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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 5d

Peggy Noonan on Hegsmith:
"some pumped-up drama queen who makes everything more jarring and fevered"
“What would it look like if Captain Queeg took Adderall?”
"a strutting, gelled bantam"

The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth by @Peggynoonannyc www.wsj.com/opinion/the-... via @WSJopinion

Opinion | The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth

The Pentagon needs sober, judicious leadership, not a drama queen who makes things jarring and fevered.

www.wsj.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13d

Hunter Biden: Wait, this was an option?

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 13d

White House photo op for the president's granddaughter's new $130 sweatshirt line

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 20d

The consolidation of US media ownership by right-wing oligarchs is much like the consolidation of control of Russian media under Vladimir Putin. Larry Ellison a major stakeholder in CBS/Paramount, possibly soon also CNN, HBO & TikTok. Musk/Twitter-X. NXSTR. Sinclair. Murdoch/Fox.

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · 20d

For the first time, one country out of the UN's 193 members -- the United States -- has refused to participate in the periodic review of its human rights record. Even the worst rights violators regularly submit to this process, and the US now sets a terrible example. thehill.com/opinion/inte...

thehill.com

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 22d

"Charlie Kirk called Britain a “totalitarian third world hellhole”. Among Maga influencers it's common to talk of the UK's coming civil war. By all means Britain should deliver fruits to the Trumpian volcano. But it would be wise not to live in its shadow." My column. www.ft.com/content/37b4...

Trump and the limits to British flattery

Keir Starmer might be tempted to hymn ‘shared values’ but such talk rings increasingly hollow

www.ft.com

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Sep 2

Celebrating Jerry Nadler’s long progressive service in the NY Assembly and the US Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n.... Congratulations to Jerry on his retirement and making way for next gen progressives to run for his seat.

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · Aug 26

The international community should not accept U.S. sanctions on leading ICC figures, writes @dchovell.bsky.social. She offers 3 nuanced imperatives to fight the attempted coercion of the Court’s independence: legal, reputational, & commercial.

www.justsecurity.org/119583/raisi...

#ICC #Sanctions

Raising the Cost of U.S. Coercion Against the ICC

Previous administrations reinterpreted, evaded, or selectively engaged with international law. Trump is delegitimizing and dismantling it.

www.justsecurity.org

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Aug 27

“ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have long been the most rogue, renegade and certainly pro-Trump police agencies in the federal government.”

Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force

www.nytimes.com

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Aug 25

The full 12 minutes of @govpritzker.illinois.gov speech today, which was superb.

(Via Nicole Wallace / @msnbc.com segment.)

www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

'We are watching and taking names': Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los ...

www.msnbc.com

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Aug 24

Excellent analysis on Trump's effort to obstruct renewable energy and force allies to buy more US oil & gas.

Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization by Mark Blyth, et al @ProSyn prosyn.org/RE8I5Ix

Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization

Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll conclude that the US is intentionally undercutting the global demand for green technologies.

prosyn.org

Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Aug 22

Judge J Michael Luttig: “The chief justice is presiding over the end of the rule of law in America”

The court is “acquiescing in and accommodating the president’s lawlessness. And doing so without briefing, without argument, without deliberation – and without even a single word of explanation”

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism

www.theguardian.com

Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Permanent Stain
open.substack.com/pub/andrewsu...

The Permanent Stain

Trump's first year has been a triumph for autocracy in America. And it will last.

open.substack.com

Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Aug 10

Blistering statement by FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez on the bribe paid to Trump to gain FCC approval of the Paramount merger along with agreeing to government monitoring of CBS news content.

docs.fcc.gov

Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Aug 4

Knight Institute: "The settlement is an astonishing transfer of autonomy and authority to ... an administration whose disdain for the values of the academy is demonstrated anew every day. It will have far-reaching implications for free speech and academic freedom at Columbia"

What the Columbia Settlement Really Means

knightcolumbia.org

Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Aug 4

Knight Institute: "The settlement is an astonishing transfer of autonomy and authority to ... an administration whose disdain for the values of the academy is demonstrated anew every day. It will have far-reaching implications for free speech and academic freedom at Columbia"

What the Columbia Settlement Really Means

knightcolumbia.org

Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Jul 24

That was just the pretense

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · Jul 24

When you’re so busy crowing about your political motivations that you forget to pretend you did it for the Jews.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 24

Linda McMahon on Columbia settlement: "This is a monumental victory for conservatives who wanted to do things on these elite campuses for a long time because we had such far left-leaning professors."

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 9

Congress & ordinary Americans are expected to watch as our unhinged President seeks to break another nation b/c he was super-friends with their corrupt leader?

This is Trump’s version of international pardon power. He’ll use U.S. power - OUR power - to eliminate accountability for other autocrats.

Megan Cassella @megancnbc.bsky.social · Jul 9

We are in new territory with Trump’s latest trade letter, threatening a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil starting Aug. 1
—The US runs a rare trade surplus with Brazil, so there’s no deficit to fix
—Trump says these duties are explicitly over political concerns, not economic ones

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Jul 3

Ppppppp-a0

Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Jul 2

Encouraging article on @ZohranMamdani ‘s thoughtful and activist work ti improve rhe MTA nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/07/02/h...

How Will Mamdani Govern? His Earlier MTA Advocacy Gives Some Hints - Streetsblog New York City

Zohran Mamdani has faced questions about his experience at every step of his upset bid for mayor — but not from transit advocates.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 29

Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.

Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.

Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.

Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.

Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Jun 28

I just did thx

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Jun 28

I am your constituent in the 10th Congressional District, and former President of Downtown Independent Democrats and member of the Democratic State Committee.

Please stop posturing and immediately endorse the extraordinary Democratic Party nominee for Mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Jun 28

I am your constituent in the 10th congressional district. Stop prevaricating and endorse the extraordinary Democratic Party nominee for Mayor asap.

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Lawrence Moss @lawrence-moss.bsky.social · Jun 25

I have no love for Coumo, good riddance, but interesting that he did substantially better among women voters than he did among men

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