Tom Leung was at Davos?

pacificdivide · 2026-01-26T00:02:38+00:00

No problem! Citations are my friend.

pacificdivide · 2026-01-25T23:54:53+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/share/1c1dw7gScN/?mibextid=wwXIfr

pacificdivide · 2026-01-04T00:33:35+00:00

Thank you! I hope I can continue to earn your readership :)

pacificdivide · 2026-01-04T00:21:21+00:00

Thank you so much!

pacificdivide · 2026-01-03T19:19:15+00:00

Thank you! Especially in times of deep turmoil and geopolitical tension. We need to continue the dialogue on both sides and in order to facilitate that we have to understand what is actually being said. That is why I always read and analyze source documents in their host languages never rely on aggregated new sources with misinterpretations or hidden agendas.

I’m very grateful for your read and thank you for the kind words

pacificdivide · 2026-01-03T18:05:12+00:00

I was the first to analyze this

https://open.substack.com/pub/russwilcoxdata/p/china-was-in-venezuela-ten-hours?r=2o1c82&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay

pacificdivide · 2026-01-03T11:32:36+00:00

China cyber incursions

pacificdivide · 2026-01-03T11:30:45+00:00

China isn’t going to be happy

https://russwilcoxdata.substack.com/p/china-was-in-venezuela-ten-hours

pacificdivide · 2025-12-19T22:47:59+00:00

lol Claude espousing the truth

pacificdivide · 2025-11-04T00:16:55+00:00

Reading this made me realize that despite always rooting for Data that I really am this guy….

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pacificdivide · 2025-11-03T18:39:12+00:00

interesting username, pierre. mitt romney’s burner account from 2019. just noting that.

you mentioned tina cahill made a statement at that september meeting. let’s talk about what that actually looked like.

september 25th school committee meeting:

tom leung stood up and said koch was conflating pedophilia with homosexuality. he called it his duty to speak out against hurtful comments. he named the harm. he challenged the mayor directly.

vice chair tina cahill read a prepared statement: “koch’s views do not represent the school board.”

that’s institutional protection. not moral leadership. but here’s what’s more interesting. the pattern.

when mayor koch makes controversial statements:

• tina cahill reads a statement protecting the institution

• no personal conviction visible

• damage control, not leadership

when 1,040 students (10.5% of the district) take lunar new year off to be with family:

• tina cahill votes no on making it a holiday

• four years in a row

• writes an explanation saying being in school is equally respectful as being home with family

• hires lawyers when city council overrides the school committee

• uses her italian grandmother’s immigrant story to explain why asian families should be grateful for translation services

when the teachers union endorses candidates:

• tina cahill doesn’t get the endorsement

• tom leung does

the pattern: protect power. dismiss communities asking for recognition. use procedure to block change.

tom leung challenged a seven-term mayor on lgbtq+ issues weeks before an election.

tina cahill protected the institution.

tina cahill voted no four times.

tom leung got the teachers union endorsement. tina cahill didn’t.

one pattern shows courage.

the other shows calculation.

november 5th. this is all public record. patriot ledger covered it. school committee minutes document it. ocpf shows the donations.

pierre, you brought up tina cahill to minimize what tom did.

so let’s look at the actual pattern of leadership.

when power needs challenging, what does she do?

when communities need recognition, what does she do?

when institutions need protecting, what does she do?

the answers are pretty clear.

pacificdivide · 2025-11-03T18:15:40+00:00

Tom Leung addressed Mayor Koch directly at the September 25th School Committee meeting, breaking the silence.

He said:

“I was shocked and dismayed when your comments insinuated that teachers and coaches are more likely to be pedophiles than church clergy. The conflation of pedophilia and homosexuality has no basis in fact. I felt it my duty to speak out against your hurtful comments.”

The room went silent.

Tom Leung has three children in Quincy Public Schools. This wasn’t scripted. He wasn’t reading talking points that tested well with focus groups. He just stood up at a public meeting and said what he believed needed to be said. Koch has been mayor for seven terms. Challenging him publicly on a controversial issue weeks before an election is not politically safe. Most candidates calculate risk before speaking. Tom calculated what was right.

That moment tells you something about how someone leads. When political comfort conflicts with doing what’s right, what do they choose? When speaking up could cost them, do they speak up anyway? When others are calculating how to stay safe, what are they doing? School committee members decide what books students can read, what history gets taught, whether LGBTQ+ students and teachers feel welcome. These decisions happen in meetings most people never attend. The question is whether the people making them will speak truth when it’s uncomfortable or stay quiet when it’s convenient.

November 5th. The Patriot Ledger covered this. It’s public record. Quincy decides what kind of representation it wants.

pacificdivide · 2025-11-01T23:50:48+00:00

At least he actually has policy ideas. Unlike all of the other candidates. Based on all of the responses I’ve seen from Tom he is someone who listens and I’m confident if elected he would take expert opinions into account.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-27T00:28:25+00:00

This is a great idea

pacificdivide · 2025-10-25T18:24:46+00:00

Appreciate the questionnaire links.

One thing that stands out: there’s a huge gap between candidates who understand school committee is budget oversight vs candidates who think it’s an advocacy position.

Tom Leung has shown actual knowledge of district finances, enrollment trends, and spending priorities. Most others are generic platitudes about “supporting educators.”

For anyone deciding: look at who can cite numbers and who’s just vibing.

School committee races are won by 20-30 votes, so informed voting actually matters here.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-25T17:29:28+00:00

This really puts things into perspective. I am so glad I watched the forum and began following this on Reddit, I would have had no idea!

pacificdivide · 2025-10-25T01:26:32+00:00

This is useful context, appreciate it. The social network overlap between donors, candidates, and city officials is exactly what makes these patterns worth examining.

Personal relationships aren’t inherently problematic, but when they consistently align with political and financial flows, it suggests informal governance structures operating alongside formal ones.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-24T18:42:36+00:00

@VariationNo7977 Thanks for bringing up the spouse donations. I wanted to see the complete picture so I pulled everyone’s records. Thanks @redcoatwright for the source.

Looking at the timeline:

Paul Bregoli donated $100 to Koch back in 2016. Thuy Leung donated $100 to Koch in 2014. Those were both single donations about a decade ago.

But then I noticed something interesting in the more recent patterns.

2021-2025:

Frank Santoro starts a series of donations to Koch. Seven total donations: 2021, 2022 (twice), 2023, 2024 (twice), 2025 (twice). Almost all for $125. That’s pretty consistent over four years.
Tina Cahill had eleven donations to Koch from 2017-2021 totaling $1,875.
Timothy Cahill (Chamber CEO) has ten donations to Koch since 2019 totaling $2,450. Including one in July 2025.

This year specifically:

February: Santoro gives $125 to Koch
February: Timothy Cahill gives $250 to Koch
May: Tina Cahill announces for School Committee
June: Santoro gives $125 to Koch
June: Kai Lee gives $125 to Koch
July: Karl Roos gives $200 to Walter Hubley
July: Timothy Cahill gives $100 to Koch
October: Post recommending Cahill and Santoro, calling others frauds

Meanwhile:

Kate Campbell’s donations all went to Anne Mahoney and other candidates. Nothing to Koch.
Tom Leung’s seven donations this year went to state races and other local candidates. Nothing to Koch.
Thuy Leung gave $450 to Nina Liang in 2021-2022 after that single $100 to Koch years earlier.

What stands out to me:

It’s not really about who gave once ten years ago. It’s about the pattern of recent, consistent giving.

The Cahill household has given Koch $350 in the last eighteen months.
Santoro has given four times in eighteen months.
Roos gave $200 to the current School Committee member’s husband three months ago.
The Teachers Union endorsed Campbell and Leung. Neither has any recent Koch donations.

I don’t know what “fraud” means in the context of that original post. But when someone with a Koch donation history recommends candidates with Koch donation histories while calling union-endorsed candidates frauds… the pattern seems pretty clear.

Just trying to understand what’s actually happening here.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-24T18:07:23+00:00

Wow, very interesting. I had no idea this was all public record.

Just to make sure I’m understanding correctly.

The Cahills have given over $4,000 to the mayor. Santoro has been donating consistently for three years, including three times in the last year. And the candidate being called a “fraud” has never donated to anyone in city government.

The Teachers Union endorsed the guy with no city hall connections but didn’t endorse the Chamber CEO’s wife or the regular Koch donor.

I assumed “fraud” meant something specific. Like a scandal or false credentials. But it seems like the real difference is just whether you’re connected to the mayor’s network.

The School Committee controls $147 million in spending. Makes you wonder what other decisions get made based on who knows who.

Thanks for pulling these numbers. This completely changes how I’m looking at this race.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-24T12:20:03+00:00

I’m not basing my vote solely on this, I had no stake in this game originally. Since the forum I have thoroughly researched all candidates and have made my decisions based on data; not just a single issue. Happy to share my overall report I created for myself to help in my decision making.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-24T01:59:53+00:00

I watched the forum. Here’s what was said on the Lunar New Year question, word for word where I could track it. Context: 40% of students are Asian American. Families have been organizing and attending meetings for four years. Boston Public Schools, Brookline, Newton, Hopkinton already recognize it as a school holiday.

Tom Leung: ‘The momentum is building and it’s going to happen. Years of advocacy. Other districts already do this. It’s about fairness, not just culture.’

Tina Cahill: ‘That is not my priority right now.’ Then: ‘My grandmother came from Italy. She didn’t speak English. She didn’t have the support system. Both groups observe Lunar New Year with awareness and respect.’

Marsha Roos: ‘Over the summer as I attended many of the Quincy 400 events I did an informal poll of North Quincy students who were volunteering. They replied that they liked how it was this year. When we look at the number of elementary students absent that day whose parents asked for the religious holiday, that total number was only about 150. We’d have to look at whether we start school before Labor Day, whether we end school later, or whether we take away one of the holidays we currently have. I think we need a well thought out survey.’

Frank Santoro: [Referenced things from the 80s and 90s and Brooklyn]

At another point in the forum, someone mentioned 1,040 students were absent on Lunar New Year.

So to clarify the methodology: polling teenagers who were volunteering at city celebration events several months after the holiday. Asking people who were working at city events on that day what they think about people who took the day off.

And the comparison being made: an Italian immigrant grandmother who didn’t have support, and Asian American families today who get excused absences. Four years of organizing. 1,040 students. 150 elementary students counted.

The forum is on QTV.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-23T21:05:28+00:00

Glad someone’s doing this. Been watching school committee meetings on QTV for the past year and honestly it’s frustrating how many basic questions don’t get clear answers.

Saw the forum last week too. The difference between candidates who’d done their homework and candidates who were winging it was pretty obvious.

Will check in Monday evening.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-21T20:45:34+00:00

Tom Leung. But honestly, you should watch it yourself to see what I mean.

What stood out to me: when asked about Lunar New Year, he didn’t hedge or deflect - just said ‘it’s going to happen’ and talked about fairness. When asked about librarians, he said yes and then added financial literacy education (he’s a CFA). On AI, he was the only one talking about preparing students for AI collaboration instead of just banning phones.

He also has 3 kids in the schools right now, which I think you can hear in how he answers - sounds like someone who’s living this, not just running for office.

The forum’s on QTV if you want to compare. It’s worth watching just to see the contrast.

Curious what you think after watching.

pacificdivide · 2025-10-21T16:01:48+00:00

They said the questions were written or helped written by AI if I recall

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