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Ed Moltzen

@emoltzen.bsky.social

Eternal optimist, journo, ex-government. I write a newsletter on Substack about America's EV transition: emoltzen.substack.com. Long Islander. Ne'er do well. He/him.

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Media: "We wanted to know if Americans think political violence has gone too far. So we spoke to six New York Giants fans in a sports bar in Staten Island."

19.10.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Stephen Miller vowing to "dismantle" "terror networks."

Stephen Miller vowing to "dismantle" "terror networks."

ICE zip tying a black child in Chicago.

ICE zip tying a black child in Chicago.

The Trump Administration in two frames.

04.10.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be 'pro-life' Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.

β€œSomeone who says β€˜I’m against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty’ is not really pro-life,” Leo said. β€œSomeone who says that β€˜I’m against abortion, but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,’ I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”

02.10.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 265    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Rather remarkable that the Trump administration response to a government shutdown is "let's inflict as much pain as possible on as many Americans as possible"

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Robert Redford as Bob Woodward.

Robert Redford as Bob Woodward.

Robert Redford's death is going to take a while to process. It is so sad. He contributed so much.

His portrayal of Bob Woodward was an incredible personal influence at a very formative time.

What a loss, but what a legacy.

16.09.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope Will Warren goes into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee.

14.09.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

12.09.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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11.09.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Will those construction jobs include fastening tiny screws into phones?

11.09.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain.

Seems to fit.

09.09.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Biden sent cards to widows, wounded veterans and children battling a stutter.

08.09.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge upholds the $5 million verdict against Trump in E. Jean Carroll's sex abuse and defamation case Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said Wednesday the jury's May award of compensatory and punitive damages to writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation in the civil case was reasonable.

Scold Judge Kaplan if you're going to scold anyone about the word "rape."

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"The judge said the verdict did not mean that Carroll β€œfailed to prove that Mr. Trump β€˜raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word β€˜rape.’ Indeed … the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that.'"

08.09.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NY Times: "Appeals Court Upholds Carroll's $83 Million Judgment Against Trump.

NY Times: "Appeals Court Upholds Carroll's $83 Million Judgment Against Trump.

Screen shot: President Trump Delivers Remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission.

Screen shot: President Trump Delivers Remarks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission.

Split Screen Moment:

While Trump receives applause while speaking to the White House Religious Liberty Commission, an appeals court upholds a judgment against him for rape.

08.09.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fact Check: Trump Once Said Avoiding STDs in the '80s Was 'His Personal Vietnam' In several interviews with radio host Howard Stern, Donald Trump opened up about his dating life in the 1980s.

Getting back to our heritage by renaming it the Department of War.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

05.09.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Deere, a U.S. Icon, Is Undermined by Tariffs and Struggling Farmers

Midwestern farm states couldn't have been more enthusiastic in voting for Trump last year, knowing full well - from his first term - what his tariffs would do to them.

It's now reality:

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b...

04.09.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol

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Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates

Make Polio Great Again

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...

03.09.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Wait until they hear about this thing called "batteries." Man, that's really going to blow their minds.

02.09.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect example of why media is fucked

02.09.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Looking forward to Will Warren's eventual run for Congress.

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Mark Teixeira's tweet announcing he's running for congress to support Trump's agenda.

Mark Teixeira's tweet announcing he's running for congress to support Trump's agenda.

I wonder how many former teammates he wants tackled, beaten up by ICE, and then deported to Salvadoran torture camps.

28.08.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the before times, there would be live congressional hearings on abuse of power, extortion and impeachment because of this statement.

27.08.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"We pick up more litter by 6 a.m. than most DPW crews do all day."

27.08.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know who can't carry a gun in Washington, D.C.......?

26.08.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Threads users: Good news is really bad news just give up already

Bluesky users: You have been added to the block list Good News is Really Bad News/Blue MAGA.

26.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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She warned us.

"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."

25.08.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 275    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 11

Trump is threatening to send laborer Kilmer Garcia to a Ugandan death camp for being an immigrant, but has sent Ghislaine Maxwell to summer camp for running the most egregious child sex trafficking ring in U.S. history.

Just to set a level for where things are now.

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Even the squirrels run the bases better!

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