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Ryan McNeill

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Reuters deputy editor, data journalism. Europe, Middle East, Africa. #okstate alum....... send tips: ryan.mcneill@tr.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/09/2026
ShinyHunters hackers say they breached Federal Bureau of Investigation, no immediate comment from FBI reut.rs/4hEXbSV
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ShinyHunters hackers say they breached Federal Bureau of Investigation, no immediate comment from FBI
The ​hacking group ‌known as "ShinyHunters" says ​it ​has breached the ⁠Federal Bureau ​of ​Investigation and claims to have ​stolen ​data on thousands ‌of ⁠FBI employees.
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Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 20/09/2026
Please, I am begging you. Do not use dplyr::ntile() in any serious statistical analysis in which you want to group continuous observation into quantile-based bins. Despite the name it doesn't actually do that, and the thing it actually does is very dangerous when accuracy matter. #rstats
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The trouble with ‘ntile()’ – Notes from a data witch
Please, please, please do not use ‘dplyr::ntile()’ in an analysis that will be submitted to a regulatory agency. It’s secretly an ill-conceived SQL tool that doesn’t do what you probably want it to, a...
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Interesting. When we investigated Trump’s South Florida properties in 2016, one Russian buyer “posted a photograph of himself on his Facebook page posing alongside Alexander Zaldostanov, leader of the ‘Night Wolves’ biker gang” www.reuters.com/article/worl...
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Special Report: Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings, records show
MIAMI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump downplayed his business ties with Russia. And since taking office as president, he has been even more emphatic.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Had a flashback to the days when you phoned a number and any one of several people might have picked up the phone and you might need to be pleasant to them for five seconds.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
@ndhapple.bsky.social I felt like you needed to see this. www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/s...
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From the CasualUK community on Reddit: UK transit nerds are next level.
Explore this post and more from the CasualUK community
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Why is there even a third place match?
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I was so busy yesterday I forgot to celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day. I regret the oversight
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"Very succulent. Very moist."
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Shattered tiles, trembling domes: An inside look at how the war has damaged Iran’s historic sites - with exclusive reporting inside Iran. www.reuters.com/investigates...
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How 5 weeks of war shattered some of Iran’s cherished monuments
The air campaign across Iran damaged some of its most famous monuments, shattering glass and wood, and cracking walls and ceilings at UNESCO sites.
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Ben Welsh @palewi.re · 29/06/2026
Jonah Green and I discuss the deadly heatwave crippling Europe, and how we're using the new Reuters Climate Monitor to deliver scientific context in real time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=me0DlYHkJKE…
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Ben Welsh @palewi.re · 29/06/2026
🗣️ I'm the guest on the latest episode of "On Assignment," the weekly interview show from the Reuters newsroom.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
“…I’ve seen firsthand how Americans tend to interpret discomfort as a failure of infrastructure, whereas Europeans seem much more willing to regard it as part of life. These contrasting views have resulted in far too much air-conditioning on one side and not remotely enough on the other.”
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The Overlooked Reason Europe Doesn’t Have AC — The Atlantic
Americans and Europeans tend to have very different ideas about physical suffering and sacrifice.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Maybe I am wrong but it seems like UK has flawed all-or-nothing argument about AC - “we have old buildings” that can’t be retrofitted with ducts. A simple portable AC with a hose out a door/window is more than sufficient to create a cool space to, you know, not suffer heat-related injury or death.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I used to tell more junior colleagues who gave a second thought to opting for a seat with more legroom or getting that 4-star hotel instead of a 3-star for a reporting trip, “We paid Megyn Kelly $69 million to go away.” www.nbcnews.com/news/all/meg...
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Megyn Kelly walks away from NBC with the remainder of her $69M deal
The announcement comes months after negotiations over Kelly's contract following her termination for making derogatory racial comments.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
9 years ago, NBC gave this woman $20 million a year to host a morning talk show and be one of the top faces of its news division.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
If I were king, there would be HM Air Conditioners Brigade
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I know the answer: air conditioning
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Federal agents threaten election worker at polling place --- apparently over social media post naming ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot protester Renee Good. “I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted,” the post says. www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...
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Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE
She believes the warning was related to a post about the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Needs the Ashokan Farewell in the background. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZmx...
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"The Civil War" Soundtrack - Ashokan Farewell
YouTube video by Movie Music HQ
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I love a lot about the UK but one thing that gets me on a soapbox is the lack of adequate AC when heat like this is becoming a more common issue. I’m still utterly astounded at the number of hospitals without air conditioning.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Sky News with the helicopter shot of Andy Burnham’s train to London.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I’ve been lucky enough to live in or visit a fair number of the world’s greatest cities. Each great in their own way. But for me, New York is the undisputed king of cities. www.instagram.com/reel/DZjkdwK...
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Meanwhile we go to the @pmonies.bsky.social homestead in Oklahoma www.instagram.com/reel/DZdm7L1...
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 28/05/2026
Scoop: Central Command is getting reports that military personnel are being targeted using commercially available location data. Few details available, but it’s a sign that the tech industry’s advertising-surveillance complex is having consequences on the battlefield. www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Exclusive: Pentagon says US military personnel are reportedly being targeted using location data
It's an illustration of how the global surveillance ‌economy is shaping the battlefield.
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 26/05/2026
Whereabouts of missing Rep. Tom Kean (R-N.J.) remain unknown, but he’s trading stocks again. From today’s @notus.com newsletter:
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“Trump administration officials are scrambling to contain the economic and political fallout of the war with Iran, three people familiar with the White House's discussions told Reuters, as hopes ​for a quick resolution fade.” www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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White House scrambles for gas-price relief as Iran war drags on
Trump administration officials are scrambling to contain the economic and political fallout of the war with Iran, three people familiar with the White House's discussions told Reuters, as hopes ​for a...
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In London, there’s a few structures that will always cause me to stop and snap a pic. This old clock is one of them.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Can someone offer up the best way to cleanly maintain two different QGIS versions on a Mac? I would like to have self-contained versions of the LTR and the new v4.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I’ve lived in the UK for roughly eight years and the one thing about this part of the world that still baffles me are the showers with half a door. Is it to save a few pounds/Euros? Why is it seemingly preferable for the water to get everywhere? Can someone explain this silliness?
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Something I've learned about having a UK residence: Filling out web forms is always adventure. Is your option going to be the United Kingdom? Great Britain? England? England and Wales?
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
NEWS by John Davison and me: How Trump’s mixed messages and Iran’s bombs kept the Kurds out of the war www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Trump’s mixed messages and Iran’s bombs kept the Kurds out of the war
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards deterred the Kurds from rising up through a combination of military strikes in neighbouring Iraq and threats against Kurds on both sides of the border. Ambiguous messages f...
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
For journalists, humanitarians and other non-governmental types using earth observation data, the unfortunate lesson we must take from this shutdown of commercial satellite data by US providers is that we cannot rely on American earth observation companies alone. www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images
Satellite imaging firm Planet Labs said on Saturday it will indefinitely withhold ‌visuals of Iran and the region of conflict in the Middle East to comply with a request from the U.S. government.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Chat I’ve got a new smoker and we are doing gammon today.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Won’t someone think of the poor, poor American dentists and their first-world problems of being a mid-tier millionaire? Good Lord. www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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The Complicated Financial Lives of Dentists, the Millionaires Next Door
They have high incomes and valuable practices but start their professional lives playing catchup, a challenge for the money managers chasing after them.
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Mari Saito @saitomri.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
New: We looked at how Russia is remaking occupied territories in Ukraine, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into roads, railways and ports to try and inexorably tie the region into their own, part of Putin's grand vision for what it calls "Novorossiya" www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Welcome to ‘New Russia’: How the Kremlin is remaking occupied Ukraine
Moscow is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into an aggressive buildout of transport and trade infrastructure in the Ukrainian territories it has seized. The projects are inexorably weaving thes...
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Mike Stucka @mikestucka.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
For @reuters.com , @mcneill.bsky.social built a machine learning model to scrutinize satellite imagery for infrastructure changes in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Netanyahu has spent a lot of time visiting Trump recently. // Exclusive: Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Exclusive: Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say
Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Netanyahu spoke to Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned again...
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
“As I was saying…”
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Me, echoing Charlie Brown's lament about Snoopy: "Why can't I have a normal dog?" Franklin the Basshole: "because f-you, that's why."
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
1) What is a global market price and why are we magically insulated from it? (We're not) 2) Who blew up the detente around the Hormuz Strait?
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
ICYMI
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Maximillian Potter @maxpotter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Trump repeatedly called journalists “the enemy of the people,” “human scum,” “very dangerous and sick.” Here is the painstaking work of a couple of #journalists doing the job of presenting facts, pursuing the truth for America & the world. So many journalists doing incredible work right now.
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A Reuters visual investigation raises questions about how the U.S. military could have missed a documented, yearslong online presence for the girls school that was bombed in Iran. This including dozens of photos of the children and their activities. Investigation ongoing.
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Bombed Iranian girls school had vivid website and yearslong online presence
An Iranian girls school that took a direct hit on the first day of the war had a yearslong online presence, including dozens of photos of the children and their activities, before it was bombed along ...
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🚨Reuters investigation by @pearswick.press & me: Iran school struck on 1st day of war had yearlong online presence, including many photos of children & their activities, before it was bombed with at least 6 other buildings along 325m axis. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Bombed Iranian girls school had vivid website and yearslong online presence
An Iranian girls school that took a direct hit on the first day of the war had a yearslong online presence, including dozens of photos of the children and their activities, before it was bombed along ...
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
@ndhapple.bsky.social It’s been a while since I’ve done this
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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Satellite company @planet.com has announced a *14 day delay* to the release of imagery in the MidEast. This will be a huge setback for those trying to verify events in the region.
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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Timeline cleanser
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trump war inflation watch. Barclays says “Oil markets might have to face their worst fears on Monday. As things stand right now, we think Brent could hit $100/b, as the market grapples with the threat of a potential supply disruption amid a spiraling security situation in the Middle East.”
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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The Europeans should set up a version of this so that Americans can watched cancelled Lincoln Centre performances, university lectures, and episodes of 60 Minutes. www.reuters.com/world/us-pla...
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Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The portal could potentially put Washington in the unfamiliar position of appearing to encourage citizens to flout local laws.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄
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BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies
Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts
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