Meredith O'Brien
@meredithobrien.bsky.social
Boston area writer on news, politics, Red Sox & LiverpoolFC. Novel LOUIE ON THE ROCKS & Multiple Sclerosis anthology UNCOMFORTABLY NUMB 2 are on sale now. mereditheobrien.com
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Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
December 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power
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UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The president of the United States is a predator. Thank you for your attention to this matter. -- MEO www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The president of the United States is a predator. Thank you for your attention to this matter. -- MEO www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Donald Trump gives off big Burgermeister Meisterburger energy. clip.cafe/santa-claus-...
https://clip.cafe/santa-claus-is-comin-town-1970/its-a-difficult-responsibility-s1/
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Donald Trump gives off big Burgermeister Meisterburger energy. clip.cafe/santa-claus-...
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The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Kennedy Center was established and named by an act of Congress. No media outlet should call it anything different until Congress amends or repeals that Act. Trump is not a king.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Last night was crazy.
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Last night was crazy.
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Anyone have the number handy for Adult Protective Services?
December 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Anyone have the number handy for Adult Protective Services?
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No words. They won’t stop here.
If the Trump Administration can threaten your citizenship today, what other rights will they try to claw back tomorrow?
If the Trump Administration can threaten your citizenship today, what other rights will they try to claw back tomorrow?
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
No words. They won’t stop here.
If the Trump Administration can threaten your citizenship today, what other rights will they try to claw back tomorrow?
If the Trump Administration can threaten your citizenship today, what other rights will they try to claw back tomorrow?
December 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The nerve of this man -- this convicted felon found legally culpable for sexual assault -- who was banned from operating a charity in New York state because he'd run a fraud of a charity.
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The nerve of this man -- this convicted felon found legally culpable for sexual assault -- who was banned from operating a charity in New York state because he'd run a fraud of a charity.
Now comes the racist portion of the so-called "presidential address." Merry f'n Christmas everybody.
December 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Now comes the racist portion of the so-called "presidential address." Merry f'n Christmas everybody.
Why does he sound like a man who bought a half-hour of TV time on a local station to run an ad to promote an unpopular product?
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Why does he sound like a man who bought a half-hour of TV time on a local station to run an ad to promote an unpopular product?
If anyone else spoke on national television and spoke like this -- saying things that are provably incorrect and sounding like someone running a telethon -- the networks wouldn't carry it live.
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
If anyone else spoke on national television and spoke like this -- saying things that are provably incorrect and sounding like someone running a telethon -- the networks wouldn't carry it live.
He's damned delusional. Lies upon lies upon lies.
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
He's damned delusional. Lies upon lies upon lies.
25th Amendment
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
25th Amendment
This isn't a presidential address. It's a gripe-fest from an angry, addled senior citizen who is not at all well. #PresidentialAddress
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This isn't a presidential address. It's a gripe-fest from an angry, addled senior citizen who is not at all well. #PresidentialAddress
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Trump’s actions are illegal—and cowardly lawmakers are letting him drag us into what could be yet another costly quagmire that no one except their billionaire buddies in Big Oil want.
Read my full statement here:
Read my full statement here:
Press Releases | Congressman Jim McGovern
mcgovern.house.gov
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Trump’s actions are illegal—and cowardly lawmakers are letting him drag us into what could be yet another costly quagmire that no one except their billionaire buddies in Big Oil want.
Read my full statement here:
Read my full statement here:
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Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
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Trump should get the help that he so desperately needs, but there's not enough help in the world for this kind of pathological insecurity.
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’
White House adds insulting plaques below Biden and Obama portraits
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump should get the help that he so desperately needs, but there's not enough help in the world for this kind of pathological insecurity.
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Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
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SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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