Meaghan Byrne
@mjbyrne.bsky.social
Bridging global affairs, trade & storytelling—with a knack for creative strategy & a soft spot for vintage tigers
Development @ Princeton in Asia
Creative @ Reunion Outfitters
CFR Term Member
Development @ Princeton in Asia
Creative @ Reunion Outfitters
CFR Term Member
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PAY US MORE MONEY, YOU DIMWIT www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
PAY US MORE MONEY, YOU DIMWIT www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
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A new feature seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. But the data seems questionable.
X’s new About This Account feature is going great | TechCrunch
A new feature seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. But the data seems questionable.
techcrunch.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A new feature seemingly revealed many right-wing “America First” accounts are actually based outside the United States. But the data seems questionable.
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Urgent Call To Action for right now in Charlotte, NC!
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Urgent Call To Action for right now in Charlotte, NC!
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As SNAP benefits are cut, this should be something we demand of state governors to do with their states national guard.
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
As SNAP benefits are cut, this should be something we demand of state governors to do with their states national guard.
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
Food banks & other forms of community aid will feel the stress caused by these cuts. There will undoubtedly be understaffing and shortages, this is one way we can prepare for this
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
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Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different
September 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different
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Are they raptured yet?
a couple laying in a room with smoke coming out of the walls
ALT: a couple laying in a room with smoke coming out of the walls
media.tenor.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Are they raptured yet?
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Rather than extend the subsidies that keep Obamacare plans affordable, the Trump administration is making it easier for insurers to sell cheap junk insurance. These “catastrophic” plans require people to spend more than $10,000 a year on deductibles before the policies pay most medical costs
Team Trump’s Answer to Ballooning Obamacare Premiums: Less Generous Coverage - KFF Health News
Tens of millions of people face sticker shock enrolling in Affordable Care Act insurance for 2026. To save money, the Trump administration wants them to consider less generous coverage.
kffhealthnews.org
September 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Rather than extend the subsidies that keep Obamacare plans affordable, the Trump administration is making it easier for insurers to sell cheap junk insurance. These “catastrophic” plans require people to spend more than $10,000 a year on deductibles before the policies pay most medical costs
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The push to replace PBS with PragerU is by itself cause for revolt.
August 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The push to replace PBS with PragerU is by itself cause for revolt.
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Did RFK Jr just take away your cancer treatment?
mRNA promised to help turn cancer from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
mRNA promised to help turn cancer from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
Did RFK just take away your cancer treatment?
mRNA promised to help turn cancer from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
www.noahpinion.blog
August 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Did RFK Jr just take away your cancer treatment?
mRNA promised to help turn cancer from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
mRNA promised to help turn cancer from a death sentence into a manageable condition.
July 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Meanwhile, back at home: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Regressivity is even worse if you layer on Trump's tariffs.
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June 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Meanwhile, back at home: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill will make the poor poorer and the rich richer. Regressivity is even worse if you layer on Trump's tariffs.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren’t in ICE Detention
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May 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Changes to the ACA and Medicaid Could Lead to About 14 Million More Uninsured People www.kff.org/policy-watch...
How Will the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Affect the ACA, Medicaid, and the Uninsured Rate? | KFF
This analysis details the number of people who would become uninsured from policy changes in the ACA Marketplace and Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that, taken together, these cha...
www.kff.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Changes to the ACA and Medicaid Could Lead to About 14 Million More Uninsured People www.kff.org/policy-watch...
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Trump says immigrant crackdown targets gangbangers, drug dealers, pet-eaters
But the greatest growth in ICE detainees is among those without criminal convictions or even pending criminal charges. They're swept up only for immigration-related violations, which they may be in process of rectifying.
But the greatest growth in ICE detainees is among those without criminal convictions or even pending criminal charges. They're swept up only for immigration-related violations, which they may be in process of rectifying.
May 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Trump says immigrant crackdown targets gangbangers, drug dealers, pet-eaters
But the greatest growth in ICE detainees is among those without criminal convictions or even pending criminal charges. They're swept up only for immigration-related violations, which they may be in process of rectifying.
But the greatest growth in ICE detainees is among those without criminal convictions or even pending criminal charges. They're swept up only for immigration-related violations, which they may be in process of rectifying.
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Happy Indie Bookstore Day, please tell your local indoor bookstores that you love them, preferably by purchasing a book
April 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Happy Indie Bookstore Day, please tell your local indoor bookstores that you love them, preferably by purchasing a book
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Yup!
something I haven't seen yet: isn't a massive increase in the range of goods worth smuggling going to be a big boost to exactly the kind of cross-border organized crime the WH claims it wants to stop?
April 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yup!
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This is exactly how he ran his business though.
He'd sign a contract for granite counter-tops, chandeliers, etc., take delivery of the merchandise, and then refuse to pay.
His strategy for getting rich is just not paying for things. Anyone who does is a sucker and a loser
He'd sign a contract for granite counter-tops, chandeliers, etc., take delivery of the merchandise, and then refuse to pay.
His strategy for getting rich is just not paying for things. Anyone who does is a sucker and a loser
The simple truth is that Trump believes that, if we send money to a county in exchange for stuff, we've just lost because now they have our money
Trump: "I spoke to a lot of leaders -- European, Asian, from all over the world. They are dying to make a deal, but I said 'we're not gonna have deficits with your country' ... to me a deficit is a loss. We're gonna have surpluses or at worst we're gonna be breaking even."
April 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is exactly how he ran his business though.
He'd sign a contract for granite counter-tops, chandeliers, etc., take delivery of the merchandise, and then refuse to pay.
His strategy for getting rich is just not paying for things. Anyone who does is a sucker and a loser
He'd sign a contract for granite counter-tops, chandeliers, etc., take delivery of the merchandise, and then refuse to pay.
His strategy for getting rich is just not paying for things. Anyone who does is a sucker and a loser
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I saw someone criticizing a very funny poster for making jokes instead of posting about politics, and I am reminded of a favorite line from E. B. White: We should strive not for balanced books but balanced libraries
April 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I saw someone criticizing a very funny poster for making jokes instead of posting about politics, and I am reminded of a favorite line from E. B. White: We should strive not for balanced books but balanced libraries
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They obviously didn’t, the emergency declaration is nonsense and Congress should override that declaration tomorrow.
One thing nobody's talking about is whether Congress really gave the president the power to singlehandedly upend decades of tax and trade policy.
April 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
They obviously didn’t, the emergency declaration is nonsense and Congress should override that declaration tomorrow.
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You should be able to leave work a little early if it's nice out and there's a trade war
April 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You should be able to leave work a little early if it's nice out and there's a trade war
Ok team, who is protesting Saturday? I feel a moment coming on.
April 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Ok team, who is protesting Saturday? I feel a moment coming on.
or this actually
March 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
or this actually