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Walt Mossberg

@waltmossberg.bsky.social
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Now: News Literacy Project. Then: WSJ tech columnist, AllThingsD, Recode, D & Code conferences, Verge, CTRL-WALT-DELETE. Opinions are purely personal.

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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On this date in 2001, I woke up in a 22-story hotel right between the twin towers in NY. I planned to linger till 10 a.m. But a last-minute meeting made me leave at 8:15, just 30 minutes before the first plane struck. The hotel was destroyed. I was saved. But we can never forget those who perished.
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Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 09/06/2026
Founder @irashapiro.bsky.social speaks with @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This" Book available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2RXHLG2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXO...
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Senate Historian: Senate has been ‘shameful’ in failing to challenge Trump’s ‘authoritarian blitz’
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Common Sense Coalition @cscoalition.substack.com · 04/06/2026
Executive director @anne-s-kim.bsky.social speaks with @joshcowenmi.bsky.social about "Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This." Book available here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2RXHLG2 substack.com/@joshcowen/n...
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Finding Common Ground After Trump's Political Betrayal
Watch/Read now | A conversation with journalist, lawyer, and author Anne Kim, co-editor of the new book Betrayed: America Didn't Vote For This.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Must watch: a short but great interview with Ira Shapiro, co-editor of the new non-partisan book "Betrayed", a joint project by experts in many fields to catalog the damage caused by the Trump presidency.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
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...
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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.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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 · 10/06/2025
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 · 23/05/2025
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...
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Billy Joel Announces Brain Disorder and Cancels All Concerts
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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 · 07/05/2025
Reaping the whirlwind in science and medicine. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...
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"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 · 28/04/2025
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 · 20/04/2025
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 · 20/04/2025
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 · 19/04/2025
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 · 17/04/2025
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...
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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 · 16/04/2025
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 · 17/04/2025
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...
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IRA
My parents gave me an uncommon name.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
NYT page one: @nytimes.com
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Saw this best guy ever guy named @waltmossberg.bsky.social for lunch
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...
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LIVE: Cory Booker goes for floor speech RECORD
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
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...
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Seen enough. Impeach and remove.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Dear @nytimes.com : How could Trump’s auto tariffs “stun” the auto industry when he telegraphed them in advance?
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
@mike.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy has always been a true innovator in tech and is a great guy to boot. This @nytimes.com story is a good read about his latest innovation, a decentralized browser called Surf. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/t...
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A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the Middlemen of Social Media
Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Must read; Why the courts won’t save us, by the wise and experienced Ira Shapiro. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...
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"Don't Count on the Courts to Save Democracy"*
More than fifty years ago, I finished law school and started my career as a federal district court law clerk in Philadelphia and then as a litigation associate in a major Chicago law firm.Thanks for r...
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
If you’re not watching “Ludwig“ on BritBox, you’re missing some great TV. It’s the saga of twin brothers, one a crossword constructor, and the other a police detective. It has strong similarities to Sherlock Holmes and Monk. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/a...
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This Charming British Detective Show Is an Escape From Uncertain Times
“Ludwig,” streaming on BritBox, stars David Mitchell as a reclusive puzzle setter who solves mysteries. And then the world makes sense again.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Must read: Ira Shapiro’s trenchant essay on Trump’s irrationality and how it differs from his greed, mendacity, and narcissism- all of which accompany it. “America remains in the grip of a mad king”, Shapiro writes. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...
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Our Irrational President
Our Irrational President
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Here’s a great explanation of trade and tariffs and of how Trump’s actions on these issues will isolate the U.S. Ira Shapiro is a former trade negotiator with Japan, Canada and Mexico. So he knows what he’s talking about. A must read to decode this complex topic. open.substack.com/pub/irashapi...
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UnderstandingTrump on Trade
Understanding Trump on Trade
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
@aoc.bsky.social: "Every time you see Tom Homan, every time you see Kristi Noem... understand that they are taking attention, focus, dollars, and real resources away from actual drug enforcement, trafficking enforcement, and actually going after and trying to investigate really harmful activity."
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Surprising move. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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The Trump administration cancels $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
In all the tributes to the late great Gene Hackman, little or no mention has been made of his terrific performance in the underrated Get Shorty, in which he costarred with John Travolta. Hackman brilliantly played a D list horror film director who gets tangled up with mobsters. It’s one of my faves.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This new book on Biden should be interesting. Tapper and Thompson write: "What the world saw at Joe Biden’s one and only debate was not an anomaly…It was the natural result of an eighty-one-year-old man whose faculties had been diminishing for years.” (From Reliable Sources by Brian Stelter.)
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I keep trying to land this metaphor like, the gov is the operating system and sure you might be annoyed at Windows or iOS or Android but really bad things happen when you just break them across the board for no reason
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Less than half of the federal workforce is based in the politically blue DC metro area. Tens of thousands are in red states working for the DOD, Agriculture Dept., Interior Department and others. What will GOP members of Congress do when the Musk machete slices through their states and districts?
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Elon Musk, on behalf of Donald Trump, is rampaging through the federal government, dismantling programs, locking civil servants out of buildings, and working to kill whole agencies created by Congress. It’s time to get off the mat and pressure Congress to assert its authority. Call them.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
From the non-profit, nonpartisan News Literacy Project, which helps students separate fact from fiction online. The rumor misunderstands how the @potus & @vp accounts work. rumorguard.org/post/no-meta...
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No, Meta isn’t making users follow Trump and Vance
A viral rumor claims that Facebook and Instagram users are being forced to follow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, but that’s not true. This claim is based on a misunderstanding of ...
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Dont get distracted by what Trump says. Watch what he does www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Watch what Trump does. Don’t get distracted by what he says.
Trump’s encore has begun. Pay attention to what he does, not what he says.
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Brandon Wall @walldo.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
TikTok now displaying this message about the imminent ban when you open it
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
For those of us in the rest of the country, the videos and photos and news reports from the massive L.A. fires are horrific. Please check in on friends and family there. And donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund. I just did. www.redcross.org/donate/disas...
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disaster relief
Donate to disaster relief efforts through the American Red Cross now. Your generous donations help the American Red Cross respond to disasters around the country. Help those in need with disaster rel...
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Now that Meta has halted fact-checking, it’s even more important to educate young people how to tell fact from falsehoods online. This is the work of the News Literacy Project, where I’m proud to be vice chair of the board. See this 👇🏼
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
But in its panicked retreat from the system it spent years building, Meta may now be putting billions of users at risk. Just because Meta deleted that line about hateful speech causing offline violence doesn't mean it isn't true. And now the company has all but declared open season on immigrants, transgender people and whatever other targets that Trump and his allies find useful in their fascist project.

"I can't tell you how much harm comes from non-illegal but harmful content," a longtime former trust and safety employee at the company told me. The classifiers that the company is now switching off meaningfully reduced the spread of hate movements on Meta's platforms, they said. "This is not the climate change debate, or pro-life vs. pro-choice. This is degrading, horrible content that leads to violence and that has the intent to harm other people."
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
I have known Kara Swisher for more than 20 years. She is a great journalist and entrepreneur. And she has always loved the Washington Post. She would make an excellent CEO or publisher or even editor in chief, whichever she chose to do. And she would hire people committed to the truth.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
33 years ago today, the Soviet Union collapsed, its captive “republics” became independent nations, and the long, dangerous Cold War ended. But, despite a too-brief period of friendship and hope, the biggest part of the old USSR, Russia, is again a malevolent, nuclear-armed state.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Rejecting @aoc.bsky.social , the brightest young talent in the party, is the latest in a long list of Democratic blunders.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Tried my best. Sorry I couldn’t pull it through everyone - we live to fight another day. ♥️
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Most other NFL cities have only one team. NYC has two, double the chances of making the playoffs. But both are awful. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...
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New York’s NFL teams are a wretched hive of malfunction and pain
The 2024 Jets and Giants are delivering historic futility to New York NFL fans, with no end in sight.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Happy Birthday to @karaswisher.bsky.social , my friend and longtime business partner and the Queen of All Media.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The brilliant performances and the connection Taylor Swift had with the fans were more important, IMO. But these record numbers are staggering. #TaylorSwift www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/a...
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Made a Record $2 Billion of Ticket Sales
Over 21 months, the pop superstar’s culture-dominating stage show doubled the gross of its closest competitor, according to ticket sales figures confirmed for the first time.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The winning team at the marshmallow tower-building competition during a Recode offsite ten years ago. @laurengoode.bsky.social, @edmundlee.bsky.social, @bonniecha.bsky.social, Jill Pendergast, Laura Scaglione and me. Happy to say the team has gone on to greater heights.
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