Shay O’Reilly
@shaygabriel.bsky.social
“The needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.” NYC ➡️ Berlin. Climate organizer/campaigner. Kita dad. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✝️
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Shay O’Reilly
@shaygabriel.bsky.social
· Jan 31
To do list for this moment:
1. Establish a discipline of calling your Congressional reps every day.
2. Join an ongoing organizing effort in your local community.
3. Take on at least one personal habit that expands your capacity for attention, compassion, and commitment.
1. Establish a discipline of calling your Congressional reps every day.
2. Join an ongoing organizing effort in your local community.
3. Take on at least one personal habit that expands your capacity for attention, compassion, and commitment.
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I have personally had conversations with MAGA people that have changed their minds on this! They basically worked out to “here is a picture of Hunter Schaefer. What do you think happens to her on work trips if her passport says she is male.”
it’s also a thing where people can be convinced. the right got some people worked up about trans women in sports but possible to get people a lot more worked up about individual/parental rights, genital inspectors, etc
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I have personally had conversations with MAGA people that have changed their minds on this! They basically worked out to “here is a picture of Hunter Schaefer. What do you think happens to her on work trips if her passport says she is male.”
unbelievably, this is worse in Germany than in the U.S..
I like the little cards that have a small image of something wintry under each door (not religious but not quite as bad as the rest); however, my local grocery store has a Red Bull "advent calendar" that makes me very disgruntled.
I like the little cards that have a small image of something wintry under each door (not religious but not quite as bad as the rest); however, my local grocery store has a Red Bull "advent calendar" that makes me very disgruntled.
Advent is not a 12-day season of buying yourself more stuff. My rant--I mean, column:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/advent-calen...
Advent Calendars Gone Wild
Can Advent calendars stuffed with hot sauce, stuffed animals, and panties still stir feelings of anticipation and mystery?
www.commonwealmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
unbelievably, this is worse in Germany than in the U.S..
I like the little cards that have a small image of something wintry under each door (not religious but not quite as bad as the rest); however, my local grocery store has a Red Bull "advent calendar" that makes me very disgruntled.
I like the little cards that have a small image of something wintry under each door (not religious but not quite as bad as the rest); however, my local grocery store has a Red Bull "advent calendar" that makes me very disgruntled.
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Türkiye’s role as host of #COP31 in 2026 is a major opportunity to test the country's climate ambition.
The Turkish Climate Network is calling on it to:
☝️Set an ambitious climate target and cut emissions now
☝️End new coal and advance a just transition away from coal
iklimagi.org/turkiye-icin...
The Turkish Climate Network is calling on it to:
☝️Set an ambitious climate target and cut emissions now
☝️End new coal and advance a just transition away from coal
iklimagi.org/turkiye-icin...
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Türkiye’s role as host of #COP31 in 2026 is a major opportunity to test the country's climate ambition.
The Turkish Climate Network is calling on it to:
☝️Set an ambitious climate target and cut emissions now
☝️End new coal and advance a just transition away from coal
iklimagi.org/turkiye-icin...
The Turkish Climate Network is calling on it to:
☝️Set an ambitious climate target and cut emissions now
☝️End new coal and advance a just transition away from coal
iklimagi.org/turkiye-icin...
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
It feels like it takes different strategies to deal with support for fascist parties driven by cynicism/disaffection vs that driven by straightforward ideological embrace.
But I bet the commonality is something like “know what you believe in and actively contest for it.”
But I bet the commonality is something like “know what you believe in and actively contest for it.”
❗ Our findings show that AfD youth support is not only strikingly stable, but also closely linked to #partyidentification and #nativist attitudes - pointing to broader partisan realignment and #normalisation underway (rather than 'protest' voting).
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It feels like it takes different strategies to deal with support for fascist parties driven by cynicism/disaffection vs that driven by straightforward ideological embrace.
But I bet the commonality is something like “know what you believe in and actively contest for it.”
But I bet the commonality is something like “know what you believe in and actively contest for it.”
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This 👇 is not only a new, but also my first publication! 🎉 @asheinze.bsky.social and I investigate why #youngpeople support the AfD in eastern Germany. Read it here (#openaccess): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This 👇 is not only a new, but also my first publication! 🎉 @asheinze.bsky.social and I investigate why #youngpeople support the AfD in eastern Germany. Read it here (#openaccess): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I love how “friend shaped” is a scientifically corroborated concept.
Sometimes you see a story and you know exactly who else needs to see it. Hey @timcushing.bsky.social and @jmiers230.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I love how “friend shaped” is a scientifically corroborated concept.
Placed the stolpersteine in Hamburg for my husband’s family today. A very moving experience. His grandfather left Germany, cutting his HS education short; the parents stayed behind to wrap up their business. They were swept up in Polenaktion instead.
We named our daughter Rosa, too.
We named our daughter Rosa, too.
November 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Placed the stolpersteine in Hamburg for my husband’s family today. A very moving experience. His grandfather left Germany, cutting his HS education short; the parents stayed behind to wrap up their business. They were swept up in Polenaktion instead.
We named our daughter Rosa, too.
We named our daughter Rosa, too.
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Stunning moment:
Mamdani is asked if he still considers Trump a fascist.
As he begins answering, Trump, while slapping Mamdani on the arm, interrupts: "Just say yes, I don't mind."
Mamdani is asked if he still considers Trump a fascist.
As he begins answering, Trump, while slapping Mamdani on the arm, interrupts: "Just say yes, I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Stunning moment:
Mamdani is asked if he still considers Trump a fascist.
As he begins answering, Trump, while slapping Mamdani on the arm, interrupts: "Just say yes, I don't mind."
Mamdani is asked if he still considers Trump a fascist.
As he begins answering, Trump, while slapping Mamdani on the arm, interrupts: "Just say yes, I don't mind."
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An absolute scandal compounded in this case by failure of French government and EU institutions to forcefully react and sanction in turn those who have sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors. Makes a total mockery of FR/EU's repeated commitment to the rule of law/ICC
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
An absolute scandal compounded in this case by failure of French government and EU institutions to forcefully react and sanction in turn those who have sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors. Makes a total mockery of FR/EU's repeated commitment to the rule of law/ICC
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
I would like to see some sort of signal somewhere that European governments understand that they are being threatened and targeted by the Trump administration, which is in league with domestic far-right parties that wish to destroy liberal democracy. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US says countries with DEI policies as infringing human rights
US officials say the rules will stop "destructive ideologies" but others argue it is redefining human rights principles for Trump's goals.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I would like to see some sort of signal somewhere that European governments understand that they are being threatened and targeted by the Trump administration, which is in league with domestic far-right parties that wish to destroy liberal democracy. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“A Coast Guard official who had seen the new wording called the policy changes chilling.
‘We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,’ the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.”
‘We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,’ the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.”
WAPO SCOOP: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“A Coast Guard official who had seen the new wording called the policy changes chilling.
‘We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,’ the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.”
‘We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,’ the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.”
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
"The vision could not depend on the times. The vision had to depend on itself, and the people who were willing to work and sweat and suffer and hear the doors lock behind them, as sweet liberty took flight through the barred window, a dove in full retreat." -Dan Berrigan
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"The vision could not depend on the times. The vision had to depend on itself, and the people who were willing to work and sweat and suffer and hear the doors lock behind them, as sweet liberty took flight through the barred window, a dove in full retreat." -Dan Berrigan
I have been rereading William Stringfellow and his statement that one mark of Christian virtue is being the same person in every situation lands quite differently in the wake of the great Charlie Kirk discourse.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I have been rereading William Stringfellow and his statement that one mark of Christian virtue is being the same person in every situation lands quite differently in the wake of the great Charlie Kirk discourse.
I am 3/4 of the way through a 500 page novel and folks: novels are good. you should read 'em.
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I am 3/4 of the way through a 500 page novel and folks: novels are good. you should read 'em.
if you want to know why US government doesn’t work good and relies on an incredibly dense regulatory kludge to provide social outcomes you have to talk about state capacity!! At every level!! That needs to be the actual centerpiece to your argument! Including the hatchet men who have demolished it!
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
if you want to know why US government doesn’t work good and relies on an incredibly dense regulatory kludge to provide social outcomes you have to talk about state capacity!! At every level!! That needs to be the actual centerpiece to your argument! Including the hatchet men who have demolished it!
Good. Seems pretty obvious: the pipeline did not become less harmful to the environment than the previous times it was rejected!
⚠️ Breaking: Enviro groups sue NY and NJ over NESE pipeline approvals, in three parallel suits before the US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
They cite regulators’ previous, repeated decisions rejecting the pipeline.
They cite regulators’ previous, repeated decisions rejecting the pipeline.
November 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Good. Seems pretty obvious: the pipeline did not become less harmful to the environment than the previous times it was rejected!
Who’s got the hater-waiters now
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Who’s got the hater-waiters now
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I talked with @queerde.bsky.social about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s victory and what it means for queer New Yorkers. (Interview was in English, so apologies for any translation hiccups!)
www.queer.de/detail.php?a...
www.queer.de/detail.php?a...
Was bedeutet der epochale Machtwechsel in New York für Queers in den USA?
Der queere Aktivist Shay G. O'Reilly engagiert sich bei den Democrats Abroad. Wir sprachen mit ihm über Zohran Mamdani, den neuen sozialistischen Bürgermeister der Stonewall-Metropole, Klassenungerech...
www.queer.de
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I talked with @queerde.bsky.social about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s victory and what it means for queer New Yorkers. (Interview was in English, so apologies for any translation hiccups!)
www.queer.de/detail.php?a...
www.queer.de/detail.php?a...
To the fascist international, “the sovereignty of nations” means the total domination by national elites, unfettered by any conception of human rights or international law.
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
To the fascist international, “the sovereignty of nations” means the total domination by national elites, unfettered by any conception of human rights or international law.
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Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...