Rachel O’Brien

Doing digital | Did digital for @amprog @JohnBKing & @VeracityMedia | Opinions and views are my own

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

Married @RRachelMaltz one year ago today. Good call on my part IMO.

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

DC friends: I have a lead on a graphic designer (w/ some broader digital comms) job at a finance trade association. They’re looking for an entrepreneurial early-career person. Pay is $70-85k. Have to be DC-based.

If you’re interested or know someone great, DM me.

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Dog eat dog world 🌭

[Bank Policy Institute @bankpolicy]

We’re hiring!

If you’re a graphic designer with 1–2 years of experience and a knack for turning complex policy into scroll-stopping visuals, we’d love to meet you.

Apply here: https://t.co/RGa3Ov8zz1

[Rachel O’Brien @RRachelMaltz]

Check out our newest campaign + our interactive media hub at https://t.co/AMset7WVvn!

[Bank Policy Institute @bankpolicy]

RELEASE: BPI Releases Fraud and Scam Prevention Playbook and Interactive Media Hub

BPI published a Fraud and Scam Prevention Playbook and “U.S. Against Fraud” interactive media hub to help policymakers better understand how fraud and scams originate and what steps can be taken to address this growing problem.

View the media hub here: https://t.co/tMPm8vuCYH

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

New in @HoustonChron: Gov. Abbott has paused H-1B visa sponsorships at state agencies + universities.

The ban covers top hospitals and research institutes like the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Hospitals covered by the pause receive 10 million visits/year.

They need an exemption.

[Bank Policy Institute @bankpolicy]

Join BPI and The Hill on December 16 as we bring together lawmakers, financial experts and industry leaders to explore how policy, technology and risk management can work together to build a secure, competitive and resilient financial future.

RSVP here: https://t.co/JYVQ0jc5UI

[Bank Policy Institute @bankpolicy]

While we love bank regulation, we understand it’s complicated.

Today we’re launching Bank Reg 101 – an additional educational portal on our website that will take you through the basics.

Explore it here: https://t.co/g9Zm2Y8AFn

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

New piece:

The National Association of Realtors claims the typical homebuyer today is 59 years old. This likely overestimates the true number by 15-20 years.

We have a major housing affordability problem, but we shouldn’t run with any low-quality stat reaffirming our pessimism.

[Bank Policy Institute @bankpolicy]

Join BPI and @SBECouncil on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. ET as Fed Governor Stephen Miran discusses bank regulation and the Fed’s balance sheet.

Registration is required and seating is limited: https://t.co/481RNOhtcm

[Bank Policy Institute @bankpolicy]

Happy Halloween! Make sure to keep your candy bowls well-capitalized tonight! 🎃🍬

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

We wrote up these critiques in detail in a letter to DHS. I’d highly encourage you to check it out. There’s so much more in here, including how the proposed rule incentivizes fraud. 13/
https://t.co/gPqTTwGHnK

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

What if I told you the administration is changing the H-1B visa program to prioritize event planners, landscape architects, and marriage counselors over Intel engineers, AI researchers, and pediatric surgeons?

Sounds too insane to be true, but it's happening! 1/

[Taylor Nation @taylornation13]

The only thing left is to close the book. 🫶 Taylor’s 6-episode behind-the-scenes docuseries,
“TS | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era (Docuseries)” premieres December 12 on @DisneyPlus, with the first two episodes.

The good news doesn’t stop there… relive one of the best (& most emotional) weekends of our Swiftie career. “TS | The Eras Tour | The Final Show,” now featuring “The Tortured Poets Department” (filmed live from Swiftcouver), releases simultaneously on December 12. 💚💛💜♥️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙🤍

PS: Happy #SwiftDay

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

@SpeakSamuel Next: why we think the fee is a terrible idea. The benefits of high-skilled immigration to the United States are absolutely enormous. We have very strong evidence on the effects of H-1B. As terribly designed as it is, its benefits to Americans are also very large.

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[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

New: Everything you need to know about the $100,000 H-1B fee, w/ @SpeakSamuel. We dive into:

- What we know about the fee
- What's still unknown
- The motivations behind the rule
- Why we think it's a bad idea
- What we should do instead to fix H-1B

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[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

8.31.25

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

I'm out with a big new report this morning on the state of Ohio's high-tech workforce.

Silicon Heartland, as it's called, goes deep on the Midwest's storied engineering talent pipelines and offers some suggestions for drawing on this tradition to aid reindustrialization.

[Taylor Swift Updates @TSUpdating]

🚨| Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married!!!

“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married🧨”

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

They're deploying the National Guard in DC during my wedding. Guys, when I said "it's going to be a riot," I wasn't being literal.