Shay O’Reilly
@shaygabriel.bsky.social
“The needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.” NYC ➡️ Berlin. Climate organizer/campaigner/dad but this is a personal account. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✝️
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Shay O’Reilly
@shaygabriel.bsky.social
· Jan 31
To do list for this moment:
1. Establish a discipline of calling your Congressional reps every day.
2. Join an ongoing organizing effort in your local community.
3. Take on at least one personal habit that expands your capacity for attention, compassion, and commitment.
1. Establish a discipline of calling your Congressional reps every day.
2. Join an ongoing organizing effort in your local community.
3. Take on at least one personal habit that expands your capacity for attention, compassion, and commitment.
Just a truly senseless move. Only the far right benefits from restricting/partially ending low-cost language and culture courses for immigrants and refugees.
Bamf bestätigt: Der Zugang zu den Kursen wird eingeschränkt. Grund: zu viele Teilnehmer, zu viele Kosten. Beobachter sehen Annahme widerlegt, Einwanderer seien integrationsunwillig. Das betrifft unter anderem Asylbewerber im Verfahren, Geduldete sowie Flüchtlinge aus der Ukraine.
Bamf: Zulassung zu Integrationskursen wird stark eingeschränkt
Befürchtungen bestätigt: Der Zugang zu den Kursen wird eingeschränkt. Grund: zu viele Teilnehmer, zu viele Kosten.
www.migazin.de
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Just a truly senseless move. Only the far right benefits from restricting/partially ending low-cost language and culture courses for immigrants and refugees.
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(2) is complex and includes:
• spurious antisemitism accusations leveraged against critics of Israel
• weaponization of those accusations by fascists
• real and actual antisemitism among influencers and a small subset of activists (of which the above hinders management!)
• spurious antisemitism accusations leveraged against critics of Israel
• weaponization of those accusations by fascists
• real and actual antisemitism among influencers and a small subset of activists (of which the above hinders management!)
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM
(2) is complex and includes:
• spurious antisemitism accusations leveraged against critics of Israel
• weaponization of those accusations by fascists
• real and actual antisemitism among influencers and a small subset of activists (of which the above hinders management!)
• spurious antisemitism accusations leveraged against critics of Israel
• weaponization of those accusations by fascists
• real and actual antisemitism among influencers and a small subset of activists (of which the above hinders management!)
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Imo the surge of antisemitism in the wake of the Epstein docs is a product of:
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Imo the surge of antisemitism in the wake of the Epstein docs is a product of:
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
if you doubt US soft power, you can just look at how the news about the flag removed from stonewall has been taken up in media around the world (see also: why Pride festivals in many places are called “Christopher Street Day”)
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
if you doubt US soft power, you can just look at how the news about the flag removed from stonewall has been taken up in media around the world (see also: why Pride festivals in many places are called “Christopher Street Day”)
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starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Imo the surge of antisemitism in the wake of the Epstein docs is a product of:
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Imo the surge of antisemitism in the wake of the Epstein docs is a product of:
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
1. Existing antisemitism
2. Lowered antibodies to antisemitism due to the reactions to war crimes in Gaza
3. Conspiratorial casting of the Epstein class (rather than seeing it as a result of power + misogyny)
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you could simply leave the “Jewish” part out of this
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 AM
you could simply leave the “Jewish” part out of this
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
it is a choice and it is a bad one and I would really, truly prefer that people ostensibly on my side of the political spectrum not make it
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it seems like ed miliband is the only member of the labour government who is capable of pursuing an actual vision.
UK govt awards major new round of contracts to onshore wind and solar, all at prices below current market wholesale price
Together they'll supply about 3% of current British power when built
All of which reduces gas imports, of course
www.ft.com/content/930e...
Together they'll supply about 3% of current British power when built
All of which reduces gas imports, of course
www.ft.com/content/930e...
UK awards 189 revenue-guarantee contracts for wind and solar projects
Move forms part of government target to decarbonise power system by 2030
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
it seems like ed miliband is the only member of the labour government who is capable of pursuing an actual vision.
I’m so tired of these people waging a dedicated and explicit anti-LGBT campaign and then being offended when we say it’s harmful to us. I feel like there’s a good word for this but it’s escaping me.
Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...
The Threshold
The right used to attack athletes who protested. Now they attack athletes who express feelings at all.
www.readtpa.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I’m so tired of these people waging a dedicated and explicit anti-LGBT campaign and then being offended when we say it’s harmful to us. I feel like there’s a good word for this but it’s escaping me.
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if you remember the FBI + ICE + local raid on a horse race track in Wilder, Idaho that detained hundreds of families (including many kids & U.S. citizens) the @acluidaho.bsky.social just announced a lawsuit.
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
if you remember the FBI + ICE + local raid on a horse race track in Wilder, Idaho that detained hundreds of families (including many kids & U.S. citizens) the @acluidaho.bsky.social just announced a lawsuit.
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
What this man is describing would seem to constitute crimes against humanity under international law. Other governments could and should contest the abuses he’s describing the U.S. government committing against migrants.
It turns out the Canadian link is much more recent than we’d thought, so uhh I’m pretty sure I’m going to get a Canadian passport. Anyways: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It turns out the Canadian link is much more recent than we’d thought, so uhh I’m pretty sure I’m going to get a Canadian passport. Anyways: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
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McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
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This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
We are murdering people and it is basically just background noise at this point. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
This is the 38th time that the U.S. military has unlawfully killed civilians on the orders of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. At least 130 people — never charged with crimes, their identities unknown to their executioners — are now dead.
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
Got to inform my family that they are probably Canadian given the new citizenship restoration law. There is a pretty great sitcom episode in the scenario of a giant wacky Irish American family finding out that they’ve all been granted Canadian citizenship.
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Got to inform my family that they are probably Canadian given the new citizenship restoration law. There is a pretty great sitcom episode in the scenario of a giant wacky Irish American family finding out that they’ve all been granted Canadian citizenship.
it seems like ed miliband is the only member of the labour government who is capable of pursuing an actual vision.
UK govt awards major new round of contracts to onshore wind and solar, all at prices below current market wholesale price
Together they'll supply about 3% of current British power when built
All of which reduces gas imports, of course
www.ft.com/content/930e...
Together they'll supply about 3% of current British power when built
All of which reduces gas imports, of course
www.ft.com/content/930e...
UK awards 189 revenue-guarantee contracts for wind and solar projects
Move forms part of government target to decarbonise power system by 2030
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
it seems like ed miliband is the only member of the labour government who is capable of pursuing an actual vision.
Integration courses have been basically suspended in my part of Berlin. My husband’s teacher told him today that his class is the last enrolled for the foreseeable future.
As an immigrant with a citizen spouse & daughter, this is extremely harmful to me personally. To say nothing of the teachers..
As an immigrant with a citizen spouse & daughter, this is extremely harmful to me personally. To say nothing of the teachers..
The integration courses — low-cost German language & culture intensives — are one of the better parts of Germany’s treatment of immigrants, so of course the CDU wants to curtail them. correctiv.org/aktuelles/in...
Integrationskurse für Migranten voraussichtlich noch für Monate auf Eis
Die Bundesregierung will nur noch Zugewanderten Integrationskurse gewähren, die eine „Bleibeperspektive“ haben – auch Ukrainern nicht mehr.
correctiv.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Integration courses have been basically suspended in my part of Berlin. My husband’s teacher told him today that his class is the last enrolled for the foreseeable future.
As an immigrant with a citizen spouse & daughter, this is extremely harmful to me personally. To say nothing of the teachers..
As an immigrant with a citizen spouse & daughter, this is extremely harmful to me personally. To say nothing of the teachers..
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Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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I disagree with Congressman Gonzales that 5-year-old American citizen children are helped in any way by their kindergarten classmates being kisbnapped and disappeared by marked, armed thugs.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I disagree with Congressman Gonzales that 5-year-old American citizen children are helped in any way by their kindergarten classmates being kisbnapped and disappeared by marked, armed thugs.
Having a new apartment 🥰👍😃🙌
Having to move 👎😵💫❌
Having to move 👎😵💫❌
February 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Having a new apartment 🥰👍😃🙌
Having to move 👎😵💫❌
Having to move 👎😵💫❌
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“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing
Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
It’s so funny that France is the least negative towards the U.S. among these six
February 7, 2026 at 9:11 PM
It’s so funny that France is the least negative towards the U.S. among these six
The particular agony of the ICE being 59 minutes late.
(You get a quarter of the fee back if it’s 60 minutes+)
(You get a quarter of the fee back if it’s 60 minutes+)
February 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The particular agony of the ICE being 59 minutes late.
(You get a quarter of the fee back if it’s 60 minutes+)
(You get a quarter of the fee back if it’s 60 minutes+)