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Will Gottsegen

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Staff writer @theatlantic.com More here: willgottsegen.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You know, ordinarily I’d say centrally planned economies are a bad idea. But what if — and hear me out, here — what if we switched to a centrally planned system, except there was only only one planner, and he was a corrupt, senile, 80-year-old man who had driven multiple businesses into the ground?
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Trump’s Bad Bet on Beef
A new plan to lower prices is causing a rift in his own party.
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 29/08/2026
In the newsletter this week: Is it time to freak out about the national debt? www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Economists Who Weren’t Worried About the Debt Are Now Panicking
What really concerns them isn’t just the $40 trillion.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 24/08/2026
The first Trump administration was a boon for comedians—but today, many of them are sick of the shtick, @willgottsegen.com reports:
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The Trump Comedians Are Tired
The president’s first administration was a boon for satirists. Today, many of them are sick of the shtick.
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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Roosevelt’s bully pulpit has been reduced to a bullshit pulpit. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Thank You for Your Inattention to This Matter
The good news is that the world has stopped responding breathlessly to Donald Trump’s every empty provocation. That’s also the bad news.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We’re starving millions of Americans so musk and bezos can get tax cuts and trump can collect bribes www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Coming Food-Stamp Crisis
A looming deadline may force some states to end SNAP next year.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 31/07/2026
Enrollment in SNAP has sharply declined since 2025. States now face a deadline that could spell the end of the program for millions of Americans next year, @willgottsegen.com writes in The Atlantic Daily:
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A Lose-Lose for Food Stamps
A looming deadline may force some states to end SNAP next year.
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Guy Berger @econberger.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Thanks to @willgottsegen.com at @theatlantic.com for letting me chime in with my very-slight optimism about the US labor market's recent trajectory. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Job Market Is Thawing
The pace of hiring is slowly emerging from stasis—emphasis on slowly.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Ask away. It's fascist behavior. But you don't live in a fascist country. Read this, by my colleague Will Gottsegen: This ABC Showdown Is Different The network is now in a stronger position to defend itself against the FCC. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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This ABC Showdown Is Different
The network is now in a stronger position to defend itself against the FCC.
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Damon Beres @damonberes.com · 27/03/2026
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... @willgottsegen.com
clavicular arrested for misdemeanor assault in floridaatlantic headline: What Was Clavicular?
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/02/2026
Anthropic refused to bow to the Pentagon’s demands to remove certain restrictions on its AI. What happens next could amount to the most extreme regulation in the short history of the tech, @willgottsegen.com reports.
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Anthropic Takes a Stand
The company is refusing to bow to the Pentagon’s demands.
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ALI BRELAND @alibreland.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Wrote about how the teens are sharing Nazi occult memes w/ @willgottsegen.com This isn’t an exaggeration. Lots of them are doing this www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Your Teenager May Be Spreading Himmler’s Favorite Myth
The Aryan utopia of “Agartha” is making a comeback.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/12/2025
Cattle ranchers are suddenly at odds with a president who was once their champion, @willgottsegen.com writes in The Atlantic Daily.
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Cattle Ranchers Are Beefing With Trump
Torn between supporting ranchers and bringing down prices, the president is trying to have it both ways on beef.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/11/2025
Tech companies are racing to put AI in our glasses, bracelets, rings, and more. In The Atlantic Daily, @willgottsegen.com explores the complicated reality of physical AI:
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The Last Device You’ll Ever Need
Tech companies are racing to give AI a physical shape.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
A new writer joins the @theatlantic.com Daily!
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The Atlantic Communications @theatlanticpr.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
We’re excited to announce four new members of The Atlantic’s editorial staff: Emily Bobrow and Katie Zezima are joining as senior editors; and @willgottsegen.com ‬and @jonlemire.bsky.social join as staff writers. More here: www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...
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The Atlantic Announces Emily Bobrow and Katie Zezima as Senior Editors; Will Gottsegen and Jonathan Lemire Join as Staff Writers
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 16/05/2025
real ass question — direct all queries to the goat himsef youtu.be/YmFynsUrSz0?...
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I See A Darkness
YouTube video by Bonnie Prince Billy - Topic
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Damon Beres @damonberes.com · 16/05/2025
"With crypto, Trump has found an unnervingly effective way to transmute the clout and power of the nation’s highest office into cold, hard cash." @willgottsegen.com
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The Real Trump Family Business Is Crypto
The president's side hustle is proving to be very, very lucrative.
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 16/12/2024
what villagers do you have so far :0
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 23/11/2024
never played but ready to take the plunge - do you recommend the ‘’master collection’ ports? heard mixed things..
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 26/04/2023
do you know how much i love you
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 16/04/2023
@pfrazee.com i think this earns her a couple invite codes…
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 14/04/2023
jam
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Daniel @growingdaniel.bsky.social · 11/04/2023
Who will be the first girl on Bluesky? Omg bro I hope she’s cute….
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Will Gottsegen @willgottsegen.com · 11/04/2023
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