Just some guy
@romeonomeo.bsky.social
Chronically online. Artist. Shit poster. Dyke. Studying digital tech policy, civil liberties and surveillance.
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"The number of nurse practitioners (NPs) — a profession first introduced in the 1960s to address a primary care shortage in the rural west — is growing rapidly. In fact, they are among the fastest growing professions (behind only renewable energy technicians)." www.milbank.org/2025/08/harn...
Harnessing the Capacity of Nurse Practitioners to Increase Access to Primary Care in Disadvantaged Communities | Milbank Memorial Fund
The number of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United States quadrupled from 91,000 in 2007 to 431,000 in 2024. But does this remarkable growth result in improved access to primary care where it is ne...
www.milbank.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"The number of nurse practitioners (NPs) — a profession first introduced in the 1960s to address a primary care shortage in the rural west — is growing rapidly. In fact, they are among the fastest growing professions (behind only renewable energy technicians)." www.milbank.org/2025/08/harn...
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A Canadian province is taking legal action for job applicants who are 'ghosted' by companies after multiple rounds of interviews.
Companies in Ontario will soon be forced to inform candidates about their hiring status within 45 days of their final interview.
Companies in Ontario will soon be forced to inform candidates about their hiring status within 45 days of their final interview.
August 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A Canadian province is taking legal action for job applicants who are 'ghosted' by companies after multiple rounds of interviews.
Companies in Ontario will soon be forced to inform candidates about their hiring status within 45 days of their final interview.
Companies in Ontario will soon be forced to inform candidates about their hiring status within 45 days of their final interview.
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*adds "spam PACs" to my lexicon*
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
*adds "spam PACs" to my lexicon*
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Senator Cory Booker declines to endorse Zohran Mamdani, saying: "New York City ... you're about ten miles from where I live. You guys figure out your elections; I'm going to focus on mine."
August 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Senator Cory Booker declines to endorse Zohran Mamdani, saying: "New York City ... you're about ten miles from where I live. You guys figure out your elections; I'm going to focus on mine."
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huge W
The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip. For the first time in its 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.
All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory
The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.
bit.ly
August 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
huge W
I thought I had been studying for 6 months… its only been 4! That actually makes me feel really good
August 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I thought I had been studying for 6 months… its only been 4! That actually makes me feel really good
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Starbucks has the worst CEO-to-worker pay ratio out of all major companies, with their CEO making 6,666x more than the average employee last year.
July 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Starbucks has the worst CEO-to-worker pay ratio out of all major companies, with their CEO making 6,666x more than the average employee last year.
Just registered for the L*SAT … Ive never really worked harder for anything over such a long stretch of time. 6 months of studying. Currently at a 167 so who knows what will happen on test day. I really didnt expect it to be this hard but god will it be sweet when its over.
July 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just registered for the L*SAT … Ive never really worked harder for anything over such a long stretch of time. 6 months of studying. Currently at a 167 so who knows what will happen on test day. I really didnt expect it to be this hard but god will it be sweet when its over.
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internalizing american notions of race and ethnic division as timeless truths about the world is a shortcut to smoothing out your brain
July 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
internalizing american notions of race and ethnic division as timeless truths about the world is a shortcut to smoothing out your brain
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"Unemployment rates over the past year have remained largely steady for every group of workers but one: Black women, whose unemployment rates have been rising." 19thnews.org/2025/07/blac...
Black women’s unemployment is rising. Economists say it’s a warning sign.
New data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics marked the third straight month of high unemployment rates for Black women.
19thnews.org
July 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Unemployment rates over the past year have remained largely steady for every group of workers but one: Black women, whose unemployment rates have been rising." 19thnews.org/2025/07/blac...
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This is my kinda energy.
www.404media.co/fucklapd-com...
www.404media.co/fucklapd-com...
‘FuckLAPD.com’ Lets Anyone Use Facial Recognition to Instantly Identify Cops
A free tool that allows anyone to upload a photo of an LAPD officer to get their name and badge number.
www.404media.co
June 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is my kinda energy.
www.404media.co/fucklapd-com...
www.404media.co/fucklapd-com...
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When people prove to be habitual liars, it is smart to refuse to take them at their word and demand proof through action.
June 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When people prove to be habitual liars, it is smart to refuse to take them at their word and demand proof through action.
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Ruiz: Why did the report include citations that don’t exist?
RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions in that report are accurate
Ruiz: How can they be accurate if they did not exist?
RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions in that report are accurate
Ruiz: How can they be accurate if they did not exist?
June 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Ruiz: Why did the report include citations that don’t exist?
RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions in that report are accurate
Ruiz: How can they be accurate if they did not exist?
RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions in that report are accurate
Ruiz: How can they be accurate if they did not exist?
Got a 170 on my PT today. My last one was a 160. I’m just in shock and disbelief rn.
June 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Got a 170 on my PT today. My last one was a 160. I’m just in shock and disbelief rn.
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First they illegally deport citizens. Then they unleash ICE to terrorize communities. Now they’ve got the National Guard in L.A. to silence protestors.
This ain’t about law and order.
This is what authoritarianism looks like.
This ain’t about law and order.
This is what authoritarianism looks like.
June 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
First they illegally deport citizens. Then they unleash ICE to terrorize communities. Now they’ve got the National Guard in L.A. to silence protestors.
This ain’t about law and order.
This is what authoritarianism looks like.
This ain’t about law and order.
This is what authoritarianism looks like.
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One of the reasons I think “defund the police” is a great slogan is that you get to repeatedly tell people that studies show that police don’t actually solve murders, and in fact one-third of stranger-murders are committed by police.
June 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
One of the reasons I think “defund the police” is a great slogan is that you get to repeatedly tell people that studies show that police don’t actually solve murders, and in fact one-third of stranger-murders are committed by police.
I think I want to try playing COD again but all i have is a fucking switch
June 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I think I want to try playing COD again but all i have is a fucking switch
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More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
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"The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them." www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants it sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the United States before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them." www.propublica.org/article/trum...
My school list is ranked on job outcomes, COA, and location. The job outcomes being most important then COA and location having similar weight. I’d rather be closer for cheaper but job outcomes have the final say.
June 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My school list is ranked on job outcomes, COA, and location. The job outcomes being most important then COA and location having similar weight. I’d rather be closer for cheaper but job outcomes have the final say.
I spent yesterday morning crunching numbers to estimate the amount of loans I’d have to take out for every law school on my list and it actually significantly shifted my priority in schools.
June 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I spent yesterday morning crunching numbers to estimate the amount of loans I’d have to take out for every law school on my list and it actually significantly shifted my priority in schools.
The fact that my beta blocker is the only thing that has helped me stop breaking down doing my timed drills is actually really funny to me like oooo look whos mental illness is real and needs medication from time to time to be functional hahahaha
May 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The fact that my beta blocker is the only thing that has helped me stop breaking down doing my timed drills is actually really funny to me like oooo look whos mental illness is real and needs medication from time to time to be functional hahahaha
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"The NBER paper comes on the heels of other indications suggesting that AI’s potential, while tremendous, has been vastly overstated in the media and the market."
But they're doing the exact overstatement here with the phrase "while tremendous."
fortune.com/2025/05/18/a...
But they're doing the exact overstatement here with the phrase "while tremendous."
fortune.com/2025/05/18/a...
Study looking at AI chatbots in 7,000 workplaces finds 'no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation'
Despite AI’s promise to revolutionize white-collar work, most workers are using it sparingly—or hiding it from their boss.
fortune.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"The NBER paper comes on the heels of other indications suggesting that AI’s potential, while tremendous, has been vastly overstated in the media and the market."
But they're doing the exact overstatement here with the phrase "while tremendous."
fortune.com/2025/05/18/a...
But they're doing the exact overstatement here with the phrase "while tremendous."
fortune.com/2025/05/18/a...
Also a good cuppa de vino gives me incredible slutty energy idk why specifically
May 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Also a good cuppa de vino gives me incredible slutty energy idk why specifically
Realizing I’m having big feels because I didn’t take my meds on time and it started some unsavory hormone cycling. So I’m being nice to myself and indulging temporary relief measures aka drinking wine and eating cookies in bed
May 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Realizing I’m having big feels because I didn’t take my meds on time and it started some unsavory hormone cycling. So I’m being nice to myself and indulging temporary relief measures aka drinking wine and eating cookies in bed