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Alex Shultz

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Journalist, Hard Reset co-author, pickup basketball enthusiast Email: alexjshultz@gmail.com Signal: ajshultz.13 Website: alex-shultz.com

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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 1h
also sorry but if you'll allow me some light dunking: why is MS Now calling Anduril a "private company" in that headline like it's a mom-and-pop shop???
ms.now
A private company invited Gov. Wes Moore to a Baltimore event. Trump had him removed as a speaker.
The president asked Anduril Industries to remove Maryland Gov. Moore from the speaking program at an event celebrating a defense tech investment in a working-class community.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 1h
I see Wes Moore did not take the W that Trump handed him and instead recorded a video touting his deal with Anduril
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 1h
"Donald Trump will not let me speak at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Palmer Luckey's weapons manufacturer" is not a very moving or effective rallying cry, I gotta say
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A private company invited Gov. Wes Moore to a Baltimore event. Trump had him removed as a speaker.
The president asked Anduril Industries to remove Maryland Gov. Moore from the speaking program at an event celebrating a defense tech investment in a working-class community.
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Hard Reset @hardresetmedia.com · 05/10/2026
Alex Shultz explores the uneasy relationship between Big AI and MAHA—and why tech companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are staying quiet. Read more: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/openai-and...
hardresetmedia.com
OpenAI and Anthropic Want to Have Their Beef Tallow and Eat It Too
At a MAHA summit, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. raved about what AI can do for healthcare. We asked tech companies whether they agree with him—and got nothing back.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"I didn't realize that this Xi dinner included significant other" is going to remain with me for a very, very long time
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
During the Musk v. Altman trial, Shivon Zilis said her relationship with Musk began after "kind of like, a one-off at the offset." She was asked if her relationship with Musk was important to her. She replied "sure." hardresetmedia.com/p/musk-v-altman-shivon-zilis-testimony
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
recalling some other warning signs from the Musk v. Altman trial www.hardresetmedia.com/p/musk-v-alt...
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
the signs were there... love is dead...
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
his pinned post is from the congressional baseball game lol
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eric Schmitt has branded himself the Sports Guy Senator, even has "Diehard #STLCards fan" in his X bio, but confuses the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes here
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The toothless Paramount settlement was reportedly pushed by Newsom, Bass, and Becerra. Which makes Rob Bonta look even worse! Newsom has negative approvals; Bass is going to lose in Nov; Becerra barely beat a weak slate of primary candidates. Bonta failed to use his leverage and political capital.
hardresetmedia.com
New Rob Bonta Betrays Old Rob Bonta to Appease 3 Subpar Politicians
Surrendering to Paramount on behalf of Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and Xavier Becerra is an unfathomable blunder.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is the most thorough investigative piece I've read in a very long time. Irrefutable evidence and unbelievably strong sourcing. Prior to a decade or so ago, would've been an automatic career-ended for Sen. Collins. Now...hard to say. But is well worth a read.
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
we'll know just how toothless this part is depending on which journalist publishes the "exclusive" details. I certainly have a name in mind!
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
the "independent editorial board" for CNN and CBS is even funnier. Means absolutely nothing
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Looking forward to Paramount upholding their end of the bargain by releasing 30 sequels to "Melania"
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
speaking of how AI could cause a catastrophic event...I wonder which LLM almost started a war with China
cnn.com
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wrote about Dario Amodei, a self-admitted "China hawk" who's inflaming tensions with the world's other superpower right before a Trump-Xi summit that will presumably feature lots of AI talk
hardresetmedia.com
Dario Amodei Anoints Himself U.S. Secretary of State and Ambassador to China
The Anthropic CEO swears he’s not agitating for an AI Cold War. The problem is that he’s agitating for an AI Cold War.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
if you really, truly think your technology could destroy the world, then you should not go out of your way to antagonize the other country building out said technology
hardresetmedia.com
Dario Amodei Anoints Himself U.S. Secretary of State and Ambassador to China
The Anthropic CEO swears he’s not agitating for an AI Cold War. The problem is that he’s agitating for an AI Cold War.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
After moonlighting as a diplomat and suggesting the U.S. should tighten the screws on China's AI industry, Amodei tried to tell CBS that "all of this is above my pay grade.” Too little, too late! The response from China's foreign ministry spokesperson + state-run media has been universally negative
hardresetmedia.com
Dario Amodei Anoints Himself U.S. Secretary of State and Ambassador to China
The Anthropic CEO swears he’s not agitating for an AI Cold War. The problem is that he’s agitating for an AI Cold War.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wrote about Dario Amodei, a self-admitted "China hawk" who's inflaming tensions with the world's other superpower right before a Trump-Xi summit that will presumably feature lots of AI talk
hardresetmedia.com
Dario Amodei Anoints Himself U.S. Secretary of State and Ambassador to China
The Anthropic CEO swears he’s not agitating for an AI Cold War. The problem is that he’s agitating for an AI Cold War.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Famously, billionaires can only match one donation, and it has to be to a nameless organization. They cannot match a second donation. It's not allowed.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
again, same thing happened to Dianne Feinstein in 2023. She was supposed to vote on a bill, didn't know what was going on, was implored by others to just say "aye." Afterwards, her staff told me she was "preoccupied." I'm doubtful McConnell's handlers will even bother making up an excuse.
sfgate.com
Feinstein's office says she was 'preoccupied' after viral slip-up
Sen. Dianne Feinstein began reading off a speech Thursday, despite her colleague Sen. Patty Murray telling her to “just say aye.”
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
10-min clip of McConnell and two handlers standing near him from this evening. A handful of Democratic senators gave him a pretty chummy welcome back: Adam Schiff Jack Reed (who gives him a salute and a hug) Richard Blumenthal Dick Durbin Tina Smith
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CSPAN (@cspan) on X
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY @SenMcConnell) returns to the Senate to vote for the first time since June 11.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
10-min clip of McConnell and two handlers standing near him from this evening. A handful of Democratic senators gave him a pretty chummy welcome back: Adam Schiff Jack Reed (who gives him a salute and a hug) Richard Blumenthal Dick Durbin Tina Smith
x.com
CSPAN (@cspan) on X
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY @SenMcConnell) returns to the Senate to vote for the first time since June 11.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
McConnell's staff writing statements for him, setting stakes as low as possible for his return
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
if history repeats itself, GOP leaders will realize they can't compel McConnell to resign and that his staff is going to (barely) cover up his poor health to keep their own jobs. So then those leaders will invent procedural reasons for why McConnell must stick around www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/u...
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When Dianne Feinstein briefly returned to the Senate in 2023, she was unable to answer basic questions and needed significant assistance to cast key votes. Her staff physically shielded her from reporters. I expect McConnell's staff will do the same, despite it being obvious that he can't do his job
politico.com
Mitch McConnell expected to return to Senate this week
The former GOP leader has not voted in person since being hospitalized in June.
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Hard Reset @hardresetmedia.com · 11/09/2026
AI’s biggest voices are talking about the end of humanity. Alex Shultz asks: are they actually serious about doing anything about it? Read more: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-ai-ind...
hardresetmedia.com
The AI Industry and Its Allies Aren’t Serious About Slowing Down
Trying to make sense of competing interests, legitimate worries, and hubristic predictions related to AI superintelligence.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I have to imagine this is the first time an ActBlue landing page has the URL "gop-text" lol secure.actblue.com/donate/gop-t...
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Do you have John's back?
I just joined Team Fetterman
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Update: Fetterman is fundraising off his latest stunt. Text link goes to an ActBlue page with the unsubtle URL "donate/gop-text" secure.actblue.com/donate/gop-t... Fetterman's donors are already mostly conservative (and wealthy). Seems to be making a play for other rank-and-file MAGA donors
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
folks: always trust Alex Shultz's John Fetterman analysis. I am always saying this.
washingtonsun.com
Fetterman Says He Won’t Leave His Party if Democrats Win the Senate
The Pennsylvania senator’s statement came hours after he made a video cameo at Republicans’ convention.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Okay c'mon this is not a bombshell nor is it a boon lol. Just calling balls and strikes! It's a 1-min clip where he says socialism is bad and he's friends with Dave McCormick. This is what he does during every Fox News interview.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
with respect to the New York Times, I don't think John Fetterman embarrassing himself with a prerecorded speech at an empty convention is a "boon for Mr. Trump" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
apparently in the video he starts out by saying "Yes, I am a Democrat." This just how it's going to go. He's going to keep saying "I am a Democrat and I denounce Hasan Piker" until no one cares anymore (aka when he's a lame duck and there's a competitive Dem + MAGA person running for his seat)
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
it's possible! but he hates doing his job and doesn't pay attention to anything besides Israel. I don't think he'd be a consistent vote for the GOP (in large part because he hates the job)
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I agree with this, and so did pretty much everyone in his orbit when I was reporting on his whole deal a few months ago
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
my point is: there isn't a plan here. This is a Trump-Fetterman ego trip.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I get the concern about Fetterman switching parties, but if he actually followed through, he'd be impossible for the GOP to wrangle, he'd have no staff during the switchover, and ultimately, Thune and Co. would toss him aside the second a MAGA guy declares for his seat in '28
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
obviously the GOP doesn't have any shame about this stuff, but the more the party buddies up to Fetterman, the more it has to answer for Fetterman. He's not a popular guy.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My educated guess is neither side has really thought this through. MAGA is taking a cheap win, but former Fetterman staffers are planning to release more of his texts in less than a week. Having published some of his texts (and seen others), I can't imagine the next batch is going to be pretty
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
From:
nymag.com
The Man Who Explains Israel to John Fetterman
How a little-known writer became one of the senator’s closest confidants.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I see a fresh batch of John Fetterman texts is going around. Here are some of the Fetterman texts I obtained in my investigation for New York mag
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
From:
nymag.com
The Man Who Explains Israel to John Fetterman
How a little-known writer became one of the senator’s closest confidants.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I see a fresh batch of John Fetterman texts is going around. Here are some of the Fetterman texts I obtained in my investigation for New York mag
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
disclosure: I was a Grantland intern in 2014
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
(Simmons admitted he got his daughter's boyfriend to place bets for him in Massachusetts)
frontofficesports.com
Massachusetts Reviewing Bill Simmons’s Proxy Betting Admission
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is reviewing Bill Simmons’s admission he used a proxy to bet on his FanDuel account.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My rabbit hole for the day: FanDuel just started promoting an "everywhere" app so people in states w/o sportsbooks sign up and bet via DFS + prediction markets. The "new" app launched on same day Bill Simmons got in trouble for proxy betting. So now this Ringer promo reads like a (bad) inside joke
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
a few weeks ago, I wrote about how the walls seemed to be (very slowly) closing in on Kalshi and Polymarket. I did not predict this result!
hardresetmedia.com
Shorting Kalshi and Polymarket
Trading volume is booming, but an onslaught of lawsuits and exposés—and quiet warning signs from Google—point to real trouble for prediction markets.
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Alex Shultz @alexshultz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I can't get over Meta's disingenuous spin about "empowering parents" and "supporting teens" after settling a lawsuit they were almost certain to lose. Wrote about their latest ploy for @hardresetmedia.com
hardresetmedia.com
Meta Settles Unwinnable Lawsuit, Claims Moral High Ground Over TikTok, YouTube
You wouldn’t know it from Meta’s recent statements, but the Big Tech corporation doesn’t actually have a rich history of “supporting teens.”
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