David W. Brown
@davidwbrown.com
Author of THE MISSION and THE OUTSIDE CATS (forthcoming).
✍️ Words for the New Yorker, NYT, &c.
💡 Antarctica, NASA, personal essays.
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📍 New Orleans, but I have friends everywhere.
✍️ Words for the New Yorker, NYT, &c.
💡 Antarctica, NASA, personal essays.
🔐 Signal: [pm me]
🔗 https://davidwbrown.com
📍 New Orleans, but I have friends everywhere.
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David W. Brown
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· Jul 5
How to Save a Dog
For nearly a year, a motley crew scoured New Orleans for a shaggy white mutt named Scrim.
www.newyorker.com
For @newyorker.com, I share the story of a little white dog, unwanted and set for euthanasia, his escape, and the nine surreal months an unlikely team spent trying to rescue him. It's about as New Orleans a story as you can get. 🧵 www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
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i like how the jobs report revisions are always like "actually the economy lost ten millions jobs last month, oh well what can you do"
February 11, 2026 at 1:59 PM
i like how the jobs report revisions are always like "actually the economy lost ten millions jobs last month, oh well what can you do"
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every government official in february 2025: we are going to cook the books on jobs numbers and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
everyone seeing today's jobs report: 130,000 jobs, hey that's not bad at all!
everyone seeing today's jobs report: 130,000 jobs, hey that's not bad at all!
February 11, 2026 at 1:51 PM
every government official in february 2025: we are going to cook the books on jobs numbers and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
everyone seeing today's jobs report: 130,000 jobs, hey that's not bad at all!
everyone seeing today's jobs report: 130,000 jobs, hey that's not bad at all!
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Computational Cultural Studies replaces Literature and Cultural Studies sounds like a David Lodge novel without the humor.
This is bleak as hell. Who cares about literature when you’ve got computers?
Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
the-tartan.org/2026/02/09/l...
Way to go Carnegie Mellon. Our tech oligarchs will not reward your loyalty
the-tartan.org/2026/02/09/l...
Literature and Cultural Studies program cut, replaced with Computational Cultural Studies - The Tartan
In Feb. 2024, Richard Scheines, Dean of the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, placed an administrative hold on admissions to Carnegie
the-tartan.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Computational Cultural Studies replaces Literature and Cultural Studies sounds like a David Lodge novel without the humor.
For those bummed that Elon Musk wants to build a city on the moon instead of Mars, the good news is he's not going to do that, either.
February 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
For those bummed that Elon Musk wants to build a city on the moon instead of Mars, the good news is he's not going to do that, either.
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If they can do this to find a dog, they can do this to find anyone. That’s terrifying.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
If they can do this to find a dog, they can do this to find anyone. That’s terrifying.
Just once I’d like these fucking people to say, “What we did was wrong.” www.fox13memphis.com/news/u-s-mar...
U.S. Marshals defend officer seen on video kicking dog during arrest, call it a necessary action
A Memphis woman is asking for answers after her dog was injured by a U.S. Marshal. She said it happened during the arrest of her boyfriend outside of a Whitehaven apartment complex Wednesday.
www.fox13memphis.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Just once I’d like these fucking people to say, “What we did was wrong.” www.fox13memphis.com/news/u-s-mar...
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Or... Hear me out on this one... We stop having political dynasties.
February 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Or... Hear me out on this one... We stop having political dynasties.
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I never noticed this either.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I never noticed this either.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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Whether it’s collecting vinyl or dressing well for cocktails, living tastefully feels like an accomplishment—but maybe it’s a trap. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C879eh
Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Good Taste?
Whether it’s collecting vinyl or dressing well for cocktails, living tastefully feels like an accomplishment—but maybe it’s a trap.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Whether it’s collecting vinyl or dressing well for cocktails, living tastefully feels like an accomplishment—but maybe it’s a trap. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/C879eh
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
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thinking about the dems' plan to fully fund ice on condition they stop doing already-illegal crimes
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
thinking about the dems' plan to fully fund ice on condition they stop doing already-illegal crimes
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
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depraved
Washington Post reporter laid off while freezing in a war zone by one of the world’s richest people.
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
depraved
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its also stripping it to the bone of what is "valuable" in America today: shitty opinions and ten-second videos
the fact that wapo is closing every single part of the newspaper that attracts readers in order to focus on vertical short form video and opinion columns makes it very clear that the bezos takeover isn't about business. it's not even about propaganda. it's about showing off his power and clout
February 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
its also stripping it to the bone of what is "valuable" in America today: shitty opinions and ten-second videos
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if we abolish ICE what’s next? other bad things???
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 AM
if we abolish ICE what’s next? other bad things???
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the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades