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Jeff Maurer

@jeffmightbwrong.bsky.social

Former Senior Writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, current writer of the "I Might Be Wrong" Substack. Fair warning: Not 100% in line with everything John Oliver says.

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If people want that coverage, they'll pay for it, yes? Does the government have an obligation to fund a news organization in every locale, no matter how small? Isn't the EPA -- federal or state -- a better watchdog for environmental hazards than a local radio station?

02.09.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lotta people on social media cheering the "fuck social media" message.

02.09.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration Also Texted Me Its War Plans Maybe it will be faster for journalists who DIDN'T get the war plans to speak up

The Atlanticโ€™s @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social wasnโ€™t the only one errantly sent the Trump administrationโ€™s war plans โ€” they looped me in as well. Maybe they were trying to add some other Jeffrey?

www.imightbewrong.org/p/the-trump-...

25.03.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What Does "Democrats Should Fight!" Mean? Does it mean "flail in a way that achieves catharsis and nothing else"?

Democrats want to โ€œfightโ€, but what does that mean? Knitting more hats? Punching the side of the Capitol building? I think it has to mean โ€œwinning electionsโ€.

www.imightbewrong.org/p/what-does-...

19.03.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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IMBW Audio: The News With Jokes, March 17, 2025 Plus: The bad boy of opera won't let a little near-death experience keep him from shredding some Wagner

Donald โ€œThe Dove of Peaceโ€ Trump strikes Yemen. The Pope announces plans to continue living. And the world celebrates the Irish by leaning hard into Irish stereotypes. This and much more in this weekโ€™s The News With Jokes.

www.imightbewrong.org/p/imbw-audio...

17.03.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No, I do not want to learn about the new features on your app.

No now, not ever.

Ever ever ever.

Never ever.

Until the end of time.

And beyond.

11.03.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would like to read or watch the strongest possible argument for letting trans women compete in womenโ€™s sports. Where could I find that?

Thanks for the help!

08.03.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thereโ€™s an Upside to the Dummies Winning a Few Rounds We might as well make the best of this

Normally, idiotsโ€™ bad ideas donโ€™t get implemented, and then they get to sit back and say โ€œYou shoulda done it my way!โ€ It looks like this time around might be different.

www.imightbewrong.org/p/theres-an-...

06.03.2025 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why Have We Gotten Bad at Recognizing Bad Guys? It's not like bad guys have gotten subtle

Vladimir Putin, Norman Bates, the Babadook, Hamasโ€ฆthese are bad guys, right? Not everyone is so sure. How come?

www.imightbewrong.org/p/why-have-w...

05.03.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Time-saving life hack: Donโ€™t watch the State of the Union, read the transcript.

Master-level hack: Also donโ€™t do that.

05.03.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trumpโ€™s Obviously Corrupt Plan to Use Taxpayer Money to Buy Shitcoins Is the Indefensible Thing That Republicans Must Defend Today Here's what needs to be rationalized in order to make it to Wednesday

If youโ€™re a Republican office holder, and woke up today thinking โ€œwhat indefensible thing will Trump force me to defend now?โ€, the answer is: โ€œA shitcoin purchase that is equal parts dumb and corrupt.โ€

www.imightbewrong.org/p/trumps-obv...

04.03.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For potty training, I highly recommend Potty Time Elmo, partly because you often come across Elmo looking like he got drunk and passed out next to the john.

25.02.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ukraine Should Not Have Attacked Russia, Just Like I Should Not Have Murdered O.J. Simpson By Nicole Brown Simpson

Somewhere, there's someone who believes both of these angles and can read this piece as a 100% non-ironic op-ed.

www.imightbewrong.org/p/ukraine-sh...

20.02.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

IMHO, this is tragically misguided: Electric cars are good, full stop. If our priority is to fight climate change, we should encourage people to buy electric cars, and we should only shit on the concept of buying a Tesla if our priority is to virtue signal.

19.02.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Democrats Have an Opening on Housing In case we want a message other than "sorry about 2020"

Do Democrats need a message beyond โ€œThat wasnโ€™t me throwing bags of piss at cops in Portland five years agoโ€? Iโ€™d argue yes, and I think it could maybe be about housing costs.

www.imightbewrong.org/p/democrats-...

19.02.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elon Thinks it's August 4, 1789 And it might be for him, but not for the rest of us

Have you ever gotten a buzz on one night and dismantled feudalism, but then you woke up the next morning and didnโ€™t know what โ€œdismantle feudalismโ€ means? Thatโ€™s what happened in France on August 4, 1789, and it reminds me of what Elon Musk is doing now.

imightbewrong.org/p/elon-think...

18.02.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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