Barry Wittenstein
@bwittbooks.bsky.social
Picture book author, winner of 2020 Orbis Pictus Award for A PLACE TO LAND about MLK w/Jerry Pinkney. #kidlit #picturebooks #authors
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Barry Wittenstein
@bwittbooks.bsky.social
· Dec 13
I want to introduce myself. I write narrative nonfiction picture books and now YA. Happy to connect with other authors.
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In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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The GOAT Award goes to Mary Bruce of ABC NEWS! What she did today was totally and unequivocally awesome and amazing! I saw it live. ABC should give her a goddamn raise for this.
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The GOAT Award goes to Mary Bruce of ABC NEWS! What she did today was totally and unequivocally awesome and amazing! I saw it live. ABC should give her a goddamn raise for this.
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🚨BARISTAS ARE STILL ON STRIKE🚨
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨BARISTAS ARE STILL ON STRIKE🚨
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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Quiet, Piggy.
Mike Johnson's final words during a press conference where he announces the Epstein coverup will not only continue but deepen: "They're trying to attack President Trump. That's it."
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Quiet, Piggy.
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No one should gloss over how appalling this is. A president who feels this comfortable demeaning women, and so many others, is nothing short of embarrassing and shameful.
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
No one should gloss over how appalling this is. A president who feels this comfortable demeaning women, and so many others, is nothing short of embarrassing and shameful.
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This study estimates that over the next 5 years, the abrupt withdrawal of USAID funding will kill 14 million of which 4.5 million will be children under 5. The Republicans are immediately responsible…
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality
across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates
show that, unless the a...
www.thelancet.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This study estimates that over the next 5 years, the abrupt withdrawal of USAID funding will kill 14 million of which 4.5 million will be children under 5. The Republicans are immediately responsible…
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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We need to talk about JD
Not nearly enough news coverage has focused on JD Vance's influences and his extreme views.
Not nearly enough news coverage has focused on JD Vance's influences and his extreme views.
We need to talk about JD
Not nearly enough news coverage has focused on JD Vance's influences and his extreme views.
madness.ghost.io
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We need to talk about JD
Not nearly enough news coverage has focused on JD Vance's influences and his extreme views.
Not nearly enough news coverage has focused on JD Vance's influences and his extreme views.
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This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is just theater for MAGA. If Trump REALLY wanted the Epstein Files released, he doesn't need Congress. He could just call Pam Bondi and order her to release them. He hasn't. And won't. He and Pam have cooked up a new "ongoing investigation" that she can use as an excuse not to release evidence.
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The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.
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‘You’re trying to tell me the guy who had his own 14 year-old daughter giving him lap dances at Mar-a-Lago is somehow connected to Jeffrey Epstein…sorry, I just don’t buy it’
-Said no one ever.
-Said no one ever.
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
‘You’re trying to tell me the guy who had his own 14 year-old daughter giving him lap dances at Mar-a-Lago is somehow connected to Jeffrey Epstein…sorry, I just don’t buy it’
-Said no one ever.
-Said no one ever.
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The Epstein emails remind me of when people thought Vince McMahon was a fascinating character. Eventually you realize these people aren't interesting or smart, they are have a couple personality quirks your co-worker Bob has but the difference is Bob isn't a rich rapist.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The Epstein emails remind me of when people thought Vince McMahon was a fascinating character. Eventually you realize these people aren't interesting or smart, they are have a couple personality quirks your co-worker Bob has but the difference is Bob isn't a rich rapist.
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So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
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We just raised $1 million dollars for our transition to City Hall. The groundwork to make this city a fairer and more affordable place is happening because of you.
November 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We just raised $1 million dollars for our transition to City Hall. The groundwork to make this city a fairer and more affordable place is happening because of you.
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.