Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 27/07/2026@byerussell.com Saw this and thought of you... dcmetrostore.com/products/bru...dcmetrostore.comBrutiful T-ShirtLet everyone know how "Brutiful" you think Metro's stations are. 120
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 13/03/2026What's the matter with today's small children? www.afterbabel.com/p/30-facts-a...afterbabel.com30 Facts About Childhood Today that Will Terrify YouWhy are we doing this to our kids? 000
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 11/02/2026El Paso closing for "special security reasons" sounds to me like the start of a movie about aliens and UFOs arriving. Not now, Aliens. Not now 010
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 22/12/2025@deanbarker.bsky.social Promising? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2...youtube.comThe Odyssey | Official TrailerYouTube video by Universal Pictures 110
Reposted by Sean O’NeillJosh Deadwell they/them @ledwell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Stream uncertain.fm TODAY 2pm Eastern / tomorrow 8pm ET for Indigenous winter holidays music from Decolonize Your Playlist. Tom Jackson, FONTINE, EZ Band, Celeigh Cardinal, Julia Keefe, Serena Ryder, Whitehorse, Don Amero, Sister Ray, Conrad Bigknife, Desiree Dorion, William Prince, and much more! 044
Reposted by Sean O’NeillHarry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 02/12/2025Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard 144117834045
Reposted by Sean O’NeillThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/11/2025@rubengallego.bsky.social responds to Trump's threats on Sen. Mark Kelly: "This is fucking insane." 47847212
Reposted by Sean O’NeillJosh Deadwell they/them @ledwell.bsky.social · 11/11/2025I’ve seen this before and I love rereading it every time. 041
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 30/10/2025NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani makes promises to the travel industry, talks Airbnb in this trade-exclusive interview with @skift.com www.youtube.com/shorts/oRegw...youtube.comWhat Does Zohran Mamdani Think About Making Tourism More Affordable in New York City?YouTube video by Skift 000
Reposted by Sean O’NeillThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10/10/2025George was just trying to get to work. ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process. This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away. 379143017150
Reposted by Sean O’NeillDean Barker @deanbarker.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Regret to report, dear reader, that I got a glimpse today in just how utterly awash in AI the K-12 teacher prep space is these days. Mostly it's in the service of work shortcuts; that's how the camel's nose gets under the tent, as it were. 2102
Reposted by Sean O’NeillJosh Deadwell they/them @ledwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Read this thread to understand the stakes for trans Americans in the current budget showdown. 001
Reposted by Sean O’NeillZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 29/08/2025“Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling” 🎁🔗 @esullivannyt.bsky.social for @nytimes.comnytimes.comTrump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling. 02714
Reposted by Sean O’NeillEva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Canadian book pals, my nonfiction story collection is in a handful of lovely indie stores already (e.g. Porch Light Books in Edmonton) but as we inch towards the holiday shopping season - yes, I'm sorry, it's happening! - I'd like to expand the list. Holler if you know of a store that might be game?porchlightbooks.caNO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS by Eva Holland | Porch Light BooksStories From Alaska And The Canadian North 62210
Reposted by Sean O’NeillMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 28/08/2025This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 6100584303
Reposted by Sean O’NeillSarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 27/08/2025Yellen not at all pulling her punches in this op-ed for the FT www.ft.com/content/d2ea... 10754287
Reposted by Sean O’NeillAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church. 989244137562
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Hyatt is giving its loyalty members new ways to use their points: World of Hyatt members can now earn and redeem rewards on experiences and other amenities at hundreds of hotels worldwide. First on @skift.com skift.com/2025/08/25/h...skift.comHyatt Expands Loyalty Program to Cover Experiences: ExclusiveHyatt taps tech from the startup Way to streamline booking of experiences like cabanas across hotels while earning loyalty program points. 030
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 23/08/2025An exclusive look at how Hilton is fine-tuning its flagship brand, skift.com/2025/08/23/h... via @skift.com 020
Reposted by Sean O’NeillFrau Mährchen @fraumaehrchen.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Sicher ausbaufähig, aber funktioniert auch mit längeren Fliegerinnen 😉 Ich fühl mich ganz #superwoman 😅 #kleineKunstklasse #wattiskunst #watercolor 1712331
Reposted by Sean O’NeillBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism. Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028? 20843411328
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 18/08/2025"Of all the sadness in this story, and there is lots of it, the worst is AI writing the suicide note." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life 010
Reposted by Sean O’NeillRobin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 14/08/2025The list of Fed chair candidates keeps getting longer. And longer. And longer. Here’s a comprehensive grading of ALL the candidates on Alphaville’s highly rigorous and proprietary quantamental metrics: 🕊️ 🍊 and 🤮 on.ft.com/4fHufYaon.ft.comRating and slating all the Fed chair candidatesWe need to talk about the Kevins (and Pulte) 2227
Reposted by Sean O’NeillKristen Hawley @kristenhawley.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Explain to me like I didn't live through the early 2000s in NYC why this is not a medicated eating disorder: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/d...nytimes.comOzempic Is Shrinking Appetites. Restaurants Are Shrinking the Food. 031
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 13/08/2025An Ennismore IPO: Can Lifestyle Hotels Impress Wall Street? by Luke Martin for @skift.com skift.com/2025/08/13/a... 010
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Brutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comBrutal reality for hoteliers. | Sean O'Neill | 17 commentsBrutal reality for hoteliers. STR slashed its U.S. hotel forecast to -0.1% RevPAR growth for the full year. That's a spectacular fall from January's optimistic +1.8% projection. The pain is unevenly... 010
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 08/08/2025What's next for Accor? Selling stakes in Ennismore and Orient Express could free up resources at the French hotel giant to more effectively battle the Marriotts of the world. via @skift.com skift.com/2025/08/08/w... 000
Reposted by Sean O’NeillThe Onion @theonion.com · 01/08/2025Doctor With Positive Attitude Learns Something New From Every Malpractice Suit theonion.com/doctor-... 201616106
Reposted by Sean O’NeillDean Barker @deanbarker.bsky.social · 30/07/2025He just...said it, out loud! 296
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Scoop at @skift.com LVMH secured an option to acquire full ownership of Orient Express by 2027, according to two people familiar with the deal. That agreement saw LVMH take a 50% stake in Accor’s Orient Express brand, sources said. Terms hadn't been previously disclosed. skift.com/2025/07/30/l... 001
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Amex GBT-CWT Merger Cleared, Will Create Corporate Travel Management Giant Twice the Size of Nearest Rival via @skift.com by Dennis Schaal skift.com/2025/07/30/a...skift.comAmex GBT-CWT Merger Cleared, Will Create Business Travel Giant Twice the Size of Nearest RivalThe DOJ initially contended that reduced competition would make it harder for businesses to negotiate favorable terms. 000
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Booking dot com's parent had a solid quarter... $BKNG My report for @skift.com skift.com/2025/07/29/b... 000
Reposted by Sean O’NeillRobert Armstrong @robarmstrong.bsky.social · 12/07/2025This is good. www.ft.com/content/95a7...ft.comDoes the US have Dutch disease?The exorbitant burden of exporting dollars makes it hard for America to govern at home 44410
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Canadians, long the top visitors to the U.S., aren't just talking about boycotting travel to America – the data shows they are traveling elsewhere. Crossings by car to the U.S. plunged 33% in June. By air, down 22%. via @skift.com skift.com/2025/07/11/c...skift.comCanadian Border Crossings to the U.S. Plunged 33% in JuneCanadians are ditching U.S. trips in droves in response to rhetoric from President Trump, as June's tourism numbers show. 020
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 09/07/2025The U.S. inbound tourism recovery is stalling, not strengthening. June's roughly 3% year-over-year decline masks the real story: overseas arrivals remain stuck at just 80% of 2019 levels, six years after the pandemic. via @skift.com skift.com/2025/07/09/t... 042
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 08/07/2025It says something about the strong demand for extended stay in the U.S. that Hilton already has over 90 contracts signed for its new long-stay brand, LivSmart Studios. No paywall here: finance.yahoo.com/news/hilton-...finance.yahoo.comHilton Opens First Hotel Under New Brand for Traveling WorkersIt says something about the strong demand for extended stay in the U.S. that Hilton already has over 90 contracts signed for its new long-stay brand, LivSmart Studios. 000
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 07/07/2025If the AI ruins journalism careers, one of my back-up plans is to be a short-person model for hotel guest room interior shots to make the rooms look bigger than they actually are, like this fella... 020
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Allegiant dumps $720m Florida resort to Blackstone for $200m. Eighteen-month, half-billion lesson in staying in your lane. Meghna Maharishi with the story at @skift.com skift.com/2025/07/07/b... 64012
Reposted by Sean O’NeillDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Brent Efron, an EPA employee, was secretly recorded on a Tinder date discussing the agency’s efforts to allocate climate funding before Trump’s potential repeal. The recording, released by Project Veritas, was used by Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, to justify canceling $20 billion in grants.nytimes.comAn Offhand Remark About Gold Bars, Secretly Recorded, Upended His Life 47017
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 02/07/2025The U.S. President keeps a password written on a piece of paper in his pocket that's needed to launch a nuclear attack. Per the WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...washingtonpost.comOpinion | How a nuclear attack on the U.S. might unfold, step by stepA scenario of America’s response to an incoming nuclear attack. 000
Reposted by Sean O’NeillChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Support for gay marriage in the U.S. is dropping -- almost entirely because of declines among Republicans. Nearly 2 in 3 Republicans now say same-sex relationships are not morally acceptable www.economist.com/united-state... 2218
Reposted by Sean O’NeillOriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 27/06/2025BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules insurers must cover preventive health care services (cancer screenings, STI testing, etc.) But in doing so, the justices gave RFK Jr. unprecedented power over the HHS expert panel that recommends what services must be covered www.notus.org/health-scien...notus.orgSupreme Court Grants RFK Jr. Unprecedented Power of Key HHS PanelThe court’s decision protects insurance coverage of preventative care, but with a major caveat. 32719
Reposted by Sean O’Neillpork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 21/06/2025amtrak’s marketing team gets it 445305639988
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Marriott is turning its mobile app, websites, and hotel guestroom TVs into advertising real estate. On Thursday, it became the first major hotel group to launch a commerce media network, serving ads to guests and loyalty program members. via @skift.com skift.com/2025/06/13/m...skift.comMarriott Turns App and Hotel TVs Into Revenue Stream With New Ad NetworkMarriott has begun selling ads on its websites, mobile app, guest room TVs, marketing emails, and Wi-Fi sign-in pages, plus social media. 000
Sean O’Neill @seanoneill.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Hotels Shrug Off Airbnb's Push Into Experiences – But They Still Need to Compete by me and Luke Martin at @skift.com skift.com/2025/06/11/h...skift.comHotels Shrug Off Airbnb's Push Into Experiences – But They Still Need to CompeteHotel execs doubt Airbnb can deliver consistent service in expanded marketplace, but some warn industry risks falling behind. 000
