Helena Okolicsanyi
@helenaaok.bsky.social
Passionately curious Washington, DC - based human on the Internet
@nbcpeacock.bsky.social can you turn the volume up on Wagner and other guy's mics? The volume is SO LOW!
January 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
@nbcpeacock.bsky.social can you turn the volume up on Wagner and other guy's mics? The volume is SO LOW!
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The DOJ’s failure to release the Epstein files in their entirety and in the searchable format mandated by law is a giant “FUCK YOU” to the victims, to Congress’s attempt at accountability, and to the American people.
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The DOJ’s failure to release the Epstein files in their entirety and in the searchable format mandated by law is a giant “FUCK YOU” to the victims, to Congress’s attempt at accountability, and to the American people.
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Every single democratic senator voted to confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Every single one. Not one “no” vote.
Q: Do you stand by your statement from earlier this year that nobody has died from USAID cuts?
RUBIO: I'm very proud of the changes we've made in foreign aid
RUBIO: I'm very proud of the changes we've made in foreign aid
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Every single democratic senator voted to confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Every single one. Not one “no” vote.
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this is like some old man posting but i’m feeling a little under the weather today and so my exercise this morning is just a long walk and you know what activity rocks? taking a walk.
December 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
this is like some old man posting but i’m feeling a little under the weather today and so my exercise this morning is just a long walk and you know what activity rocks? taking a walk.
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Breaking news: The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending most vaccines for children and suggest parents consult with doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending most vaccines for children and suggest parents consult with doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
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During the Second World War, Jewish doctors—who were themselves going hungry—studied starving people in the Warsaw Ghetto. Their findings inform what doctors expect to see after starvation in Gaza. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-comes-after-starvation-in-gaza
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
During the Second World War, Jewish doctors—who were themselves going hungry—studied starving people in the Warsaw Ghetto. Their findings inform what doctors expect to see after starvation in Gaza. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-comes-after-starvation-in-gaza
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Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
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This is a sad way to go through life but I think it is also a reaction to "the attention economy" and the way in which so much "content" encourages disordered use. Social media addiction, binge watching and so on.
Really a sad way to go through life www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...
June 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is a sad way to go through life but I think it is also a reaction to "the attention economy" and the way in which so much "content" encourages disordered use. Social media addiction, binge watching and so on.
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It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend
After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Entry-level tech jobs are beginning to fade away, in part because of a new technology. @damonberes.com spoke with @rosehorowitch.bsky.social about how AI is affecting college students and the job market—and what the future may hold.
The College-Major Gamble
What should young people study when AI threatens to take their jobs?
bit.ly
June 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Entry-level tech jobs are beginning to fade away, in part because of a new technology. @damonberes.com spoke with @rosehorowitch.bsky.social about how AI is affecting college students and the job market—and what the future may hold.
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RIFs coming out at NIH are harrowing to read. Brilliant friends in communications, leg affairs, policy let go. At NIH these people largely have advanced degrees and are scientists in their own right. They are not easily replaceable. Huge blow to the institution.
April 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
RIFs coming out at NIH are harrowing to read. Brilliant friends in communications, leg affairs, policy let go. At NIH these people largely have advanced degrees and are scientists in their own right. They are not easily replaceable. Huge blow to the institution.
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American caregivers miss as many as 126 million workdays each year, far too many of them unpaid, to care for themselves and their families during illnesses.
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April 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
American caregivers miss as many as 126 million workdays each year, far too many of them unpaid, to care for themselves and their families during illnesses.
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BREAKING: Layoffs are underway across government health agencies, impacting divisions overseeing drug approval, health insurance and infectious diseases.
Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies
The layoffs and reorganization efforts reflect the extent to which Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is willing to go to remake the country's public health infrastructure.
nbcnews.to
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BREAKING: Layoffs are underway across government health agencies, impacting divisions overseeing drug approval, health insurance and infectious diseases.
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RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
March 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
RFK Jr. is NOT a health expert.
This interview with @jasonstanley.bsky.social is ESSENTIAL listening on why he is leaving Yale with Tim Snyder, and others, are going to the Uni. of Toronto. "As an American jew I have never been more concerned... " X4SU2-OFVKS
April 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This interview with @jasonstanley.bsky.social is ESSENTIAL listening on why he is leaving Yale with Tim Snyder, and others, are going to the Uni. of Toronto. "As an American jew I have never been more concerned... " X4SU2-OFVKS
On the decision of Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley to leave the United States — coreyrobin.com/2025/03/27/o...
On the decision of Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley to leave the United States
Earlier this week, Yale professors Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley announced that they were leaving the United States to take up academic positions in Canada. Ordinarily, this would not be considered...
coreyrobin.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
On the decision of Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley to leave the United States — coreyrobin.com/2025/03/27/o...
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With increasing reports of travelers being denied entry into the U.S., understanding what might prompt extra scrutiny is key. Here’s what to know.
Traveling to the U.S. Under Trump: Visas, Border Control and What to Know
With increasing news reports of travelers being denied entry, understanding what might prompt extra scrutiny is key. Here’s what to know.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
With increasing reports of travelers being denied entry into the U.S., understanding what might prompt extra scrutiny is key. Here’s what to know.
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Doing this would actually make this desperate times
March 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Doing this would actually make this desperate times
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Exactly
Ossoff: This is what happens when you have Fox News personalities cosplaying as government officials.
March 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Exactly
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I spoke with Chimamanda about America, which is starting to seem no different to her than Nigeria.
Chimamanda Adichie Is a Hopeless Romantic
Discussing "Dream Count," her first novel in 12 years, the Nigerian author shares her thoughts on masculinity, political chaos, and the future of fiction.
www.theatlantic.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I spoke with Chimamanda about America, which is starting to seem no different to her than Nigeria.
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A lawyer for Columbia University said Tuesday that a demand from the Trump administration for dramatic changes in student discipline had merely sped up policies the university had already been planning to enforce.
Columbia Planned Tighter Protest Rules Even Before Trump Demanded Them
Students sued to stop Columbia from giving their disciplinary records to the federal government, which has demanded that the university rein in demonstrations.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A lawyer for Columbia University said Tuesday that a demand from the Trump administration for dramatic changes in student discipline had merely sped up policies the university had already been planning to enforce.
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Wow — Mike Waltz on Fox News suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow schemed his way into the Signal group instead of just being invited by accident
March 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wow — Mike Waltz on Fox News suggests Jeffrey Goldberg somehow schemed his way into the Signal group instead of just being invited by accident