Andrew O’Leary
@andrewolaoire.bsky.social
“Hospital stocks”
Heard on the Street: Hospital stocks have outperformed insurers in recent years. That may not last. on.wsj.com/3YCkVwY
Why Healthcare’s Stock-Market Winners and Losers Could Soon Trade Places
Hospital stocks have outperformed insurers in recent years. That may not last.
on.wsj.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
“Hospital stocks”
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China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens.
I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.
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How Rising Rates of Uninsured Children Will Increase Pediatric Cancer Deaths | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Millions of Kids in the U.S. Are Losing Insurance, and Some Will Get Sicker and Die from Cancer
A recent analysis showed the rate of uninsured children in the U.S. grew from 2022 to 2024. Experts say this could lead to more pediatric cancer deaths
www.scientificamerican.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
How Rising Rates of Uninsured Children Will Increase Pediatric Cancer Deaths | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
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Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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In the 1930s, German and Italian scientists of principle fled to the US and became the backbone of our scientific and technical advantage, creating massive US wealth. Those who benefited most from their work are now… fleeing to chase lower tax rates. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/t...
Google Guys Say Bye to California
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
In the 1930s, German and Italian scientists of principle fled to the US and became the backbone of our scientific and technical advantage, creating massive US wealth. Those who benefited most from their work are now… fleeing to chase lower tax rates. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/t...
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Renee Good moved from MO to MN last year.
“They wanted community,” a neighbor said.
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
“They wanted community,” a neighbor said.
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
How Renee Good ended up in a fatal encounter with ICE in Minneapolis
Video made public Friday shows the 37-year-old and her wife exchanging words with ICE officers in the seconds before the shooting.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Renee Good moved from MO to MN last year.
“They wanted community,” a neighbor said.
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
“They wanted community,” a neighbor said.
“Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
Opinion | I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
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The U.S. economy entered 2025 as the “envy of the world.” It exited well behind its peers.
Trump Says We Have the “Hottest” Economy. Markets Tell a Different Story.
The U.S. economy entered 2025 as the “envy of the world.” It exited well behind its peers.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The U.S. economy entered 2025 as the “envy of the world.” It exited well behind its peers.
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Jen Sorensen nails the hypocrisy and racism of the "European culture" argument.
January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Jen Sorensen nails the hypocrisy and racism of the "European culture" argument.
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There’s a shortage of teachers so this news about Gen Z being interested in education is exciting. If we want to increase recruitment and retention, though, we need to pay teachers what they deserve & make sure schools are safe and welcoming for all. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Impact over income: a striking number of gen Zers are becoming teachers
Despite longstanding concerns over pay and conditions, more young graduates are entering the classroom
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
There’s a shortage of teachers so this news about Gen Z being interested in education is exciting. If we want to increase recruitment and retention, though, we need to pay teachers what they deserve & make sure schools are safe and welcoming for all. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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How Germany’s historical high mobility fell short of its reputation: Our data reveals that intergenerational income persistence sharply increased for recent cohorts, reaching levels comparable to the US and coinciding with increasingly class-dependent educational attainment.
Social Mobility in Germany: New Study Reveals a Steep Decline in Opportunity
Baarck, Bode & Peichl: "Rising Inequality, Declining Mobility: The Evolution of Intergenerational Mobility in Germany" CRC Discussion Paper No. 550
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January 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
How Germany’s historical high mobility fell short of its reputation: Our data reveals that intergenerational income persistence sharply increased for recent cohorts, reaching levels comparable to the US and coinciding with increasingly class-dependent educational attainment.
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NEW: Will 2026 be the year RI lawmakers finally tackle the much-criticized K-12 funding formula?
A Blue Ribbon Commission convened by @rifoundation.bsky.social is out today with a report recommending hundreds of millions more in aid paired with a stepped-up stale role. www.wpri.com/news/politic...
A Blue Ribbon Commission convened by @rifoundation.bsky.social is out today with a report recommending hundreds of millions more in aid paired with a stepped-up stale role. www.wpri.com/news/politic...
www.wpri.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
NEW: Will 2026 be the year RI lawmakers finally tackle the much-criticized K-12 funding formula?
A Blue Ribbon Commission convened by @rifoundation.bsky.social is out today with a report recommending hundreds of millions more in aid paired with a stepped-up stale role. www.wpri.com/news/politic...
A Blue Ribbon Commission convened by @rifoundation.bsky.social is out today with a report recommending hundreds of millions more in aid paired with a stepped-up stale role. www.wpri.com/news/politic...
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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zohran quoting and then rejecting "the era of big government is over," the line that captured the zenith of clintonian neoliberalism, is highly symbolic
January 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
zohran quoting and then rejecting "the era of big government is over," the line that captured the zenith of clintonian neoliberalism, is highly symbolic
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Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
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Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
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Six moments defined HISD in 2025: trustees elected but still no voting power, takeover commission established, disputed “gains,” City Hall scrutiny of Miles’ data, a $2.1B budget w/deep inequities & loss of wraparound services.Miles has lost public trust.
defendernetwork.com/news/educati...
defendernetwork.com/news/educati...
Year in review: Decisions that reshaped Houston ISD in 2025
Discover the impact of sweeping reforms and community tension on Houston ISD as it navigates teacher morale, academic priorities, and state takeover.
defendernetwork.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Six moments defined HISD in 2025: trustees elected but still no voting power, takeover commission established, disputed “gains,” City Hall scrutiny of Miles’ data, a $2.1B budget w/deep inequities & loss of wraparound services.Miles has lost public trust.
defendernetwork.com/news/educati...
defendernetwork.com/news/educati...
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Again, I remain mostly vexed as to why, rather than viewing this as a geopolitical crisis worthy of a new Cold War, we don't also take advantage of this 🇨🇳 overproduction by exchanging other goods/services with them to raise our own standard of living & fight climate change.
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“Over the past decade, while the United States ramped up fossil fuel exports, China has focused on dominating renewables. Today, Chinese companies make so many of the world’s solar panels, electric vehicles and batteries that they are slashing prices and scrambling to find buyers.” Gift link:
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Again, I remain mostly vexed as to why, rather than viewing this as a geopolitical crisis worthy of a new Cold War, we don't also take advantage of this 🇨🇳 overproduction by exchanging other goods/services with them to raise our own standard of living & fight climate change.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Filipinos make up 4% of US registered nurses, double their population share. Now many live in fear of ICE at work. As one physical therapist put it: 'This is my place of work. I should feel safe.' Excellent @guardian reporting on essential workers under threat.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Many Filipino healthcare workers in the US live in fear of ICE: ‘This is my place of work. I should feel safe’
Filipinos make up a large percentage of the healthcare workforce, which includes undocumented people
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Filipinos make up 4% of US registered nurses, double their population share. Now many live in fear of ICE at work. As one physical therapist put it: 'This is my place of work. I should feel safe.' Excellent @guardian reporting on essential workers under threat.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump crackdown threatens St. Louis goal to boost Afghan community, add residents www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
Trump crackdown threatens St. Louis goal to boost Afghan community, add residents
Hundreds of Afghans have resettled in St. Louis since 2021, boosting the city's population. Further growth of the community is now in question.
www.stltoday.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump crackdown threatens St. Louis goal to boost Afghan community, add residents www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, the head of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
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The US invented the solar panel & wind turbine, notes @billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is the Costco of energy, man!’: author Bill McKibben on the promise of renewables
The activist and author of Here Comes the Sun discusses rapid advances in solar and wind power and how the US ceded leadership in the sector to its main rival
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The US invented the solar panel & wind turbine, notes @billmckibben.bsky.social:
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We could have owned these technologies, & instead we’ve just ceded them to our theoretical main rival... I don’t think there’s been an act of national self-sabotage quite like this." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Even on a cold winter night Denmark has 100% coverage of electricity by wind energy.
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Even on a cold winter night Denmark has 100% coverage of electricity by wind energy.
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030
4GW of offshore wind projects are in the making in the coming few years.
1GW in a year.
Denmark plans to be a net exporter of green energy in the form of electricity, hydrogen and electro fuels in 2030