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Gregory Heller

@gregoryheller.bsky.social
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Career and communication coach. AI early adopter. Podcaster. Climate/clean tech enthusiast and career guide.

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Maybe you should tell me what you are running for and why I should care…
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
More incoherent trump policy effects: ai data center buildout fueling trade deficits. finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti...
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The AI data center build-out has made the US more reliant than ever on foreign semiconductors
It wasn't that long ago when the US ran a trade surplus in semiconductors.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well said, @billmckibben.bsky.social: I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...
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Opinion | I’m Exhausted. You’re Demoralized. We Weren’t Built for a World Like This.
A greatly underappreciated virtue of other presidents was that you could forget about them for weeks at a time.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How pathetic is this text campaign donation appeal?
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At a time of careening global instability, America’s president is simultaneously stoking it and uninterested in doing anything about it. www.ft.com/content/571d...
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Trump is checking out of his presidency
With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
While i understand the impulse, this is really troubling. How will kids even become adults if their parents infantalize them by hiring surrogate parents to care for them when they go off to college? Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
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Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom.
At some universities, parents can pay to make sure their children are cared for, the way they were back home.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Such a clear and simple message. "Think back to January of 2025. Are you and your family any better off today than you were then? Look at how much you are paying for gas, look at what groceries cost, look at your credit card bills, interest rates..." robertreich.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
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What Every Democratic Candidate Should be Saying
To every voter, every day
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
They finally got one of the worst of the worst! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
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Milo Yiannopoulos, a Right-Wing Provocateur, Is Arrested by ICE
Mr. Yiannopoulos, a prominent early supporter of President Trump, was detained at the New Orleans airport. The Trump administration publicized his arrest and shared a mug shot.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
thehill.com/homenews/adm... Maybe we should’ve tried the unprecedented economic sanctions BEFORE launching a war?
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Bessent teases severe economic action against Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will unveil new measures against Iran next week as it seeks to increase economic pressure on the regime to come back to the negotiatin…
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The media needs to show more of these Trump voters who are brave enough to speak out about how they feel they've been betrayed.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What is with DJT's use of "quotes"? Reminds me of an old social media account the shared photos of unnecessary quotes on signs.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The only thing surprising about this is that Tesla ever thought there would be a market for this abomination.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 07/08/2026
$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
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Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I don't understand why people hold wireless lavalier mics in front of their mouths when recording videos. Those mics are meant to be clipped to your shirt.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Do not look away: thehill.com/opinion/immi...
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Stephen Miller’s dystopian dream: Government-sanctioned child abuse
The harm is not just physical.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
As wildfire smoke spills over the cascades and creates a haze across Seattle, I'm surprised by places that don't have AQI sensor data coverage. Hardly any coverage of UW campus, SLU Park... map.pscleanair.gov Public institutions should get a @paku.app sensor!
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Sensor Map
PSCAA Sensor Map - find the latest air quality information for your area
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
They need to hammer down relentlessly on this. They can't become overconfident, like they did with Hillary in 2016.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
So trump cuts Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and municipal water systems suffer cyber attacks. That MAGA for you.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Lemme get this straight, Seattle police chief shon Barnes was out of town on Sunday when the shooting took place. So he’s fired/resigned and the deputy chief who was in town on Sunday and presumably in charge is now acting chief?
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Mayor Katie Wilson’s 5 minute social media video about Sunday’s shooting, the police chiefs resignation and the career highlights of the interim chief looked like a hostage video. Mayor needs a communication coach.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If a farmer’s pigs escape their own and destroy the neighbors crops, the pig farmer is on the hook. Why should it be any different w these ai companies (can we stop calling them labs?!) Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/t...
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Anthropic Says Its A.I. Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations
The disclosure followed OpenAI’s report last week that its own artificial intelligence had hacked into the network of an online library.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
My #ConversationsOnCareers and Professional Life podcast made it into the top 10 Best Business School Podcasts from MIllion POdcasts www.millionpodcasts.com/us-business-...
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Best 80 US Business School Podcasts
Best US Business School Podcasts to Listen to ⋅ 1. The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway ⋅ 2. Skydeck ⋅ 3. Cold Call ⋅ 4. HBR IdeaCast ⋅ 5. The Anxious Achiever ⋅ 6. Me, Myself, and AI
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Investigations are ongoing but just four corporations control 54% of the fresh-cut salad industry, including Taylor Fresh Foods. Market concentration —> more pricing power —> higher profits —> more spending on lobbying and campaign donations —> more deregulation See the dangers of monopolization?
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I need a better way to organize my work with claude. Projects alone doesn't seem to be the best direction for me. I wish that @anthropic.com Claude had tags you could add to a chat.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/07/2026
This is Susan Collins giving the most feckless response to ICE killings possible. She mastered the art of saying almost nothing while people are dying. The only proper response to the killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero is outrage. VOTE HER OUT
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
When have you ever seen someone who bas been in thr hospital for 3+ weeka sotting ip in a bed in their own clothing. www.cnn.com/2026/07/12/p...
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McConnell says after weeks of speculation that hospitalization was due to a fall | CNN Politics
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Sunday announced, after weeks of speculation, that he had a fall last month that landed him in the hospital.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
How can you say “unraveling” seems to me when two sides are lobbing missiles and Rome’s at each other you should use the last tense. “Unraveled” Live Updates: Cease-Fire Unraveling as U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes Again www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Iran Live Updates: After Intense U.S. Strikes, Iran Targets Gulf States and Claims Strait is Closed
The U.S. military said that it had hit dozens of Iranian targets in its latest salvo. Iran’s army said that it had fired more drones at American military sites in the region, as the two sides tussle o...
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"We cannot choose to become idiots." -Roberto Serrano arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/w...
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Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
AI cheating leads to "a failed society," professor says.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
SAVE America Act: Suppress American Votes Everywhere in America Act.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This, 100%, www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... AI writing is almost impossible to edit, because even when it sounds plausible, a closer look will show that every element is equally off...
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The Biggest Tell That Something Was Written by AI
Look closely and you’ll see that every part of the text is not quite right.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My colleague at Foster wrote this essay, it reminds us all of the history of the web that makes this modern moment possible, and of the persistent value of human creation. The Long Dividend open.substack.com/pub/profbrun...
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The Long Dividend
We taught machines to read - now who gets to own what they've learned from us?
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FactsOverFeelings @thunderstorming.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
There’s always a tweet….or 4
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Do you ever send your ai note taker to a meeting you don't attend? Should it become default that a meeting convenor send detailed notes/summaries for the meeting (ai generated or otherwise?) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Uninvited Meeting Guest Is an AI Notetaker
AI bots are showing up to remote meetings faster than humans can create social norms to guide them.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Has this guy ever had an original idea? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/t...
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Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The Republican Party could learn a thing or two from today’s news out of the UK
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Yup: the wrong number of representatives! The wrong number of senators!
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Imagine if @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social had contribute $200m to grassroots candidates and movement building organizations instead of trying to buy the California governor primary… not to mention his failed presidential bid. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/o...
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Opinion | He Spent $558 Million. What a Waste.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I've released 5 episodes of my AI Ready season of Conversations on Careers and Professional Life featuring conversations with students and faculty at the Foster School of Business. I've got about 5 more on the way. Check 'em out conversationsoncareers.com/tag/ai-ready/
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AI Ready Archives - Conversations on Careers and Professional Life
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
When does hype become something.... criminal? Making false statements that materially move the stock price... www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Tesla’s Robotaxi Falls Short With Long Waits and Stalled Rides
The carmaker has just 59 vehicles in its fleet and is limited to three Texas cities, nowhere close to Elon Musk’s big promises.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Brett should realize there is a difference between electing a senator for 6 years and confirming a supreme court justice for life. That not withstanding, planter should never have made it this far. The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o...
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Opinion | The Good That Can Come From Platner’s Candidacy
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This seems like a GREAT idea! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
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Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This looks like something out of a Marvel/Avengers movie.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Was that one of the very difficult questions on the cognitive test he took?
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Residents benefit from light rail in the seattle region, but so do businesses. We should look at closing the gap with to complete ST3 with business taxes. And we should raise the money fast and build the tracks faster. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Maybe the light rail system we’ve got is good enough
Light rail is finally cooking in the Seattle area. It coincides with an existential crisis over building expansion lines for the future. At what point do we say "it's good," and stop?
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
On latest episode of my podcast My guest Leo Boussioux — Foster prof, MIT PhD — says AI lets you be a specialist of everything. Check out Conversations on Careers and Professional Life is out. 🎧 Link in comment below
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/b... Exactly what I’ve been saying. Focusing only on labor force reduction is so short sighted. Schneider has figured out how to save time and money and make employees more productive with AI.
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A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean Layoffs
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
So, did no one think about making it way to get to/from link light rail and the SeaTac rental car center? Seriously? Wtf? You built light rail to the airport, but didn’t put the rental car center and rail on the same side of the highway?
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
You know what really messes up your beachfront properties' views? It's not Wind Turbines. It's sea level rise.
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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Hmmm…
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