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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

(busts in like the Kool-Aid man) did someone say beating Oklahoma?

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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 · 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

“In recent wars, Bryant said, historical landmarks would have been included on "no strike lists.” Dropping bombs on or near these sites, he said, required both a compelling military necessity, such as protecting the lives of soldiers, and high-level approval, sometimes even from the White House.”

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“The shift comes two decades after widespread criticism of an American military base set up in the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the looting of the Baghdad Museum prompted the Pentagon to revamp its policies on protection of cultural sites.”

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“Reuters spoke to eight experts in Middle Eastern archaeology and preservation of heritage sites who said the reporting shows a clear shift in U.S. targeting practices and priorities away from protecting internationally recognized historical landmarks.”

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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

“Maternity wards are overheating, hundreds of thousands of poultry have perished, and cities across the country banned alcohol sales and public consumption in an effort to ease an overburdened health-care system. Americans may have become too intolerant of heat, but this is patently ridiculous.”

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

“A middle path is possible. For European leaders, it will mean adapting and installing more air-conditioning particularly in schools, public transportation, and hospitals..”

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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

This is why I’m skeptical of the argument it is only needed a few days a year. It’s not just needed when it tops 90f.

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ugly is better than heat stroke

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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 · 13/06/2026

This green and pleasant land

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Still have to turn on the space heater now and then.

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Reminds me of when we switched Franklin to diet food because he was getting a little plump.

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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 would like to speak to a manager.

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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

John spent 8 weeks in Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region, talking to exiled Kurdish Iranian fighters & senior Iraqi officials. We analysed U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran & Iranian attacks against the Kurds, and spoke by phone to residents of predominantly Kurdish areas in Iran.

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Reuters reporting from the Iran-Iraq border shows how U.S. and Israeli hopes that Kurdish fighters would come to their aid collapsed under two pressures: mixed signals from DC & Jerusalem, and a relentless campaign of military strikes and threats against Kurds on both sides of the border by the IRGC

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Ryan McNeill @mcneill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We must now recognise that any crisis of interest to American politicians could lead to a shutdown of the flow of information from providers. We must diversify.

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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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