James O'Shea

@LauraRBelin Don’t judge anyone until you have walked in their shoes..

Horrifying story from Denison, Iowa: Hard-working immigrant from Cuba lost job at meatpacking plant after Trump administration ended work program for immigrants from certain countries. Soon became homeless. Shot and killed by police in park last Friday. theiowamercury.substack.com/p/shot-by-poli…

Our dear Bridget is gone. We are heartbroken. My daughter, @Bridget_OShea died on July 14. She was 47. jeoshea.substack.com/p/bridget-oshe…

President Biden condemned the Iranian attack and urged Israel to temper attacks on Iran and its nuclear plants. Any attack on Iran puts Vice President Harris in a tough position in her race against Trump, who shares Netanyahu’s skepticism about Iran. jeoshea.com/blog/the-roots…

What has happened in America that prompts a former president to declare on a national stage that we are destined to become “Venezuela on steroids”? I’m shocked at how a candidate for president can make such statements without being challenged. jeoshea.com/blog/trumping-…

Elon Musk @elonmusk promotes himself as an avatar of free speech on X. But I wonder if Mr. Musk and his operation are what James Madison had in mind when he spearheaded the drive that codified free speech in the First Amendment? jeoshea.com/blog/musks-spe…

With the Project 2025 blueprint for a second Trump term, the Federal Reserve Board, which just cut interest rates, would be abolished and replaced with a “free banking” system. Although Trump disavows the Project handbook, it won't go away. jeoshea.com/blog/interest-…

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are the dynamic duo of distraction, adept at grabbing attention to divert prying eyes from the less flattering elements of their ventures. jeoshea.com/blog/the-distr…

The Republican Party has converted its once clumsy voter suppression operation into a slick scheme, forcing Democrats to fight back with a $10 million war chest. As a result, the 2024 election may not be over once the votes are counted. jeoshea.com/blog/shenaniga…

The prophets of Artificial Intelligence are meeting their own worst enemy: Themselves. From manipulation of posts on Elon Musk’s X platform to the dishonest bots exposed by NewsGuard, misuse of AI technology pollutes the promise touted by its champions. jeoshea.com/blog/is-ai-man…

Trump's false and insulting comments about @KamalaHarris' ethnicity are clearly a tactic to divert attention that he's now the old guy in the race. jeoshea.com/blog/ducking-t…

Former President Donald Trump has a tattoo of a different sort. It's an indelible political tattoo called Project 2025, the conservative Heritage Foundation's blueprint for America. jeoshea.com/blog/trumps-ta…

As I examine last night's debacle, my question is not who “won,” whether Biden should drop out, or how many lies slipped through Trump’s lips. I ask myself which of these two men I would want sitting in the Oval Office, facing the decisions JFK faced. jeoshea.com/blog/debate-de…

As everyone wrings their hands about the potential dangers of #ArtificialIntelligence, companies worldwide are not waiting for the regulators. They are moving at lightning speed to integrate sophisticated AI technology into their businesses. jeoshea.com/blog/ais-mad-d…

@Bridget_OShea This is a powerful piece about the NIH’s criminal neglect of a life destroying disease! Way to go Bridget!

I barely realized it‘s been nearly a year since my last blog post on the ongoing travesties of #MECFS and #LongCovid, So here goes: bridgetoshea.squarespace.com/blog/buried-al…

This is spot on and everyone should rally to this cause. NIH’s lack of research on this terrible disease that has destroyed millions of lives is criminal neglect. They will not respond unless they feel the sting of public outrage!!

Overall, @StevenBrill’s new book, “The Death of Truth,” represents a stinging indictment of how the major internet companies created a lucrative business model that finances a sprawling net of misinformation “news” sites that polarize America with dire consequences.

@elonmuskADO Best name is BS

In a gutsy report, @NewsGuardRating , the global media rating service, gave @nytimes a failing grade for allowing opinion to seep into its news coverage. jeoshea.com/blog/a-black-e…