Brian PJ Cronin
@brianpjcronin.bsky.social
Environmental Reporter for The Highlands Current: An award-winning, non-profit, independent newspaper in New York's Hudson Valley. (https://highlandscurrent.org/author/bcronin/) Also teaching journalism at Marist University. He/Him.
Wait what do you call a Freudian Slip when it’s typed out
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Wait what do you call a Freudian Slip when it’s typed out
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
"Politics — and political violence — is now something performed, first and foremost, for an online audience. It almost doesn’t matter what happens irl if it makes noise online."
The rise of the troll state
Read to the end for a crab tureen
elink835.www.garbageday.email
January 5, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"Politics — and political violence — is now something performed, first and foremost, for an online audience. It almost doesn’t matter what happens irl if it makes noise online."
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If we're going to have the childhood vaccine schedules of Germany, Denmark and Japan, can we have their healthcare systems too?
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
If we're going to have the childhood vaccine schedules of Germany, Denmark and Japan, can we have their healthcare systems too?
“It is unclear what evidence led to these decisions….”
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Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
“It is unclear what evidence led to these decisions….”
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Yet another territorial dispute is about to erupt, causing further geopolitical instability
January 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Yet another territorial dispute is about to erupt, causing further geopolitical instability
Grabbing Bluesky with both hands and shaking it like a vending machine until the good news which is apparently stuck inside somewhere drops out the chute
January 5, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Grabbing Bluesky with both hands and shaking it like a vending machine until the good news which is apparently stuck inside somewhere drops out the chute
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During his inaugural address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani quoted the great poet Jadakiss and said he would be “outside.” He wasn’t joking. Excluding the frigid outdoor inauguration ceremony, today’s consumer protection announcement in L.I.C. is the third outdoor news conference since Friday.
January 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
During his inaugural address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani quoted the great poet Jadakiss and said he would be “outside.” He wasn’t joking. Excluding the frigid outdoor inauguration ceremony, today’s consumer protection announcement in L.I.C. is the third outdoor news conference since Friday.
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Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
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The fossil fuel companies are insisting they're not interested in increasing oil extraction in Venezuela but their investors / shareholders don't seem to believe them
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
The fossil fuel companies are insisting they're not interested in increasing oil extraction in Venezuela but their investors / shareholders don't seem to believe them
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This is easy when you have no core beliefs beyond attaining power and kicking the other side in the teeth
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This is easy when you have no core beliefs beyond attaining power and kicking the other side in the teeth
“If I thought it would improve the country I’d welcome it,” Leandro added, as shoppers were allowed into the overcrowded supermarket in small groups. “But I don’t believe this will happen. If they wanted peace, this isn’t the way to achieve it.”
Few in Caracas are celebrating as they face an uncertain post-Maduro future
Few in Caracas are celebrating as they face an uncertain post-Maduro future
Stockpiling not partying is the priority for Venezuelans who say they fear crackdowns by the regime the US left in place
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
“If I thought it would improve the country I’d welcome it,” Leandro added, as shoppers were allowed into the overcrowded supermarket in small groups. “But I don’t believe this will happen. If they wanted peace, this isn’t the way to achieve it.”
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News never ends, it just runs into deadlines. So with the arrival of 2026, our reporters caught up with and updated select stories from the past year. buff.ly/ttutevE
2025, Updated
With the arrival of 2026, our reporters caught up with and updated select stories from the past year
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
News never ends, it just runs into deadlines. So with the arrival of 2026, our reporters caught up with and updated select stories from the past year. buff.ly/ttutevE
Your inbox at 9:03 am tomorrow hates to see me coming
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Your inbox at 9:03 am tomorrow hates to see me coming
“Why don’t you use Twitter anymore?” because I work at a school so legally that site can not be within a thousand feet of me
January 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
“Why don’t you use Twitter anymore?” because I work at a school so legally that site can not be within a thousand feet of me
EVERY accusation a confession? In this economy?!?!
“Marco Rubio as a teenager made extra cash working for his late brother-in-law Orlando Cicilia. The business imported and sold exotic animals as a front for moving nearly a half million pounds of cocaine and marijuana.”
This is incredibly worth reading in light of what is happening now and the basis on which Trump and Rubio are pursuing charges against Maduro.
January 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
EVERY accusation a confession? In this economy?!?!
You said it, whale
all this is both foolish and unnecessary
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
You said it, whale
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A company that's been locked out of major markets like the US and Canada has ridden its habit of "making good cars" to the pinnacle of the EV business, while Tesla, with full access and subsides everywhere, is declining due to its "an asshole company that makes bad cars for assholes" strategy.
Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China’s BYD is now officially global top dog.
www.wired.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A company that's been locked out of major markets like the US and Canada has ridden its habit of "making good cars" to the pinnacle of the EV business, while Tesla, with full access and subsides everywhere, is declining due to its "an asshole company that makes bad cars for assholes" strategy.
Where can I bet on which Wikipedia entries are going to see the biggest upticks in traffic over the next few weeks because:
Bay of Pigs Invasion - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Where can I bet on which Wikipedia entries are going to see the biggest upticks in traffic over the next few weeks because:
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On the NYT print front page today, Matt Purdy gives a master class on how Trump has revived and exceeded the corruption of Nixon’s imperial presidency, blowing past ethical checkpoints of the Watergate era. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
On the NYT print front page today, Matt Purdy gives a master class on how Trump has revived and exceeded the corruption of Nixon’s imperial presidency, blowing past ethical checkpoints of the Watergate era. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
“This act of war is more about regime change in the United States than it was about anything in Venezuela. It only succeeds as fascism if Americans allow it to do so.”
Venezuela: The Precedents
And America: The Future
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“This act of war is more about regime change in the United States than it was about anything in Venezuela. It only succeeds as fascism if Americans allow it to do so.”
Thinking about how many flights to/from the Caribbean are cancelled because Trump invaded Venezuela and that, if you’re stuck there, airlines no longer have to compensate you because Trump changed the rules.
January 4, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Thinking about how many flights to/from the Caribbean are cancelled because Trump invaded Venezuela and that, if you’re stuck there, airlines no longer have to compensate you because Trump changed the rules.