Douglas Moser
@douglasmoser.bsky.social
“There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.” - Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Writer, remarker, ex reporter. Politics, music, econ, in no particular order. Boston.
Writer, remarker, ex reporter. Politics, music, econ, in no particular order. Boston.
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This, for the love of all that is holy
Compliant and credulous media will be the death of the republic
Compliant and credulous media will be the death of the republic
There's no rule of journalism that says you have to show a president telling lie after lie – uncorrected – many times a day. That's a decision that corporate media are making for purposes other than delivering the truth to the public.
December 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This, for the love of all that is holy
Compliant and credulous media will be the death of the republic
Compliant and credulous media will be the death of the republic
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The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity.
Trump’s Wager and the Authoritarian Shift
Is Trump getting weaker, or is the authoritarian danger increasing? Yes.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The endgame of authoritarian regimes is to no longer need popular approval. So don't be too sanguine about Trump's plummeting popularity.
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related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
i am fascinated by how nate silver turns everything he doesn’t like into a bespoke ideology. it’s not that he is annoyed by HCR, it is that she is a dreaded “ism” responsible for everything he doesn’t like about the democratic party. same with bluesky.
what the fuck are you talking about man
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
related to this a lot of people in the pundit class need to learn how to just be annoyed by someone or something without turning it into What’s Wrong With America
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America is a mafia state running a protection racket in the interest of the boss, not the people www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... bsky.app/profile/john...
December 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
America is a mafia state running a protection racket in the interest of the boss, not the people www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... bsky.app/profile/john...
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I like this case, because it's important to remember that in many ways, what Trump is doing is a coup against lawful government. It's an assertion of the right to engage in lawless, criminal acts, and this case is the actual US government legal system pushing back against that.
Counterpoint: At least for this one case, what remains of the US Government has defeated the doddering wannabe dictator attempting to destroy it
December 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I like this case, because it's important to remember that in many ways, what Trump is doing is a coup against lawful government. It's an assertion of the right to engage in lawless, criminal acts, and this case is the actual US government legal system pushing back against that.
This is incorrect just looking at current polling. People hate what Trump is doing on immigration. Lots of people think it’s brutal and immoral.
Unless you’re just an empty, amoral, poll-chasing shell, you can run against that and win.
Unless you’re just an empty, amoral, poll-chasing shell, you can run against that and win.
I’m glad he won in court, but I stand by my view that immigration is Trump’s best issue and at the margin high-profile immigration fights make it easier for Trump to hold the senate and continue MAGAfying the judiciary.
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is incorrect just looking at current polling. People hate what Trump is doing on immigration. Lots of people think it’s brutal and immoral.
Unless you’re just an empty, amoral, poll-chasing shell, you can run against that and win.
Unless you’re just an empty, amoral, poll-chasing shell, you can run against that and win.
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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When you're an independent media company, you trade resources and scale for control and independence. But we'll have a little more of the former if you join us:
Trump and the Oligarchs Are Killing Corporate Media
The oligarchs only care about money. The dictator only cares about power. They can make that arrangement work.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
When you're an independent media company, you trade resources and scale for control and independence. But we'll have a little more of the former if you join us:
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I’m open to the idea that monetary policy isn’t neutral until the market mortgage rate is the same as the current rate on all mortgage debt outstanding:
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I’m open to the idea that monetary policy isn’t neutral until the market mortgage rate is the same as the current rate on all mortgage debt outstanding:
They’re not centrists. That’s a lazy, inaccurate descriptor. They’re still very conservative. Or crazy. His next post highlights Jim Jordan saying subsidies need to be extended. Jordan is no gd centrist.
These R’s are responding to electoral pressure.
These R’s are responding to electoral pressure.
A strange thing going on in the ACA space: There's a group of ~15 centrist House Republicans with some interest in extending the expiring funds. But even they can't agree on a bill to coalesce around, or whether to sign a discharge petition to force it. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
'We need to come up with something': House Republicans struggle to agree on a health care plan
The House will vote on a health care plan before the end of the year. But a growing number of Republicans worry their party will pay the price for rising insurance premiums.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
They’re not centrists. That’s a lazy, inaccurate descriptor. They’re still very conservative. Or crazy. His next post highlights Jim Jordan saying subsidies need to be extended. Jordan is no gd centrist.
These R’s are responding to electoral pressure.
These R’s are responding to electoral pressure.
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“The administration must release the OLC opinion(s), the Strike Bridge communications, and videos…Until then, this action stands as an unlawful attack on defenseless persons that violates the letter and spirit of the laws of war and of peacetime law enforcement.”
www.justsecurity.org/126802/exper...
www.justsecurity.org/126802/exper...
Expert Backgrounder: Law on Targeting Shipwrecked Traffickers
Expert Backgrounder on how, under different scenarios, international law and U.S. past practices apply to Sept. 2 boat strike on survivors.
www.justsecurity.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“The administration must release the OLC opinion(s), the Strike Bridge communications, and videos…Until then, this action stands as an unlawful attack on defenseless persons that violates the letter and spirit of the laws of war and of peacetime law enforcement.”
www.justsecurity.org/126802/exper...
www.justsecurity.org/126802/exper...
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Elon: "What if Theranos, but for data centers in space?"
Idiot fanboy investors: "Hell yeah! You're such a visionary! Take my money!"
Idiot fanboy investors: "Hell yeah! You're such a visionary! Take my money!"
once again this is not a real thing Elon Musk is going to actually accomplish, this is a lazy fiction designed to inject the looming Space X IPO with memestock fantasy magic
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Elon: "What if Theranos, but for data centers in space?"
Idiot fanboy investors: "Hell yeah! You're such a visionary! Take my money!"
Idiot fanboy investors: "Hell yeah! You're such a visionary! Take my money!"
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Der Spiegel's new cover
Two villains, one goal. How Trump and Putin attacking Europe.
They are not wrong.
Two villains, one goal. How Trump and Putin attacking Europe.
They are not wrong.
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Der Spiegel's new cover
Two villains, one goal. How Trump and Putin attacking Europe.
They are not wrong.
Two villains, one goal. How Trump and Putin attacking Europe.
They are not wrong.
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Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
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"People often retreat into saying that democracy hasn’t fallen 'yet.'... But it’s not true for everyone currently living in America. Some people in America are already living under conditions that resemble dictatorship."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
Trump’s Wager and the Authoritarian Shift
Is Trump getting weaker, or is the authoritarian danger increasing? Yes.
www.thebulwark.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"People often retreat into saying that democracy hasn’t fallen 'yet.'... But it’s not true for everyone currently living in America. Some people in America are already living under conditions that resemble dictatorship."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-wage...
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Slack jawed Nepo Mogul
David Ellison appears to be mortified that CBS/60 Minutes is “going rogue” by covering the news and by keeping him “in the dark” about a segment critical of Trump.
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
Because Ellison doesn’t realize that’s how it’s supposed to work.
nypost.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Slack jawed Nepo Mogul
He wants WB to go to buddy Ellison and he specifically wants the deal to include CNN.
Crony oligarch control of major media platforms. Just like it was done in Russia two decades ago.
Crony oligarch control of major media platforms. Just like it was done in Russia two decades ago.
President Trump signaled opposition to a Warner Bros. sale that did not see the news network CNN included or sold to a new company, signaling a potential wrinkle for the bid from Netflix
Trump Says Warner Bros. Deal Should Include Sale of CNN
President Donald Trump signaled he’ll oppose a Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. deal that doesn’t include new ownership of CNN, a potential wrinkle for the bid from Netflix Inc.
bloom.bg
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
He wants WB to go to buddy Ellison and he specifically wants the deal to include CNN.
Crony oligarch control of major media platforms. Just like it was done in Russia two decades ago.
Crony oligarch control of major media platforms. Just like it was done in Russia two decades ago.
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This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
The racists see low test scores and conclude, “inferior specimen, remove.”
The reality is test scores are low *because of racism, most directly refusal to fund education properly for low income and migrant communities.
Rich schools aren’t the top scorers by accident. Or by genetics.
The reality is test scores are low *because of racism, most directly refusal to fund education properly for low income and migrant communities.
Rich schools aren’t the top scorers by accident. Or by genetics.
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The racists see low test scores and conclude, “inferior specimen, remove.”
The reality is test scores are low *because of racism, most directly refusal to fund education properly for low income and migrant communities.
Rich schools aren’t the top scorers by accident. Or by genetics.
The reality is test scores are low *because of racism, most directly refusal to fund education properly for low income and migrant communities.
Rich schools aren’t the top scorers by accident. Or by genetics.
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The rank bigotry of today’s nativism is striking, but the utter stupidity of today’s nativism is almost as impressive.
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The rank bigotry of today’s nativism is striking, but the utter stupidity of today’s nativism is almost as impressive.
Evergreen. 🌲
Everything is getting stupider
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Evergreen. 🌲
Predictable. Kushner and Saudis launch hostile bid for WB with Trump pal Ellison at Paramount this morning, and by lunch Trump signals his opposition to the Netflix agreement and that he “would be involved” in the merger decision.
Crooked crony capitalism. Just like it has been practiced in Russia.
Crooked crony capitalism. Just like it has been practiced in Russia.
Donald Trump says Netflix market share ‘could be a problem’ for $83bn Warner deal
US president says he will be involved in decision over media merger
giftarticle.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Predictable. Kushner and Saudis launch hostile bid for WB with Trump pal Ellison at Paramount this morning, and by lunch Trump signals his opposition to the Netflix agreement and that he “would be involved” in the merger decision.
Crooked crony capitalism. Just like it has been practiced in Russia.
Crooked crony capitalism. Just like it has been practiced in Russia.
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Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
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Literally a week ago Musk said that falsely labeling people as Nazis "should be treated as incitement to murder." And here he is (falsely) labeling the EU as Nazis.
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Literally a week ago Musk said that falsely labeling people as Nazis "should be treated as incitement to murder." And here he is (falsely) labeling the EU as Nazis.