niemanreports.org/news-deserts...
niemanreports.org/news-deserts...
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Spyware is proliferating far beyond the scope of “rare” or “limited” attacks.
"Because targeting is so easy, we have seen govts use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists." – @evacide.bsky.social, @eff.org
"Because targeting is so easy, we have seen govts use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists." – @evacide.bsky.social, @eff.org
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficul...
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Spyware is proliferating far beyond the scope of “rare” or “limited” attacks.
"Because targeting is so easy, we have seen govts use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists." – @evacide.bsky.social, @eff.org
"Because targeting is so easy, we have seen govts use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists." – @evacide.bsky.social, @eff.org
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The author is on the staff at @chicago.suntimes.com
If you don't already know, her piece makes clear the brutality of the U.S. immigration enforcement system. Her father was first grabbed and deported under the Biden administration.
If you don't already know, her piece makes clear the brutality of the U.S. immigration enforcement system. Her father was first grabbed and deported under the Biden administration.
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The author is on the staff at @chicago.suntimes.com
If you don't already know, her piece makes clear the brutality of the U.S. immigration enforcement system. Her father was first grabbed and deported under the Biden administration.
If you don't already know, her piece makes clear the brutality of the U.S. immigration enforcement system. Her father was first grabbed and deported under the Biden administration.
The billionaires think they "won" Capitalism and so cannot come to terms with the fact it steals from all of us, and stole the most important things in life from them: Time. Humanity. Beauty. Truth. Purpose. Love.
The richest man on the planet also seems to be the unhappiest man on the planet. IDK why these billionaires all seem so angry w/ their lot in life.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The billionaires think they "won" Capitalism and so cannot come to terms with the fact it steals from all of us, and stole the most important things in life from them: Time. Humanity. Beauty. Truth. Purpose. Love.
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Every disaffected Dem & swing focus group we do begins with people asking what's real. They hear, at times, this is authoritarian takeover threatening lives & livelihoods. But perceive most "leaders" not acting as if this were so.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Every disaffected Dem & swing focus group we do begins with people asking what's real. They hear, at times, this is authoritarian takeover threatening lives & livelihoods. But perceive most "leaders" not acting as if this were so.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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I'm 48 years old and I have never in my life seen the mainstream media so out-of-step with the American public.
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I'm 48 years old and I have never in my life seen the mainstream media so out-of-step with the American public.
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one last observation: donald trump has never won a majority of the vote and yet the political press treats him like the embodied spirit of the american people. will be interesting to see how they discount mamdani as representing new york if he wins less than a majority.
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
one last observation: donald trump has never won a majority of the vote and yet the political press treats him like the embodied spirit of the american people. will be interesting to see how they discount mamdani as representing new york if he wins less than a majority.
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"To most NYC voters, Mamdani is known for his smile, his charisma, and his wish to make the city a more affordable place."
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani. The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do. Read @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani
The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do.
www.cjr.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"To most NYC voters, Mamdani is known for his smile, his charisma, and his wish to make the city a more affordable place."
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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The @us.theguardian.com has a number of open positions, including two reporter roles focusing on organizing and movement building.
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
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Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The @us.theguardian.com has a number of open positions, including two reporter roles focusing on organizing and movement building.
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
Jobs are 12 month contract, full-time, union, flexible location
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...
workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...