Nico Halecky
@nehalecky.bsky.social
Engineering and AI leader. I build people teams to do amazing things. Bike gravel, plant wildflowers and love trees and bees on our pale blue dot 🌏. Always learning partner and father.
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Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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Announcing Plotnine 0.15.0: The Python package for Grammar of Graphics gets a massive upgrade!
A new feature is Native Plot Composition: combine multiple independent plots into one figure, no more layout managers for multi-panel #Python graphs!
Read the post: posit.co/blog/plotnin...
A new feature is Native Plot Composition: combine multiple independent plots into one figure, no more layout managers for multi-panel #Python graphs!
Read the post: posit.co/blog/plotnin...
October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Announcing Plotnine 0.15.0: The Python package for Grammar of Graphics gets a massive upgrade!
A new feature is Native Plot Composition: combine multiple independent plots into one figure, no more layout managers for multi-panel #Python graphs!
Read the post: posit.co/blog/plotnin...
A new feature is Native Plot Composition: combine multiple independent plots into one figure, no more layout managers for multi-panel #Python graphs!
Read the post: posit.co/blog/plotnin...
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This is a wildly creative set of customizations for Claude Code, using the new plugin system they just released. There are SO many fascinating ideas in this! Strongly recommend reading it and then spending some time exploring the accompanying repo github.com/obra/superpo...
October 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is a wildly creative set of customizations for Claude Code, using the new plugin system they just released. There are SO many fascinating ideas in this! Strongly recommend reading it and then spending some time exploring the accompanying repo github.com/obra/superpo...
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A friend at Cato just did some great work quantifying this and his main point was to underscore how relatively rare it still is, to throw a bit of a cold water on the panic. But he also found, as any serious methodology inevitably does, right-wing outnumbered left-wing several times over.
September 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A friend at Cato just did some great work quantifying this and his main point was to underscore how relatively rare it still is, to throw a bit of a cold water on the panic. But he also found, as any serious methodology inevitably does, right-wing outnumbered left-wing several times over.
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We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.
September 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.
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Where’s the economic productivity in America?
August 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Where’s the economic productivity in America?
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On vacation this week, reading “Orwell’s roses” by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, and so appreciate the reminder that we need to seek & celebrate joy, even in times of pain, struggle & devastation. We have to keep reminding ourselves of what we are fighting for, not just what we are fighting against.
August 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On vacation this week, reading “Orwell’s roses” by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, and so appreciate the reminder that we need to seek & celebrate joy, even in times of pain, struggle & devastation. We have to keep reminding ourselves of what we are fighting for, not just what we are fighting against.
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My oped in the NYT today, as we mark the 80th anniversary of the Manhattan Project and the end of the World War II, Trump is undoing the model of innovation that powered US prosperity ever since. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
My oped in the NYT today, as we mark the 80th anniversary of the Manhattan Project and the end of the World War II, Trump is undoing the model of innovation that powered US prosperity ever since. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
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Can Bluesky say every word in the dictionary?
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Can Bluesky say every word in the dictionary?
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
I dunno but I plan to find out!
I made a website that tracks every single word said on bluesky (as of yesterday).
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The f*cked part is that this is a totally rational thing to do in an autocracy. Businesses know His Royal Majesty can make doing business inordinately difficult, so they lavish him with gifts and praise his greatness and etc etc
I passionately hate that we're here
I passionately hate that we're here
Tim Cook pathetically kisses Trump's ass by pretending him with a "24 karat gold" gift
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The f*cked part is that this is a totally rational thing to do in an autocracy. Businesses know His Royal Majesty can make doing business inordinately difficult, so they lavish him with gifts and praise his greatness and etc etc
I passionately hate that we're here
I passionately hate that we're here
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PBS was for everyone
Here's Philly rap legend Freeway canvassing with LeVar Burton singing the Reading Rainbow theme. You can see how much it touched Burton.
National media loves to hate Philly because of the Eagles fans from the Northeast, but fuck all that noise Philly is the best.
National media loves to hate Philly because of the Eagles fans from the Northeast, but fuck all that noise Philly is the best.
August 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
PBS was for everyone
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if i were a pro-trump financial type i might view the destruction of reliable government data with the kind of anger and apprehension that might lead me to reevaluate my politics, but then if i’m a financial guy throwing my weight behind strongman rule, i’m already too stupid to breathe
August 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
if i were a pro-trump financial type i might view the destruction of reliable government data with the kind of anger and apprehension that might lead me to reevaluate my politics, but then if i’m a financial guy throwing my weight behind strongman rule, i’m already too stupid to breathe
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I swear to fucking god knock this dumb bullshit off and stand against fascism and offer some actual solutions to make peoples lives better or get the hell out of the way for people who will.
Just painfully embarassing and infuriating.
Just painfully embarassing and infuriating.
Politicians working out in public is a bipartisan custom. But Democrats are increasingly posting weightlifting content in hopes of reaching male voters in the so-called “manosphere” that Trump mastered during his campaign.
Democrats are posting weightlifting videos to give their midterm campaigns a lift | CNN Politics
Democrats running in the midterms are pumping out content of themselves pumping iron.
www.cnn.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I swear to fucking god knock this dumb bullshit off and stand against fascism and offer some actual solutions to make peoples lives better or get the hell out of the way for people who will.
Just painfully embarassing and infuriating.
Just painfully embarassing and infuriating.
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We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting.
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Science and Democracy Under Siege
Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions
www.ucs.org
July 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting.
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
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Sadly the people who most need to watch this whole thing won’t. But we sure will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...
(Mehdi is not the one you want to bring the weak sauce to)
(Mehdi is not the one you want to bring the weak sauce to)
July 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Sadly the people who most need to watch this whole thing won’t. But we sure will: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...
(Mehdi is not the one you want to bring the weak sauce to)
(Mehdi is not the one you want to bring the weak sauce to)
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US scientists describe the effects of Trump's cuts.
“If you cut the funding to the people who are doing the work right now, you don’t know what they would have innovated in 10 years or 15 years or 32 years like Rosalind Yalow. We don’t know what we’re losing.”
🧪
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“If you cut the funding to the people who are doing the work right now, you don’t know what they would have innovated in 10 years or 15 years or 32 years like Rosalind Yalow. We don’t know what we’re losing.”
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘A disaster for all of us’: US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts
President’s assault on science –particularly climate science – has led to unprecedented funding cuts and staff layoffs
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
US scientists describe the effects of Trump's cuts.
“If you cut the funding to the people who are doing the work right now, you don’t know what they would have innovated in 10 years or 15 years or 32 years like Rosalind Yalow. We don’t know what we’re losing.”
🧪
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“If you cut the funding to the people who are doing the work right now, you don’t know what they would have innovated in 10 years or 15 years or 32 years like Rosalind Yalow. We don’t know what we’re losing.”
🧪
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Yesterday, Maurene Comey, who prosecuted the Epstein case, was summarily fired from SDNY. Her letter to colleagues pulls no punches. "Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought."
h/t @msnbc.com
h/t @msnbc.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yesterday, Maurene Comey, who prosecuted the Epstein case, was summarily fired from SDNY. Her letter to colleagues pulls no punches. "Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought."
h/t @msnbc.com
h/t @msnbc.com
The fascists seek versification of art and entertainment to create a populace with no north, reduced to soundbite ad-hominem attacks divorced from reality. AI/social media/TikTok are our versificators. h/t @simonwillison.net for reminding us of Orwell's prescience 🙌 simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/6/n...
July 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The fascists seek versification of art and entertainment to create a populace with no north, reduced to soundbite ad-hominem attacks divorced from reality. AI/social media/TikTok are our versificators. h/t @simonwillison.net for reminding us of Orwell's prescience 🙌 simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/6/n...
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Superman has been firmly anti-shitbird for a long time.
July 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Superman has been firmly anti-shitbird for a long time.
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“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
-John Muir
-John Muir
July 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
-John Muir
-John Muir
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A radical Christian just murdered the speaker of a state house but the real worry is the theocratic muslim who said the bus should be cheaper
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A radical Christian just murdered the speaker of a state house but the real worry is the theocratic muslim who said the bus should be cheaper