Nicholas Werner
@nicholaswerner.bsky.social
I'm a writer who likes thinking and talking about politics, entertainment, books, and philosophy.
So LA is doing the World Cup in 2026, the Superbowl in 2027, and the Olympics in 2028.
The Super Bowl went so well, California is doing it again next year!
See everyone in Los Angeles!
See everyone in Los Angeles!
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
So LA is doing the World Cup in 2026, the Superbowl in 2027, and the Olympics in 2028.
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OMG. How have I missed this all this time?
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
OMG. How have I missed this all this time?
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Werner Heisenberg got lost every time he checked his speedometer
February 1, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Werner Heisenberg got lost every time he checked his speedometer
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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when I was 8 or 9, I got really into the poetry of e. e. cummings, so I got a book of his work from the library and copied a bunch of the poems down. my mom found them and thought she had accidentally raised an avante-garde modernist fourth grader and freaked out
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
when I was 8 or 9, I got really into the poetry of e. e. cummings, so I got a book of his work from the library and copied a bunch of the poems down. my mom found them and thought she had accidentally raised an avante-garde modernist fourth grader and freaked out
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For the first time in 57 years, a rocket that will carry astronauts to the moon stands atop Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
NASA rolls out Artemis II rocket to launch pad for astronauts' flight to the moon
NASA is now four miles closer to returning astronauts to the moon. The agency rolled out its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft in preparation for the Artemis II mission to launch a...
www.collectspace.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:06 AM
For the first time in 57 years, a rocket that will carry astronauts to the moon stands atop Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
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Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
January 15, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Me, reading and studying history: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!!
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Me, realizing I am living through a historical event: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
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I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness.
1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
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To those with California Derangement Syndrome, it's time to update your talking points.
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
To those with California Derangement Syndrome, it's time to update your talking points.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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California is completely drought free for the first time in a quarter century! www.latimes.com/california/s...
California is completely drought-free for the first time in a quarter-century. Inside the remarkable turnaround.
After experiencing one of the wettest holiday season on record, still soggy California hit a major milestone this week — having zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years.
www.latimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
California is completely drought free for the first time in a quarter century! www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
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so cool that when Kurosawa made Seven Samurai, he was like, "What if a movie absolutely ripped for three-and-a-half hours straight?"
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
so cool that when Kurosawa made Seven Samurai, he was like, "What if a movie absolutely ripped for three-and-a-half hours straight?"
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At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!
How 2026 was depicted in the sci-fi classic 'Metropolis' (1927)
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!
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I assume at the end of the Stranger Things credits it said "Stranger Things will return in Avengers: Doomsday" right?
January 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I assume at the end of the Stranger Things credits it said "Stranger Things will return in Avengers: Doomsday" right?
Stranger Things have happened.
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Stranger Things have happened.
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audiobooks are great and count as reading!! if you don't like visual books or have a schedule that makes them difficult, read an audiobook!
i am fully prepared to blame this on that thing where for decades anglo kids haven't been taught to read properly; to which the immediate fix would be to turn many more people onto audiobooks
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
audiobooks are great and count as reading!! if you don't like visual books or have a schedule that makes them difficult, read an audiobook!
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poetry helps
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
poetry helps
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In the span of four days, we’ve built a coalition of over 80 lawmakers — including several Republicans — to stop the dismantling of NCAR.
I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
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I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Proud to build and lead a bipartisan coalition with Rep. Jeff Hurd and @bennet.senate.gov & @hickenlooper.senate.gov — joined by more than 80 of our colleagues in the House and Senate — to protect NCAR in the FY26 NSF appropriations bill.
We will not stop until NCAR is protected — period.
We will not stop until NCAR is protected — period.
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
In the span of four days, we’ve built a coalition of over 80 lawmakers — including several Republicans — to stop the dismantling of NCAR.
I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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Which way western man?
December 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Which way western man?
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The video that made YouTube.
20 years ago tonight, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell enjoyed a Lazy Sunday:
Lazy Sunday - SNL Digital Short
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The video that made YouTube.
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You've really got to see the cards to believe them.
Space Force Uses Magic: The Gathering-Style Cards To Announce The War Names For Its Satellites - Jalopnik
www.jalopnik.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
You've really got to see the cards to believe them.
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VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN IN EVERY MAJOR CITY with Oakland ↓25% and San Francisco ↓21% leading the way.
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN IN EVERY MAJOR CITY with Oakland ↓25% and San Francisco ↓21% leading the way.
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%
According to new data from the state’s eight largest cities:
— Homicides ↓ 18%
— Robberies ↓ 18%
— Aggravated Assaults ↓ 9%