Andrew O’Leary
@andrewolaoire.bsky.social
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Filipinos make up 4% of US registered nurses, double their population share. Now many live in fear of ICE at work. As one physical therapist put it: 'This is my place of work. I should feel safe.' Excellent @guardian reporting on essential workers under threat.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Many Filipino healthcare workers in the US live in fear of ICE: ‘This is my place of work. I should feel safe’
Filipinos make up a large percentage of the healthcare workforce, which includes undocumented people
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Filipinos make up 4% of US registered nurses, double their population share. Now many live in fear of ICE at work. As one physical therapist put it: 'This is my place of work. I should feel safe.' Excellent @guardian reporting on essential workers under threat.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump crackdown threatens St. Louis goal to boost Afghan community, add residents www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
Trump crackdown threatens St. Louis goal to boost Afghan community, add residents
Hundreds of Afghans have resettled in St. Louis since 2021, boosting the city's population. Further growth of the community is now in question.
www.stltoday.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump crackdown threatens St. Louis goal to boost Afghan community, add residents www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
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The US invented the solar panel & wind turbine, notes @billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is the Costco of energy, man!’: author Bill McKibben on the promise of renewables
The activist and author of Here Comes the Sun discusses rapid advances in solar and wind power and how the US ceded leadership in the sector to its main rival
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The US invented the solar panel & wind turbine, notes @billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Even on a cold winter night Denmark has 100% coverage of electricity by wind energy.
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Even on a cold winter night Denmark has 100% coverage of electricity by wind energy.
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030
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In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
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“CRY FREEDOM” (1987) dir. Richard Attenborough
Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington
🎬 Universal Pictures
Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington
🎬 Universal Pictures
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“CRY FREEDOM” (1987) dir. Richard Attenborough
Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington
🎬 Universal Pictures
Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington
🎬 Universal Pictures
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29 December 1923 | An Italian Jew, Shlomo Venezia, was born in Thessaloniki.
In #Auschwitz from 11 April 1944.
No. 182727
Forced to work in the Sonderkommando
He survived the war & passed away in 2012.
In #Auschwitz from 11 April 1944.
No. 182727
Forced to work in the Sonderkommando
He survived the war & passed away in 2012.
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
29 December 1923 | An Italian Jew, Shlomo Venezia, was born in Thessaloniki.
In #Auschwitz from 11 April 1944.
No. 182727
Forced to work in the Sonderkommando
He survived the war & passed away in 2012.
In #Auschwitz from 11 April 1944.
No. 182727
Forced to work in the Sonderkommando
He survived the war & passed away in 2012.
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Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
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Another example of how the U.S. political right appropriates digital tools, platforms, and data to create, (re)frame, and remix data visualizations to spread anti-immigrant propaganda. If you're interested in learning more, here's a paper from my research team: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Another example of how the U.S. political right appropriates digital tools, platforms, and data to create, (re)frame, and remix data visualizations to spread anti-immigrant propaganda. If you're interested in learning more, here's a paper from my research team: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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NZ solar power generation up 31% in 2023, 52% in 2024, 61% in 2025. Long may it continue. Still only 1.9% of total power generation to there is plenty of remaining scope.
The 4th quarter of 2025 is likely to come in at the lowest emissions and highest renewable proportion on record.
The 4th quarter of 2025 is likely to come in at the lowest emissions and highest renewable proportion on record.
December 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
NZ solar power generation up 31% in 2023, 52% in 2024, 61% in 2025. Long may it continue. Still only 1.9% of total power generation to there is plenty of remaining scope.
The 4th quarter of 2025 is likely to come in at the lowest emissions and highest renewable proportion on record.
The 4th quarter of 2025 is likely to come in at the lowest emissions and highest renewable proportion on record.
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“You didn’t get a high paying job right after graduation because you got a Humanities degree instead of learning to code”
Same people: “too bad, so sad, AI can do your job and no one cares about cultivating future leadership in the field.”
Same people:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Same people: “too bad, so sad, AI can do your job and no one cares about cultivating future leadership in the field.”
Same people:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Stanford graduates spark outrage after uncovering reason behind lack of job offers: 'A dramatic reversal from three years ago'
"That has changed."
www.yahoo.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“You didn’t get a high paying job right after graduation because you got a Humanities degree instead of learning to code”
Same people: “too bad, so sad, AI can do your job and no one cares about cultivating future leadership in the field.”
Same people:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Same people: “too bad, so sad, AI can do your job and no one cares about cultivating future leadership in the field.”
Same people:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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This is an incredibly illuminating video on what we're up against.
She thinks I'm with ICE
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is an incredibly illuminating video on what we're up against.
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Imagine running a capital-intensive firm when the White House can suddenly threaten to shut your industry down. Wind farms today, something else tomorrow. That risk changes what gets built, where, and whether it gets built at all.
December 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Imagine running a capital-intensive firm when the White House can suddenly threaten to shut your industry down. Wind farms today, something else tomorrow. That risk changes what gets built, where, and whether it gets built at all.
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A step in the right direction.
States invest in child care more than ever to help parents with rising costs
About half of states passed some legislation related to child care this year, a sign of growing political momentum.
wapo.st
December 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A step in the right direction.
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State Medicaid Expansions and Mortality, Revisited:
Medicaid expansions led to declines in all-cause mortality of 6%; HIV-related mortality accounted for 20 percent of the effect.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Medicaid expansions led to declines in all-cause mortality of 6%; HIV-related mortality accounted for 20 percent of the effect.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
State Medicaid Expansions and Mortality, Revisited: A Cost-Benefit Analysis | American Journal of Health Economics: Vol 3, No 3
Previous research found that Medicaid expansions in New York, Arizona, and Maine in the early 2000s reduced mortality. I revisit this question with improved data and methods, exploring distinct causes...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
December 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
State Medicaid Expansions and Mortality, Revisited:
Medicaid expansions led to declines in all-cause mortality of 6%; HIV-related mortality accounted for 20 percent of the effect.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Medicaid expansions led to declines in all-cause mortality of 6%; HIV-related mortality accounted for 20 percent of the effect.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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“Went viral” is an old stock phrase in journalism that really does not capture the dynamic of how X dot Com has been tuned to give people like the one specific legislator here the power to intentionally cause this kind of outcome
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Went viral” is an old stock phrase in journalism that really does not capture the dynamic of how X dot Com has been tuned to give people like the one specific legislator here the power to intentionally cause this kind of outcome
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It’s wild so many people are willing to go to bat for prisons as a reserve for rural jobs when universities are better in every aspect for such a role.
"Even after accounting for the upfront costs and delayed benefits, enrolling marginal applicants to public universities generates substantial net returns for society, the marginal students themselves, and the government budget."
Public Universities FTW!
Public Universities FTW!
December 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s wild so many people are willing to go to bat for prisons as a reserve for rural jobs when universities are better in every aspect for such a role.
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Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.
Prominent Leaders Amplify Disinformation About Brown University Shooting
Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.
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can't they even give this woke nonsense a rest at Christmas? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
can't they even give this woke nonsense a rest at Christmas? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“More than a whiff of ill intent.” 😷
December 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“More than a whiff of ill intent.” 😷
“… when we went to pick it up..” solitary vs systemic
Mr Cuban,
I just wanted to quickly thank you. My husband has XXXX cancer, a rare gastrointestinal cancer. We are between insurance right now and when we went to pick it up we were informed it was $29,000. We were able to get it from CostPlus for $990. Thank you for saving my husband's life.
I just wanted to quickly thank you. My husband has XXXX cancer, a rare gastrointestinal cancer. We are between insurance right now and when we went to pick it up we were informed it was $29,000. We were able to get it from CostPlus for $990. Thank you for saving my husband's life.
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“… when we went to pick it up..” solitary vs systemic
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Like prime, but with human beings”
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This is a story of tremendous importance. Unlike the lead-up to the Great Recession, the NYT and WSJ have been relentless in sounding the alarm over what could be a financial crash. But no one is listening. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This is a story of tremendous importance. Unlike the lead-up to the Great Recession, the NYT and WSJ have been relentless in sounding the alarm over what could be a financial crash. But no one is listening. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
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During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
During the holiday season, we all want to spend time with our loved ones.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.
And yet, just two months after buying Walgreens for $10 billion, the private equity firm Sycamore Partners stripped hourly workers of paid vacation, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Shameful.