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Jeff Blattner

@theblatt.bsky.social
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Former Chief Counsel to Sen. Ted Kennedy, Dep. Asst US Atty General, Sup. Ct Law Clerk. Pittsburgh guy now in Colorado jeffblattner.substack.com dornsife.usc.edu/center-for-politic…

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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Come for the hypocrisy, but stay for the sheer unbridled terror about the November election oozing out of this Administration.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Come for the hypocrisy, but stay for the sheer unbridled terror about the November election oozing out of this Administration.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A welcome development. It needs to be followed up with the threat of ousting Johnson as Speaker in the lame duck, if there's a risk of election deniers refusing to seat newly elected Dems in January. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Lawmakers Want Colleagues to Promise They Will Accept Midterm Election Results
A bipartisan duo is asking House members to pledge that they won’t block winners from taking their seats.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.denverpost.com/2026/10/04/j...
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Jason Crow’s rising star has him leading Democrats’ efforts to flip House: ‘Our nation is up against the ropes right now’
“We want to build a coalition that will endure,” Rep. Jason Crow says. “We want to reintroduce ourselves to rural America and working-class America and earn their support for the next generation.”
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Schmitt tried to shoot Jack Smith with a canoli...
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In 2050, the robot overlords will look back at this moment and it will all seem funny.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How much is Anthropic going to set aside to reserve for legal liabilities and costs from ending humanity? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus
Long-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How much is Anthropic going to set aside to reserve for legal liabilities and costs from ending humanity? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus
Long-awaited S1 filing reports Claude maker lost $8bn last year on $4.6bn in revenue
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OpenAI and Anthropic face the *risk* of unbounded liability for catastrophic harm caused by their agents, yet they have been headed for IPOs. Is it any wonder that they are now turning to Congress for regulation?
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pope Leo thrashing Peter Thiel in the final act is the sci-fi movie the world is waiting for.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Suggested reframing of the conversation about AI: Talk about the risks created by the *companies* that produce AI models, rather than the risks created by the models themselves. E.g. "There is an x percent risk that OpenAI and Anthropic may destroy humanity." Put the responsibility where it belongs.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Suggested reframing of the conversation about AI: Talk about the risks created by the *companies* that produce AI models, rather than the risks created by the models themselves. E.g. "There is an x percent risk that OpenAI and Anthropic may destroy humanity." Put the responsibility where it belongs.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How long until Trump orders his hollowed-out and subverted Antitrust Division to investigate this constitutionally protected boycott?
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How long until Trump orders his hollowed-out and subverted Antitrust Division to investigate this constitutionally protected boycott?
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"the rights of their viewers."
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Please listen and share broadly. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The messes a Democratic president will have to clean up in 2029 will make the messes President Obama had to clean up in 2009 look like a birthday party.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The messes a Democratic president will have to clean up in 2029 will make the messes President Obama had to clean up in 2009 look like a birthday party.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Imagine if, after creating the atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project published the plans and left the uranium stockpile for anyone to take...
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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F-16 Pilot that was Scrambled on 9/11
YouTube video by C-SPAN's American History TV
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If Dems win a sizable House majority in November, why not move to vacate the chair in the lame duck session after the election, and negotiate with the few moderate-leaning Republicans to elect a Constitution-abiding speaker pro tem until the end of this Congress?
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Would you put your young children in a room with two revolvers, one of which had one live round, even though there was only an 8% chance one of them would be killed? That's smaller than the risk ALL of humanity is facing.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A Select Committee on AI makes sense. Hope it will be informative and probing without being partisan. The risks humanity faces transcend politics. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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House Democrats weigh new AI committee with subpoena power
Democratic leaders are open to creating a new panel to investigate the tech industry if the party wins back the House, according to four people familiar with planning.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Would you put your young children in a room with two revolvers, one of which had one live round, even though there was only an 8% chance one of them would be killed? That's smaller than the risk ALL of humanity is facing.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The simplest way to make AI firms more careful about the risks they create is to make them and their executives legally and financially responsible for the damage they cause.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The simplest way to make AI firms more careful about the risks they create is to make them and their executives legally and financially responsible for the damage they cause.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Name two elected officials who taught courses with yours truly...
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The way to make AI firms internalize the seriousness of the stakes is to make them legally and financially liable for the damage they cause.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Talked with John Fetterman back when he was Mayor of Braddock and an outsider sticking up for working people. I don't recognize him any more. He's no longer the person Pennsylvania elected. He should resign.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Talked with John Fetterman back when he was Mayor of Braddock and an outsider sticking up for working people. I don't recognize him any more. He's no longer the person Pennsylvania elected. He should resign.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Proud to have signed this.
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Mark Ruffalo Defended by Hannah Einbinder, Joel Coen and More Than 170 Jewish Figures After Paramount Accuses Him of Using ‘Antisemitic Tropes’ — Read the Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE)
Joel Coen and Todd Haynes are among more than 170 Jewish figures who have signed a letter in support of Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism claims.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Any reason New York City shouldn't rename Trump Tower's block "Lake Ontario Avenue"?
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sens Ted Kennedy & John McCain died on this date, 9 yrs apart. As Sen McCain recalled at Sen Kennedy's wake, they held sharply different views but respected each other immensely. They often argued loudly on the Senate floor, & then retired to the cloakroom to laugh about it. youtu.be/F7I8lUeJwQY?...
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Edward Kennedy Memorial Service - Sen. John McCain
YouTube video by PoliticsNewsPolitics
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
KBJ has them cold:
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Truly a blast from the past: The Times' obituary of Sen. Kassebaum was written by Adam Clymer, who died in 2018. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/u...
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Nancy Kassebaum, First Woman to Chair a Major Senate Panel, Dies at 94 (Gift Article)
A moderate Republican from Kansas, she served three terms before tiring of political strife. “I couldn’t get elected today,” she said in 2013.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Saw Sen. Kassebaum up close back in the '80s and '90s. Rare politician who was more of a listener than talker. Hardworking, & a rock-ribbed midwestern conservative with a heart. Knew right from wrong. (E.g. her vote against Tower nomination for SecDef.) We miss her kind today. R.I.P.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Prospects for a Democratic majority in the Senate, and for perhaps multiple Supreme Court vacancies before January 20, 2029, may well depend on this.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I didn't think anything could make me feel sorry for a chatbot, but... www.mediaite.com/media/news/r...
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Tommy Tuberville Debates Healthcare with AI Chatbot
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) uses AI to kill time on his long drives and have in-depth discussions about healthcare policy.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.denverpost.com/2026/08/14/c...
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‘Smoking gun’ email shows White House summoned agencies to Colorado-focused meeting amid Tina Peters furor
A Trump assistant asked officials from five agencies to join a call “prepared to discuss immediate actions that your department or agency can take with respect to Colorado.”
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A reminder to all my Democratic friends: It takes a big tent to defeat fascism.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A reminder to all my Democratic friends: It takes a big tent to defeat fascism.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Not buying it. Significant majority of Americans not at extremes. Polarization mostly driven by social media, conflict-addicted news, gerrymandering, two-parties' primaries, unlimited campaign $$, & frustration with resulting dysfunctional government. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/o...
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Opinion | Has America Already Undergone a Soft Breakup? (Gift Article)
It can’t go on like this forever.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Not buying it. Significant majority of Americans not at extremes. Polarization mostly driven by social media, conflict-addicted news, gerrymandering, two-parties' primaries, unlimited campaign $$, & frustration with resulting dysfunctional government. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Has America Already Undergone a Soft Breakup? (Gift Article)
It can’t go on like this forever.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Given the judge's ruling in the IRS settlement case and the referral to NY Bar authorities, Blanche may face the same consequence.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is a plausible and troubling scenario, and one worth war-gaming in advance.
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Jeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Even more true after Michigan Senate primary...
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