Bwrites
@bwrites2025.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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The most important thread you will read today.
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The most important thread you will read today.
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Trapped by ice, not ICE
…and United Airlines.
…and United Airlines.
I’m currently on a plane stuck in the slush at Dulles. Sitting on tarmac to be rescued because the plane can’t move.
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trapped by ice, not ICE
…and United Airlines.
…and United Airlines.
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In 2003, David Sedaris wrote about the childish delight (and parental despair) of an unexpected snow day.
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Let It Snow
The snow kept David Sedaris and his sisters home from school for five days—long enough, he writes, for his mother to have “a little breakdown.”
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January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
In 2003, David Sedaris wrote about the childish delight (and parental despair) of an unexpected snow day.
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Science correspondent Miles O’Brien says the Challenger disaster 40 years ago was a "collective tragedy."
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Science correspondent Miles O’Brien says the Challenger disaster 40 years ago was a "collective tragedy."
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GOP Senator Thom Tillis explains EXACTLY how incompetent he believes Kristi Noem is:
January 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
GOP Senator Thom Tillis explains EXACTLY how incompetent he believes Kristi Noem is:
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"Focus on the economy". Again.
In the middle of the execution crisis in MN, lardass is attending a rally in Iowa right repeat all the same old lies on the economy.
In the middle of the execution crisis in MN, lardass is attending a rally in Iowa right repeat all the same old lies on the economy.
January 27, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"Focus on the economy". Again.
In the middle of the execution crisis in MN, lardass is attending a rally in Iowa right repeat all the same old lies on the economy.
In the middle of the execution crisis in MN, lardass is attending a rally in Iowa right repeat all the same old lies on the economy.
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Just a reminder that if Trump's policies had been in effect in the past, there would be no Apple (Steve Jobs is the son of Syrian immigrants), no Google (Sergei Brin immigrated from the USSR), and no WhatsApp (Jan Koum immigrated from Ukraine).
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Just a reminder that if Trump's policies had been in effect in the past, there would be no Apple (Steve Jobs is the son of Syrian immigrants), no Google (Sergei Brin immigrated from the USSR), and no WhatsApp (Jan Koum immigrated from Ukraine).
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
65% of all top tech companies has immigrant founders.
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Google DeepMind staffers are pressing leadership on their plans to safeguard the 3,000-person unit from ICE agents.
"As we have seen, government agency tactics can change and escalate quite rapidly. With offices in many metro areas across the US, are we prepared?"
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"As we have seen, government agency tactics can change and escalate quite rapidly. With offices in many metro areas across the US, are we prepared?"
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Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them ‘Physically Safe’ From ICE
A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Google’s Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Google DeepMind staffers are pressing leadership on their plans to safeguard the 3,000-person unit from ICE agents.
"As we have seen, government agency tactics can change and escalate quite rapidly. With offices in many metro areas across the US, are we prepared?"
Scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social
"As we have seen, government agency tactics can change and escalate quite rapidly. With offices in many metro areas across the US, are we prepared?"
Scoop from @mzeff.bsky.social
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Homeland Security sent a memo to Congress to explain the moments leading to Alex Pretti's death.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Homeland Security sent a memo to Congress to explain the moments leading to Alex Pretti's death.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
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Introducing @zachhunter22.bsky.social! A top-tier campaign & Hill operative joining me to pull back the curtain on how politics really works. You'll be seeing a lot more of him on my Substack. Excited for what's ahead! Give him a follow & tell us what you'd like to see more of.
January 28, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Introducing @zachhunter22.bsky.social! A top-tier campaign & Hill operative joining me to pull back the curtain on how politics really works. You'll be seeing a lot more of him on my Substack. Excited for what's ahead! Give him a follow & tell us what you'd like to see more of.
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When you vote for the unqualified people, don't be surprised when you get bad results
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
January 28, 2026 at 11:07 AM
When you vote for the unqualified people, don't be surprised when you get bad results
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
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The benefit of being a physical media junkie and using no streaming service for music when the Internet is out due to an ice storm is I don't lose access to music. If power goes out, I switch to my backup battery powered mp3 drives!
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The benefit of being a physical media junkie and using no streaming service for music when the Internet is out due to an ice storm is I don't lose access to music. If power goes out, I switch to my backup battery powered mp3 drives!
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
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The "dont come for our guns" people are sure pissed a man dare carry a gun, in an open carry state......this is one fucked up timeline, expected when you put a man with dementia in charge.
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The "dont come for our guns" people are sure pissed a man dare carry a gun, in an open carry state......this is one fucked up timeline, expected when you put a man with dementia in charge.
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A Saco father was detained by ICE while bringing items to his wife and newborn baby girl at the hospital. His pastor at his church—where he serves as a church greeter—called him a “model citizen… not the worst of the worst, but the best of the best.”
A Saco father was detained by ICE while bringing items to his wife and newborn baby girl at the hospital. His pastor at his church—where he serves as a church greeter—called him a “model citizen… not the worst of the worst, but the best of the best.”
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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A Saco father was detained by ICE while bringing items to his wife and newborn baby girl at the hospital. His pastor at his church—where he serves as a church greeter—called him a “model citizen… not the worst of the worst, but the best of the best.”
A Saco father was detained by ICE while bringing items to his wife and newborn baby girl at the hospital. His pastor at his church—where he serves as a church greeter—called him a “model citizen… not the worst of the worst, but the best of the best.”
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is preparing to sell the Old Post Office, a 19th-century landmark in D.C. that previously housed one of the president’s luxury hotels, according to records obtained by The Post.
Trump admin moves to sell Old Post Office, once home to Trump Hotel
The building’s tower, offering sweeping city views, is closed to the public as the effort to shrink the federal footprint in D.C. is underway.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Exclusive: The Trump administration is preparing to sell the Old Post Office, a 19th-century landmark in D.C. that previously housed one of the president’s luxury hotels, according to records obtained by The Post.