Ben Laws

Absentee Twitter handle landlord (find me elsewhere).

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@NightShiftMD @AnnieJacobsen The most grating part is that they seem to agree with what she is trying to promote: preparedness and investment in the institutions that can deliver that. What else matters? Everyone should focus on that.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@ggronvall What might go right? What if attention leads to investing in the institutions and measures we need for preparedness? I get the objections, but there seems to be consensus on the core issues and required actions, regardless of people selling books.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@angie_rasmussen It’s maddening to the sniping here. There seems to be consensus that we are underinvesting in biodefense and undermining the institutions central to preparation. That’s what matters. Plenty of debate to be had on the right approach. But maybe accept some imperfect allies on this.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@AlexBerenson @AnnieJacobsen It would be more productive to focus on areas of alignment - that we are not taking biodefense seriously enough and are undermining the institutions we need in order to be prepared. All the Twitter sniping is pointless.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@Felix_Nuno It would be a lot more useful to focus on where everyone in this “debate” seems to be aligned - we are woefully unprepared and are actively undermining the institutions that are necessary to correct that. That requires action. The rest is ego-driven sniping.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@SaskiaPopescu What should we look for in the next 24 hours? 48? One week? If we stipulate that Russian institutions are unreliable sources, we can expect a lack of credible disclosure. Shouldn’t we be taking edge cases more seriously in the context? Accounting for known unknowns vs hysteria.

[David Plouffe @davidplouffe]

Now, let’s go win this fucking thing.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@andrewkalish Name ID is a helluva drug. Also, “was” as in past tense?

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@aaronwhoughton Have you looked at O'Neill technobutter suits? My surfer buds swear by it for exactly those criteria (thin and packable at least), plus easy on and off. Me...you will find in the whitewater in Hawaii kooking.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

I can't emphasize enough how much Secretary of State races matter. They don’t always get the most attention, but they’re crucial to ensuring we have fair elections—and this time, voters across the country chose candidates who will fight for democracy.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@elonmusk when you play footsy with the crazies, it will always end the same way - sooner or later, you will disappoint them for being insufficiently “pure” and then they will turn on you. So don’t. Stick to the many things that you know well. Leave the conspiracies to the side

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@LisaMarieBoothe Lisa I worry about your tree. All those snapped limbs may leave it looking a tad poorly!

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@RepMTG "David, you fundraise for a living" says the person who fundraises for a living, on the taxpayer dime, while ignoring the actual job description.

[Drive-By Truckers @drivebytruckers]

He has no shame but lots of fear.

[Ben Laws @GBenLaws]

@aaronwhoughton @AUVSI Fully legit. That martech can get away from the best of them, though...

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Oh, piss off.