Tom Breen
@tombreen.bsky.social
UConn news director, former reporter, occasional traveler, very occasional writer
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My most radical book reorganization yet: all the books I own but haven’t read, but which I want to read. I’m hoping this will keep me from buying new books. Feel free to ridicule my pedestrian tastes
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
My most radical book reorganization yet: all the books I own but haven’t read, but which I want to read. I’m hoping this will keep me from buying new books. Feel free to ridicule my pedestrian tastes
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“All the stars are here!”
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“All the stars are here!”
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Extremely funny to be hired to run a broadcast operation and pivot to “well broadcasting is dead” 60 days in
Bari Weiss outlined her vision for CBS News in an all-hands meeting after ruffling feathers in the months since Paramount CEO David Ellison hired her.
Leaked audio: Bari Weiss says CBS News is 'toast' if it can't evolve beyond broadcast news
Bari Weiss outlined her vision for CBS News in an all-hands meeting after ruffling feathers in the months since Paramount CEO David Ellison hired her.
www.businessinsider.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Extremely funny to be hired to run a broadcast operation and pivot to “well broadcasting is dead” 60 days in
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Have an absolute all timer on our hands
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Have an absolute all timer on our hands
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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mcdonald’s drive thru employee wearing a popeyes uniform. a coup d’etat appears to be underway
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 AM
mcdonald’s drive thru employee wearing a popeyes uniform. a coup d’etat appears to be underway
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this is the part in the political story where the cornerback just committed a very stupid taunting penalty and you need to throw over the top of that cornerback for a touchdown
January 27, 2026 at 1:42 AM
this is the part in the political story where the cornerback just committed a very stupid taunting penalty and you need to throw over the top of that cornerback for a touchdown
Stancil, thou hast conquered
January 27, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Stancil, thou hast conquered
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Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
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This came up in my old posts today. Don’t know why, but it feels good to know that Andre 3000 specifically is this kind of guy.
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
This came up in my old posts today. Don’t know why, but it feels good to know that Andre 3000 specifically is this kind of guy.
“Sure, just hop into the passenger seat”
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“Sure, just hop into the passenger seat”
Point 3 of 50+, no doubt
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Point 3 of 50+, no doubt
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This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public
President Donald Trump will not be attending Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, Calif., he said in an interview with the New York Post.
“It’s just too far away,” he said.
“It’s just too far away,” he said.
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public
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in general, i actually suspect this means their business case is deteriorating at a rapid clip
The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 AM
in general, i actually suspect this means their business case is deteriorating at a rapid clip
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These are the same people who spend all day posting about Roman soldiers or the Knights Templar, by the way.
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
These are the same people who spend all day posting about Roman soldiers or the Knights Templar, by the way.
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I got fooled by someone who is famous for being a conman until it was too late. Here’s why that’s actually smarter than seeing it coming:
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I got fooled by someone who is famous for being a conman until it was too late. Here’s why that’s actually smarter than seeing it coming:
[rumbling, sepulchral voice] TikTokker lands Dr Pepper commercial
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 AM
[rumbling, sepulchral voice] TikTokker lands Dr Pepper commercial
I don’t really follow the NFL, but I love that the Patriots are basically the nWo of pro football, and their continued success is a source of profound anguish for millions
January 25, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I don’t really follow the NFL, but I love that the Patriots are basically the nWo of pro football, and their continued success is a source of profound anguish for millions
The New England urge to go for a walk in the driving snow
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The New England urge to go for a walk in the driving snow
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Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Years from now, it'll be difficult to explain the things people in media were wailing about before all this. Sophomores writing underconsidered op-eds about cultural appropriation. Protests against demagogues on campus. YA drama. "Mobs" on Twitter. These were the threats to free society.
The guy who owned this booth came up behind me as I was taking this picture and said, enigmatically, “It’s from the Thirties. I found it in an old building.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The guy who owned this booth came up behind me as I was taking this picture and said, enigmatically, “It’s from the Thirties. I found it in an old building.”