whats the best way to load a tweet? the

Twitter has removed free API usage, so maybe thats why.

I think reading tweets starts at $100 / month

pricing table is at the bottom, it's not overly clear in how it describes things

Bluesky for the win imho

ah, you can compare API endpoint access here: https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/products/free
(toggle at the very top)