Lizzie O'Leary
@lizzieohreally.bsky.social
I host What Next TBD at Slate. A show about tech, power and the future. Who wants night bacon?
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd
[email protected]
Signal: Lizzieohreally.31
https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd
[email protected]
Signal: Lizzieohreally.31
Pinned
why does every shoe for my high arch long toe feet look like this
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
why does every shoe for my high arch long toe feet look like this
To whoever wrote the Octonauts theme song: you are my enemy now.
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
To whoever wrote the Octonauts theme song: you are my enemy now.
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“The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez.”
MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs
Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.
www.statnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“The only reason I don’t have this funding is because my last name is Rodriguez.”
MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
MOSAIC checked many of the boxes of the administration — but that didn't matter. It was terminated, and left grantees scrambling
Next installment of American Science, Shattered:
www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/t...
50 today. Thank you to @mskcancercenter.bsky.social for getting me here.
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
50 today. Thank you to @mskcancercenter.bsky.social for getting me here.
This @gingerthompson.bsky.social story is a devastating masterpiece. projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This @gingerthompson.bsky.social story is a devastating masterpiece. projects.propublica.org/albany-georg...
I can’t stop thinking about how terrified this little boy must be. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I can’t stop thinking about how terrified this little boy must be. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...
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For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise, according to a new study published by the Gates Foundation.
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise, according to a new study published by the Gates Foundation.
If you’re curious about Trump’s potential executive order on AI regulation, listen to this episode. About how AI is quietly splitting the MAGA coalition. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
ChatGOP?
Podcast Episode · What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future · 12/07/2025 · 23m
podcasts.apple.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you’re curious about Trump’s potential executive order on AI regulation, listen to this episode. About how AI is quietly splitting the MAGA coalition. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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"It's an extinction level event. Tracy Beth Høeg has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws and regulations."
Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like "an atom bomb," scientists there say
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
www.cbsnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"It's an extinction level event. Tracy Beth Høeg has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws and regulations."
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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This is America.
Harassment, assault, arrests of Americans.
Black and brown Americans.
By their own government.
Endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Harassment, assault, arrests of Americans.
Black and brown Americans.
By their own government.
Endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The U.S. citizens getting caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Latinos describe being detained and assaulted by officers who want to know: “Where were you born?”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This is America.
Harassment, assault, arrests of Americans.
Black and brown Americans.
By their own government.
Endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Harassment, assault, arrests of Americans.
Black and brown Americans.
By their own government.
Endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
🎵 pit bulls in coats
Pit bulls in coats
Sweatshirts or puffiers
Who is the goat
Of all cozy dogs?
It’s pit bulls in coats🎵
Pit bulls in coats
Sweatshirts or puffiers
Who is the goat
Of all cozy dogs?
It’s pit bulls in coats🎵
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🎵 pit bulls in coats
Pit bulls in coats
Sweatshirts or puffiers
Who is the goat
Of all cozy dogs?
It’s pit bulls in coats🎵
Pit bulls in coats
Sweatshirts or puffiers
Who is the goat
Of all cozy dogs?
It’s pit bulls in coats🎵
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The Tow Center for Digital Journalism is releasing a tracker, created by Tow Researchers @klaudia.bsky.social and @aisvarya17.bsky.social, that monitors lawsuits, deals, and grants between news publishers and AI companies
www.cjr.org/analysis/law...
tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...
www.cjr.org/analysis/law...
tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...
Lawsuit or license? A new tool to keep track of disputes and deals between publishers and AI companies.
Announcing a new tool to keep track of disputes and deals between news publishers and AI companies.
www.cjr.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Tow Center for Digital Journalism is releasing a tracker, created by Tow Researchers @klaudia.bsky.social and @aisvarya17.bsky.social, that monitors lawsuits, deals, and grants between news publishers and AI companies
www.cjr.org/analysis/law...
tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...
www.cjr.org/analysis/law...
tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...
Happy Sagittarius season. Run amok, accidentally hurt some feelings, go to Paris, never finish that project.
December 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Happy Sagittarius season. Run amok, accidentally hurt some feelings, go to Paris, never finish that project.
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RIP Frank Gehry
December 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
RIP Frank Gehry
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Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
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Would love to see more journalists post the cables behind these stories. It would help others file FOIAs for related cable traffic.
And if you want to know how to read a State Dept cable - here's a great primer from @foianate.bsky.social @nsarchive.bsky.social
unredacted.com/2010/11/29/f...
And if you want to know how to read a State Dept cable - here's a great primer from @foianate.bsky.social @nsarchive.bsky.social
unredacted.com/2010/11/29/f...
Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators
Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Would love to see more journalists post the cables behind these stories. It would help others file FOIAs for related cable traffic.
And if you want to know how to read a State Dept cable - here's a great primer from @foianate.bsky.social @nsarchive.bsky.social
unredacted.com/2010/11/29/f...
And if you want to know how to read a State Dept cable - here's a great primer from @foianate.bsky.social @nsarchive.bsky.social
unredacted.com/2010/11/29/f...
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The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The hepatitis B vaccine had been recommended for all newborns since 1991.
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
From 1990-2019, acute hepatitis B infections reported among children and teens fell 99 percent. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/w...
I enjoy the url for this convo with @rmac.bsky.social about the big David Sacks story slate.com/podcasts/wha...
The AI & Crypto Czar’s Conflicts
The GENIUS Act and its kickbacks.
slate.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I enjoy the url for this convo with @rmac.bsky.social about the big David Sacks story slate.com/podcasts/wha...
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This is a hugely important job at @knightcolumbia.org, and an opportunity to help chart the course of an unusually dynamic, effective organization that is already a leading defender of democratic rights, institutions, and values. Please send good people our way! knightcolumbia.org/page/chief-o...
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is a hugely important job at @knightcolumbia.org, and an opportunity to help chart the course of an unusually dynamic, effective organization that is already a leading defender of democratic rights, institutions, and values. Please send good people our way! knightcolumbia.org/page/chief-o...
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Our editor’s response to the Trump White House calling The Washington Post its “media offender of the week” and singling out several of our reporters.
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Our editor’s response to the Trump White House calling The Washington Post its “media offender of the week” and singling out several of our reporters.
Cobra chicken www.expressnews.com/news/article...
Geese chase down 72-year-old Texas woman, put her in hospital, family says
She suffered several pelvis fractures and internal bleeding as a result of the attack, her family told WFAA-TV.
www.expressnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Cobra chicken www.expressnews.com/news/article...
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Malone is suggesting that there is not informed consent when the CDC has a universal vaccine recommendation. That is not true.
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Malone is suggesting that there is not informed consent when the CDC has a universal vaccine recommendation. That is not true.