Caroline O'Meara
@carolineomeara.bsky.social
I live in Belgium where I help turn data into information. Previously, Austin, ex academic musicologist, Los Angeles and the eastern seaboard. Cringe.
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there is a certain condescension in the idea that “racism should be publicly unacceptable and come with consequences” is an attack on the “working class.”
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
there is a certain condescension in the idea that “racism should be publicly unacceptable and come with consequences” is an attack on the “working class.”
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Yes! People who pride themselves on being shameless norm-breakers often depend the most on norms… or, on all the other people nearby being too stunned or norm-compliant to resist.
You have to be as defiant and brazen as they are, but in defense of decency. You can be pleasant but you don’t budge.
You have to be as defiant and brazen as they are, but in defense of decency. You can be pleasant but you don’t budge.
December 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Yes! People who pride themselves on being shameless norm-breakers often depend the most on norms… or, on all the other people nearby being too stunned or norm-compliant to resist.
You have to be as defiant and brazen as they are, but in defense of decency. You can be pleasant but you don’t budge.
You have to be as defiant and brazen as they are, but in defense of decency. You can be pleasant but you don’t budge.
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The Trump administration has made me a flagrant moralist in a way that has led me to tossing aside years of snark, and you know, I'm good with that. It's time to talk about what being a good person means; about why it's good to signal virtue, why it's good to press for values, not spectacle.
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Trump administration has made me a flagrant moralist in a way that has led me to tossing aside years of snark, and you know, I'm good with that. It's time to talk about what being a good person means; about why it's good to signal virtue, why it's good to press for values, not spectacle.
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die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
I hope someone will create a 30 year anniversary edition of Knock Knock.
December 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I hope someone will create a 30 year anniversary edition of Knock Knock.
Twice this morning my skimming brain has processed “Benin” as “Britain” and the first time I was really fucking shocked.
December 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Twice this morning my skimming brain has processed “Benin” as “Britain” and the first time I was really fucking shocked.
I’m looking for nightgowns to request for Christmas and I’ve determined other people sleep differently than me because they all have “handy pockets for storing essentials.”
I get into my pajamas and go to bed?
I get into my pajamas and go to bed?
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I’m looking for nightgowns to request for Christmas and I’ve determined other people sleep differently than me because they all have “handy pockets for storing essentials.”
I get into my pajamas and go to bed?
I get into my pajamas and go to bed?
My filling came out a month ago and today I got it filled so no more hole in my teeth for the holidays.
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My filling came out a month ago and today I got it filled so no more hole in my teeth for the holidays.
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O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
O'Hara: "There's folks that are masked, they may be kidnapping people. We have had those reports. The community should know that if you see something like that, you should call 911. Let's not forget -- we very recently had tragedy in this state by someone who was purporting to be law enforcement."
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Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Trump: "The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam"
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump: "The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam"
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idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
November 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
idk not to mention how very nuanced and normal the actual response here was
A reminder for everyone this Sunday: the map is not the territory.
November 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A reminder for everyone this Sunday: the map is not the territory.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
i think this is my grandmothers handwriting from a long long time ago.
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
i think this is my grandmothers handwriting from a long long time ago.
It’s been awhile but I’m experiencing the Friday night Belgian frituur in full winter mode tonight.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It’s been awhile but I’m experiencing the Friday night Belgian frituur in full winter mode tonight.
Forever in my head when I hear T.Rex’s monolith shall I see Montezuma dancing.
(Iykyk)
(Iykyk)
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Forever in my head when I hear T.Rex’s monolith shall I see Montezuma dancing.
(Iykyk)
(Iykyk)
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One of my hopes for 2026 is that browser vendors take more responsibility for today's pervasively bad experiences. Nobody wants a slow site, but they also don't want to dismiss a mailing-list pop-up that blocks scrolling. Browsers need to step in:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
The Performance Inequality Gap, 2026 - Infrequently Noted
Embedded in this year's network and device estimates is hopeful news about the trajectory of devices and networks. It has never been easier to deliver pages quickly, but we are not collectively…
infrequently.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of my hopes for 2026 is that browser vendors take more responsibility for today's pervasively bad experiences. Nobody wants a slow site, but they also don't want to dismiss a mailing-list pop-up that blocks scrolling. Browsers need to step in:
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
infrequently.org/2025/11/perf...
I don’t know why (other than copyright) but this work training waiting room is playing the Overture to the Magic Flute and I dig it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I don’t know why (other than copyright) but this work training waiting room is playing the Overture to the Magic Flute and I dig it.
I have to love it when non native speakers combine English words.
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I have to love it when non native speakers combine English words.
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
spotted today:
Solicious (a food service company combing solution and delicious)
Optigrators (I assume they are optimizing integrations?)
I miss tamales.
it fascinates me how most everyone in the U.S. does turkey for Thanksgiving, but we are all over the map as to what we eat for Christmas (as is proper for a hugely diverse nation).
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I also use the bacon method. Although turkey is Christmas dinner where I come from.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I miss tamales.
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The irony of course is that Black Americans are probably far more likely to be descended from people who lived in North America before 1776 than white Americans are.
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The irony of course is that Black Americans are probably far more likely to be descended from people who lived in North America before 1776 than white Americans are.
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I just imagine the judge internally having JK Simmons' dialog from Burn After Reading
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I just imagine the judge internally having JK Simmons' dialog from Burn After Reading
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Here's the dissent, by Judge Jerry Smith. It's really something. /4
electionlawblog.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Here's the dissent, by Judge Jerry Smith. It's really something. /4
I got suddenly very sick to my stomach at work and went home. (I was a bit terrified.)
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I got suddenly very sick to my stomach at work and went home. (I was a bit terrified.)
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.
It was exhausting and I’m still so tired but I have no idea what happened.