@jeffmosier.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Husband. Father. Ex-journalist. Pessimistic optimist (for now).
Kinda pedantic. But is it bribery if you never pay?
Trump Has Repeatedly Promised Payments That Have Yet to Materialize www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Trump Has Repeatedly Promised Payments That Have Yet to Materialize www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Trump’s Promise of $5,000 Dividend Checks Follows Past Cash Pledges That Never Materialized (Gift Article)
President Trump is again talking up the possibility that the federal government will send Americans thousands of dollars in cash.
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Kinda pedantic. But is it bribery if you never pay?
Trump Has Repeatedly Promised Payments That Have Yet to Materialize www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Trump Has Repeatedly Promised Payments That Have Yet to Materialize www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
Great work as always by Bellingcat. You can be arrested for taking accurate photos or videos of war damage in UAE. Meanwhile, the government is lying about attacks and damage to energy and tourism infrastructure. Hoping this will be a Streisand Effect situation.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...
The War You’re Not Allowed to See: How the UAE Rewrites the Story of Iranian Strikes - bellingcat
A review of official statements shows that the public account does not always align with what can be observed through open sources.
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April 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Great work as always by Bellingcat. You can be arrested for taking accurate photos or videos of war damage in UAE. Meanwhile, the government is lying about attacks and damage to energy and tourism infrastructure. Hoping this will be a Streisand Effect situation.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...
You know someone is a hardcore nicotine addict when they smoke the entire time they’re pumping gas.
April 3, 2026 at 3:09 AM
You know someone is a hardcore nicotine addict when they smoke the entire time they’re pumping gas.
Anyone conducted a wellness check on Pete Hegseth?
He’s got to be horrified. It’s a fair assumption that his goal for the war was to kill half the people in Iran and convert the other half to evangelical Christianity. He’s not even close yet.
www.npr.org/2026/04/01/n...
He’s got to be horrified. It’s a fair assumption that his goal for the war was to kill half the people in Iran and convert the other half to evangelical Christianity. He’s not even close yet.
www.npr.org/2026/04/01/n...
Trump to address nation after saying U.S. may leave war within weeks
President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important upd...
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April 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Anyone conducted a wellness check on Pete Hegseth?
He’s got to be horrified. It’s a fair assumption that his goal for the war was to kill half the people in Iran and convert the other half to evangelical Christianity. He’s not even close yet.
www.npr.org/2026/04/01/n...
He’s got to be horrified. It’s a fair assumption that his goal for the war was to kill half the people in Iran and convert the other half to evangelical Christianity. He’s not even close yet.
www.npr.org/2026/04/01/n...
Spoken like idiots who are completely out of touch with reality. Active duty service members and veterans overwhelmingly support Trump, according to every survey.
What is happening now is what a large majority of them voted for and supported. Unfortunate but true.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/o...
What is happening now is what a large majority of them voted for and supported. Unfortunate but true.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/o...
Opinion | Our Troops Deserve More Than This
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Spoken like idiots who are completely out of touch with reality. Active duty service members and veterans overwhelmingly support Trump, according to every survey.
What is happening now is what a large majority of them voted for and supported. Unfortunate but true.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/o...
What is happening now is what a large majority of them voted for and supported. Unfortunate but true.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/o...
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this piece has several WTF moments, but this especially - WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ONLY INTRODUCED NO PORN ON WORK LAPTOPS THIS YEAR???
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
this piece has several WTF moments, but this especially - WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ONLY INTRODUCED NO PORN ON WORK LAPTOPS THIS YEAR???
When you’re a hammer …
weiss does not know how to run a news organization, and so she's doing what she does best: hosting fatuous "debates" involving the people in her group chats www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Bari Weiss’ Next CBS News Move: Town Halls With JD Vance, Sam Altman and Debates About God and Feminism
The news division is also planning a town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the 'Things That Matter' series, with Bank of America lined up as a sponsor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
When you’re a hammer …
I initially thought that this was the stupidest goddamn thing I’ve ever heard.
An inept and eventually bankrupt vanity media company that will never make money merging with a fusion company.
But then I remembered: bribery!
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/18/b...
An inept and eventually bankrupt vanity media company that will never make money merging with a fusion company.
But then I remembered: bribery!
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/18/b...
Trump’s social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company | CNN Business
Truth Social parent company Trump Media & Technology Group announced a deal on Thursday to merge with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies.
edition.cnn.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I initially thought that this was the stupidest goddamn thing I’ve ever heard.
An inept and eventually bankrupt vanity media company that will never make money merging with a fusion company.
But then I remembered: bribery!
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/18/b...
An inept and eventually bankrupt vanity media company that will never make money merging with a fusion company.
But then I remembered: bribery!
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/18/b...
We are clearly living in the dumbest Times (New Roman). Little Marco — and MAGA in general — have run out of ideas. I would say this is a sign that the tide might be turning. But I’ve been fooled before in thinking the public can’t get any more gullible.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman
Memo from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We are clearly living in the dumbest Times (New Roman). Little Marco — and MAGA in general — have run out of ideas. I would say this is a sign that the tide might be turning. But I’ve been fooled before in thinking the public can’t get any more gullible.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Well, if it wasn’t clear already, white supremacy is now official U.S. policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Well, if it wasn’t clear already, white supremacy is now official U.S. policy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
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In the future, we'll have flying cars and nuclear fusion and nanobots that cure cancer!
The actual future: 😑
The actual future: 😑
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In the future, we'll have flying cars and nuclear fusion and nanobots that cure cancer!
The actual future: 😑
The actual future: 😑
Dave, you’re a buffoon. You say anti-gay Christians shouldn’t have their beliefs held against them. But they weren’t just philosophically against gay marriage. They were waging political war against and demonizing all LGBTQ+ people. Bad Christian for being deceitful!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Opinion | Christian Cancel Culture Strikes Again
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July 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dave, you’re a buffoon. You say anti-gay Christians shouldn’t have their beliefs held against them. But they weren’t just philosophically against gay marriage. They were waging political war against and demonizing all LGBTQ+ people. Bad Christian for being deceitful!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Reminder to never lionize corporations (not that anyone would have with Paramount).
They are inherently cowardly and often do the wrong thing.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/... CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M - The Washington Post
They are inherently cowardly and often do the wrong thing.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/... CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M - The Washington Post
CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M
The money will go to Trump’s future presidential library, not to him directly, according to the agreement. Paramount will not apologize as part of the settlement.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reminder to never lionize corporations (not that anyone would have with Paramount).
They are inherently cowardly and often do the wrong thing.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/... CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M - The Washington Post
They are inherently cowardly and often do the wrong thing.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/... CBS owner Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over Harris interview for $16M - The Washington Post
Remember this during the next housing crisis or collapse. Good chance this will be a factor.
Crypto shouldn’t be linked to anything of tangible value, other than drugs, child porn, financing terrorists & North Korea.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
Crypto shouldn’t be linked to anything of tangible value, other than drugs, child porn, financing terrorists & North Korea.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
Crypto Industry Moves Into the U.S. Housing Market
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Remember this during the next housing crisis or collapse. Good chance this will be a factor.
Crypto shouldn’t be linked to anything of tangible value, other than drugs, child porn, financing terrorists & North Korea.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
Crypto shouldn’t be linked to anything of tangible value, other than drugs, child porn, financing terrorists & North Korea.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/b...
Great article. Great public service. Since the CDC and FDA are no longer acting in good faith, we have to find different sources of information and direction about medical issues.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Where to go for accurate, up-to-date vaccine information
Concerned about federal government websites? Here are some trusted alternatives.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Great article. Great public service. Since the CDC and FDA are no longer acting in good faith, we have to find different sources of information and direction about medical issues.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Congrats to Rubio! This will help with the metrics at his annual review.
He’s expected to have at least 12 major violations of the U.S. Constitution and 15,000 violations of federal law each quarter.
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
He’s expected to have at least 12 major violations of the U.S. Constitution and 15,000 violations of federal law each quarter.
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
Judge says Rubio 'likely' violated Constitution in ordering Mahmoud Khalil deported
But in a mixed ruling, federal Judge Michael Farbiarz declined, for now, to order Khalil released from immigration detention.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Congrats to Rubio! This will help with the metrics at his annual review.
He’s expected to have at least 12 major violations of the U.S. Constitution and 15,000 violations of federal law each quarter.
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
He’s expected to have at least 12 major violations of the U.S. Constitution and 15,000 violations of federal law each quarter.
www.npr.org/2025/05/28/n...
Go to hell! You & your ilk paved the way for Trump’s authoritarianism. You’re pissed because he’s a short-fingered vulgarian, not because he’s shredding the rule of law & turning the US into a backwater. You’ll never be able to wash the blood off your hands.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The Trump administration is pure progressivism in action
Here are the nine core components of progressivism. Trump nails every one, like presidents before.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Go to hell! You & your ilk paved the way for Trump’s authoritarianism. You’re pissed because he’s a short-fingered vulgarian, not because he’s shredding the rule of law & turning the US into a backwater. You’ll never be able to wash the blood off your hands.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Agree with everything you say about Rose. Despicable for decades. However, maybe he should be honored because he yet another reflection of our society. He’s not the Hall of Famer we want or need. He’s the one we deserve.
New Five & Dive is up! @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com, @jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social, and I talk about Rob Manfred's cynical, craven reinstatement of Pete Rose (I'm still incandescent!), check in on the top of our leaderboards at the quartermark of the season, and discuss other news of the day:
Five & Dive, Episode 460: Impermanently Ineligible | Baseball Prospectus
Craig, Patrick, and Jeffrey discuss Rob Manfred's reinstatement of Pete Rose and the Black Sox, check in on leaders at the quarter mark of the season, and play a game.
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May 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Agree with everything you say about Rose. Despicable for decades. However, maybe he should be honored because he yet another reflection of our society. He’s not the Hall of Famer we want or need. He’s the one we deserve.
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If it all seems incomprehensibly stupid, just remember Jack Posibiec is the guy who turned the Alamo basement plot from Pee Wee's Big Adventure into conspiracy about Democrats killing babies for Satan.
May 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If it all seems incomprehensibly stupid, just remember Jack Posibiec is the guy who turned the Alamo basement plot from Pee Wee's Big Adventure into conspiracy about Democrats killing babies for Satan.
So, Trump was applauded this week by Saudi Arabia and a murderer, who expressed pro MAGA sentiments before being executed.
Great to see that the world makes sense once more.
Great to see that the world makes sense once more.
May 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So, Trump was applauded this week by Saudi Arabia and a murderer, who expressed pro MAGA sentiments before being executed.
Great to see that the world makes sense once more.
Great to see that the world makes sense once more.
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Trump continues to chip away at the First Amendment (at least for the non-MAGA crowd).
They continue to push the limits of how authoritarian the federal government can be without forcing the Supreme Court take a hard stand.
www.usermag.co/p/hasan-pike...
They continue to push the limits of how authoritarian the federal government can be without forcing the Supreme Court take a hard stand.
www.usermag.co/p/hasan-pike...
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker detained at the border and questioned for hours over politics
"They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently"
www.usermag.co
May 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trump continues to chip away at the First Amendment (at least for the non-MAGA crowd).
They continue to push the limits of how authoritarian the federal government can be without forcing the Supreme Court take a hard stand.
www.usermag.co/p/hasan-pike...
They continue to push the limits of how authoritarian the federal government can be without forcing the Supreme Court take a hard stand.
www.usermag.co/p/hasan-pike...
Can’t wait to see how little difference this will be from the nuclear deals that Republicans opposed when the Democrats negotiated them.
www.axios.com/2025/05/11/i...
www.axios.com/2025/05/11/i...
U.S. "encouraged" by progress in fourth round of nuclear talks with Iran, official says
A U.S. official said an agreement was reached to move forward with the talks to continue working through technical elements of a possible nuclear deal.
www.axios.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Can’t wait to see how little difference this will be from the nuclear deals that Republicans opposed when the Democrats negotiated them.
www.axios.com/2025/05/11/i...
www.axios.com/2025/05/11/i...