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Ed Moltzen
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Eternal optimist, journo, ex-government. I write a newsletter on Substack about America's EV transition: emoltzen.substack.com. Long Islander. Ne'er do well. He/him.
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Media: "We wanted to know if Americans think political violence has gone too far. So we spoke to six New York Giants fans in a sports bar in Staten Island."
MAGA man eats pavement after shouting slurs at No Kings protesters
The Trump Administration in two frames.
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“Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life,” Leo said. “Someone who says that ‘I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life'
Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.
apnews.com
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Rather remarkable that the Trump administration response to a government shutdown is "let's inflict as much pain as possible on as many Americans as possible"
Robert Redford's death is going to take a while to process. It is so sad. He contributed so much.

His portrayal of Bob Woodward was an incredible personal influence at a very formative time.

What a loss, but what a legacy.
I hope Will Warren goes into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee.
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Will those construction jobs include fastening tiny screws into phones?
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain.

Seems to fit.
Biden sent cards to widows, wounded veterans and children battling a stutter.
Scold Judge Kaplan if you're going to scold anyone about the word "rape."

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"The judge said the verdict did not mean that Carroll “failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape.’ Indeed … the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.'"
Judge upholds the $5 million verdict against Trump in E. Jean Carroll's sex abuse and defamation case
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Wednesday the jury's May award of compensatory and punitive damages to writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation in the civil case was reasonable.
www.pbs.org
Split Screen Moment:

While Trump receives applause while speaking to the White House Religious Liberty Commission, an appeals court upholds a judgment against him for rape.
Midwestern farm states couldn't have been more enthusiastic in voting for Trump last year, knowing full well - from his first term - what his tariffs would do to them.

It's now reality:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...
John Deere, a U.S. Icon, Is Undermined by Tariffs and Struggling Farmers
www.nytimes.com
Wait until they hear about this thing called "batteries." Man, that's really going to blow their minds.
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Perfect example of why media is fucked
Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social was curious; so he asked Ben Smith — co-founder of Semafor, and former media columnist at the New York Times — if Smith thought democracy is under threat in the U.S.

Good question.
Looking forward to Will Warren's eventual run for Congress.
I wonder how many former teammates he wants tackled, beaten up by ICE, and then deported to Salvadoran torture camps.
In the before times, there would be live congressional hearings on abuse of power, extortion and impeachment because of this statement.
Trump calls for protest organizers to be indicted for RICO.
"We pick up more litter by 6 a.m. than most DPW crews do all day."
Trump now has the “warfighters” picking up trash near the White House. www.fox5dc.com/news/nationa...