Ryan MacCarrigan
@ryrymacc.bsky.social
Founder @ LEANSTUDIO & Foundry Square AI
Co-Founder @ Cinema for Good
Instructor @ UC Berkeley Extension
Senior PM Trainer @ Mind the Product (Pendo)
📍San Francisco
#prodmgmt #product #leanstartup #designthinking #innovation #startups #ai
Co-Founder @ Cinema for Good
Instructor @ UC Berkeley Extension
Senior PM Trainer @ Mind the Product (Pendo)
📍San Francisco
#prodmgmt #product #leanstartup #designthinking #innovation #startups #ai
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.
March 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.
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PEPFAR devastation, alone, is major mass murder courtesy of Trump and the Republican Party.
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March 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
PEPFAR devastation, alone, is major mass murder courtesy of Trump and the Republican Party.
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The #MuskTrumpCabal / #GOP / #DOGE / #RFKjr are actively working to sicken and kill Americans.
The criminally negligent homicide is actually global, as cutting off USAID programs is already leading to deaths around the world.
Trump-Vance: bringing shame and disgrace to the 🇺🇸 in new ways every day.
The criminally negligent homicide is actually global, as cutting off USAID programs is already leading to deaths around the world.
Trump-Vance: bringing shame and disgrace to the 🇺🇸 in new ways every day.
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The #MuskTrumpCabal / #GOP / #DOGE / #RFKjr are actively working to sicken and kill Americans.
The criminally negligent homicide is actually global, as cutting off USAID programs is already leading to deaths around the world.
Trump-Vance: bringing shame and disgrace to the 🇺🇸 in new ways every day.
The criminally negligent homicide is actually global, as cutting off USAID programs is already leading to deaths around the world.
Trump-Vance: bringing shame and disgrace to the 🇺🇸 in new ways every day.
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READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
February 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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Will Bunch provides the analysis that is missing from the NYTimes lengthy article detailing Musk’s actions. “ You can’t stop a coup until you call it for what it is.” Essential reading in The Philadelphia Inquirer by Will Bunch.
OK, "Reclaim the Treasury Payment System" isn't a great rallying cry for getting the masses out in the streets. But if you're in the media and not writing about Musk's ongoing coup and not screaming, "Fire!," then you are doing it wrong
Here's my howl. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Here's my howl. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Musk/Trump coup will not be televised | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, why Dems can’t ignore the Chappell Roan vote.
www.inquirer.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Will Bunch provides the analysis that is missing from the NYTimes lengthy article detailing Musk’s actions. “ You can’t stop a coup until you call it for what it is.” Essential reading in The Philadelphia Inquirer by Will Bunch.
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@rbhubbell.bsky.social says it’s time for the Dem MOC to implement a Shadow Cabinet. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm to do this. Robert’s suggestions who should be on it are in his article. We can add to it. @repjasmine.bsky.social comes to mind. Let’s do this! 202-224-3121.
We are not sheep. Get louder. Take action. Create a shadow cabinet.
February 10, 2025
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February 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@rbhubbell.bsky.social says it’s time for the Dem MOC to implement a Shadow Cabinet. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been sounding the alarm to do this. Robert’s suggestions who should be on it are in his article. We can add to it. @repjasmine.bsky.social comes to mind. Let’s do this! 202-224-3121.
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Vought is giving big banks and giant corporations the green light to scam families.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $21 billion to families cheated by Wall Street. Republicans have failed to gut it in Congress and in the courts. They will fail again.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $21 billion to families cheated by Wall Street. Republicans have failed to gut it in Congress and in the courts. They will fail again.
February 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Vought is giving big banks and giant corporations the green light to scam families.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $21 billion to families cheated by Wall Street. Republicans have failed to gut it in Congress and in the courts. They will fail again.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $21 billion to families cheated by Wall Street. Republicans have failed to gut it in Congress and in the courts. They will fail again.
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Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Their aim is nothing short of a new Dark Ages. Anti-science, anti-education, anti-democracy, in favor of needless human suffering.
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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If these questions are designed to hire people with no grasp on reality, U.S. national security is at significant risk.
Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
Was the 2020 presidential election “stolen?”
Who were the “real patriots” on January 6?
Who won the 2020 election?
Who is your “real boss?”
Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
Was the 2020 presidential election “stolen?”
Who were the “real patriots” on January 6?
Who won the 2020 election?
Who is your “real boss?”
U.S. intelligence, law enforcement candidates face Trump loyalty test
Candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement jobs were asked to give “yes” or “no” responses to questions such as: Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If these questions are designed to hire people with no grasp on reality, U.S. national security is at significant risk.
Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
Was the 2020 presidential election “stolen?”
Who were the “real patriots” on January 6?
Who won the 2020 election?
Who is your “real boss?”
Was Jan. 6 “an inside job?”
Was the 2020 presidential election “stolen?”
Who were the “real patriots” on January 6?
Who won the 2020 election?
Who is your “real boss?”
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CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
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For what it’s worth, when I spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most powerful thing I ever saw was USAID digging wells & repairing schools. The most effective power we will ever have.
February 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
For what it’s worth, when I spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the most powerful thing I ever saw was USAID digging wells & repairing schools. The most effective power we will ever have.
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If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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February 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of the US government, look no further. Our latest story names six 19- to 24-year-olds working with his DOGE organization, which now has access to sensitive federal systems. wrd.cm/4jzpiSN
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The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Must read.
“Elon Musk is not a federal employee, nor has he been appointed by the President nor approved by the Senate to have any leadership role in government.”
“Elon Musk is not a federal employee, nor has he been appointed by the President nor approved by the Senate to have any leadership role in government.”
Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were reportedly granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to what end.
nymag.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Must read.
“Elon Musk is not a federal employee, nor has he been appointed by the President nor approved by the Senate to have any leadership role in government.”
“Elon Musk is not a federal employee, nor has he been appointed by the President nor approved by the Senate to have any leadership role in government.”
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From a source inside the National Cancer Institute:
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
January 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
From a source inside the National Cancer Institute:
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
“Everyone is scrambling to figure out how we’re supposed to work to serve the public when we can’t engage at all.”
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If you know someone who has had cancer, which you almost certainly do, just fyi the National Cancer Institute is the single biggest budget of the 27 pieces of NIH. Anyway it’d be a shame for everyone who knows someone with cancer to hear about NIH funding shenanigans.
I spend much more time on climate than biomedical research these days. But the NIH shit has always just got to me (disclosure, I guess, my dad is a retired neuroscientist with NIH grants). The ROI for NIH-funded research is *absurd*, even before you get to lives saved. I hate it coming under attack.
The NIH gets >50,000 applications for its primary grant type every year and it’s already so cash strapped that the success rate has only recently crept back over 20 percent. You could triple the NIH budget with money the Pentagon loses in the couch cushions and find plenty of worthy science to fund.
January 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If you know someone who has had cancer, which you almost certainly do, just fyi the National Cancer Institute is the single biggest budget of the 27 pieces of NIH. Anyway it’d be a shame for everyone who knows someone with cancer to hear about NIH funding shenanigans.
In addition to strategies like this, Dems should put together an opposition “shadow cabinet” like they do in the U.K. Only question that remains is…who is now the de facto leader of the party? Is Bloomberg signaling he intends to throw his hat back in the ring?
🩵 Bloomberg Philanthropies will once again cover the amount of money the U.S. owes each year to the UNFCCC and ensure the U.S. meets its emissions reporting obligations to the body despite the pullback from global climate diplomacy under Trump.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Bloomberg philanthropy to cover U.S. climate dues after Paris withdrawal
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy and other U.S. funders said on Thursday they will cover U.S. financial obligations to the UN climate framework after President Donald Trump called for the U.S. to withdraw - for a second time - from the Paris climate agreement.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In addition to strategies like this, Dems should put together an opposition “shadow cabinet” like they do in the U.K. Only question that remains is…who is now the de facto leader of the party? Is Bloomberg signaling he intends to throw his hat back in the ring?
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I hear there are stories coming, but putting the brakes on our country’s world-leading medical research system feels like a five alarm fire and I don’t see a newspaper that even has it on the front page yet
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I hear there are stories coming, but putting the brakes on our country’s world-leading medical research system feels like a five alarm fire and I don’t see a newspaper that even has it on the front page yet
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Gritty continues to be a real one
January 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Gritty continues to be a real one
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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
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NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
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Not a surprise. But important dynamic for 2025 is that I expect Eric Adams to make NYC essentially a staging ground for ICE in his efforts to secure a pardon. You rob a bank because that’s where the money is. Mar a Lago/pardons, etc.
January 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Not a surprise. But important dynamic for 2025 is that I expect Eric Adams to make NYC essentially a staging ground for ICE in his efforts to secure a pardon. You rob a bank because that’s where the money is. Mar a Lago/pardons, etc.