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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 23d

This is a terrific story about how Silicon Valley has drastically changed, written by the excellent veteran tech reporter Steven Levy. @stevenlevy.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/silico...

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong

Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

www.wired.com

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Jul 18

One key job of the media is to tell truth to power. Not just journalists, but interviewers, comedians, artists and others. Stephen Colbert did that. This cancellation is political. It’s part of Paramount’s capitulation to Trump. My appetite for CBS and Paramount+ programming is now near zero.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Jun 28

Not me. Not in Nevada or anywhere else.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Jun 10

23 years ago today, I made my best hiring decision ever and brought on Katie Boehret as my reporting assistant at The Wall Street Journal. She soon had her own tech column in the Journal, alongside mine. She also was on the original teams at the D & Code conferences and remains a close friends.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · May 23

Awful news. Billy Joel is one of the greatest singer/songwriters and stage performers in the last 50 years www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/a...

Billy Joel Announces Brain Disorder and Cancels All Concerts

www.nytimes.com

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · May 11

Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful wife Edie Mossberg and my fabulous daughters in law, Arielle Mossberg and Shana Khader.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · May 7

Reaping the whirlwind in science and medicine. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

"The Gathering Storm": We Are About to Reap the Whirlwind

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29-18

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 28

Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 20

Here’s the Minuteman statue in Lexington, MA, where the first shots were fired in the American Revolution 250
years ago this weekend. I urge all who can to visit the sacred ground of the national park that includes the initial battles.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 20

APOLLO: “It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal. .. While markets wait for trade negotiations with 90 countries at the same time, global trade is grinding to a standstill .. if current policies do not change, then the probability of a US recession in 2025 is 90%”

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 19

Today is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride from Boston. Along with others, he was dispatched to warn the patriots at Lexington and Concord that the British were coming to arrest their leaders. Today, we need millions of Paul Reveres to arouse our country to the threats to our freedoms.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 17

Here’s a fascinating piece by the talented former journalist, John Walcott on how the beginnings of the American Revolution bear similarities to our situation today.

open.substack.com/pub/johnwalc...

Lessons from Lexington and Concord

Donald Trump might be a greater threat to Americans’ liberty than King George III was 250 years ago.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 16

WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 16

Ira Shapiro was the chief trade negotiator with Japan and Canada during the Clinton administration. He knows what he’s talking about. This article is a must read.

open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

IRA

My parents gave me an uncommon name.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 14

I’ll never believe the attack on Gov. Shapiro was anything other than antisemitism. Not Gaza, not Israel, but sheer hatred of Jews @petebuttigieg.bsky.social is absolutely right.

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Apr 13

Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Apr 12

NYT page one:

@nytimes.com

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 11

This is great!!

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 11

Taylor Swift, poet:

“Time won’t fly,
It’s like I’m paralyzed by it.
I’d like to be my old self again,
But I’m still tryin’ to find it.”

— “All Too Well”, 2012 .

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 6

Thanks. Very kind of you.

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Apr 6

Saw this best guy ever guy named @waltmossberg.bsky.social for lunch

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Apr 6

Kara Swisher makes me proud every day. I’m lucky to call her my friend and to have partnered with her for more than 20 years. @karaswisher.bsky.social

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Apr 1

Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...

LIVE: Cory Booker goes for floor speech RECORD

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen

www.youtube.com

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Mar 31

Senate expert Ira Shapiro argues for impeachment , though it’s a long shot, because the country can’t endure 19 more months until the midterms. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...

Seen enough. Impeach and remove.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Mar 31

Good move by the EIC.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · Mar 31

Tom, having covered Microsoft closely for 27 years. I read your list carefully and its quite solid. That’s not a surprise given your own history of covering the company. People can quibble about some of the rankings, but I think you are pretty much right. Windows 95 deserved to be number one.

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